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EXHIBIT 10.1
AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER
DATED AS OF
MARCH 22, 2005
AMONG
MANDALAY RESORT GROUP
CIRCUS CIRCUS MICHIGAN, INC.
CCM MERGER INC.
AND
CCM MERGER SUB., INC.
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AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER
This Agreement and Plan of Merger (this "Agreement") is made
and
entered into as of March 22, 2005 by and among Mandalay Resort
Group, a Nevada
corporation ("MRG"), Circus Circus Michigan, Inc, a Michigan
corporation (the
"Company"), CCM Merger Inc., a Michigan corporation ("Parent"),
CCM Merger Sub.,
Inc., a Michigan corporation ("Merger Subsidiary") and MGM
MIRAGE, a Delaware
Corporation ("MGM MIRAGE").
WHEREAS, the Company, a wholly owned subsidiary of MRG, is a
member
of Detroit Entertainment, L.L.C., a Michigan limited liability
company ("DE"),
which owns the assets and business of the MotorCity Casino
("MotorCity").
WHEREAS, an Affiliate of the Parent is also a holder of an
indirect
interest in DE through Atwater Casino Group, L.L.C., a Michigan
limited
liability company ("ACG").
WHEREAS, MRG and MGM MIRAGE are parties to the MGM MIRAGE/MRG
Merger
Agreement pursuant to which MGM MIRAGE will acquire MRG as a
wholly-owned
subsidiary.
WHEREAS, MGM MIRAGE holds an indirect interest in MGM Grand
Detroit,
LLC, a Delaware limited liability company doing business as the
MGM Grand
Detroit Casino.
WHEREAS, the Michigan Gaming Control and Revenue Act prohibits
any
person from owning more than a 10% interest in more than one
casino in Detroit,
Michigan.
WHEREAS, the Parent desires to acquire the Company through a
merger
(the "Merger") of Merger Subsidiary with and into the Company,
which merger
shall take place immediately prior to the consummation of MGM
MIRAGE's
acquisition of MRG.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and the
respective
representations, warranties, covenants and agreements set forth
herein, the
parties hereto hereby agree as follows:
ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS
"ACG" shall have the meaning set forth in the recitals
"Additional Tax Liability" shall have the meaning set forth
in
Section 6.08(d).
"Affiliate" means, with respect to any specified Person, any
other
Person that directly, or indirectly through one or more
intermediaries,
controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with,
such specified
Person. For purposes of this definition, "control"
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(including the terms "controlled by" and "under common control
with") with
respect to the relationship between or among two or more
Persons, means the
possession, directly or indirectly or as a trustee or executor,
of the power to
direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of
a Person whether
through the ownership of voting securities, as trustee or
executor, by Contract
or otherwise, including the ownership, directly or indirectly,
of securities
having the power to elect a majority of the board of directors
or similar body
governing the management and policies of such Person; provided,
however, that
notwithstanding the foregoing, in no event shall the term
Affiliate, when used
in the context of MGM MIRAGE, include any entities owned or
controlled by or
under common control with, the majority stockholder of MGM
MIRAGE, other than
MGM MIRAGE and each Subsidiary of MGM MIRAGE or entity
controlled by MGM MIRAGE.
"Agreement" shall have the meaning set forth in the
preamble.
"Allocation Statement" shall have the meaning set forth in
Section
6.08(b).
"Antitrust Division" shall have the meaning set forth in
Section
6.06(b).
"Articles of Merger" shall have the meaning set forth in
Section
2.02.
"Board of Arbitration" shall have the meaning set forth in
Section
8.03(c).
"business day" shall mean any Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday,
Thursday
or Friday which banks located in Detroit, Michigan are not
authorized to close.
"City" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.04(a).
"Claim Notice" means written notification pursuant to
Section
8.03(a) of a Third Party Claim as to which indemnity under
Section 8.02 is
sought by an Indemnified Party, enclosing a copy of all papers
served, if any,
and specifying the nature of and basis for such Third Party
Claim and for the
Indemnified Party's claim against the Indemnifying Party under
Section 8.02,
together with the amount or, if not then reasonably
determinable, the estimated
amount, determined in good faith, of the Loss arising from such
Third Party
Claim.
"Closing" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.05.
"Closing Date" shall have the meaning set forth in Section
2.05.
"Code" means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from
time
to time, including the rules and regulations promulgated
thereunder.
"Company" shall have the meaning set forth in the preamble.
"Company Common Stock" shall have the meaning set forth in
Section
2.04(a).
"Company Disclosure Schedule" shall have the meaning set forth
in
Article V.
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"Company Group" means any combined, unitary, consolidated or
other
affiliated group within the meaning of Section 1504 of the Code
or otherwise, of
which the Company or any Subsidiary is or has been a member for
federal, state,
local or foreign tax purposes.
"Company Material Adverse Effect" means any event, change,
circumstance or effect that is or is reasonably likely to be
materially adverse
to (i) the business, assets, operations, financial condition or
results of
operations of the Company or (ii) the ability of the Company to
consummate the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
"Company Required Statutory Approvals" shall have the meaning
set
forth in Section 5.09.
"Contract" shall have the meaning set forth in Section
4.02(b).
"DE" shall have the meaning set forth in the recitals.
"Development Agreement" shall have the meaning set forth in
Section
6.04(a).
"Dispute Period" means the period ending thirty (30) days
following
receipt by an Indemnifying Party of either a Claim Notice or an
Indemnity
Notice.
"EDC" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.04(a).
"Effective Time" shall have the meaning set forth in Section
2.02.
"Elections" shall have the meaning set forth in Section
6.08(a).
"Employees" shall have the meaning set forth in Section
6.15.
"Encumbrance" means any security interest, pledge, mortgage,
option,
lien (including environmental and Tax liens), assessment, lease,
charge,
encumbrance, adverse claim, preferential arrangement, equitable
interest, right
of first refusal or restriction of any kind, including any
restriction on the
use, voting, transfer, receipt of income or other exercise of
any attributes of
ownership.
"Excess Cash" shall mean $8,000,000, which is inclusive of
all
distributions, including tax distributions.
"Exchange Act" shall mean the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
as
amended.
"FTC" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.06(b).
"GAAP" means United States generally accepted accounting
principles
and practices as in effect from time to time and applied
consistently throughout
the periods involved.
"Gaming Authorities" means, collectively, (a) the Nevada
Gaming
Commission, (b) the Nevada Gaming Control Board, (c) the New
Jersey Division of
Gaming Enforcement, (d) the New Jersey Casino Control
Commission, (e) the
Mississippi Gaming Commission, (f) the Michigan Gaming Control
Board, (g) the
Illinois Gaming Board and (h) any other Governmental
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Entity that holds regulatory, licensing or permit authority over
gambling,
gaming or casino activities conducted by MRG, the Parent, MGM
MIRAGE, MotorCity
or their respective Affiliates within its jurisdiction.
"Gaming Laws" shall mean the federal, state, local or
foreign
statutes, ordinances, rules, regulations, permits, consents,
approvals,
licenses, judgments, orders, decrees, injunctions and other
authorizations
governing or relating to the current or contemplated casino and
gaming
operations and activities of MRG, MGM MIRAGE and their
respective Affiliates,
the Parent and Merger Subsidiary.
"Governmental Entity" means any (a) nation, principality,
state,
commonwealth, province, territory, county, municipality,
district or other
jurisdiction of any nature, (b) governmental or
quasi-governmental entity of any
nature, including any governmental division, subdivision,
department, agency,
bureau, branch, office, commission, council, board,
instrumentality, officer,
official, representative, organization, taxing authority or unit
and any court
or other tribunal (foreign, federal, state or local), or (c)
Person or body
exercising, or entitled to exercise, any executive, legislative,
judicial,
administrative, regulatory, police, military or taxing authority
or power of any
nature, including the Gaming Authorities.
"Governmental Order" means any order, writ, judgment,
injunction,
decree, stipulation, determination, or award entered by or with
any Governmental
Entity.
"Guaranty" shall have the meaning set forth in Section
6.04(a).
"HSR Act" shall have the meaning set forth in Section
4.02(c).
"Indemnified Party" means a Parent Indemnified Party or a
MRG
Indemnified Party, as the case may be.
"Indemnifying Party" means the MRG Indemnifying Party, the
MGM
MIRAGE Indemnifying Party or the Parent Indemnifying Parties, as
the case may
be.
"Indemnity Notice" means written notification pursuant to
Section
8.03(b) of a claim for indemnity under Article VIII by an
Indemnified Party,
specifying the nature of and basis for such claim, together with
the amount or,
if not then reasonably determinable, the estimated amount,
determined in good
faith, of the Loss arising from such claim.
"Intercompany Account Settlement" shall have the meaning set
forth
in Section 6.13.
"IRS" means the Internal Revenue Service.
"Laws" means all laws, statutes, rules, regulations, ordinances
and
other pronouncements having the effect of law of the United
States, any foreign
country or any domestic or foreign state, county, city or other
political
subdivision or of any Governmental Entity, including all Gaming
Laws.
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"Liabilities" means all debts, obligations and other liabilities
of
a Person (whether absolute, accrued, contingent, fixed or
otherwise, or whether
due or to become due), including those arising under any Law,
action,
investigation, inquiry or order and those arising under any
Contract.
"Loss" means any action, cost, damage, Liability, loss,
injury,
penalty, or obligation of any kind or nature, including
interest, penalties,
fines, legal, accounting, and other professional fees and
expenses incurred in
the investigation, collection, prosecution, determination and
defense thereof
and amounts paid in settlement payable to third parties that may
be imposed on
or otherwise incurred or suffered and which give rise to a valid
claim for
indemnification under Article VIII. In addition, (a) if the
Parent shall breach
its obligation to consummate the Merger or (b) if Ms. Ilitch
shall breach her
obligation to cause the Merger Consideration to be delivered as
provided in
Section 6.07, Loss shall include (i) the difference between the
Merger
Consideration and any lesser amount received by MRG from the
disposition of the
Company and (ii) all other actual and reasonable costs and
expenses (including
fees and expenses of investment bankers and attorneys) incurred
by MRG in
connection with such disposition of the Company; provided that
in the case of
either clause (a) or (b), the amount of Loss shall not exceed
$300 million.
"Material Contract" shall mean any Contract providing for
aggregate
payments of at least $250,000 over the term of the Contract.
"MCL" means Sections 450.1701-450 1774 of the Michigan Compiled
Law.
"Merger" shall have the meaning set forth in the recitals.
"Merger Consideration" shall mean Five Hundred Twenty-Five
Million
Dollars ($525,000,000).
"Merger Subsidiary" shall have the meaning set forth in the
preamble.
"MGM MIRAGE" shall have the meaning set forth in the
preamble.
"MGM MIRAGE Indemnifying Party" means MGM MIRAGE.
"MGM MIRAGE/MRG Merger Agreement" shall mean that certain
Agreement
and Plan of Merger dated as of June 15, 2004 among MGM MIRAGE,
MGM MIRAGE
Acquisition Co #61 and MRG.
"MotorCity Customer Data" shall have the meaning set forth
in
Section 6.1l(c).
"MotorCity" shall have the meaning set forth in the
recitals.
"MRG Indemnified Parties" means MRG and MGM MIRAGE and their
respective officers, directors, employees, shareholders, agents
and
representatives, successors and assigns.
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"MRG Indemnifying Parties" shall mean MGM MIRAGE and, after
the
Merger, shall include MRG.
"MRG" shall have the meaning set forth in the preamble.
"Ms Ilitch" shall mean Marian Ilitch.
"Operating Agreement" means the Operating Agreement of
Detroit
Entertainment, L.L.C., dated as of October 7, 1997, as amended
through the date
hereof and as may be further amended from time to time.
"Ordinary Course of Business" means an action taken by a Person
if
(a) such action is consistent with the past practices of such
Person and is
taken in the normal day-to-day operations of such Person and (b)
such action is
not required to be authorized by the board of directors (or
management
committee) of such Person (or by any Person or group of Persons
exercising
similar authority) and is not required to be specifically
authorized by the
parent company (if any) of such Person, including actions that
are consistent
with approvals previously received from the Board of Directors
of the Company
(or the Management Committee of DE).
"Parent" shall have the meaning set forth in the preamble.
"Parent Disclosure Schedule" shall have the meaning set forth
in
Article IV.
"Parent Indemnified Parties" means Ms. Ilitch, the Parent,
Merger
Subsidiary and, after the Merger, the Surviving Corporation, and
their
respective directors, managers, officers, employees, agents,
shareholders,
representatives, successors and assigns.
"Parent Indemnifying Parties" means the Parent and, after
the
Merger, the Surviving Corporation.
"Parent Material Adverse Effect" means any event, change,
circumstance or effect that is or is reasonably likely to be
materially adverse
to (i) the business, assets, operations, financial condition or
results of
operations of the Parent and its Subsidiaries taken as a whole,
or (ii) the
ability of the Parent to consummate the transactions
contemplated by this
Agreement.
"Parent Required Statutory Approvals" shall have the meaning
set
forth in Section 4.02(c).
"Person" means an individual, corporation, partnership,
limited
liability company, joint stock company, joint venture,
association, trust or
other entity or organization, including a Governmental
Entity
"Pre-Closing Period" shall have the meaning set forth in
Section
9.01.
"Pre-Closing Period Tax Return" shall have the meaning set forth
in
Section 9.02(a).
"Recipient" shall have the meaning set forth in Section
9.04(a).
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"Resolution Period" means the period ending thirty (30) days
following receipt by an Indemnified Patty of a written notice
from an
Indemnifying Party stating that it disputes all or any portion
of a claim set
forth in an Indemnity Notice.
"SEC" shall mean the Securities and Exchange Commission.
"Straddle Period" shall have the meaning set forth in
Section
9.01(a).
"Straddle Period Tax Returns" shall have the meaning set forth
in
Section 9.02(b).
"Subsidiary" means, with respect to any specified Person any
other
person of which more than 50% of the total voting power of
shares of capital
stock or other equity interests entitled (without regard to the
occurrence of
any contingency) to vote in the election of directors, managers,
trustees or
other governing body thereof is at the time owned or controlled,
directly or
indirectly, by such Person and/or one or more of the other
subsidiaries of such
Person.
"Surviving Corporation" shall have the meaning set forth in
Section
2.01.
"Tax Claim" shall have the meaning set forth in Section
9.04(a).
"Taxes" means any and all taxes, charges, customs, fees,
levies,
duties, Liabilities, impositions or other assessments, including
income, gross
receipts, profits, excise, real or personal property,
environmental, recapture,
sales, use, value-added, withholding, social security,
retirement, employment,
unemployment, occupation, service, license, net worth, payroll,
franchise,
capital gains, stamp, transfer and recording taxes, general or
special
assessments, fees and charges, imposed by the IRS or any other
taxing authority
(whether domestic or foreign including any state, county, local
or foreign
government or any subdivision or taxing agency thereof
(including a United
States possession)), and all taxes, fees and other charges
assessed under the
Gaming Laws (excluding any and all fees, charges, costs and
expenses assessed
against Parent or any of its principals by the Gaming
Authorities in connection
with the filing, investigation and/or processing of the
applications of Parent
and any of its principals to obtain all Governmental Approvals
necessary to own
and operate the Company and MotorCity and its facilities and
related amenities),
whether computed on a separate, consolidated, unitary, combined
or any other
basis; and any interest, fines, penalties, additions to tax, or
additional
amounts attributable to, or imposed upon, or with respect to,
any such taxes,
charges, customs, fees, levies, duties, Liabilities, impositions
or other
assessments.
"Tax Returns" means all information or filing required to be
supplied to any taxing authority or jurisdiction (foreign or
domestic) with
respect to Taxes, including attachments thereto, declarations,
disclosures,
schedules, estimates and elections and amendments thereof,
including information
returns.
"Third Party Claim" shall have the meaning set forth in
Section
8.03(a).
"Transfer Taxes" shall have the meaning set forth in Section
9.05.
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ARTICLE II
THE MERGER; CLOSING
SECTION 2.01. Merger.
Upon the terms and subject to the conditions of this Agreement,
and
in accordance with the MCL, Merger Subsidiary shall be merged
with and into
Company at the Effective Time Following the Merger, the separate
existence of
Merger Subsidiary shall cease and the Company shall continue as
the surviving
corporation (the "Surviving Corporation") and a direct or
indirect wholly-owned
subsidiary of the Parent, and shall succeed to and assume all
the rights and
obligations of Merger Subsidiary in accordance with the MCL.
SECTION 2.02. Effective Time. The Merger shall become effective
when
a Certificate of Merger (the "Articles of Merger"), executed in
accordance with
the relevant provisions of the MCL, is filed with the Michigan
Department of
Labor & Economic Growth When used in this Agreement, the
term "Effective Time"
shall mean the date and time at which the Articles of Merger are
accepted for
record or such later time established by the Articles of Merger.
The filing of
the Articles of Merger shall be made on the Closing Date.
SECTION 2.03. Effects of the Merger. The Merger shall have
the
effects set forth in the applicable provisions of the MCL.
SECTION 2.04. Conversion of Shares. At the Effective Time,
by
virtue of the Merger and without any action on the part of MRG,
the Company,
the Parent or Merger Subsidiary:
(a) each issued and outstanding share of the Company's common
stock,
no par value per share ("Company Common Stock"), held by the
Company as treasury
stock, if any, shall cease to exist, and no payment or
consideration shall be
made with respect thereto.
(b) all the issued and outstanding shares of Company Common
Stock,
other than shares of Company Common Stock referred to in
paragraph (a) above,
shall be converted into the right to receive an aggregate amount
in cash,
without interest, equal to the Merger Consideration. At the
Effective Time, all
such shares of Company Common Stock shall no longer be
outstanding and shall
automatically be cancelled and retired and shall cease to exist,
and the holder
of the certificate(s) representing shares of Company Common
Stock shall cease to
have any rights with respect thereto, except the right to
receive the Merger
Consideration, without interest; and
(c) each issued and outstanding share of capital stock or
ownership
interest of Merger Subsidiary shall be converted into one fully
paid and
nonassessable share of common stock, no par value per share, of
the Surviving
Corporation.
(d) pursuant to this transaction, the Surviving Corporation,
an
entity wholly owned and controlled by Ms. Ilitch, succeeds to
substantially all
the assets of the Company by operation of law.
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SECTION 2.05. The Closing. The closing of the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement (the "Closing") shall take place
at the executive
offices of MGM MIRAGE, 3600 Las Vegas Blvd. South, Las Vegas, NV
89109,
immediately prior to the consummation of the merger of MRG with
and into MGM
MIRAGE Acquisition Co. #61 as provided in the MGM MIRAGE/MRG
Merger Agreement
(the "Closing Date"). On the Closing Date, the Parent shall
cause the Merger
Consideration to be paid to MRG by wire transfer of immediately
available funds
to an account designated by MRG. Immediately prior to the
Closing the Company
shall distribute to MRG all cash held by it, such that the
Company shall not
hold any cash as of the Effective Time. In addition, within 15
days following
the Closing Date the Parent shall pay the Excess Cash to the
MRG. At the
Effective Time the Merger Consideration shall be paid to MRG and
certificates
representing the shares of Company Common Stock shall be
delivered to the
Parent.
SECTION 2.06. No Prejudice of Rights. The parties acknowledge
that
(i) nothing contained in Section 2.05 shall in any way prejudice
the rights of
the other member of DE under the Operating Agreement and (ii)
the Operating
Agreement, including, without limitation, Articles VI and VIII
thereof, remains
in full force and effect.
ARTICLE III
THE SURVIVING CORPORATION; DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS
SECTION 3.01. Articles of Incorporation. The Articles of
Incorporation of the Company in effect at the Effective Time
shall be the
articles of incorporation of the Surviving Corporation until
amended in
accordance with applicable Law and the terms of this
Agreement.
SECTION 3.02. Bylaws. The bylaws of the Company in effect at
the
Effective Time shall be the bylaws of the Surviving Corporation,
until amended,
altered or repealed in accordance with applicable Law.
SECTION 3.03. Directors and Officers. The directors of
Merger
Subsidiary immediately prior to the Effective Time shall be the
directors of the
Surviving Corporation as of the Effective Time. The officers of
Merger
Subsidiary shall be the officers of the Surviving Corporation as
of the
Effective Time.
ARTICLE IV
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE PARENT AND MERGER
SUBSIDIARY
The Parent and Merger Subsidiary jointly and severally represent
and
warrant to MRG that, except as set forth in the Disclosure
Schedule of the
Parent dated as of the date hereof (the "Parent Disclosure
Schedule"), it being
agreed that disclosure of any item on the Parent Disclosure
Schedule shall be
deemed disclosure with respect to all Sections of this Agreement
if the
relevance of such item is reasonably apparent from the face of
the Parent
Disclosure Schedule:
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SECTION 4.01. Organization and Qualification. The Parent is
a
corporation and Merger Subsidiary is a corporation, in each case
duly organized,
validity existing and in good standing under the laws of the
state of its
incorporation or formation and has the requisite corporate or
other
organizational power and authority to own, lease and operate its
assets and
properties and to carry on its business as it is now being
conducted. Each of
the Parent and Merger Subsidiary is duly qualified and licensed
to transact
business and is in good standing in each jurisdiction in which
the properties
owned, leased or operated by it or the nature of the business
conducted by it
makes such qualification necessary, except where the failure to
be so organized,
existing, qualified, licensed and in good standing would not
reasonably be
expected to have a Parent Material Adverse Effect.
SECTION 4.02. Authority; Non-Contravention; Approvals.
(a) The Parent and Merger Subsidiary each have full corporate
or
organizational power and authority to enter into this Agreement
and to
consummate the transactions contemplated hereby. This Agreement
and the Merger
have been approved and adopted by the Boards of Directors of the
Parent and
Merger Subsidiary and the sole stockholder of Merger Subsidiary,
and no other
corporate or similar proceedings on the part of the Parent or
Merger Subsidiary
are necessary to authorize the execution and delivery of this
Agreement or the
consummation by the Parent and Merger Subsidiary of the
transactions
contemplated hereby. This Agreement has been duly executed and
delivered by each
of Parent and Merger Subsidiary and, assuming the due
authorization, execution
and delivery hereof by MRG and the Company, constitutes a valid
and legally
binding agreement of each of Parent and Merger Subsidiary
enforceable against
each of them in accordance with its terms, except that such
enforcement may be
subject to (i) bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization,
moratorium or other
similar Laws affecting or relating to enforcement of creditors'
rights generally
and (ii) general equitable principles.
(b) The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement
by
each of Parent and Merger Subsidiary and the consummation of the
Merger and the
transactions contemplated hereby do not and will not violate,
conflict with or
result in a breach of any provision of, or constitute a default
(or an event
which, with notice or lapse of time or both, would constitute a
default) under,
or result in the termination of, or accelerate the performance
required by, or
result in a right of termination or acceleration under, or
result in the
creation of any lien, security interest or encumbrance upon any
of the
properties or assets of Parent or any of its Subsidiaries under
any of the
terms, conditions or provisions of (i) the respective
certificates or articles
of incorporation, articles of organization, bylaws or operating
agreements of
Parent or any of its Subsidiaries, (ii) any statute, law,
ordinance, rule,
regulation, judgment, decree, order, injunction, writ, permit or
license of any
court or governmental authority applicable to Parent or any of
its Subsidiaries
or any of their respective properties or assets subject, in the
case of
consummation, to obtaining prior to the Effective Time the
Parent Required
Statutory Approvals or (iii) any note, bond, mortgage,
indenture, deed of trust,
license, franchise, permit, concession, contract, lease or other
instrument,
obligation or agreement of any kind (each a "Contract" and
collectively
"Contracts") to which Parent or any of its Subsidiaries is now a
party or by
which Parent or any of its Subsidiaries or any of their
respective properties or
assets may be bound or affected. Excluded from the foregoing
sentence of this
paragraph (b), insofar as it applies to the terms, conditions or
provisions
described in clauses (ii) and (iii) of this paragraph (b), are
such
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violations, conflicts, breaches, defaults, terminations,
accelerations or
creations of liens, security interests or encumbrances that
would not reasonably
be expected to have a Parent Material Adverse Effect and would
not delay or
hinder the consummation of the Merger.
(c) Except for (i) the filings by the Parent required by the
Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as amended
(the "HSR
Act"), (ii) applicable filings, if any, with the SEC pursuant to
the Exchange
Act, if applicable, (iii) filing of the Articles of Merger with
the Secretary of
State of the State of Michigan in connection with the Merger
(the filings and
approvals referred to in clauses (i) through (iii) are
collectively referred to
as the "Parent Required Statutory Approvals") and (iv) notices,
filings and
approvals required by Gaming Laws and Gaming Authorities, no
declaration, filing
or registration with, or notice to, or authorization, consent or
approval of,
any governmental or regulatory body or authority is necessary
for the execution
and delivery of this Agreement by Parent and Merger Subsidiary
or the
consummation by Parent and Merger Subsidiary of the transactions
contemplated
hereby, other than such declarations, filings, registrations,
notices,
authorizations, consents or approvals which, if not made or
obtained, as the
case may be, would not reasonably be expected to have a Parent
Material Adverse
Effect and would not delay the consummation of the Merger.
SECTION 4.03. Funding of Merger Consideration. The Parent
has
obtained a commitment from Deutsche Bank and Merrill Lynch to
provide all
financing required by the Parent to consummate the Merger. True,
correct and
complete copies of such commitments have been provided to MGM
MIRAGE.
SECTION 4.04. Licensing. The Parent and Merger Subsidiary know
of no
reason why either would be denied any required licenses or
approvals from any
Gaming Authority with jurisdiction over the transactions
contemplated hereby,
and Parent and Merger Subsidiary reasonably expect that all
licenses and
approvals required under Gaming Laws will be obtained from all
such Gaming
Authorities prior to or following the Closing in accordance with
applicable
Gaming Laws.
SECTION 4.05. Litigation. Except as set forth on Schedule
4.05,
there is no action, suit or proceeding, claim, arbitration or
investigation,
including indemnification matters, against Parent or its
Affiliates or any of
their respective properties or assets, pending or, to the
knowledge of Parent,
threatened against Parent or its Affiliates or any of their
respective
properties or assets, before any Governmental Entity or
arbitration body, the
adverse determination of which would reasonably be expected to
have a Parent
Material Adverse Effect or delay the Merger and there is no
Governmental Order
or arbitration award outstanding against Parent or its
Affiliates or any of
their respective properties or assets which would reasonably be
expected to have
a Parent Material Adverse Effect or delay the Merger.
SECTION 4.06. Access to Information. The Parent and Merger
Subsidiary acknowledge that Marian Ilitch, the President of the
Parent and
Merger Subsidiary, is a member of the Management Committee of
DE. In such
capacity Ms. Ilitch has had access to such information
concerning DE and
MotorCity as she determined to be necessary in connection with
the execution and
delivery of this Agreement. Accordingly, except as expressly
provided otherwise,
MRG and the Company are not making any representations or
warranties concerning
DE or MotorCity.
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SECTION 4.07. Brokers and Finders. The Parent has not entered
into
any contract, arrangement or understanding with any person or
firm which may
result in the obligation of MRG or MGM MIRAGE to pay any
investment banking
fees, finder's fees or brokerage fees in connection with the
transactions
contemplated hereby.
ARTICLE V
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF MRG AND THE COMPANY AND
WARRANTIES OF MGM MIRAGE
With respect to Sections 5.01 to 5.04. MRG and the Company
jointly
and severally represent and warrant to the Parent and Merger
Subsidiary that,
except as set forth in the Disclosure Schedule of Company dated
as of the date
hereof (the "Company Disclosure Schedule"), it being agreed that
disclosure of
any item on the Company Disclosure Schedule shall be deemed
disclosure with
respect to all Sections of this Agreement if the relevance of
such item is
reasonably apparent from the face of the Company Disclosure
Schedule:
SECTION 5.01. Organization and Qualification. MRG and the
Company
are each corporations, duly organized, validly existing and in
good standing
under the state of their respective incorporation and each has
the requisite
corporate power and authority to own, lease and operate its
assets and
properties and to carry on its business as it is now being
conducted, except
where, in either instance, the failure to be so organized or
formed, existing,
qualified, licensed and in good standing would not reasonably be
expected to
have a Company Material Adverse Effect. Copies of the Company's
Articles of
Incorporation, as in effect on the date hereof, including all
amendments thereto
certified as true, correct and complete by the Secretary of
State of the State
of Michigan, have heretofore been delivered to the Parent.
SECTION 5.02. Capitalization.
(a) The authorized capital stock of the Company consists of
60,000
shares of Company Common Stock. As of the date hereof, 100
shares of Company
Common Stock are issued and outstanding. Each such share is
validly issued,
fully paid, nonassessable and free of preemptive rights MRG is
the record and
beneficial owner of 100% of the outstanding shares of Company
Common Stock. The
Company Common Stock is owned free and clear of all
Encumbrances, excepting only
restrictions on the subsequent transfer as may be imposed under
applicable Laws
(including Gaming Laws). There are no bonds, debentures, notes
or other
indebtedness of the Company having voting rights (or convertible
into securities
having voting rights). There are no other equity interests or
securities of the
Company reserved for issuance or any outstanding subscriptions,
options,
warrants, rights, "phantom" stock rights, convertible or
exchangeable
securities, stock appreciation rights, commitments, agreements,
arrangements or
undertakings of any kind, or other Contracts (other than this
Agreement)
granting to any Person any interest in or right to acquire at
any time, or upon
the happening of any stated event, any securities of the
Company, or any
interest in, exchangeable for, or convertible into, a security
of the Company or
pursuant to which any Person is or may be entitled to receive
any payment or
other value based on the revenues, earnings or financial
performance, stock
price performance or other attribute of the Company.
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(b) The Company is a member of DE and, as such, has the rights
set
forth in the Operating Agreement. The Company's membership
interest in DE is
owned by the Company free and clear of all Encumbrances,
excepting only
restriction on the subsequent transfer by the Surviving
Corporation as may be
imposed under applicable Laws or under the Operating Agreement.
Other than its
membership interests in DE, the Company does not own directly or
indirectly, of
record or beneficially, or have the right to acquire under any
Contract, any
capital stock or equity interests or any securities convertible,
exchangeable,
redeemable or exercisable into capital stock or equity interests
of any other
Person.
SECTION 5.03. Authority; Non-Contravention; Approvals.
(a) MRG and the Company each has full corporate power and
authority
to enter into this Agreement and to consummate the transactions
contemplated
hereby This Agreement and the Merger have been approved and
adopted by the Board
of Directors of Company and by the sole shareholder of Company.
No other
corporate proceedings on the part of MRG or the Company are
necessary to
authorize the execution and delivery of this Agreement or the
consummation by
the Company of the transactions contemplated hereby. This
Agreement has been
duly executed and delivered by MRG and the Company, and,
assuming the due
authorization, execution and delivery hereof by the Parent and
Merger
Subsidiary, constitutes a valid and legally binding agreement of
MRG and the
Company enforceable against MRG and the Company in accordance
with its terms,
except that such enforcement may be subject to (i) bankruptcy,
insolvency,
reorganization, moratorium or other similar Laws affecting or
relating to
enforcement of creditors' rights generally and (ii) general
equitable
principles.
(b) The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by
MRG
and the Company and the consummation of the Merger and the
transactions
contemplated hereby do not and will not violate, conflict with
or result in a
breach of any provision of, or constitute a default (or an event
which, with
notice or lapse of time or both, would constitute a default)
under, or result in
the termination of, or accelerate the performance required by,
or result in a
right of termination or acceleration under, or result in the
creation of any
lien, security interest or encumbrance upon any of the
properties or assets of
MRG and the Company or any of their Subsidiaries under any of
the terms,
conditions or provisions of (i) the respective articles of
incorporation, bylaws
or other organizational documents of MRG and the Company or any
of their
Subsidiaries, (ii) any statute, law, ordinance, rule,
regulation, judgment,
decree, order, injunction, writ, permit or license of any court
or governmental
authority applicable to MRG and the Company or any of their
Subsidiaries or any
of their respective properties or assets, subject, in the case
of consummation,
to obtaining (prior to the Effective Time) the Company Required
Statutory
Approvals, or (iii) any Contract to which MRG and the Company or
any of their
Subsidiaries is now a party or by which MRG and the Company or
any of their
Subsidiaries or any of their properties or assets may be bound
or affected;
provided that no representation or warranty is being made by
MRG, the Company or
MGM MIRAGE with respect to the Operating Agreement. Excluded
from the foregoing
sentence of this paragraph (b), insofar as it applies to the
terms, conditions
or provisions described in clauses (ii) and (iii) of this
paragraph (b), are
such violations, conflicts, breaches, defaults, terminations,
accelerations or
creations of liens, security interests or encumbrances that
would not reasonably
be expected, individually or in the aggregate, to have a Company
Material
Adverse Effect and would not prevent or materially delay the
consummation of the
Merger.
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SECTION 5.04. Brokers and Finders. The Company has not entered
into
any contract, arrangement or understanding with any person or
firm which may
result in the obligation of the Parent, the Surviving
Corporation or MotorCity
to pay any investment banking fees, finder's fees or brokerage
fees in
connection with the transactions contemplated hereby.
With respect to Sections 5.05 through 5.11. MGM MIRAGE warrants
to
the Parent and Merger Subsidiary that, except as set forth in
the Company
Disclosure Schedule, it being agreed that disclosure of any item
on the Company
Disclosure Schedule shall be deemed disclosure with respect to
all Sections in
the Agreement if the relevance of such item is reasonably
apparent from the face
of the Company Disclosure Schedule:
SECTION 5.05. Operations of the Company. The Company is not,
and
since its formation has not, engaged in any business not related
to MotorCity or
the Company's ownership interest therein. The Company is not a
party to any
Contract, other than this Agreement, the Operating Agreement and
other
agreements arising from or relating to MotorCity or the
Company's ownership
interest therein.
SECTION 5.06. Real Property. The Company does not own or lease
and
has never owned or leased any real property.
SECTION 5.07. Employees. The Company does not have any
employees
except as set forth on Schedule 5.07.
SECTION 5.08. Litigation. Except as set forth on Schedule
5.08,
there are no suits, actions, claims, arbitrations, proceedings
or investigations
pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened, against
or affecting
the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company which, individually
or in the
aggregate, would reasonably be expected to have a Company
Material Adverse
Effect, nor are there any judgments, decrees, injunctions, rules
or orders of
any Governmental Entity or arbitrator outstanding against the
Company or any
Subsidiary of the Company which, individually or in the
aggregate, would
reasonably be expected to have a Company Material Adverse
Effect.
SECTION 5.09. Statutory Approvals. Except for (i) the filings by
MRG
and the Company required by the HSR Act, (ii) applicable
filings, if any, with
the SEC pursuant to the Exchange Act, (iii) the filing of the
Articles of Merger
with the Department of Labor and Economic Growth in connection
with the Merger,
and (iv) any filings with or approvals from authorities required
solely by
virtue of the jurisdictions in which MRG and the Company or
their respective
Subsidiaries conduct any business or own any assets (the filings
and approvals
referred to in clauses (i) through (iv) are collectively
referred to as the
"Company Required Statutory Approvals"), no declaration, filing
or registration
with, or notice to, or authorization, consent or approval of,
any governmental
or regulatory body or authority is necessary for the execution
and delivery of
this Agreement by MRG and the Company or the consummation by MRG
and the Company
of the transactions contemplated hereby, other than such
declarations, filings,
registrations, notices, authorizations, consents or approvals
which, if not made
or obtained, as the case may be, would not reasonably be
expected, individually
or in the aggregate, to have a Company Material Adverse Effect
and would not
prevent or materially delay the consummation of the Merger.
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SECTION 5.10. No Undisclosed Liabilities. Except for any
Liabilities
arising under the Operating Agreement or otherwise related to
MotorCity or the
Company's ownership interest therein, the Company does not have
any Liabilities.
SECTION 5.11. Taxes.
(a) The Company and each Company Group (i) has timely filed
(taking
into account all valid extensions of time for filing) with the
appropriate
taxing authorities all material federal, state and local Tax
Returns required by
applicable Law to be filed by the Company, or any Company Group,
as the case may
be, and (ii) will timely file any such returns required by Law
to be filed
(taking into account all valid extensions of time for filing) on
or prior to
the Closing Date Such Tax Returns are (and, to the extent they
will be filed
prior to the Closing Date, will be) complete and accurate in all
material
respects. All Taxes of the Company and each Company Group shown
due on any Tax
Return or otherwise owed have been, or in the case of Taxes due
after the date
of this Agreement and prior to the Closing Date, will be, timely
paid The
Company does do not have pending any request for an extension of
time within
which to file Tax Returns.
(b) No federal, state, local or foreign audits or other
administrative proceedings or court proceedings are presently
pending with
regard to any Taxes or Tax Returns of the Company or any Company
Group. The
Company has not received notice of any such pending audits or
proceedings. There
are no outstanding waivers extending the statutory period of
limitation relating
to the payment of Taxes due from the Company.
(c) Neither the IRS nor any other taxing authority (whether
domestic
or foreign) has asserted, against the Company or any Company
Group any material
deficiency or material claim for Taxes.
(d) There are no Encumbrances for Taxes upon any property or
assets
of the Company, except for Encumbrances for Taxes not yet due
and payable.
(e) The Company has no obligation under any Tax sharing
agreement or
similar arrangement.
(f) The Company has not received a written ruling from any
taxing
authority.
(g) No jurisdiction where the Company or any Company Group
does
business has made a claim that any of such entities is required
to file a Tax
Return in such jurisdiction.
(h) The Company has complied in all respects with all
applicable
laws relating to the payment and withholding of Taxes (including
withholding of
Taxes pursuant to Sections 1441, 1442, 3121 and 3402 of the Code
or any
comparable provision of any state, local or foreign laws) and
has, within the
time and in the manner prescribed by applicable law, withheld
from and paid over
to the proper Taxing Authorities all amounts required to be so
withheld and paid
over under such laws.
(i) The Company is not a party to any "listed transaction"
as
defined in Treasury Regulation Section 1.6011-4(b)(2).
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(j) MRG is not "foreign person" within the meaning of Section
1445
of the Code.
(k) The Company has never (i) made an election under Section
1362 of
the Code to be treated as an S corporation for Federal Income
Tax purposes or
(ii) made any similar election under any comparable provision of
any state,
local or foreign tax law.
ARTICLE VI
COVENANTS
SECTION 6.01. Conduct of Business by Company and DE Pending
the
Closing Date. Except as otherwise contemplated by this Agreement
or disclosed in
Section 6.01 of the Company Disclosure Schedule, after the date
hereof and prior
to the Closing Date or earlier termination of this Agreement,
unless the Parent
shall otherwise agree in writing, whether such agreement is made
pursuant to
this Agreement or the Operating Agreement (and, if made pursuant
to this
Agreement, which agreement shall not be unreasonably withheld or
delayed), MRG
shall cause the Company, and to the extent MRG is able to do so
or is required
to do so under the relevant constituent documents respecting DE,
shall cause DE,
taking into account any Fiduciary duties it may owe to persons
having direct or
indirect interests in DE, to:
(a) conduct their respective businesses in the Ordinary Course
of
Business;
(b) not amend the articles of incorporation or bylaws of the
Company
or the Operating Agreement of DE;
(c) not split, combine or reclassify their outstanding capital
stock
or equity interests;
(d) not issue, sell, pledge or dispose of, or agree to issue,
sell,
pledge or dispose of, any additional shares or equity interests
of, or any
options, warrants or rights of any kind to acquire any shares
of, or equity
interests in the Company or DE or any debt or equity securities
convertible into
or exchangeable for such equity interests;
(e) with respect to the Company, not (i) incur or become
contingently liable with respect to any indebtedness for
borrowed money, (ii)
make any acquisition of any assets or businesses, (iii) sell,
pledge, dispose of
or encumber any assets or businesses or (iv) enter into any
binding contract,
agreement, commitment or arrangement with respect to any of the
foregoing;
(f) with respect to MotorCity, not (i) incur or become
contingently
liable with respect to any indebtedness for borrowed money other
than (A)
borrowings in the Ordinary Course of Business, and (B)
borrowings to refinance
existing outstanding indebtedness, (ii) make any acquisition of
any assets or
businesses other than expenditures for current assets in the
Ordinary Course of
Business and for fixed or capital assets in the Ordinary Course
of Business,
(iii) sell, pledge, dispose of or encumber any assets or
businesses other than
(A) sales or dispositions of businesses or assets as may be
required by
applicable Law, and (B) sales or
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dispositions of assets in the Ordinary Course of Business or
(iv) enter into any
binding contract, agreement, commitment or arrangement with
respect to any of
the foregoing;
(g) not execute, modify or amend in any material respect or
terminate any Material Contract or waive, release or assign any
material rights
or claims under any Material Contract, except, in each such
case, in the
Ordinary Course of Business;
(h) use reasonable efforts to preserve intact their
respective
business organizations and goodwill, keep available the services
of their
respective present officers and key employees, and preserve the
goodwill and
business relationships with customers and others having business
relationships
with them, other than as expressly permitted by the terms of
this Agreement;
(i) not enter into, amend, modify or renew any employment,
consulting, severance or similar agreements with, pay any bonus
or grant any
increase in salary, wage or other compensation or any increase
in any employee
benefit to, any directors, officers or employees of the Company
or DE, except in
each such case (i) as may be required by applicable Law, (ii) to
satisfy
obligations existing as of the date hereof, (iii) to extend the
term of any
existing employment agreements to a date not later than the day
following the
Closing Date; or (iv) in the Ordinary Course of Business;
(j) not enter into, establish, adopt, amend or modify any
pension,
retirement, stock purchase, savings, profit sharing, deferred
compensation,
consulting, bonus, group insurance or other employee benefit,
incentive or
welfare plan, agreement, program or arrangement, in respect of
any directors,
officers or employees of the Company or DE, except, in each such
case (i) as may
be required by applicable Law or pursuant to the terms of this
Agreement, (ii)
to satisfy obligations existing as of the date hereof, including
pursuant to any
collective bargaining agreement or (iii) in the Ordinary Course
of Business;
(k) not make any material change with respect to financial
accounting methods, policies or procedures, unless required by
GAAP or made in
the Ordinary Course of Business;
(1) not make capital expenditures or enter into any binding
commitment or contract to make capital expenditures, except (i)
capital
expenditures which DE is currently committed to make, (ii)
capital expenditures
consistent with DE's capital spending budget, (iii) capital
expenditures for
emergency repairs and other capital expenditures necessary in
light of
circumstances not anticipated as of the date of this Agreement
which are
necessary to avoid significant disruption to DE's business or
operations
consistent with past practice, or (iv) repairs and maintenance
in the Ordinary
Course of Business; and
(m) except as provided in Section 6.08, not make, change or
revoke
any material Tax election unless required by Law or make any
agreement or
settlement with any taxing authority regarding any material
amount of Taxes or
which would reasonably be expected to increase the obligations
of the Surviving
Corporation or DE to pay Taxes in the future.
For avoidance of doubt, until the Effective Time, the Company
and DE
shall continue to make distributions in the Ordinary Course of
Business.
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The Parent and Merger Subsidiary acknowledge that the Company is
not
entitled to appoint a majority of the Members of the Management
Committee of DE.
Accordingly, DE may take action which is not in the Ordinary
Course of Business
even if the Company's designees to the Management Committee vote
against such
action. It shall not be a breach of the obligation of MRG and
the Company to
cause DE to comply with the restrictions set forth in this
Section 6.01 so long
as (i) the Company's designees to the Management Committee do
not vote in favor
of such actions or (ii) the Parent's or its Affiliates designees
to the
Management Committee vote in f
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