PURCHASE AND SALE AGREEMENT
EXECUTION
COPY
PURCHASE AND SALE
AGREEMENT
THIS
PURCHASE AND SALE AGREEMENT is made as of August 11, 2006, by and among LIBERTY
MEDIA CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation (“Liberty”),
and
its Subsidiaries identified on Schedule
1
(collectively, including Liberty, “Buyer”),
on
the one hand, and IDT CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation (“IDT”),
and
TLL Dutch Holdings B.V., a limited liability company formed under the laws
of
The Netherlands (“TLL”
and
together with IDT, “Seller”),
on
the other hand.
Recitals
A. TLL
desires to sell, and Buyer desires to purchase, all of the Equity Interests
owned by TLL in certain Subsidiaries and Equity Affiliates of TLL that are
Non-U.S. Persons as identified in, and for the consideration and on the terms
and conditions set forth in, this Agreement (the “Foreign
Sale Transaction”).
B. Immediately
after the consummation of the Foreign Sale Transaction, IDT desires to sell,
and
Buyer desires to purchase, all of the Company Equity Interests, for the
consideration and on the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement (the
“U.S.
Sale Transaction”).
Agreement
NOW,
THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual promises contained in this Agreement,
and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which
are hereby acknowledged, the Parties agree as follows:
ARTICLE
1
CERTAIN
DEFINITIONS
1.1 Certain
Definitions. As
used
in this Agreement, the following terms have the following respective meanings
(such meanings to be equally applicable to both the singular and plural forms
of
the terms defined):
“Affiliate”
of
a
Person means any other Person directly, or indirectly through one or more
intermediaries, controlling, controlled by or under common control with such
Person. The term control (including the terms controlling, controlled by and
under common control with) means the possession, direct or indirect, of the
power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of a
Person, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract, or
otherwise. As a clarification, Gold Striped Shirt, LLC is not an Affiliate
of
Seller or Company Group.
“Agreement”
means
this Purchase and Sale Agreement and all Schedules and Exhibits hereto, as
the
same may be supplemented, modified or amended from time to time.
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“Antitrust
Law”
means
the Xxxxxxx Antitrust Act of 1890, the Xxxxxxx Antitrust Act of 1914, the HSR
Act, the Federal Trade Commission Act of 1914, and all other Laws that are
designed or intended to prohibit, restrict or regulate actions having the
purpose or effect of monopolization or restraint of trade or lessening of
competition through merger or acquisition.
“Assets”
of a
Person means all of the assets, properties, businesses and rights of such Person
of every kind, nature, character and description, whether real, personal or
mixed, owned or leased, tangible or intangible, accrued or contingent, utilized
in such Person’s business and wherever located.
“Australian
Consents”
means
the Australian Required Consents and the Australian Other Consents,
collectively.
“Australian
Equity Interests”
means
all Equity Interests owned by TLL in Anchor Bay Entertainment Australia Pty
Ltd.
“Australian
Other Consents”
means
all consents required to be obtained in order to consummate the acquisition
of
the Australian Equity Interests by Buyer pursuant to this Agreement, other
than
the Australian Required Consents.
“Australian
Required Consents”
means
the consents required to be obtained in order to consummate the acquisition
of
the Australian Equity Interests by Buyer pursuant to this Agreement that are
set
forth on Schedule
4.
“Business
Day”
means
any day other than a Saturday, a Sunday or any day on which commercial banks
in
Denver, Colorado or New York, New York are authorized or required by Law to
be
closed.
“Canadian
Equity Interests”
means
all Equity Interests owned by TLL in any Person in Company Group formed in
Canada (including any Province thereof) and with respect to which approval
under
the ICA is required in order to consummate the transactions contemplated by
this
Agreement.
“Cause”
means
(a) the continued failure or refusal of an employee (i) to substantially perform
the material duties required of him based on his position with Company Group
or
(ii) to comply in all material respects with reasonable directions of his
supervisor; (b) any material violation by an employee of any policy, rule or
regulation of Company Group or any Law applicable to the business of Company
Group; (c) any act or omission by an employee constituting fraud, dishonesty,
embezzlement or other misappropriation of funds of Company Group; (d) gross
negligence of an employee in the performance of his duties; (e) conviction
of an
employee of any crime (whether or not involving Company Group) that constitutes
a felony or crime of moral turpitude or is punishable by imprisonment of 30
days
or more; or (f) any other misconduct by an employee that is materially injurious
to the financial condition or business reputation of, or is otherwise materially
injurious to, Company Group; provided that prior to any termination of
employment with Cause pursuant to clauses (a), (b), (c), (d) or (f), the
employee shall have been given a reasonable opportunity to refute such claim
or
cure any such action in accordance with standard policies and procedures
applicable to employees of Company Group then in effect.
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“Code”
means
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.
“Company”
means
IDT Media, Inc., a Delaware corporation and a Subsidiary of Seller.
“Company
Capital Stock”
means
the
Company Class A Common Stock and the Company Common Stock, collectively.
“Company
Class A Common Stock”
means
the
Class A common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of Company.
“Company
Common Stock”
means
the common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of Company.
“Company
Equity Interests”
means
all
Equity Interests in Company other than Equity Interests in Company owned by
Buyer or any of its Affiliates.
“Company
Equity Rights”
means,
individually or collectively, Equity Interests, Equity Rights or Phantom Equity
Rights in any Person in Company Group.
“Company
Group”
means
Company and its Subsidiaries; provided, however, that Company Group includes
all
Subsidiaries of TLL even if TLL is not a Subsidiary of Company at any time
prior
to the Closing and provided further that Company Group includes Mainframe
(including the Subsidiaries of Mainframe), and Mainframe and its Subsidiaries
will be deemed to be Subsidiaries of Company and of IDTE, for purposes of
determining Company Group Existing Indebtedness and Company Group Net Working
Capital in connection with determining the Cash Consideration Adjustments
pursuant to Section 3.2(a) (as Mainframe (and its Subsidiaries) were
Subsidiaries of Company on the Adjustment Date) and for purposes of Sections
4.7
and 7.3, but Company Group does not include Mainframe (or its Subsidiaries)
and
neither Mainframe nor any Subsidiaries of Mainframe will be deemed to be
Subsidiaries of Company or IDTE for any other purpose under this Agreement,
except as specifically provided in Section 7.4.
“Company
Group Existing Indebtedness”
means
all
Indebtedness of Company Group pursuant to: (a) the Credit, Security, Guaranty
and Pledge Agreement dated as of April 22, 2005, among Anchor Bay Entertainment,
Inc., as Borrower, the guarantors referred to therein, IDTE, the lenders
referred to therein and JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association, as
Administrative Agent; (b) the Credit, Security, Guaranty and Pledge Agreement
dated as of December 1, 2005, among IDTE Animation Slate, LLC, as Borrower,
the
guarantors referred to therein, IDTE, the lenders referred to therein and
JPMorgan Chase Bank, National Association, as Administrative Agent; (c) the
Master Lease Agreement dated March 1, 2006, between AT&T Capital
Services, as Lessor, and IDTE, as Lessee; (d) debt of Mainframe pursuant to
its
existing debenture and bank credit facility as disclosed by Seller to Buyer
prior to the date of the Term Sheet; and (e) such other credit facilities of
IDTE and its Subsidiaries approved by Buyer, including any unsecured
intercompany debt of IDTE or any of its Subsidiaries to Seller or any of its
Affiliates (other than Company Group) approved by Buyer that Seller and Buyer
may mutually agree will remain in full force and effect after the Closing as
provided in Section 3.3. For purposes of clarification, any intercompany debt
that will be contributed to the capital of Company Group by Seller pursuant
to
Section 3.3 shall not be included in the determination of Company Group Existing
Indebtedness.
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“Company
Group Net Working Capital”
means
(a)
the total current assets of Company Group minus (b) the total current
liabilities of Company Group (other than any current portion of any Company
Group Existing Indebtedness), each as computed in accordance with GAAP, as
consistently applied in accordance with the past practices of Company Group,
and
subject to appropriate adjustments, including that the amount of the Current
Canadian Undertaking Payments and all Accrued Unused PTO will be included as
current liabilities and that all pre-Closing Tax Liabilities are for the account
of Seller, and including any adjustments pursuant to Sections 3.3, 3.4, and
3.5, if applicable. For purposes of clarification, the amount of $1,400,000
(the
“Deposited
Escrow Amount”)
deposited into IDTE’s bank account at Wachovia Bank, Burlington, NJ, by wire
transfer on June 30, 2006, representing the release of escrowed funds related
to
the proceeds from the sale of certain property in Israel (the “Deposited
Escrow Funds”)
shall
not be included in the determination of Company Group Net Working Capital
notwithstanding the fact that such amount remained in such IDTE bank account
as
of the close of business on June 30, 2006.
“Company
Material Adverse Effect”
means
a
material adverse effect on the business, condition (financial or otherwise),
operations, assets, liabilities or results of operations of Company Group,
taken
as a whole.
“Confidentiality
Agreement”
means
the Nondisclosure Agreement between Buyer and Seller dated October 24,
2005.
“Contract”
means
any written or oral agreement, arrangement, commitment, contract, indenture,
instrument, lease, obligation, plan, or undertaking of any kind or character,
or
other document to which any Person is a party or that is binding on any Person
or its capital stock or other equity interests, assets or business.
“Credit
Group”
means
the following subsidiaries of IDTE: (i) Anchor Bay Entertainment, Inc. (now
known as IDT Home Entertainment, Inc.); (ii) Manga Entertainment Limited; (iii)
IDT Entertainment Productions, Inc.; and (iv) the other Persons identified
in
note 1 to the Credit Group Financial Statements.
“Current
Canadian Undertaking Payments”
means
the undertakings provided to the Minister of Canadian Heritage dated August
2,
2004 to contribute annually $15,000 to specified Canadian not-for-profit or
charitable entities (as described in paragraph 9 of the letter dated April
18,
2006, from Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx to the Department of Canadian Heritage) for the years
2005 and 2006.
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“Environmental
Laws”
means
all Laws relating to pollution or protection of human health or the environment
(including ambient air, surface water, ground water, land surface or subsurface
strata) and that are administered, interpreted or enforced by the United States
Environmental Protection Agency or state and local agencies with jurisdiction
over pollution or protection of the environment, including the Comprehensive
Environmental Response Compensation and Liability Act, 42 U.S.C. §§ 9601
et
seq.,
the
Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, 42 U.S.C. §§ 6901 et
seq.,
and
other Laws relating to remediation, removal, emissions, discharges, releases
or
threatened releases of any Pollutant, or otherwise relating to the manufacture,
processing, distribution, use, treatment, storage, disposal, transport or
handling of any Pollutant.
“Equity
Affiliate”
means
any Person in which any Person in Company Group owns any Equity Interests that
is not a Subsidiary of Company, other than investments solely for cash
management purposes where Company Group owns, directly or indirectly, less
than
one percent in the aggregate of the Equity Interests in such
Person.
“Equity
Rights”
means
all arrangements, calls, commitments, Contracts, options, rights to subscribe
to, warrants, or other binding obligations of any character whatsoever relating
to, or securities or rights convertible into or exchangeable for, shares of
the
capital stock or other Equity Interests of a Person or by which a Person is
or
may be bound to issue any Equity Interests.
“ERISA”
means
the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974.
“ERISA
Affiliate”
means
any Person that is or was (a) together with Company, treated as a “single
employer” under Section 414(b), 414(c) or 414(m) of the Code, (b) required to be
aggregated with Company under Section 414(o) of the Code, or (c) under “common
control” with Company under Section 4001(a)(14) of ERISA.
“First
Look Agreement”
means
the
First Look Agreement to be entered into as of the Closing Date between Starz
Entertainment Group LLC and IDTE, substantially in the form attached as
Exhibit
C.
“Fiscal
Year”
means
the fiscal year of Company Group consisting of the 12-month period ending on
July 31 of each year.
“GAAP”
means
United States generally accepted accounting principles, consistently
applied.
“Governmental
Authority”
means
any federal, state, county, local, foreign or other governmental or public
agency, instrumentality, commission, authority, court, board or
body.
“HSR
Act”
means
the
Xxxx-Xxxxx-Xxxxxx Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976.
“ICA”
means
the Investment Canada Act.
“IDTE”
means
IDT Entertainment, Inc., a Delaware corporation and a wholly owned Subsidiary
of
Company.
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“Indebtedness”
means,
with respect to any Person, without duplication (a) every Liability of such
Person (excluding, with respect to Company or Company Group, any intercompany
accounts or other intercompany Liabilities between Company and any Subsidiary
of
Company or between any Subsidiaries of Company) (i) for borrowed money, (ii)
evidenced by notes, bonds, debentures or similar instruments (whether or not
negotiable), (iii) under any capital leases and (iv) for reimbursement of
amounts actually drawn under letters of credit or similar facilities issued
for
the account of such Person, and (b) every Liability of any other Person of
the
kind described in the preceding clause (a) that such Person has guaranteed
(other than, with respect to Company or Company Group, any guarantee by Company
of any Liability of any Subsidiary of Company or any guarantee by any Subsidiary
of Company of any Liability of any other Subsidiary of Company), in each case
only to the extent required pursuant to GAAP to be set forth as a Liability
on a
balance sheet of such Person.
“Intellectual
Property”
means
(a) all patents and patent applications (including all provisional, divisionals,
continuations, continuations in part, and reissues), inventions (patentable
or
unpatentable and whether or not reduced to practice), and business methods;
(b)
all registered and unregistered fictional business names, trade names,
trademarks, service marks, trade dress, brands, slogans, logos, and registered
domain names and all applications with respect to any of the foregoing; (c)
all
registered and unregistered copyrights in both published works and unpublished
works and copyrightable subject matter; and (d) all know-how, trade secrets,
domain names, customer and vendor lists, software, process technology, drawings,
blueprints, processes, methods and techniques, research and development
information, industry analyses, drawings, algorithms, source code and object
code, etherware, specifications, designs, artwork, models, financial and
accounting data, business and marketing plans, and all other confidential or
proprietary information.
“Interim
Capital Expenditure Amount”
means
the amount of the total expenditures to be made by Company Group during the
Interim Period for investments in productions and licenses and masters and
capital expenditures in accordance with the Interim Operating Plan in the agreed
amount of $47,176,000.
“Interim
Funding Amount”
means
the amount of cash required to fund operating expenses and capital expenditures
of Company Group for the Interim Period pursuant to the Interim Operating Plan
that will be the responsibility of Seller in the agreed amount of $15,475,000.
“Interim
Operating Plan”
means
the operating plan for Company Group for the period from April 1, 2006 through
June 30, 2006 (the “Interim
Period”),
as
agreed by Seller and Buyer, attached as Exhibit
A.
“Key
Persons”
means
Xxx Xxxxxxx, Xxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxx Xxxx, Xxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxx Xxxxx, Xxxx Xxxxxx and
Xxxxx XxXxxx.
“Knowledge”
as
used
with respect to any Person (including references to such Person being aware
of a
particular matter) means the personal knowledge of any of the following officers
and employees of such Person: chairman, chief executive officer, president,
chief financial officer, chief accounting officer, chief operating officer,
general counsel, and any executive vice president, and as used with respect
to
Seller (including references to Seller being aware of a particular matter)
means
the personal knowledge of any of Xxxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxxxxx, Xxx Xxxxxxx,
Xxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxx Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx, Xxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxx
Xxxxx, Xxxx Xxxx, Xxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxx Xxxxxx, or Xxxxx XxXxxx, after due inquiry
by each of such named individuals of any individual who reports directly to
him
or her who would be reasonably likely to have knowledge related to the relevant
subject matter.
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“Laws”
means
all applicable provisions of constitutions, statutes, laws, ordinances, rules,
regulations and Orders of all Governmental Authorities.
“Liability”
means
any liability (whether known or unknown, whether asserted or unasserted, whether
absolute or contingent, whether accrued or unaccrued, and whether liquidated
or
unliquidated), including any liability for Taxes.
“LIBOR”
means
the rate per annum equal to the British Bankers Association LIBOR for an
interest period of three months, adjusted at the start of each new three-month
interest period to the then current rate.
“Lien”
means
any conditional sale agreement, default of title, easement, encroachment,
encumbrance, hypothecation, infringement, lien, mortgage, pledge, reservation,
restriction, security interest, title retention or other security arrangement,
or any adverse right or interest, charge or claim of any nature whatsoever
of,
on or with respect to any Asset, capital stock, property or property
interest.
“Litigation”
means
any action, arbitration, suit, cause of action, claim, complaint, criminal
prosecution, demand letter, governmental or other examination or investigation,
hearing, inquiry, administrative or other proceeding before any Governmental
Authority or private arbitration tribunal, or, to the Knowledge of Seller,
notice (written or oral) by any Person alleging potential Liability relating
to
or affecting a Person, or any director, officer or employee of such Person
in
his or her capacity as such, its business, Assets or Equity Interests, or the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
“Loss”
means
any and all loss, demand, action, cause of action, assessment, damage,
Liability, reduction in value, claim, cost, settlement or expense, including
penalties and reasonable attorneys’ and other professional fees and expenses
incurred in the investigation, prosecution, defense or settlement of any such
loss, demand, action or cause of action. As used in this Agreement, Losses
are
not limited to matters asserted by third parties, but include Losses incurred
or
sustained by a Party other than as a result of claims by third
parties.
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“Net
Equity Value”
means,
(a) if the Exercise Date occurs as a result of delivery of an Exercise Notice,
the price at which a willing buyer would buy and a willing seller would sell
all
of the equity in Company and any Foreign Equity Interests in Persons that are
Subsidiaries or Equity Affiliates of Liberty but are not Subsidiaries or Equity
Affiliates of Company after the Closing (the “Post-Closing
Company Group”)
in an
arm’s-length transaction as of the Exercise Date, assuming no compulsion to sell
or buy and without any control premium or discount for minority interests or
lack of marketability or, (b) if the Exercise Date occurs as a result of a
Company Sale Transaction, the purchase price (including any earnout payments,
installment payments or payments contingent in nature or otherwise deferred,
the
amount of which will be determined if and when actually paid) paid for (or
in
connection with) the equity or assets of the Post-Closing Company Group in
such
Company Sale Transaction. If stock or property are included in the purchase
price, such stock or property will be valued at its fair market value as
determined in good faith by mutual agreement of Buyer and Seller or, if they
cannot agree, as determined in accordance with the appraisal process described
in Section 3.6(c). Notwithstanding the foregoing, if Company makes any
distribution with respect to its Equity Interests after the Closing Date and
prior to the Exercise Date other than any distribution that consists solely
of
Equity Interests of Company, then the Net Equity Value will be adjusted to
take
into account the fair market value of such distributed property (other than
any
Equity Interests of Company included in such distributed property), as
determined by agreement between Seller and Buyer or, if they do not so agree
within 30 days, as determined in accordance with the appraisal process described
in Section 3.6(c), and if any Foreign Equity Interests are disposed of after
the
Closing Date and prior to the Exercise Date so that the Persons with respect
to
which any such Foreign Equity Interests have been disposed of are not
Subsidiaries or Equity Affiliates of Liberty on the Exercise Date, then the
fair
market value of such disposed Foreign Equity Interests will be included for
purposes of determining Net Equity Value, as determined by agreement between
Seller and Buyer or, if they do not so agree within 30 days, as determined
in
accordance with the appraisal process described in Section 3.6(c); provided,
however, that if any Foreign Equity Interests are disposed of in a sale to
a
bona fide third party purchaser on arm’s-length terms and conditions, then the
fair market value of the proceeds actually received by Liberty or its Affiliates
as a result of such sale will be the amount included with respect to such
disposed Foreign Equity Interests for purposes of determining Net Equity
Value.
“Non-U.S.
Persons”
means
Persons organized or formed pursuant to the Laws of a Governmental Authority
other than the United States or any State of the United States or agency,
instrumentality or other governmental body thereof. For purposes of
clarification, any Person organized or formed pursuant to the Laws of Puerto
Rico will be deemed to be a Non-U.S. Person for purposes of this
Agreement.
“Order”
means
any administrative decision or award, decree, injunction, judgment, order,
quasi-judicial decision or award, ruling, or writ of any Governmental Authority,
or any binding determination pursuant to arbitration or other similar
alternative dispute resolution forum.
“Ordinary
Course of Business”
means
the ordinary course of business of Company or any Subsidiary of Company, as
applicable, consistent with past custom and practice.
“Organizational
Documents”
means:
(a) with respect to any corporation, the certificate or articles of
incorporation and the bylaws (or equivalent or comparable constitutive documents
with respect to any non-U.S. jurisdiction); (b) with respect to any limited
liability company, the certificate or articles of formation or organization
and
operating agreement; and (c) with respect to any partnership, joint venture,
trust or other form of business entity, the partnership, joint venture or other
applicable agreement of formation or organization and any agreement, instrument,
filing or notice with respect thereto filed in connection with its formation
or
organization with the applicable Governmental Authority in the jurisdiction
of
its formation or organization and, if applicable, any certificate or articles
of
formation or organization of such Person.
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“Party”
means,
individually or collectively, Buyer, Seller or Company.
“Pay
Television License Agreement”
means
the
Pay Television License Agreement to be entered into as of the Closing Date
between Starz Entertainment Group LLC and IDTE, substantially in the form
attached as Exhibit
B.
“Permitted
Liens”
means
(a) any Lien for Taxes, fees, assessments or other governmental charges or
levies, either (i) not delinquent or (ii) being contested in good faith and,
in
the case of either (i) or (ii), for which Company Group maintains adequate
reserves on its books and records; (b) licenses or sublicenses granted in the
Ordinary Course of Business and any interest or title of a licensor or licensee
under any license or sublicense; (c) leases or subleases entered into in the
Ordinary Course of Business, including in connection with Personal Property
Leases or Real Property Leases; (d) Liens of carriers, warehousemen, mechanics,
materialmen and landlords incurred in the Ordinary Course of Business for sums
(i) not overdue or (ii) being contested in good faith and, in the case of either
(i) or (ii), for which Company Group maintains adequate reserves on its books
and records; (e) Liens incurred in the Ordinary Course of Business in connection
with worker’s compensation, unemployment insurance or other forms of
governmental insurance or benefits, or to secure performance of tenders,
statutory obligations, leases and contracts (other than for Indebtedness)
entered into in the Ordinary Course of Business or to secure obligations on
surety or appeal bonds; (f) purchase money security interests or Liens on
property acquired or held by Company or any of its Subsidiaries in the Ordinary
Course of Business to secure the purchase price of such property or to secure
Indebtedness incurred solely for the purpose of financing the acquisition of
such property; (g) easements, restrictions and other defects of title that
are
not, in the aggregate, material and that do not, individually or in the
aggregate, materially and adversely affect the use or occupancy of the property
affected thereby; and (h) Liens under Company Group Existing
Indebtedness.
“Person”
means a
natural person, or any legal, commercial or governmental entity, including
a
corporation, partnership, limited liability company, association, trust,
unincorporated organization, or Governmental Authority.
“Phantom
Equity Rights”
means
stock appreciation, phantom stock or equity, profit participation, or similar
rights with respect to any Person.
“Pollutant”
means
any chemical, waste, contaminant, petroleum, petroleum product or oil, hazardous
waste, hazardous material, hazardous substance, dangerous substance or toxic
substance defined in or regulated by any Environmental Laws or regulated by
any
Governmental Authority.
“Related
Party”
means,
with respect to any Person, any Affiliate of such Person and the executive
officers and directors of such Person and of any Affiliate of such Person and
any spouses, siblings, parents, grandparents or descendants (including those
by
adoption) of any Person who is a natural person or, with respect to any Person
that is not a natural person, of the executive officers and directors of such
Person, and any Person in which any of such officers, directors or specified
relatives has any direct or indirect interest, other than less than five percent
of the aggregate Equity Interests in any Person whose securities are publicly
traded. For purposes of this definition, the executive officers of Seller are
listed on Exhibit
H.
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“Reorganization
Event”
means,
with respect to any Person, any recapitalization, reorganization, amalgamation,
reclassification, stock dividend, stock split, reverse stock split, merger,
combination, share exchange and any other similar transaction that changes
any
securities of a Person into any other securities (including securities of
another Person).
“Securities
Laws”
means,
as applicable, the Securities Act of 1933; the Securities Exchange Act of 1934;
all applicable state securities “blue sky” Laws; all rules and regulations of
the New York Stock Exchange and the NASDAQ National Market; and any applicable
foreign securities Laws.
“Subsidiary”
or
“subsidiary”
means,
with respect to any Person, any other Person of which an aggregate of more
than
50% of the outstanding Equity Interests entitled to vote in the election of
the
board of directors of such other Person is, at the time, directly or indirectly,
owned by such Person or one or more subsidiaries of such Person or such Person
has an equivalent controlling interest in such other Person. As a clarification,
Gold Striped Shirt LLC is not a Subsidiary of Seller or any Person in Company
Group but is an Equity Affiliate of Seller. For purposes of this Agreement,
(a)
neither IDT Media Ventures, Inc. (“Media
Ventures”)
nor
IDT Investments, Inc. (“IDT
Investments”)
will
be deemed to be a Subsidiary or Equity Affiliate of Company, and (b) neither
D.P.S.I. Digital Production Solutions Ltd., an Israeli corporation
(“DPSI”),
nor
TLL Germany GmbH, a German corporation (“TLL
Germany”),
will
be deemed to be a Subsidiary or Equity Affiliate of TLL.
“Supplemental
Interim Operating Plans”
means
the July Supplemental Interim Operating Plan and the August Supplemental Interim
Operating Plan.
“Term
Sheet”
means
the Confidential Binding Term Sheet entered into by Buyer and Seller dated
May
15, 2006.
“Transaction
Agreements”
means
this Agreement, the Pay Television License Agreement, the First Look Agreement,
the Transition Services Agreement, the Management Agreement and all other
instruments and agreements executed and delivered pursuant to this
Agreement.
“Transition
Services Agreement”
means
the
Transition Services Agreement to be entered into between Seller and Buyer (or
by
one or more Affiliates of Buyer designated by Buyer), substantially in the
form
attached as Exhibit
D.
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1.2 Index
to Certain Defined Terms. Each
term
set forth below is defined in the referenced Section:
Term
|
Section
|
Accountants
|
3.2(d)
|
Accounts
Receivable
|
4.10
|
Accrued
Unused PTO
|
4.22(b)
|
Adjustment
Date
|
3.2(a)
|
Adjustment
Estimate
|
3.2(b)
|
Aggregate
Consideration
|
3.1(a)
|
Antitrust
Division
|
7.7(a)
|
Appraiser
|
3.6(c)
|
August
Supplemental Interim Operating Plan
|
7.13
|
Australian
Closing
|
2.4(g)
|
Burbank
Lease Guaranty
|
7.15
|
Buyer
|
Introduction
|
Buyer
Disclosure Schedule
|
Article
6 Introduction
|
Buyer
401(k) Plan
|
7.11(e)
|
Buyer
Tax Loss
|
10.4(a)
|
Canadian
Closing
|
2.4(f)
|
Canadian
Consideration
|
3.5
|
Canadian
Retained Assets
|
2.4(c)
|
Cash
Consideration
|
3.1(a)
|
Cash
Consideration Adjustments
|
3.2(a)
|
Certificate
Date
|
3.5(b)
|
Claim
|
10.8
|
Closing
|
2.3(a)
|
Closing
Date
|
2.3(a)
|
COBRA
|
4.16(c)
|
Company
Benefit Plans
|
4.16(a)
|
Company
ERISA Plan
|
4.16(a)
|
Company
Sale Transaction
|
3.6(b)
|
Contingent
Amount
|
3.6(a)
|
Credit
Group Financial Statements
|
4.7
|
Deposited
Escrow Amount
|
Definition
of Company Group Net
|
Working
Capital
|
|
Deposited
Escrow Funds
|
Definition
of Company Group Net
|
Working
Capital
|
|
Disagreement
|
3.2(c)
|
DPSI
|
Definition
of Subsidiary
|
Effective
Time
|
2.3(a)
|
E.H.
Contingent Payment
|
3.7
|
E.H.
Release Date
|
3.7
|
Employee
List
|
4.22(a)
|
Equity
Interests
|
4.6
|
Exercise
Date
|
3.6(b)
|
Exercise
Notice
|
3.6(b)
|
Final
Statement
|
3.2(c)
|
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Financial
Statements
|
4.7
|
First
Closing
|
2.4
|
Foreign
Consideration
|
2.1
|
Foreign
Equity Interests
|
2.1
|
Foreign
Parent
|
12.1(b)
|
Foreign
Sale Transaction
|
Recital
A
|
FTC
|
7.7(a)
|
IDT
|
Introduction
|
IDT
Investments
|
Definition
of Subsidiary
|
IDT
Netherlands
|
8.1(t)
|
IDT
Telecom
|
3.1(a)
|
Indemnification
Threshold
|
10.5(a)
|
Indemnitee
|
10.1
and 10.2(a)
|
Indemnifying
Party
|
10.1
and 10.2(a)
|
Intellectual
Property
|
4.14
|
Interim
Balance Sheet
|
4.7
|
Interim
Balance Sheet Date
|
4.7
|
Interim
Cash Consideration Adjustments
|
3.2(d)
|
Interim
Financial Statements
|
4.7
|
Interim
Period
|
Definition
of Interim
|
Operating
Plan
|
|
July
Supplemental Interim Operating Plan
|
7.13
|
Leased
Real Property
|
4.12
|
Liberty
|
Introduction
|
Mainframe
|
8.1(t)
|
Mainframe
Sale Agreement
|
7.14
|
Material
Contracts
|
4.13(a)(iv)
|
Media
Ventures
|
Definition
of Subsidiary
|
MLBP
|
8.1(u)
|
Non-Disturbance
Agreement
|
4.12
|
Non-US
Company Benefit Plans
|
4.16(j)
|
Personal
Property Leases
|
4.11
|
Post-Closing
Company Group
|
Definition
of Net Equity Value
|
Real
Property Leases
|
4.12
|
Reduction
Amount
|
7.13
|
Remittance
Date
|
3.5(c)
|
Section
116 Amount
|
3.5(a)
|
Section
116 Certificate
|
3.5(a)
|
Seller
|
Introduction
|
Seller
Benefit Plans
|
7.11(a)
|
Seller
Disclosure Schedule
|
Article
4 Introduction
|
Seller
Group
|
4.23
|
Seller
401(k) Plan
|
7.11(e)
|
Short-Term
Severance Policy
|
7.11(i)
|
Stock
Consideration
|
3.1(a)
|
Supplemental
Period Cash Shortfall Amount
|
7.13
|
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Survival
Period
|
10.3
|
Target
Closing Debt Amount
|
3.2(a)
|
Target
Closing Net Working Capital Amount
|
3.2(a)
|
Termination
Date
|
9.2
|
TLL
|
Introduction
|
TLL
Germany
|
Definition
of Subsidiary
|
U.S.
Consideration
|
2.2
|
U.S.
Sale Transaction
|
Recital
B
|
Vehicles
|
4.11
|
1.3 Tax
Terms. Certain
terms related to Tax matters used in Article 11 (and elsewhere in this
Agreement) are defined in Section 11.1.
1.4 Terms
Generally. All
terms
used in this Agreement (including defined terms) apply equally to both the
singular and plural forms of such terms. Any pronoun includes the corresponding
masculine, feminine and neuter forms, as the context requires. The words
“include,” “includes” and “including” will be deemed to be followed by the
phrase “without limitation.” The word “or” is not exclusive. The words “shall”
and “will” are used interchangeably and are intended to have, and will be deemed
to have, the same meaning. The words “herein,” “hereof” and “hereunder” and
words of similar import refer to this Agreement (including the Exhibits and
Schedules) in its entirety and not to any part of this Agreement unless the
context otherwise requires. All references to Articles, Sections, Exhibits
and
Schedules will be deemed references to Articles and Sections of, and Exhibits
and Schedules to, this Agreement unless the context otherwise requires. Any
references to any agreement or other document or instrument or to any statute
or
regulation are to it as amended and supplemented from time to time (and, in
the
case of a statute or regulation, to any successor provisions, and to any rules
and regulations promulgated thereunder), unless the context otherwise requires.
Any reference to a “day” or number of “days” (without the explicit reference to
a Business Day) will be interpreted as a reference to a calendar day or number
of calendar days. If any action or notice is to be taken or given on or by
a
particular calendar day, and such calendar day is not a Business Day, then
such
action or notice will be deferred until, or may be taken or given on, the next
Business Day. All references to dollar amounts will be references to United
States Dollars.
ARTICLE
2
PURCHASE
AND SALE; CLOSING
2.1 Foreign
Sale Transaction.
Upon the
terms and subject to the conditions of this Agreement, at the Closing, TLL
will
sell and transfer all of the Equity Interests owned by TLL in the Subsidiaries
and Equity Affiliates of TLL identified on Schedule
2
(the
“Foreign
Equity Interests”)
to
Buyer, and Buyer will purchase all of the Foreign Equity Interests from TLL,
for
the allocable portion of the Aggregate Consideration specified on Schedule
2
as
provided in Article 3 (in the aggregate, the “Foreign
Consideration”).
2.2 U.S.
Sale Transaction.
Upon the
terms and subject to the conditions of this Agreement, at the Closing
immediately after the consummation of the Foreign Sale Transaction, Seller
will
sell and transfer all of the Company Equity Interests to Buyer, and Buyer will
purchase all of the Company Equity Interests from Seller, as set forth on,
and
for the allocable portion of the Aggregate Consideration specified on,
Schedule
3
as
provided in Article 3 (in the aggregate, the “U.S.
Consideration”).
The
U.S. Sale Transaction will be a taxable transaction for United States federal
Income Tax purposes.
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2.3 Closing.
(a) This
Agreement has been signed and delivered in The Netherlands by TLL. The closing
of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement (the “Closing”)
will
take place at the offices of Xxxxxxx & Xxxxxx L.L.C. in Denver, Colorado at
10:00 a.m. Mountain Time on the date that is two Business Days after the
satisfaction or waiver of the conditions to Closing contained in Article 8,
or
at such other time and place as the Parties may agree, subject to the provisions
of Section 2.4. The date on which the Closing actually occurs will be the
“Closing
Date.”
The
transactions described in this Agreement to be consummated at the Closing will
be effective as of 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on the day before the Closing Date
(the “Effective
Time”).
(b) Upon
agreement of the Parties, the Closing may be conducted by electronic or
facsimile transmission and wire transfer. In such event, at or before the
Closing, each Party will deliver to the other Parties by electronic or facsimile
transmission executed originals of each Transaction Agreement to which it is
a
party and will deliver to the other Parties paper copies, facsimiles or e-mails
of scanned copies of all other documents and instruments that it is required
to
deliver at or before the Closing. The documents and agreements so delivered
will
for all purposes be deemed originals thereof and the signatures of the Parties
thereon will be deemed original signatures. Promptly following the Closing,
each
Party will deliver by overnight courier to the appropriate other Party or
Parties the executed originals of all Transaction Agreements and all other
original documents required to be delivered by it at or before the Closing.
The
failure of any Party to deliver executed originals after the Closing will not
affect the validity of any action taken at the Closing.
2.4 Multiple
Closings.
If the
conditions to Closing contained in Article 8 have been satisfied or waived
(by
the Party for whose benefit the condition is imposed) other than obtaining
any
approval required pursuant to the ICA and the Australian Required Consents,
then
a partial Closing of the Foreign Sale Transaction with respect to all of the
Foreign Equity Interests (other than the Canadian Equity Interests and the
Australian Equity Interests) and the Closing of the U.S. Sale Transaction (the
“First
Closing”)
will
occur in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement, and the
additional provisions contained in this Section 2.4 will apply.
(a) At
the
First Closing, Buyer will pay to Seller the U.S. Consideration and the Foreign
Consideration other than the portion of the Foreign Consideration attributable
to the Canadian Equity Interests and the Australian Equity Interests as
specified on Schedule
2.
(b) At
the
First Closing, Seller will sell and transfer to Buyer, and Buyer will purchase
from Seller, all of the Company Equity Interests and all of the Foreign Equity
Interests other than the Canadian Equity Interests and the Australian Equity
Interests.
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(c) The
Canadian Equity Interests will be retained by TLL after the First Closing (the
“Canadian
Retained Assets”)
and
will be sold to Buyer in accordance with the terms and conditions of this
Agreement once any approval required under the ICA has been
obtained.
(d) At
the
First Closing, Seller and Buyer will enter into a Management Agreement with
respect to the Canadian Retained Assets in the form attached as Exhibit
G.
(e) After
the
First Closing, Buyer and Seller will continue to use their respective
commercially reasonable efforts to obtain any approval required under the ICA
in
order to sell and transfer the Canadian Equity Interests to Buyer and to obtain
the Australian Consents as promptly as practicable, and the covenants and
agreements of Buyer and Seller under this Agreement will be fully applicable
in
seeking such approval and consents after the First Closing.
(f) Upon
receipt of the required approval under the ICA, the Closing will occur with
respect to the Canadian Equity Interests (the “Canadian
Closing”)
two
Business Days after the date that the required ICA approval is obtained or
such
other date mutually agreed by Seller and Buyer, and Buyer and Seller will take
all actions necessary and appropriate on their parts to proceed to the Canadian
Closing on the terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement; provided,
however, that if a Section 116 Certificate has not been obtained on or prior
to
the date on which the Canadian Closing would otherwise occur pursuant to the
terms of this Section 2.4, then the Canadian Closing will be delayed until
the
first Business Day of the next succeeding calendar month if requested by
Seller.
(g) Upon
receipt of all of the Australian Required Consents, the Closing will occur
with
respect to the Australian Equity Interests (the “Australian
Closing”)
two
Business Days after the date that the Australian Required Consents are obtained
or such other date as mutually agreed by Seller and Buyer, and Buyer and Seller
will take all actions necessary and appropriate on their parts to proceed to
the
Australian Closing on the terms and conditions set forth in this
Agreement.
(h) If
this
Section 2.4 becomes applicable, then the following provisions will
apply:
(i) All
references to the “Closing”
will
mean the First Closing, the Canadian Closing or the Australian Closing, as
appropriate.
(ii) All
references to the “Closing
Date”
will
mean the date on which the First Closing, the Canadian Closing or the Australian
Closing occurs, as appropriate.
(iii) All
Cash
Consideration Adjustments pursuant to Section 3.2 will be made at the First
Closing.
(iv) The
provisions of Section 3.3 will apply at the First Closing.
(v) At
each
Closing, the representations, warranties, covenants, agreements and conditions
contained in this Agreement will apply with respect to the Equity Interests
being sold at such Closing, and the certificates and other documents
contemplated by this Agreement will be delivered in the form and substance
provided for in this Agreement, modified as necessary or appropriate to reflect
the provisions of this Section 2.4 and to relate only to the Equity Interests
being sold at such Closing.
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(vi) The
Survival Period will run from the Closing Date of the First Closing for all
purposes of this Agreement.
(vii) All
references to the Closing Date in Section 3.6 and Section 12.1 will mean
the Closing Date of the First Closing.
(i) If
this
Section 2.4 becomes applicable, the other provisions of this Agreement will
be
interpreted in such a manner as is necessary or appropriate to effectuate the
intent of this Section 2.4, and Buyer and Seller will negotiate in good faith
any other changes to this Agreement that are necessary or appropriate to
effectuate the intent of this Section 2.4.
(j) If
any
required approval under the ICA has not been obtained within 90 days after
the
First Closing, then Buyer and Seller will negotiate in good faith an alternative
transaction structure to permit the sale and transfer of the Canadian Equity
Interests to Buyer without requiring advance approval under the ICA, including
an indirect transfer; provided, however, that in all events the Canadian Closing
will occur no later than 120 days after the First Closing or such other date
mutually agreed by Seller and Buyer.
(k) If
this
Section 2.4 becomes applicable, Buyer and Seller intend that legal and
beneficial ownership of the Canadian Equity Interests will remain with Seller
and will not be deemed to be transferred to Buyer until the Canadian
Closing.
(l) If
any of
the Australian Required Consents have not been obtained on or before
October 31, 2006, then the Australian Closing will occur on October 31,
2006, or such later date as Buyer and Seller may agree, and the provisions
of
Section 10.2(b) will apply with respect to any Australian Required Consents
that
have not been obtained prior to the consummation of the Australian
Closing.
ARTICLE
3
CONSIDERATION
3.1 Payment
of Consideration.
(a) At
the
Closing, the Company Equity Interests and the Foreign Equity Interests will
be
acquired by Buyer from Seller in exchange for: (i) a cash payment by Buyer
to
Seller at the Closing of $186,000,000, subject to adjustment as provided in
Section 3.2 (the “Cash
Consideration”);
(ii) 17,237,568 shares of Class B common stock of Seller held by Buyer (as
indicated on Schedule
1);
(iii) 7,500 shares of common stock of IDT Telecom, Inc., a Delaware
corporation (“IDT
Telecom”),
held
by Buyer (as indicated on Schedule
1)
(together with the shares described in subclause (ii) above, and as the same
may
be adjusted pursuant to any other provisions of this Agreement, the
“Stock
Consideration”); and
(iv)
the right to receive any Contingent Amount ((i)-(iv) collectively, the
“Aggregate
Consideration”).
The
portion of the Aggregate Consideration allocable to the Company Equity Interests
and to each of the Foreign Equity Interests is set forth on Schedule
2
and
Schedule
3,
respectively. The Cash Consideration to be paid by Buyer at the Closing will
be
made by wire transfer of immediately available funds to an account designated
by
Seller at least two Business Days prior to the Closing Date. The Stock
Consideration to be delivered by Buyer at the Closing will be made as a
redemption of Buyer’s interest in Seller and IDT Telecom.
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(b) If
a
Reorganization Event occurs after the date of this Agreement and on or prior
to
the Closing Date with respect to the issuer of any of the Stock Consideration,
then the securities of such issuer to be delivered by Buyer in connection with
the redemption of the Stock Consideration under Section 3.1(a) will be
appropriately and equitably adjusted to the kind and amount of shares of stock
and other securities and property that Buyer receives with respect to the Stock
Consideration in such Reorganization Event.
3.2 Adjustment
of Cash Consideration.
(a) The
amount of the Cash Consideration to be paid by Buyer to Seller will be adjusted
in accordance with this Section 3.2 as follows (the “Cash
Consideration Adjustments”):
(i)
increased on a dollar-for-dollar basis if, and to the extent that, as of the
close of business on June 30, 2006 (the “Adjustment
Date”),
the
aggregate outstanding principal amount of Company Group Existing Indebtedness
is
less than, or decreased on a dollar-for-dollar basis if, and to the extent
that,
as of the Adjustment Date, the aggregate outstanding principal amount of Company
Group Existing Indebtedness is greater than, $91,904,000 (the “Target
Closing Debt Amount”); and (ii)
increased on a dollar-for-dollar basis if, and to the extent that, as of the
Adjustment Date, the amount of Company Group Net Working Capital is greater
than, or decreased on a dollar-for-dollar basis if, and to the extent that,
as
of the Adjustment Date, the amount of Company Group Net Working Capital is
less
than, $55,838,000 (the “Target
Closing Net Working Capital Amount”).
The
determination of the Cash Consideration Adjustments under Section 3.2(a)(i)
and
(ii) will be made after taking into account the provisions of Sections 3.3,
3.4, and 3.5. The Cash Consideration Adjustments will be allocated to the Cash
Consideration payable for the Company Equity Interests as set forth on
Schedule
3
and not
to the Cash Consideration payable for the Foreign Equity Interests as set forth
on Schedule
2.
(b) On
or
prior to ten Business Days before the Closing Date (or such later date as Buyer
and Seller may agree), Seller will deliver to Buyer a good faith estimate of
the
Cash Consideration Adjustments (the “Adjustment
Estimate”),
and
the amount of the Cash Consideration paid on the Closing Date will be based
upon
that Adjustment Estimate, absent manifest error. The Adjustment Estimate will
be
prepared in accordance with GAAP consistent with past practice of Company Group
and in a manner consistent with the Financial Statements and the Interim
Operating Plan, and will be based on the actual closing June 30, 2006 balance
sheet (if available at least five Business Days before the Closing
Date).
(c) The
final
amount of the Cash Consideration Adjustments will be determined by Buyer based
on the books and records of Company Group and will be set forth in a statement
to be prepared by Buyer and submitted to Seller within 90 days after the Closing
Date (the “Final
Statement”).
Seller will review the Final Statement at Seller’s expense. The Final Statement
will be final and binding upon the Parties for all purposes, unless Seller
notifies Buyer, not later than ten Business Days after Seller’s receipt of the
Final Statement, of a good faith disagreement with the Cash Consideration
Adjustments reflected in the Final Statement (the “Disagreement”),
in
which event the provisions of Section 3.2(d) will apply. Such notice of
Disagreement will specify all items as to which there is a Disagreement and
an
explanation of the basis for any Disagreement. Seller’s failure to timely notify
Buyer in writing of the existence of such a Disagreement will be deemed, for
all
purposes, Seller’s acceptance of the Final Statement.
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(d) If
and to
the extent that Seller timely notifies Buyer in writing, as provided in Section
3.2(c), of a Disagreement with the Final Statement, the appropriate Party will
pay to the other Party the net amount of any Cash Consideration Adjustments
included in the Final Statement that are not the subject of the Disagreement
by
wire transfer of immediately available funds to an account designated by the
recipient within five Business Days after Seller delivers notice of a
Disagreement to Buyer (the “Interim
Cash Consideration Adjustments”),
and
Buyer and Seller will attempt, in good faith, to resolve any Cash Consideration
Adjustments included in the Final Statement that are the subject of such
Disagreement. If Buyer and Seller are unable to resolve any such Disagreement
within 30 days from the date of receipt by Buyer of notice from Seller of the
Disagreement, either Seller or Buyer may request, by delivering written notice
to the other Party, that such Disagreement be resolved by a major international
accounting firm jointly selected by Buyer and Seller that has not provided
material services to Buyer, Seller or their respective Affiliates during the
three years immediately prior to its retention for such matter (the
“Accountants”).
If
Buyer and Seller do not agree on the Accountants within ten Business Days after
either Buyer or Seller requests that the Disagreement be submitted to the
Accountants for resolution, then each of Buyer and Seller will nominate its
selection to serve as the Accountants and those two nominated Persons will
select a third Person within ten Business Days, which third Person will serve
as
the Accountants. If either Buyer or Seller does not notify the other Party
in
writing of its selection to serve as the Accountants within ten Business Days
after either Party requests that the Disagreement be submitted to the
Accountants for resolution, then the Person nominated by the other Party will
serve as the Accountants. Each of Buyer and Seller will submit to the
Accountants within ten Business Days after selection of the Accountants is
completed its proposal concerning what the Cash Consideration Adjustments should
be and all relevant financial data supporting its proposal. In resolving the
Disagreement, the Accountants will consider only those items or amounts in
the
Final Statement as to which Seller has objected in the notice of Disagreement.
After completing their review of the Disagreement, the Accountants will resolve
each item in dispute in accordance with the terms of this Agreement and will
confirm their conclusion (and the resulting Cash Consideration Adjustments)
in
writing to Seller and Buyer within 30 days after the Accountants receive any
proposals and supporting information timely submitted in accordance with this
Section 3.2(d), and the decision of the Accountants regarding such Cash
Consideration Adjustments will be final and binding upon Buyer and Seller for
all purposes and enforceable in any court of competent jurisdiction, absent
manifest error. The fees and costs of the Accountants, if any, in connection
with resolving the Disagreement will be paid one-half by Seller and one-half
by
Buyer.
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(e) If
the
Cash Consideration Adjustments as finally determined pursuant to this Section
3.2 result in the Cash Consideration being less than the Cash Consideration
actually paid to Seller at the Closing (as adjusted to reflect the amount of
any
Interim Cash Consideration Adjustments actually paid pursuant to Section
3.2(d)), then Seller will pay an amount to Buyer equal to the difference between
the Cash Consideration actually paid to Seller at the Closing (as adjusted
to
reflect the amount of any Interim Cash Consideration Adjustments actually paid
pursuant to Section 3.2(d)) and the amount of the Cash Consideration as finally
determined pursuant to this Section 3.2. If the Cash Consideration Adjustments
as finally determined pursuant to this Section 3.2 result in the Cash
Consideration being more than the Cash Consideration actually paid to Seller
at
the Closing (as adjusted to reflect the amount of any Interim Cash Consideration
Adjustments actually paid pursuant to Section 3.2(d)), then Buyer will pay
an
amount to Seller equal to the difference between the Cash Consideration as
finally determined pursuant to this Section 3.2 and the Cash Consideration
actually paid to Seller at the Closing (as adjusted to reflect the amount of
any
Interim Cash Consideration Adjustments actually paid pursuant to Section
3.2(d)). Any payment required pursuant to this Section 3.2(e) will be made
by
wire transfer of immediately available funds to an account designated by the
recipient, which payment will be made within five Business Days after the
determination that there is no Disagreement between Buyer and Seller with
respect to the Final Statement or within five Business Days after the resolution
of any such Disagreement pursuant to Section 3.2(d).
(f) Seller
represents and warrants to Buyer that the Deposited Escrow Funds were deposited
into a Company bank account on or prior to the Adjustment Date and remained
in a
Company bank account as of the close of business on the Adjustment Date and
acknowledges and agrees that the Deposited Escrow Amount will not be included
as
a current asset of Company Group in determining Company Group Net Working
Capital for purposes of determining the Cash Consideration Adjustments (either
in the Adjustment Estimate or in the Final Statement).
3.3 Intercompany
Debt.
On the
Closing Date prior to the Closing, cash and cash equivalents in an amount equal
to $74,163,000, reduced by the Interim Funding Amount, will be paid by Company
Group to an account designated by Seller as a partial repayment of any
intercompany debt of Company Group to Seller (or to any of Seller’s Affiliates
other than any Person in Company Group), and the balance of any such
intercompany debt will be contributed to the capital of Company Group by Seller.
Notwithstanding the preceding provisions of this Section 3.3, Seller and Buyer
may mutually agree (each in its sole discretion) that certain intercompany
debt
of Company Group to Seller may remain outstanding after the Closing as Company
Group Existing Indebtedness, and Buyer will cause Company Group to repay the
face amount of any such intercompany debt to Seller immediately following the
Closing. For purposes of clarification, any intercompany debt that Buyer may
agree to assume at the Closing as Company Group Existing Indebtedness and to
cause Company Group to repay immediately after the Closing is intended only
to
apply to intercompany debt representing funds actually provided by Seller to
Company Group during the Interim Period to fund the expenditures required to
be
made pursuant to the Interim Operating Plan in place of Company Group Existing
Indebtedness to third parties that was contemplated to be incurred during the
Interim Period to fund such expenditures and is not intended to apply to
intercompany debt reflected on the Interim Balance Sheet, to which the
provisions of the first sentence of this Section 3.3 will apply.
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3.4 Interim
Operating Plan Adjustments.
If
Company Group has not made expenditures in the full aggregate amount of the
Interim Capital Expenditure Amount for aggregate investments in productions
and
licenses and masters and capital expenditures during the Interim Period in
accordance with the Interim Operating Plan (or for alternative capital
investments and expenditures approved by Buyer in Buyer’s sole discretion), then
the amount of the Company Group Existing Indebtedness as of the Adjustment
Date
will be increased by an amount equal to the difference between the Interim
Capital Expenditure Amount and the aggregate amount of the expenditures actually
made by Company Group during the Interim Period for aggregate investments in
productions and licenses and masters and capital expenditures in accordance
with
the Interim Operating Plan (or for alternative capital investments and
expenditures approved by Buyer in Buyer’s sole discretion).
3.5 Section
116 Tax Certificate.
Notwithstanding anything contained in this Agreement to the contrary, Seller
acknowledges and agrees that the payment of the portion of the Foreign
Consideration to be paid to TLL for the Canadian Equity Interests (the
“Canadian
Consideration”)
will
be subject to the following terms and conditions:
(a) If
a
certificate issued by the Minister of National Revenue under section 116 of
the
Income
Tax Act
(Canada)
(a “Section
116 Certificate”)
in
respect of the sale of the Canadian Equity Interests to Buyer pursuant to this
Agreement, specifying a certificate limit in an amount that is not less than
the
Canadian Consideration, is not delivered to Buyer on or before one Business
Day
before Closing, Buyer shall withhold from the Canadian Consideration an amount
equal to the product obtained by multiplying (x) twenty-five percent (25%)
by
(y) the amount, if any, by which the Canadian Consideration exceeds the
certificate limit in respect of the Section 116 Certificate, if any, that is
delivered to Buyer in connection with the sale of the Canadian Equity Interests
by TLL to Buyer pursuant to this Agreement (such withheld amount being the
“Section
116 Amount”).
Buyer
shall deposit the Section 116 Amount in a segregated, interest bearing account
mutually acceptable to Buyer and Seller. Any interest accrued on the Section
116
Amount shall be paid to Seller when the Section 116 Amount is paid to Seller
or
to the Receiver General for Canada as provided in the subsequent provisions
of
this Section 3.5.
(b) If,
prior
to the twenty-eighth (28th)
day of
the month immediately following the end of the month in which the Closing occurs
(the “Certificate
Date”),
TLL
delivers to Buyer a Section 116 Certificate, Buyer shall promptly pay (and
in
any event within two Business Days) to TLL an amount equal to the lesser of
(x)
the Section 116 Amount and (y) the Section 116 Amount less twenty-five percent
(25%) of the amount, if any, by which the Canadian Consideration exceeds the
certificate limit specified in such Section 116 Certificate and, if the Canadian
Consideration exceeds the certificate limit specified in such Section 116
Certificate, then on or promptly following the Certificate Date, Buyer shall
pay
(or cause to be paid) to the Receiver General for Canada twenty-five percent
(25%) of the amount, if any, by which the Canadian Consideration exceeds the
certificate limit specified in such Section 116 Certificate (and the amount
so
paid to the Receiver General for Canada will be credited to TLL as payment
on
account of the amount otherwise payable to TLL in respect of the Canadian
Consideration and, after the payment of such amount to the Receiver General
for
Canada, Buyer shall not have any further obligation or liability to Seller
in
respect thereof).
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(c) If
Buyer
has withheld any amount payable to TLL as contemplated by Section 3.5(a) above
and TLL fails to deliver a Section 116 Certificate to Buyer in accordance with
Section 3.5(b) above, then on the thirtieth (30th)
day of
the month immediately following the end of the month in which the Closing occurs
(the “Remittance
Date”),
the
Section 116 Amount shall be remitted by Buyer to the Receiver General for Canada
as contemplated by subsection 116(5) of the Income
Tax Act
(Canada), and the amount so remitted to the Receiver General for Canada will
be
credited to Buyer as payment on account of the Canadian Consideration otherwise
payable to TLL and, after the payment of such amount to the Receiver General
for
Canada, Buyer shall not have any further obligation or liability to Seller
in
respect thereof; provided, however, that if the Canada Revenue Agency confirms
to Buyer in writing on or before the Remittance Date that Buyer may continue
to
hold the Section 116 Amount until a later date without any adverse consequences
to any Party of any kind (whether financial or otherwise), then Buyer will
continue to hold that amount on the terms and conditions of this Section 3.5(c),
and on the terms and conditions outlined in the written confirmation from the
Canada Revenue Agency, if any, and the Certificate Date and the Remittance
Date
will be deemed to have been extended until that later date specified by the
Canada Revenue Agency, it being understood and agreed that should Buyer continue
to hold the Section 116 Amount as contemplated by this proviso, then upon
receipt of a Section 116 Certificate, Buyer shall promptly (and in any event
within two Business Days) make a payment to TLL, with the amount of such payment
being determined in accordance with the terms of Section 3.5(b)
above.
3.6 Contingent
Amount.
(a) Seller
will have the right to receive a one-time payment in cash in an amount equal
to
25% of the excess, if any, of the Net Equity Value as determined in accordance
with this Agreement over $425,000,000 (the “Contingent
Amount”),
in
accordance with the subsequent provisions of this Section 3.6. For the avoidance
of doubt, if the Net Equity Value as determined in accordance with this
Agreement is equal to or less than $425,000,000, the Contingent Amount will
be
zero, and Buyer will have no obligation to make any payment to Seller under
this
Section 3.6.
(b) The
right
to receive the Contingent Amount will be deemed exercised (the date on which
the
first of the following events occurs, the “Exercise
Date”):
(i)
on the date Seller delivers written notice to Buyer of exercise of its right
to
receive the Contingent Amount (an “Exercise
Notice”),
which
will be irrevocable unless Seller and Buyer otherwise mutually agree, at any
time during the period beginning on the Closing Date and ending on the fifth
anniversary of the Closing Date or (ii) on the date on which Buyer or any of
its
Affiliates enters into a binding agreement for the sale of all (but not less
than all) of the equity or all or substantially all of the assets of the
Post-Closing Company Group to a bona fide third party so long as such binding
agreement is entered into after December 31, 2008 (a “Company
Sale Transaction”).
Buyer
will provide written notice to Seller within five Business Days after a binding
agreement for a Company Sale Transaction is executed. For purposes of
clarification, (i) the execution of a binding agreement for the sale of all
(but
not less than all) of the equity or all or substantially all of the assets
of
Post-Closing Company Group to a bona fide third party on or prior to December
31, 2008 (and the consummation of any such sale) shall not result in a deemed
exercise of the right to receive the Contingent Amount but such right shall
survive any such event and the covenants set forth in Section 12.1 shall
continue to apply, and (ii) if a Company Sale Transaction is terminated prior
to
consummation, the right to receive the Contingent Amount shall be reinstated
and
the covenants set forth in Section 12.1 shall apply (it being expressly
acknowledged that any actions of Buyer taken in anticipation of consummation
of,
or in accordance with, the Company Sale Transaction shall not be deemed a breach
or other violation of such covenants).
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(c) If
the
Exercise Date occurs as the result of the delivery of an Exercise Notice, then
promptly following delivery of the Exercise Notice, Seller and Buyer will meet
to determine the Net Equity Value. If Seller and Buyer cannot agree on the
Net
Equity Value within 30 days following the delivery of the Exercise Notice,
either Seller or Buyer may demand that the Net Equity Value be determined by
the
appraisal process set forth below. Within 15 Business Days following a demand
by
either Seller or Buyer for appraisal, each of Seller and Buyer will appoint
one
appraiser, each of whom will be an investment banking firm or other appraiser
with experience in valuing companies with businesses such as those conducted
by
Company and its Subsidiaries (an “Appraiser”).
If
only one Party appoints an Appraiser within such 15 Business Day period, then
such Appraiser will make a determination of the Net Equity Value within 45
Business Days, and the Net Equity Value will be deemed equal to the amount
determined in such appraisal. Otherwise, each of the two Appraisers appointed
by
Seller and Buyer will make a determination of the Net Equity Value within 45
Business Days. If the determination of the Net Equity Value in the higher of
such appraisals is equal to or less than 110% of the lower of such appraisals,
the Net Equity Value will be deemed to be equal to the arithmetic average of
such two appraisals. If the higher of such appraisals is greater than 110%
of
the lower of such appraisals, those two Appraisers will jointly designate a
third Appraiser within ten Business Days after completion of the two appraisals,
who will make a determination of the Net Equity Value within 30 Business Days.
The Net Equity Value will be deemed to be equal to the arithmetic average of
the
two appraisals of the three that are closest to each other or, if the appraisals
are equidistant, the arithmetic average of all three appraisals. The
determination of the Net Equity Value pursuant to this appraisal process will
be
binding on the Parties for all purposes, absent manifest error. Each of Seller
and Buyer will pay the fees and expenses of the Appraiser appointed by it.
If
only one Appraiser is appointed or if a third Appraiser is appointed, each
of
Seller and Buyer will pay one-half of the fees and expenses of such
Appraiser.
(d) Payment
of the Contingent Amount pursuant to an Exercise Notice will be made to Seller
within 30 Business Days of the final determination of the Net Equity Value
(subject to reasonable extension for obtaining necessary governmental consents,
if any). Seller will pay all applicable Taxes, if any, arising as a result
of
the granting of the right to receive the Contingent Amount or the payment of
the
Contingent Amount. Payment of the Contingent Amount pursuant to a Company Sale
Transaction will be made to Seller no later than the later to occur of (i)
30
Business Days after the final determination of the Net Equity Value (subject
to
reasonable extension for obtaining necessary governmental consents, if any)
and
(ii) five Business Days after Buyer’s (or its Affiliates’) actual receipt of the
consideration to be received pursuant to the Company Sale Transaction with
respect to any cash consideration received and ten Business Days thereafter
with
respect to any consideration received other than cash, provided that if Buyer
(or its Affiliates) receives consideration on more than one date pursuant to
a
Company Sale Transaction, then Seller will be entitled to receive its Contingent
Amount on a pro rata basis at the time of Buyer’s (or its Affiliates’) actual
receipt of such consideration.
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3.7 Additional
Contingent Payment.
On the
date that is 150 days after the widespread theatrical release of the computer
generated animated feature film currently titled “Everyone’s
Hero”
(such
release date, the “E.H.
Release Date”),
Buyer
will cause Company Group to pay Seller cash in an amount equal to the lesser
of
(a) $15,475,000, and (b) 75% of the amount of gross domestic box office receipts
from the initial theatrical release in the United States and Canada of such
film
during the first 120 days after the E.H. Release Date (as reported in
Variety,
or if
not so reported in Variety,
as
reported in a comparable publication reasonably selected by Buyer) in excess
of
$45,000,000 (the “E.H.
Contingent Payment”).
For
the avoidance of doubt, if such reported box office receipts from such film
during such period do not exceed $45,000,000, then the amount of the E.H.
Contingent Payment will be zero, and no payment will be required to be made
to
Seller under this Section 3.7.
ARTICLE
4
REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES REGARDING COMPANY GROUP
Seller
represents and warrants to Buyer as follows, except as disclosed in the
disclosure schedule accompanying this Agreement which is numbered to correspond
to the section numbers in this Article 4 (the “Seller
Disclosure Schedule”);
provided that the inclusion of any fact, item, matter, circumstance, transaction
or event in the Seller Disclosure Schedule referenced to a particular section
number will, if the existence of the fact, item, matter, circumstance,
transaction or event is reasonably apparent to be relevant to any other section
of this Agreement, be deemed to be disclosed with respect to such other section,
whether or not explicitly cross-referenced herein:
4.1 Organization,
Standing and Power.
Company
is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under
the
Laws of the State of Delaware and has full corporate power and authority to
carry on its business as it is now being conducted and to own, lease and operate
all of its Assets. Company is duly qualified or licensed to do business and
is
in good standing in each jurisdiction in which the ownership of its Assets
or
the conduct of its business as currently conducted requires such qualification,
all of which jurisdictions are listed on Schedule
4.1.
Company
has delivered or otherwise made available correct and complete copies in all
material respects of the Company’s Organizational Documents, minute books and
stock records to Buyer for review.
4.2 Authorization;
Xxxxxxxx.Xxxxxxx
has all requisite corporate power and authority, and has taken all corporate
action necessary, to execute, deliver and perform its obligations under this
Agreement and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby. This Agreement
is the valid and binding agreement of Company enforceable against Company in
accordance with its terms, subject to bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent
transfer, reorganization, moratorium and similar Laws of general applicability
relating to or affecting creditors’ rights and to general equity principles.
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4.3 No
Conflict or Violation.
Except
for obtaining the Australian Consents and as set forth on Schedule
4.3,
neither
the execution and delivery of this Agreement by Company, nor the consummation
by
Company of the transactions contemplated hereby, nor the compliance by Company
Group with any of the provisions hereof, will (a) violate or conflict with
any
provision of the Organizational Documents of any Person in Company Group; (b)
result in a breach of, or a default under, any provision of any Material
Contract to which any Person in Company Group is a party or bound or to which
any Assets or Equity Interests of any Person in Company Group are subject,
or an
event that, with notice, lapse of time, or both, would result in any such breach
or default; (c) result in the creation of any Lien (other than Permitted Liens)
on any Assets or Equity Interests of any Person in Company Group; or (d) result
in a violation in any material respect by any Person in Company Group of any
Law
(or an event that with notice, lapse of time, or both would result in any such
violation).
4.4 Approvals
and Notices. Schedule
4.4 sets
forth all notices and filings required to be made and all authorizations,
declarations, consents, or approvals of any Governmental Authority or any other
Person required to be obtained in order for the Parties to consummate the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement, other than the Australian Consents.
4.5 Capitalization;
Company Assets and Liabilities.
(a) The
authorized capital stock of Company consists of 4,000 shares of Company
Common Stock, of which 2,150.55 shares
are issued and outstanding, and 2,000 shares of Company Class A Common
Stock, of which 88.235 shares
are issued and outstanding. There is no other class or series of equity
securities of Company outstanding. All issued and outstanding shares of Company
Common Stock are duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable,
and are owned of record and beneficially by Seller, free and clear of Liens,
other than restrictions under applicable Securities Laws. All issued and
outstanding shares of Company Class A Common Stock are duly authorized, validly
issued, fully paid and nonassessable, and are owned of record by Buyer (or
one
or more of its Subsidiaries). The issued
and outstanding shares
of
Company Common Stock were not issued in violation of any preemptive or similar
right of any Person and have not been transferred in violation of, and are
not
currently subject to, any right of first refusal or similar right of any Person.
The issued and outstanding shares of Company Class A Common Stock were not
issued in violation of any preemptive or similar right of any Person and to
the
Knowledge of Seller have not been transferred in violation of, and are not
currently subject to, any right of first refusal or similar right of any Person.
The issued and outstanding shares of Company Common Stock are not subject to
any
voting trust, proxy or other voting agreements or understandings with respect
to
the voting of the capital stock of Company. All issued and outstanding shares
of
Company Capital Stock have been issued in transactions exempt from registration
under the Securities Laws, and Company has not violated any Securities Laws
in
connection with the issuance of any such shares. There are no declared or
accrued unpaid dividends with respect to any shares of Company Capital Stock.
(b) As
of the
Closing, Company will have no Assets or Liabilities other than 100% of the
Equity Interests in IDTE and Liabilities that would be properly included on
a
consolidated balance sheet of IDTE and its Subsidiaries prepared in accordance
with GAAP as of the Closing Date.
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4.6 Subsidiaries;
Investments.
Except
as set forth on Schedule
4.6,
Company
does not own, directly or indirectly, any Subsidiaries and does not, directly
or
indirectly, own any Equity Interests in any Person. Company has delivered or
otherwise made available correct and complete copies of the Organizational
Documents, minute books and ownership records of each Person in Company Group
and correct and complete copies in all material respects of all documents
governing the Equity Interests in any Equity Affiliate owned as of the Closing
by any Person in Company Group to Buyer for review. The authorized capital
stock, partnership interest, membership interest or other ownership interest
(collectively, the “Equity
Interests”),
as
applicable, both as of the date of this Agreement and as of the Closing Date,
of
each Person in Company Group and the owners thereof are set forth on
Schedule
4.6.
All of
the outstanding Equity Interests of each Subsidiary of Company are duly
authorized, validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable. All Equity Interests
of each Subsidiary of Company are owned of record and beneficially as set forth
on Schedule
4.6 and
are
free and clear of Liens, other than restrictions under applicable Securities
Laws or other applicable foreign Laws. All Equity Interests of each Equity
Affiliate owned by any Person in Company Group are owned of record and
beneficially as set forth on Schedule
4.6
and,
except as set forth on Schedule
4.6,
are
free and clear of Liens, other than restrictions under applicable Securities
Laws or other applicable foreign Laws. As of the Effective Time, except as
may
have been created by Buyer or its Affiliates prior to the Closing or as may
be
required under employment agreements disclosed on Schedule
4.22 with
respect to Equity Rights that may be created by Buyer or its Affiliates after
the Closing, there will be no
outstanding Equity Rights to acquire any Equity Interests of any Subsidiary
of
Company or Phantom Equity Rights with respect to any Subsidiary of Company.
The
outstanding Equity Interests of each Subsidiary of Company and, to the Knowledge
of Seller, of each Equity Affiliate, were not issued in violation of any
preemptive or similar right of any Person and have not been transferred in
violation of, and are not currently subject to, any right of first refusal
or
similar right of any Person. The outstanding Equity Interests of each Subsidiary
of Company and, to the Knowledge of Seller, of each Equity Affiliate, are not
subject to any voting trust, proxy or other voting agreement or understanding
with respect to the voting of such Equity Interests. All outstanding Equity
Interests of each Subsidiary of Company and, to the Knowledge of Seller, of
each
Equity Affiliate, have been issued in transactions exempt from registration
under the Securities Laws, and neither Company nor any Subsidiary of Company
has
violated any Securities Laws in connection with the issuance of any such Equity
Interests. Each Subsidiary of Company is a Person duly organized, validly
existing and in good standing under the laws of its place of formation. Each
Subsidiary of Company has all requisite power and authority to own its Assets
and to conduct its business as it is currently being conducted. Each Subsidiary
of Company is duly qualified and authorized to transact business and is in
good
standing in each jurisdiction where such qualification is required to conduct
its business as it is currently conducted, all of which jurisdictions are listed
on Schedule
4.6.
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4.7 Financial
Statements. Schedule
4.7
sets
forth the following financial statements of Company Group (collectively, the
“Financial
Statements”):
(a)
the unaudited consolidated balance sheet of IDTE and its Subsidiaries as of
July
31, 2005 and the related unaudited consolidated statements of income,
stockholder’s equity and cash flows for the Fiscal Year ended July 31, 2005; (b)
the audited combined balance sheet of the Credit Group as of July 31, 2005,
and
the related audited combined statements of income, stockholder’s equity and cash
flows for the Fiscal Year ended July 31, 2005 (including the notes thereto
and
other financial information contained therein), certified in each case by Ernst
& Young LLP, the independent certified public accountants for IDTE and its
Subsidiaries (the “Credit
Group Financial Statements”);
(c)
the unaudited consolidated balance sheet of IDTE and its Subsidiaries as of
January 31, 2006 and the related unaudited consolidated statements of operations
and cash flows for IDTE and its Subsidiaries for the period from August 1,
2005
through January 31, 2006; and (d) the unaudited consolidated balance sheet
of
IDTE and its Subsidiaries as of March 31, 2006 (the “Interim
Balance Sheet”
and
the
date thereof, the “Interim
Balance Sheet Date”)
and
the related consolidated statement of operations for IDTE and its Subsidiaries
for the period from August 1, 2005 through the Interim Balance Sheet Date ((c)
and (d), the “Interim
Financial Statements”),
in
each case prepared by or on behalf of Company Group. The Financial Statements
(A) conform to the books and records of IDTE and its Subsidiaries in all
material respects, (B) fairly present in all material respects the financial
position of IDTE and its Subsidiaries as of the dates indicated and the results
of operations, retained earnings and (as applicable) cash flows for the
respective periods indicated, and (C) were prepared in accordance with GAAP;
provided that the Interim Balance Sheet and other Interim Financial Statements
are subject to normal, recurring year-end audit adjustments (none of which
are
material, individually or in the aggregate, to the Knowledge of Seller) and
may
not include all footnote disclosure required by GAAP. Except as and to the
extent reflected or reserved against in the Interim Balance Sheet, IDTE and
its
Subsidiaries did not as of the Interim Balance Sheet Date have any material
Liability or obligation of any kind, whether accrued, absolute, contingent,
unliquidated or otherwise and whether due or to become due (including any
Liability for breach of contract, breach of warranty, torts, infringements,
claims or lawsuits) required under GAAP to be reflected on the Interim Balance
Sheet. For purposes of the preceding sentence, Liabilities or obligations will
be deemed material if the aggregate amount thereof exceeds $5,000,000. Except
as
set forth on Schedule
4.7,
since
the Interim Balance Sheet Date, IDTE and its Subsidiaries have not incurred
any
Liability or obligation of any kind, in excess of an aggregate of $500,000,
whether accrued, absolute, contingent, unliquidated or otherwise and whether
due
or to become due (including any liability for breach of contract, breach of
warranty, torts, infringements, claims or lawsuits), other than (i) as expressly
contemplated by this Agreement (including pursuant to any Contract that has
been
entered into in compliance with Section 7.4) or (ii) as provided in the Interim
Operating Plan or the Supplemental Interim Operating Plans, and there has not
been any event, occurrence, development or state of circumstances or facts
that
has had or could reasonably be expected to have a Company Material Adverse
Effect.
4.8 Absence
of Xxxxxxxxxx.Xx
Person
in Company Group is (i) a guarantor or otherwise liable for or obligated to
assume any Liability or obligation of any other Person, or (ii) obligated
in any way to provide funds in respect of any other Person, except in the case
of either (i) or (ii), with respect to Company or any Subsidiary of
Company.
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4.9 Absence
of Certain Changes or Events.
Since
the Interim Balance Sheet Date, except as disclosed in the Interim Financial
Statements or as specifically contemplated by the Interim Operating Plan or
the
Supplemental Interim Operating Plans, there have been no events, changes,
occurrences, developments or state of circumstances or facts that have had,
or
could reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a
Company Material Adverse Effect. Without limiting the generality of the
foregoing, except as set forth on Schedule
4.9,
since
the Interim Balance Sheet Date and except as contemplated by the Interim
Operating Plan or the Supplemental Interim Operating Plans or in accordance
with
this Agreement, the businesses of Company Group have been operated in a manner
consistent with the Ordinary Course of Business and no action has been taken
by
Seller or any Person in Company Group without the consent of Buyer that would
have required the consent of Buyer under Section 7.4.
4.10 Accounts
Receivable.The
accounts receivable of Company Group (collectively, the “Accounts
Receivable”)
are
(a) validly existing, (b) enforceable by Company Group in accordance with the
terms of the instruments or documents creating them, (c) owned by Company
Group free and clear of all Liens other than Permitted Liens, (d) in accordance
with all Contracts and (e) collectible pursuant to their terms within one year
after the Closing Date at the full recorded amount thereof less any allowance
for uncollectible accounts receivable and allowance for estimated sales returns
that is reflected in the Interim Balance Sheet. The Accounts Receivable
represent monies due for, and have arisen solely out of, bona fide performance
of services and other business transactions in the Ordinary Course of Business.
There are no refunds, discounts or other adjustments payable with respect to
any
such Accounts Receivable other than as reflected on the Interim Balance Sheet,
and there are no defenses, rights of set-off, counterclaims, assignments,
restrictions, conditions or Liens (other than Permitted Liens) enforceable
by
third parties on or affecting any Accounts Receivable. Schedule
4.10
contains
a true, correct and complete list of the Accounts Receivable of Company Group
as
of the last day of the month that is at least 30 days immediately preceding
the
month in which this Agreement is executed, categorizing each by its age (i.e.,
1-30 days old, 31-60 days old, 61-90 days old, or over 90 days old), except
for
Accounts Receivable from Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, Inc. arising
from services performed under the Manufacturing and Physical Distribution
Services Agreement dated as of May 1, 2004, for which there is no categorization
by age.
4.11 Personal
Property. Schedule
4.11
contains
a true and correct list and a description (including serial number and vehicle
registration or tag number) of all motor vehicles owned or leased by Company
Group (the “Vehicles”)
indicating, with respect to each, those that are owned by Company Group and
those that are leased by Company Group. Schedule
4.11
contains
a true and correct list of all leases (other than leases with respect to copy
machines and Pitney Xxxxx and similar machines and equipment that are not
material to the operation of the businesses of Company Group) pursuant to which
Company Group leases any personal property (the “Personal
Property Leases”).
Each
Personal Property Lease, a true and complete copy of which has been delivered
by
Company to Buyer, is in full force and effect and there is no existing default
or event of default, real or claimed, by Company Group or, to the Knowledge
of
Seller, by any other party thereto, or any event that, with notice or lapse
of
time or both, would constitute a default under any Personal Property Lease
by
Company Group or, to the Knowledge of Seller, by any other party
thereto.
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4.12 Real
Xxxxxxxx.Xxxxxxx
Group does not own any real property. Schedule
4.12
contains
a true and correct list of each real property location where Company Group
occupies premises either through a lease or sublease (the “Leased
Real Property”).
Company Group has good and valid leasehold interests (or sublease interests,
if
applicable) with respect to all of the Leased Real Property leased (or
subleased, as applicable) by it, free and clear of all Liens, except for
Permitted Liens and except as disclosed on Schedule
4.12.
Schedule
4.12
contains
a true and correct list of all leases or subleases (and, in the case of
subleases, all leases under which such Leased Real Property is subleased)
pursuant to which Company Group leases or subleases the Leased Real Property
and
any amendments, extensions, and renewals thereof (the “Real
Property Leases”),
and
Schedule
4.12
indicates whether (a) Seller, any Affiliate of Company Group or any Related
Party has any material direct or indirect interest in such Real Property Leases
and (b) Company Group is a sublessee under any such Real Property Lease and,
if
so, whether there exist any non-disturbance agreements with respect to Company
Group’s rights as a sublessee (each, a “Non-Disturbance
Agreement”).
Each
Real Property Lease and Non-Disturbance Agreement, true and complete copies
of
which have been delivered by Seller to Buyer, is in full force and effect and
will continue to be in full force and effect following the consummation of
the
transactions contemplated hereby, and there is no existing default or event
of
default, real or claimed, by Company Group or, to the Knowledge of Seller,
by
any other party thereto, or any event that, with notice or lapse of time or
both, would constitute a default thereunder by Company Group or, to the
Knowledge of Seller, by any other party thereto. The Leased Real Property
constitutes all of the real property, buildings and improvements used by Company
Group in its businesses and is reasonably suitable in all material respects
for
the purposes for which it is presently used. The Leased Real Property is
supplied with utilities and other services necessary for the operation thereof.
The Leased Real Property has been maintained in accordance with normal industry
practice. The Leased Real Property has received all approvals of Governmental
Authorities (including permits) required to be obtained by Company Group and,
to
the Knowledge of Seller, required to be obtained by the landlord of any Leased
Real Property in connection with the occupation and operation thereof and has
been occupied, operated and maintained in accordance with all applicable Laws.
There are no oral agreements, waivers or forbearance programs in effect as
to
any Real Property Lease.
4.13 Contracts.
(a) Schedule
4.13
contains
a correct and complete list of the following Contracts (other than the Personal
Property Leases and the Real Property Leases) to which any Person in Company
Group is a party:
(i) Contracts
that require or could reasonably be expected to require any party thereto to
pay
$300,000 or more in any year or $750,000 or more in the aggregate; provided,
however, that for purposes of this clause (i), the following Contracts shall
not
be deemed to be a Material Contract:
1) Contracts
with respect to the computer generated animated feature films currently titled,
“Everyone’s Hero,” “Space Chimps,” “Sheepish,” “Mean Xxxxxxxx” and “Un Earth,”
pursuant to which any party has spent or committed to spend less than
$100,000;
2) Contracts
with respect to any proprietary productions of Company Group, other than the
feature films specified in (1) above, pursuant to which any party has spent
or
committed to spend less than $300,000;
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3) Contracts
with respect to grants by Company Group of distribution rights outside the
United States providing for a minimum guaranteed payment of less than $60,000;
and
4) Contracts
with respect to rights licensed from any third party by Company Group covering
any production that accounted for annual sales of less than $500,000 in each
of
the Fiscal Year ended July 31, 2005 and the 10-month period ended May 31, 2006
and that provided for payment of less than $200,000 as an advance.
(ii) Contracts
that are between any Person in Company Group, on the one hand, and Seller or
any
Related Party of Seller (other than any Person in Company Group), on the other
hand;
(iii) Contracts
that are between any Person in Company Group and any Governmental Authority;
(iv) Contracts
under which Company Group is restricted in any material respect from providing
services to customers or potential customers in any geographic area, during
any
period of time or in any segment of a market (other than pursuant to customary
license, distribution and foreign sales contracts that have been entered into
by
any Person in Company Group in the Ordinary Course of Business) ((i) through
(iv) collectively, the “Material
Contracts”).
(b) Except
as
set forth on Schedule
4.13,
all
Material Contracts are in full force and effect and will continue to be in
full
force and effect immediately following the consummation of the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement. Company Group is not in default under any
Material Contract, nor has any event occurred that with the passage of time
or
giving notice or both would result in Company Group being in default under
any
of the terms of any Material Contract nor is there any basis for any claim
against Company Group in connection with any Material Contract. Without limiting
the foregoing, Company Group has not received any written notice or, to the
Knowledge of Seller, any threat of notice, of noncompliance by Company Group
with respect to any Material Contract.
(c) No
customer has given any written notice to Company Group or, to the Knowledge
of
Seller, threatened to discontinue or to reduce significantly purchases of goods
or services under or default under or terminate any Material Contract with
Company Group, whether as a result of the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement or otherwise.
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4.14 Intellectual
Property. Schedule
4.14
contains
a correct and complete list of the following Intellectual Property: all
registrations, applications or similar filings (whether United States or
foreign) with respect to any proprietary patents, trademarks, trade names,
service marks, copyrights, designs, artwork, and inventions that are material
to
the business of Company Group as presently conducted, indicating in each case
the name of the applicant, the date of registration, application or issuance
and
the relevant jurisdictions; all domain names that are material to the operation
of the business of Company Group as presently conducted or that pertain to
Material Contracts; and all computer software licensed by Company Group from
third parties other than commercially available software under a standard
“shrink-wrap” license and other than software that is not material to the
business of Company Group as presently conducted. There is no pending or, to
the
Knowledge of Seller, threatened infringement or other adverse claim against
the
rights of Company Group with respect to any Intellectual Property used by
Company Group in its business. Company Group has not been charged with or,
to
the Knowledge of Seller, been threatened to be charged with, nor is there any
reasonable basis for any charge of, infringement or other violation of, nor
has
Company Group infringed, nor is it infringing, any Intellectual Property of
any
Person in connection with the operation of Company Group’s businesses as
presently conducted. Company Group owns, has licensed or otherwise has the
right
to use all Intellectual Property reasonably necessary for the conduct of its
businesses as presently conducted. The consummation of the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement will not alter or impair any of such rights
with
respect to any Intellectual Property. To the Knowledge of Seller, all software
used in Company Group’s businesses is free from any significant defect or
programming or documentation error, operates and runs in a reasonable and
efficient manner, conforms to the stated specifications thereof, and, with
respect to software owned by Company Group, the applications can be recreated
from their associated source codes. Company Group owns all necessary rights
to
any domain names used in the conduct of Company Group’s businesses.
4.15 Tax
Matters. Except
as
set forth on Schedule
4.15:
(a) All
Tax
Returns required to be filed under applicable Laws by or on behalf of any Person
in Company Group for periods ending before the Closing Date have been, to the
extent required to have been filed before the date hereof, or will have been,
to
the extent required to be filed on or before the Closing Date, as applicable,
filed when due in accordance with all applicable Laws, and there are no pending
audits of such Tax Returns or continuing Liabilities under any previously
audited Tax Return.
(b) All
such
Tax Returns are true and accurate in all material respects as they relate to
Persons in Company Group, and copies of each such Tax Return filed by any Person
in Company Group in the last three years have been provided to Buyer and copies
of all other filed Tax Returns have been made available to Buyer.
(c) Each
Person in Company Group has paid all Taxes due and owing by it (whether or
not
such Taxes are required to be shown on a Tax Return) and has withheld and paid
over to the appropriate Taxing Authority all Taxes that it is required to
withhold from amounts paid or owing to any employee, stockholder, creditor
or
other third party, and Seller has paid all Taxes due and owing with respect
to
income derived from its status as Seller.
(d) Each
Person in Company Group has disclosed on its federal Income Tax Returns all
positions taken therein that could give rise to a substantial understatement
of
federal Income Tax within the meaning of Code Section 6662.
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(e) No
claim
has been made by a Taxing Authority in a jurisdiction where any Person in
Company Group does not file Tax Returns that any Person in Company Group is
or
may be subject to taxation by that jurisdiction. There are no foreign, federal,
state or local Tax audits or administrative or judicial proceedings pending
or
being conducted with respect to any Person in the Company Group.
(f) No
information related to Tax matters has been requested by any foreign, federal,
state or local Taxing Authority (other than routine requests for information
and
other correspondence from Taxing Authorities in the Ordinary Course of Business)
and no written notice indicating an intent to open an audit or other review
has
been received by Seller or any Person in Company Group from any foreign,
federal, state or local Taxing Authority.
(g) There
are
no unresolved claims concerning any Person in Company Group’s Tax liability. No
waivers of statutes of limitation have been given or requested with respect
to
any Person in Company Group in connection with any Tax Returns covering any
Person in Company Group.
(h) No
Person
in Company Group has executed or entered into a closing agreement pursuant
to
Code Section 7121 or any predecessor provision thereof or any similar provision
of any applicable Law; no Person in Company Group has agreed to or is required
to make any adjustments pursuant to Code Section 481(a) or any similar provision
of any applicable Law by reason of a change in accounting method initiated
by
any Person in Company Group. The IRS has not proposed any such adjustment or
change in accounting method. There is no application pending with any taxing
authority requesting permission for any changes in accounting methods that
relate to the business or operations of any Person in Company Group.
(i) No
Person
in Company Group has made an election under Code Section 341(f).
(j) No
Person
in Company Group is liable for the Taxes of another Person under Treasury
Regulation 1.1502-6 or (except as a withholding agent) otherwise.
(k) No
Person
in Company Group is a party to any Tax Sharing Agreement, other than any Tax
Sharing Agreement a correct and complete copy of which has been provided to
Buyer and which will be terminated as provided in Section 11.6.
(l) No
Person
in Company Group has made any payments or is obligated to make any payments
nor
is it a party to an agreement that could obligate it to make any payments that
would not be deductible under Code Section 280G.
(m) No
Assets
of any Person in Company Group are subject to any Liens in respect of Taxes
except Permitted Liens.
(n) No
Person
in Company Group has been the subject of a Tax ruling that would have any
continuing effect after the Closing, nor has any Person in Company Group granted
a power of attorney with respect to any Tax matters that would have a continuing
effect after the Closing.
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(o) No
Person
in Company Group has been constituted a “distributing corporation” or a
“controlled corporation” (within the meaning of Section 355(a)(1)(A) of the
Code) in a distribution of shares qualifying for tax-free treatment under
Section 355 of the Code (i) in the two years prior to the date of this Agreement
or (ii) in a distribution that could otherwise constitute part of a “plan” or
“series of related transactions” (within the meaning of Section 355(e) of the
Code) in conjunction with the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement.
(p) No
Person
in Company Group has had any (i) “excess loss accounts” or (ii) “deferred gains”
with respect to any “deferred intercompany transactions” within the meaning of
the Treasury Regulations under Section 1502 of the Code.
(q) Schedule
4.15
sets
forth the common parent company of each affiliated, consolidated, combined
or
unitary group of which any Person in Company Group has been a member for
purposes of any Federal Tax Return or Combined Tax Return and the relevant
time
period during which such Person was a member of such group.
(r) Seller
has caused Manga Entertainment Limited, a private company limited by shares
incorporated under the Laws of England and Wales, to duly and timely make a
“check-the-box” election for United States federal Income Tax
purposes.
4.16 Employee
Benefit Plans.
(a) Schedule
4.16
sets
forth a correct and complete list of all pension, retirement, profit sharing,
deferred compensation, stock option, employee stock ownership, severance pay,
vacation, bonus or other incentive plans, all other written employee programs,
arrangements or agreements, all medical, vision, dental or other health plans,
all life insurance plans, and all other employee benefit plans or fringe benefit
plans, including “employee benefit plans” as that term is defined in Section
3(3) of ERISA, currently adopted, maintained by, sponsored in whole or in part
by, or contributed to by Company Group or any ERISA Affiliate for the benefit
of
employees, retirees, dependents, spouses, directors, independent contractors
or
other beneficiaries of Company Group and under which employees, retirees,
dependents, spouses, directors, independent contractors or other beneficiaries
of Company Group are eligible to participate (collectively, the “Company
Benefit Plans”).
Any
of the Company Benefit Plans that is an “employee pension benefit plan,” as that
term is defined in Section 3(2) of ERISA, is so identified on Schedule
4.16
and is
referred to herein as a “Company
ERISA Plan.”
Except
as set forth on Schedule
4.16, no Company
Benefit Plan is subject to Section 302 of ERISA or Section 412 of the Code
and
none of Company Group or any ERISA Affiliate has had any obligation or
liability, during the six-year period prior to the Closing Date, under any
plan
that is or was subject to Section 302 of ERISA or Section 412 of the Code.
Except as set forth on Schedule
4.16,
no
Company Benefit Plan is sponsored or maintained by Company Group with respect
to
any employees of Company Group in the United States. Current and complete copies
of each Company Benefit Plan or, where such Company Benefit Plan is unwritten,
written summaries of the terms thereof, have been provided to Buyer.
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(b) All
Company Benefit Plans are in compliance in all material respects with the
applicable terms of ERISA, the Code, and any other applicable Laws. Each Company
Benefit Plan has been operated in all material respects in accordance with
its
terms. Each Company ERISA Plan which is intended to be qualified under Section
401(a) of the Code has received a favorable determination letter from the
Internal Revenue Service (or, if such plan is a prototype plan eligible for
reliance on an IRS opinion letter issued to the prototype plan sponsor, a
current IRS opinion letter has been issued with respect to such prototype plan).
Except as set forth on Schedule
4.16,
none of
Company Group or any ERISA Affiliate has contributed to or been required to
contribute to a “multiemployer plan” as defined in Section 3(37) of ERISA, none
of Company Group or any ERISA Affiliate has incurred any “withdrawal liability”
as defined in ERISA Section 4201 et
seq.,
and
there has been no “reportable event” (as defined in ERISA Section 4043) or event
described in ERISA Sections 4041, 4042, 4062 (including 4062(e)), 4063, 4064
or
4069 with respect to any plan maintained by Company Group or any ERISA
Affiliate. To the Knowledge of Seller, none of Company Group or any ERISA
Affiliate or any fiduciary with respect to any Company Benefit Plan has engaged
in a transaction with respect to any Company Benefit Plan or any other plan
maintained by Company Group or any ERISA Affiliate that, assuming the taxable
period of such transaction expired as of the date hereof, could subject Company
Group to a material Tax, penalty, or other liability under Title I of ERISA,
Section 4972 of the Code, or Sections 4975 through 4980B of the Code, inclusive.
There are no pending or, to the Knowledge of Seller, threatened actions or
claims against Company Group with respect to any Company Benefit Plan other
than
claims for benefits in the normal course.
(c) Except
as
required under the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 or
similar state law (“COBRA”),
Company Group does not have any liability for health or life benefits for any
former employees (including retirees) or their dependents under any of the
Company Benefit Plans or otherwise other than as set forth on Schedule
4.16.
No
trust under Code Section 501(c)(9) is maintained by Company Group or any ERISA
Affiliate with respect to any Company Benefit Plan.
(d) All
contributions, premiums and payments required to be made by Company Group under
the terms of any Company Benefit Plan on or before the Closing Date have been
made prior to the Closing Date. All amounts properly accrued to date as
Liabilities of Company Group under or with respect to each Company Benefit
Plan
(including administrative expenses and incurred but not reported claims) for
the
current plan year of the Company Benefit Plan have been recorded on Company
Group’s books.
(e) Except
as
disclosed on Schedule
4.16,
neither
the execution and delivery of this Agreement nor the consummation of the
transactions contemplated hereby will (i) result in any payment (including
severance, unemployment compensation, golden parachute or otherwise) becoming
due to any director or any employee of Company Group under any Company Benefit
Plan or otherwise, (ii) increase any benefits otherwise payable under any
Company Benefit Plan or (iii) result in any acceleration of the time of
payment or vesting of any such benefit.
(f) The
actuarial present values of all accrued deferred compensation entitlements
(including entitlements under any executive compensation, supplemental
retirement or employment agreement) of employees and former employees of Company
Group and their respective beneficiaries, other than entitlements accrued
pursuant to funded retirement plans subject to the provisions of Section 412
of
the Code or Section 302 of ERISA, have been fully reflected on the Financial
Statements to the extent required by and in accordance with GAAP.
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(g) All
employees of Company Group who are eligible to participate in any Company
Benefit Plan pursuant to the terms of such Company Benefit Plan or pursuant
to
applicable Law have been and are permitted to so participate.
(h) True
and
complete copies of the current plan document and any subsequent amendments,
the
current trust agreements, the most recent summary plan description and any
subsequent summaries of material modifications, the annual reports (Form 5500)
filed for the most recent three years prior to Closing, the most recent audited
financial statements, the current determination or opinion letter, and written
summaries of unwritten plans, for each Company Benefit Plan have been provided
to Buyer.
(i) To
the
Knowledge of Seller, based upon the requirements of Section 409A of the Code
and
the guidance issued by the IRS, including Notice 2005-1 and the proposed
regulations published on October 4, 2005, except as set forth on Schedule
4.16,
each
Company Benefit Plan that is a “nonqualified deferred compensation plan” as
defined in Section 409A(d)(1) of the Code is and has been operated in material
compliance with Code Section 409A.
(j) Schedule
4.16
sets
forth each employee benefit plan, program or arrangement for retirement, welfare
benefits, and other group insurance benefits covering employees, retirees,
dependents, spouses, directors, independent contractors or other beneficiaries
of Company Group who are not employed in the United States (the “Non-US
Company Benefit Plans”),
other
than those required and provided pursuant to applicable Laws. Current and
complete copies of each Non-US Company Benefit Plan or, where oral, written
summaries of the terms thereof, have been provided to Buyer, other than those
required and provided pursuant to applicable Laws. All Non-US Company Benefit
Plans are in compliance in all material respects with all applicable Laws,
and
there exists no default or violation by Company Group in relation to any Non-US
Company Benefit Plans. None of the Non-US Company Benefit Plans provide for
benefit increases or the acceleration of, or an increase in, any funding
obligations that are contingent upon or will be triggered by the transactions
contemplated in this Agreement. All employee and employer payments,
contributions and premiums required to be remitted, paid to or in respect of
each Non-US Company Benefit Plan have been paid, contributed or remitted in
a
timely fashion in accordance with its terms and all applicable Laws, and no
taxes, penalties or fees are owing under or in relation to any Non-US Company
Benefit Plan. All employee data necessary to administer each Non-US Company
Benefit Plan is in the possession of Company Group or its agents and is in
a
form that is sufficient for the proper administration of each Non-US Company
Benefit Plan in accordance with its terms and all applicable Laws, and such
data
is complete and correct. Except as required by applicable Laws, no Non-US
Company Benefit Plan provides medical or health benefits beyond retirement
or
other termination of service to any employee or former employee or to the
beneficiaries or dependents of any such employee, other than as set forth on
Schedule
4.16.
None of
the Non-US Company Benefit Plans, or any insurance contract relating thereto,
require or permit a retroactive increase in premiums or payments, or require
additional premiums or payments on termination of the Non-US Company Benefit
Plan or any insurance contract relating thereto.
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4.17 Assets.Except
as
disclosed in Schedule
4.17
or as
disclosed or reserved against in the Financial Statements, Company Group has
good and marketable title to all of its owned Assets that are material to its
businesses, subject only to Permitted Liens, and has a valid leasehold interest
to all of its leased Assets that are material to its businesses, subject only
to
Permitted Liens. Except as disclosed on Schedule
4.17,
the
Assets of Company Group include all Assets reasonably required to operate the
businesses of Company Group as presently conducted. Except as disclosed in
Schedule
4.17,
all of
the Assets owned or used by Company Group in its businesses, and all material
Assets paid for by Company Group at any time and not disposed of in the Ordinary
Course of Business, are located on the Leased Real Property.
4.18 Litigation.Except
as
set forth on Schedule
4.18,
(a)
there is no Litigation pending or, to the Knowledge of Seller, threatened in
writing (or otherwise threatened and which threat is reasonably likely to result
in the commencement of Litigation) against Company Group or its Assets or,
to
the Knowledge of Seller, any Related Party of Company Group in his or her
capacity as such; and (b) Company Group is not subject to any Order, and there
are no unsatisfied judgments against Company Group.
4.19 Compliance
With Xxxx.Xxxxxxx
Group is, and has conducted their businesses, in compliance in all material
respects with all applicable Laws. The Persons in Company Group and their
officers, directors and employees hold all material licenses, permits,
registrations and other authorizations required to conduct in all material
respects their businesses as conducted prior to the Effective Time, and all
such
material licenses, permits, registrations and other authorizations are valid
and
in full force and effect and will continue to be in full force and effect
immediately following the consummation of the transactions contemplated by
this
Agreement. Company Group is in compliance in all material respects with all
such
material licenses, permits, registrations and authorizations. Company Group
has
not received any written notification or communication from any Governmental
Authority (a) asserting that Company Group is not, or has not been (unless
subsequently cured), in compliance in all material respects with any Law or
(b)
threatening to revoke any material license, permit, registration or
authorization. Neither Company Group nor any director, officer, agent, employee
or other person acting on behalf of Company Group has, in the course of acting
for, or on behalf of, Company Group, (i) directly or indirectly used any
corporate funds for any unlawful contribution, gift, entertainment or other
unlawful expenses relating to political activity; (ii) directly or indirectly
made any direct or indirect unlawful payment to any foreign or domestic
government official or employee from corporate funds; (iii) violated or is
in
violation of any provision of the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act of 1977,
or
any similar treaties of the United States; or (iv) directly or indirectly made
any bribe, rebate, payoff, influence payment, kickback or other unlawful payment
to any Governmental Authority (foreign or otherwise) or party official or
employee.
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4.20 Environmental
Matters.
Except
as disclosed on Schedule
4.20:
(a) Each
of
Company Group, Company Group’s current or former Assets or properties, Company
Group’s use of any third party’s assets, the conduct of Company Group’s business
and the performance of Company Group under its Contracts is and has been in
compliance in all material respects with all applicable Environmental Laws.
There is no Litigation pending, or to the Knowledge of Seller threatened, before
any Governmental Authority or other forum in which Company Group, or any
director, officer or employee of Company Group in his or her capacity as such,
has been, or with respect to threatened Litigation may be, named as a defendant
(i) for alleged noncompliance (including by any predecessor) with any
Environmental Law or (ii) relating to the release into the environment of
any Pollutant, whether or not occurring at, on, under or involving an Asset
or
property owned, leased or operated by Company Group. To the Knowledge of Seller,
there is no reasonable basis for any Litigation of a type described in the
preceding sentence.
(b) During
the period of ownership or operation of any of its current properties, neither
Company Group nor any other Person has used any of Company Group’s properties or
any part thereof for the handling, treatment, storage or disposal of any
Pollutants except in a manner that complies in all material respects with all
applicable Environmental Laws, and there have been no releases, discharges,
emissions or disposals of Pollutants in, on, under or affecting such Assets
or
properties by Company Group or, to the Knowledge of Seller, by any other Person,
in any instance in violation of Environmental Law or which could create
Liability for Company Group. Prior to the period of Company Group’s ownership or
operation of any of its current or former Assets or properties, to the Knowledge
of Seller, no Person used any of Company Group’s Assets or properties or any
part thereof for the handling, treatment, storage or disposal of any Pollutants
except in a manner that complies in all material respects with all applicable
Environmental Laws and there were no releases of Pollutants in, on, under or
affecting any such Assets or properties, in any instance in violation of
Environmental Law or which could create Liability for Company Group. There
is no
condition existing on Company Group’s current, or to the Knowledge of Seller,
former Assets or properties that requires remediation, removal, closure or
other
corrective action under any Environmental Laws, and, to the Knowledge of Seller,
there is no reasonable basis under any Environmental Laws for remediation,
removal, closure or other corrective action concerning any portion of any of
Company Group’s current or former assets or properties.
(c) All
Pollutants generated, used, handled, stored, treated or disposed of (directly
or
indirectly) by Company Group have been released or disposed of in compliance
with all applicable reporting requirements under all applicable Environmental
Laws, and there is not any Liability or any reasonable basis for any Liability
with respect to such release or disposal or reporting.
(d) No
Lien
in favor of any Governmental Authority for Liability under or resulting from
Environmental Laws, or damages arising from, or costs incurred by such
Governmental Authority in response to, a release of Pollutants is now or has
ever been filed against any of Company Group’s Assets.
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4.21 Insurance.
Company
Group and its Assets of an insurable nature and of a character usually insured
by companies of similar size and in similar businesses are and have been,
without lapse, continuously insured in such amounts and against such Losses,
Liabilities, casualties or risks as are (a) usual in such companies and for
such
Assets and businesses, (b) required by any Law or (c) required by any Material
Contract of Company Group; provided, however, that Seller is not making any
representations or warranties regarding any directors and officers insurance
coverage or the maintenance or coverage of any such insurance after the Closing.
Schedule
4.21
contains
a complete and accurate list of all insurance policies currently held or owned
by Seller or Company Group relating to the businesses of Company Group now
in
force, and Schedule
4.21
indicates the name of the insurer, the type of policy, and the risks covered
thereby, and, with respect to any such insurance policies that are solely for
the benefit of or relate solely to the businesses of Company Group, the policy
number, the term of the policy, the amount of the premiums, the amounts of
coverage and of any deductible, and a description of all outstanding claims
thereunder. Correct and complete copies of all policies of insurance that are
solely for the benefit of or relate solely to the business of Company Group
have
been delivered to Buyer on or before the date of this Agreement. All policies
of
insurance covering Company Group are in full force and effect and enforceable
in
accordance with their terms, and, to the Knowledge of Seller, no insurer under
such a policy is insolvent or otherwise experiencing difficulty that might
adversely affect such insurer’s ability to pay claims. Company Group is not in
default regarding the provisions of any such policy, including failure to make
timely payment of all premiums due thereon, and Company Group has not failed
to
give any notice of potential claims or occurrences within the meaning of, or
as
required by, such policies. Company Group has not been refused, or denied
renewal of, any insurance coverage, nor has its coverage been limited, by any
insurance carrier to which it has applied for any such insurance or with which
it has carried insurance, in connection with the ownership or use of their
Assets or the operation of their businesses.
4.22 Employee
and Labor Matters.
(a) Prior
to
the date of this Agreement, Seller has delivered to Buyer a materially complete
and correct list of all employees of Company Group as of the date indicated
on
such list showing for each such employee: (i) his or her position and title;
(ii) his or her date of hire and, if different, deemed date of hire (for service
credits in connection with employee benefit plans); (iii) his or her salary;
(iv) his or her unpaid wages owed; (v) any bonuses paid to him or her with
respect to the Fiscal Year ended July 31, 2005, or earned or promised to him
or
her with respect to the Fiscal Year ended July 31, 2006; (vi) setting forth
separately any vested or unvested vacation, overtime, wages, personal time,
bonuses or similar items; and (vii) indicating whether he or she has an
employment agreement (the “Employee
List”).
Seller will deliver to Buyer an updated Employee List as of a date as close
as
reasonably practicable to the Closing Date, which will be updated to the Closing
Date as promptly as practicable after the Closing Date.
(b) Seller
will provide to Buyer all available information on accrued but unused vacation
time and other accrued but unused paid time off, including comp time credited
for overtime or holidays worked, determined through the Closing Date for
employees of Company Group (the “Accrued
Unused PTO”).
Subject to the subsequent provisions of this Section 4.22(b), Buyer will
credit employees of Company Group with the Accrued Unused PTO provided by Seller
as of the Closing Date; provided, however, that any accrual of vacation time
or
other paid time off after the Closing Date will be determined solely in
accordance with Buyer’s policies. To the extent that Seller does not provide
complete and accurate Accrued Unused PTO information for any employee of Company
Group, Buyer will credit each such employee with (a) (i) one week of accrued
and
unused vacation time for all periods prior to and ending on December 31,
2005, plus (ii) that vacation time accrued by such employee under Seller’s
vacation policies on or after January 1, 2006, through the Closing Date
which remains unused through the Closing Date (to the extent that Seller
provides such information to Buyer), plus (iii) that vacation time accrued
by
such employee under Buyer’s vacation policies for periods after the Closing
Date, and (b) other paid time off accrued only to the extent documented and
included by Seller in Accrued Unused PTO for purposes of determining Company
Group Net Working Capital. The maximum vacation accrual and vacation time
carry-over provisions of Buyer’s vacation policies will govern the maximum
accrual and carry-over of any vacation time credited to employees of Company
Group under this Section.
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(c) Company
Group has paid, or set forth as an accrual on the Financial Statements, and
performed in all material respects, all obligations when due with respect to
its
employees, consultants, agents, officers and directors, including the payment
of
any accrued and payable wages, severance pay, vacation pay, benefits and
commissions.
(d) Except
as
disclosed on Schedule
4.22,
the
employment of all employees of Company Group is terminable at will by Company
Group without any penalty or severance obligation being incurred by Company
Group except as required by applicable Laws. Except as disclosed on Schedule
4.22,
there
is no management, employment, severance, consulting, relocation or other
agreement, contract or understanding between Company Group and any employee.
Except as disclosed on Schedule
4.22,
to the
Knowledge of Seller, none of Company Group’s employees is subject to any
covenant against competition or similar agreement that would limit his or her
ability to participate in all aspects of Company Group’s businesses at any
present or future location. Except as disclosed on Schedule
4.22,
(a)
Company Group is not and has not been within the last two years a party to,
or
subject to compliance with, any union agreement or collective bargaining
agreement or work rules or practices agreed to with any labor organization
or
employee association, and (b) no attempt to organize any of Company Group’s
employees has occurred within the last two years, is pending or, to the
Knowledge of Seller, has been proposed or threatened. Except as disclosed on
Schedule
4.22,
(a)
Company Group has not had during the last two years any Equal Employment
Opportunity Commission charges or other claims of employment discrimination
or
wrongful discharge made against it by any of its employees or any Wage and
Hour
Department investigations of Company Group with respect to its employees or
independent contractors, and (b) Company Group has no currently pending or,
to
the Knowledge of Seller, threatened Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
charges or other claims of employment discrimination or wrongful discharge
made
against it by any of its employees or Wage and Hour Department investigations
of
Company Group with respect to its employees or independent contractors. Except
as disclosed on Schedule
4.22,
none of
the persons performing services for the Company Group are or have been during
the last two years improperly classified as independent contractors or as being
exempt from the payment of wages for overtime. Except as disclosed on
Schedule
4.22,
there
have not been during the last two years and there are no pending or, to the
Knowledge of Seller, threatened claims or actions against Company Group by
any
employee of Company Group, including under any workers’ compensation policy or
long-term disability policy. Except as disclosed on Schedule
4.22,
no
employee or former employee of a non-U.S. Subsidiary of Company currently is
receiving short-term disability or long-term disability benefits.
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4.23 Related
Party Transactions. Schedule
4.23
sets
forth all Contracts between any Person in Company Group, on the one hand, and
Seller or any Related Party of Seller (other than any Person in Company Group
or
Equity Affiliate), on the other hand (“Seller
Group”),
including all services provided by Seller Group to Company Group (all of which
will be terminated as of the Closing Date unless otherwise noted in Schedule
4.23,
subject
to the provisions of Section 7.5(b)). Schedule 4.23
sets
forth all products or services utilized by Company Group in, and that are
material to, the conduct of its businesses as currently conducted that are
provided to Company Group pursuant to a Contract between Seller Group and the
supplier of such products or services or pursuant to a Contract between Company
Group and such supplier that will be terminated or modified as a result of
the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement because Company Group will no longer
be affiliated with Seller. Except as set forth on Schedule
4.23,
there
is no Contract in effect entered into by any Person in Company Group with any
officer or director of any Person in Company Group, other than compensation,
benefits and expense reimbursements paid or made in the Ordinary Course of
Business. Except as set forth on Schedule
4.23,
to the
Knowledge of Seller, neither Seller nor any Related Party of Seller (other
than
a Person in Company Group) has any interest, directly or indirectly, in any
Material Contract to which any Person in Company Group is a party, any interest
in any properties or Assets owned or leased by Company Group or any interest
in
any competitor, supplier or customer of Company Group, other than a passive
investment in any publicly traded securities of any such Person that does not
represent more than five percent of the outstanding capital stock of such
Person.
4.24 Bank
Accounts; Powers of Attorney. Schedule
4.24
sets
forth a list of all bank and brokerage accounts or any other account maintained
at any financial institution by Company Group, together with a list of all
authorized signatories for such accounts, and all safe deposit boxes maintained
by Company Group, and all Persons authorized to gain access thereto.
Schedule
4.24
also
sets forth a list of all powers of attorney granted by Company Group.
4.25 No
Brokers,
No
Person in Company Group has entered into any agreement or incurred any
obligation, directly or indirectly, for the payment of any broker’s or finder’s
fee or commission, or any other similar payment to any Person in connection
with
this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby, and Company Group is
not
otherwise obligated to pay any such fee, commission or other payment, and there
is no reasonable basis for any claim by any Person for the payment of such
a
fee, commission or other payment.
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ARTICLE
5
REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES REGARDING SELLER
Seller
represents and warrants to Buyer as follows, except as disclosed in the Seller
Disclosure Schedule accompanying this Agreement which is numbered to correspond
to the section numbers in this Article 5; provided that the inclusion of any
fact, item, matter, circumstance, transaction or event in the Seller Disclosure
Schedule referenced to a particular section number will, if the existence of
the
fact, item, matter, circumstance, transaction or event is reasonably apparent
to
be relevant to any other section of this Agreement, be deemed to be disclosed
with respect to such other sections, whether or not explicitly cross-referenced
herein:
5.1 Ownership
of Company Equity Interests and Foreign Equity
Interests.
IDT
owns
all right, title and interest (legal and beneficial) in and to the Company
Equity Interests, free and clear of any and all Liens of any nature whatsoever,
other than restrictions under applicable Securities Laws. TLL owns all right,
title and interest (legal and beneficial) in and to the Foreign Equity
Interests, in each case free and clear of any and all Liens of any nature
whatsoever, other than restrictions under applicable Securities Laws. The
assignment and delivery to Buyer of the Company Equity Interests and the Foreign
Equity Interests will transfer to Buyer valid title and all beneficial rights
thereto, free and clear of any and all Liens other than restrictions under
applicable Securities Laws (and other than any imposed by Buyer or its
creditors), and no Person will have as of the Closing any agreement or option
or
any right or privilege (whether preemptive or contractual) capable of becoming
an agreement or option for the purchase of any of the Company Equity Interests
or any of the Foreign Equity Interests.
5.2 Organization
of Seller.IDT
is a
corporation duly organized, validly existing, and in good standing under the
Laws of the State of Delaware. TLL is a private limited company duly organized,
validly existing and in good standing under the Laws of The
Netherlands.
5.3 Authorization;
Validity.Seller
has all requisite power and authority, and has taken all action necessary,
to
duly execute, deliver and perform its obligations under this Agreement and
to
consummate the transactions contemplated hereby. This Agreement is the valid
and
binding agreement of Seller enforceable against Seller in accordance with its
terms, subject to bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent transfer, reorganization,
moratorium and similar Laws of general applicability relating to or affecting
creditors’ rights and to general equity principles.
5.4 No
Conflict or Violation.Neither
the execution and delivery of this Agreement by Seller, nor the consummation
by
Seller of the transactions contemplated hereby, nor the compliance by Seller
with any of the provisions hereof, will (a) violate or conflict with any
provision of the Organizational Documents of Seller; (b) result in a breach
of,
or a default under, any provision of any material Contract to which Seller
is a
party or bound or to which any Assets or Equity Interests of Seller are subject,
or an event that, with notice, lapse of time, or both, would result in any
such
breach or default; (c) result in the creation of any Lien (other than Permitted
Liens) on any Assets or Equity Interests of any Person in Company Group; or
(d)
result in a violation by Seller of any Law (or an event that with notice, lapse
of time, or both would result in any such violation), except in the case of
clauses (a), (b) or (d) where such violation, conflict, breach or default could
not reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the ability
of
Seller to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or to
perform any of its obligations under this Agreement.
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5.5 Approvals
and Notices.Except
as
set forth on Schedule
4.4,
Seller
does not need to give any notice to, make any filing with, or obtain any
authorization, consent or approval of any Governmental Authority or other Person
in order for the Parties to consummate the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement, other than the Australian Consents.
5.6 No
Brokers.Neither
Seller nor any of its Affiliates has entered into any agreement or incurred
any
obligation, directly or indirectly, for the payment of any broker’s or finder’s
fee or commission, or any other similar payment to any Person in connection
with
this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby, and neither Seller
nor
any of its Affiliates is otherwise obligated to pay any such fee, commission
or
other payment, and there is no reasonable basis for any claim by any Person
for
the payment of such a fee, commission or other payment.
ARTICLE
6
REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES OF BUYER
Buyer
represents and warrants to Seller as follows, except as disclosed in the
disclosure schedule accompanying this Agreement which is numbered to correspond
to the section numbers in this Article 6 (the “Buyer
Disclosure Schedule”);
provided that the inclusion of any fact, item, matter, circumstance, transaction
or event in the Buyer Disclosure Schedule referenced to a particular section
number will, if the existence of the fact, item, matter, circumstance,
transaction or event is reasonably apparent to be relevant to any other section
of this Agreement, be deemed to be disclosed with respect to such other
sections, whether or not explicitly cross-referenced herein:
6.1 Ownership
of Stock Xxxxxxxxxxxxx.Xx
of the
date of this Agreement, Subsidiaries of Liberty own all right, title and
interest (legal and beneficial) in and to the Stock Consideration, free and
clear of any and all Liens of any nature whatsoever, other than restrictions
under applicable Securities Laws. At the Closing, Buyer will own all right,
title and interest (legal and beneficial) in and to the Stock Consideration,
free and clear of any and all Liens of any nature whatsoever, other than
restrictions under applicable Securities Laws. The assignment and delivery
to
Seller of the Stock Consideration will transfer to Seller valid title and all
beneficial rights thereto, free and clear of any and all Liens other than
restrictions under applicable Securities Laws (and other than any imposed by
Seller or its creditors), and no Person has any agreement or option or any
right
or privilege (whether preemptive or contractual) capable of becoming an
agreement or option for the purchase of any of the Stock
Consideration.
6.2 Organization
of Buyer. Liberty
is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under
the
Laws of the State of Delaware.
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6.3 Authorization;
Validity. Buyer
has all requisite power and authority, and has taken all action necessary,
to
duly execute, deliver and perform its obligations under this Agreement and
to
consummate the transactions contemplated hereby. This Agreement is the valid
and
binding agreement of Buyer enforceable against Buyer in accordance with its
terms, subject to bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent transfer, reorganization,
moratorium and similar Laws of general applicability relating to or affecting
creditors’ rights and to general equity principles.
6.4 No
Conflict or Violation. Neither
the execution and delivery of this Agreement by Buyer, nor the consummation
by
Buyer of the transactions contemplated hereby, nor the compliance by Buyer
with
any of the provisions hereof, will (a) violate or conflict with any provision of
the Organizational Documents of Buyer; (b) result in a breach of, or a
default under, any provision of any material Contract to which Buyer is a party
or bound or to which any Assets or Equity Interests of Buyer are subject, or
an
event that, with notice, lapse of time, or both, would result in any such breach
or default; or (c) result in a violation by Buyer of any Law (or an event that
with notice, lapse of time, or both would result in any such violation), except
where such violation, conflict, breach or default could not reasonably be
expected to have a material adverse effect on the ability of Buyer to consummate
the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or to perform any of its
obligations under this Agreement.
6.5 Approvals
and Notices. Except
for the filings required under the HSR Act, the ICA and the German Act Against
Restraints of Competition, Buyer does not need to give any notice to, make
any
filing with, or obtain any authorization, consent or approval of any
Governmental Authority or other Person in order for the Parties to consummate
the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
6.6 No
Brokers. Neither
Buyer nor any of its Affiliates has entered into any agreement or incurred
any
obligation, directly or indirectly, for the payment of any broker’s or finder’s
fee or commission, or any other similar payment to any Person in connection
with
this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby, and neither Buyer nor
any of its Affiliates is otherwise obligated to pay any such fee, commission
or
other payment, and there is no reasonable basis for any claim by any Person
for
the payment of such a fee, commission or other payment.
6.7 Accredited
Investor. Buyer
is an “accredited investor” within the meaning of SEC Rule 501 of Regulation D
under the Securities Act of 1933.
6.8 Restricted
Securities. Buyer
understands that the Company Equity Interests being acquired under this
Agreement are characterized as “restricted securities” under the United States
federal Securities Laws inasmuch as the Company Equity Interests are being
acquired in a transaction not involving a public offering and that under such
Laws such Company Equity Interests may be resold without registration under
the
Securities Act of 1933 only in certain limited circumstances. In the absence
of
an effective registration statement covering such Company Equity Interests
or an
available exemption from registration under the Securities Act of 1933, such
Company Equity Interests must be held indefinitely.
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6.9 Financing. Buyer
has the financing necessary to consummate the transactions contemplated by
this
Agreement and the other Transaction Agreements.
ARTICLE
7
COVENANTS
AND OTHER MATTERS
7.1 Expenses. Except
as
otherwise provided in this Agreement, each of Seller and Buyer will be
responsible for paying its own costs and expenses in connection with the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement. All expenses of Company Group
in
connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement will be paid
by
Seller. Each of Buyer and Seller will pay one-half of the fees and expenses
of
Xxxx Xxxxx Associates, Inc. in connection with preparing the valuation of
Company Group used for purposes of allocating the Aggregate Consideration to
the
Company Equity Interests and to each of the Foreign Equity Interests as set
forth on Schedule
2 and
Schedule
3.
Seller
will pay $125,000 toward the cost of completing the audit of the Financial
Statements of Company Group described in Section 4.7(a).
7.2 Commercially
Reasonable Efforts. Except
where a different standard of conduct is specifically contemplated by this
Agreement (in which event such standard will apply), each of the Parties will
use its commercially reasonable efforts to take all actions and to do all things
necessary, proper, or advisable in order to consummate and make effective the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement in the most expeditious manner
practicable (including using commercially reasonable efforts to cause the
conditions to Closing set forth in Article 8 for which such Party is responsible
to be satisfied as soon as reasonably practicable and to prepare, execute and
deliver such documents and instruments and take or cause to be taken such other
and further action as any other Party may reasonably request); provided that
no
Party will be required to dispose of or set aside any Assets or make any
material payment to a third party other than its advisors in connection with
the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement and other than usual and customary
regulatory filing fees payable to any Governmental Authority and reasonable,
usual and customary fees and expenses related to obtaining any required
third-party consents.
7.3 Financial
Statements. Prior
to the Closing Date, Seller will cause to be promptly prepared and delivered
to
Buyer unaudited financial statements for IDTE and its Subsidiaries for the
three-month period and nine-month year-to-date period ending April 30,
2006, and unaudited financial statements for IDTE and its Subsidiaries for
each
calendar month ending at least 30 days prior to the Closing Date, in each
case consisting of an unaudited consolidated balance sheet of IDTE and its
Subsidiaries as of the last day of such period and the related unaudited
consolidated statements of income, stockholders’ equity and cash flows for IDTE
and its Subsidiaries for the period covered thereby and in each case prepared
in
a manner consistent with the Interim Financial Statements.
7.4 Operation
of Business Pending Closing. Seller
(i) represents and warrants that from and after the Interim Balance Sheet Date
it has operated, and caused Company Group to operate, the businesses of Company
Group, and (ii) covenants and agrees that, absent Buyer’s prior written consent
to the contrary (which consent, in the case of clauses (i) through (t) or (u)
(only insofar as such clause (u) relates to any matter contemplated by clauses
(i) through (t)) below, will not be unreasonably withheld or delayed, and in
the
case of all other clauses, may be granted or withheld in Buyer’s sole
discretion) from and after the date of this Agreement to the Closing Date it
will operate, and cause Company Group to operate, the businesses of Company
Group (including in each case the imposition of any Liability or obligation
of
any kind, whether accrued, absolute, contingent, unliquidated or otherwise
and
whether due or to become due (including any liability for breach of contract,
breach of warranty, torts, infringements, claims or lawsuits) or the disposition
of any asset), in a manner consistent with the Ordinary Course of Business
and
in accordance with, and making the disbursements contemplated by, the Interim
Operating Plan (as adjusted in the amounts and for the specific expenditures
as
set forth on Schedule
7.4),
and in
accordance with the Supplemental Interim Operating Plans, and it has not and
will not, and has caused and will cause Company Group not to, do any of the
following (except as otherwise specifically contemplated by the Interim
Operating Plan, the Supplemental Interim Operating Plans, or this
Agreement):
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(a) make
any
changes to the Organizational Documents of any Person in Company
Group;
(b) issue
or
sell any Company Equity Rights;
(c) redeem,
repurchase or otherwise reacquire any Company Equity Rights;
(d) enter
into or modify any agreement or other arrangement between Company Group, on
the
one hand, and Seller Group, on the other;
(e) adopt
or
authorize any plans providing for the issuance of Company Equity
Rights;
(f) make
any
other changes to the capital structure of any Person in Company
Group;
(g) make
any
filing under bankruptcy or insolvency laws, or permit any filing made under
such
laws by a third party to remain unopposed for longer than 60 days;
(h) enter
into or amend any arrangement restricting the ability of any Person in Company
Group (or purporting to restrict the ability of any equity holder of Company)
from conducting business in any manner or in any geographic area except for
geographic restrictions on VHS, DVD or theatrical distribution in the Ordinary
Course of Business;
(i) commence
or settle any Litigation that will or could require the payment in excess of
$200,000 or, in the case of the settlement of any such Litigation, any
continuing material Liability on the part of any Person in Company
Group;
(j) enter
into or amend any Contracts or other arrangements providing for the payment
or
receipt of consideration in excess of $300,000;
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(k) terminate
the employment of any of Key Person, or take, or fail to take, any action that
would permit a Key Person to terminate his or her employment for “good reason”
as specified in any agreement relating to such Key Person’s
employment;
(l) enter
into or modify any employment agreement;
(m) enter
into or modify any lease of real property, terminate any lease of real property
or extend the term or otherwise amend or modify any lease of real property,
in
each case where such lease would be for a term continuing for more than one
year
after the Closing Date or would involve gross lease payments in excess of
$200,000 annually or $500,000 in the aggregate;
(n) secure
any outstanding unsecured Indebtedness, provide any additional security for
any
outstanding secured Indebtedness or grant or suffer to exist any Lien on any
property (other than Permitted Liens);
(o) pay
or
satisfy any claims;
(p) cancel
any debts or waive any tangible or intangible claims or rights;
(q) incur,
assume or become obligated with respect to any item of Indebtedness or other
long-term Liability (and any of which items of Indebtedness or Liabilities
specifically contemplated by the Interim Operating Plan will be taken into
account in determining the Cash Consideration Adjustments);
(r) accelerate
or prepay any outstanding Indebtedness;
(s) make
any
advance or loan to employees, directors or officers other than customary and
reasonable reimbursement of business expenses in a manner consistent with past
practices or forgive any such loan previously made;
(t) make
any
material change to Tax or accounting practices or enter into any material
agreement or settlement with any Taxing Authority;
(u) from
the
Interim Balance Sheet Date through the Closing Date (inclusive), pay any
dividend or otherwise make any distribution from Company Group to Seller or
any
Affiliate of Seller (other than any Person in Company Group), including the
Deposited Escrow Funds and any proceeds from the sale of Mainframe, except
as
contemplated by Section 3.3; or
(v) enter
into any Contract or arrangement to do any of the foregoing.
Notwithstanding
anything contained herein to the contrary, the provisions of this Section 7.4
shall apply with respect to Mainframe only for the period from the Interim
Balance Sheet Date through July 31, 2006, and the standard to be applied to
covenants regarding Mainframe shall be based on commercially reasonable efforts
of Seller.
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7.5 Access
to Information; Transition Matters.
(a) Subject
to the provisions of the Confidentiality Agreement and to applicable Laws,
including any applicable Antitrust Laws, until the Closing or earlier
termination of this Agreement Seller will, and will cause Company Group to,
after receiving reasonable advance notice from Buyer, give Buyer reasonable
access (during normal business hours) to the books and records of Company Group
and to personnel of Company Group for the purpose of enabling Buyer to further
investigate and inspect, at Buyer’s sole expense, the financial statements,
business and operations of Company Group.
(b) At
the
Closing, Seller and designated Subsidiaries of Buyer will enter into the
Transition Services Agreement.
(c) Subject
to the provisions of the Confidentiality Agreement and to applicable Laws,
from
and after the Closing, Buyer will, and will cause Company Group to, after
receiving reasonable advance notice from Seller, give Seller reasonable access
(during normal business hours) to the pre-Closing books and records of Company
Group and to personnel of Company Group to the extent reasonably requested
by
Seller for tax or financial accounting purposes or to the extent reasonably
required in connection with any Litigation related to the period prior to the
Closing.
7.6 Acquisition
Proposals. Seller
will not, and will not permit any of its Affiliates or any of their respective
officers, directors or representatives to, directly or indirectly, initiate,
solicit, encourage or otherwise facilitate any inquiries or the making of any
proposal or offer with respect to any merger, reorganization, share exchange,
consolidation or similar transaction involving, or any purchase of any
substantial portion of the Assets or any Equity Interests of, any Person in
Company Group. Seller will notify Buyer immediately if any such inquiries,
proposals or offers are received by any of them or anyone on their behalf,
indicating, in connection with such notice, the identity of the Person and
the
material terms and conditions of any such proposal or offer.
7.7 Antitrust
Laws.
(a) Each
of
Seller and Buyer have made an appropriate filing of all pre-merger notification
and report forms pursuant to the HSR Act, and early termination of the waiting
period imposed by the HSR Act has been received with respect to the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement. Seller and Buyer will use their respective
commercially reasonable efforts to respond as promptly as reasonably practicable
to any inquiries received from the Federal Trade Commission (the “FTC”)
or the
Antitrust Division of the Department of Justice (the “Antitrust
Division”)
for
additional information or documentation and to respond as promptly as reasonably
practicable to all inquiries and requests received from any other Governmental
Authority in connection with antitrust matters; provided, that nothing contained
in this Agreement will be deemed to preclude either Seller or Buyer from
negotiating reasonably and in good faith with any Governmental Authority
regarding the scope and content of any such requested information or
documentation so long as such negotiations are conducted promptly and
diligently. Seller and Buyer will use their respective commercially reasonable
efforts to overcome, as promptly as reasonably practicable, any objections
that
may be raised by the FTC, the Antitrust Division or any other Governmental
Authority having jurisdiction over any Antitrust Law. Each of Buyer and Seller
will keep the other Party promptly apprised of any communications with, and
inquiries or requests for information from, any such Governmental Authority,
including promptly providing to the other Party copies of any such written
communications, and will consult with the other Party in advance of any meeting
or conference with any such Governmental Authority (and to the extent permitted
by the applicable Governmental Authority, give the other Party the opportunity
to attend and participate in any such meeting or conference).
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(b) Each
of
the Parties will use its commercially reasonable efforts to resolve any
objections that may be asserted by any Person with respect to the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement under any Antitrust Law. In connection with
the
foregoing, if any Litigation is instituted or threatened to be instituted
challenging any transaction contemplated by this Agreement as violative of
any
Antitrust Law, each of the Parties will cooperate in good faith in all respects
with each other and use its respective commercially reasonable efforts to
contest and resist any such Litigation and to have vacated, lifted, reversed
or
overturned any decree, judgment, injunction or other order, whether temporary,
preliminary or permanent, that is in effect and that prohibits, prevents or
restricts consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement,
including vigorously defending on the merits any Litigation through a final
and
nonappealable judgment.
(c) Nothing
in this Section 7.7 will require, or be construed to require, any Party to
take
any action that could, in the reasonable judgment of the board of directors
of
such Party, materially and adversely impact the economic or business benefits
to
such Party of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
(d) Each
of
Seller and Buyer will pay one-half of any filing fees under the HSR Act. Buyer
will pay its expenses and Seller will pay its expenses and the expenses of
Company Group associated with complying with any requests for additional
information or documentation received from the FTC or the Antitrust
Division.
7.8 Notices
and Consents. Seller
will, or will cause Company Group to, give any notices to third parties and
use
their commercially reasonable efforts to obtain any third-party consents
necessary to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement as
promptly as reasonably practicable, and will continue to cooperate with Buyer
in
obtaining any such consents that have not been received prior to the Closing,
including all of the Australian Consents. Buyer will give any notices to third
parties and will use its commercially reasonable efforts to obtain any
third-party consents necessary to consummate the transactions contemplated
by
this Agreement as promptly as reasonably practicable, including all of the
Australian Consents. Except for filings made under the HSR Act, which are
covered by Section 7.7, each of the Parties will give any notices to, make
any
filings with, and use their commercially reasonable efforts to obtain any
authorizations, consents, and approvals of any Governmental Authority required
to be given or obtained in connection with the transactions contemplated by
this
Agreement as promptly as reasonably practicable (including pursuant to the
German Act Against Restraints of Competition and the ICA), and each of Seller
and Buyer will pay one-half of any filing fees required in connection with
any
such filings required to be made with any Governmental Authorities. Nothing
in
this Section 7.8 will require, or be construed to require, any Party to take
any
action that could, in the reasonable judgment of the board of directors of
such
Party, materially and adversely impact the economic or business benefits to
such
Party of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
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7.9 Notification. Each
party will give prompt written notice to the other Parties of any fact or
condition that causes or constitutes a breach of any of the representations
and
warranties in this Agreement or that causes or could reasonably be expected
to
cause any condition to Closing contained in Article 8 to fail to be
satisfied.
7.10 Indebtedness. Prior
to the Closing, Company Group will not incur any Indebtedness (including any
Indebtedness to Seller or any Related Party of Seller), except for the Company
Group Existing Indebtedness as specifically contemplated by the Interim
Operating Plan or the Supplemental Interim Operating Plans.
7.11 Employee
Matters.
(a) Except
as
set forth on Schedule
7.11,
all
Company Benefit Plans are maintained by Seller (the “Seller
Benefit Plans”),
and,
subject to the requirements of ERISA or any other applicable Laws, from and
after the Closing Date, employees of Company Group will no longer be entitled
to
participate in any of the Seller Benefit Plans and neither Buyer nor Company
Group will be required to maintain or will assume any Liabilities under any
of
the Seller Benefit Plans from and after the Closing Date.
(b) Seller
will retain responsibility for offering and providing “continuation coverage” to
any “qualified beneficiary” who is covered by a “group health plan” sponsored,
maintained or contributed to by Seller as a U.S. Company Benefit Plan and who
has experienced a “qualifying event” or is receiving such “continuation
coverage” prior to or on the Closing Date, regardless of whether such “qualified
beneficiary” is offered “group health plan” coverage by Buyer (either directly
or through Company Group) from and after the Closing Date. “Continuation
coverage,” “qualified beneficiary,” “qualifying event” and “group health plan”
will have the meanings given to such terms under COBRA. Seller will defend,
indemnify and hold harmless Buyer and Company Group from and after the Closing
Date from and against any successor liability that any of them may incur under
COBRA with respect to any “group health plan” sponsored, maintained or
contributed to by Seller.
(c) With
respect to any employee benefits plans maintained or sponsored by Buyer (either
directly or through Company Group) on the Closing Date, each employee of Company
Group will be entitled to participate in such plans to the same extent as
similarly situated employees of Buyer and will receive credit for such
employee’s past service with Company Group as of the Closing Date for purposes
of eligibility to participate and vesting under such plans to the same extent
that such service was credited under the Company Benefit Plans on the Closing
Date.
(d) With
respect to any employee welfare benefit plan (within the meaning of
Section 3(1) of ERISA) or policy maintained or sponsored by Buyer (either
directly or through Company Group) on the Closing Date, Buyer will (i) permit
all employees of Company Group to enroll in such plans effective upon the
Closing Date, regardless of any eligibility requirements or waiting periods,
(ii) waive any pre-existing conditions and actively at-work exclusions, and
(iii) credit all payments made for health care expenses during the current
plan
year of the applicable corresponding Company Benefit Plans for purposes of
satisfying deductible, co-insurance and maximum out-of-pocket provisions for
the
balance of the current plan year of Buyer’s plans. In addition, all employees of
Company Group will be covered under Buyer’s life insurance plans up to the
coverage limits provided under such plans but without any need to provide
evidence of insurability.
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(e) Buyer
will cause to be made available from and after the Closing Date to employees
of
Company Group who were eligible to participate in the IDT Corporation 401(k)
Savings Plan (the “Seller
401(k) Plan”)
a
401(k) plan sponsored by Buyer (either directly or through Company Group) (the
“Buyer
401(k) Plan”).
The
Buyer 401(k) Plan will accept direct and indirect rollovers of such employees’
account balances in the Seller 401(k) Plan, including direct rollovers of any
outstanding employee loans under the Seller 401(k) Plan in kind.
(f) Nothing
expressed or implied in this Section 7.11 confers upon any employee of Company
Group any rights or remedies of any nature or kind whatsoever under or by reason
of any of the provisions of this Section 7.11, including any rights of
employment or continued employment.
(g) At
the
earliest possible time after the Closing Date, Seller will transfer to Buyer
contributed but unused flexible spending account dollars (reflecting only
medical expense reimbursement contributions and dependent care assistance
contributions) and any contributed but unused transit dollars as of the Closing
Date for employees of Company Group as of the Closing Date.
(h) In
accordance with the terms of the Seller 401(k) Plan, Company Group employees
who
otherwise are eligible to participate in the Seller 401(k) Plan will receive
the
applicable employer matching contribution to the Seller 401(k) Plan for the
2006
plan year if such employees are employed by Company Group on the Closing Date,
and such employer matching contribution will be made only for compensation
earned and employee salary reduction contributions made through the Closing
Date.
(i) If
the
employment of any employee of Company Group is terminated involuntarily (other
than for Cause) at any time prior to six months after the Closing Date, Buyer
will cause Company Group to pay severance to such employee in accordance with
the severance policy set forth on Exhibit
E
(the
“Short-Term
Severance Policy”),
provided that such employee executes a release of claims releasing Seller,
Buyer
and Company Group reasonably satisfactory to Buyer. Notwithstanding the
preceding sentence, the Short-Term Severance Policy will not apply to any
employee who has a right to severance pursuant to an employment agreement or
to
any employee who is offered a special severance package to remain employed
by
Company Group for a specific period of time after the Closing Date. For the
avoidance of doubt, no employee who terminates employment with Company Group
voluntarily or who is terminated for Cause after the Closing Date will be
entitled to severance pursuant to the Short-Term Severance Policy. Beginning
six
months after the Closing Date, Buyer’s standard severance policy for employees
of Company Group will apply to all continuing employees of Company Group (other
than any employee who has a right to severance pursuant to an employment
agreement).
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7.12 Confidentiality. The
existence and terms of this Agreement are subject to the terms of the
Confidentiality Agreement.
7.13 Operations
After June 30. Seller
and Buyer have agreed on the supplemental interim operating plan for the month
of July 2006 attached as Exhibit
I
(the
“July
Supplemental Interim Operating Plan”)
and
the Supplemental Interim Operating Plan for the month of August 2006 (and also
specifically for the period from August 1, 2006 to August 15, 2006)
attached as Exhibit
J
(the
“August
Supplemental Interim Operating Plan”).
If
the Closing occurs on or before the Termination Date, then (a) the Cash
Consideration Adjustments will be calculated as of the Adjustment Date as if
the
Closing Date were June 30, 2006 and (b) further adjustments will be made to
the
Cash Consideration as of the actual Closing Date (and will be included in the
Cash Consideration Adjustments under Section 3.2) to reflect that Buyer will
be
responsible for any operating cash shortfall (defined as cash expenditures
less
cash receipts, including any proceeds from the consummation of the transactions
contemplated by the Mainframe Sale Agreement) of Company Group during the period
from and including July 1, 2006 to and including the Closing Date, however
funded, as a result of the operation of Company Group (a “Supplemental
Period Cash Shortfall Amount”)
if
such operations are conducted in a manner consistent with the Supplemental
Interim Operating Plans, including making the expenditures for investments
in
productions, licenses and masters, and capital expenditures on a line item
basis
as set forth in the Supplemental Interim Operating Plans (or for alternative
investments and expenditures approved by Buyer in Buyer’s sole discretion). Any
such amounts will be included in the Cash Consideration Adjustments under
Section 3.2 or as an adjustment to the amount to be distributed to Seller as
a
partial repayment of intercompany debt to Seller under Section 3.3, without
duplication; provided, however, that if any Supplemental Period Cash Shortfall
Amount is funded with Indebtedness, then the amount of any Company Group
Existing Indebtedness assumed by Buyer in excess of the amount of Company Group
Existing Indebtedness as of the Adjustment Date as determined in accordance
with
the provisions of Section 3.2 will not be included in the Supplemental Period
Cash Shortfall Amount for purposes of making further adjustments to the Cash
Consideration or to the amount to be distributed to Seller as a partial
repayment of intercompany debt to Seller. Any amount of the Supplemental Period
Cash Shortfall Amount that increases the amount of the Cash Consideration will
be deemed to be allocated to the Cash Consideration set forth on Schedule
3
and not
to any of the Cash Consideration set forth on Schedule
2.
If
the
provisions of Section 2.4 apply, then the business operations of the Canadian
Retained Assets for the period from and after the First Closing until the
Canadian Closing will be governed by the Management Agreement. Notwithstanding
anything in the preceding provisions of this Section 7.13 or otherwise set
forth
in this Agreement to the contrary, if the First Closing does not occur within
one Business Day after the date of execution of this Agreement, then the amount
of the additional Cash Consideration Adjustments for the Supplemental Period
Cash Shortfall Amount to be funded by Buyer pursuant to this Section 7.13 will
be reduced by $16,500,000 (the “Reduction
Amount”);
provided, however,
that, at Buyer’s option, the Reduction Amount may be treated as a reduction to
the Stock Consideration (with each share of Class B common stock of Seller
valued at $13.50 for such purpose), rounded to the nearest whole share, rather
than as a reduction to the Cash Consideration, and provided further that if
the
total Supplemental Period Cash Shortfall Amount is less than the Reduction
Amount, then the difference between the Reduction Amount and the Supplemental
Period Cash Shortfall Amount will be a reduction to the Cash Consideration
or to
the Stock Consideration (determined as provided in the preceding provisions
of
this Section 7.13), at Buyer’s option.
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7.14 Mainframe
Sale. Prior
to the Closing, TLL will transfer all proceeds received by TLL as a result
of
the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Share Purchase
Agreement dated July 19, 2006 between IDTE and TLL, on the one hand, and
RNK Capital Limited Partnership, on the other hand (the “Mainframe
Sale Agreement”),
to a
bank account of one or more Non-U.S. Persons that are Subsidiaries of TLL the
Foreign Equity Interests of which will be acquired by Buyer, as designated
by
Buyer and reasonably acceptable to Seller, and, for the avoidance of doubt,
in
no event will the proceeds from the sale of Mainframe be included for purposes
of determining Company Group Net Working Capital or used to repay any
intercompany debt or otherwise transferred out of Company Group.
7.15 Lease
Guaranty. Buyer
will use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause the guaranty by Seller
of
the obligations of IDTE under the Airport Plaza Office Lease dated
April 27, 2005, as amended, for the leased premises located at 0000 Xxxxx
Xxxxxxxxx Xxx, Xxxxxxx, Xxxxxxxxxx, pursuant to the Guaranty of Lease dated
April 27, 2005 (the “Burbank
Lease Guaranty”)
to be
terminated with respect to any obligations related to the period after the
Closing, on terms reasonably satisfactory to Seller, effective as of the Closing
Date or as soon as reasonably practicable thereafter. If the Burbank Lease
Guaranty has not been terminated prior to the Closing, then Buyer will continue
to use its commercially reasonable efforts to cause the Burbank Lease Guaranty
to be terminated as soon as reasonably practicable after the Closing and Buyer
will indemnify Seller with respect to any Losses that Seller may incur as a
result of continuation of the Burbank Lease Guaranty after the Closing in
accordance with Section 10.1(c).
ARTICLE
8
CLOSING
CONDITIONS
8.1 Conditions
to Obligations of Buyer.
Subject
to the provisions of Section 2.4, the obligations of Buyer to consummate the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement are subject to the fulfillment
prior
to or at Closing of the following conditions (any one or more of which may
be
waived in whole or in part by Buyer):
(a) Representations
and Warranties.
The
representations and warranties set forth in Articles 4 and 5 shall be true
and
correct as of the Closing Date (except to the extent expressly made as of an
earlier date, in which case as of such date), except for changes specifically
permitted or contemplated by this Agreement and except to the extent that any
such inaccuracies have not had and are not reasonably likely to have a Company
Material Adverse Effect, and Seller shall have delivered to Buyer a certificate,
dated the Closing Date, certifying the accuracy of such representations and
warranties.
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(b) Covenants.
Seller
and Company shall have complied with their covenants and agreements contained
in
this Agreement and shall have performed all of their obligations required to
be
performed on or prior to the Closing Date except to the extent that any such
noncompliance or nonperformance has not had and is not reasonably likely to
have
a Company Material Adverse Effect, and Seller and Company shall have delivered
to Buyer a certificate, dated the Closing Date, certifying such compliance
and
performance.
(c) Assignment
of Company Equity Interests and Foreign Equity Interests.
Seller
shall deliver to Buyer assignments and other appropriate instruments of transfer
of all Company Equity Interests and Foreign Equity Interests duly executed
by
Seller, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Buyer, together with
all certificates or other instruments representing or evidencing any Company
Equity Interests and Foreign Equity Interests.
(d) Consents.
Seller
(or any Person in Company Group, as applicable) shall have given notice to
the
third parties and shall have procured all of the material third-party
consents (all
of
which are designated by an asterisk (*) to indicate that such consents are
material and are a condition to Closing) set forth on Schedule
4.4,
including those required from any Governmental Authority; provided, however,
that the provisions of Section 2.4 shall apply with respect to the Australian
Consents.
(e) Absence
of Injunctions.
No
permanent or preliminary Order by any Governmental Authority of competent
jurisdiction, or other legal restraint or prohibition, preventing consummation
of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement as provided herein will
be in
effect, or permitting such consummation only subject to any condition or
restriction that has or would have a Company Material Adverse
Effect.
(f) HSR
Act Waiting Period.
The
waiting period under the HSR Act shall have expired or been terminated without
any Governmental Authority taking any action to prevent the consummation of
the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
(g) Adjustment
Estimate.
Seller
shall have delivered the Adjustment Estimate to Buyer in accordance with Section
3.2(b).
(h) Incumbency
Certificates.
Seller
shall deliver to Buyer an incumbency certificate dated the Closing Date
certifying the incumbency of all officers of Seller and any Affiliates of Seller
who have executed this Agreement or any of the other Transaction Agreements.
Such certificate shall contain specimens of the signatures of each of such
officers and shall be executed by an officer of Seller other than any officer
whose incumbency or authority is certified.
(i) Certificates
of Existence.
Where
permitted under applicable Law, Seller shall deliver to Buyer a certificate
of
the Secretary of State, or similar office, of the jurisdiction of formation
of
each Person in Company Group, dated not more than 15 days before the Closing
Date, stating that such Person is a corporation, limited partnership, limited
liability company or other Person in existence and good standing under the
laws
of such jurisdiction.
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(j) Certified
Copies of Resolutions.
Seller
shall deliver to Buyer copies, certified by the duly qualified and acting
Secretary of Seller, of resolutions adopted by the board of directors of Seller
approving this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated
hereby.
(k) No
Adverse Enactments.
There
will not have been any action taken, or any Order enacted, promulgated, entered,
issued, enforced or deemed applicable by any Governmental Authority, and there
will be no Litigation pending, that (i) makes or could reasonably be expected
to
make this Agreement or the transactions contemplated by this Agreement illegal
or imposes or could reasonably be expected to impose material damages or
penalties in connection therewith; (ii) requires or could reasonably be expected
to require the divestiture of a material portion of the business of (A) Buyer
or
any of its Affiliates, or (B) Company Group taken as a whole, if the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement are consummated; (iii) imposes
or
could reasonably be expected to result in the imposition of limitations on
the
ability of Buyer effectively to exercise full rights of ownership of the Company
Equity Interests or makes the holding by Buyer of any such Company Equity
Interests illegal or subject to any materially burdensome requirement or
condition; (iv) requires or could reasonably be expected to require Buyer or
any
of its Affiliates or any Person in Company Group to cease or refrain from
engaging in any material business, including any material business conducted
by
any Person in Company Group, if the transactions contemplated by this Agreement
are consummated; or (v) otherwise prohibits, restricts, or unreasonably delays
consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or increases
or
could reasonably be expected to increase in any material respect the Liabilities
or obligations of Buyer arising out of this Agreement or any of the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement.
(l) Delivery
of Possession.
Seller
and Company shall deliver, or make provision to deliver, to Buyer possession
and
control of the Assets and the Leased Real Property of Company Group, including
all documents, records, minute books, and all other financial records of each
Person in Company Group (in hard copy or in electronic form based on the form
in
which such documents, books, records and data (financial or otherwise) are
maintained by Seller and Company Group in the Ordinary Course of Business,
it
being acknowledged that the financial records of Company Group are maintained
both in hard copy and electronic form in the Ordinary Course of Business),
all
at Seller’s sole cost and expense; provided, however, that to the extent that it
is not reasonably practicable for Seller to deliver any documents, books,
records or data (financial or otherwise) to Buyer at the Closing, then Seller
will deliver all such items as soon as reasonably practicable after the Closing
(all at Seller’s sole cost and expense notwithstanding any provision to the
contrary contained in Section 13.13).
(m) Pay
Television License Agreement and First Look Agreement.
Seller
shall have caused to be delivered to Buyer a copy of the Pay Television License
Agreement and the First Look Agreement duly executed by IDTE.
(n) Transition
Services Agreement.
Seller
shall have caused to be executed and delivered to Buyer a copy of the Transition
Services Agreement.
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(o) No
Company Material Adverse Effect.
There
will not have occurred since May 15, 2006 any event or series of events
that have had or could reasonably be expected to have a Company Material Adverse
Effect, other than any material adverse effect affecting either the industry
of
developing, producing or distributing computer generated animated feature films
or live-action motion pictures for theatrical distribution or the industry
of
distributing content by VHS, DVD or other home video, in each case as a whole
industry and in a manner not affecting Company Group disproportionately from
other enterprises in such industry.
(p) Resignation
by Officers and Directors.
As may
be requested by Buyer, each of the officers and the current members of the
board
of directors of each Person in Company Group will execute and deliver to Buyer
a
resignation from all such positions held with any Person in Company Group to
be
effective on the Closing Date; provided, however, that Buyer will not request
the resignation of any officer who has an employment agreement with a term
extending beyond the Closing Date that has been disclosed on the Seller
Disclosure Schedule.
(q) Employment
Agreements.
IDTE or
an appropriate Subsidiary shall have entered into an employment agreement with
Xxx Xxxxxxx on terms reasonably acceptable to Buyer and consistent in all
material respects with the proposed terms disclosed by Buyer to Seller prior
to
execution of the Term Sheet. IDTE shall have exercised its option to extend
the
existing employment agreement between IDTE and Xxxx Xxxxxx, in accordance with
the terms of such existing employment agreement.
(r) Company
Group Existing Indebtedness.
Appropriate waivers shall have been obtained from the lenders under the Company
Group Existing Indebtedness with respect to the transactions contemplated by
this Agreement, including any waivers required with respect to anticipated
changes in the management of Company Group effective as of the Closing, in
form
and substance reasonably acceptable to Buyer.
(s) Manga
Investment.
The
obligation of IDTE to invest an aggregate of $6,519,000 in content acquisitions
and co-productions by June 10, 2006, in accordance with the terms of the Stock
Purchase Agreement pursuant to which IDTE acquired the shares of Manga
Entertainment Limited, shall have been satisfied.
(t) IDT
Netherlands Loan Agreement.
The
loan agreement between IDT Netherlands, B.V., Puerto Rico Branch (“IDT
Netherlands”)
and
Mainframe Entertainment, Inc. (including, as applicable, its Subsidiaries,
“Mainframe”)
and
the convertible note issued by Mainframe pursuant thereto shall have been
cancelled (or such loan agreement shall have been treated in another manner
reasonably acceptable to Buyer having the same economic effect).
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(u) MLB
License Agreement.
Written
confirmation shall have been received (which confirmation may have been received
by email) from Major League Baseball Properties, Inc. (“MLBP”)
that
the film “Everyone’s
Hero”
complies
with the terms and conditions of the letter agreement dated October 21, 2004,
after review of the film by MLBP pursuant to paragraph 3 of such letter
agreement (and after all changes requested by MLBP based on a preliminary review
of the film have been made).
(V) Waiver
of Net Asset Covenant.
Seller
shall have executed and delivered the waiver in the form attached as
Exhibit
F.
(c) Other
Documents.
Seller
and Company Group shall deliver to Buyer such other documents as Buyer may
reasonably request.
8.2 Conditions
to Obligations of Seller and Company. Subject
to the provisions of Section 2.4, the obligations of Seller to consummate
the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement are subject to the fulfillment
prior
to or at Closing of the following conditions (any one or more of which may
be
waived in whole or in part by Seller):
(a) Representations
and Warranties.
The
representations and warranties set forth in Article 6, if qualified by reference
to materiality, shall be true and correct, and if not so qualified, shall
be
true and correct in all material respects as of the Closing Date (except
to the
extent expressly made as of an earlier date, in which case as of such date),
except for changes specifically permitted or contemplated by this Agreement,
and
Buyer shall have delivered to Seller a certificate, dated the Closing Date,
certifying the accuracy of such representations and warranties.
(b) Covenants.
Buyer
shall have complied in all material respects with its covenants and agreements
contained in this Agreement and shall have performed in all material respects
all of its obligations required to be performed by it on or prior to the
Closing
Date, and Buyer shall have delivered to Seller a certificate, dated the Closing
Date, certifying such compliance and performance.
(c) Delivery
of Stock Certificates.
Buyer
shall have delivered, or caused one or more of its Subsidiaries to deliver,
to
Seller one or more certificates representing the Stock Consideration (as
the
same may be adjusted pursuant to Section 7.13) duly endorsed (or accompanied
by
duly executed stock powers) for transfer to Seller or to the applicable
Subsidiary of Seller that is the issuer of such Stock Consideration being
redeemed.
(d) Cash
Consideration.
Buyer
shall have delivered to Seller the Cash Consideration set forth in Section
3.1,
subject to the Cash Consideration Adjustments.
(e) Partial
Repayment of Intercompany Debt.
The
partial repayment of intercompany debt to Seller as provided in Section 3.3
shall have been made.
(f) Absence
of Injunctions.
No
permanent or preliminary Order by any Governmental Authority of competent
jurisdiction, or other legal restraint or prohibition, preventing consummation
of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement as provided herein will
be in
effect.
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(g) HSR
Act Waiting Period.
The
waiting period under the HSR Act shall have expired or been terminated without
any Governmental Authority taking any action to prevent the consummation
of the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
(h) Incumbency
Certificate.
Buyer
shall deliver to Seller an incumbency certificate dated the Closing Date
certifying the incumbency of all officers of Buyer who have executed this
Agreement or any of the other Transaction Agreements. Such certificate shall
contain specimens of the signatures of each of such officers and shall be
executed by an officer of Buyer other than any officer whose incumbency or
authority is certified.
(i) Certified
Copies of Resolutions.
Buyer
shall deliver to Seller copies, certified by the duly qualified and acting
Secretary of Buyer, of resolutions adopted by the board of directors of Buyer
approving this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated
hereby.
(j) No
Adverse Enactments.
There
will not have been any action taken, or any Order enacted, promulgated, entered,
issued, enforced or deemed applicable by any Governmental Authority, and
there
will be no Litigation pending, that makes or could reasonably be expected
to
make this Agreement or any of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement
illegal or imposes or could reasonably be expected to impose material damages
or
penalties in connection therewith.
(k) Pay
Television License Agreement and First Look Agreement.
Buyer
shall have caused to be delivered to Seller a copy of the Pay Television
License
Agreement and the First Look Agreement duly executed by Starz Entertainment
Group LLC.
(l) Transition
Services Agreement.
Buyer
shall have caused to be executed and delivered to Seller a copy of the
Transition Services Agreement.
Other
Documents.
Buyer
shall deliver to Seller such other documents as Seller may reasonably
request.
ARTICLE
9
TERMINATION
9.1 Termination
by Mutual Consent.
This
Agreement may be terminated and the transactions contemplated hereby may be
abandoned at any time prior to the Effective Time by mutual written consent
of
the Seller and Buyer.
9.2 Termination
by Seller or Buyer. This
Agreement may be terminated and the transactions contemplated hereby may be
abandoned (a) by either Seller or Buyer if the transactions contemplated by
this
Agreement shall not have been consummated by August 31, 2006 (the “Termination
Date”),
subject to the provisions of Section 2.4, or (b) by either Seller or Buyer
if
any Order described in Section 8.1(e) or Section 8.2(f) shall become final
and
non-appealable; provided, that the right to terminate this Agreement shall
not
be available to any Party that has breached in any material respect its
obligations under this Agreement in any manner that shall have proximately
contributed to the occurrence of the failure of the transactions contemplated
hereby to be consummated on or before the Termination Date.
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9.3 Termination
by Seller. This
Agreement may be terminated and the transactions contemplated hereby may be
abandoned at any time prior to the Closing by Seller if there has been a
material breach by Buyer of any representation, warranty, covenant or agreement
contained in this Agreement that, together with all such breaches, would prevent
any of the conditions set forth in Section 8.2 from being satisfied (other
than
by waiver) prior to the Termination Date and that is not curable or, if curable,
is not cured within 30 days after written notice of such breach is given by
Seller to Buyer.
9.4 Termination
by Buyer. This
Agreement may be terminated and the transactions contemplated hereby may be
abandoned at any time prior to the Closing by Buyer if there has been a material
breach by Seller of any representation, warranty, covenant or agreement
contained in this Agreement that, together with all such breaches, would prevent
any of the conditions set forth in Section 8.1 from being satisfied (other
than
by waiver) prior to the Termination Date and that is not curable or, if curable,
is not cured within 30 days after written notice of such breach is given by
Buyer to Seller.
9.5 Effect
of Termination and Abandonment. In
the event of termination of this Agreement and the abandonment of the
transactions contemplated hereby pursuant to this Article 9, this Agreement
shall become void and of no effect with no liability on the part of any Party
(or of any of its directors, officers, employees, agents, legal and financial
advisors or other representatives); provided, that no such termination shall
relieve any Party of any liability resulting from any willful breach of this
Agreement or shall affect any provisions of this Agreement that specifically
survive any termination of this Agreement.
ARTICLE
10
INDEMNIFICATION
10.1 Indemnification
by Buyer. Subject
to the limitations set forth in this Article 10, Buyer will defend, indemnify
and hold harmless (in such capacity, the “Indemnifying
Party”),
to
the fullest extent permitted by Law, Seller and its Affiliates and their
respective officers, directors, employees, representatives, agents, successors
and assigns (in such capacity, an “Indemnitee”)
from,
against and in respect of any and all Losses arising from, or otherwise related
to, directly or indirectly, any of the following:
(a) any
breach of any representation or warranty made by Buyer in this Agreement (as
each such representation or warranty would be read if all qualifications as
to
materiality or words of similar import were deleted therefrom);
(b) any
breach or default in performance by Buyer of any covenant or other agreement
in
this Agreement; and
(c) any
other
event, act, omission, condition, fact or circumstance first occurring, existing
or arising after the Effective Time and relating to Company Group, except to
the
extent resulting from or arising out of a breach of any of the representations,
warranties or covenants of Seller under this Agreement or to the extent
otherwise subject to indemnification by Seller under this Agreement. As a
clarification, the provisions of this Section 10.1(c) are intended to apply
only
to any Person in Company Group the ownership of which is acquired, directly
or
indirectly, by Buyer pursuant to this Agreement.
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10.2 Indemnification
by Seller.
(a) Subject
to the limitations set forth in this Article 10, Seller (in such capacity,
an
“Indemnifying
Party”)
will
defend, indemnify and hold harmless, to the fullest extent permitted by Law,
Buyer and Company Group and their Affiliates and their respective officers,
directors, employees, representatives, agents, successors and assigns (each,
in
such capacity, an “Indemnitee”)
from,
against and in respect of any and all Losses arising from, or otherwise related
to, directly or indirectly, any of the following:
(i) any
breach of any representation or warranty made by Seller in this Agreement (as
each such representation or warranty would be read if all qualifications as
to
materiality or words of similar import were deleted therefrom; provided,
however, that the materiality qualifier for determining Personal Property Leases
to be set forth on Schedule
4.11,
the
expressly stated criteria for determining Material Contracts to be set forth
on
Schedule
4.13
and the
materiality qualifiers for determining Intellectual Property to be set forth
on
Schedule 4.14
shall
not be deemed deleted for purposes of determining the accuracy of such
referenced Schedules, other than the representations contained in Section 4.15
as to which the provisions of Section 10.4 will apply;
(ii) any
breach or default in performance by Seller or, prior to Closing, Company, of
any
covenant or other agreement in this Agreement; and
(iii) any
failure to obtain any of the Australian Other Consents prior to the consummation
of the Australian Closing.
(b) Without
limiting the generality of the foregoing provisions of Section 10.2(a), Seller,
as the Indemnifying Party, will defend, indemnify and hold harmless, to the
fullest extent permitted by Law, the Indemnitees specified in Section 10.2(a),
from, against and in respect of any and all Losses arising from, or otherwise
related to, directly or indirectly, any of the matters described on Schedule
10.2(b).
(c) If
any
claim for indemnification from Seller arises under clause (i) of
Section 10.2(a) and under clause (ii) of Section 10.2(a) or under any
provision of Section 10.2(b), the rights of Buyer or any other Indemnitee
specified in Section 10.2(a) to pursue its claim for indemnification from
Seller under clause (ii) of Section 10.2(a) or under Section 10.2(b), as
applicable, will continue in full force and effect notwithstanding the
expiration of any Survival Period that may be applicable with respect to such
claim under clause (i) of Section 10.2(a).
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10.3 Survival. The
representations and warranties made in this Agreement or in any other
Transaction Agreement will survive the Closing for a period of 18 months from
the Closing Date (the “Survival
Period”),
except that the representations and warranties in Sections 4.1, 4.2, 4.5,
4.6, 4.15, 4.16, 4.23, 4.25, 5.1, 5.2, 5.3, 5.6, 6.1, 6.2, 6.3 and 6.6 will
survive the Closing until expiration of any statute of limitations applicable
with respect thereto. The covenants of the Parties in this Agreement to be
performed by their terms in whole or in part after the Closing will survive
the
Closing without limitation. Seller and Buyer shall promptly notify the other
of
any facts or other circumstances of which such Party becomes aware or has any
Knowledge that could give rise to a claim for indemnification by such Party
under this Agreement; provided, however, that the failure to receive prompt
notice will not relieve any Indemnifying Party of its indemnification
obligations to any Indemnitee except to the extent that the Indemnifying Party
is materially prejudiced by such failure to receive timely notice. No
Indemnifying Party will have any obligation to indemnify any Indemnitee pursuant
to this Agreement with respect to any breach of a representation or warranty
that survives the Closing for a limited period unless a notice of such breach
describing in reasonable detail the facts thereof is given to the Indemnifying
Party on or prior to the last day of the applicable Survival Period, except
that
if an Indemnitee has a reasonable basis to believe in good faith that an
indemnifiable claim will arise within 180 days after the expiration of the
applicable Survival Period and gives reasonably specific notice to the
Indemnifying Party concerning such matter on or prior to the expiration of
the
applicable Survival Period, then all rights of such Indemnitee to seek
indemnification with respect to such matter will survive the expiration of
the
applicable Survival Period for 180 days. If an Indemnifying Party is obligated
to indemnify an Indemnitee against a particular breach, the indemnity obligation
shall extend to all Losses, whether occurring before or after the Survival
Period.
10.4 Tax
Indemnification.
(a) Seller
will defend, indemnify and hold harmless the Indemnitees specified in
Section10.2(a) with respect to any Losses arising from, or otherwise related
to,
any (i) Income Tax of any Person in Company Group to the extent related to
a
Pre-Closing Tax Period whether such Income Tax is due before, on or after the
Closing Date, and any Income Tax with respect to income, gain or loss from
the
sale of the Company Equity Interests or the Foreign Equity Interests pursuant
to
this Agreement, (ii) Tax described in clause (ii) or clause (iii) of the
definition of Tax, (iii) Tax of Buyer or any Person in Company Group resulting
from a breach by Seller of the provisions of Section 4.15 (as each
representation or warranty set forth in Section 4.15 would be read if all
qualifications as to materiality or Knowledge or words of similar import were
deleted therefrom) or Article 11, and (iv) payments made by Company Group prior
to Closing or arising out of, as a result of or related to the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement that would not be deductible under Section 280G
of the Code (the sum of the amounts determined pursuant to clauses (i), (ii),
(iii) and (iv) of this Section 10.4(a) being referred to as a “Buyer
Tax Loss”).
(b) Buyer
will defend, indemnify and hold harmless the Indemnitees specified in Section
10.1 with respect to any Losses arising from, or otherwise related to, directly
or indirectly, any Tax of any Person in Company Group other than any Buyer
Tax
Loss for which Seller is obligated to indemnify pursuant to Section 10.4(a).
10.5 Limitations.
(a) Seller
will have no obligation to indemnify any Indemnitee under Section 10.2(a) until
all Indemnitees (as a group) have suffered Losses in the aggregate amount of
$3,500,000 (the “Indemnification
Threshold”)
or
more arising from, or otherwise related to, directly or indirectly, any of
the
items set forth in Section 10.2(a). After such Indemnitees (as a group) have
suffered such Losses in the amount of the Indemnification Threshold or more,
each such Indemnitee shall be entitled to indemnification for the amount of
all
Losses up to and in excess of the Indemnification Threshold, regardless of
whether the claim with respect to such Losses arose prior to, concurrently
with
or after the point in time at which such Indemnitees (as a group) have suffered
Losses in the amount of the Indemnification Threshold or more.
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(b) The
indemnification obligations of Seller under Section 10.2(a) will not in the
aggregate exceed the amount of $100,000,000.
(c) If
(i)
any breach of any of Seller’s representations, warranties, covenants and
agreements involves an intentional material misrepresentation or the commission
of fraud by Seller or (ii) any act or omission or other matter relating to
the
period prior to Closing involves a claim for intentional material
misrepresentation, fraud, or willful misconduct by Seller or any Person in
Company Group, Buyer’s right to recover its Losses will not be limited in any
manner, and Buyer will have all remedies available to it at law and in equity,
notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement.
(d) For
the
avoidance of doubt, the limitations set forth in Section 10.5(a) and (b) will
not apply to any of Seller’s indemnification obligations under Section 10.2(b)
or under Section 10.4.
(e)
Each
Indemnitee will be required to use commercially reasonable efforts to mitigate,
to the extent reasonably practicable, the amount of any Losses for which a
claim
for indemnification is made under this Article 10.
(f) In
no
event will any Party be liable for indirect, special, consequential or punitive
damages arising out of this Agreement, regardless of the form of action, whether
in contract, warranty, strict liability or tort, including negligence of any
kind, whether active or passive, and regardless of whether such Party knew
of or
was advised at the time of the possibility of such damages; provided, however,
that in no event shall this provision be deemed to limit the right of any Party
to claim Losses based on a reduction in value (which is specifically included
in
the definition of Losses) to the extent the Indemnitee proves such reduction
in
value has been caused by any breach or default referenced in Sections
10.1(a)-(c) or 10.2(a)(i)-(iii) or a condition or event referenced in Sections
10.2(b) or 10.4, it being expressly acknowledged that a Loss based on a
reduction in value occurs only if and to the extent that as a result of such
event or circumstance a potential purchaser of Post-Closing Company Group would
be reasonably likely to request a reduction in the purchase price for
Post-Closing Company Group.
(g) No
Party
will be required to pay or reimburse any Indemnitee for any Taxes that may
be
payable as a result of any payment made pursuant to the provisions of this
Article 10.
10.6 Confidentiality
and Privilege.With
respect to any third-party claim subject to indemnification under this Article
10, the Parties will cooperate in such a manner as to preserve in full, to
the
extent possible, the confidentiality of all confidential information and the
attorney-client and work-product privileges. In connection therewith, each
Party
agrees that (i) such Party will use its commercially reasonable efforts, in
respect of any third-party claim in which such Party has assumed or is
participating in the defense, to avoid production of confidential information
(consistent with applicable Law) and (ii) all communications between any Party
and counsel responsible for or participating in the defense of any third-party
claim will, to the extent possible, be made so as to preserve any applicable
attorney-client or work-product privilege.
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10.7 Certain
Claims Covered by Insurance. With
respect to Losses for which an Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification under
this Article 10 that may be covered by insurance, such Indemnitee will be
entitled to indemnification to the extent that the Indemnitee has not received
proceeds from insurance applicable to such claim (including the amount of any
applicable deductible). If an Indemnifying Party paid an Indemnitee for an
indemnification claim under this Agreement and the Indemnitee subsequently
receives insurance proceeds in respect of such indemnification claim, the
Indemnitee will remit promptly to the Indemnifying Party who paid such
indemnification claim the lesser of the amount so paid by the Indemnifying
Party
or the amount of such insurance proceeds actually received by such Indemnitee.
To the extent that any Losses incurred by an Indemnitee would be covered by
insurance maintained before or after the Closing by Seller, Company Group,
Buyer
or Post-Closing Company Group, then such Party will undertake to use its
commercially reasonable efforts to cause the relevant insurance company to
compensate such Losses and to cause any proceeds of insurance payable with
respect to such Losses to be paid to the Indemnitee that incurred the Losses.
For clarification purposes, if insurance maintained by Seller before or after
the Closing would cover incidents on an “occurrence” basis rather than a “claims
made” basis (for which Company Group is liable) that occurred prior to the
Closing and a claim therefor either is (i) made prior to the Closing but has
not
been finally resolved prior to the Closing and continues after the Closing
or
(ii) made after the Closing against Buyer or Post-Closing Company Group, any
insurance proceeds received in connection with such incident shall be paid
to
Post-Closing Company Group to the extent that Post-Closing Company Group has
incurred Losses with respect thereto. Nothing herein shall be deemed to require
any Person to maintain any such insurance from and after the Closing or to
name
any other Party as an additional insured under any such policy of insurance
that
is maintained.
10.8 Defense
of Claims.
(a)
Except
as provided in Section 11.7, the following procedures will apply with respect
to
the defense and settlement of any claim made by a third party that gives rise
to
a right on the part of an Indemnitee to be indemnified against resulting Losses
in whole or in part under this Article 10 (a “Claim”).
The
Indemnifying Party will be entitled to assume and control the defense of any
such Claim with counsel chosen by it and reasonably acceptable to the
Indemnitee; provided, however, that Indemnifying Party will not be entitled
to
assume and control such defense (unless otherwise agreed to in writing by the
Indemnitee) and will pay the reasonable fees and expenses of counsel retained
by
the Indemnitee if (i) the Claim for indemnification relates to or arises in
connection with any criminal proceeding, (ii) the Claim seeks an injunction
or
equitable relief against the Indemnitee which, if successful, would materially
adversely affect the business, financial condition, assets or properties of
the
Indemnitee, (iii) upon petition by the Indemnitee, the appropriate court rules
that the Indemnifying Party failed or is failing to vigorously prosecute or
defend such Claim or (iv) the Indemnitee reasonably believes that the Losses
relating to the Claim could reasonably be expected to exceed the maximum amount
that such Indemnitee could then be entitled to recover under the applicable
provisions of this Article 10. Upon assuming such defense, the Indemnifying
Party will have reasonable access to all documents and other information that
may be in the possession of another Party or an Indemnitee and to any employees
of another Party or Indemnitee to the extent reasonably requested by the
Indemnifying Party in connection with the defense of the Claim. Each other
Party
and each Indemnitee will have the right to participate in such defense at its
own expense and will use commercially reasonable efforts to cooperate with
the
Indemnifying Party in connection with the defense, compromise or settlement
of
any Claim, including making available all pertinent information and witnesses
within its control at reasonable intervals during normal business hours. The
Indemnifying Party will have the full right to enter into any compromise or
settlement that is dispositive of any Claim; provided, that the Indemnifying
Party will not settle or compromise any Claim without the prior written consent
of the Indemnitee, which consent will not be unreasonably withheld, delayed
or
conditioned, unless such settlement does not involve any obligation of the
Indemnitee other than the payment of money for which the Indemnifying Party
will
indemnify the Indemnitee and includes an unconditional release of the Indemnitee
from all liability in respect of such Claim. If the Indemnifying Party does
not
assume the defense of, or if after so assuming, the Indemnifying Party fails
to
defend, any Claim, then the Indemnitee may defend such Claim in such manner
as
the Indemnitee may reasonably deem appropriate (provided that the Indemnifying
Party may participate in such defense at its own expense), and the Indemnitee
will thereafter promptly inform the Indemnifying Party of all material
developments related thereto. The Indemnitee will not settle or compromise
any
Claim without the prior written consent of the Indemnifying Party, which consent
will not be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned; provided, however,
that if in the reasonable judgment of the Indemnitee it would be materially
harmed or otherwise materially prejudiced by not entering into a proposed
settlement or compromise and the Indemnifying Party withholds consent to such
settlement or compromise, the Indemnitee may enter into such settlement or
compromise, but such settlement or compromise will not be conclusive as to
the
existence or amount of the liability of the Indemnifying Party to any Indemnitee
or any third party.
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10.9 Offset
Rights. Buyer
will have the right to offset against the Contingent Amount or the E.H.
Contingent Payment (or both but without duplication) the amount of Losses
subject to indemnification by Seller pursuant to Section 10.2 or Section 10.4,
but such right of setoff will not be Buyer’s exclusive remedy with respect to
any such Losses and the exercise of such right of setoff will be at Buyer’s sole
discretion.
10.10 Mainframe
Indemnification. Seller
will defend, indemnify and hold harmless, to the fullest extent permitted by
Law, the Indemnitees described in Section 10.2(a) from, against and in respect
of any and all Losses arising from, or otherwise related to, directly or
indirectly, the Mainframe Sale Agreement, except to the extent related to any
matter as to which Buyer is obligated to provide indemnification pursuant to
the
following clause (b), and (b) Buyer will defend, indemnify and hold harmless,
to
the fullest extent permitted by Law, the Indemnitees described in Section
10.1(a) from, against and in respect of any and all Losses to the extent arising
from, or otherwise related to, directly or indirectly, any action or inaction
by
Company Group after the Closing, including any claim made under Section 6.1(b)
of the Mainframe Sale Agreement to the extent based on any action or inaction
by
IDTE or any of its Majority Controlled Subsidiaries (as defined in the Mainframe
Sale Agreement but as determined after the Closing under this Agreement) after
the Closing that is claimed to be a breach or violation of Section 2.6, Section
5.2 or Article 7 of the Mainframe Sale Agreement. The limitations on
indemnification set forth in Section 10.5(a) and (b) will not apply with respect
to any claim for indemnification made under this Section 10.10.
10.11 Characterization
of Indemnity Payments. The
Parties agree that any indemnification payments made pursuant to this Agreement
shall be treated for Tax purposes as an adjustment to the Aggregate
Consideration unless otherwise required by applicable Law.
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ARTICLE
1I
TAX
MATTERS
11.1 Tax
Definitions. The
following terms, as used in this Article 11 and to the extent used elsewhere
in
this Agreement, have the following meanings:
“Combined
Tax”
means
any Income Tax or franchise Tax payable to any state, local or foreign Taxing
Authority with respect to any Tax Return that includes any of Company or any
Subsidiaries of Company and is filed on, or will be filed on, an affiliated,
consolidated, combined or unitary basis.
“Federal
Tax”
means
any Income Tax with respect to any Tax Return that includes any of Company
or
any Subsidiaries of Company and is filed on, or will be filed on, a consolidated
basis pursuant to Section 1501 of the Code.
“Income
Tax”
means
any Tax imposed on or measured by income, profits or gross receipts.
“Pre-Closing
Tax Period”
means
any Tax period ending on or before the Closing Date and, with respect to a
Tax
period that begins on or before the Closing Date and ends after the Closing
Date, the portion of such Tax period ending on and including the Closing Date.
With respect to any Taxes that are imposed on a periodic basis and are payable
for a Tax period that includes (but does not end on) the Closing Date, the
portion of such Tax related to the portion of such Tax period ending on and
including the Closing Date will (x) in the case of any Tax other than sales
or
use Tax and Income Tax, be deemed to be the amount of such Tax for the entire
Tax period multiplied by a fraction the numerator of which is the number of
days
in the Tax period ending on and including the Closing Date and the denominator
of which is the number of days in the entire Tax period, and (y) in the case
of
any Income Tax and any sales or use Tax, be deemed equal to the amount that
would be payable if the relevant Tax period ended on and included the Closing
Date. All determinations necessary to give effect to the allocation set forth
in
the foregoing clause (y) will be made in a manner consistent with prior practice
of Seller and its Affiliates with respect to Company and Subsidiaries of
Company.
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“Tax”
means
(i) any federal, state, local, or foreign income, gross receipts, license,
payroll, employment, excise, severance, stamp, occupation, premium, windfall
profits, environmental, customs duties, capital stock, franchise, profits,
withholding, social security (or similar), unemployment, disability, real
property, personal property, sales, use, transfer, registration, value added,
alternative or add-on minimum, estimated, or other tax of any kind whatsoever,
including any interest, penalty, or addition thereto, whether disputed or not,
and any Liability for any of the foregoing as transferee, (ii) in the case
of
Company or any Subsidiaries of Company, Liability for the payment of any amount
of the type described in clause (i) as a result of having been on or before
the
Closing Date a member of an affiliated, consolidated, combined or unitary group,
and (iii) Liability of Company or any Subsidiaries of Company for the payment
of
any amount as a result of being a party to any Tax Sharing Agreement (other
than
this Agreement) on or before the Closing Date.
“Tax
Return”
means
any return, declaration, report, claim for refund, or information return or
statement relating to, or required to be filed in connection with, any Taxes,
including any schedule or attachment thereto, and including any amendment
thereto.
“Tax
Sharing Agreements”
means
all existing agreements or arrangements (whether or not written) binding Company
or any Subsidiaries of Company that provide for the allocation, apportionment,
sharing or assignment of any Tax Liability or benefit.
“Taxing
Authority”
means
any applicable Governmental Authority responsible for the imposition of any
Tax.
11.2 Transaction
Taxes. Except
as otherwise provided in this Agreement, each of Seller and Buyer will pay
one-half of all sales, transfer, stamp or similar Taxes, if any, arising as
a
result of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. Each Party will
be
responsible for paying its respective Income Taxes relating to the consummation
of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. Each of Buyer and Seller
will pay one-half of all fees of Ernst & Young LLP relating to a transfer
pricing study, which will be paid after the Closing and promptly after receiving
an invoice therefor.
11.3 Tax
Covenants.
(a) Tax
Returns.
Seller
and Company will file or cause to be filed all Tax Returns that are required
to
be filed by any Person in Company Group prior to or on the Closing Date. Buyer
will file or cause to be filed all Tax Returns that are required to be filed
by
any Person in Company Group after the Closing Date.
(b) Liability
for Taxes.
Seller
and Company will pay or cause to be paid all Taxes that are required to be
accrued or paid with respect to the income, assets or operations of any Person
in Company Group for Tax periods ending on or before the Closing Date. For
Tax
periods that begin before the Closing Date but end on or after the Closing
Date
with respect to the income, assets or operations of any Person in Company Group,
Seller and Company will pay or cause to be paid all Taxes attributable to the
Pre-Closing Tax Period, and Buyer will pay or cause to be paid all Taxes not
attributable to the Pre-Closing Tax Period. Buyer will pay or cause to be paid
all Taxes that are required to be paid with respect to the income, assets or
operations of any Person in Company Group for Tax periods beginning after the
Closing Date.
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(c) Consolidated
Returns.
To the
extent permitted under applicable Law, each Person in Company Group will be
included in the consolidated Federal Tax Return of which Seller is the parent
company through the close of business on the Closing Date and in any Combined
Tax Return of which Seller or Company is the parent company through the close
of
business on the Closing Date.
11.4 Tax
Refunds and Credits; Recapture of Tax Credits. Except
as otherwise provided, Seller will be entitled to any refunds or credits of
any
Taxes of Company Group actually paid and related to the Pre-Closing Tax Period
(whether such refund or credit is received or receivable before, on or after
the
Closing Date). Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, Seller will not be
entitled to (a) any refunds or credits of any Taxes of Company Group related
to
the Pre-Closing Tax Period to the extent of the amount of any such items
(including specifically any Canadian Tax credits) that were included in current
assets of Company Group for purposes of determining Company Group Net Working
Capital, or (b) any refunds or credits of any Taxes of Company Group related
to
the portion of the Pre-Closing Tax Period from July 1, 2006 through the
Closing Date (including specifically any Canadian Tax credits), and Buyer will
be entitled to all such Tax refunds or credits described in clauses (a) and
(b)
of this sentence. Buyer will pay to Seller the amount of any refund or credit
of
any Tax to which Seller is entitled pursuant to this Section 11.4 that is
received by Buyer or its Affiliates within 30 days after such refund or credit
is actually received by Buyer or its Affiliates, and Seller will pay to Company
Group the amount of any refund or credit of any Tax to which Buyer is entitled
pursuant to this Section 11.4 that is received by Seller or its Affiliates
within 30 days after such refund or credit is actually received by Seller or
its
Affiliates. Seller will reimburse Buyer for any recapture of Tax credits
incurred by Buyer or Company Group to the extent applicable to Tax credits
taken
or received by Seller or Company Group related to the Pre-Closing Tax Period,
which reimbursement will be made by Seller to Buyer within 30 days after Buyer
provides notice to Seller with reasonably detailed documentation supporting
the
amount of any such Tax credit recapture as claimed by the applicable Taxing
Authority.
11.5 Tax
Sharing Agreements. Any
and all existing Tax Sharing Agreements (other than this Agreement) will be
terminated with respect to each Person in Company Group as of the Closing Date,
and no Person in Company Group will be bound by or will have any further rights
or Liabilities thereunder after the Closing Date.
11.6 Cooperation
on Tax Matters. Buyer
and Seller will cooperate fully, as and to the extent reasonably requested
by
the other Party, in connection with the preparation and filing of Tax Returns
pursuant to this Article 11 and any proceeding (including any Tax audit) with
respect to Taxes. Such cooperation will include causing any Tax Return that
is
prepared by or on behalf of the other Party pursuant to the terms of this
Agreement to be signed on behalf of the Person filing such Tax Return by an
authorized signatory at the time of filing of such Tax Return, retaining and
(upon the other Party’s request) providing records and information that are
reasonably relevant to any such proceeding with respect to Taxes (including
any
Tax audit) and making relevant employees (including accounting department
personnel) reasonably available on a mutually convenient basis to provide
additional information and explanation of any material provided hereunder.
Buyer
and Seller agree (i) to retain all books and records with respect to Tax matters
pertinent to any Person in Company Group relating to any Pre-Closing Tax Period
until the expiration of the statute of limitations (and, to the extent notified
by Buyer or Seller, any extensions thereof) of the respective Tax periods,
and
to abide by all record retention agreements entered into with any Taxing
Authority, and (ii) to give the other Party reasonable written notice prior
to
destroying or discarding any such books and records and, if the other Party
so
requests, to allow the other Party to take possession of such books and
records.
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11.7 Contests. Seller
will have the exclusive authority to control any Tax audit or examination by
any
Governmental Authority, initiate any claim for refund, amend any Tax Return
and
contest, resolve, and defend against any assessment for Taxes, notice of Tax
deficiency or other adjustment of Taxes of or relating to any Liability of
any
Person in Company Group for Taxes for any Tax period ending on or before the
Closing Date. Subject to the foregoing, Seller will allow Buyer to participate
at Buyer’s expense in any such contest that would reasonably be expected to have
a continuing effect on any Person in Company Group and its Affiliates after
the
Closing Date or would reasonably be expected to result in any adjustment to
a
Tax Return of any Person in Company Group for any other Tax period. Seller
will
not settle any such Tax audit or examination in a manner that would adversely
affect any Person in Company Group after the Closing Date without the prior
written consent of Buyer, which consent will not unreasonably be withheld,
delayed or conditioned. Buyer will have the exclusive authority to control
any
Tax audit or examination by any Governmental Authority, initiate any claim
for
refund, amend any Tax Return and contest, resolve and defend against any
assessment for Taxes, notice of Tax deficiency or other adjustment of Taxes
of
or relating to any Liability of any Person in Company Group or Buyer or any
successor thereto for Taxes for any Tax period ending after the Closing Date.
Subject to the foregoing, Buyer will allow Seller to participate at Seller’s
expense in any audits or examinations of Tax Returns to the extent that such
audits or examinations would reasonably be expected to require Seller to make
a
payment under this Agreement. Buyer will not settle any such Tax audit or
examination in a manner that would adversely affect Seller without the prior
written consent of Seller, which consent will not unreasonably be withheld,
delayed or conditioned.
ARTICLE
12
POST-CLOSING
COVENANTS
12.1 Post-Closing
Covenants of Buyer Related to Contingent Amount. The
following covenants will apply during the period from the Closing Date until
the
Exercise Date.
(a) Buyer
will use good faith commercially reasonable efforts to operate the businesses
of
the Post-Closing Company Group in such a manner so as to maximize the value
of
the Post-Closing Company Group; provided, however, that such covenant will
not
be deemed to create any obligation or commitment on the part of Buyer or any
of
its Affiliates to fund or authorize spending of funds for any such businesses
in
any particular amounts and will not be deemed to require Buyer to proceed with
any proposal or business plan to start or acquire any new business (including
a
business engaged in the acquisition, development, production or distribution
of
live-action motion pictures), to continue or expand any existing business
(including proceeding with any currently contemplated computer generated
animated feature film or “greenlighting” any such film), or to take or refrain
from taking any action in connection with the operation of such businesses
so
long as Buyer acts in a commercially reasonable manner in good faith in making
any decision with respect thereto.
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(b) Throughout
such period, Buyer will cause one individual nominated (including successor
nominees, if necessary) by Seller to be elected to the board of directors of
IDTE and, if requested by Seller, of Company and of Starz Entertainment
Holdings, Inc., or its successor, as the parent company indirectly owning the
Foreign Equity Interests (the “Foreign
Parent”),
which
nominee will initially be Xxxxxx Xxxxx.
(c) As
soon
as practicable after the end of each fiscal quarter or year, as applicable
(and
in any event within 45 days after the end of each fiscal quarter and 90 days
after the end of a fiscal year), Buyer will provide Seller with quarterly
unaudited and annual audited consolidated financial statements of the
Post-Closing Company Group, and Buyer will provide Seller with copies of such
other reports and materials as are prepared for the board of directors of
Company, IDTE or the Foreign Parent promptly after such reports and materials
are delivered to the directors; provided, however, that so long as an individual
nominated by Seller is serving as a director of such Person, then delivery
of
such reports and materials of such Person to such director will be considered
to
be delivery of such reports and materials to Seller.
(d) Following
the Adjustment Date, further funding requirements of the Post-Closing Company
Group, as determined by Buyer in its sole discretion, will be funded by
Indebtedness (either from third-party lenders or from Buyer or its Affiliates).
Buyer will not, and will not permit any of its Affiliates (other than Company
or
any Subsidiary of Company or the Foreign Parent or any Subsidiary of the Foreign
Parent) to, make a loan to Company or any Subsidiary of Company or to Foreign
Parent or any Subsidiary of Foreign Parent at a rate of interest exceeding
LIBOR
plus 4% per annum, compounded quarterly.
(e) Buyer
will not, and will not permit any of its Affiliates (other than Company or
any
Subsidiary of Company or Foreign Parent or any Subsidiary of Foreign Parent)
to,
enter into any arrangement to sell, lease or otherwise transfer any property
to,
or purchase, lease or otherwise acquire any property from, or provide services
to or obtain services from, or otherwise engage in any other transactions with,
Company or any of its Subsidiaries or Foreign Parent or any Subsidiary of
Foreign Parent, except for (i) transactions at prices and on terms and
conditions not less favorable as a whole to Company and its Subsidiaries or
to
Foreign Parent and its Subsidiaries than could be obtained on an arm’s-length
basis from unrelated third parties, as determined by the board of directors
of
Company or Foreign Parent in its reasonable judgment, (ii) transactions solely
between or among Company and its Subsidiaries or Foreign Parent and its
Subsidiaries, (iii) loan transactions on terms permitted as described in
paragraph (d) above, (iv) distributions by Company with respect to its
Equity Interests that consist solely of Equity Interests of Company or that
are
taken into account in any subsequent determination of Net Equity Value for
purposes of determining the Contingent Amount or transactions involving the
disposition of Foreign Equity Interests that are taken into account in any
subsequent determination of Net Equity Value for purposes of determining the
Contingent Amount, (v) for so long as Company is wholly owned by Buyer or any
of
its Affiliates, issuances by IDTE of its Equity Interests and for so long as
Foreign Parent is wholly owned by Buyer or any of its Affiliates, issuances
of
Equity Interests by any Subsidiaries of Foreign Parent, and (vi) the Pay
Television License Agreement and the First Look Agreement.
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(f) Seller
will have reasonable access rights during normal business hours with reasonable
advance notice to the books and records and appropriate personnel of Company
and
its Subsidiaries and of Foreign Parent and its Subsidiaries solely for the
purpose of and to the extent necessary to confirm the accuracy of the
calculation of the Contingent Amount.
12.2 IDTE
Equity Incentive Plan. Promptly
after the Closing, subject to the approval of the board of directors of Buyer,
Buyer will establish an equity incentive plan for certain employees of IDTE
and
its Subsidiaries, on such terms as determined by Buyer in its sole
discretion.
12.3 Noncompetition
and Nonsolicitation. From
the date of this Agreement and until the earlier of (i) the fifth anniversary
of
the Closing Date and (ii) one year after the Exercise Date, Seller and its
Subsidiaries will not (a) engage in the business of development, production
or
distribution of computer generated animated feature films or live-action motion
pictures for theatrical distribution or the distribution of content by VHS
or
DVD (except (X) by virtue of the ownership by Seller of Company Group from
the
date of this Agreement to the Closing Date and (Y) for distribution of content
by VHS or DVD targeted to ethnic markets in locations that are within or similar
to the locations comprising the distribution network of Seller and its
Subsidiaries (other than the Post-Closing Company Group) on the date of this
Agreement and that are not competitive with the existing distribution network
of
the Anchor Bay Group as defined in the Credit Group Financial Statements) or
(b)
solicit for employment any employee of the Post-Closing Company Group, which
restriction shall not include general solicitations not directed at a particular
employee or class of employees of the Post-Closing Company Group.
12.4 Name
Changes. Promptly
following the Closing, Buyer will cause the names of all applicable Persons
in
the Post-Closing Company Group to be changed to eliminate any use of “IDT” in
such names. For the avoidance of doubt, the provisions of this Section 12.4
are
not intended to apply to any references to, or use of, any name of any Person
in
the Post-Closing Company Group that includes “IDT,” including IDTE, in
connection with “Everyone’s
Hero,”
including in advertising or marketing materials for or in credits of such
film.
ARTICLE
13
MISCELLANEOUS
13.1 Amendment.
This
Agreement may not be amended or modified without the prior written consent
of
Seller and Buyer.
13.2 Public
Announcements. Following
the date of this Agreement, except as may be required by applicable Securities
Laws, no Party to this Agreement will issue any press release or make any public
announcement relating to the subject matter of this Agreement without the prior
written approval of the other Parties, which approval will not be unreasonably
withheld, delayed or conditioned. If any Party believes that it is required
by
applicable Securities Laws to make such a public announcement, it will promptly
advise the other Parties and use reasonable efforts, consistent with its legal
obligations, to allow the other Parties an opportunity to review and comment
upon the announcement before the announcement is made.
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13.3 Waiver. Failure
to insist upon strict compliance with any of the terms or conditions of this
Agreement at any one time will not be deemed a waiver of such term or condition
at any other time; nor will any waiver or relinquishment of any right or power
granted herein at any time be deemed a waiver or relinquishment of the same or
any other right or power at any other time.
13.4 Governing
Law; Consent to Jurisdiction; Waiver of Jury Trial. This
Agreement will be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of
the
State of Delaware without giving effect to any choice or conflict of law
provision or rule (whether of the State of Delaware or any other jurisdiction)
that would cause the application of the Laws of any jurisdiction other than
the
State of Delaware. Any proceeding seeking to enforce any provision of, or based
on any matter arising out of or in connection with, this Agreement or the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement may be brought by or against any
Party only in any court of competent jurisdiction located in the State of
Delaware. Each Party irrevocably and unconditionally agrees to be subject to
the
jurisdiction of the courts of the State of Delaware and of the federal courts
sitting in the State of Delaware and not to object to the jurisdiction of such
courts on the basis of inconvenience of forum or otherwise. Without limiting
the
generality of the foregoing, each Party agrees that service of process upon
such
Party at such Party’s address as set forth in Section 13.5, together with
written notice of such service to such Party, will be deemed effective service
of process upon such Party. TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED UNDER APPLICABLE LAW, EACH
PARTY ACKNOWLEDGES AND AGREES THAT ANY CONTROVERSY THAT MAY ARISE UNDER THIS
AGREEMENT IS LIKELY TO INVOLVE COMPLICATED AND DIFFICULT ISSUES, AND THEREFORE
EACH SUCH PARTY HEREBY IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY WAIVES ANY RIGHT SUCH
PARTY MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN RESPECT OF ANY LITIGATION DIRECTLY OR
INDIRECTLY ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS
CONTEMPLATED HEREBY. EACH PARTY CERTIFIES AND ACKNOWLEDGES THAT (A) NO
REPRESENTATIVE, AGENT OR ATTORNEY OF ANY OTHER PARTY HAS REPRESENTED, EXPRESSLY
OR OTHERWISE, THAT SUCH OTHER PARTY WOULD NOT, IN THE EVENT OF LITIGATION,
SEEK
TO ENFORCE THE FOREGOING WAIVER, (B) EACH PARTY UNDERSTANDS AND HAS CONSIDERED
THE IMPLICATIONS OF THIS WAIVER, (C) EACH PARTY MAKES THIS WAIVER VOLUNTARILY
AND (D) EACH PARTY HAS BEEN INDUCED TO ENTER INTO THIS AGREEMENT BY, AMONG
OTHER
THINGS, THE MUTUAL WAIVERS AND CERTIFICATIONS IN THIS PARAGRAPH.
13.5 Notices. All
notices, consents, waivers, and other communications under this Agreement must
be in writing and will be deemed to have been duly given when (a) delivered
by
hand (with written confirmation of receipt), (b) sent by facsimile (with written
confirmation of receipt), or (c) the Business Day after deposit with a
nationally recognized overnight delivery service (receipt requested), in each
case to the appropriate addresses and facsimile numbers set forth below (or
to
such other addresses and facsimile numbers as a Party may designate by notice
to
the other Parties, provided that any such change shall be effective only upon
receipt by the other Parties):
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If
to
Buyer and, after the Closing, to Company:
Liberty
Media Corporation
00000
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx
Xxxxxxxxx,
XX 00000
Attention:
Xxxx X. Xxxxxxxx and Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
Phone:
(000) 000-0000
Fax:
(000) 000-0000
with
a
copy (which shall not constitute notice) to:
Xxxxxxx
& Xxxxxx L.L.C.
000
00xx
Xxxxxx,
Xxxxx 0000
Xxxxxx,
XX 00000
Attention:
Xxxxx Xxxxxx
Phone:
(000) 000-0000
Fax:
(000) 000-0000
If
to IDT
and, prior to the Closing, to Company:
IDT
Corporation
000
Xxxxx
Xxxxxx
Xxxxxx,
XX 00000
Attention:
Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxxxxx
Phone:
(000) 000-0000
Fax:
(000) 000-0000
with
a
copy (which shall not constitute notice) to:
IDT
Corporation
000
Xxxxx
Xxxxxx
Xxxxxx,
XX 00000
Attention:
Xxx X. Xxxxxxx
Phone:
(000) 000-0000
Fax:
(000) 000-0000
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If
to
TLL:
TLL
Dutch
Holdings X.X.
Xxx
Xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx 0
0000XX
Xxxxxxxxx, Xxx Xxxxxxxxxxx
Attention:
Xxxxxxx Xxxxx and Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxxx
Fax:
+ 00
00 000 0000
with
a
copy (which shall not constitute notice) to:
IDT
Corporation
000
Xxxxx
Xxxxxx
Xxxxxx,
XX 00000
Attention:
Xxx X. Xxxxxxx
Phone:
(000) 000-0000
Fax:
(000) 000-0000
13.6 Invalid
Provision. If
any provision of this Agreement is determined to be invalid or unenforceable,
this Agreement will be deemed amended to delete such provision and the remainder
of this Agreement will continue in full force and effect and be enforceable
by
its terms.
13.7 Assignment. This
Agreement may not be assigned or delegated by any Party without the prior
written consent of all other Parties; provided, that any Party may transfer
its
rights, in whole or in part, to any wholly owned Subsidiary of such Party and,
upon notice to the other Parties, all transfers and assignments contemplated
in
this Agreement will be made to such wholly owned Subsidiary of such Party and
provided further that no such assignment will relieve any Party of any of its
obligations under this Agreement.
13.8 Binding
Effect; No Third-Party Beneficiaries. This
Agreement will be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the Parties and
their
respective permitted successors and assigns. Nothing in this Agreement,
expressed or implied, is intended to confer upon any Person, other than the
Parties, the Indemnitees identified in Section 10.1 and Section 10.2(a), or
their respective successors, any rights, remedies, obligations or liabilities
under or by reason of this Agreement.
13.9 Payments
in U.S. Dollars. All
amounts required to be paid under this Agreement will be denominated and paid
in
United States Dollars.
13.10 Headings. Headings
and captions contained in this Agreement are inserted only as a matter of
convenience and for reference and in no way define, limit, extend or prescribe
the scope of this Agreement or the intent of any provision.
13.11 Entire
Agreement. This
Agreement, together with its Schedules and Exhibits, the Confidentiality
Agreement, and the other Transaction Agreements constitute the entire agreement
of the Parties with respect to matters set forth in this Agreement, the
Confidentiality Agreement and the other Transaction Agreements, and supersede
any prior understanding or agreement, oral or written, with respect to such
matters, including the Term Sheet; provided, however, that the provisions of
the
Term Sheet will for all purposes be deemed to have been valid and in full force
and effect during the period from May 15, 2006 until the date of this Agreement.
To the extent that the provisions of this Agreement and the Confidentiality
Agreement may be inconsistent, the provisions of this Agreement will control.
To
the extent that the provisions of this Agreement and the Pay Television and
License Agreement may be inconsistent, the provisions of the Pay Television
and
License Agreement will control. To the extent that the provisions of this
Agreement and the First Look Agreement may be inconsistent, the provisions
of
the First Look Agreement will control. To the extent that the provisions of
this
Agreement and the Transition Services Agreement may be inconsistent, the
provisions of this Agreement will control. To the extent that the provisions
of
this Agreement and the Management Agreement may be inconsistent, the provisions
of the Management Agreement will control.
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13.12 Interpretations. No
ambiguity herein will be construed or resolved against any Party, whether under
any rule of construction or otherwise. No Party will be considered the
draftsman. On the contrary, this Agreement has been reviewed, negotiated and
accepted by all Parties and their lawyers and will be construed and interpreted
according to the ordinary meaning of the words used so as to fairly accomplish
the purposes and intentions of all Parties.
13.13 Further
Assurances. Each
of the Parties, before, at and after the Effective Time, upon the reasonable
request from time to time of any other Party and without further consideration
(other than the reimbursement of reasonable out-of-pocket expenses and the
payment of any required filing fees), will do each and every act and thing
as
may be necessary or reasonably desirable to consummate the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement and to effect an orderly transfer of the
businesses of Company Group to Buyer, including: (a) executing, acknowledging
and delivering assurances, assignments, powers of attorney and other documents
and instruments; (b) furnishing information and copies of documents, books
and
records relating to Company Group; (c) filing reports, returns, applications,
filings and other documents and instruments with Governmental Authorities;
(d) assisting in good faith in any Litigation or threatened Litigation
relating to Company Group and cooperating with respect thereto, including
providing relevant documents and evidence and maintaining confidentiality in
connection with such Litigation or threatened Litigation; and (e) assisting
in
the preparation of audited financial statements for Company Group, including,
in
the case of Seller, signing any management representation letters required
by
the auditors relating to periods prior to the Closing.
13.14 Execution
in Counterparts. This
Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which will
be
an original, and all such counterparts will constitute one and the same
Agreement, binding on all Parties notwithstanding that all Parties are not
signatories to the same counterpart.
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have executed this Purchase and Sale Agreement
as
of the date first above written.
BUYER:
LIBERTY
MEDIA CORPORATION
By:
/s/
Xxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
Name:
Xxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
Title:
Senior Vice President
SELLER:
IDT
CORPORATION
By:
/s/
Xxxxx
Xxxxxxxxxxxx
Name:
Xxxxx
Xxxxxxxxxxxx
Title:
Chief Operating Officer
TLL
DUTCH
HOLDINGS B.V.
By:
/s/
Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxx
Name:
Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxx
Title:
Director
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