MASTER TRANSACTION AGREEMENT among ION Media Networks, Inc., NBC Universal, Inc., NBC Palm Beach Investment I, Inc., NBC Palm Beach Investment II, Inc., and CIG Media LLC Dated as of May 3, 2007
EXECUTION
VERSION
among
ION
Media Networks, Inc.,
NBC
Universal, Inc.,
NBC Palm
Beach Investment I, Inc.,
NBC Palm
Beach Investment II, Inc.,
and
CIG
Media LLC
Dated as
of May 3, 2007
TABLE
OF CONTENTS
Page
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ARTICLE
I DEFINITIONS |
2
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SECTION
1.01 Definitions |
2
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SECTION
1.02 Other Defined Terms |
14
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SECTION
1.03 Interpretation |
16
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ARTICLE
II THE PRELIMINARY TRANSACTIONS |
17
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SECTION
2.01 Confirmation from Senior Lenders, CIG and NBCU |
17
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SECTION
2.02 Call Right Assignment |
18
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SECTION
2.03 Delivery of the Documents |
18
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SECTION
2.04 Filing of New Preferred Stock |
19
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SECTION
2.05 Exchange of NBCU Series B Preferred and Transfer of Series F
Non-Convertible Preferred |
19
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SECTION
2.06 Additional Investment by CIG |
19
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SECTION
2.07 Selection of Investment Banks |
20
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ARTICLE
III THE TENDER OFFER |
20
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SECTION
3.01 The Tender Offer |
20
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SECTION
3.02 Company Action |
22
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ARTICLE
IV THE REVERSE STOCK SPLIT |
23
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SECTION
4.01 The Reverse Stock Split |
23
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SECTION
4.02 Company Stock Options |
24
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SECTION
4.03 Surrender of Shares |
25
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ARTICLE
V THE EXCHANGE OFFER |
26
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SECTION
5.01 The Exchange Offer |
26
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SECTION
5.02 Consent Solicitation |
29
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SECTION
5.03 Exchange by CIG |
29
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SECTION
5.04 Contingent Exchange |
29
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SECTION
5.05 Company Approval |
30
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ARTICLE
VI REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY |
30
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SECTION
6.01 Organization and Qualification |
31
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SECTION
6.02 Capitalization |
31
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SECTION
6.03 Authority Relative to the Transaction Agreements |
33
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SECTION
6.04 No Conflict; Required Filings and Consents |
34
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SECTION
6.05 Permits; Compliance |
35
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SECTION
6.06 SEC Filings; Financial Statements |
37
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SECTION
6.07 Absence of Certain Changes or Events |
39
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SECTION
6.08 Absence of Litigation |
40
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SECTION
6.09 Compensation and Benefit Plans; ERISA |
40
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SECTION
6.10 Labor Matters |
42
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SECTION
6.11 Taxes |
43
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SECTION
6.12 Insurance |
43
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SECTION
6.13 Company Material Contracts |
44
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SECTION
6.14 Property |
44
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SECTION
6.15 Intellectual Property |
44
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SECTION
6.16 Brokers |
45
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ARTICLE
VII REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF CIG |
45
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SECTION
7.01 Corporate Organization |
46
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SECTION
7.02 Authority Relative to Transaction Agreements |
46
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SECTION
7.03 No Conflict; Required Filings and Consents |
46
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SECTION
7.04 Ownership of Company Securities |
47
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SECTION
7.05 FCC Compliance |
47
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SECTION
7.06 Financing |
47
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SECTION
7.07 Brokers |
47
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ARTICLE
VIII REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF NBCU ENTITIES |
47
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SECTION
8.01 Corporate Organization |
48
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SECTION
8.02 Authority Relative to Transaction Agreements |
48
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SECTION
8.03 No Conflict; Required Filings and Consents |
48
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SECTION
8.04 Ownership of Company Securities |
49
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SECTION
8.05 Brokers |
49
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ARTICLE
IX CONDUCT OF BUSINESS PENDING THE CALL CLOSING |
49
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SECTION
9.01 Conduct of Business by the Company Pending the Call Closing
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49
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ARTICLE
X ADDITIONAL AGREEMENTS |
53
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SECTION
10.01 Stockholders’ Meetings |
53
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SECTION
10.02 Proxy Statement |
54
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SECTION
10.03 Company Board Representation; Section 14(f) |
55
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SECTION
10.04 Access to Information; Confidentiality |
55
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SECTION
10.05 No Solicitation of Transactions |
56
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SECTION
10.06 Directors’ and Officers’ Indemnification and
Insurance |
57
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SECTION
10.07 Notification of Certain Matters |
58
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SECTION
10.08 Further Action; Reasonable Best Efforts |
58
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SECTION
10.09 Public Announcements |
59
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SECTION
10.10 Exchange of NBCU Series B Preferred |
59
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SECTION
10.11 Exchange of Series F Non-Convertible Preferred |
60
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SECTION
10.12 Transfer of Series B Convertible Subordinated Debt |
60
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SECTION
10.13 Exchange of Series A-2 Preferred Stock or Series C Preferred Stock
Following the Call Closing |
60
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SECTION
10.14 Exchange of Series A-2 Preferred Stock or Series C Preferred Stock in
Absence of Call Closing |
61
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SECTION
10.15 Termination of Certain Existing Agreements |
61
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SECTION
10.16 Delisting |
62
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SECTION
10.17 Stockholder Litigation |
62
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SECTION
10.18 CIG Option to Purchase NBCU Series B Preferred |
62
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SECTION
10.19 Employment of Certain Company Employees |
63
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SECTION
10.20 Approval of Compensation Actions |
63
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SECTION
10.21 Indemnity for Prior Breach of Call Agreement, Escrow Agreement and
Noncompete Agreements |
63
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SECTION
10.22 Indemnity for Compensation Actions |
64
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SECTION
10.23 Conduct of the Exchange Offer |
64
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SECTION
10.24 CUSIP Numbers |
64
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SECTION
10.25 PMC
Agreement |
64
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ARTICLE
XI CONDITIONS PRECEDENT |
64
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SECTION
11.01 Conditions to the Reverse Stock Split |
64
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SECTION
11.02 Frustration of Closing Conditions |
65
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ARTICLE
XII TERMINATION, AMENDMENT AND WAIVER |
65
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SECTION
12.01 Termination Prior to the Commencement Date |
65
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SECTION
12.02 Termination After the Commencement Date |
65
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SECTION
12.03 Effect of Termination |
65
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SECTION
12.04 Fees and Expenses |
66
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SECTION
12.05 Amendment |
66
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SECTION
12.06 Waiver |
66
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ARTICLE
XIII GENERAL PROVISIONS |
66
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SECTION
13.01 Notices |
66
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SECTION
13.02 Severability |
68
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SECTION
13.03 Entire Agreement; Assignment |
69
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SECTION
13.04 Parties in Interest |
69
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SECTION
13.05 Specific Performance |
69
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SECTION
13.06 Governing Law |
69
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SECTION
13.07 Counterparts |
69
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SECTION
13.08 Waiver of Jury Trial |
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ANNEXES
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Annex
A |
Conditions
to the Tender Offer |
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Annex
B |
Conditions
to the Exchange Offer |
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SCHEDULES
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Schedule
5.04 |
Contingent
Exchange Methodology |
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Schedule
10.12 |
Transfer
of Series B Convertible Subordinated Debt |
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EXHIBITS
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Exhibit
A |
Series A
Convertible Subordinated Debt Indenture |
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Exhibit
B |
Series B
Convertible Subordinated Debt Indenture |
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Exhibit
C |
NBCU
Option I |
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Exhibit
D |
NBCU
Option II |
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Exhibit
E |
Registration
Rights Agreement for New Securities |
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Exhibit
F |
Series
A-1 Convertible Preferred Certificate of Designation |
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Exhibit
G |
Series
A-2 Preferred Stock Certificate of Designation |
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Exhibit
H |
Series
A-3 Convertible Preferred Certificate of Designation |
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Exhibit
I |
Series B
Convertible Preferred Certificate of Designation |
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Exhibit
J-1 |
Series C
Convertible Preferred Certificate of Designation |
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Exhibit
J-2 |
Series C
Convertible Preferred Certificate of Designation |
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Exhibit
K |
Series C
Preferred Stock Certificate of Designation |
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Exhibit
L |
Series D
Convertible Preferred Certificate of Designation |
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Exhibit
M |
Series
E-1 Convertible Preferred Certificate of Designation |
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Exhibit
N |
Series
E-2 Convertible Preferred Certificate of Designation |
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Exhibit
O |
Series F
Non-Convertible Preferred Certificate of Designation |
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Exhibit
P |
New
Stockholders’ Agreement |
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Exhibit
Q |
Assignment
Agreement |
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Exhibit
R |
Call
Right Exercise Notice |
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Exhibit
S |
Restated
Certificate of Incorporation |
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Exhibit
T |
Proposed
Amendments |
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Exhibit
U |
Warrant
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Exhibit
V |
Put/Call
Agreement |
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Exhibit
W |
Certificate
Amendment |
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Exhibit
X |
Registration
Rights Agreement for Series B Convertible Subordinated Debt |
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THIS
MASTER TRANSACTION AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”)
is made and entered into as of May 3, 2007, by and among ION Media Networks,
Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”),
NBC Universal, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“NBCU”),
NBC Palm Beach Investment I, Inc., a California corporation (“NBC
Palm Beach I”),
NBC Palm Beach Investment II, Inc., a California corporation
(“NBC
Palm Beach II,”
and together with NBCU and NBC Palm Beach I, the “NBCU
Entities”),
and CIG Media LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“CIG”).
WHEREAS,
on November 7, 2005, the NBCU Entities entered into a series of agreements (the
“2005
Agreements”)
with one or more of the following parties: Xx. Xxxxxx (as defined below),
Second Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx Limited Partnership, a Nevada limited partnership,
Xxxxxx Enterprises, Inc., a Nevada corporation (collectively, the
“Xxxxxx
Stockholders”),
the Company and Xxxxxx Management Corporation, a Nevada corporation
(“PMC”),
to, among other things, restructure the original investment of the NBCU
Entities in the Company made on September 15, 1999 and to resolve certain
disputes arising therefrom;
WHEREAS,
the Company, CIG and the NBCU Entities have agreed to further restructure the
Company’s ownership and capital structure (the “Transaction”),
subject to the terms and conditions set forth in the Transaction Agreements (as
defined below);
WHEREAS,
in furtherance of the Transaction, NBC Palm Beach II wishes to assign to CIG
$210,000,000 aggregate stated liquidation preference of Series F
Non-Convertible Preferred (as defined below), and its rights and obligations
under the Call Agreement (as defined below), and any other consideration
contemplated herein, in each case subject to the terms and conditions of this
Agreement, and in consideration therefor CIG intends to exercise the Call Right
(as defined below) immediately following such assignment and assumption and
perform the obligations set forth more fully in Section 2.02 hereof, and grant
NBC Palm Beach II the NBCU Option I (as defined below);
WHEREAS,
PMC and the Xxxxxx Stockholders have filed or intend to file promptly following
the execution of this Agreement one or more applications with the FCC
requesting that the FCC consent to the acquisition of the Call Shares (as
defined below) by CIG from the Xxxxxx Stockholders pursuant to the Call
Agreement (the “FCC
Application”);
WHEREAS,
CIG has made, and the Company and Xx. Xxxxxx intend to make promptly following
the execution of this Agreement, all governmental filings required to be made
to consummate the Transaction under the HSR Act (as defined
below);
WHEREAS,
concurrently with the assignment and exercise of the Call Right, CIG shall make
a cash tender offer (the “Tender
Offer”)
to acquire any and all of the issued and outstanding shares of Class A Common
Stock, par value $0.001 per share, of the Company (“Class
A Common Stock”)
at the Offer Price (as defined below), net to the seller in cash, subject to
the terms and conditions of this Agreement and the Tender Offer, and shall
invest $100,000,000 in a new series of convertible subordinated debt of the
Company, and in consideration thereof, among other consideration, the Company
shall issue to CIG a warrant to purchase up to 100,000,000
1
shares
of Class A Common Stock at a price of $0.75 per share, in each case on the
terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement and the other
Transaction Agreement;
WHEREAS,
as soon as reasonably practicable following the commencement of the Tender
Offer, the Company intends to make an offer (the “Exchange
Offer”)
to exchange any and all outstanding shares of Senior Preferred Stock (as
defined below) for an aggregate principal amount of up to $465,304,353 of
Series A Convertible Subordinated Debt (as defined below) and an aggregate
stated liquidation preference of up to $73,627,470 of Series A-1 Convertible
Preferred (as defined below) or up to an aggregate principal amount of
$20,819,068 of Series B Convertible Preferred (as defined below), subject to
the terms and conditions of the Exchange Offer set forth in this Agreement;
WHEREAS,
the Board (as defined below) has approved the making of the Tender Offer by CIG
and the making of the Exchange Offer by the Company and resolved to recommend
that holders of shares of Class A Common Stock tender their shares pursuant to
the Tender Offer; and
WHEREAS,
also in furtherance of the Transaction, the Board, the manager of CIG, and the
boards of directors of the NBCU Entities have each approved the Transaction,
this Agreement and the other Transaction Agreements to which it is a party and
the Board has approved the Reverse Stock Split (as defined below) in accordance
with the DGCL and upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth
herein.
NOW,
THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing, and for other good and valuable
consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged,
the parties hereto, intending to be legally bound, agree as
follows:
ARTICLE
I
DEFINITIONS
SECTION
1.01 Definitions (a) For
purposes of this Agreement:
“9¾%
Preferred”
means the 9¾% Series A Convertible Preferred Stock, par value $0.001 per
share, of the Company, with a liquidation preference of $10,000 per share, as
it may be modified or amended from time to time.
“14¼%
Preferred”
means the 13¼% Cumulative Junior Exchangeable Preferred Stock, par value
$0.001 per share (currently accruing dividends at the rate of 14¼%), of
the Company, with a liquidation preference of $10,000 per share, as it may be
modified or amended from time to time.
“Action”
means any claim, demand, action, suit, arbitration, proceeding or investigation
by or before any Governmental Authority.
“Affiliate”
means, with respect to any Person, any other Person that, directly or
indirectly, controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with, such
Person. As used in this definition, “control” (including its
correlative meanings, “controlled by” and “under common control
with”)
2
means
the possession, directly or indirectly, of power to direct or cause the
direction of management or policies (whether through ownership of securities or
partnership or other ownership interests, by contract or
otherwise).
“Board”
means the Board of Directors of the Company as constituted from time to
time.
“Business
Day”
means any day, other than a Saturday, Sunday or a day on which commercial banks
in New York, New York are authorized or obligated by Law to close.
“Call
Agreement”
means the Call Agreement, dated as of November 7, 2005, between the Xxxxxx
Stockholders and NBC Palm Beach II, as such agreement may be amended from time
to time.
“Call
Closing”
has the meaning set forth in Section 2.3 of the Call Agreement.
“Call
Right”
has the meaning set forth in Section 2.1 of the Call Agreement.
“Call
Right Transfer Agreement”
means the Call Right Transfer Agreement, dated as of February 22, 2007, among
CIG, NBCU and NBC Palm Beach II, as such agreement may be amended from time to
time.
“Call
Shares”
means the 8,311,639 shares of Class B Common Stock and 15,455,062 shares of
Class A Common Stock owned by the Xxxxxx Stockholders, and any shares of common
stock of the Company or other securities that may be received by the Xxxxxx
Stockholders with respect to such Call Shares (x) as a result of a stock
dividend or distribution on, stock split or reverse stock split of, or similar
event with respect to Call Shares or (y) in a merger, consolidation,
combination, reclassification, recapitalization or similar transaction
involving the Company.
“Class
B Common Stock”
means the Class B Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share, of the
Company.
“Class
C Common Stock”
means the Class C Non-Voting Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share, of the
Company.
“Class
D Common Stock”
means the Class D Non-Voting Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share, of the
Company.
“CLP”
means Citadel Limited Partnership, a Delaware limited partnership.
“Code”
means the United States Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
“Commencement
Date”
means May 4, 2007.
“Common
Stock”
means, collectively, Class A Common Stock, Class B Common Stock, Class C Common
Stock and Class D Common Stock.
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“Communications
Act”
means the Communications Act of 1934, as amended (including, without
limitation, the Cable Communications Policy Act of 1984, the Cable Television
Consumer Protection and Competition Act of 1992 and the Telecommunications Act
of 1996) and all rules and regulations of the FCC, in each case as from time to
time in effect.
“Company
Benefit Plan”
means each “employee benefit plan” within the meaning of Section 3(3)
of ERISA, other than Multiemployer Plans, and each other stock purchase, stock
option, restricted stock, severance, retention, employment, consulting,
change-of-control, collective bargaining, bonus, incentive, deferred
compensation, employee loan, fringe benefit and other benefit plan, agreement,
program, policy, commitment or other arrangement, whether or not subject to
ERISA (including any related funding mechanism now in effect or required in the
future), whether formal or informal, oral or written, in each case under which
any past or present director, officer, employee, consultant or independent
contractor of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries has any present or future
right to benefits.
“Company
Disclosure Letter”
means the disclosure letter delivered to CIG and the NBCU Entities by the
Company on the date hereof.
“Company
Intellectual Property”
means all Intellectual Property owned, used, or held for use by the
Company.
“Company
Material Contracts”
means Contracts that (A) would be required to be filed by the Company with the
SEC pursuant to Item 601(b) (1), (2), (4) or (10) of Regulation S-K or
described under Item 1.01 of Form 8-K under the Exchange Act, or filed with the
FCC pursuant to section 76.3613 of the rules and regulations of the FCC; (B)
provide for the rights of the partners under material partnerships or joint
ventures, or that provide for material acquisitions or dispositions; (C)
contain covenants of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries purporting to limit
any line of business, industry or geographical area in which the Company or its
Subsidiaries may operate or granting material exclusive rights to the
counterparty thereto; (D) individually or in the aggregate with other
Contracts, would or would reasonably be expected to prevent, materially delay
or materially impede the Company’s ability to timely consummate the
Transaction; or (E) are indentures, mortgages, loans, guarantees or credit
agreements of any kind under which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries has
outstanding indebtedness or an outstanding note, bond, indenture or other
evidence of indebtedness for borrowed money or otherwise or any guaranteed
indebtedness for money borrowed by others, in each case, for or guaranteeing an
amount in excess of $5,000,000, other than any such indebtedness between the
Company (whether as creditor or debtor) and any of its wholly-owned
Subsidiaries, or between any of the Company’s wholly-owned
Subsidiaries.
“Company
Stations”
means, collectively, each full power television station owned and operated by
the Company or any Subsidiary.
“Company
Stock Option”
means each outstanding option to purchase shares of Class A Common Stock
granted under the Company Stock Plans.
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“Company
Stock Plan”
means the Company’s Stock Incentive Plan, 1996 Stock Incentive Plan, 1998
Stock Incentive Plan, 2006 Stock Incentive Plan and other stock-based
compensation plans approved by the Board, each as amended through the date
hereof.
“Competing
Transaction”
means any of the following (other than the Transaction): (i) any merger,
consolidation, share exchange, business combination, recapitalization,
liquidation, dissolution or other similar transaction involving the Company or
any Subsidiary; (ii) any sale, lease, exchange, transfer or other disposition
of all or a substantial part of the assets of the Company or any Subsidiary;
(iii) any sale, exchange, transfer or other disposition of 15% or more of any
class of equity securities of the Company or of any Subsidiary; (iv) any tender
offer or exchange offer that, if consummated, would result in any Person
beneficially owning (as defined in subsection 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act) 15%
or more of any class of equity securities of the Company or of any Subsidiary;
(v) any solicitation in opposition to approval and adoption of the Transaction
Agreements to which the Company is a party and the transactions contemplated
thereby by the Company’s stockholders; or (vi) any other transaction the
consummation of which would reasonably be expected to impede, interfere with,
prevent or materially delay the Transaction.
“Contract”
means, with respect to any Person, any agreement, undertaking, contract,
understanding, obligation, indenture, instrument, lease, arrangement or
commitment to which such Person is subject or by which any of its assets or
properties is bound that is legally binding.
“Convertible
Securities”
means, collectively, Series A-1 Convertible Preferred, Series A-3 Convertible
Preferred, Series B Convertible Preferred, Series C Convertible Preferred,
Series D Convertible Preferred, Series E Convertible Preferred and the
Convertible Subordinated Debt and, to the extent outstanding following the
Exchange Offer Closing or the closing of the Contingent Exchange, NBCU Series B
Preferred and 9¾% Preferred.
“Convertible
Subordinated Debt”
means, collectively, Series A Convertible Subordinated Debt and Series B
Convertible Subordinated Debt.
“DGCL”
means the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware, as
amended.
“DMA”
means a designated market area as determined by Xxxxxxx Media Research or such
successor designation of television markets that may in the future be
recognized by the FCC for determining television markets.
“D&O
Insurance Policies”
means a policy or policies of officers’ and directors’ liability
insurance currently maintained by the Company for acts and omissions of the
Company’s present or prior directors or officers occurring prior to the
Call Closing.
“ERISA”
means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (and any sections of
the Code), as amended, and all rules and regulations promulgated and rulings
issued thereunder.
“Escrow
Agent”
means The Bank of New York.
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“Escrow
Agreement”
means the Escrow Agreement, dated as of November 7, 2005, among the Xxxxxx
Stockholders, NBCU and the Escrow Agent, as such agreement may be amended from
time to time.
“Exchange
Act”
means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the rules and
regulations promulgated thereunder.
“Exchange
Offer Closing”
means the closing of the Exchange Offer by the Company in accordance with
Section 5.01(b) whereby the Company accepts for exchange shares of Senior
Preferred Stock validly tendered pursuant to the Exchange Offer and not validly
withdrawn.
“Exchange
Offer Expiration”
means the termination of the Exchange Offer whereby no shares of Senior
Preferred Stock validly tendered pursuant to the Exchange Offer and not validly
withdrawn are accepted for exchange by the Company.
“Existing
Preferred Stock”
means, collectively, 14¼% Preferred, 9¾% Preferred and NBCU
Series B Preferred.
“FCC”
means the Federal Communications Commission or any successor governmental
authority performing functions similar to those performed by the Federal
Communications Commission on the date hereof.
“FCC
Approval”
means the grant of the FCC Application by the FCC in a Final Order approving
the acquisition of the Call Shares by CIG from the Xxxxxx Stockholders.
“FCC
Licenses”
means the principal licenses issued by the FCC for each of the Company
Stations.
“Final
Order”
means an action or actions by the FCC that have not been reversed, stayed,
enjoined, set aside, annulled, or suspended, and with respect to which no
requests are pending for administrative or judicial review, reconsideration,
appeal, or stay, and the time for filing any such requests and the time for the
FCC to set aside the action on its own motion have expired.
“GAAP”
means United States generally accepted accounting principles as in effect from
time to time.
“Xxxxxxx
Noncompete Agreement”
means the Xxxxxxx Noncompetition Agreement, dated November 7, 2005, between
NBCU and Xx. Xxxxxxx, as such agreement may be amended from time to
time.
“Governmental
Authority”
means any federal, national, supranational, state, provincial, local or other
government, governmental, regulatory or administrative authority, agency or
commission or any court, tribunal, or judicial or arbitral body.
“Governmental
Order”
means any order, writ, judgment, injunction, decree, stipulation, determination
or award issued or entered by or with any Governmental Authority.
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“HSR
Act”
means the Xxxx-Xxxxx-Xxxxxx Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as amended, and
the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
“Ineligible
Shares”
means, collectively, (i) shares of the Class A Common Stock owned by the Xxxxxx
Stockholders and (ii) shares of Class A Common Stock issued after November 7,
2005 upon the exercise, grant or vesting of any Stock-Based Compensation Awards
(as defined in the Stockholder Agreement) or upon conversion or exchange of
convertible or exchangeable securities of the Company, unless such shares are
issued pursuant to any contractual obligations of the Company as existing
immediately prior to November 7, 2005.
“Intellectual
Property”
means trademarks, service marks, trade dress, trade names, and domain names,
including all goodwill associated therewith; copyrights; trade secrets and
confidential business information; patents and patent applications, together
with all reissuances, continuations, continuations-in-part, divisions,
revisions, extensions and reexaminations thereof; computer software (including
data and related documentation); rights of privacy and publicity; and licenses,
sublicenses, agreements, or permissions related to any of the
foregoing.
“Investment
Agreement”
means the Amended and Restated Investment Agreement, dated as of November 7,
2005, between the Company and NBCU, as such agreement may be amended from time
to time.
“Knowledge
of the Company”
means the actual current knowledge of the Persons identified on Section 1.01 of
the Company Disclosure Letter.
“Law”
means any provision of any (i) federal, state, provincial, local, foreign or
similar statute, law, ordinance, regulation, rule, code, administrative
interpretation, regulation or other requirement of any Governmental Authority
or (ii) Governmental Order.
“Lien”
means any mortgage, pledge, hypothecation, assignment, encumbrance, lien
(statutory or other) or security agreement of any kind or nature whatsoever
(including, without limitation, any conditional sale or other title retention
agreement or any financing lease having substantially the same effect as any of
the foregoing).
“Losses”
means any and all losses, damages, liabilities, obligations, costs, demands,
claims, actions, causes of action or expenses (including reasonable
attorneys’ fees and disbursements and whether or not arising out of a
third party claim).
“Material
Adverse Effect”
means any event, change, circumstance or effect that, individually or when
taken together with all other such events, changes, circumstances or effects,
is or is reasonably expected to be materially adverse to the business, assets,
liabilities, results of operations or financial condition of the Company and
its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole; provided,
however, that
none of the following shall be considered in determining whether there has been
a Material Adverse Effect: (i) any change in conditions in the United States,
foreign or global economy or capital or financial markets generally, or any
change resulting from acts of war, terrorism or natural disasters, except to
the extent the Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, are adversely
affected in a disproportionate manner as compared to other companies in the
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television
broadcast industry, (ii) any event, change, circumstance or effect affecting
the television broadcasting industry generally, except to the extent the
Company and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, are adversely affected in a
substantially disproportionate manner as compared to other companies in the
television broadcast industry, (iii) the impact related to the announcement or
pendency of the Transaction contemplated by the Transaction Agreements,
including such matters as are set forth in Section 9.01 of the Company
Disclosure Schedule, (iv) the effect of any action taken by the Company as
required by the Transaction Agreements to which the Company is a party, (v) the
effect of changes in any applicable accounting regulations or principles or the
interpretations thereof, or (vi) the effect of any action taken or omitted to
be taken by the Company at the request or with the prior consent of CIG and the
NBCU Entities.
“Xx.
Xxxxxxx”
means Xxx Xxxxxxx Xxxxxxx.
“Xx.
Xxxxxx”
means Xxxxxx X. Xxxxxx.
“Xx.
Xxxxxxx”
means Xxxx X. Xxxxxxx.
“Multiemployer
Plan”
means a “multiemployer plan” as defined in Section 4001(a)(3) of
ERISA.
“National
Coverage”
means, with respect to any television network, the percentage of national
television households that receive such network’s broadcast as listed in
the Xxxxxxx Television Index or such successor measure of coverage equivalent
thereto generally adopted by the television industry.
“NBCU
Option I”
means the Call Agreement between CIG and NBC Palm Beach II, in the form
attached hereto as Exhibit C, pursuant to which CIG grants NBC Palm Beach II an
irrevocable right to purchase the Call Shares upon the terms and conditions set
forth therein.
“NBCU
Option II”
means the Call Agreement between the Company and NBC Palm Beach I, in the form
attached hereto as Exhibit D, pursuant to which the Company grants NBC Palm
Beach I an irrevocable right to purchase 26,688,361 shares of Class B Common
Stock upon the terms and conditions set forth therein.
“NBCU
Series B Preferred”
means the 11% Series B Convertible Exchangeable Preferred Stock, par value
$0.001 per share, of the Company, with a liquidation preference of $10,000 per
share, as it may be modified or amended from time to time.
“New
Preferred Stock”
means, collectively, Series A-1 Convertible Preferred, Series A-2 Preferred
Stock, Series A-3 Convertible Preferred, Series B Convertible Preferred, Series
C Preferred Stock, Series C Convertible Preferred, Series D Convertible
Preferred, Series E Convertible Preferred and Series F Non-Convertible
Preferred.
“New
Preferred Stock Certificates of Designation”
means, collectively, the Series A-1 Convertible Preferred Certificate of
Designation, the Series A-2 Preferred Stock Certificate of Designation, the
Series A-3 Convertible Preferred Certificate of Designation, the Series B
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Convertible
Preferred Certificate of Designation, the Series C Preferred Stock Certificates
of Designation, the Series C Convertible Preferred Certificate of Designation,
the Series D Convertible Preferred Certificates of Designation, the Series E
Convertible Preferred Certificates of Designation and the Series F
Non-Convertible Preferred Certificate of Designation.
“New
Stockholders’ Agreement”
means the Stockholders’ Agreement, in the form attached hereto as Exhibit
P, among the Company, NBCU and CIG.
“Noncompete
Agreements”
means, collectively, the Xxxxxx Noncompete Agreement and the Xxxxxxx Noncompete
Agreement.
“Offer
Price”
means $1.46 per share of Class A Common Stock to be offered in the Tender
Offer, which is $1.25 per share of Class A Common Stock, increasing at a rate
per annum equal to 10% from October 1, 2005 through the date of the
commencement of the Tender Offer, as such price may be equitably adjusted to
reflect (i) any stock dividend or distribution on, stock split or reverse stock
split of, or similar event with respect to Common Stock, (ii) any merger,
consolidation, combination, reclassification, recapitalization or similar
transaction involving Common Stock and (iii) any issuance of Common Stock for
consideration less than fair market value on the date of issue (other than
shares issued pursuant to Stock-Based Compensation Awards (as defined in the
Stockholder Agreement) or upon conversion or exchange of convertible or
exchangeable securities the conversion or exchange price of which was not less
than the fair market value on the date of issue) or, except as set forth in the
2005 Agreements, any repurchase or redemption of Common Stock by the Company at
a price greater than fair market value on the date of repurchase or
redemption.
“Xxxxxx
Noncompete Agreement”
means the Xxxxxx Consulting and Noncompetition Agreement, dated November 7,
2005, among the Company, NBCU and Xx. Xxxxxx, as such agreement may be amended
from time to time.
“Permitted
Liens”
means (i) mechanics’, carriers’, repairmen’s or other like Liens
arising or incurred in the ordinary course of business, (ii) Liens arising
under original purchase price conditioned sales contracts and equipment leases
with third parties entered into in the ordinary course of business consistent
with past practice, (iii) statutory Liens for Taxes not yet due and payable,
(iv) Liens securing the indebtedness included as “long-term debt” on
the financial statements of the Company or securing any indebtedness that
replaces or refinances any of such indebtedness and (v) other encumbrances or
restrictions or imperfections of title which do not materially impair the
continued use and operation of the assets to which they relate.
“Person”
means an individual, corporation, unincorporated association, partnership,
group (as defined in subsection 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act), trust, joint
stock company, joint venture, business trust or unincorporated organization,
limited liability company, Governmental Authority or any other entity of
whatever nature.
“Put/Call
Agreement”
means the Put/Call Agreement between NBCU and CIG, in the form attached hereto
as Exhibit V.
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“Registration
Rights Agreement”
means the Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of September 15, 1999,
between the Company and NBCU, as amended from time to time.
“Registration
Rights Agreement for New Securities”
means the Registration Rights Agreement among the Company, NBCU and CIG, in the
form attached hereto as Exhibit E, pursuant to which the registration rights of
holders of Series B Convertible Subordinated Debt, Series A-3 Convertible
Preferred, Series C Convertible Preferred, Series D Convertible Preferred and
Series E Convertible Preferred are set forth.
“Registration
Rights Agreement for Series B Convertible Subordinated Debt”
means the Registration Rights Agreement among the Company, NBCU and CIG, in the
form attached hereto as Exhibit X, pursuant to which certain registration
rights of holders of Series B Convertible Subordinated Debt are set
forth.
“Same
Market Station”
means any Company Station (i) in which any Person that holds not less than 10%
of the outstanding voting power of the Company, on a fully-diluted basis, would
be permitted to have an attributable interest under the ownership rules adopted
by the FCC, as such rules may be amended from time to time, and (ii) which,
even if such Person were deemed to have an attributable interest therein, would
not increase such Person’s national broadcast coverage as calculated under
the FCC’s national ownership rules because such Person has an attributable
interest in a television station in the same DMA.
“SEC”
means the Securities and Exchange Commission.
“Securities
Act”
means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and regulations
promulgated thereunder.
“Senior
Debt”
means, collectively, the Company’s (i) $325,000,000 aggregate principal
amount of First Priority Term Loan due 2012, (ii) $400,000,000 aggregate
principal amount of Floating Rate First Priority Senior Secured Notes due 2012
and (iii) $405,000,000 aggregate principal amount of Floating Rate Second
Priority Senior Secured Notes due 2013.
“Senior
Preferred Stock”
means, collectively, 14¼% Preferred and 9¾%
Preferred.
“Series
A Convertible Subordinated Debt”
means 11% mandatorily convertible subordinated debt due 2013 to be issued by
the Company to holders of 14¼% Preferred and 9¾% Preferred in the
Exchange Offer under the Series A Convertible Subordinated Debt Indenture
pursuant to Section 5.01.
“Series
A Convertible Subordinated Debt Indenture”
means the indenture, in the form of Exhibit A attached hereto, among the
Company, a trustee selected by the Company and reasonably satisfactory to CIG
and the NBCU Entities, as trustee, and subsidiary guarantors party thereto
which govern Series A Convertible Subordinated Debt.
“Series
A-1 Convertible Preferred”
means 12% Series A Mandatorily Convertible Preferred Stock due 2013, par value
$0.001 per share, of the Company, with a liquidation
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preference
of $10,000 per share, to be issued by the Company under the Series A-1
Convertible Preferred Certificate of Designation pursuant to this
Agreement.
“Series
A-1 Convertible Preferred Certificate of Designation”
means the Certificate of Designation of Series A-1 Convertible Preferred to be
executed and filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware on the
Commencement Date, in the form of Exhibit F attached hereto.
“Series
A-2 Preferred Stock”
means 8% Series A-2 Preferred Stock due 2013, par value $0.001 per share, of
the Company, with a liquidation preference of $10,000 per share, to be issued
by the Company under the Series A-2 Preferred Stock Certificate of Designation
pursuant to this Agreement.
“Series
A-2 Preferred Stock Certificate of Designation”
means the Certificate of Designation of Series A-2 Preferred Stock to be
executed and filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware on the
Commencement Date, in the form of Exhibit G attached hereto.
“Series
A-3 Convertible Preferred”
means 12% Series A-3 Mandatorily Convertible Preferred Stock due 2013, par
value $0.001 per share, of the Company, with a liquidation preference of
$10,000 per share, to be issued by the Company under the Series A-3 Convertible
Preferred Certificate of Designation pursuant to this Agreement.
“Series
A-3 Convertible Preferred Certificate of Designation”
means the Certificate of Designation of Series A-3 Convertible Preferred to be
executed and filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware on the
Commencement Date, in the form of Exhibit H attached hereto.
“Series
B Convertible Preferred”
means 12% Series B Mandatorily Convertible Preferred Stock due 2013, par value
$0.001 per share, of the Company, with a liquidation preference of $10,000 per
share, to be issued by the Company under the Series B Convertible Preferred
Certificate of Designation pursuant to this Agreement.
“Series
B Convertible Preferred Certificate of Designation”
means the Certificate of Designation of Series B Convertible Preferred to be
executed and filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware on the
Commencement Date, in the form of Exhibit I attached hereto.
“Series
B Convertible Subordinated Debt”
means 11% mandatorily convertible subordinated debt due 2013 to be issued by
the Company to (i) CIG and NBC Palm Beach I in the Contingent Exchange under
the Series B Convertible Subordinated Debt Indenture pursuant to Section 5.04
and (ii) to CIG pursuant to Section 2.06.
“Series
B Convertible Subordinated Debt Indenture”
means the indenture, in the form of Exhibit B attached hereto, among the
Company, The Bank of New York Trust Company, N.A., as trustee, and subsidiary
guarantors party thereto which govern Series B Convertible Subordinated
Debt.
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“Series
C Convertible Preferred”
means 8% Series C Mandatorily Convertible Preferred Stock due 2013, par value
$0.001 per share, of the Company, with a liquidation preference of $10,000 per
share, to be issued by the Company under the Series C Convertible Preferred
Certificate of Designation pursuant to this Agreement.
“Series
C Convertible Preferred Certificate of Designation”
means the Certificate of Designation of Series C Convertible Preferred to be
executed and filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware on the
Commencement Date which shall have become effective and shall be in full force
and effect upon filing with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware, in
the form of Exhibit J-1 attached hereto, in the event the Exchange Offer is
more than 50% successful, and in the form of Exhibit J-2 attached hereto, in
the event the Exchange Offer is 50% or less successful.
“Series
C Preferred Stock”
means 8% Series C Preferred Stock due 2013, par value $0.001 per share, of the
Company, with a liquidation preference of $10,000 per share, to be issued by
the Company under the Series C Preferred Stock Certificate of Designation
pursuant to this Agreement.
“Series
C Preferred Stock Certificate of Designation”
means the Certificate of Designation of Series C Preferred Stock to be executed
and filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware on the
Commencement Date, in the form of Exhibit K attached hereto.
“Series
D Convertible Preferred”
means 8% Series D Mandatorily Convertible Preferred Stock due 2013, par value
$0.001 per share, of the Company, with a liquidation preference of $10,000 per
share, to be issued by the Company under the Series D Convertible Preferred
Certificate of Designation pursuant to this Agreement.
“Series
D Convertible Preferred Certificate of Designation”
means the Certificate of Designation of Series D Convertible Preferred to be
executed and filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware on the
Commencement Date, in the form of Exhibit L attached hereto.
“Series
E Convertible Preferred”
means Series E-1 Convertible Preferred and Series E-2 Convertible Preferred.
“Series
E Convertible Preferred Certificates of Designation”
means the Series E-1 Convertible Preferred Certificate of Designation and the
Series E-2 Convertible Preferred Certificate of Designation.
“Series
E-1 Convertible Preferred”
means Series E-1 Mandatorily Convertible Preferred Stock due 2013, par value
$0.001 per share, of the Company, with a liquidation preference of $10,000 per
share, to be issued by the Company under the Series E-1 Convertible Preferred
Certificate of Designation pursuant to this Agreement.
“Series
E-1 Convertible Preferred Certificate of Designation”
means the Certificate of Designation of Series E-1 Convertible Preferred to be
executed and filed with the Secretary of
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State of
the State of Delaware on the Commencement Date, in the form of Exhibit M
attached hereto.
“Series
E-2 Convertible Preferred,”
means Series E-2 Mandatorily Convertible Preferred Stock due 2013, par value
$0.001 per share, of the Company, with a liquidation preference of $10,000 per
share, to be issued by the Company under the Series E-2 Convertible Preferred
Certificate of Designation pursuant to this Agreement.
“Series
E-2 Convertible Preferred Certificate of Designation”
means the Certificate of Designation of Series E-2 Convertible Preferred to be
executed and filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware on the
Commencement Date, in the form of Exhibit N attached hereto.
“Series
F Non-Convertible Preferred”
means 8% Series F Non-Convertible Preferred Stock due 2013, par value $0.001
per share, of the Company, with a liquidation preference of $10,000 per share,
to be issued by the Company under the Series F Non-Convertible Preferred
Certificate of Designation pursuant to this Agreement.
“Series
F Non-Convertible Preferred Certificate of Designation”
means the Certificate of Designation of Series F Non-Convertible Preferred to
be executed and filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware on
the Commencement Date, in the form of Exhibit O attached hereto.
“stated
liquidation preference”
means, with respect to any equity security, the stated liquidation preference
of such security on a per share basis without including any accrued and unpaid
dividends.
“Stockholder
Agreement”
means the Amended and Restated Stockholder Agreement, dated as of November 7,
2005, among the Company, the Xxxxxx Stockholders and NBCU, as such agreement
may be amended from time to time.
“Subsequent
Expiration Date”
means, in the event there is a Subsequent Period, the expiration date of such
Subsequent Period.
“Subsidiary”
means, with respect to the Company, a corporation, partnership, limited
liability company, joint venture or other entity of which shares of stock or
other ownership interests having ordinary voting power (other than stock or
such other ownership interests having such power only by reason of the
happening of a contingency) to elect a majority of the board of directors or
other managers of such corporation, partnership or other entity are at the time
owned, directly or indirectly, through one or more intermediaries (including,
without limitation, other Subsidiaries), or both, by the Company.
“Superior
Proposal”
means an unsolicited written bona fide offer made by a third party with respect
to a Competing Transaction (with all percentages contained in the definition of
“Competing Transaction” increased to 50% for purposes of this
definition), in each case on terms (including conditions to consummation of the
contemplated transaction) that the Board determines,
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in its
good faith judgment (after consultation with its financial advisor), to be more
favorable to the Company than the Transaction; provided,
however, that
any such offer shall not be deemed to be a “Superior Proposal” if (i)
any financing required to consummate the transaction contemplated by such offer
is not committed and is not likely, in the good faith judgment of the Board
(after consultation with its financial advisor), to be obtained by such third
party on a basis the Board deems timely, (ii) the transaction contemplated by
such offer is not likely, in the good faith judgment of the Board (after
consultation with its financial and legal advisors), to be consummated in a
timely manner or (iii) such offer is received by the Board after the
Commencement Date and contains a condition precedent that the Call Right shall
not have been exercised.
“Tax”
means, with respect to any Person, all taxes, assessments and other
governmental charges, duties, impositions and liabilities (including any tax on
or based upon net income, gross income, or income as specially defined, or
earnings, profits, or selected items of income, earnings or profits) and all
alternative or add-on minimum tax, profits or excess profits tax, franchise
tax, gross income, gross receipts tax, license, employment related tax, real or
personal property tax or ad valorem tax, sales, social service, goods and
services or use tax, customs, excise tax, stamp tax, land transfer tax, any
withholding or backup withholding tax, value added tax, customs duties, capital
stock, severance tax, prohibited transaction tax, premiums tax, environmental,
windfall profits, occupation tax, capital tax, together with any interest and
any penalty, additions to tax or additional amount imposed by any Governmental
Authority on such person and any obligations under any legally binding
agreements or arrangements with any other person with respect to such amounts
and including any liability for the aforementioned taxes of a predecessor
entity.
“Tax
Return”
means any federal, state, local, foreign and other return, declaration, report
or similar statement required to be filed with a Governmental Authority with
respect to any Taxes (and any attached schedules), including any information
return, claim for refund, declaration of estimated Tax, and any amendment to
any of the foregoing.
“Transaction
Agreements”
means, collectively, this Agreement, the Registration Rights Agreement for New
Securities, the Registration Rights Agreement for Series B Convertible
Subordinated Debt, the Series A Convertible Subordinated Debt Indenture, the
Series B Convertible Subordinated Debt Indenture, NBCU Option I, NBCU Option
II, the New Preferred Stock Certificates of Designation, the New
Stockholders’ Agreement, the Put/Call Agreement and the Warrant.
“Voting
Stock”
means shares of the capital stock and any other securities of the Company
having the ordinary power to vote in the election of directors of the
Company.
“Warrant”
means the Class A Common Stock Purchase Warrant, in the form attached hereto as
Exhibit U, to be issued by the Company to CIG providing for the purchase of up
to 100,000,000 shares of Class A Common Stock at an initial exercise price of
$0.75 per share.
SECTION
1.02 Other
Defined Terms. The
following terms have the meanings set forth in the Sections set forth
below:
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Definition
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Section
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“2005
Agreements” |
Recitals
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“2005
SEC Filings”
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8.02
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“2006
Balance Sheet”
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6.06(c)
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“Adjusted
Company Restricted Stock”
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4.02(c)
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“Adjusted
Company Stock Option”
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4.02(b)
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“Agreement”
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Preamble
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“Assignment
Agreement”
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2.02(a)
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“Blue
Sky Laws”
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6.04(b)
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“Certificate
Amendment”
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6.02(e)
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“Certificates”
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4.01(b)
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“CIG”
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Preamble
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“Class
A Common Stock”
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Recitals
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“Company”
|
Preamble
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“Company
Joint Venture”
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6.02(b)
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“Company
Stock Awards”
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6.02(a)
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“Compensation
Actions”
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6.07(b)
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“Confidentiality
Agreements”
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10.04(b)
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“Contingent
Exchange”
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5.04(b)
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“Conversion
Shares”
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6.02(e)
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“DTV”
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6.05(e)
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“Effective
Time”
|
4.01(a)
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“Equity
Commitment Letter”
|
7.06
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|
“Exchange
Offer”
|
Recitals
|
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“Exchange
Offer Conditions”
|
5.01(b)
|
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“Exchange
Offer Documents”
|
5.01(d)
|
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“Exchange
Offer Initial Expiration Date”
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5.01(b)
|
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“Exchange
Offer Schedule TO”
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5.01(d)
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“FCC
Application”
|
Recitals
|
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“Indemnified
D&Os”
|
10.06(a)
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“Initial
Stockholders’ Meeting”
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10.01(a)
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“IRS”
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6.09(b)
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“Minority
Exchange” |
5.01(a)
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“NBC
Palm Beach I”
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Preamble
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“NBC
Palm Beach II”
|
Preamble
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“NBCU”
|
Preamble
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“NBCU
Entities”
|
Preamble
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“Xxxxxx
Stockholders”
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Recitals
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“Paying
Agent”
|
4.03(a)
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“Permits”
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6.05(a)
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“PBGC”
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6.09(d)
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“PMC”
|
Recitals
|
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“Principal
Amount”
|
2.06(b)
|
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“Proposed
Amendments”
|
5.02
|
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Definition
|
Section
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“Proxy
Statement”
|
10.02
|
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“Restated
Certificate of Incorporation”
|
4.01(a)
|
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“Reverse
Stock Split”
|
4.01(a)
|
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“Reverse
Stock Split Ratio”
|
4.01(a)
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“Schedule
14D-9”
|
3.01(b)
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“SEC
Reports”
|
6.06(a)
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“Stockholders’
Meeting”
|
10.01(b)
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“Subsequent
Period”
|
3.01(a)
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“Tender
Offer”
|
Recitals
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“Tender
Offer Conditions”
|
3.01(a)
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“Tender
Offer Documents”
|
3.01(b)
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“Tender
Offer Expiration Date”
|
3.01(a)
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“Tender
Offer Initial Expiration Date”
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3.01(a)
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“Tender
Offer Schedule TO”
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3.01(b)
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“Termination
Date”
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12.02
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“Transaction”
|
Recitals
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“WARN”
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6.10(b)
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SECTION
1.03 Interpretation. In
each Transaction Agreement, unless otherwise specified or where the context
otherwise requires:
(a) the
Section and paragraph headings contained in such Transaction Agreement are for
reference purposes only and shall not affect in any way the meaning or
interpretation of such Transaction Agreement;
(b) a
reference to a Preamble is to the relevant Preamble to such Transaction
Agreement, to a Recital is to the relevant Recital to such Transaction
Agreement, to a Section is to the relevant Section of such Transaction
Agreement, to an Exhibit is to the relevant Exhibit to such Transaction
Agreement, a reference to a Schedule is to the relevant Schedule of such
Transaction Agreement and to an Annex is to the relevant Annex to such
Transaction Agreement;
(c) words
importing any gender shall include other genders;
(d) words
importing the singular only shall include the plural and vice
versa;
(e) the
words “include”, “includes” or “including” shall
be deemed to be followed by the words “without
limitation”;
(f) the
words “hereof”, “herein”, “hereunder” and
“herewith” and words of similar import shall, unless otherwise
stated, be construed to refer to such Transaction Agreement as a whole and not
to any particular provision of such Transaction Agreement;
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(g) references
to any Person shall include such Person’s successors and permitted
assigns;
(h) references
to currency, monetary values, dollars or “$” set forth herein shall
mean United States (U.S.) dollars; and
(i) unless
otherwise expressly provided therein, any Contract or Law defined or referred
to therein or in any Contract that is referred to therein means such Contract
or Law as from time to time amended, modified or supplemented, including (in
the case of a Contract) by waiver or consent and (in the case of a Law) by
succession of comparable successor Laws and any reference to a Contract shall
be deemed to include all attachments thereto and instruments incorporated
therein, and any reference in such Transaction Agreement to a Law shall be
deemed to include any rules and regulations promulgated
thereunder.
ARTICLE
II
THE
PRELIMINARY TRANSACTIONS
SECTION
2.01 Confirmation
from Senior Lenders, CIG and NBCU. (a)
If, within ten days after the Commencement Date, the Company has not entered
into arrangements reasonably satisfactory to CIG providing for a third party to
purchase any and all of the Company’s outstanding Senior Debt as to which
the holders thereof elect to exercise any right they may have to require the
Company to repurchase such Senior Debt as a result of the Transaction (it being
agreed and understood that the Company shall continue to use its reasonable
best efforts to enter into such arrangements notwithstanding the expiration of
such 10 day period), the Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to
obtain a waiver, in form and substance satisfactory to the parties hereto, from
the holders of at least a majority in aggregate principal amount of each class
of the Senior Debt outstanding at the time of waiver, of any such right. CIG
hereby irrevocably waives any right it or any controlled Affiliate might have
to require the Company to prepay all or any part of the Senior Debt it owns, as
set forth in Section 7.04, as a result of the Transaction.
(b) In the
event neither the third party purchase arrangements nor the waiver described in
Section 2.01(a) is obtained prior to the Exchange Offer Closing or the closing
of the Contingent Exchange, the parties hereto shall, prior to the Call
Closing, amend and restructure the Transaction such that the NBCU Entities
shall retain not less than $250,000,000 in aggregate liquidation preference of
NBCU Series B Preferred at all times until such waiver has been obtained by the
Company or is no longer required (it being agreed and understood that the
Company shall continue to use its reasonable best efforts to enter into the
arrangements described in Section 2.01(a) subsequent to the Exchange Offer
Closing or the closing of the Contingent Exchange), and the Company shall
cooperate fully with CIG and the NBCU Entities and use its reasonable best
efforts to effect any changes to the terms of securities of the Company to be
held and received by CIG and the NBCU Entities as a result of any such
amendments to the Transaction to the extent permitted by Law.
(c) Each of
the NBCU Entities and CIG (on its own behalf and on behalf of its controlled
Affiliates) hereby irrevocably waives any right it might have, as a result of
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the
Transaction, to require the Company to purchase for cash all or any shares of
NBCU Series B Preferred or Senior Preferred Stock, as the case may be, it
owns.
SECTION
2.02 Call
Right Assignment. (a) On
the Commencement Date, (i) NBC Palm Beach II shall assign all of its rights and
obligations under the Call Agreement, and (ii) NBCU shall assign all of its
rights and obligations arising under the Escrow Agreement and the Noncompete
Agreements, in each case, to CIG by executing and delivering to CIG an
assignment and assumption agreement (the “Assignment
Agreement”)
in the form attached hereto as Exhibit Q.
(b) On the
Commencement Date, CIG shall assume and accept the assignment of (i) all of the
rights and obligations of NBC Palm Beach II under the Call Agreement, and (ii)
all of the rights and obligations of NBCU under the Escrow Agreement and the
Noncompete Agreements, in each case, by executing and delivering to NBC Palm
Beach II and NBCU the Assignment Agreement. CIG shall be bound by all of the
terms and conditions thereof in the same way as such terms obligate NBC Palm
Beach II and NBCU, as the case may be. CIG hereby agrees that, following the
Commencement Date, the NBCU Entities shall not have any obligations under the
Call Agreement, the Escrow Agreement and the Noncompete Agreements, other than
the indemnity obligations set forth in Section 10.21. In addition, CIG shall
grant to NBC Palm Beach II the NBCU Option I.
(c) On the
Commencement Date, concurrently with the assignment and assumption described in
Sections 2.02(a) and (b), CIG shall (i) exercise the Call Right by delivering a
notice in the form attached hereto as Exhibit R to the Xxxxxx Stockholders
pursuant to the terms and conditions of the Call Agreement and (ii) commence
the Tender Offer upon the terms and conditions set forth in Article III. Upon
exercise of the Call Right, CIG shall (x) together with the Xxxxxx
Stockholders, deliver a joint written notice to the Escrow Agent pursuant to
Section 4(a) of the Escrow Agreement authorizing the Escrow Agent to disburse
the amount of $3,863,765.50 to the Xxxxxx Stockholders or their designees in
the manner indicated in such joint notice and (y) pay Xx. Xxxxxxx $2,250,000 by
wire transfer of immediately available funds to such account or accounts
specified in writing by him prior to the Commencement Date.
(d) Effective
as of the date hereof, the Call Right Transfer Agreement is hereby terminated
and shall have no further force or effect.
SECTION
2.03 Delivery
of the Documents. On the
Commencement Date, each party hereto shall deliver to the other parties hereto,
the following duly executed Transaction Agreements to which it is a
party:
(i) |
Series B
Convertible Subordinated Debt Indenture, |
(ii) |
NBCU
Option I, |
(iii) |
NBCU
Option II, |
(iv) |
Registration
Rights Agreement for New Securities, |
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(v) |
New
Stockholders’ Agreement, |
(vi) |
Assignment
Agreement, |
(vii)
|
Put/Call
Agreement, |
(viii)
|
the
Warrant, and |
(ix)
|
Registration
Rights Agreement for Series B Convertible Subordinated Debt. |
SECTION
2.04 Filing
of New Preferred Stock. On or
prior to the Commencement Date, the Company shall file with the Secretary of
State of the State of Delaware the New Preferred Stock Certificates of
Designation (other than the Series C Convertible Preferred Certificate of
Designation which
will be filed prior to the Call Closing), which
shall become effective and be in full force and effect as of the Commencement
Date.
SECTION
2.05 Exchange
of NBCU Series B Preferred and Transfer of Series F Non-Convertible
Preferred.
(a) On the
Commencement Date, NBC Palm Beach I shall surrender and deliver to the Company
one or more certificates representing $210,000,000 aggregate stated liquidation
preference of NBCU Series B Preferred in exchange for $210,000,000 aggregate
stated liquidation preference of Series F Non-Convertible Preferred.
Immediately following receipt of the certificate or certificates representing
$210,000,000 aggregate stated liquidation preference of NBCU Series B Preferred
surrendered by NBC Palm Beach I, the Company shall cancel such certificate or
certificates and issue to NBC Palm Beach I a certificate representing
$210,000,000 aggregate stated liquidation preference of Series F
Non-Convertible Preferred.
(b) On the
Commencement Date, immediately following the receipt of the certificate
representing $210,000,000 aggregate stated liquidation preference of Series F
Non-Convertible Preferred as described in Section 2.05(a), NBC Palm Beach I
shall deliver to CIG such certificate duly endorsed in blank or accompanied by
a stock power duly executed in blank, with all required stock transfer tax
stamps affixed.
SECTION
2.06 Additional
Investment by CIG. (a) On
the Commencement Date, the Company shall issue and sell to CIG, and CIG shall
purchase from the Company, (subject to receipt by CIG of an opinion of counsel
to the Company in form and substance reasonably acceptable to the Company), a
note or notes representing an aggregate principal amount of $100,000,000 of the
Series B Convertible Subordinated Debt for an aggregate purchase price of
$100,000,000, which amount shall be paid by CIG to the Company in cash by wire
transfer of immediately available funds to an account or accounts specified in
writing by the Company.
(b) On the
date of the Exchange Offer Closing or the Exchange Offer Expiration, the
Company shall issue and sell to CIG, and CIG shall purchase from the Company,
(subject to receipt by CIG of an opinion of counsel to the Company in form and
substance reasonably acceptable to the Company), a note or notes representing
an aggregate principal amount of up to $15,000,000, or such lesser amount as
may be permitted under the Company’s
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Senior
Debt of the Series B Convertible Subordinated Debt (the “Principal
Amount”)
for an aggregate purchase price equal to the Principal Amount which amount
shall be paid by CIG to the Company in cash by wire transfer of immediately
available funds to an account or accounts specified in writing by the Company;
provided, that
the Principal Amount shall not exceed the amount of expenses incurred by the
Company in connection with the Transaction as evidenced by invoices provided by
the Company to CIG.
SECTION
2.07 Selection
of Investment Banks. The
Company shall, within 10 days after the Commencement Date, provide CIG and NBCU
with a list of three internationally recognized investment banks, other than
the banks set forth in Sections 6.16 and 8.05.
ARTICLE
III
THE
TENDER OFFER
SECTION
3.01 The
Tender Offer.
(a) CIG
shall (i) commence (within the meaning of Rule 14d-2 under the Exchange Act)
the Tender Offer on the Commencement Date and (ii) cause the Tender Offer to
remain open until the twentieth Business Day after such commencement of the
Tender Offer or, as set forth in this Section 3.01(a), such other later date as
CIG, the NBCU Entities and the Company may agree (the “Tender
Offer Initial Expiration Date”
and together with any extension permitted hereunder, the “Tender
Offer Expiration Date”).
CIG shall be obligated to accept for payment and pay for shares of Class A
Common Stock validly tendered pursuant to the Tender Offer, subject only to the
satisfaction or waiver of each of the conditions set forth in Annex A (the
“Tender
Offer Conditions”).
CIG shall have the right to amend or make changes to the terms of the Tender
Offer; provided,
however, that, without the prior written consent of the Company, the NBCU
Entities and the Xxxxxx Stockholders, CIG shall not do any of the following:
(A) decrease the Offer Price or change the form of consideration to be paid in
the Tender Offer, (B) impose any conditions to the Tender Offer other than the
Tender Offer Conditions or (C) otherwise amend the Tender Offer in a manner
that would materially and adversely affect the holders of shares of Class A
Common Stock. Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, CIG
shall have the right to extend the Tender Offer beyond the Tender Offer Initial
Expiration Date for: (1) any period required by any rule, regulation,
interpretation or position of the SEC or the staff thereof applicable to the
Tender Offer or (2) any period required by applicable Law, and upon the
Company’s request, CIG shall extend the Tender Offer beyond the Tender
Offer Initial Expiration Date for one period of up to 30 days for the purpose
of satisfying (x) the requirements under any rule, regulation, interpretation
or position of the SEC or the staff thereof applicable to the Tender Offer or
(y) the waiting period requirements applicable to the Tender Offer under the
HSR Act. CIG may extend the Tender Offer beyond the date on which shares of
Class A Common Stock are first accepted for payment as a “subsequent
offering period” (as such term is defined in Rule 14d-1(g)(8) under the
Exchange Act in accordance with Rule 14d-11 of the Exchange Act (a
“Subsequent
Period”);
provided, that
upon the request of the Company, CIG shall extend the Tender Offer for one such
Subsequent Period; provided,
further, that
no Subsequent Period shall be less than three Business Days nor more than 20
Business Days and that the total number of Subsequent Periods shall not exceed
one. To the extent CIG amends or makes changes to the terms and conditions of
the Tender Offer pursuant to this Section 3.01(a), the Company and the NBCU
Entities shall cooperate with CIG in making any filings or
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amendments
required by the DGCL, the Exchange Act, the Securities Act or any other
applicable Law, or as otherwise may be necessary to effect such amendment or
change.
(b) As
promptly as reasonably practicable on the date the Tender Offer is commenced,
(A) CIG shall file with the SEC a Tender Offer Statement on Schedule TO
(together with all amendments thereto, the “Tender
Offer Schedule TO”)
and (B) the Company shall file a Solicitation/Recommendation Statement on
Schedule 14D-9 (the “Schedule
14D-9”)
with respect to the Tender Offer, each of which will comply in all material
respects with the provisions of all applicable federal and state securities
laws, and will contain (including as an exhibit) or incorporate by reference an
offer to purchase relating to the Tender Offer and forms of the related letter
of transmittal (which documents, together with the Tender Offer Schedule TO and
any supplements or amendments thereto, are referred to collectively as the
“Tender
Offer Documents”).
The related letter of transmittal shall provide that, among other matters, in
order for shares of Class A Common Stock to be validly tendered, each holder of
shares of Class A Common Stock who tenders in the Tender Offer shall represent
and warrant to CIG that (x) such holder has full power and authority to tender,
sell, assign and transfer shares of Class A Common Stock in the Tender Offer,
(y) such holder is not prohibited or restricted from tendering shares of Class
A Common Stock in the Tender Offer by the terms of such shares or any Contract
and (z) when such shares are accepted for payment by CIG, CIG shall acquire
good, marketable and unencumbered title thereto, free and clear of all Liens.
(c) The
Schedule 14D-9 shall contain the recommendation of the Board described in
Section 3.02(a) which recommendation shall not be withdrawn or amended without
the prior written consent of CIG and NBCU; provided,
however, that
the Company’s recommendation may be withdrawn or modified by the Board
without the prior written consent of CIG and NBCU to the extent that the Board
determines in the good faith exercise of its reasonable business judgment,
after receiving the advice of outside counsel, that such recommendation would
no longer be consistent with its fiduciary duties to the Company’s
stockholders under applicable Law. On the date filed with the SEC and on the
date first disseminated to the Company’s stockholders, the Schedule 14D-9
shall not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any
material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the
statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made,
not misleading, except that no representation is made by the Company with
respect to written information supplied by CIG or the NBCU Entities
specifically for inclusion in the Schedule 14D-9. On the date filed with the
SEC and on the date first disseminated to the Company’s stockholders, the
Tender Offer Documents shall not contain any untrue statement of a material
fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or
necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of the
circumstances under which they were made, not misleading, except that no
representation shall be made by CIG with respect to written information
supplied by the Company or the NBCU Entities specifically for inclusion in the
Tender Offer Documents, and no representation shall be made by the Company with
respect to written information supplied by CIG or the NBCU Entities
specifically for inclusion in the Tender Offer Documents. CIG and the Company
shall take all steps necessary to cause the Tender Offer Documents to be filed
with the SEC and to be disseminated to the Company’s stockholders, in each
case as and to the extent required by applicable federal securities laws. Each
of CIG, the NBCU Entities and the Company shall
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promptly
correct or supplement any information provided by it for use in the Tender
Offer Documents if and to the extent that it shall have become false and
misleading in any material respect, and CIG and the Company shall take all
steps necessary to cause the Tender Offer Documents as so corrected to be filed
with the SEC and to be disseminated to the Company’s stockholders, in each
case as and to the extent required by applicable federal securities laws. The
Company, the NBCU Entities and their respective counsel shall be given a
reasonable opportunity to review the initial Tender Offer Documents before they
are filed with the SEC. CIG, the NBCU Entities and their respective counsel
shall be given a reasonable opportunity to review the initial Schedule 14D-9
before it is filed with the SEC. In addition, CIG, on the one hand, and the
Company, on the other hand, agree to provide the other, the NBCU Entities and
their respective counsel with any comments or other communications that either
party or their counsel may receive from time to time from the SEC or its staff
with respect to the Schedule 14D-9 or the Tender Offer Documents promptly after
the receipt of such comments or other communications. The Company, the NBCU
Entities and their respective counsel shall be given a reasonable opportunity
to review and comment on any response of CIG to comments or other
communications from the SEC or any amended or revised Tender Offer Documents
before it is filed with the SEC. CIG, the NBCU Entities and their respective
counsel shall be given a reasonable opportunity to review any response of the
Company to comments or other communications from the SEC or any amended or
revised Schedule 14D-9 before it is filed with the SEC.
(d) Subject
to the terms of this Agreement, promptly after the expiration of the
“initial offering period” (as such term is defined in Rule
14d-1(g)(4) under the Exchange Act) and, if applicable, promptly in accordance
with Rule 14d-11 under the Exchange Act, during the Subsequent Period, CIG
shall accept for payment and pay for, in accordance with the terms of the
Tender Offer, all of the shares of Class A Common Stock validly tendered
pursuant to the Tender Offer and not validly withdrawn.
(e) If the
payment of the Offer Price is to be made to a Person other than the Person in
whose name the surrendered certificate formerly evidencing shares of Class A
Common Stock is registered on the stock transfer books of the Company, it shall
be a condition of payment that the certificate so surrendered shall be endorsed
properly or otherwise be in proper form for transfer and that the Person
requesting such payment shall have paid all transfer and other taxes required
by reason of the payment of the Offer Price to a Person other than the
registered holder of the certificate surrendered, or shall have established to
the satisfaction of CIG that such taxes either have been paid or are not
applicable.
SECTION
3.02 Company
Action.
(a) The
Company represents that the Board has (i) determined that the Tender Offer is
fair to, and in the best interests of, the holders of shares of Class A Common
Stock, (ii) authorized and approved this Agreement, the other Transaction
Agreements and the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby (such
authorization and approval having been made in accordance with the DGCL,
including, without limitation, Section 203 thereof) and (iii) resolved to
recommend, subject to Section 3.01(c), that the holders of shares of Class A
Common Stock accept the Tender Offer and tender their shares pursuant to the
Tender Offer. The Company hereby consents to the inclusion in the Tender Offer
Documents of the recommendation of the Board described in this Section 3.02(a),
and the Company shall not
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withdraw
or modify such recommendation in any manner adverse to CIG, except as provided
in Section 3.01(c).
(b) In
connection with the Tender Offer, no later than three (3) Business Days prior
to the anticipated commencement of the Tender Offer, the Company shall furnish
CIG with (A) mailing labels, security position listings of shares of Class A
Common Stock held in stock depositories and any available listing or computer
file containing the names and addresses of the record holders of shares of
Class A Common Stock, each as of the most recent practicable date, and (B) such
additional information, including updated lists of stockholders, mailing labels
and lists of securities positions and such other information and assistance as
CIG or its agents may reasonably request in connection with communicating to
the record and beneficial holders of shares of Class A Common Stock with
respect to the Tender Offer. Subject to the requirements of applicable Law, and
except for such steps as are necessary to disseminate the Tender Offer
Documents and any other documents necessary to consummate the Tender Offer, CIG
shall, and shall cause its agents to, hold in confidence the information
contained in any such labels, listings and files, shall use such information
only in connection with the Tender Offer and, if the Tender Offer shall be
terminated, shall, upon request, promptly deliver to the Company all copies of
such information then in its possession or under its control.
ARTICLE
IV
THE
REVERSE STOCK SPLIT
SECTION
4.01 The
Reverse Stock Split.
(a) Subject
to the conditions set forth in Section 11.01, promptly following the Call
Closing, and subject to receipt of the requisite stockholder approval, the
Company shall combine its outstanding shares of Common Stock into a lesser
number of shares (the “Reverse
Stock Split”)
and shall file with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware (the time
of such filing, the “Effective
Time”)
an amended and restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Company (the
“Restated
Certificate of Incorporation”),
in the form attached hereto as Exhibit S, whereby, without any further action
on the part of the Company, CIG or any stockholder of the Company:
(i) each
share of Class A Common Stock issued and outstanding immediately prior to the
Effective Time shall be converted into and become such fraction (the
“Reverse
Stock Split Ratio”)
of a fully paid and nonassessable share of Class A Common Stock as shall be
determined by the Company, CIG and the NBCU Entities, such that all holders of
Class A Common Stock other than CIG would be eligible to receive, in respect of
all shares held by each such holder, less than a whole share of Class A Common
Stock upon effectuation of the Reverse Stock Split; provided, that
if CIG does not own the greatest number of shares of Class A Common Stock
immediately prior to the Reverse Stock Split, the Reverse Stock Split Ratio
shall be such that all holders of Class A Common Stock would be entitled to
receive, in respect of all shares held by each such holder, less than a whole
share of Class A Common Stock upon effectuation of the Reverse Stock Split;
(ii) each
share of Class A Common Stock held as treasury stock or held or owned by the
Company or any Subsidiary immediately prior to the Effective Time shall be
cancelled; and
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(iii) each
share of Class B Common Stock issued and outstanding immediately prior to the
Effective Time shall be converted into and become a fractional number of fully
paid and nonassessable shares of Class B Common Stock at the Reverse Stock
Split Ratio.
(b) No
fractional shares of Class A Common Stock shall be issued in connection with
the Reverse Stock Split, and no certificates or scrip for any such fractional
shares shall be issued. Any holder of record of Class A Common Stock who would
otherwise be entitled to receive less than a whole share of Class A Common
Stock (after aggregating all fractional shares of Class A Common Stock issuable
to such holder) shall, in lieu of such fraction of a share and upon surrender
of such holder’s certificate representing such fractional shares of Class
A Common Stock (the “Certificate”)
as set forth in Section 4.03, be paid in cash the dollar amount (rounded to the
nearest whole cent), without interest, determined by multiplying the number of
shares represented by such Certificate prior to the Reverse Stock Split by the
Offer Price. Immediately prior to the Reverse Stock Split, CIG shall make a
capital contribution to the Company in the amount necessary to make any
payments required to be made to security holders of the Company pursuant to
this Article IV.
(c) Fractional
shares of Class B Common Stock as a result of the Reverse Stock Split shall
remain outstanding, and certificates or scrip for such fractional shares of
Class B Common Stock shall be issued.
SECTION
4.02 Company
Stock Options.
(a)
Effective as of immediately following the Effective Time, the Company shall
take all necessary actions to adjust the Company Stock Awards outstanding as of
the Effective Time in accordance with the terms of the Company Stock Plans so
as to give effect to the Reverse Stock Split.
(b) In the
event that, following the adjustment to the Company Stock Options (each such
Company Stock Option, as so adjusted, an “Adjusted
Company Stock Option”)
made pursuant to Section 4.02(a), the number of shares of Common Stock subject
to any Adjusted Company Stock Option is less than one, then, except as
otherwise agreed by the Company and any holder of any Adjusted Company Stock
Option, the Company shall cause such Adjusted Company Stock Option to be
cancelled immediately following the Reverse Stock Split, and, in consideration
of such cancellation, the holder of such Adjusted Company Stock Option shall be
entitled to receive a cash payment (less applicable tax withholdings) equal to,
for each share of Common Stock subject to such Company Stock Option immediately
prior to the Reverse Stock Split, the Offer Price minus the per share exercise
price of such Company Stock Option immediately prior to the Reverse Stock
Split; provided, that
in the case of any Company Stock Options issued on or following November 7,
2005 to any person who is a full-time employee of the Company as of the date
hereof, any Adjusted Company Stock Options with respect to such Company Stock
Options shall remain outstanding and holders of such Adjusted Company Stock
Options shall not be entitled to receive any cash payments. The Company shall
take all steps necessary and appropriate to give effect to this Section
4.02(b), including using reasonable best efforts to obtain any necessary
consents to the cancellation of the Adjusted Company Stock
Options.
(c) In the
event that, following the adjustment to outstanding restricted stock or
restricted stock units (each, as so adjusted, an “Adjusted
Company Restricted Stock”)
made
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pursuant
to Section 4.02(a), the number of shares of Common Stock subject to any
Adjusted Company Restricted Stock is less than one, then, except as otherwise
agreed by the Company and any holder of any Adjusted Company Restricted Stock,
the Company shall cause such Adjusted Company Restricted Stock to be cancelled
immediately following the Reverse Stock Split, and, in consideration of such
cancellation, the holder of such Adjusted Company Restricted Stock shall be
entitled to receive a cash payment (less applicable tax withholdings) equal to,
for each share of Common Stock subject to such restricted stock or restricted
stock units immediately prior to the Reverse Stock Split, the Offer Price less
any applicable exercise or purchase price; provided, that
in the case of any restricted stock or restricted stock units issued on or
following November 7, 2005 to any person who is a full-time employee of the
Company as of the date hereof, any Adjusted Company Restricted Stock with
respect to such restricted stock or restricted stock units shall remain
outstanding and holders of such Adjusted Company Restricted Stock shall not be
entitled to receive any cash payments. The Company shall take all steps
necessary and appropriate to give effect to this Section 4.02(c), including by
obtaining any necessary consents to the cancellation of the Adjusted Company
Restricted Stock.
SECTION
4.03 Surrender
of Shares.
(a) Prior
to the Effective Time, the Company shall designate a bank or trust company to
act as agent (the “Paying
Agent”)
for the holders of fractional shares of Class A Common Stock to receive funds
pursuant to Section 4.01(b). Such funds shall be invested by the Paying Agent
as directed by the Company.
(b) Promptly
after the Effective Time, the Company shall cause to be mailed to each Person
who following the Effective Time shall be entitled to receive funds pursuant to
Section 4.01(b) a form of letter of transmittal (which shall specify that
delivery shall be effected, and risk of loss and title to the Certificates
evidencing shares that were converted into fractional shares in the Reverse
Stock Split shall pass, only upon proper delivery of the Certificates to the
Paying Agent) and instructions for use in effecting the surrender of the
Certificates pursuant to such letter of transmittal. Upon surrender to the
Paying Agent of a Certificate, together with such letter of transmittal, duly
completed and validly executed in accordance with the instructions thereto, and
such other documents as may be required pursuant to such instructions, the
holder of such Certificate shall be entitled to receive in exchange therefor
the Offer Price for each share formerly evidenced by such Certificate, and such
Certificate shall then be canceled. No interest shall accrue or be paid on the
Offer Price payable upon the surrender of any Certificate for the benefit of
the holder of such Certificate. If the payment equal to the Offer Price is to
be made to a Person other than the Person in whose name the surrendered
Certificate formerly evidencing shares is registered on the stock transfer
books of the Company, it shall be a condition of payment that the Certificate
so surrendered shall be endorsed properly or otherwise be in proper form for
transfer and that the Person requesting such payment shall have paid all
transfer and other taxes required by reason of the payment of the Offer Price
to a Person other than the registered holder of the Certificate surrendered, or
shall have established to the satisfaction of the Company that such taxes
either have been paid or are not applicable. If any holder of shares of Class A
Common Stock that were converted into fractional shares in the Reverse Stock
Split is unable to surrender such holder’s Certificates because such
Certificates have been lost, mutilated or destroyed, such holder may deliver in
lieu thereof an affidavit and indemnity bond in form and substance and with
surety reasonably satisfactory to the Company. Each of the Company and the
Paying Agent shall
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be
entitled to deduct and withhold from any amounts otherwise payable pursuant to
this Agreement in respect of fractional shares of Class A Common Stock such
amount as it is required to deduct and withhold with respect to the making of
such payment under any Law. To the extent that amounts are so withheld, such
withheld amounts shall be treated for purposes of this Agreement as having been
paid to the holder of such fractional shares of Class A Common Stock in respect
of which such deduction and withholding was made.
(c) At any
time following the twelfth month after the Effective Time, the Company shall be
entitled to require the Paying Agent to deliver to it any funds which had been
made available to the Paying Agent and not disbursed to holders of fractional
shares of Class A Common Stock (including, without limitation, all interest and
other income received by the Paying Agent in respect of all funds made
available to it), and, thereafter, such holders shall be entitled to look to
the Company (subject to abandoned property, escheat and other similar laws)
only as general creditors thereof with respect to any Offer Price that may be
payable upon due surrender of the Certificates held by them. Notwithstanding
the foregoing, neither the Company nor the Paying Agent shall be liable to any
holder of a fractional share of Class A Common Stock for any Offer Price
delivered in respect of such share to a public official pursuant to any
abandoned property, escheat or other similar law.
(d) From and
after the Effective Time, holders of shares of Class A Common Stock that were
converted into fractional shares in the Reverse Stock Split shall cease to have
any rights with respect to such fractional shares except the right to receive
an amount equal to the Offer Price multiplied by the number of shares of Class
A Common Stock held by such holder prior to the Effective Time or as provided
by applicable Law.
ARTICLE
V
THE
EXCHANGE OFFER
SECTION
5.01 The
Exchange Offer.
(a) As soon
as reasonably practicable following the Commencement Date, the Company shall
commence (within the meaning of Rule 13e-4(a)(4) under the Exchange Act) the
Exchange Offer to exchange, out of funds legally available therefor, (i) for
each outstanding share of 14¼% Preferred validly tendered in the
Exchange Offer and not validly withdrawn (x) $7,000 principal amount of Series
A Convertible Subordinated Debt and (y) $1,000 initial liquidation preference
of Series A-1 Convertible Preferred, and (ii) for each outstanding share of
9¾% Preferred validly tendered in the Exchange Offer and not validly
withdrawn (A) $4,000 principal amount of Series A Convertible Subordinated Debt
and (B) $1,000 initial liquidation preference of Series A-1 Convertible
Preferred; provided, that
if, at the Exchange Offer Closing, the number of shares of 14¼%
Preferred or 9¾% Preferred validly tendered in the Exchange Offer and
not validly withdrawn represent 50% or less of the total outstanding shares of
such class (a “Minority
Exchange”),
the Company shall exchange, out of funds legally available therefor, (i) for
each outstanding share of 14¼% Preferred that has been accepted for
exchange (x) $7,500 principal amount of Series A Convertible Subordinated Debt
and (y) $500 initial liquidation preference of Series B Convertible Preferred,
and (ii) for each outstanding share of 9¾% Preferred that has been
accepted for exchange (A) $4,500 principal amount of Series A Convertible
Subordinated Debt and (B) $500 initial liquidation preference of Series B
Convertible Preferred. In order for shares of Senior
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(c) To the
extent the Company amends or makes changes to the terms and conditions of the
Exchange Offer pursuant to Section 5.01(b), CIG and the NBCU Entities shall
cooperate with the Company in making any filings or amendments required by the
DGCL, the Exchange Act, the Securities Act or any other applicable Law, or as
otherwise may be necessary to effect such amendment or change.
(d) As
promptly as reasonably practicable on the date the Exchange Offer is commenced,
the Company shall file with the SEC a Tender Offer Statement on Schedule TO
(together with all amendments thereto, the “Exchange
Offer Schedule TO”)
with respect to the Exchange Offer, which will comply in all material respects
with the provisions of all applicable
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federal
and state securities laws, and will contain (including as an exhibit) or
incorporate by reference an offer to exchange relating to the Exchange Offer,
the consent solicitation statement described in Section 5.02 and forms of the
related letter of transmittal (which documents, together with the Exchange
Offer Schedule TO and any supplements or amendments thereto, are referred to
collectively as the “Exchange
Offer Documents”).
The related letter of transmittal shall provide that, among other matters, in
order for shares of Senior Preferred Stock to be validly tendered, each holder
of Senior Preferred Stock who tenders in the Exchange Offer shall represent and
warrant to the Company that (x) such holder has full power and authority to
tender, sell, assign and transfer shares of Senior Preferred Stock in the
Exchange Offer, (y) such holder has tendered all but not less than all of the
shares of Senior Preferred Stock held by such holder on the Commencement Date
and (z) when such shares are accepted for exchange by the Company, the Company
shall acquire good, marketable and unencumbered title thereto, free and clear
of all Liens. The Exchange Offer Documents, on the date filed with the SEC and
on the date first disseminated to the holders of Senior Preferred Stock, shall
not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any
material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the
statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made,
not misleading. The Company shall take all steps necessary to cause the
Exchange Offer Documents to be filed with the SEC and to be disseminated to the
holders of Senior Preferred Stock, in each case as and to the extent required
by applicable federal securities laws. The Company shall promptly correct or
supplement any information in the Exchange Offer Documents if and to the extent
that it shall have become false and misleading in any material respect, and the
Company shall take all steps necessary to cause the Exchange Offer Documents as
so corrected to be filed with the SEC and to be disseminated to the holders of
Senior Preferred Stock, in each case as and to the extent required by
applicable federal securities laws. CIG, the NBCU Entities and their respective
counsel shall be given a reasonable opportunity to review and comment on the
initial Exchange Offer Documents before they are filed with the SEC. In
addition, the Company shall provide CIG, the NBCU Entities and their respective
counsel with any comments or other communications that it or its counsel may
receive from time to time from the SEC or its staff with respect to the
Exchange Offer Documents promptly after the receipt of such comments or other
communications. CIG, the NBCU Entities and their respective counsel shall be
given a reasonable opportunity to review and comment on any response of the
Company to comments or other communications from the SEC or any amended or
revised Exchange Offer Documents before it is filed with the SEC.
(e) Subject
to the terms of this Agreement, promptly after the expiration of the Exchange
Offer, the Company shall accept for exchange, in accordance with the terms of
the Exchange Offer, all of the shares of Senior Preferred Stock validly
tendered pursuant to the Exchange Offer and not validly withdrawn.
(f) If the
exchange is to be made to a Person other than the Person in whose name the
surrendered certificate formerly evidencing shares of Senior Preferred Stock is
registered on the stock transfer books of the Company, it shall be a condition
of exchange that the certificate so surrendered shall be endorsed properly or
otherwise be in proper form for transfer and that the Person requesting such
exchange shall have paid all transfer and other taxes required by reason of the
exchange to a Person other than the registered holder of the certificate
surrendered, or shall
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have
established to the satisfaction of the Company that such taxes either have been
paid or are not applicable.
SECTION
5.02 Consent
Solicitation. The
Exchange Offer Documents shall provide that (A) holders of Senior Preferred
Stock who validly tender in the Exchange Offer shall also execute a written
consent to an amendment to the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation in
the form attached hereto as Exhibit T (the “Proposed
Amendments”)
and (B) the Proposed Amendments with respect to each series of Senior Preferred
Stock shall become effective upon the filing with the Secretary of State of the
State of Delaware of a certificate of amendment of the Company’s
Certificate of Incorporation which shall be filed promptly following (i)
acceptance by the Company for exchange of shares of Senior Preferred Stock
tendered pursuant to the Exchange Offer that represent a majority of the shares
of such series of Senior Preferred Stock outstanding on the Commencement Date
and (ii) receipt by the Company of the approval by the requisite vote of
holders of Common Stock of the Proposed Amendments.
SECTION
5.03 Exchange
by CIG. CIG
shall, and shall cause its controlled Affiliate to, (i) validly tender in the
Exchange Offer and not withdraw all of the shares of 14¼% Preferred and
9¾% Preferred it holds and (ii) consent to the Proposed Amendments in
the manner provided in the Exchange Offer Documents. Subject to Section
5.01(b), the Company shall accept for exchange all such shares of Senior
Preferred Stock tendered by CIG in the Exchange Offer.
SECTION
5.04 Contingent
Exchange. (a)
If, at the Exchange Offer Closing, (i) the Company has accepted for exchange
less than 90% of the outstanding shares of each series of Senior Preferred
Stock owned by holders other than CIG, (A) NBC Palm Beach I shall be entitled
to surrender and deliver to the Company, promptly following the Exchange Offer
Closing, one or more certificates representing up to $375,000,000 aggregate
stated liquidation preference of NBCU Series B Preferred in exchange for an
equal principal amount of Series B Convertible Subordinated Debt, and (ii) CIG
shall be entitled to surrender and deliver to the Company, promptly following
the Exchange Offer Closing, one or more certificates representing up to
$95,584,689 aggregate stated liquidation preference of Series C Preferred Stock
or Series A-2 Preferred Stock, as applicable, received pursuant to Section
10.11 in exchange for an equal principal amount of Series B Convertible
Subordinated Debt, with such amounts, in each case, determined in accordance
with the methodology described on Schedule 5.04.
(b) Notwithstanding
Section 5.04(a) but subject to Section 5.01(b), in the event the Exchange Offer
Expiration occurs, promptly following the Exchange Offer Expiration, (i) CIG
shall be entitled to surrender and deliver to the Company 9,386.46875 shares of
14¼% Preferred and 262.33603 shares of 9¾% Preferred in exchange
for $76,403,430 aggregate principal amount of Series B Convertible Subordinated
Debt, (ii) NBC Palm Beach I shall be entitled to surrender and deliver to the
Company one or more certificates representing $375,000,000 aggregate stated
liquidation preference of NBCU Series B Preferred in exchange for $375,000,000
aggregate principal amount of Series B Convertible Subordinated Debt and (iii)
CIG shall be entitled to surrender and deliver to the Company one or more
certificates representing $95,584,689 aggregate stated liquidation preference
of Series C Preferred Stock or Series A-2 Preferred Stock, as applicable,
received pursuant to Section 10.11 in exchange for an equal principal amount of
Series
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B
Convertible Subordinated Debt (the actions as described in Section 5.04(a) and
this Section 5.04(b), as the case may be, the “Contingent
Exchange”).
(c) (i)
Immediately following receipt of the certificate or certificates, if any,
representing the aggregate stated liquidation preference of NBCU Series B
Preferred surrendered by NBC Palm Beach I in the Contingent Exchange, the
Company shall cancel such certificate and issue to NBC Palm Beach I, out of
funds legally available therefor, a note or notes representing an aggregate
principal amount of Series B Convertible Subordinated Debt determined in
accordance with Sections 5.04(a) or (b), as applicable, (ii) if applicable,
immediately following receipt of the certificate or certificates representing
the aggregate stated liquidation preference of Series C Preferred Stock or
Series A-2 Preferred Stock as applicable, surrendered by CIG in the Contingent
Exchange pursuant to Section 5.04(a), the Company shall cancel such certificate
and issue to CIG, out of funds legally available therefor, a note or notes
representing an aggregate principal amount of Series B Convertible Subordinated
Debt determined in accordance with Section 5.04(a), and (iii) if applicable,
immediately following receipt of the certificate or certificates representing
9,386.46875 shares of 14¼% Preferred, 262.33603 shares of 9¾%
Preferred and $95,584,689 in aggregate stated liquidation preference of Series
C Preferred Stock or Series A-2 Preferred Stock, as applicable, surrendered by
CIG in the Contingent Exchange pursuant to Section 5.04(b), the Company shall
cancel such certificate and issue to CIG, out of funds legally available
therefor, a note or notes representing $171,988,119 aggregate principal amount
of Series B Convertible Subordinated Debt in accordance with Section
5.04(b).
SECTION
5.05 Company
Approval. The
Company hereby represents that the Board has determined that it is in the best
interests of the Company to authorize and approve the Exchange Offer, the
Contingent Exchange and the Proposed Amendments.
ARTICLE
VI
REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY
As an
inducement to CIG and the NBCU Entities to enter into this Agreement, except as
set forth in the Company Disclosure Letter or as disclosed in any report,
schedule, form, statement or other document filed with, or furnished to, the
SEC by the Company and publicly available prior to the date of this Agreement,
the Company hereby represents and warrants to CIG and the NBCU Entities as of
the date hereof that:
SECTION
6.01 Organization
and Qualification. (a)
Each of the Company and its Subsidiaries is duly organized, validly existing
and in good standing under the Laws of the jurisdiction of its organization and
has all necessary power and authority to own, lease, use and operate its
properties and assets and to carry on its business as presently conducted and
is duly licensed or qualified to do business and is in good standing in each
jurisdiction in which the properties owned or leased by it or the operation of
its assets or properties or conduct of its business makes such licensing or
qualification necessary, except to the extent that the failure to be so
organized, licensed, qualified or in good standing, or to have such power or
authority, would not adversely affect the ability of the Company to carry out
its obligations under, and to consummate the transactions contemplated by, each
of the Transaction Agreements to which it is a party. The Company has made
available to CIG and NBCU complete and correct copies of the Company’s
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and its
Subsidiaries’ certificates of incorporation and bylaws or comparable
governing documents, each as amended to the date hereof, and each as so made
available is in effect on the date hereof.
SECTION
6.02 Capitalization.
(a) The
authorized capital stock of the Company consists of (A)(1) 505,000,000 shares
of Class A Common Stock, of which, as of May 1, 2007, 65,377,185 shares were
issued and outstanding, (2) 35,000,000 shares of Class B Common Stock, of which
8,311,639 shares are issued and outstanding and (3) 317,000,000 shares of Class
C Common Stock, of which no shares are issued and outstanding, and (B)
1,000,000 shares of preferred stock, of which (1) 72,000 shares have been
designated as 14¼% Preferred, of which 56,931.4905 shares are issued and
outstanding, (2) 17,500 shares have been designated as 9¾% Preferred, of
which 16,695.9798 shares are issued and outstanding and (3) 60,607 shares have
been designated as NBCU Series B Preferred, all of which are issued and
outstanding. As of May 1, 2007, no shares of capital stock were held in
treasury, and no shares of capital stock were reserved for issuance except for
(i) 27,237,042 shares
of Class A Common Stock reserved in respect of Company Stock Options and other
rights (including restricted stock and restricted stock units) (the
“Company
Stock Awards”)
outstanding as of such date granted pursuant to the Company Stock Plans, (ii)
10,434,988 shares of Class A Common Stock reserved in respect of the conversion
of 9¾% Preferred, (iii) 8,311,639 shares of Class A Common Stock
reserved in respect of the conversion of Class B Common Stock and (iv)
303,035,000 shares of Class A and Class C Common Stock reserved in respect of
the conversion of NBCU Series B Preferred. All of the issued and outstanding
shares of the Company’s capital stock have been duly and validly
authorized and issued and are fully paid and nonassessable and not subject to
preemptive or other outstanding rights. The Company has made available to CIG
and the NBCU Entities accurate and complete copies of all Company Stock Option
Plans pursuant to which the Company has granted the Company Stock Awards that
are currently outstanding and the form of all stock award agreements evidencing
such Company Stock Awards. Since January 1, 2007, the Company has not issued
any shares of capital stock of the Company or granted or entered into any
calls, options, warrants, convertible securities or other rights, agreements,
arrangements or commitments of any character relating to the capital stock of
the Company or obligating the Company or any of its Subsidiaries to issue or
sell any capital stock of the Company, or any other interest in, the Company or
any of its Subsidiaries, other than pursuant to one or more of the Transaction
Agreements or pursuant to the exercise of options to acquire shares of Class A
Common Stock outstanding on January 1, 2007 in an amount not in excess of the
amount set forth in this Section 6.02(a).
(b) None of
the Subsidiaries of the Company owns any shares of Common Stock or Existing
Preferred Stock. Section 6.02(b) of the Company Disclosure Letter sets forth a
list, as of the date hereof, of the Subsidiaries and Persons (other than the
Subsidiaries) in which the Company or a Subsidiary owns a 5% or greater, but
less than 100%, equity interest (each, a “Company
Joint Venture”).
Each of the outstanding shares of capital stock or other equity securities of
each of the Subsidiaries is duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and
nonassessable and, except for directors’ qualifying shares and where such
failure to have such ownership would not reasonably be expected to have a
Material Adverse Effect, owned by the Company or by a direct or indirect
wholly-owned Subsidiary, free and clear of any Lien, other than Permitted
Liens. The ownership interest in each Subsidiary and in each Company Joint
Venture is
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owned by
the Company or by a direct or indirect wholly-owned Subsidiary, free and clear
of any Lien, other than any Permitted Liens. Neither the Company nor any of its
Subsidiaries has entered into any commitment, arrangement or agreement, or is
otherwise obligated, to contribute capital, loan money or otherwise provide
funds to or make additional investments in any other Person.
(c) Upon any
issuance of any shares of Common Stock in accordance with the terms of the
Company Benefit Plans, such shares will be duly authorized, validly issued,
fully paid and nonassessable. The Company does not have outstanding any bonds,
debentures, notes or other obligations the holders of which have the right to
vote (or which are convertible into or exercisable for securities having the
right to vote) with the stockholders of the Company on any matter.
(d) Except
for the Stockholder Agreement and the Registration Rights Agreement, there are
no shareholder agreements, voting trusts or other agreements or understandings
to which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is a party or by which the
Company is bound relating to the voting or registration of any equity
securities of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries.
(e) The
Board, at a meeting duly called and held, and following the unanimous
recommendation of a special committee of the Board, has (A) with all directors
voting, adopted resolutions approving the Transaction as a strategic plan or
financing plan for purposes of Section 3.3(a) of the Stockholder Agreement,
approving and declaring advisable and recommending that the stockholders of the
Company approve the Proposed Amendments, the Restated Certificate of
Incorporation, and the Reverse Stock Split and approving, declaring the
advisability of and recommending that the stockholders of the Company approve
an amendment to the Certificate of Incorporation (the “Certificate
Amendment”),
in the form attached hereto as Exhibit W, to create Class D Common Stock and
provide for 1,000,000,000 authorized shares of Class D Common Stock, and (ii)
increase the number of authorized shares of Common Stock, Class A Common Stock
and Class C Common Stock to 3,035,000,000, 1,000,000,000 and 1,000,000,000,
respectively, of which the Board has determined to reserve for issuance,
subject to the approval of the Certificate Amendment by the stockholders of the
Company entitled to vote and the filing of the Certificate Amendment with the
Secretary of State of the State of Delaware, 600,000,000 shares of Class A
Common Stock, 600,000,000 shares Class C Common Stock and 700,000,000 shares
Class D Common Stock upon conversion of the Convertible Securities (the
“Conversion
Shares”),
and 100,000,000 shares of Class A Common Stock upon exercise of the Warrant,
and (B) received the opinion of its financial advisor to the effect that, as of
the date of such opinion, the Offer Price to be received by the holders of the
shares of Class A Common Stock in the Tender Offer is fair from a financial
point of view to such holders. When issued, all shares of the New Preferred
Stock, all Conversion Shares issued upon the conversion of the Convertible
Securities in accordance with the terms thereof, and all shares of Common Stock
issued in accordance with the terms of the NBCU Option II and the Warrant will
be duly and validly authorized and issued, fully paid and nonassessable and not
subject to preemptive rights, and the owner of such shares will have good title
thereto, free and clear of all Liens (other than any Lien created by or on
behalf of such owner).
(f) Other
than (A) the shares referred to in Section 6.02(a), (B) the requirement to
issue the Conversion Shares pursuant to the documents governing the terms of
the Convertible
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Securities
and (C) the issuance of the New Preferred Stock, the Convertible Subordinated
Debt, the NBCU Option II and the Warrant as contemplated by the Transaction
Agreements, (1) no equity securities of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries
are or may become required to be issued by reason of any options, warrants,
rights to subscribe for, conversion rights, stock appreciation rights,
performance units, redemption rights, repurchase rights, calls, preemptive
rights, commitments or other rights of any character whatsoever, (2) there are
outstanding no securities or rights convertible into or exchangeable for shares
of any capital stock of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries and (3) there
are no contracts, commitments, understandings or arrangements by which the
Company or any of its Subsidiaries is or will be bound to issue or sell
additional shares of its capital stock or any securities or rights convertible
into or exchangeable or exercisable for shares of its capital stock or options,
warrants or rights to purchase or acquire any additional shares of its capital
stock. Except as required by the terms of the Existing Preferred Stock and the
2005 Agreements, the Company is not subject to any obligation (contingent or
otherwise) to repurchase, redeem or otherwise acquire or retire any of its
capital stock.
(g) The
consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Agreements
will not trigger the anti-dilution provisions or other price adjustment
mechanisms of any outstanding subscriptions, options, warrants, calls,
contracts, preemptive rights, demands, commitments, conversion rights or other
agreements or arrangements of any character or nature whatsoever under which
the Company is or may be obligated to issue or acquire its capital stock.
(h) None of
the Senior Preferred Stock or the NBCU Series B Preferred are required to be
registered pursuant to Section 12 of the Securities Act.
SECTION
6.03 Authority
Relative to the Transaction Agreements. (a)
The Company has all necessary corporate power and authority to execute and
deliver each of the Transaction Agreements to which it is a party, to perform
its obligations thereunder and to consummate the transactions contemplated
thereby. Except as set forth on Section 6.03(a) of the Company Disclosure
Letter, the execution and delivery by the Company of each of the Transaction
Agreements to which it is a party, the performance by the Company of its
obligations thereunder and the consummation by the Company of the transactions
contemplated thereby have been duly authorized by all requisite action on the
part of the Company and approved by the Board, and other than required
stockholder approval, no other corporate proceedings on the part of the Company
are necessary to authorize any of the Transaction Agreements to which it is a
party or to consummate the transactions contemplated thereby. Each of the
Transaction Agreements to which the Company is a party has been or, upon
execution, shall have been duly executed and delivered by it, and (assuming due
authorization, execution and delivery by the other parties) each of the
Transaction Agreements to which it is a party constitutes or, upon execution,
shall constitute legal, valid and binding obligations of the Company,
enforceable against the Company in accordance with its terms. The Board has
approved each of the Transaction Agreements to which the Company is a party and
the transactions contemplated thereby and such approvals are sufficient so that
the restrictions on business combinations set forth in Section 203(b) of the
DGCL shall not apply to the Reverse Stock Split or the Tender Offer. To the
Knowledge of the Company, no other state takeover Law is applicable to any of
the transactions contemplated by any of the Transaction
Agreements.
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(b) Pursuant
to the DGCL and the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation, the approval
of the Certificate Amendment, the Restated Certificate of Incorporation and the
Reverse Stock Split requires the affirmative votes of the holders of a majority
of the then outstanding shares of Common Stock and to the extent shares of
9¾% Preferred are then entitled to vote, 9¾% Preferred (on an as
converted basis), voting together as a single class.
SECTION
6.04 No
Conflict; Required Filings and Consents.
(a) The
execution and delivery by the Company of each of the Transaction Agreements to
which it is a party, the performance by the Company of its obligations
thereunder and the consummation by the Company of the transactions contemplated
thereby do not and will not (i) assuming that the required stockholder approval
of any amendment to the Certificate of Incorporation of the Company as
contemplated by the Transaction, including the Certificate Amendment, has been
obtained, conflict with or violate the Certificate of Incorporation or By-laws
of the Company or the comparable governing documents of any of its
Subsidiaries, (ii) assuming that all consents, approvals and other
authorizations described in Section 6.04(b) have been obtained and that all
filings and other actions described in Section 6.04(b) have been made or taken,
conflict with or violate any Law applicable to the Company or any Subsidiary or
by which any property or asset of the Company or any Subsidiary is bound or
affected, or (iii) except as described in Section 2.01(a), result in any breach
of or constitute a default (or an event which, with notice or lapse of time or
both, would become a default) under, or give to others any right of
termination, amendment, acceleration or cancellation of, or result in the
creation of a Lien on any property or asset of the Company or any Subsidiary
pursuant to any Contract to which the Company or any Subsidiary is a party or
by which the Company or a Subsidiary or any property or asset of the Company or
any Subsidiary is bound or affected, except, (x) with respect to clause (iii),
as would not materially and adversely affect the ability of the Company to
carry out its obligations under, and to consummate the transactions
contemplated by, each of the Transaction Agreements to which the Company is a
party and would not, and (y) with respect to clauses (ii) and (iii),
individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect.
(b) The
execution and delivery by the Company of each of the Transaction Agreements to
which it is a party, the performance by the Company of its obligations
thereunder and the consummation by the Company of the transactions contemplated
thereby do not and will not require any consent, approval, authorization or
other order of, action by, filing with, registration or notification to, any
Governmental Authority, except for (i) applicable requirements, if any, of the
Exchange Act, Securities Act, or state securities or “blue sky” laws
(“Blue
Sky Laws”),
(ii) the pre-merger notification and waiting period requirements of the HSR
Act, (iii) the FCC Application, (iv) the FCC Approval, (v) the filing and
recordation of the Proposed Amendments, any amendment to the Certificate of
Incorporation of the Company as contemplated by the Transaction, including the
Certificate Amendment, and each of the New Preferred Stock Certificates of
Designation with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware pursuant to
the DGCL, (vi) where failure to obtain such consent, approval, authorization or
action, or to make such filing or notification, would not prevent or materially
delay the consummation by the Company of the transactions contemplated by each
of the Transaction Agreements to which it is a party and (vii) as may be
necessary as a result of any facts or circumstances relating solely to CIG or
the NBCU Entities or any of their respective Affiliates.
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SECTION
6.05 Permits;
Compliance.
(a) Each of
the Company and the Subsidiaries is in possession of all franchises, grants,
authorizations, licenses, permits, easements, variances, exceptions, consents,
certificates, approvals and orders of any Governmental Authority, in each case
applicable to the Company and its Subsidiaries, including all authorizations
under the Communications Act, necessary for each of the Company or the
Subsidiaries to own, lease and operate its properties, including the Company
Stations, or to carry on its business as it is now being conducted (the
“Permits”),
except where the failure to have, or the suspension or cancellation of, any of
the Permits would not, individually or in the aggregate, prevent or materially
delay consummation of any of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction
Agreements or otherwise prevent or materially delay the Company from performing
its obligations under the Transaction Agreements to which it is a party and
would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect. To
the Knowledge of the Company, no suspension or cancellation of any of the
Permits is pending or threatened that would reasonably be expected to have a
Material Adverse Effect.
(b) Each of
the Company and the Subsidiaries is in compliance with (i) any Law applicable
to the Company or any Subsidiary or by which any property or asset of the
Company or any Subsidiary is bound or affected, or (ii) any Contract or Permit
to which the Company or any Subsidiary is a party or by which the Company or
any Subsidiary or any property or asset of the Company or any Subsidiary is
bound, except for any such conflicts, defaults, breaches or violations that
would not, individually or in the aggregate, prevent or materially delay
consummation of any of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction
Agreements or otherwise prevent or materially delay the Company from performing
its obligations under the Transaction Agreements to which it is a party and
would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect.
(c) Except
as would not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect,
(i) each Company Station, including physical facilities, electrical and
mechanical systems, and transmitting and studio equipment, is operated in
compliance with the Communications Act and the specifications of the FCC
Licenses; (ii) the antenna structures owned or used by each Company Station are
in compliance with the Communications Act and the requirements of the Federal
Aviation Administration; (iii) the location and staffing of each Company
Station’s main studio comply with the Communications Act; (iv) all reports
and other filings required by the FCC with respect to the FCC Licenses and each
Company Station (including, without limitation, all required children’s
television and equal employment opportunity reports) have been filed in
material compliance with the FCC rules and regulations; and (v) all FCC
regulatory fees have been timely paid.
(d) Section
6.05(d) of the Company Disclosure Letter sets forth a complete and accurate
list of the FCC Licenses and the authorized holder and the expiration date of
the term (including any renewals, extensions or modifications thereof) of each
of the FCC Licenses. The FCC Licenses are, except as described in Section
6.05(d) of the Company Disclosure Letter, in full force and effect and have not
been revoked, suspended, canceled, rescinded or terminated and their respective
terms are not subject to any conditions other than those applicable to
broadcast licenses generally or as otherwise disclosed on the face of the FCC
Licenses. Except as described in
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Section
6.05(d) of the Company Disclosure Letter, there is no Action pending or, to the
Knowledge of the Company, threatened against the Company or any Subsidiary or
affecting the FCC Licenses or requesting revocation, suspension, cancellation
or non-renewal of any of the FCC Licenses by or before the FCC, except for the
FCC rulemaking proceedings generally affecting the television broadcast
industry. Except as set forth in Section 6.05(d) of the Company Disclosure
Letter, there are no unsatisfied, outstanding or pending, or to the Knowledge
of the Company, threatened, by or before the FCC, orders to show cause, notices
of violation, notices of apparent liability, notices of forfeiture or
complaints issued against the Company or any of the Company Stations. To the
Knowledge of the Company, there is no reason to believe that the FCC Licenses
will not be renewed in the ordinary course. The FCC Licenses listed on Section
6.05(d) of the Company Disclosure Letter include all of the principal station
licenses issued by the FCC that are used in or required for the operation of
the Company Stations under the Communications Act. Except for pending
applications for renewal of licenses for certain of the Company Stations, as of
the date of this Agreement there are no proceedings, complaints, notices of
forfeiture, claims or investigations pending, or to the Knowledge of the
Company, threatened, that would materially impair the ability of Xx. Xxxxxx or
PMC to transfer control of the Call Shares to CIG or which would materially
impede Xx. Xxxxxx’x or PMC’s ability to prosecute the FCC
Application.
(e) The
Company Stations have been assigned channels by the FCC for the provision of
digital television (“DTV”)
service. The channel assignments have not been vacated, reversed, stayed, set
aside, annulled or suspended, nor are they subject to any pending appeal,
request for stay, or petition for rehearing, reconsideration or review by any
person or by the FCC on its own motion, and the time for filing any such
appeal, request, petition or similar document for the reconsideration or review
by the FCC on its own motion has expired. To the Knowledge of the Company,
there are no pending or anticipated petitions for rulemaking or notices of
proposed rulemaking to reallocate the DTV allotment of any of the Company
Stations, or to reallocate the DTV allotment of any other station in a manner
that could affect the DTV operations of any of the Company Stations, nor were
any requests to such effect filed with the FCC in its consideration of a final
DTV table of allotments. All of the Company Stations are operating DTV
facilities at full licensed power, or as set forth on Section 6.05 of the
Company Disclosure Letter, have been authorized by the FCC, or have applied for
authorization from the FCC, to defer full power DTV operation.
SECTION
6.06 SEC
Filings; Financial Statements. (a) The
Company has filed or furnished, as the case may be, on a timely basis, all
forms, reports and documents required to be filed by it with the SEC since
January 1, 2005, including (i) its Annual Reports on Form 10-K for the fiscal
years ended December 31, 2005 and 2006, respectively, (ii) all proxy statements
relating to the Company’s meetings of stockholders (whether annual or
special) held since January 1, 2005 and (iii) all other forms, certifications,
reports and registration statements filed by the Company with the SEC since
January 1, 2005 (the forms, certifications, reports, statements and other
documents referred to in clauses (i), (ii) and (iii) above, and those filed
with the SEC subsequent to the date of this Agreement, and as amended, being,
collectively, the “SEC
Reports”).
The SEC Reports, including any financial statements or schedules included
therein, (i) were prepared in accordance with the requirements of either the
Securities Act or the Exchange Act, as the case may be, and (ii) did not, at
the time they were filed, or, if amended, as of the date of such amendment,
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contain
any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact
required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements made
therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they were made, not
misleading. No Subsidiary is required to file any form, report or other
document with the SEC.
(b) Each of
the consolidated financial statements (including, in each case, any notes and
schedules thereto) contained in or incorporated by reference into the SEC
Reports was prepared in accordance with GAAP applied on a consistent basis
throughout the periods indicated (except as may be indicated in the notes
thereto) and each fairly presents, in all material respects, or, in the case of
the SEC Reports filed after the date of this Agreement, will fairly present in
all material respects the consolidated financial position, results of
operations and cash flows of the Company and its consolidated Subsidiaries as
at the respective dates thereof and for the respective periods indicated
therein (subject, in the case of unaudited statements, to notes and normal
year-end adjustments that will not be material in amount or effect), except as
otherwise noted therein.
(c) Except
as and to the extent set forth on the consolidated balance sheet of the Company
and the consolidated Subsidiaries as of December 31, 2006, including the notes
thereto (the “2006
Balance Sheet”),
neither the Company nor any Subsidiary has any liability or obligation of any
nature (whether accrued, absolute, contingent or otherwise), except for
liabilities and obligations incurred in the ordinary course of business
consistent with past practice since January 1, 2007, liabilities or obligations
incurred in connection with the Transaction and described in Section 6.06(c) of
the Company Disclosure Letter, or liabilities or obligations which would not,
individually or in the aggregate, prevent or materially delay consummation of
any of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Agreements or otherwise
prevent or materially delay the Company from performing its obligations under
the Transaction Agreements to which it is a party and would not, individually
or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect.
(d) The
Company has heretofore furnished to CIG and the NBCU Entities complete and
correct copies of all amendments and modifications that have not been filed by
the Company with the SEC to all agreements, documents and other instruments
that previously had been filed by the Company with the SEC and are currently in
effect.
(e) The
Company has made available to CIG and the NBCU Entities all comment letters
received by the Company from the SEC or the staff thereof since January 1, 2005
and all responses to such comment letters filed by or on behalf of the Company.
As of the date of this Agreement, there are no outstanding or unresolved
comments received from the SEC staff with respect to the SEC
Reports.
(f) To the
Company’s knowledge, except as disclosed in the SEC Reports, each director
and executive officer of the Company has filed with the SEC on a timely basis
all statements required by Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act and the rules and
regulations thereunder since January 1, 2005.
(g) The
Company maintains disclosure controls and procedures as required by Rule 13a-15
or Rule 15d-15 under the Exchange Act and such controls and procedures are
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effective
to ensure that all material information concerning the Company and the
Subsidiaries is made known on a timely basis to the individuals responsible for
the preparation of the Company’s SEC filings and other public disclosure
documents. The Company has made available to CIG and the NBCU Entities complete
and correct copies of, all written descriptions of, and all policies, manuals
and other documents promulgating, such disclosure controls and procedures. As
used in this Section 6.06, the term “file” shall be broadly construed
to include any manner in which a document or information is furnished, supplied
or otherwise made available to the SEC. Documents filed with the SEC by the
Company and publicly available via the SEC’s XXXXX system shall be
considered to have been made available by the Company to CIG and the NBCU
Entities. The Company has disclosed, based on its most recent evaluation prior
to the date of this Agreement, to the Company’s outside auditors and the
audit committee of the Board (i) any significant deficiencies and material
weaknesses in the design or operation of internal controls over financial
reporting (as defined in Rule 13a-15(f) under the Exchange Act) that are
reasonably likely to adversely affect the Company’s ability to record,
process, summarize and report financial information and (ii) any fraud, known
to the Company, whether or not material, that involves management or other
employees who have a significant role in the Company’s internal controls
over financial reporting.
(h) The
Company maintains and will continue to maintain a standard system of accounting
established and administered in accordance with GAAP. The Company and its
Subsidiaries maintain a system of internal accounting controls sufficient to
provide reasonable assurance that (i) transactions are executed in accordance
with management’s general or specific authorizations, (ii) transactions
are recorded as necessary to permit preparation of financial statements in
conformity with GAAP and to maintain asset accountability, (iii) access to
assets is permitted only in accordance with management’s general or
specific authorization, and (iv) the recorded accountability for assets is
compared with the existing assets at reasonable intervals and appropriate
action is taken with respect to any differences. The Company has made available
to CIG and the NBCU Entities complete and correct copies of, all written
descriptions of, and all policies, manuals and other documents promulgating,
such internal accounting controls.
(i) Since
January 1, 2005, neither the Company nor any Subsidiary nor, to the
Company’s knowledge, any director, officer, employee, auditor, accountant
or representative of the Company or any Subsidiary, has received or otherwise
had or obtained knowledge of any complaint, allegation, assertion or claim,
whether written or oral, regarding the accounting or auditing practices,
procedures, methodologies or methods of the Company or any Subsidiary or their
respective internal accounting controls, including any such complaint,
allegation, assertion or claim that the Company or any Subsidiary has engaged
in questionable accounting or auditing practices. Since January 1, 2005, there
have been no internal investigations regarding internal accounting controls,
accounting or revenue recognition discussed with, reviewed by or initiated at
the direction of the chief executive officer, chief financial officer, general
counsel, the Board or any committee thereof.
(j) To the
Knowledge of the Company, no employee of the Company or any Subsidiary has
provided or is providing information to any law enforcement agency regarding
the commission or possible commission of any crime or the violation or possible
violation of any
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applicable
Law. Neither the Company nor any Subsidiary nor to the Knowledge of the
Company, any officer, employee, contractor, subcontractor or agent of the
Company or any such Subsidiary has discharged, demoted, suspended, threatened,
harassed or in any other manner discriminated against an employee of the
Company or any Subsidiary in the terms and conditions of employment because of
any act of such employee described in 18 U.S.C. §1514A(a).
(k) The
Company is in compliance in all material respects with the applicable listing
and corporate governance rules and regulations of the American Stock
Exchange.
SECTION
6.07 Absence
of Certain Changes or Events.
(a) Since
December 31, 2006, except as expressly contemplated by the Transaction
Agreements to which the Company is a party, (i) the Company and its
Subsidiaries have conducted their respective businesses only in the ordinary
course and in a manner consistent with past practice, (ii) there has not been
any change in the business, assets, liabilities, results of operations or
financial condition of the Company and its Subsidiaries that, individually or
in the aggregate, has had or would be reasonably expected to have a Material
Adverse Effect, and (iii) none of the Company or any Subsidiary has taken any
action not in the ordinary course of business that, if taken after the date
hereof, would constitute a breach of any of the covenants set forth in Section
9.01.
(b) Since
January 1, 2006 the Company has not taken any of the following actions with
respect to any of its present or former directors or officers, except as has
been approved by the compensation committee of the Board as an employment
compensation, severance or other employee benefit arrangement in accordance
with the safe harbor contained in Rule 14d-10 of the Exchange Act: (i) an
increase in compensation or benefits in any form, (ii) any grant of the right
to receive any severance or termination compensation or benefit, (iii) any
entry into an employment, consulting, indemnification, termination, change of
control, non-competition or severance agreement or (iv) an amendment to or
adoption of a Company Stock Plan (the matters described in foregoing clauses
(i), (ii), (iii) and (iv), collectively, “Compensation
Actions”).
To the extent that any Compensation Action was approved after the date of the
first discussion of a potential tender offer between the Company or the Board,
on the one hand, and CIG, CLP or the NBCU Entities, on the other hand, the
compensation committee of the Board was, at the time of each such approval,
aware of such potential tender offer.
SECTION
6.08 Absence
of Litigation. There
is no Action pending or, to the Knowledge of the Company, threatened against
the Company or any Subsidiary before any Governmental Authority that (a)
individually or in the aggregate, has had or reasonably would be expected to
have a Material Adverse Effect or (b) seeks to materially delay or prevent the
consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Transaction Agreements to
which the Company is a party or otherwise prevent or materially delay the
Company from performing its obligations thereunder. Neither the Company nor any
Subsidiary nor any property or asset of the Company or any Subsidiary is
subject to any continuing order of, consent decree, settlement agreement or
similar written agreement with, or, to the Knowledge of the Company, continuing
investigation by, any Governmental Authority, or any Governmental Order that,
individually or in the aggregate, has had or reasonably would be expected to
have a Material Adverse Effect or to prevent or materially delay consummation
of any of the transactions contemplated by the
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Transaction
Agreements to which the Company is a party or otherwise prevent or materially
delay the Company from performing its obligations thereunder.
SECTION
6.09 Compensation
and Benefit Plans; ERISA.
(a) The
Company has made available to CIG and NBCU correct and complete copies of each
Company Benefit Plan and amendments thereto. No entity is treated as a single
employer with the Company under Sections 414(b), (c), (m) or (o) of the Code,
other than the Company and its Subsidiaries.
(b) With
respect to each Company Benefit Plan, if applicable, the Company has made
available to CIG and NBCU correct and complete copies of (i) all plan texts and
agreements and related trust agreements (or other funding vehicles); (ii) the
most recent summary plan descriptions and material employee communications
concerning the extent of the benefits provided under a Company Benefit Plan;
(iii) the most recent annual report (including all schedules); (iv) the most
recent annual audited financial statements and opinions; (v) if the plan is
intended to qualify under Section 401(a) of the Code, the most recent
determination letter received from the Internal Revenue Service (the
“IRS”);
and (vi) all material communications with any domestic Governmental Authority
given or received since January 1, 2005. There is no present intention that any
Company Benefit Plan be materially amended, suspended or terminated at any time
within the twelve months immediately following the date of this
Agreement.
(c) [Intentionally
omitted].
(d) With
respect to each Company Benefit Plan that is subject to Title IV or Section 302
of ERISA or Section 412 or 4971 of the Code: (i) there does not exist any
accumulated funding deficiency within the meaning of Section 412 of the Code or
Section 302 of ERISA, whether or not waived; (ii) no reportable event within
the meaning of Section 4043(c) of ERISA for which the 30-day notice requirement
has not been waived has occurred, and the consummation of the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement will not result in the occurrence of any such
reportable event; (iii) no liability (other than for premiums to the Pension
Benefit Guaranty Corporation (the “PBGC”))
under Title IV of ERISA has been or is expected to be incurred by the Company
or any of its Subsidiaries; and (iv) the PBGC has not instituted proceedings to
terminate any such plan or made any inquiry which would reasonably be expected
to lead to termination of any such plan, and, to the Knowledge of the Company,
no condition exists that presents a material risk that such proceedings will be
instituted or which would constitute grounds under Section 4042 of ERISA for
the termination of, or the appointment of a trustee to administer, any such
plan. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has, at any time during
the last six years, contributed to or been obligated to contribute to any
Multiemployer Plan other than a plan listed on Section 6.09(a) of the Company
Disclosure Letter. Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries would be
reasonably expected to have any liability to a Multiemployer Plan as a result
of a complete or partial withdrawal from such Multiemployer Plan (as those
terms are defined in Part I of Subtitle E of Title IV of ERISA) that has not
been satisfied in full.
(e) Each
Company Benefit Plan which is intended to qualify under Section 401(a) of the
Code has been issued a favorable determination letter by the IRS with respect
to such qualification, its related trust has been determined to be exempt from
taxation under Section 501(a) of the Code and no event has occurred since the
date of such qualification or exemption that would
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reasonably
be expected to result in the loss of such qualification or exemption. Each
Company Benefit Plan has been established and administered in material
compliance with its terms and with the applicable provisions of ERISA, the Code
and other applicable Laws. With respect to the Company Benefit Plans, no event
has occurred and no condition exists that would subject the Company by reason
of its being treated as a single employer with any entity under Sections
414(b), (c), (m) or (o) of the Code to any material (i) Tax, penalty, fine,
(ii) Lien (other than a Permitted Lien) or (iii) other liability imposed by
ERISA, the Code or other applicable Laws.
(f) There
are no Company Benefit Plans under which welfare benefits are provided to past
or present employees of the Company and its Subsidiaries beyond their
retirement or other termination of service, other than coverage mandated by the
Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985, Section 4980B of the
Code, Title I of ERISA or any similar state group health plan continuation
Laws.
(g) Except
as contemplated by the 2005 Agreements, neither the execution and delivery of
this Agreement nor the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby
will (either alone or in combination with another event) (i) result in any
payment becoming due, or increase the amount of any compensation or benefits
due, from the Company or any Subsidiary to any current or former employee of
the Company and its Subsidiaries or with respect to any Company Benefit Plan;
(ii) increase any benefits otherwise payable under any Company Benefit Plan;
(iii) result in the acceleration of the time of payment or vesting of any such
compensation or benefits; (iv) result in a non-exempt “prohibited
transaction” within the meaning of Section 406 of ERISA or section 4975 of
the Code; (v) limit or restrict the right of the Company to merge, amend or
terminate any of the Company Benefit Plans; or (vi) result in the payment by
the Company or any Subsidiary of any amount that would, individually or in
combination with any other such payment, reasonably be expected to constitute
an “excess parachute payment,” as defined in Section 280G(b)(1) of
the Code in excess of $5,000,000.
(h) With
respect to any Company Benefit Plan or any current or former employee of any of
the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, (i) no Actions (including any
administrative investigation, audit or other proceeding by the Department of
Labor or the IRS but other than routine claims for benefits in the ordinary
course) are pending or, to the Knowledge of the Company, threatened, and (ii)
to the Knowledge of the Company, no events or conditions have occurred or exist
that would reasonably be expected to give rise to any such
Actions.
(i) Except
as would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have
a Material Adverse Effect, all Company Benefit Plans subject to the Laws of any
jurisdiction outside of the United States (i) have been maintained in
accordance with all applicable requirements, (ii) if they are intended to
qualify for special Tax treatment, meet all requirements for such treatment,
and (iii) if they are intended to be funded and/or book-reserved, are fully
funded and/or book reserved, as appropriate, based upon reasonable actuarial
assumptions. Each Company Benefit Plan that requires registration with a
Governmental Authority has been properly registered, except where any failure
to register, either individually or in the aggregate, would not reasonably be
expected to have a Material Adverse Effect.
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(j) Each
Company Benefit Plan that is a “nonqualified deferred compensation
plan” (as defined in Section 409A(d)(1) of the Code) of the Company
(including Company Benefit Plans pursuant to which “stock rights” (as
defined in Treas. Reg. §1409A-1(e)) have been granted) has been operated
since January 1, 2005 either pursuant to a grandfathering exemption from
Section 409A of the Code or in good faith compliance with Section 409A of the
Code, the proposed regulations, the final regulations and other guidance issued
thereunder.
SECTION
6.10 Labor
Matters. (a) (i) As
of the date of this Agreement, except as set forth in Section 6.10 of the
Company Disclosure Letter, and (ii) as of any date subsequent to the date of
this Agreement except as would not, individually or in the aggregate,
reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect: (x) none of the
employees of the Company or its Subsidiaries is represented by a union and, to
the knowledge of the Company, no union organizing efforts have been conducted
or threatened since January 1, 2005 or are being conducted or threatened, (y)
neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries is a party to or is negotiating
any collective bargaining agreement or other labor Contract, and (z) there is
no pending and, to the Knowledge of the Company, there is no threatened
material strike, picket, work stoppage, work slowdown or other organized labor
dispute affecting the Company or any of its Subsidiaries.
(b) The
Company and each of its Subsidiaries are in compliance in all material respects
with all applicable Laws relating to the employment of labor, including all
applicable Laws relating to wages, hours, collective bargaining, employment
discrimination, civil rights, safety and health, workers’ compensation,
pay equity, classification of employees, and the collection and payment of
withholding or social security Taxes. No material unfair labor practice charge
or complaint is pending or, to the Knowledge of the Company, threatened.
Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has incurred any material
liability or material obligation under the Worker Adjustment and Retraining
Notification Act (“WARN”)
or any similar state or local Law which remains unsatisfied, and neither the
Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has planned or announced any “plant
closing” or “mass layoff” as contemplated by WARN affecting any
site of employment or facility of the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries.
SECTION
6.11 Taxes.
(a) All Tax
Returns that are filed or required to be filed by or with respect to the
Company have been duly and timely filed and all such Tax Returns are complete
and correct in all material respects. All Taxes of the Company that are due and
payable have been paid in full, whether or not shown to be due on a Tax Return.
The Company has withheld and paid all Taxes required to have been withheld and
paid in connection with any amounts paid or owing to any employee, independent
contractor, creditor, stockholder or other third party.
(b) There is
no litigation outstanding concerning any Tax liability of the Company pending
or threatened in writing with respect to any Taxes due from or with respect to
the Company. There are no Liens on any of the assets of the Company that arose
in connection with any failure (or alleged failure) to pay Taxes other than any
Liens for Taxes that are not yet due and payable. There are no currently
outstanding or pending waivers or agreed or pending extensions of any statute
of limitations in respect of Taxes of the Company. No claim has ever been made
in writing by any Governmental Authority in a jurisdiction where the Company
does not file Tax Returns that the Company is or may be subject to taxation by
that jurisdiction.
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(c) The
Company does not have any liability for the Taxes of any Person under Treasury
Regulation Section 1.1502-6 (or any similar provision of state, local, or
non-U.S. national law) as a transferee or successor, by contract or otherwise.
The Company is not a party to or bound by any Tax allocation, sharing or
similar agreement. The Company has never been a member of an affiliated group
of corporations within the meaning of Section 1504 of the Code (or any similar
provision of state, local, or non-U.S. national law which provides for
consolidation, group relief, or other surrender of Tax items between affiliated
entities in the preparation and filing of their respective Tax Returns).
(d) The
Company is not nor has it been subject to (i) a disclosure obligation with
respect to any Person under Section 6111 of the Code and the regulations
promulgated thereunder, (ii) a list maintenance obligation with respect to any
Person under Section 6112 of the Code and the Treasury Regulations promulgated
thereunder, or (iii) a disclosure obligation as a “reportable
transaction” under Section 6011 of the Code and the Treasury Regulations
promulgated thereunder.
SECTION
6.12 Insurance. The
Company and its Subsidiaries have made available to CIG and NBCU correct and
complete copies of their respective D&O Insurance Policies. Such D&O
Insurance Policies are in full force and effect and, to the Knowledge of the
Company, neither the Company nor any Subsidiary is in material default with
respect to any of its obligations under any such D&O Insurance Policy.
Neither the Company nor any of its Subsidiaries has received any notice of
cancellation or termination with respect to any such D&O Insurance
Policy.
SECTION
6.13 Company
Material Contracts. The
Company has filed or furnished to the SEC, or provided to CIG and NBCU prior to
the date hereof, true and complete copies of all Company Material Contracts.
All Company Material Contracts are valid and in full force and effect and
enforceable in accordance with their respective terms, with respect to the
Company or its Subsidiaries, as applicable, and, to the knowledge of the
Company, with respect to the other parties thereto, except to the extent that
(i) they have previously expired or otherwise terminated in accordance with
their terms or (ii) the failure to be in full force and effect would not,
individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect. Neither the
Company nor any of its Subsidiaries, nor, to the knowledge of the Company, any
counterparty to any Company Material Contract, has violated any provision of,
or committed or failed to perform any act which, with or without notice, lapse
of time or both, would constitute a default under the provisions of any Company
Material Contract, except in each case for those violations or defaults which
are not continuing or, individually or in the aggregate, would not have a
Material Adverse Effect. No Company Material Contract has been amended or
modified prior to the date of this Agreement (other than immaterial amendments
or modifications), except for amendments or modifications which have been filed
or furnished as an exhibit to a subsequently filed or furnished SEC Report, or
provided to CIG and NBCU prior to the date hereof. The consummation of the
Transaction will not result in any Company Material Contract failing to
continue in full force and effect or result in any material penalty or other
material adverse consequence under a Company Material Contract.
SECTION
6.14 Property. All
properties and assets of the Company and its Subsidiaries, real and personal,
that are material to the conduct of their businesses, taken as a
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whole,
as of the date of this Agreement are, except for changes in the ordinary course
of business since the date of the most recent consolidated balance sheet
included in the SEC Reports as filed with the SEC prior to the date hereof,
reflected, in all material respects in accordance with GAAP, and to the extent
required thereby, on the most recent consolidated balance sheet of the Company
included in the SEC Reports as filed with the SEC. Each of the Company and its
Subsidiaries has legal title to, or a leasehold interest, license or easement
in, its real and personal property reflected on such balance sheet or acquired
by it since the date of such balance sheet, free and clear of all Liens, other
than Permitted Liens or Liens which have not had and would not, individually or
in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse Effect.
SECTION
6.15 Intellectual
Property. (a) Section
6.15(a) of the Company Disclosure Letter sets forth (i) a list of all
copyrights and trademarks owned by the Company which have been registered, or
for which applications for registration have been filed and are pending
anywhere in the world; and (ii) each material programming license under which
the Company licenses program rights from any third party.
(b) Section
6.15(b) of the Company Disclosure Letter contains a true and complete list of
material licenses or other agreements with third parties pursuant to which the
Company has obtained rights to use computer software, except for licenses or
other agreements with respect to commercially available, off the shelf
software. All such Company Intellectual Property is used by the Company in all
material respects in accordance with the terms of such licenses or other
agreements, and the Company is not in breach of or default under any such
agreement in any material respect and, to the knowledge of the Company, no
other party to such agreement is in breach of or default under such agreement
in any material respect.
(c) The
Company owns all right, title, and interest in and to, the Company Intellectual
Property that is owned by the Company, free and clear of all Liens (other than
Permitted Liens), and is the owner of record of any registered or applied for
Company Intellectual Property that is owned by the Company.
(d) The
Company owns or has a valid right to use all material Company Intellectual
Property used in the business as presently conducted and as presently
contemplated to be conducted.
(e) The
operation of the business as presently conducted, and as presently contemplated
to be conducted, does not infringe, misappropriate, or otherwise violate or
conflict with the intellectual property of any third party in any material
respect, and the Company has not received notice of any claims or threatened
claims alleging any of the foregoing, including any offer to license or any
claim that Company must license or refrain from using Company Intellectual
Property of a third party, and is not aware of any facts that would support
such a claim.
(f) To the
Knowledge of the Company, no third party has infringed, misappropriated or
otherwise violated or come into conflict with the Company’s rights in any
Company Intellectual Property owned by the Company. No action, suit,
proceeding, hearing, investigation, charge, complaint, claim or demand has been
made, is pending, or, to the
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Knowledge
of Company, is threatened which challenges the legality, validity,
enforceability, use or ownership of any Company Intellectual Property owned by
Company.
(g) Neither
the execution and delivery of this Agreement nor the consummation of the
transactions contemplated hereby shall impair or alter any of the
Company’s rights in any Company Intellectual Property in any material
respect.
SECTION
6.16 Brokers. No
broker, finder or investment banker (other than UBS Investment Bank and Lazard)
is entitled to any brokerage, finder’s or other fee or commission in
connection with the Transaction based upon arrangements made by or on behalf of
the Company. The Company has heretofore furnished to CIG and the NBCU Entity a
complete and correct copy of all agreements between the Company and UBS
Investment Bank and Lazard pursuant to which such firm would be entitled to any
payment relating to the Transaction.
ARTICLE
VII
REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES OF CIG
As an
inducement to the Company and the NBCU Entities to enter into this Agreement,
CIG hereby represents and warrants to the Company and the NBCU Entities as of
the date hereof that:
SECTION
7.01 Corporate
Organization. CIG is
duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the Laws of the
jurisdiction of its organization and has all necessary power and authority to
own, lease, use and operate its properties and assets and to carry on its
business as presently conducted and is duly licensed or qualified to do
business and is in good standing in each jurisdiction in which the properties
owned or leased by it or the operation of its assets or properties or conduct
of its business makes such licensing or qualification necessary, except to the
extent that the failure to be so organized, licensed, qualified or in good
standing, or to have such power or authority, would not adversely affect the
ability of CIG to carry out its obligations under, and to consummate the
transactions contemplated by, each of the Transaction Agreements to which it is
a party.
SECTION
7.02 Authority
Relative to Transaction Agreements. CIG
has all necessary limited liability company power and authority to execute and
deliver each of the Transaction Agreements to which it is a party, to perform
its obligations thereunder and to consummate the transactions contemplated
thereby. The execution and delivery by CIG of each of the Transaction
Agreements to which it is a party, the performance by CIG of its obligations
thereunder and the consummation by CIG of the transactions contemplated thereby
have been duly authorized by all requisite action on the part of CIG and its
members. Each of the Transaction Agreements to which it is a party has been or,
upon execution, shall have been duly executed and delivered by CIG, and
(assuming due authorization, execution and delivery by the other parties)
constitutes or, upon execution, shall constitute legal, valid and binding
obligations of CIG, enforceable against CIG in accordance with its terms.
SECTION
7.03 No
Conflict; Required Filings and Consents.
(a) The
execution and delivery by CIG of each of the Transaction Agreements to which it
is a party, the performance
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by CIG
of its obligations thereunder and the consummation by CIG of the transactions
contemplated thereby do not and will not (i) conflict with or violate the
organizational documents of CIG, (ii) assuming that all consents, approvals and
other authorizations described in Section 7.03(b) have been obtained and that
all filings and other actions described in Section 7.03(b) have been made or
taken, conflict with or violate any Law applicable to CIG or by which any
property or asset of CIG is bound or affected, or (iii) result in any breach of
or constitute a default (or an event which, with notice or lapse of time or
both, would become a default) under, or give to others any right of
termination, amendment, acceleration or cancellation of, or result in the
creation of a Lien on any property or asset of CIG pursuant to, any Contract to
which CIG is a party or by which CIG or any property or asset of CIG is bound
or affected, except, with respect to clause (iii), as would not materially and
adversely affect the ability of CIG to carry out its obligations under, and to
consummate the transactions contemplated by, each of the Transaction Agreements
to which CIG is a party.
(b) The
execution and delivery by CIG of each of the Transaction Agreements to which it
is a party, the performance by CIG of its obligations thereunder and the
consummation by CIG of the transactions contemplated thereby do not and will
not require any consent, approval, authorization or permit of, or filing with,
registration or notification to, any Governmental Authority, except for (i)
applicable requirements, if any, of the Exchange Act, Securities Act or Blue
Sky Laws, (ii) the pre-merger notification and waiting period requirements of
the HSR Act, (iii) the FCC Application, (iv) the FCC Approval, (v) where
failure to obtain such consent, approval, authorization or action, or to make
such filing or notification, would not prevent or materially delay the
consummation by CIG of the transactions contemplated by each of the Transaction
Agreements to which it is a party and (vi) as may be necessary as a result of
any facts or circumstances relating solely to the Company or the NBCU Entities
or any of their respective Affiliates.
SECTION
7.04 Ownership
of Company Securities. As of
the date hereof, (a) CIG and its controlled Affiliates own (i) 2,724,207 shares
of Class A Common Stock, (ii) 9,386.46875 shares of 14¼% Preferred,
(iii) 262.33603 shares of 9¾% Preferred and (iv) $6,000,000 in principal
amount of Floating Rate Second Priority Senior Secured Notes due 2013 and (b)
CIG has long economic exposure to 3,398,337 shares of Class A Common Stock
through derivative contracts entered into with unaffiliated financial
institutions. Except as set forth in this Section 7.04 or as contemplated by
the Transaction Agreements, neither CIG nor any of its controlled Affiliates
owns any securities of the Company or has any Contract or relationships (legal
or otherwise) with any Person with respect to any securities of the Company.
SECTION
7.05 FCC
Compliance. CIG is
legally and financially qualified as a transferee of control of the FCC
Licenses under the Communications Act and the published policies and orders of
the FCC. There are no facts or circumstances pertaining to CIG which, under the
Communications Act, would reasonably be expected to (x) result in the
FCC’s refusal to grant the FCC Approval, or (y) materially delay obtaining
the FCC Approval. No waiver of, or exemption from, any provision of the
Communications Act with respect to CIG would reasonably be expected to be
necessary to obtain the FCC Approval (other than waivers for continued
satellite status of any Company Station).
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SECTION
7.06 Financing. CIG has
provided the Company and the NBCU Entities with a copy of a commitment letter
(the “Equity
Commitment Letter”)
which evidences that CIG shall have, subject to the satisfaction of the
conditions contained therein, funds sufficient to consummate all the
transactions contemplated to be performed by CIG by the Transaction Agreements
to which CIG is a party. The Equity Commitment Letter is in full force and
effect and has not been amended and shall remain in full force and effect and
shall not be amended prior to the later of the Termination Date or the
Effective Time without the prior written consent of the Company and NBCU.
SECTION
7.07 Brokers. No
broker, finder or investment banker is entitled to any brokerage, finder’s
or other fee or commission in connection with the Transaction based upon
arrangements made by or on behalf of CLP or CIG.
ARTICLE
VIII
REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES OF NBCU ENTITIES
As an
inducement to the Company and CIG to enter into this Agreement, each of the
NBCU Entities, jointly and severally, hereby represents and warrants to the
Company and CIG as of the date hereof that:
SECTION
8.01 Corporate
Organization. Each
of the NBCU Entities is a legal entity duly organized, validly existing and in
good standing under the Laws of the jurisdiction of its organization and has
all necessary power and authority to own, lease, use and operate its properties
and assets and to carry on its business as presently conducted and is duly
licensed or qualified to do business and is in good standing in each
jurisdiction in which the properties owned or leased by it or the operation of
its assets or properties or conduct of its business makes such licensing or
qualification necessary, except to the extent that the failure to be so
organized, licensed, qualified or in good standing, or to have such power or
authority, would not adversely affect the ability of any of the NBCU Entities
to carry out its obligations under, and to consummate the transactions
contemplated by, each of the Transaction Agreements to which it is a
party.
SECTION
8.02 Authority
Relative to Transaction Agreements. Each
of the NBCU Entities has all necessary corporate power and authority to execute
and deliver each of the Transaction Agreements to which it is a party, to
perform its obligations thereunder and to consummate the transactions
contemplated thereby. The execution and delivery by each of the NBCU Entities
of each of the Transaction Agreements to which it is a party, the performance
by each of the NBCU Entities of its obligations thereunder and the consummation
by each of the NBCU Entities of the transactions contemplated thereby have been
duly authorized by all requisite action on the part of each of the NBCU
Entities and its stockholders. Each of the Transaction Agreements to which it
is a party has been or, upon execution, shall have been duly executed and
delivered by each of the NBCU Entities, and (assuming due authorization,
execution and delivery by the other parties) constitutes or, upon execution,
shall constitute legal, valid and binding obligations of each of the NBCU
Entities, enforceable against each of the NBCU Entities in accordance with its
terms. Each of the Call Agreement, the Escrow Agreement and the Noncompete
Agreements is in full force and effect and constitutes the legally valid and
binding obligation of the NBCU Entity that is a party to such agreement and, to
the knowledge of the
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NBCU
Entities, each of the other parties thereto. Except as disclosed in (i) the
Current Report on Form 8-K filed by the Company with the SEC on November 7,
2005 or (ii) Amendment No. 2 to the Schedule 13D/A filed by NBCU with the SEC
on November 9, 2005 (together, the “2005
SEC Filings”),
there are no Contracts which relate to any of the Call Agreement, the Escrow
Agreement or the Noncompete Agreements. True copies of each of the Call
Agreement, the Escrow Agreement and the Noncompete Agreements, as amended to
date, have been filed with the SEC in the 2005 SEC Filings or provided to CIG
by NBCU.
SECTION
8.03 No
Conflict; Required Filings and Consents.
(a) The
execution and delivery by each of the NBCU Entities of each of the Transaction
Agreements to which it is a party, the performance by each of the NBCU Entities
of its obligations thereunder and the consummation by each of the NBCU Entities
of the transactions contemplated thereby do not and will not (i) conflict with
or violate the certificate of incorporation or bylaws of such NBCU Entity, (ii)
assuming that all consents, approvals and other authorizations described in
Section 8.03(b) have been obtained and that all filings and other actions
described in Section 8.03(b) have been made or taken, conflict with or violate
any Law applicable to such NBCU Entity or by which any property or asset of
such NBCU Entity is bound or affected, or (iii) result in any breach of or
constitute a default (or an event which, with notice or lapse of time or both,
would become a default) under, or give to others any right of termination,
amendment, acceleration or cancellation of, or result in the creation of a Lien
on any property or asset of such NBCU Entity pursuant to, any Contract to which
such NBCU Entity is a party or by which such NBCU Entity or any property or
asset of such NBCU Entity is bound or affected, except, with respect to clause
(iii), as would not materially and adversely affect the ability of such NBCU
Entity to carry out its obligations under, and to consummate the transactions
contemplated by, each of the Transaction Agreements to which such NBCU Entity
is a party. The assignment of each of the Call Agreement, the Escrow Agreement
and the Noncompete Agreements by the NBCU Entities to CIG as set forth in
Section 2.02(a) does not require the consent of any Person.
(b) The
execution and delivery by each of the NBCU Entities of each of the Transaction
Agreements to which it is a party, the performance by such NBCU Entity of its
obligations thereunder and the consummation by such NBCU Entity of the
transactions contemplated thereby do not and will not require any consent,
approval, authorization or permit of, or filing with or notification to, any
Governmental Authority, except for (i) applicable requirements, if any, of the
Exchange Act, Securities Act or Blue Sky Laws, (ii) where failure to obtain
such consent, approval, authorization or action, or to make such filing or
notification, would not prevent or materially delay the consummation by such
NBCU Entity of the transactions contemplated by each of the Transaction
Agreements to which it is a party, (iii) the FCC Application, (iv) the FCC
Approval, and (v) as may be necessary as a result of any facts or circumstances
relating solely to the Company or CIG or any of their respective
Affiliates.
SECTION
8.04 Ownership
of Company Securities. As of
the date hereof, (a) NBC Palm Beach I owns 60,607 shares of NBCU Series B
Preferred, convertible into 303,035,000 shares of Class A Common Stock, and (b)
NBC Palm Beach II owns the Call Right to purchase the Call Shares. Except as
set forth in this Section 8.04 or contemplated by the Transaction Agreements or
the 2005 Agreements, none of the NBCU Entities owns any securities of the
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Company
or has any Contract or relationships (legal or otherwise) with any Person with
respect to any securities of the Company.
SECTION
8.05 Brokers. No
broker, finder or investment banker (other than Xxxxxxx, Xxxxx & Co.) is
entitled to any brokerage, finder’s or other fee or commission in
connection with the Transaction based upon arrangements made by or on behalf of
the NBCU Entities.
ARTICLE
IX
CONDUCT
OF BUSINESS PENDING THE CALL
CLOSING
SECTION
9.01 Conduct
of Business by the Company Pending the Call Closing.
Between the date hereof and the Call Closing, the Company shall, and shall
cause each Subsidiary to, (i) conduct its business only in the ordinary course
and in a manner consistent with past practice, (ii) use its reasonable best
efforts to preserve substantially intact the business organization of the
Company and its Subsidiaries, to keep available the services of the current
officers, employees and consultants of the Company and its Subsidiaries and to
preserve the current relationships and goodwill of the Company and its
Subsidiaries with customers, suppliers, employees and other Persons with which
the Company or any Subsidiary has significant business relations and (iii)
refrain from taking any action that would reasonably be expected to delay or
impede FCC Approval, would reasonably be expected to result in any FCC action
affecting the FCC Licenses, or result in revocation, suspension, cancellation
or non-renewal of any of the FCC Licenses, or result in any forfeiture or other
financial obligation to the FCC, whether imposed by forfeiture order or
voluntary agreement; provided,
however, that
in the event that any such forfeiture or financial obligation is imposed prior
to the Call Closing, the Company shall undertake to pay any amounts due. By way
of amplification and not limitation, except (A) as contemplated by the
Transaction Agreements, or (B) as is required by applicable Law, the Company
shall not, and shall not permit any Subsidiary to, between the date hereof and
the Effective Time, directly or indirectly, do, or propose to do, any of the
following without the prior written consent of CIG and the NBCU Entities (which
consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed and shall be deemed to
have been provided unless such party shall have delivered written notice to the
contrary within 15 days of receipt of a request for consent from the Company
pursuant to this Section 9.01):
(a) amend
its Certificate of Incorporation or By-laws or equivalent organizational
documents;
(b) issue,
sell, pledge, transfer, dispose of, grant or encumber, or authorize the
issuance, sale, pledge, transfer, disposition, grant or encumbrance of, (i) any
shares of any class of capital stock of the Company or any Subsidiary, or
securities convertible or exchangeable into or exercisable for any shares of
such capital stock, or any options, warrants or other rights of any kind to
acquire any shares of such capital stock, or any other ownership interest
(including, without limitation, any phantom interest), of the Company or any
Subsidiary (except for the issuance of shares of Class A Common Stock issuable
(A) pursuant to the Company Stock Plans outstanding on the date hereof
(subject, however, to the limitations set forth in Section 9.01(b) of the
Company Disclosure Letter) or (B) upon conversion of the Existing Preferred
Stock or (ii) enter into any Contract with respect to the voting of its capital
stock;
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(c) declare,
set aside, make or pay any dividend or other distribution, payable in cash,
stock, property or otherwise, with respect to any of its capital stock, except
as may be payable pursuant to the terms of the Existing Preferred Stock;
(d) reclassify,
combine, split, subdivide or redeem, or purchase or otherwise acquire, directly
or indirectly, any of its capital stock or securities convertible or
exchangeable into or exercisable for any shares of its capital
stock;
(e) (i)
acquire (including by merger, consolidation, or acquisition of stock or other
equity interests or assets or any other business combination) any Person or any
assets other than in the ordinary course of business for a purchase price in
excess of $1,000,000; (ii) make any loans, advances or capital contributions or
investments (other than investments in marketable securities) in any Person
(other than any direct or indirect wholly owned Subsidiary); or (iii) except
with respect to capital expenditures provided for in the Company’s capital
expenditure plan, a copy of which has previously been provided to CIG and the
NBCU Entities, authorize or make any single capital expenditure which is in
excess of $1,000,000 or capital expenditures which are, in the aggregate, in
excess of $3,000,000 for the Company and the Subsidiaries taken as a whole; or
(iv) enter into or amend any Contract with respect to any matter set forth in
this Section 9.01(e);
(f) repurchase,
redeem, defease, cancel, prepay, forgive, issue, sell, incur or otherwise
acquire any indebtedness for borrowed money or any debt securities or rights to
acquire debt securities of the Company or any Subsidiary, or assume, guarantee
or otherwise become responsible for such indebtedness of another Person, except
for indebtedness for borrowed money incurred or repaid in the ordinary course
of business consistent with past practice under the Senior Debt;
(g) amend or
modify in any material respect the terms of, or refinance, any indebtedness for
borrowed money, guarantee of indebtedness for borrowed money or debt securities
of the Company or any Subsidiary;
(h) merge or
consolidate the Company or any Subsidiary with any Person;
(i) transfer,
lease, license, sell, place a Lien upon or otherwise dispose of any of its
properties or assets (including capital stock of any Subsidiary) with a fair
market value in excess of $2,000,000 individually, or $5,000,000 in the
aggregate, except for transfers, leases, licenses, sales, Liens (other than
Permitted Liens) or other dispositions (i) in the ordinary course of business
and consistent with past practice or (ii) required under any Contract to which
the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is a party as of the date of this
Agreement.
(j) adopt a
plan of complete or partial liquidation, dissolution, restructuring,
recapitalization or other reorganization of the Company or any material
Subsidiary;
(k) (i)
increase the compensation (including, without limitation, severance
compensation) or benefits payable or to become payable to, or make any payment
not otherwise due to, any of its past or present directors, officers, employees
or other service providers, except for increases in the ordinary course of
business and consistent with past practice in salaries, wages,
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bonuses,
incentives or benefits of employees of the Company or any Subsidiary who are
not directors or officers of the Company, (ii) except pursuant to existing
contract obligations establish, adopt, enter into, amend or take any action to
accelerate rights under any Company Benefit Plans or any plan, agreement,
program, policy, trust, fund or other arrangement that would be a Company
Benefit Plan if it were in existence as of the date of this Agreement other
than agreements entered into in the ordinary course of business and consistent
with past practice with new hires who will not be officers of the Company,
(iii) contribute any funds to a “rabbi trust” or similar grantor
trust, (iv) change any actuarial assumptions currently being utilized with
respect to Company Benefit Plans, or (v) grant any equity or equity-based
awards to directors, officers or employees, except in each case to the extent
required by applicable Laws or by existing Company Benefit Plans set forth in
Section 6.09 of the Company Disclosure Letter;
(l) make any
changes other than as required by GAAP or applicable Law, with respect to
accounting methods, policies or procedures;
(m) pay,
discharge or satisfy any claim, liability or obligation (absolute, accrued,
asserted or unasserted, contingent or otherwise), other than the payment,
discharge or satisfaction, in the ordinary course of business and consistent
with past practice, of liabilities reflected or reserved against in the 2006
Balance Sheet or subsequently incurred in the ordinary course of business and
consistent with past practice;
(n) enter
into, renew, extend, amend, modify or terminate any Company Material Contract,
or renew, extend, amend, waive, modify or terminate any material rights of the
Company or any Subsidiary thereunder, other than in the ordinary course of
business and consistent with past practice;
(o) enter
into any Contract relating to the digital spectrum of all or any of the Company
Stations, except for any agreement which (i) has a term of not more than 14
months, (ii) is terminable on not more than 14 months notice without payment of
any material penalty or any other material adverse consequence suffered by the
Company or (C) is approved by a majority of the Board;
(p) enter
into any new joint sales, joint services, time brokerage, or local marketing
Contract (other than Contracts that may be terminated at no cost to the Company
or any Subsidiary upon six months’ notice) involving 15% or more of the
weekly time inventory or programming hours of a Company Station, but only if
after entering into such Contract, Company Stations representing 20% or more of
the Company’s National Coverage would be subject to such
Contracts;
(q) other
than with respect to any low power television stations that do not expand the
coverage and cable carriage of any Company Station, sell, lease, assign or
otherwise dispose of (x) more than 50% of the stock of any Subsidiary of the
Company that owns the primary operating assets of, or a FCC license of, a
Company Station or (y) the primary operating assets of, or any FCC license of,
a Company Station, in each case, if such Company Station is located in any of
the 50 largest DMAs as of the date of such disposition;
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(r) commence,
waive, release or settle any pending or threatened Action (i) involving
payments by or to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries in excess of
$1,000,000 or (ii) entailing the incurrence of (A) any obligation or liability
of the Company in excess of such amount, including costs or revenue reductions,
(B) obligations that would impose any material restrictions on the business or
operations of the Company or its Subsidiaries, or (iii) that is brought by any
current, former or purported holder of any capital stock or debt securities of
the Company or any Subsidiary relating to the transactions contemplated by any
of the Transaction Agreements;
(s) fail to
make in a timely manner any filings with the SEC required under the Securities
Act or the Exchange Act; or
(t) announce
an intention, enter into any formal or informal agreement or otherwise make a
commitment, to do any of the foregoing.
ARTICLE
X
ADDITIONAL
AGREEMENTS
SECTION
10.01 Stockholders’
Meetings.
(a) The
Company, acting through the Board, shall, in accordance with applicable Law and
the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation and By-laws, duly call, give
notice of, convene and hold an annual or special meeting of its stockholders no
later than June 30, 2007 (the “Initial
Stockholders’ Meeting”)
to vote on, among other matters, (i) the Certificate Amendment, (ii) the
Proposed Amendments, (iii) the issuance of the Conversion Shares, if and to the
extent required to satisfy conditions to the listing thereof under applicable
rules of the American Stock Exchange, (iv) if and to the extent required under
applicable rules of the American Stock Exchange, (A) the issuance of 26,688,361
shares of Class B Common Stock pursuant to the terms and conditions of the NBCU
Option II, and (B) the issuance of 100,000,000 shares of Class A Common Stock
upon exercise of the Warrant by CIG, and (v) any other matters, if any,
required by applicable Law to approve and adopt the Transaction Agreements to
which the Company is a party and to consummate the transactions contemplated
thereby. CIG hereby irrevocably agrees that it shall vote (or cause to be
voted) all of the Voting Stock that it or its subsidiaries has the power to
vote on the record date for the Initial Stockholders’ Meeting, in favor of
each of the proposals described in this Section 10.01(a) at the Initial
Stockholders’ Meeting. The Company shall (A) include in the Proxy
Statement, and not subsequently withdraw or modify in any manner adverse to CIG
or the NBCU Entities, the declaration of the Board that the proposals described
in this Section 10.01(a) are advisable and (B) use its reasonable best efforts
to obtain the approval of such proposals; provided,
however, that
such declaration may be withdrawn or modified by the Board without the prior
written consent of CIG and the NBCU Entities to the extent that the Board
determines in the good faith exercise of its reasonable business judgment,
after receiving the advice of outside counsel, that such declaration would no
longer be consistent with its fiduciary duties to the Company’s
stockholders under applicable Law, in which event notwithstanding such
withdrawal or modification of such declaration, the Company’s obligation
to duly call, give notice of, convene and hold the Initial Stockholders’
Meeting pursuant to this Section 10.01(a) shall not be affected.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Xxxxxx Stockholders sign one or more
consents in writing approving each of the matters set forth in clauses (i)
through (vi) of this Section 10.01(a), and duly deliver such written consent or
consents to the Company in the manner provided in the Certificate of
Incorporation of
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the
Company prior to May 14, 2007, the Company shall no longer be obligated to duly
call, give notice of, convene or hold the Initial Stockholders’ Meeting.
(b) The
Company, acting through the Board, shall, in accordance with applicable Law and
the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation and By-laws, (i) duly call,
give notice of, convene and hold an annual or special meeting of its
stockholders as promptly as practicable following the Call Closing for the
purpose of considering and taking action on the Restated Certificate of
Incorporation necessary to effect the Reverse Stock Split (the
“Stockholders’
Meeting”)
and (ii) (A) include in the Proxy Statement, and not subsequently withdraw or
modify in any manner adverse to CIG, the declaration of the Board that the
Restated Certificate of Incorporation is advisable and (B) use its best efforts
to obtain approval of the Restated Certificate of Incorporation; provided,
however, that
such declaration may be withdrawn or modified by the Board without the prior
written consent of CIG and the NBCU Entities to the extent that the Board
determines in the good faith exercise of its reasonable business judgment,
after receiving the advice of outside counsel, that such declaration would no
longer be consistent with its fiduciary duties to the Company’s
stockholders under applicable Law, in which event notwithstanding such
withdrawal or modification of such declaration, the Company’s obligation
to duly call, give notice of, convene and hold the Stockholders’ Meeting
pursuant to this Section 10.01(b) shall not be affected. At the
Stockholders’ Meeting, CIG shall vote (or cause to be voted) all shares of
Class A Common Stock that it or its subsidiaries has the power to vote on the
record date for the Stockholders’ Meeting, in favor of the Restated
Certificate of Incorporation necessary to effect the Reverse Stock Split.
SECTION
10.02 Proxy
Statement. (i) In
the case of the Stockholders’ Meeting, promptly following the Call
Closing, and (ii) in the case of the Initial Stockholders’ Meeting, as
promptly as practicable following the Commencement Date, the Company shall file
a Proxy Statement with the SEC under the Exchange Act, and shall use its
reasonable best efforts to have such Proxy Statement cleared by the SEC as
promptly as practicable. CIG, the NBCU Entities and the Company shall cooperate
with each other in the preparation of each such Proxy Statement, and the
Company shall notify CIG and the NBCU Entities of the receipt of any comments
of the SEC with respect to each such Proxy Statement and of any requests by the
SEC for any amendment or supplement thereto or for additional information and
shall promptly provide to CIG and the NBCU Entities copies of all
correspondence between the Company or any representative of the Company and the
SEC with respect thereto. The Company shall give CIG, the NBCU Entities and
their respective counsel a reasonable opportunity to review and comment on each
Proxy Statement, including all amendments and supplements thereto, prior to
such documents being filed with the SEC or disseminated to the holders of
shares of Voting Stock, and shall give CIG, the NBCU Entities and their
respective counsel a reasonable opportunity to review and comment on all
responses to requests for additional information and replies to comments prior
to their being filed with, or sent to, the SEC. Each of the Company, CIG and
the NBCU Entities agrees to use its reasonable best efforts, after consultation
with each other, to respond promptly to all such comments of and requests by
the SEC and to cause each Proxy Statement and all required amendments and
supplements thereto to be mailed to the holders of shares of Voting Stock at
the earliest practicable time. The proxy statement to be sent to the
stockholders of the Company in connection with the Initial Stockholders’
Meeting and, if necessary, the Stockholders’ Meeting, or
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the
information statement to be sent to such stockholders, as appropriate (such
proxy statement or information statement, as amended or supplemented, being
referred to herein as the “Proxy
Statement”),
shall not, on the date the Proxy Statement (or any amendment or supplement
thereto) is filed with the SEC, on the date first mailed to stockholders of the
Company, at the time of the Initial Stockholders’ Meeting and, if
necessary, at the time of the Stockholders’ Meeting, and at the Effective
Time, contain any statement which, at the time and in light of the
circumstances under which it was made, is false or misleading with respect to
any material fact, or which omits to state any material fact necessary in order
to make the statements therein not false or misleading or necessary to correct
any statement in any earlier communication with respect to the solicitation of
proxies for the Initial Stockholders’ Meeting or, if necessary, the
Stockholders’ Meeting which shall have become false or misleading.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company makes no representation or warranty
with respect to any information supplied by CIG, the NBCU Entities or their
respective representatives for inclusion in such Proxy Statement. Such Proxy
Statement shall comply in all material respects as to form with the
requirements of the Exchange Act.
SECTION
10.03 Company
Board Representation; Section 14(f).
(u) From
and after the closing of the Tender Offer but prior to the Call Closing, CIG
shall have the right to designate two directors. In addition to the foregoing,
in the event any member of the Board other than any member appointed by the
holders of 14 ¼ Preferred or the 9 ¾ Preferred ceases for any
reason to serve as a director of the Company, CIG shall have the right to
designate a director to fill any such vacancy. Subject to any restrictions
imposed by applicable Law, the Company shall take all actions necessary to
cause CIG’s designees to be elected or appointed as directors of the
Company, including increasing the size of the Board or securing the
resignations of incumbent directors, or both.
(b) Promptly
following the Call Closing, and from time to time thereafter, the composition
of the Board and the election of members designated or nominated by CIG or the
NBCU Entities to the Board shall be governed by Section 3.1 of the New
Stockholders’ Agreement, as may be amended from time to time.
(c) The
Company shall promptly take all actions, if any, required pursuant to Section
14(f) of the Exchange Act and Rule 14f-1 promulgated thereunder to fulfill its
obligations under this Section 10.03, and shall include in the Schedule 14D-9
such information with respect to the Company and its officers and directors as
is required under Section 14(f) and Rule 14f-1 to fulfill such obligations. CIG
shall supply to the Company, and be solely responsible for, any information
with respect to it and its nominees, officers, directors and affiliates
required by such Section 14(f) and Rule 14f-1.
(d) Following
the election or appointment of designees of CIG pursuant to this Section 10.03,
prior to the Call Closing, (i) any amendment of the Transaction Agreements to
which the Company is a party or the Certificate of Incorporation or By-laws of
the Company, (ii) any termination by the Company of the Transaction Agreements
to which the Company is a party, (iii) any extension by the Company of the time
for the performance of any of the obligations or other acts of CIG or the NBCU
Entities, (iv) any recommendation to the Company’s stockholders or any
modification or withdrawal of any such recommendation in connection with the
Transaction or (v) any waiver of any of the Company’s rights under the
Transaction Agreements to
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which
the Company is a party, shall require the concurrence of a majority of the
directors of the Company then in office who neither were designated by CIG nor
are employees of the Company or any Subsidiary.
SECTION
10.04 Access
to Information; Confidentiality.
(a) From
the date hereof until the Effective Time, the Company shall, and shall cause
the Subsidiaries and the officers, directors, employees, auditors and agents of
the Company and the Subsidiaries to, afford the officers, employees and agents
of CIG and the NBCU Entities access, during normal business hours and upon
reasonable notice by CIG or the NBCU Entities, to the officers, employees,
agents, properties, offices, plants and other facilities, books and records of
the Company and each Subsidiary, and shall furnish CIG and the NBCU Entities
with such financial, operating and other data and information as CIG or the
NBCU Entities, through its officers, employees or agents, may reasonably
request.
(b) All
information obtained by CIG and its Affiliates and the NBCU Entities pursuant
to this Section 10.04 shall be kept confidential in accordance with (i) the
Confidentiality Agreement, dated February 15, 2007, between CLP and the Company
and (ii) the Confidentiality Agreements, dated May 12, 1999 and June 30, 2004,
between NBCU and the Company (collectively, the “Confidentiality
Agreements”).
(c) No
investigation pursuant to this Section 10.04 shall affect any representation or
warranty in this Agreement of any party hereto, any condition to the
obligations of any parties hereto, or any condition to the Tender Offer and the
Exchange Offer set forth on Annex A and Annex B, respectively.
SECTION
10.05 No
Solicitation of Transactions.
(a) The
Company agrees that neither it nor any Subsidiary nor any of the directors,
officers or employees of it or any Subsidiary will, and that it will cause its
and its Subsidiaries’ agents, advisors and other representatives
(including, without limitation, any investment banker, attorney or accountant
retained by it or any Subsidiary) not to, directly or indirectly, (i) solicit,
initiate or encourage (including by way of furnishing nonpublic information),
or take any other action to facilitate, any inquiries or the making of any
proposal or offer (including, without limitation, any proposal or offer to its
stockholders) that constitutes, or may reasonably be expected to lead to, any
Competing Transaction, (ii) enter into or maintain or continue discussions or
negotiations with any Person in furtherance of such inquiries or to obtain a
proposal or offer for a Competing Transaction, (iii) agree to, approve or
endorse any Competing Transaction or enter into any letter of intent or other
Contract relating to any Competing Transaction or (iv) authorize or permit any
of the officers, directors or employees of the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries, or any investment banker, financial advisor, attorney, accountant
or other representative retained by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, to
take any such action. The Company shall notify CIG and the NBCU Entities as
promptly as practicable (and in any event within one (1) Business Day after the
Company attains knowledge thereof), orally and in writing, if any proposal or
offer, or any inquiry or contact with any Person with respect thereto,
regarding a Competing Transaction is made, specifying the material terms and
conditions thereof and the identity of the party making such proposal or offer
or inquiry or contact (including material amendments or proposed material
amendments). The Company shall, and shall direct or cause its and its
Subsidiaries’ directors, officers, employees,
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agents,
advisors and other representatives (including, without limitation, any
investment banker, attorney or accountant retained by it or any Subsidiary) to,
immediately cease and cause to be terminated any discussions or negotiations
with any Person that may have been conducted heretofore with respect to a
Competing Transaction. The Company shall not release any Person from, or waive
any provision of, any confidentiality or standstill agreement to which it is a
party and the Company also agrees to promptly request each Person that has
heretofore executed a confidentiality agreement in connection with its
consideration of acquiring (whether by merger, acquisition of stock or assets
or otherwise) the Company or any Subsidiary, if any, to return (or if permitted
by the applicable confidentiality agreement, destroy) all confidential
information heretofore furnished to such Person by or on behalf of the Company
or any Subsidiary.
(b) Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary in this Section 10.05, prior to the Exchange Offer
Closing or the Exchange Offer Expiration, as applicable, the Board may furnish
information to, and enter into discussions with, a Person who has made an
unsolicited, written, bona fide proposal or offer regarding a Competing
Transaction, and the Board has (i) determined, in its good faith judgment
(after consultation with its financial advisor), that such proposal or offer
constitutes or is reasonably likely to constitute a Superior Proposal, (ii)
determined, in its good faith judgment after consultation with outside legal
counsel (who may be the Company’s regularly engaged outside legal
counsel), that, in light of such Superior Proposal, the furnishing of such
information or entering into discussions is required to comply with its
fiduciary obligations to the Company and its stockholders under applicable Law,
(iii) provided written notice to CIG and the NBCU Entities of its intent to
furnish information or enter into discussions with such Person and (iv)
obtained from such Person an executed confidentiality agreement (it being
understood that such confidentiality agreement and any related agreements shall
not include any provision calling for any exclusive right to negotiate with
such party or having the effect of prohibiting the Company from satisfying its
obligations under the Transaction Agreements to which it is a
party).
(c) Except
as otherwise provided in this Agreement, neither the Board nor any committee
thereof shall withdraw or modify, or propose to withdraw or modify, in a manner
adverse to CIG and the NBCU Entities, the approval or recommendation by the
Board or any such committee of the Transaction Agreements to which the Company
is a party and the Transaction, including the Tender Offer and the Reverse
Stock Split, or approve or recommend, or cause or permit the Company to enter
into any letter of intent, agreement or obligation with respect to, any
Competing Transaction.
(d) The
parties acknowledge and agree that nothing contained herein shall affect or in
any way interfere with the Company’s Obligation to comply with Rule 14d-9
under the Exchange Act.
SECTION
10.06 Directors’
and Officers’ Indemnification and Insurance.
(a) The
Company agrees that all rights to indemnification and exculpation from
liabilities for acts or omissions occurring at or prior to the Effective Time
(and rights for advancement of expenses) now existing in favor of the current
or former directors or officers of the Company (the “Indemnified
D&Os”)
as provided in its Certificate of Incorporation or By-laws and any
indemnification or other agreements of the Company as in effect on the date of
this Agreement shall continue in full force and effect in accordance with their
terms subsequent to the Effective
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Time.
Further, the Certificate of Incorporation and By-laws of the Company after the
Effective Time shall contain provisions no less favorable with respect to
indemnification, advancement of expenses and exculpation of former or present
directors and officers than are presently set forth in the Certificate of
Incorporation and By-laws of the Company, which provisions shall not be
amended, repealed or otherwise modified for a period of six years from the
Effective Time in any manner that would adversely affect the rights thereunder
of any such individuals, except as amendments may be required by the DGCL
during such period.
(b) The
Company shall, at its option, either (A) purchase a tail policy of
directors’ and officers’ liability insurance which shall be in effect
for a period of six years from the Effective Time, if available, and shall
contain substantially the same coverage and amount as, and contain terms and
conditions no less advantageous, in the aggregate, than the coverage provided
in the D&O Insurance Policies or (B) use its reasonable best efforts to
maintain in effect for six years from the Effective Time, if available, the
D&O Insurance Policies (provided that the Surviving Corporation may
substitute therefor policies of at least the same coverage containing terms and
conditions that are not materially less favorable), in either case with respect
to matters occurring prior to the Effective Time; provided,
however, that
in no event shall the Company be required to expend pursuant to this Section
10.06(b) more than $2,500,000 as a
premium for the tail policy or an amount per year equal to 300% of current
annual premiums paid by the Company for such insurance (which premiums the
Company represents and warrants to be $940,000 in the aggregate), as the case
may be.
(c) In the
event the Company or any of its successors or assigns (i) consolidates with or
merges into any other Person and shall not be the continuing or surviving
corporation or entity of such consolidation or merger or (ii) transfers all or
substantially all of its properties and assets to any Person, then, and in each
such case, proper provision shall be made so that the successors and assigns of
the Company or at CIG’s option, CIG, shall assume the obligations set
forth in this Section 10.06.
(d) This
Section 10.06 shall continue in effect subsequent to the Effective Time, is
intended to benefit the Company and each Indemnified D&O, shall be binding
on all successors and assigns of the Company, and shall be enforceable by the
Indemnified D&O. The provisions of this Section 10.06 are intended to be
for the benefit of, and will be enforceable by, each Indemnified D&O, his
or her heirs, and his or her representatives and are in addition to, and not in
substitution for, any other rights to indemnification or contribution that any
such Person may have by contract or otherwise.
SECTION
10.07 Notification
of Certain Matters. Each
party hereto shall give prompt notice to the other parties of (a) the
occurrence or non-occurrence of any event, the occurrence or non-occurrence of
which reasonably could be expected to cause any representation or warranty
contained in the Transaction Agreements to which it is a party to be untrue or
inaccurate in any material respect, (b) any failure of the Company, CIG or the
NBCU Entities, as the case may be, to comply with or satisfy in any material
respect any covenant or agreement to be complied with or satisfied by it
thereunder, (c) any other material development relating to the business,
prospects, financial condition or results of operations of the Company and the
Subsidiaries and (d) any notice received by, and any communication made to, the
FCC, and the
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general
status of any FCC filing with respect to the exercise of the Call Right by CIG
and the Transaction; provided, however, that the delivery of any notice
pursuant to this Section 10.07 shall not limit or otherwise affect the remedies
available hereunder to the party receiving such notice.
SECTION
10.08 Further
Action; Reasonable Best Efforts. (a)
Upon the terms and subject to the conditions of this Agreement, each of the
parties hereto shall use its reasonable best efforts to (i) make promptly its
respective filings, and thereafter make any other required submissions, under
applicable Law with respect to the Transaction, (ii) promptly file or cause
their respective affiliates to promptly file one or more applications with the
FCC seeking the FCC Approval, (iii) diligently prosecute the FCC Application,
including responding to any requests from the FCC or its staff, (iv) take, or
cause to be taken, all appropriate action, and do, or cause to be done, all
things necessary, proper or advisable under applicable Law to consummate and
make effective the Transaction, including, without limitation, using its
reasonable best efforts to obtain all Permits, consents, approvals,
authorizations, qualifications and orders of Governmental Authorities and
parties to contracts with the Company and the Subsidiaries as are necessary for
the consummation of the Transaction and to fulfill the conditions set forth in
Article XI and the conditions to the Tender Offer and the Exchange Offer set
forth on Annex A and Annex B, respectively, (v) consummate and make effective,
in the most expeditious manner practicable, the Transaction, (vi) execute and
deliver any additional instruments or other documents necessary to consummate
the Transaction and to fully carry out the terms of each of the Transaction
Agreements to which it is a party, (vii) contest and resist any Action, whether
judicial or administrative, and to have vacated, lifted, reversed or overturned
any Governmental Order (whether temporary, preliminary or permanent) that is in
effect and that restricts, prevents or prohibits consummation of the
Transaction, including, without limitation, by vigorously pursuing all
available avenues of administrative and judicial appeal and (viii) assist and
cooperate with each other in connection with the foregoing.
(b) Each of
the parties agrees not to, and shall not permit any of its respective
affiliates to, take any action in connection with or related to the Transaction
that would reasonably be expected to prevent or materially delay or impede
receipt of the FCC Approval.
(c) In order
to avoid disruption or delay in the processing of the FCC applications, CIG and
the Company agree to request, as part of such applications, that the FCC apply
its policy permitting license assignments and transfers in transactions
involving multiple markets to proceed, notwithstanding the pendency of one or
more license renewal applications. CIG agrees to make such representations and
undertakings as may be necessary or appropriate to invoke such policy,
including undertakings to assume the position of applicant with respect to any
pending license renewal applications, and to assume the risks relating to such
renewal applications.
SECTION
10.09 Public
Announcements. The
parties hereto shall consult with each other before issuing any press release
or otherwise making any public statements with respect to the Transaction
Agreements or the Transaction and shall not issue any such press release or
make any such public statement prior to such consultation, except as may be
required by Law or the rules of any applicable stock exchange, and except where
the Board determines, after consultation with its outside counsel, that the
failure to make any such press release or public
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statement
would be inconsistent with its fiduciary duties under applicable Law. The
initial press release to be issued announcing the execution of this Agreement
and the Transaction shall be in the form reasonably agreed to by all the
parties hereto.
SECTION
10.10 Exchange
of NBCU Series B Preferred.
Promptly following the Exchange Offer Closing or immediately prior to the
Contingent Exchange, as applicable, NBC Palm Beach I shall surrender and
deliver to the Company one or more certificates representing all remaining NBCU
Series B Preferred it holds (after giving effect to Sections 2.05 and 5.04)
plus any accrued but unpaid dividends thereon in exchange for (i) $31,070,000
aggregate stated liquidation preference of Series E-1 Convertible Preferred,
(ii) the NBCU Option II and (iii) Series D Convertible Preferred with an
aggregate stated liquidation preference equal to $21,070,000 less than the
total aggregate stated liquidation preference of NBCU Series B Preferred
surrendered by NBC Palm Beach I pursuant to this Section 10.10. Immediately
following receipt of the certificates representing the respective aggregate
stated liquidation preference of NBCU Series B Preferred surrendered by NBC
Palm Beach I pursuant to this Section 10.10, the Company shall cancel such
certificates and issue to NBC Palm Beach I certificates representing such
aggregate stated liquidation preference of Series E-1 Convertible Preferred and
Series D Convertible Preferred, respectively, as shall be determined pursuant
to the preceding sentence.
SECTION
10.11 Exchange
of Series F Non-Convertible Preferred.
Promptly following the Exchange Offer Closing or immediately prior to the
Contingent Exchange, as applicable, CIG shall surrender and deliver to the
Company (a) one or more certificates representing $95,584,689 aggregate stated
liquidation preference of Series F Non-Convertible Preferred in exchange for
$95,584,689 aggregate stated liquidation preference of (i) Series A-2 Preferred
Stock, or (ii) in the case of a Minority Exchange, Series C Preferred Stock and
(b) one or more certificates representing $114,961,259 aggregate stated
liquidation preference of Series F Non-Convertible Preferred in exchange for
$200,000,000 aggregate stated liquidation preference of Series E-2 Convertible
Preferred. Immediately following receipt of such certificates representing an
aggregate stated liquidation preference of $210,000,000 of Series F
Non-Convertible Preferred Stock surrendered by CIG, the Company shall cancel
such certificates and issue to CIG certificates representing $95,584,689
aggregate stated liquidation preference of Series C Convertible Preferred and
$200,000,000 aggregate stated liquidation preference of Series E-2 Convertible
Preferred, respectively.
SECTION
10.12 Transfer
of Series B Convertible Subordinated Debt. If
applicable, promptly following the Exchange Offer Closing or the occurrence of
the Contingent Exchange, as applicable, NBC Palm Beach I shall transfer to CIG
a note or notes representing up to $10,000,000 in principal amount of the
Series B Convertible Subordinated Debt it receives in the Contingent Exchange,
with such amount determined in accordance with the methodology described on
Schedule 10.12.
SECTION
10.13 Exchange
of Series A-2 Preferred Stock or Series C Preferred Stock Following the Call
Closing.
Promptly following the Call Closing, CIG shall be entitled to surrender and
deliver to the Company one or more certificates representing the Series A-2
Preferred Stock or Series C Preferred Stock, as the case may be, that CIG
received pursuant to Section 10.11, in exchange for Series C Convertible
Preferred with an equal aggregate stated
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liquidation
preference. Immediately following receipt of the certificate or certificates
representing the Series A-2 Preferred Stock or Series C Preferred Stock, as the
case may be, surrendered by CIG, the Company shall cancel such certificate and
issue to CIG one or more certificates representing Series C Convertible
Preferred with an aggregate stated liquidation preference in the amount set
forth in the preceding sentence.
SECTION
10.14 Exchange
of Series A-2 Preferred Stock or Series C Preferred Stock in Absence of Call
Closing. (a) In
the event the Call Closing does not occur on or prior to the Call Deadline (as
defined in the Call Agreement) or the FCC Approval is denied, NBC Palm Beach I
shall deliver to CIG one or more notes representing an aggregate principal
amount of Series B Convertible Subordinated Debt held by NBC Palm Beach I after
giving effect to Section 10.12, if any, in exchange for one or more
certificates representing an equal aggregate stated liquidation preference of
the Series A-2 Preferred Stock or Series C Preferred Stock, as the case may be,
that CIG received pursuant to Section 5.04(a).
(b) To the
extent CIG holds any Series A-2 Preferred Stock or Series C Preferred Stock, as
the case may be, after giving effect to Section 10.14(a), CIG shall be entitled
to surrender and deliver to the Company one or more certificates representing
(i) all remaining Series A-2 Preferred Stock it holds in exchange for an equal
aggregate stated liquidated preference of Series A-3 Convertible Preferred and
(ii) all remaining Series C Preferred Stock it holds in exchange for an equal
aggregate stated liquidation preferred of Series C Convertible Preferred.
Immediately following receipt of the certificates representing the aggregate
stated liquidation preference of Series A-2 Preferred Stock or Series C
Preferred Stock, as the case may be, surrendered by CIG, the Company shall
cancel such certificates and issue to CIG certificates representing such
aggregate stated liquidation preference of Series A-3 Convertible Preferred or
Series C Convertible Preferred, as the case may be, as shall be determined
pursuant to the preceding sentence.
(c) To the
extent NBC Palm Beach I holds any Series A-2 Preferred Stock or Series C
Preferred Stock, as the case may be, as a result of Section 10.14(a), NBC Palm
Beach I shall be entitled to surrender and deliver to the Company one or more
certificates representing (i) all remaining Series A-2 Preferred Stock it holds
in exchange for an equal aggregate stated liquidation preference of Series A-3
Convertible Preferred and (ii) all remaining Series C Preferred Stock it holds
in exchange for an equal aggregate stated liquidation preferred of Series C
Convertible Preferred. Immediately following receipt of the certificates
representing the aggregate stated liquidation preference of Series A-2
Preferred Stock or Series C Preferred Stock, as the case may be, surrendered by
NBC Palm Beach I, the Company shall cancel such certificates and issue to NBC
Palm Beach I certificates representing an aggregate stated liquidation
preference of Series A-3 Convertible Preferred or Series C Convertible
Preferred, as the case may be, as shall be determined in accordance with the
preceding sentence.
SECTION
10.15 Termination
of Certain Existing Agreements.
(a) The
Company and the NBCU Entities shall take all actions necessary, appropriate and
advisable, and shall assist and cooperate with each other, to terminate the
Stockholder Agreement, the Investment Agreement, the Registration Rights
Agreement and the Xxxxxx Management and Proxy Agreement, dated November 7,
2005, among the Company, PMC, Xx. Xxxxxx and certain of the
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Company’s
Subsidiaries, effective as of the Call Closing, including executing and
delivering any instruments or documents necessary for such termination.
(b) Each of
the NBCU Entities hereby waives all of its rights, powers and remedies
available at law or in equity or otherwise arising out of any breach, violation
or non-performance by the Company (A) prior to the date hereof of (i) Section
2.2(a) of the Stockholder Agreement as a result of the failure of the Company
to use its reasonable best efforts to cause the Board to consist of nine
members and (ii) Section 3.8(a) of the Stockholder Agreement as a result of the
failure to grant Company Stock Awards for not less than 24 million shares of
Class A Common Stock to selected senior executives of the Company prior to May
6, 2007 and (B) of the Stockholder Agreement or the Investment Agreement
following the date hereof as a result of the execution and delivery of the
Transaction Agreements to which the Company is a party and the performance by
the Company of its obligations thereunder.
SECTION
10.16 Delisting. To the
extent permitted by applicable Law, based on the number of shares outstanding
and the number of record holders of Class A Common Stock, the Company shall
take any and all actions necessary to delist shares of Class A Common Stock
from the American Stock Exchange and deregister the shares of Class A Common
Stock with the SEC following the closing of the Tender Offer or any Subsequent
Expiration Date of the Tender Offer.
SECTION
10.17 Stockholder
Litigation. The
Company shall keep CIG and the NBCU Entities informed, on a current basis, of
the status of any stockholder litigation against the Company or its directors
or officers related to the Transaction and the status of any discussions or
negotiations with respect to the settlement of any such litigation. Following
the date hereof but prior to the closing of the Tender Offer, the Company may
control the settlement of such litigation, but no such settlement shall be
agreed to by the Company without the consent of CIG and the NBCU Entities, such
consent not to be unreasonably withheld with respect to any such settlement not
involving a payment by the Company. Following the closing of the Tender Offer
and prior to the Call Closing CIG and the NBCU Entities shall, upon written
notice to the Company, be entitled to: (a) participate with the Company
regarding the defense of any such stockholder litigation, except to the extent
the Company reasonably determines that such participation by CIG and the NBCU
Entities would result in the waiver of the attorney-client, work product or
other applicable privilege and (b) jointly control (with the Company) any
settlement by the Company of such litigation. Notwithstanding the foregoing,
CIG and the NBCU Entities shall not unreasonably withhold, condition or delay
consent to any settlement involving a release of the Company and payment by the
Company of an amount not exceeding the deductible under any insurance policy
covering claims asserted in such litigation.
SECTION
10.18 CIG
Option to Purchase NBCU Series B Preferred. (a) If the
closing of the Tender Offer has occurred and for any reason other than as a
result of the breach by CIG, or if CIG causes the Company’s breach, by the
Company, of any of its obligations in connection with the Exchange Offer,
neither the Exchange Offer Closing nor the Contingent Exchange occurs, (1) CIG
shall deliver to NBCU a certificate representing $210,000,000 aggregate stated
liquidation preference of Series F Non-Convertible Preferred, duly endorsed in
blank or accompanied by a stock power duly executed in black, with all required
stock transfer tax stamps affixed, and (2) NBCU shall grant CIG an option to
purchase a number of shares of NBCU
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Series B
Preferred with an aggregate stated liquidation preference equal to the product
of (a) a fraction (i) the numerator of which is (x) the Offer Price, multiplied
by (y) the total number of shares of Class A Common Stock tendered and accepted
in the Tender Offer, and (ii) the denominator of which is the number of shares
of Class A Common Stock outstanding on the Commencement Date, less the sum of
(A) the Ineligible Shares, plus (B) 6,122,544 shares, multiplied by the Offer
Price, multiplied by (b) $150,000,000. The exercise price of such option will
be equal to (a) the aggregate number of shares of Class A Common Stock acquired
by CIG in the Tender Offer multiplied by (b) the Offer Price. CIG shall be
permitted to pay such exercise price in either cash or shares of Class A Common
Stock, at CIG’s discretion. In the event CIG chooses to pay such exercise
price in shares of Class A Common Stock, NBCU may, at its discretion, elect to
receive an equal number of shares of Class C Common Stock instead of Class A
Common Stock. In the event NBCU elects to receive Class C Common Stock, CIG
shall surrender and deliver to the Company a certificate or certificates
representing the number of shares of Class A Common Stock being used to pay
such exercise price as determined in accordance with this Section 10.18 in
exchange for an equal number of shares of Class C Common Stock and immediately
following receipt of the certificates representing such shares of Class A
Common Stock surrendered by CIG, the Company shall cancel such certificates and
issue to CIG certificates representing an equal number of shares of Class C
Common Stock.
(b) Upon
receipt of the certificate representing $210,000,000 aggregate stated
liquidation preference of Series F Non-Convertible Preferred delivered by CIG
pursuant to Section 10.18(a), NBCU shall surrender and deliver to the Company
such certificate. Immediately following receipt of such certificate delivered
by NBCU, the Company shall cancel such certificate and issue to NBC Palm Beach
I a certificate representing $210,000,000 aggregate stated liquidation
preference of NBCU Series B Preferred in rescission thereof.
SECTION
10.19 Employment
of Certain Company Employees. For a
period of five (5) years following the date hereof, the NBCU Entities and their
Affiliates shall not, directly or indirectly, (i) induce or attempt to induce
Xx. Xxxxxxx to leave the employment of the Company or in any way intentionally
interfere with the relationship between the Company and Xx. Xxxxxxx or (ii) to
the extent such restriction does not violate applicable Law, engage (as an
employee, consultant or otherwise) Xx. Xxxxxxx for any purposes; provided, that
clause (ii) of this Section 10.19 shall not apply to any engagement by the NBCU
Entities or their Affiliates of Xx. Xxxxxxx that was not a result of any
inducement or attempted inducement of Xx. Xxxxxxx by any of the NBCU Entities
or their Affiliates to leave the employment of the Company or any interference
with the relationship between the Company and Xx. Xxxxxxx and if such
engagement occurs no earlier than twelve (12) months after the date Xx. Xxxxxxx
is no longer employed by the Company.
SECTION
10.20 Approval
of Compensation Actions. Prior
to the closing of the Tender Offer, the compensation committee of the Board
shall take all such actions as may be required to approve, as employment
compensation, severance or other employee benefit arrangement, any and all
Compensation Actions taken after the date hereof and prior to the closing of
the Tender Offer that have not already been so approved so as to cause such
compensation, severance or employee benefit arrangements to fall within the
safe harbor contained in Rule 14d-10 of the Exchange Act.
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SECTION
10.21 Indemnity
for Prior Breach of Call Agreement, Escrow Agreement and Noncompete
Agreements. The
NBCU Entities shall jointly and severally indemnify and hold harmless CIG and
its Affiliates from and against any and all Losses which are incurred or
suffered by CIG or any of its Affiliates by reason of, or relating to, any
liabilities, obligations or commitments relating to or arising out of any
breach of the Call Agreement, the Escrow Agreement or the Noncompete Agreements
by an NBCU Entity prior to the Commencement Date. For purposes of this Section
10.21, the Losses shall not include any special, reliance or punitive damages,
lost profit or diminution in value.
SECTION
10.22 Indemnity
for Compensation Actions. The
Company shall indemnify and hold harmless CIG and its Affiliates from and
against any and all Losses which are incurred or suffered by CIG or any of its
Affiliates by reason of, or relating to, breach or non-performance of Section
6.07(b) or Section 10.20 by the Company.
SECTION
10.23 Conduct
of the Exchange Offer. The
Company shall cause the Exchange Offer and the Contingent Exchange to be
conducted in a manner so as to qualify as exempt from the registration
requirements of the Securities Act, pursuant to and in accordance with Section
3(a)(9) of the Securities Act, and the Blue Sky Laws.
SECTION
10.24 CUSIP
Numbers. The
Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to obtain CUSIP numbers for all
securities issued to CIG by the Company in connection with the
Transaction.
SECTION
10.25 PMC
Agreement. CIG
and the NBCU Entities acknowledge that the PMC Management and Proxy Agreement,
dated as of November 7, 2005, by and among the Company, Xxxxxx Management
Corporation, a Nevada corporation, Xx. Xxxxxx and certain direct and indirect
wholly-owned subsidiaries of the Company listed on the signature pages thereto,
shall remain in effect subject to termination as provided therein.
ARTICLE
XI
CONDITIONS
PRECEDENT
SECTION
11.01 Conditions
to the Reverse Stock Split. The
obligations of the Company to effect the Reverse Stock Split shall be subject
to the satisfaction of the following conditions at or prior to the Effective
Time; provided,
however, that
the determination of whether any such conditions have been satisfied shall be
made by CIG in its reasonable judgment:
(a) FCC
Approval. The
FCC Approval shall have been received;
(b) Approval
by Holders of Voting Stock. The
Reverse Stock Split and the Restated Certificate of Incorporation effecting the
Reverse Stock Split shall have been approved and adopted by the requisite vote
of the holders of the Voting Stock;
(c) No
Law. No
Governmental Authority shall have enacted, issued, promulgated, enforced or
entered any Law (whether temporary, preliminary or permanent) which is then in
effect and has the effect of making the Reverse Stock Split illegal;
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(d) Tender
Offer. CIG
shall have purchased all shares of Class A Common Stock validly tendered and
not withdrawn pursuant to the Tender Offer and the Tender Offer shall have been
completed; and
(e) Call
Closing. The
Call Closing shall have occurred.
SECTION
11.02 Frustration
of Closing Conditions. None
of the Company, CIG or the NBCU Entities may rely on the failure of any
condition set forth in this Article XI to be satisfied if such failure was
caused by (a) such party’s failure to use its reasonable best efforts to
satisfy such condition or (b) such party’s intentional, knowing or willful
breach, violation or non-performance of such condition.
ARTICLE
XII
TERMINATION,
AMENDMENT AND WAIVER
SECTION
12.01 Termination
Prior to the Commencement Date. This
Agreement may be terminated and the transactions contemplated hereby may be
abandoned at any time prior to the Commencement Date by any party,
notwithstanding any requisite approval and adoption of this Agreement by the
stockholders of the Company:
(a) By
mutual written consent of the parties hereto; or
(b) By any
party hereto, if any Governmental Authority shall have enacted, issued,
promulgated, enforced or entered any injunction, order, decree or ruling
(whether temporary, preliminary or permanent) that has become final and
nonappealable and has the effect of making consummation of the Transaction
illegal or otherwise preventing or prohibiting consummation of the
Transaction.
SECTION
12.02 Termination
After the Commencement Date. This
Agreement may be terminated and the transactions contemplated hereby may be
abandoned if the Call Closing shall not have occurred on or before the 18-month
anniversary of the date hereof (the “Termination
Date”);
provided,
however, that CIG and NBCU together shall have the right to extend the
Termination Date for one additional six-month period if, on the Termination
Date, all of the conditions to the Reverse Stock Split in Section 11.01, other
than the conditions in Sections 11.01(a) and (e), and to the Exchange Offer in
Annex B have been satisfied or waived (if waivable) or shall be then capable of
being satisfied.
SECTION
12.03 Effect
of Termination. (a) In
the event of the termination of this Agreement pursuant to Section 12.01, this
Agreement shall forthwith become void and of no further effect, and there shall
be no liability on the part of any party hereto (or any of its Affiliates,
directors, officers, employees, stockholders, representatives or agents),
except (i) Sections 10.04(b) and (c), this Article XII and Article XIII and
(ii) that nothing herein shall relieve any party from liability for any
knowing, willful or intentional breach of this Agreement by such party prior to
the date of such termination.
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(b) In the
event of the termination of this Agreement pursuant to Section 12.02, this
Agreement shall forthwith become void and of no further effect, and there shall
be no liability on the part of any party hereto (or any of its Affiliates,
directors, officers, employees, stockholders, representatives or agents),
except (i) Section 9.1, which shall terminate upon the date CIG is able to
appoint the majority members of the Board, (ii) Sections 5.04, 10.03(a),
10.04(b) and (c), 10.10, 10.11, 10.12, 10.13, 10.14, 10.18, 10.22, this Article
XII and Article XIII and (iii) that nothing herein shall relieve any party from
liability for any knowing, willful or intentional breach of this Agreement by
such party prior to the date of such termination.
SECTION
12.04 Fees
and Expenses. Each
party hereto shall pay its own costs and expenses (including legal, accounting
and broker fees and expenses) incurred in connection
with or relating to this Agreement, the other Transaction Agreements and the
transactions contemplated hereby and thereby; provided,
however, that
if the closing of the Tender Offer shall occur, the Company shall pay and
reimburse the costs and expenses (excluding legal and accounting costs and
expenses) incurred by CIG in connection with the Tender Offer.
SECTION
12.05 Amendment.
Subject to Section 10.03(c), this Agreement may be amended by the parties
hereto at any time prior to the Effective Time; provided, however, that, there
shall be no amendment that by Law requires further approval by the
Company’s stockholders without such approval having been obtained. This
Agreement may not be amended except by an instrument in writing signed by each
of the parties hereto.
SECTION
12.06 Waiver. At any
time prior to the Effective Time, any party hereto may (a) extend the time for
the performance of any obligation or other act of any other party hereto, (b)
waive any inaccuracy in the representations and warranties of any other party
contained herein or in any document delivered pursuant hereto and (c) subject
to Section 12.05, waive compliance with any agreement of any other party or any
condition to its own obligations contained herein. Any such extension or waiver
shall be valid if set forth in an instrument in writing signed by the party or
parties to be bound thereby. The failure of any party hereto to assert any of
its rights under this Agreement or otherwise shall not constitute a waiver of
such rights.
ARTICLE
XIII
GENERAL
PROVISIONS
SECTION
13.01 Notices. All
notices, requests, claims, demands and other communications hereunder shall be
in writing and shall be given (and shall be deemed to have been duly given upon
receipt) by delivery in person, by overnight courier, by facsimile or by
registered or certified mail (postage prepaid, return receipt requested) to the
respective parties at the following addresses (or at such other address for a
party as shall be specified in a notice given in accordance with this Section
13.01):
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If to
the NBCU Entities:
NBC
Universal, Inc.
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Xxxxxxxxxxx Xxxxx
Xxx
Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
Attention:
General Counsel
Tel:
000-000-0000
Fax:
000-000-0000
With a
copy to:
Shearman
& Sterling LLP
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Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx
Xxx
Xxxx, Xxx Xxxx 00000
Attention:
Xxxx X. Xxxxxxxx, Xx.
Tel:
000-000-0000
Fax:
000-000-0000
If to
CIG:
CIG
Media LLC
000 X.
Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxx, 00xx
Xxxxx
Xxxxxxx,
Xxxxxxxx 00000
Attention:
Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxxx
Tel:
000-000-0000
Fax:
000-000-0000
with a
copy to:
Fried,
Frank, Harris, Xxxxxxx & Xxxxxxxx LLP
Xxx Xxx
Xxxx Xxxxx
Xxx
Xxxx, XX 00000
Attention:
Xxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx
Xxxxxx
Xxxxxxxx
Tel:
000-000-0000
Fax:
000-000-0000
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with a
copy to:
Xxxxxx
Xxxx
0000
Xxxxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx, X.X.
Xxxxxxxxxx,
X.X. 00000
Attention:
Xxxx Xxxxxxxx
Xxxxx
Xxxx
Xxxx
Xxxxxxx
Tel:
000-000-0000
Fax:
000-000-0000
If to
the Company:
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Media Networks, Inc.
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Xxxxxxxxxx Xxxx Xxxx
Xxxx
Xxxx Xxxxx, XX 00000-0000
Attention:
General Counsel
Tel:
000-000-0000
Fax:
000-000-0000
With a
copy to:
Holland
& Knight LLP
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Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 0000
Xxxx
Xxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxxxx 00000
Attention:
Xxxxx X. Xxxxx
Tel:
000-000-0000
Fax:
000-000-0000
and
Dow,
Xxxxxx & Xxxxxxxxx, PLLC
0000 Xxx
Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx, X.X., Xxxxx 000
Xxxxxxxxxx,
XX 00000
Attention:
Xxxx X. Xxxxx, Xx.
Tel:
000-000-0000
Fax:
000-000-0000
SECTION
13.02 Severability. If any
term or other provision of this Agreement is invalid, illegal or incapable of
being enforced by Law or public policy, all other conditions and provisions of
this Agreement shall nevertheless remain in full force and effect so long as
the economic or legal substance of the Transaction is not affected in any
manner materially adverse to any party. Upon such determination that any term
or other provision is invalid, illegal or incapable of being enforced, the
parties hereto shall negotiate in good faith to modify this Agreement so as to
effect the original intent of the parties as closely as possible in a mutually
acceptable manner in
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order
that the Transaction be consummated as originally contemplated to the fullest
extent possible.
SECTION
13.03 Entire
Agreement; Assignment. The
Transaction Agreements and the Exhibits, Annexes and Schedules thereto contain
the entire agreement among the parties thereto with respect to the subject
matter thereof, and supersede all previous agreements, negotiations,
discussions, writings, understandings, commitments and conversations with
respect to such subject matter, and there are no agreements or understandings
among the parties with
respect to such subject matter other
than those set forth or referred to therein. This Agreement shall not be
assigned by any party hereto without the express prior written consent of all
other parties hereto, except that each of CIG and the NBCU Entities may assign
all or any of its rights and obligations hereunder to its respective
Affiliates, provided that no such assignment shall relieve the assigning party
of its obligations hereunder.
SECTION
13.04 Parties
in Interest. This
Agreement shall be binding upon and inure solely to the benefit of each party
hereto, and nothing in this Agreement, express or implied, is intended to or
shall confer upon any other Person any right, benefit or remedy of any nature
whatsoever under or by reason of this Agreement, other than Section 10.06
(which is intended to be for the benefit of the Persons covered thereby and may
be enforced by such Persons).
SECTION
13.05 Specific
Performance. The
parties hereto agree that irreparable damage would occur in the event any
provision of this Agreement were not performed in accordance with the terms
hereof and that the parties shall be entitled to specific performance of the
terms hereof, in addition to any other remedy at law or equity.
SECTION
13.06 Governing
Law. This
Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of
the State of New York applicable to contracts executed in and to be performed
in that State (other than those provisions set forth herein that are required
to be governed by the DGCL). All actions and proceedings arising out of or
relating to this Agreement shall be heard and determined exclusively in any New
York state or federal court sitting in the Borough of Manhattan of The City of
New York. The parties hereto hereby (a) submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of
any state or federal court sitting in the Borough of Manhattan of The City of
New York for the purpose of any Action arising out of or relating to this
Agreement brought by any party hereto, and (b) irrevocably waive, and agree not
to assert by way of motion, defense, or otherwise, in any such Action, any
claim that it is not subject personally to the jurisdiction of the above-named
courts, that its property is exempt or immune from attachment or execution,
that the Action is brought in an inconvenient forum, that the venue of the
Action is improper, or that this Agreement or the Transaction may not be
enforced in or by any of the above-named courts.
SECTION
13.07 Counterparts. This
Agreement may be executed and delivered (including by facsimile transmission)
in one or more counterparts, and by the different parties hereto in separate
counterparts, each of which when executed shall be deemed to be an original but
all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same
agreement.
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SECTION
13.08 Waiver
of Jury Trial. Each
of the parties hereto hereby waives to the fullest extent permitted by
applicable law any right it may have to a trial by jury with respect to any
litigation directly or indirectly arising out of, under or in connection with
this Agreement or the Transaction. Each of the parties hereto (a) certifies
that 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 that foregoing waiver and (b) acknowledges that it
and the other parties hereto have been induced to enter into this Agreement and
the Transaction, as applicable, by, among other things, the mutual waivers and
certifications in this Section 13.08.
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IN
WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company, the NBCU Entities and CIG have caused this
Agreement to be executed as of the date first written above by their respective
officers thereunto duly authorized.
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ANNEX
A
Conditions
to the Tender Offer
Notwithstanding
any other provision of this Agreement or the Tender Offer Documents, CIG shall
not be required to accept for payment any shares of Class A Common stock
tendered pursuant to the Tender Offer, if (i) the waiting period applicable to
the Transaction under the HSR Act has not expired or been terminated, in which
case CIG may extend the Tender Offer, or (ii) there shall be any Law
restraining, enjoining or otherwise prohibiting or preventing the consummation
of the Tender Offer, in which case CIG may extend or terminate the Tender
Offer.
The
foregoing conditions are for the sole benefit of CIG and its Affiliates and may
be asserted by CIG regardless of the circumstances giving rise to any such
condition and may be waived by CIG, in whole or in part, at any time and from
time to time prior to the Commencement Date, in its sole discretion;
provided, that
CIG may not assert the foregoing conditions if the occurrence of any such
condition is caused by CIG’s breach, violation or non-performance of the
Transaction Agreements to which it is a party. The failure by CIG at any time
to exercise any of the foregoing rights shall not be deemed a waiver of any
such right; the waiver of any such right with respect to particular facts and
other circumstances shall not be deemed a waiver with respect to any other
facts and circumstances; and each such right shall be deemed an ongoing right
that may be asserted at any time and from time to time.
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ANNEX
B
Conditions
to the Exchange Offer
Notwithstanding
any other provision of the Exchange Offer, except as provided by Section
5.01(b) hereto, the Company shall not accept for exchange shares of Senior
Preferred Stock tendered pursuant to the Exchange Offer, if at any time on or
after the date hereof and prior to the expiration of the Exchange Offer, any of
the following conditions shall exist:
(a) there
shall have been instituted or be pending any Action (i) challenging or seeking
to make illegal, materially delay, or otherwise, directly or indirectly,
restrain or prohibit the making of the Exchange Offer, the acceptance for
exchange of shares of Senior Preferred Stock by the Company, or the
consummation of the Transaction; (ii) seeking to prohibit or limit materially
the ownership or operation by the Company or any Subsidiaries of all or any of
the business or assets of the Company or any Subsidiaries that is material to
either the Company and the Subsidiaries, in either case, taken as a whole, or
to compel the Company or any Subsidiaries, as a result of the Transaction, to
dispose of or to hold separate all or any portion of the business or assets of
the Company or any Subsidiaries that is material to the Company and the
Subsidiaries, in each case, taken as a whole, or (iii) which would have a
Material Adverse Effect;
(b) any
Governmental Authority shall have issued a Governmental Order or taken any
other action permanently restraining, enjoining or otherwise prohibiting or
materially delaying or preventing the Transaction and such order, decree,
injunction, ruling or other action shall have become final and
nonappealable;
(c) there
shall have been any Law enacted, promulgated, amended, issued or deemed
applicable to (A) the Company or any Subsidiaries or (B) the Transaction that
results, directly or indirectly, in any of the consequences referred to in
clauses (i) through (iii) of paragraph (a) above;
(d) any
Material Adverse Effect shall have occurred and be continuing;
(e) the
closing of the Tender Offer shall not have occurred;
(f) this
Agreement shall have been terminated in accordance with its terms;
(g) the
Company, CIG and the NBCU Entities shall have agreed that the Company shall
terminate the Exchange Offer or postpone the acceptance for exchange of shares
of Senior Preferred Stock thereunder;
(h) the
representations and warranties of the Company set forth in this Agreement shall
not be true and correct to the extent such failure to be true and correct would
reasonably be expected, individually or in the aggregate, to have a Material
Adverse Effect; or
(i) the
Company shall have breached any of its covenants or agreements contained in
this Agreement in any material respect.
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SCHEDULE
5.04
Contingent
Exchange Methodology
The
amounts in Section 5.04(a) shall be calculated as follows:
1.
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Overall
Exchange Success Percent shall
be equal to (a) (x) the Total Tendering 14¼% Preferred, plus (y) the
Total Tendering 9¾% Preferred, divided by (b) $639,786,655.
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2.
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Actual
Subordinated Debt Basket Available shall
be equal to (a) (x) one, minus (y) the Overall Exchange Success Percent,
multiplied by (b) $470,584,689. |
3.
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CIG
Portion of the Basket shall
be equal to (a) the Actual Subordinated Debt Basket Available, multiplied by
(b) (x) $95,584,689, divided by (y) $470,584,689. |
4.
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NBCU
Portion of the Basket shall
be equal to (a) the Actual Subordinated Debt Basket Available, multiplied by
(b) (x) $375,000,000, divided by (y) $470,584,689. |
For
purposes of this Schedule 5.04 and Schedule 10.12, the following terms shall
have the meanings set forth below:
“Total
Tendering 14¼% Preferred”
shall be equal to the total
stated liquidation preference of all
of the 14¼% Preferred Stock owned by holders other than CIG that is
tendered in the Exchange Offer.
“Total
Tendering 14¼% Preferred Percent”
shall be equal to the Total Tendering 14¼% Preferred, divided by
$475,450,218.
“Total
Tendering 9¾% Preferred”
shall be equal to the total stated liquidation preference of all of the
9¾% Preferred Stock owned by holders other than CIG that is tendered in
the Exchange Offer.
“Total
Tendering 9¾% Preferred Percent”
shall be equal to the Total Tendering 9¾% Preferred, divided by
$164,336,438.
SCHEDULE
10.12
Transfer
of Series B Convertible Subordinated Debt
The
amount in Section 10.12 shall be calculated as follows:
Actual
Subordinated Debt Transfer from NBCU to CIG shall
be equal to (a) $10,000,000, multiplied by (b) a fraction, (x) the numerator of
which is (i) 90%, less (ii) the Overall Exchange Success Percent, and (y) the
denominator of which is 90%, provided,
however, that
if the Actual Subordinated Debt Basket Available is equal to $0, then the
Actual Subordinated Debt Transfer from NBCU to CIG shall be $0.
For
purposes of this Schedule 10.12, all capitalized terms used but not otherwise
defined in this Schedule 10.12 shall have the meanings given to them in
Schedule 5.04.