EXTENSION AGREEMENT
Execution
Copy
This
extension agreement, made as of April 14, 2009 (the “Agreement”), is between
Canwest Media Inc., as issuer (the “Issuer”), the guarantors party
to the Indenture as of the date hereof (as hereinafter defined) and listed on
the signature pages hereto, as guarantors (collectively, the “Guarantors”), and the holders
of certain of the 8% senior subordinated notes due 2012 (collectively, the
“Notes”) issued pursuant
to the indenture dated as of November 18, 2004 (as amended, modified, restated
or supplemented from time to time, the “Indenture”), among 3815668
Canada Inc. (a predecessor of the Issuer), the Guarantors party thereto and The
Bank of New York Mellon, as trustee (the “Trustee”). Each of the holders
of the Notes that is a signatory to this Agreement is referred to herein as a
“Noteholder” and,
collectively, as the “Noteholders”. The
Noteholders, the Issuer and the Guarantors are collectively, the “Parties”.
RECITALS:
A.
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As
of the date hereof, the Issuer has not made the interest payment due on
March 15, 2009 (the “Interest Payment”) under
the Indenture, which is a Default.
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B.
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If
the Interest Payment is not made on or prior to April 14, 2009, such
Default will become an Event of Default (the “Interest Payment
Default”).
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C.
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As
of the date hereof, the lenders (collectively, the “Senior Lenders”) under the
Credit Agreement dated as of October 13, 2005 (as amended or modified to
the date hereof, the “Senior Credit Agreement”) among the
Issuer, as borrower, the Senior Lenders, The Bank of Nova Scotia (the
“Senior Agent”) and the
guarantors party thereto have temporarily waived until April 21, 2009,
among other things, the Events of Default (as such term is defined in the
Senior Credit Agreement (and as used herein, the “Senior Facility Events of
Default”)) that arise as a result of the breaches of the financial
covenants contained in Sections 7.1(1), (2) and (3) of the Senior Credit
Agreement or as a result of the non-payment by the Issuer of the Interest
Payment (collectively, the “Senior Facility Covenant
Breaches”).
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D.
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The
Noteholders have agreed not to exercise their rights and remedies
available under the Indenture that will arise if the Interest Payment
Default occurs, until the date and upon the terms and conditions set forth
herein.
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E.
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The
ad-hoc committee of Noteholders (the “Noteholders’ Committee”)
collectively holds (as beneficial owner or as having the power and
authority to bind the beneficial owner) not less than US$536,315,000 in
aggregate principal amount of the Notes, representing approximately 70.47%
of the aggregate principal amount of the Notes that are outstanding as at
the date hereof.
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NOW, THEREFORE, in
consideration of the premises and the respective covenants and agreements set
forth in this Agreement, the Parties, each intending to be legally bound, agree
as follows:
1. Confirmation regarding
Recitals.
The
Issuer and the Guarantors hereby confirm, acknowledge and agree that recitals A
to C above are true and accurate.
2. Definitions.
Capitalized
terms used herein have the meanings assigned in the Indenture unless otherwise
defined herein. As used herein:
(a)
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“Cash Flows” has the meaning
ascribed to it in Section 6.
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(b)
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“Confidentiality Agreement” means a
confidentiality agreement in form and substance mutually agreeable to the
Issuer and the Noteholders’
Committee.
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(c)
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“Confidentiality Agreement
Signatory” means each of (i) Goodmans; (ii) Xxxxxxxx Xxxxx,
financial advisor to the Noteholders’ Committee; (iii) any Noteholder that
is a party to this Agreement and that has executed and delivered to the
Issuer a Confidentiality Agreement; and (iv) any advisor to the
Noteholders’ Committee that has executed and delivered to the Issuer a
Confidentiality Agreement;
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(d)
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“Extension Default” means
any one of the events or circumstances described in Section 10.
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(e)
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“Extension Effective Date” means the date on
which executed copies of counterparts of this Agreement by the Issuer, the
Guarantors and the Noteholders have been delivered to
Goodmans.
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(f)
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“Extension Period” means the period
beginning on the Extension Effective Date and terminating on the earlier
of (i) 11:59 p.m. on April 21, 2009, and (ii) a Termination Event
Time.
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(g)
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“Goodmans” means Goodmans
LLP, counsel to the Noteholders’
Committee.
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(h)
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“Interest Payment Default” has the meaning
ascribed to it in Recital B.
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(i)
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“Noteholders’ Committee” has the
meaning ascribed to it in Recital
F.
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(j)
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“Recapitalization Transaction” has the
meaning ascribed to it in Section 7.
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(k)
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“Senior Agent”, “Senior Credit Agreement”, “Senior Facility Covenant
Breaches”, “Senior
Facility Events of Default” and “Senior Lenders” have the
respective meanings ascribed to them in Recital
D.
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(l)
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“Termination Event Time” has the
meaning ascribed to it in Section 10.
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(m)
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“Waiver Agreement” means
the agreement between the Senior Lenders and the Issuer and the Guarantors
dated April 7, 2009 pursuant to which the Senior Lenders waived the Senior
Facility Covenant Breaches.
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3. Effectiveness.
This
Agreement shall become effective on the Extension Effective Date and shall be
effective as to the Noteholders, the Issuer and the Guarantors in accordance
with this Agreement until the earlier of (i) 11:59 p.m. on April 21, 2009, and
(ii) a Termination Event Time, following which this Agreement shall terminate
and be of no further force or effect.
4. Extension
Conditions.
(a)
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Effective
as of the Extension Effective Date and until the expiration of the
Extension Period, the Noteholders shall, and shall direct any broker or
other Person that holds or controls any Notes on behalf of such
Noteholders to, refrain from exercising any rights and remedies against
the Issuer or the Guarantors that are available under the Indenture
(including, without limitation, under Sections 6.02, 6.03 and 6.06) solely
with respect to the Interest Payment Default; provided that:
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(i)
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the
Noteholders shall be entitled to assert a right to the accrual of default
interest, if any, during the Extension Period but may not seek any remedy
or take any action with respect thereto during the Extension
Period;
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(ii)
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the
granting of the Extension Period upon the terms herein contained shall not
be interpreted or construed by the Issuer or the Guarantors in any manner
whatsoever as an extension of the 30 day period to cure the Interest
Payment Default; and
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(iii)
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the
Issuer acknowledges and agrees that the Noteholders’ agreement to refrain
from exercising their rights and remedies against the Issuer or the
Guarantors during the Extension Period shall not constitute a waiver of,
nor an agreement to refrain from exercising rights and remedies in respect
of, any Default or Event of Default under the Indenture, other than the
Interest Payment Default.
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(b)
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At
the Termination Event Time, the agreement of the Noteholders hereunder to
refrain, and to direct any broker or other Person that holds or controls
the Notes on behalf of such Noteholders to refrain, from exercising their
rights and remedies in respect of the Interest Payment Default shall
immediately terminate without the requirement of any demand, presentment,
protest, or notice of any kind all of which the Issuer and the Guarantors
hereby waive.
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(c)
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The
Noteholders acknowledge and agree that the Issuer will provide a copy of
this Agreement to the Trustee.
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5. Representations
and Warranties.
(a)
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The
Issuer and each Guarantor hereby represents and warrants, severally and
not jointly, as of the date hereof and, in the case of each Guarantor, to
the best of its knowledge, as
follows:
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(i)
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except
for the Interest Payment Default, no other Default or Event of Default has
occurred and is continuing;
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(ii)
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except
for the Senior Facility Covenant Breaches, neither the Issuer nor any
Subsidiary is in any material default, which has not been cured or waived,
under any of the following:
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(1)
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the
Senior Credit Agreement;
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(2)
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any
agreement in respect of Indebtedness under the senior secured credit
facilities or the senior subordinated unsecured credit facility of Canwest
Limited Partnership;
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(3)
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any
agreement in respect of Indebtedness under the senior secured credit
facilities of CW Media Holdings
Inc.;
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(4)
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the
9.25% senior subordinated unsecured notes, and indenture related thereto,
of Canwest Limited Partnership; or
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(5)
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the
13.5% senior unsecured notes, and indenture related thereto, of CW Media
Holdings Inc.
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(iii)
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the
execution, delivery and performance by the Issuer and the Guarantors of
this Agreement:
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(1)
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are
within their corporate, partnership or limited partnership powers, as
applicable;
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(2)
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have
been duly authorized by all necessary corporate, partnership or limited
partnership action, as applicable, including the consent of the holders of
their equity interests where
required;
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(3)
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do
not and will not (A) contravene their certificates of incorporation or
by-laws or limited partnership or other constating documents, (B) violate
any judgment, order, notice, decree, statute, law, ordinance, rule or
regulation applicable to them or any of their properties or assets, (C)
conflict with or result in the breach of, or constitute a default under,
or result in or permit the termination or acceleration of, any material
contractual obligation of the Issuer or the Guarantors (other than under
the Notes and the Indenture), or (D) result in the creation or imposition
of any lien or encumbrance upon any of the property of the Issuer or the
Guarantors; and
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(4)
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do
not and will not require the consent of, authorization by, or approval of
any governmental authority; and
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(iv)
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to
the best of knowledge after due inquiry of the officers, directors,
partners and employees of the Issuer or such Guarantor, as the case may
be, who have been involved in the discussions concerning this Agreement,
there is no proceeding, claim or investigation pending before any court,
regulatory body, tribunal, agency, government or legislative body, or
threatened against it or any of its properties that, individually or in
the aggregate, could reasonably be expected to have a material adverse
effect on its ability to execute and deliver this Agreement and to comply
with its terms.
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(b)
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Each
Noteholder hereby represents and warrants, severally and not jointly, that
as of the date hereof, each Noteholder either (i) is the sole legal and
beneficial owner of the principal amount of Notes, as has been disclosed
to Goodmans, or (ii) has the investment and voting discretion with respect
to the principal amount of Notes as has been disclosed to Goodmans and has
the power and authority to bind the beneficial owner(s) of such Notes to
the terms of this Agreement, and each Noteholder has authorized and
instructed Goodmans to advise the Issuer of the aggregate holdings of the
Notes by the Noteholders and acknowledges and agrees that the Issuer is
relying on such information in entering into this
Agreement.
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(c)
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Any
person signing this Agreement in a representative capacity (i) represents
and warrants that he/she is authorized to sign this Agreement on behalf of
the Party he/she represents and that his/her signature upon this Agreement
will bind the represented Party to the terms hereof, and (ii) acknowledges
that the other Parties hereto have relied upon such representation and
warranty.
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6. Statement
of Projected Cash Flows.
A
Statement of Projected Cash Flows for the period February 2, 2009 to April 21,
2009, (the “Cash Flows”)
prepared by the Issuer has been delivered to Goodmans in connection with this
Agreement. The Issuer covenants and agrees to adhere in all material
respects to the Cash Flows in the operation of its business during the Extension
Period, assuming that the assumptions underlying the Cash Flows do not
materially change during the Extension Period, except that the Interest Payment
contemplated by the Cash Flows will not be made.
7. Recapitalization
Transaction.
The
Issuer and the Noteholders’ Committee shall engage in good faith negotiations
regarding a recapitalization transaction which is expected to include providing
an opportunity to existing shareholders to participate in an equity infusion
whether by way of a rights offering or otherwise (the “Recapitalization Transaction”).
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8. Reporting.
During
the Extension Period, to the extent permitted by applicable law and the terms of
any contractual obligation of confidentiality, the Issuer shall, and shall cause
its Subsidiaries to, provide to each Confidentiality Agreement Signatory the
following reporting information:
(a)
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forthwith
upon receipt thereof, copies of all notices received by the Issuer or any
Subsidiary from any creditor, landlord or other third party delivering a
notice of default, demand, acceleration or enforcement in respect of any
material obligation of the Issuer or any
Subsidiary;
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(b)
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copies
of all financial statements, reports, certificates, notices and other
information regarding the business (including cash flows) which the Issuer
delivers to the Senior Agent and/or the Senior Lenders, forthwith
following the delivery to the Senior Lenders;
and
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(c)
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forthwith
upon receipt thereof, copies of any and all discussion papers, term
sheets, letters of intent, commitment letters or agreements relating to
the Subsidiaries’ businesses or relating to the sale of any of the assets,
property or undertaking of the Issuer or any Subsidiary other than in the
ordinary course of business.
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9. Meetings;
Access.
Following
reasonable advance notice, the Issuer shall, to the extent permitted by law and
the terms of any contractual obligation of confidentiality:
(a)
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provide,
and cause its Subsidiaries to provide, to each Confidentiality Agreement
Signatory reasonable access to the offices, facilities, and books and
records of the Issuer and the Subsidiaries during normal business
hours;
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(b)
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make,
and cause its Subsidiaries to make, the officers and legal and financial
advisors of the Issuer and Subsidiaries available on a reasonable basis
for any discussions with any Confidentiality Agreement
Signatory;
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(c)
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keep
each Confidentiality Agreement Signatory informed regarding material
discussions and negotiations between the Issuer and third parties
pertaining to a Recapitalization Transaction (including appropriate
disclosure of relevant information reasonably requested by any
Confidentiality Agreement Signatory in connection with such discussions
and negotiations) to the extent that it is in the best interests of the
Issuer and its stakeholders to do so;
and
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(d)
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use
commercially reasonable efforts to obtain the permission of any third
parties with whom the Issuer has a contractual obligation of
confidentiality to disclose the requested information referred to in
Section 9(c) above to the extent that it is
in the best interests of the Issuer and its stakeholders to do
so.
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Notwithstanding
the foregoing, the Issuer shall not be required to disclose any information,
records, files or other data to any Confidentiality Agreement Signatory where
such disclosure would jeopardize the attorney-client privilege of the Issuer or
any of its Subsidiaries.
10. Extension
Defaults.
An “Extension Default” occurs
if:
(a)
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the
Issuer or any of the Guarantors fails to comply in all material respects
with, or defaults in the performance or observance of, any term,
condition, covenant or agreement set forth in this
Agreement;
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(b)
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if
any representation, warranty or other statement of the Issuer or any of
the Guarantors made or deemed to be made in this Agreement shall prove
untrue in any material respect as of the date when
made;
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(c)
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if
the Issuer fails in any material respect to adhere to, or if there is a
material adverse variation from, the Cash
Flows;
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(d)
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the
occurrence of any Default or Event of Default other than the Interest
Payment Default;
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(e)
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the
Senior Lenders terminate the Waiver Agreement prior to April 21,
2009;
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(f)
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the
acceleration of Indebtedness arising under the Indenture or the Senior
Credit Agreement or any other Indebtedness of the Issuer or its
Subsidiaries;
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(g)
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the
Issuer or any of its Restricted Subsidiaries (i) makes any Restricted
Payments or any Investments referred to in clause (m) of the definition of
“Permitted Investments” in the Indenture, except for the transactions
described in Schedule A; (ii) incurs or guarantees, directly or
indirectly, any Indebtedness (excluding Indebtedness between the Issuer
and a Guarantor or between Guarantors incurred in the ordinary course of
business) in excess of the amount permitted under the Senior Credit
Agreement and the Waiver Agreement plus the existing hedging obligations
that are secured pari
passu with the Indebtedness under the Senior Credit Agreement;
(iii) enters into any transaction or agreement that could reasonably
be expected to materially adversely affect the Issuer and its Restricted
Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis; (iv) enters into any material
Affiliate Transaction or extends, renews, waives or otherwise modifies in
any material respect the terms of any Affiliate Transaction, other than
any such transactions in the ordinary course of business and except for
the transactions described in Schedule A; (v) materially increases
compensation or bonus levels or severance entitlements or other benefits
payable to directors or executive officers, or employees, (including by
way of a “KERP”) except as required by law or existing benefit plans or
employment contracts; or (vi) grants any Liens (other than
non-consensual Permitted Liens and other than as required under the Senior
Credit Agreement and the Indenture in connection with the transactions
described in Schedule A);
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(h)
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the
Issuer or any Guarantor contests or denies in any manner the legality,
validity, binding nature or enforceability of this Agreement, the
Indebtedness under the Indenture, the Indenture, the Notes or any
Guarantee;
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(i)
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the
commencement of any action, application, petition, suit or other
proceeding under any bankruptcy, arrangement, reorganization, dissolution,
liquidation, insolvency, winding-up or similar law of any jurisdiction now
or hereafter in effect, for the relief from or otherwise affecting
creditors of the Issuer or any material Subsidiary, including without
limitation, under the Bankruptcy and Insolvency
Act (Canada) (the “BIA”) (including the
filing of a notice of intention to make a proposal), Companies’ Creditors
Arrangement Act (Canada), Winding-up and Restructuring
Act (Canada), the Canada Business Corporations
Act or the United States Bankruptcy Code by, against or in respect
of the Issuer or any Subsidiary;
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(j)
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any
receiver, receiver-manager, interim receiver, monitor, liquidator,
assignee, custodian, trustee, sequestrator or other similar entity shall
be appointed in respect of the Issuer or any material Subsidiary or all or
any part of their respective property, assets or
undertaking;
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(k)
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the
Issuer or any material Subsidiary (i) makes a general assignment for the
benefit of its creditors, including without limitation, any assignment
made pursuant to the BIA, (ii) acknowledges its insolvency or is declared
or becomes bankrupt or insolvent, (iii) fails to meet its liabilities
generally as they become due, or (iv) commits an act of bankruptcy under
the BIA or any similar law of any jurisdiction;
or
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(l)
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the
Issuer or any Restricted Subsidiary, proposes, makes a public announcement
in respect of, enters into any agreement or letter of intent with respect
to, or attempts to consummate, any Asset Sale other than (i) the sale of
the shares or assets of Canwest Medya A.S., Canwest Medya Yönetim Ticaret
U.C. A.S., Karaköy Televizyon ve Radyo Yayinciliĝi Ticaret A.S., CGS
Televizyon ve Radyo Yayinciliĝi Ticaret A.S., Pasifik Televizyon ve Radyo
Yayinciliĝi Ticaret A.S., Galata Televizyon ve Radyo Yayinciliĝi Ticaret
A.S., and Halic Televizyon ve Radyo Yayinciliĝi A.S. or the sale of any
amounts receivable from such entities or their shareholder, as applicable,
pursuant to loans made to such entities or their shareholder by Canwest
Irish Holdings (Barbados) Inc. or Canwest International Communications
Inc., as applicable, on commercially reasonable terms, and after
consultation with the Confidentiality Agreement Signatories; or (ii) the
assets and business comprising the E!
Network.
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This
Agreement shall immediately terminate at the earliest of the following times
(the “Termination Event Time”): (i) 5:00 p.m.
(Toronto time) on the first Business Day after delivery to the Issuer by
Goodmans on behalf of the Noteholders’ Committee of written notice of an
Extension Default described in Sections 10(a), (b) or (c); (ii) on
delivery to the Issuer by Goodmans on behalf of the Noteholders’ Committee of
written notice that an Extension Default described in Sections 10(d), (e), (f), (g), or (h), or, with respect to any entity other than the
Issuer, an Extension Default described in Sections 10(i), (j) or (k), has occurred;
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(iii) automatically
upon the occurrence of an Extension Default described in Sections 10(i), (j) or (k) with respect
to the Issuer; and (iv) upon notice by Goodmans on behalf of the Noteholders'
Committee to the Issuer as set forth in the next sentence. The Issuer
shall give the Noteholders’ Committee notice of its intention to take any of the
actions described in Sections 10(g) or (l) and any such action shall not constitute an
Extension Default if prior written consent is given by Goodmans or the
Noteholders’ Committee, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or
delayed; provided, however, that this Agreement may be terminated by Goodmans on
behalf of the Noteholders' Committee by notice to the Issuer at any time
following the giving of such a notice of intention by the Issuer and prior to
delivery of such written consent.
11. Fees.
The
Issuer shall pay all reasonable fees, costs and disbursements of the legal
counsel and financial advisor to the Noteholders’ Committee incurred in
connection with such advisors evaluating the position of, advising and
negotiating on behalf of the Noteholders’ Committee relative to the Issuer and
the Guarantors in connection with the Notes.
12. Disclosure.
No press
release or other public disclosure concerning the transactions contemplated
herein shall be made by the Issuer or any of the Guarantors without the prior
consent of the Noteholders’ Committee (such consent not to be unreasonably
withheld); provided,
however, that the Issuer shall, after providing the Noteholders with copies of
all related documents and an opportunity to consult with the Noteholders as to
the contents, make prompt disclosure of the material terms of this Agreement and
make such disclosure as may be required by applicable law or by any stock
exchange rules on which its securities or those of any of its affiliates are
traded, by any other regulatory authority having jurisdiction over the Issuer
and the Guarantors, or by any court of competent
jurisdiction. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no information with
respect to each of the Noteholder’s specific ownership of Notes, the principal
amount of Notes held by a Noteholder or the identity of any individual
Noteholder shall be disclosed by the Issuer or any Guarantor except as may be
required by applicable law or by any stock exchange rules on which its
securities or those of any of its affiliates are traded, by any other regulatory
authority having jurisdiction over the Issuer or any of the Guarantors, or by
any court of competent jurisdiction; provided, however, that the
aggregate amount of Notes held by the Noteholders’ Committee may be
disclosed.
13. Ratification
of Liability.
The
Issuer and the Guarantors hereby ratify and reaffirm all of their payment and
performance obligations and obligations to indemnify, contingent or otherwise,
under the Indenture and the Guarantees.
14. No Lender
Liability.
The
Issuer hereby acknowledges that, in the course of negotiating a Recapitalization
Transaction and exercising its rights and remedies under this Agreement, it is
the intention of the Noteholders’ Committee that any and all determinations
which the Noteholders’ Committee have made or may make, or opinions which it or
any of its respective members may express in the
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course of
such dealings have been, and shall be made or expressed as the case may be,
solely for its own purpose.
15. Amendments.
This Agreement may not be modified or
amended except by a written instrument signed by the Issuer, the Guarantors and
each of the members of the Noteholders’ Committee at the time of the execution
of such written instrument.
16. No Other
Amendments; Continuing Agreements; No Waiver of Other Remedies.
Other
than as otherwise expressly provided herein: (a) this Agreement shall not be
deemed to operate as an amendment or waiver of or to prejudice any right, power,
privilege or remedy of the Noteholders under the Indenture, the Notes or the
Guarantees; and (b) the provisions of the Indenture, the Notes and the
Guarantees shall continue to apply in full force and effect,
unamended. Nothing contained in this Agreement shall be deemed a
waiver by any non-breaching Party hereto of any other remedies available at law
to redress any other Party’s breach of this Agreement. Each of the rights and
powers provided pursuant to this Agreement shall be cumulative and in addition
to and not in derogation of the rights and powers otherwise available under
applicable law or pursuant to the Indenture (including, without limitation,
pursuant to Sections 6.02, 6.03 and 6.06 of the Indenture).
17. Notices.
All
notices and other communications which may be or are required to be given
pursuant to any provision of this Agreement shall be given or made in writing
and shall be deemed to be validly given if served personally or by facsimile
transmission, in each case addressed to the particular Party:
(a)
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If
to the Issuer or the Guarantors,
at:
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00xx
Xxxxx
XxxXxxx
Xxxxxx Xxxxx
000
Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxxx,
XX X0X 0X0
Attention:
General Counsel
Fax
Number: (000) 000-0000
With a
required copy (which shall not be deemed notice) to:
Osler,
Xxxxxx & Xxxxxxxx XXX
Xxx
00
0 Xxxxx
Xxxxxxxx Xxxxx
Xxxxxxx,
XX X0X 0X0
Attention:
Xxxxx Xxxxxxxx
Fax
Number: (000) 000-0000
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(b)
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If
to the Noteholders:
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c/o
Goodmans LLP
000 Xxxxx
Xxxxxx
Xxxxx
000
Xxxxxxx,
XX X0X 0X0
Attention:
Xxxxx Xxxx
Fax
Number: (000) 000-0000
or to
such other addresses or facsimile numbers as a Party may from time to time
designate to all the other Parties in such manner. All such notices and
communications shall be effective on the date of delivery or transmission
thereof.
18. Counterparts;
Facsimile Transmission.
This
Agreement may be signed in counterparts, each of which, when taken together,
shall be deemed an original. Execution of this Agreement is effective if a
signature is delivered by facsimile transmission or electronic (e.g., pdf)
transmission.
19. Headings.
The
headings of the Sections of this Agreement have been inserted for convenience of
reference only, are not to be considered a part hereof, and shall in no way
modify or restrict any of the terms or provisions hereof.
20. Successors and
Assigns.
This
Agreement shall be binding upon and enure to the benefit of the Parties hereto
and each of their respective successors, assigns, heirs and personal
representatives.
21. Invalidity.
If any
term or other provision of this Agreement is invalid, illegal or incapable of
being enforced by any rule of law or public policy, all other conditions and
provisions of this Agreement shall nevertheless remain in full force and effect.
Upon such determination that any term or other provision is invalid, illegal or
incapable of being enforced, the Parties shall negotiate in good faith to modify
this Agreement so as to effect the original intent of the Parties as closely as
possible in a mutually acceptable manner in order that the terms of this
Agreement remain as originally contemplated to the fullest extent
possible.
22. Governing
Law; Attornment.
THIS
AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE
PROVINCE OF ONTARIO AND THE FEDERAL LAWS OF CANADA APPLICABLE THEREIN, WITHOUT
REGARD TO PRINCIPLES OF CONFLICTS OF LAW. EACH PARTY SUBMITS TO THE
JURISDICTION OF THE COURTS OF THE PROVINCE OF ONTARIO IN ANY ACTION OR
PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT.
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23. Reliance.
The
Issuer and the Guarantors acknowledge and agree that any waiver or consent that
the Noteholders may make on or after the date hereof has been made by the
Noteholders in reliance upon, and in consideration for, the covenants,
agreements, representations and warranties of the Issuer and the Guarantors
hereunder.
24. Acquisition of Additional
Notes.
This
Agreement shall in no way be construed to preclude any Noteholder from acquiring
additional Notes.
25. Limitation on and Notice of
Transfers of Notes.
Subject
to the terms of any Confidentiality Agreement to which it is a party, each
Noteholder hereby agrees not to sell, assign, pledge, hypothecate or otherwise
transfer (a “Transfer”),
during the Extension Period, any Notes (or any rights in respect thereof,
including the right to vote) held by such Noteholder as of the Extension
Effective Date except to a transferee who (a) is already a signatory Noteholder
hereunder (an “Existing Signatory”); or (b)
contemporaneously with any such Transfer, agrees to be fully bound as a
signatory Noteholder hereunder by executing and delivering to the Issuer a
joinder to this Agreement in form acceptable to the Issuer, acting
reasonably. For greater certainty, where the transferee is not an
Existing Signatory, such transferee shall be bound by the terms of this
Agreement only in respect of the Notes that are subject of the Transfer, and not
in respect of any other Notes of the transferee. Each Noteholder
hereby agrees to provide Goodmans with written notice within three (3) Business
Days of any Transfer to a transferee that is not an Existing Signatory during
the Extension Period of any Notes (or any rights in respect thereof, including
the right to vote) held by such Noteholder as of Extension Effective
Date.
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SCHEDULE
A
PERMITTED
AFFILIATE TRANSACTIONS
1.
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Execution
of unanimous shareholder declarations
between:
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Canwest
Global Communications Corp. and
CMI;
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CMI
and National Post Holdings Ltd.;
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CMI
and each of 4501063 Canada Inc. (“Broadcast Holdco”) and 4501071
Canada Inc. (“Publishing Holdco”), both of which
became Guarantors and Restricted Subsidiaries on April 2, 2009, created to
hold the shares of the general partner of Canwest Television Limited
Partnership (“Canwest Television GP”) and Canwest Limited
Partnership (“Canwest Publishing GP”);
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Broadcast
Holdco and Canwest Television GP;
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Publishing
Holdco and Canwest Publishing GP;
and
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Canwest
Publishing GP and Canwest Publishing
Inc.
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2.
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Continuance
of CMI, National Post Holdings Ltd. and Canwest Television GP Inc. from
The Corporations
Act (Manitoba) to the Canada Business Corporations
Act.
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