Exhibit 2.1
TRANSACTION AGREEMENT
AND
PLAN OF MERGER
among
CLEARWIRE CORPORATION,
SPRINT NEXTEL CORPORATION,
COMCAST CORPORATION,
TIME WARNER CABLE INC.,
BRIGHT HOUSE NETWORKS, LLC,
GOOGLE INC.,
AND
INTEL CORPORATION
Dated as of May 7, 2008
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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| ARTICLE 1 PRECEDENT
TRANSACTIONS |
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SECTION 1.1
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The Formation Transactions |
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SECTION 1.2
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Sprint Financing Arrangements |
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SECTION 1.3
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NewCo Directors and Certain Other
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| ARTICLE 2 THE MERGER |
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SECTION 2.1
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The Recapitalization |
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SECTION 2.2
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The Merger |
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SECTION 2.3
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The Closing |
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SECTION 2.4
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Effective Time |
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SECTION 2.5
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Conversion of Shares; Capitalization
of NewCo LLC |
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SECTION 2.6
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Surrender and Payment |
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SECTION 2.7
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Stock Options |
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SECTION 2.8
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Warrants |
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SECTION 2.9
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Withholdings |
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SECTION 2.10
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Lost Certificates |
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| ARTICLE 3 TRANSFER OF SPRINT
ASSETS |
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SECTION 3.1
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Transfer of Sprint Assets |
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SECTION 3.2
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Contribution of the Transfer
Entities |
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SECTION 3.3
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Contribution Consideration to NewCo
LLC and NewCo |
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SECTION 3.4
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Repayment |
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SECTION 3.5
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Marketing Funds |
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| ARTICLE 4 INVESTMENTS |
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SECTION 4.1
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Contributions of Certain
Investors |
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SECTION 4.2
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Google’s Purchase of Shares and
NewCo Contribution to NewCo LLC |
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SECTION 4.3
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Post-Closing Adjustment |
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SECTION 4.4
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NewCo and NewCo LLC Joinder |
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SECTION 4.5
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Use of Proceeds |
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| ARTICLE 5 CLOSING
DELIVERABLES |
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SECTION 5.1
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Clearwire Closing Deliverables |
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SECTION 5.2
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Sprint Closing Deliverables |
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SECTION 5.3
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Investor Closing Deliverables |
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| ARTICLE 6 REPRESENTATIONS AND
WARRANTIES OF CLEARWIRE |
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SECTION 6.1
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Organization; Authorization |
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SECTION 6.2
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Non-Contravention |
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SECTION 6.3
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Clearwire Licenses |
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SECTION 6.4
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Clearwire Leases |
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SECTION 6.5
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Clearwire Network Assets |
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SECTION 6.6
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Litigation |
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SECTION 6.7
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Tax |
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SECTION 6.8
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Clearwire Contracts |
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SECTION 6.9
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Compliance with Law |
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SECTION 6.10
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Required Filings and Consents |
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SECTION 6.11
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Clearwire Non-FCC Licenses |
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SECTION 6.12
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SEC Documents; Financial
Statements |
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SECTION 6.13
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Capitalization; Subsidiaries |
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SECTION 6.14
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Absence of Certain Changes or
Events |
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SECTION 6.15
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Change of Control Agreements |
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SECTION 6.16
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Employee Benefit Plans |
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SECTION 6.17
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Labor and Employment Matters |
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SECTION 6.18
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Stockholders’ Rights Agreement;
Antitakeover Statutes |
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SECTION 6.19
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Brokers |
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SECTION 6.20
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Information Supplied |
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SECTION 6.21
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Certain Ancillary Agreements |
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| ARTICLE 7 REPRESENTATIONS AND
WARRANTIES OF SPRINT |
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SECTION 7.1
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Organization; Authorization |
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SECTION 7.2
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Non-Contravention |
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SECTION 7.3
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Sprint Licenses |
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SECTION 7.4
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Sprint Leases |
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SECTION 7.5
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Sprint Network Assets |
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SECTION 7.6
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Litigation |
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SECTION 7.7
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Tax |
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SECTION 7.8
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Sprint Contracts |
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SECTION 7.9
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Compliance with Law |
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SECTION 7.10
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Required Filings and Consents |
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SECTION 7.11
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Sprint Non-FCC Licenses |
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SECTION 7.12
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Absence of Certain Changes or
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SECTION 7.13
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Employee Benefit Plans; Labor and
Employment Matters |
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SECTION 7.14
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No Obligations |
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SECTION 7.15
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Brokers |
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SECTION 7.16
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Information Supplied |
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SECTION 7.17
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Ownership of Clearwire Capital
Stock |
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SECTION 7.18
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Certain Ancillary Agreements |
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| ARTICLE 8 REPRESENTATIONS AND
WARRANTIES OF THE INVESTORS |
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SECTION 8.1
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Organization; Authorization |
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SECTION 8.2
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Non-Contravention |
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SECTION 8.3
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Securities Act; Investigation |
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SECTION 8.4
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Availability of Funds |
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SECTION 8.5
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Required Filings and Consents |
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SECTION 8.6
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Brokers |
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SECTION 8.7
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Information Supplied |
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SECTION 8.8
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Ownership of Clearwire Capital
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SECTION 8.9
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Certain Ancillary Agreements |
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| ARTICLE 9 CONDITIONS TO
CLOSING |
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SECTION 9.1
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Conditions to Each Party’s
Obligations |
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SECTION 9.2
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Conditions to Obligations of
Sprint |
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SECTION 9.3
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Conditions to Obligations of
Clearwire |
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SECTION 9.4
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Conditions to Obligations of the
Investors |
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SECTION 9.5
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Frustration of Closing
Conditions |
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| ARTICLE 10 COVENANTS OF THE
PARTIES |
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SECTION 10.1
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Conduct of Business |
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SECTION 10.2
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Access; Records Confidentiality |
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SECTION 10.3
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Further Assurances |
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SECTION 10.4
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No Solicitation |
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SECTION 10.5
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Stockholder Litigation |
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SECTION 10.6
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Director and Officer
Indemnification |
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SECTION 10.7
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Clearwire Stockholders’
Meeting |
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SECTION 10.8
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Proxy Statement; Registration
Statement |
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SECTION 10.9
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Notices of Certain Events |
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SECTION
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Public Announcements |
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SECTION
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Transfer Taxes |
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SECTION
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Consistent Tax Reporting |
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SECTION
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No Purchase of Clearwire Capital
Stock |
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SECTION
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Transaction Related Agreements |
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SECTION
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Pending Party Litigation |
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SECTION
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Pre-Existing Intel Agreements |
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SECTION
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Sprint WiMAX Inventory |
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SECTION
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Sprint Future Credit Agreements |
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SECTION
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Certain Financing Matters |
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SECTION
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3G MVNO Agreement |
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| ARTICLE 11 EMPLOYEES |
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SECTION 11.1
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Transfer of Employees |
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SECTION 11.2
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Employee Information and Employment
Taxes |
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SECTION 11.3
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Service and Other Credit |
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| ARTICLE 12 TERMINATION |
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SECTION 12.1
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Termination |
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SECTION 12.2
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Effect of Termination |
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| ARTICLE 13 INDEMNIFICATION |
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SECTION 13.1
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Indemnification by Sprint |
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SECTION 13.2
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Indemnification Procedures |
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SECTION 13.3
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Limitation of Liability |
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SECTION 13.4
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Claims Period |
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SECTION 13.5
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Additional Indemnification by
Sprint |
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SECTION 13.6
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Exclusion of Other Remedies |
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| ARTICLE 14 MISCELLANEOUS
PROVISIONS |
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SECTION 14.1
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Notices |
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SECTION 14.2
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Schedules and Exhibits |
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SECTION 14.3
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Assignment; Successors in
Interest |
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SECTION 14.4
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Controlling Law; Amendment |
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SECTION 14.5
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Jurisdiction |
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SECTION 14.6
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Specific Performance and Other
Remedies |
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SECTION 14.7
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Severability |
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SECTION 14.8
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Counterparts |
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SECTION 14.9
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Enforcement of Certain Rights |
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SECTION
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Waiver |
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SECTION
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Non-Survival of Representations and
Warranties and Agreements |
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SECTION
14.12
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Integration |
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SECTION
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Cooperation Following the
Closing |
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SECTION
14.14
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Fees |
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SECTION
14.15
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Waiver of Jury Trial |
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SECTION
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Investor Rights and Obligations |
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SECTION
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Interpretation |
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EXHIBITS
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EXHIBIT A
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DEFINITIONS |
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EXHIBIT B
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CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION OF
NEWCO, INC. |
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EXHIBIT C
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BYLAWS OF NEWCO, INC. |
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EXHIBIT D
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INITIAL LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY
AGREEMENT OF NEWCO LLC |
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EXHIBIT E
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AMENDED AND RESTATED LIMITED
LIABILITY COMPANY AGREEMENT OF NEWCO LLC |
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EXHIBIT F
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LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY AGREEMENT
OF CLEARWIRE SUB LLC |
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EXHIBIT G
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LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY AGREEMENT
OF SPRINT SUB LLC |
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EXHIBIT H
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REGISTRATION RIGHTS AGREEMENT |
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EXHIBIT I
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EQUITYHOLDERS’ AGREEMENT |
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EXHIBIT J
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ASSUMED NOTE |
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EXHIBIT K
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OTHER MATTERS |
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EXHIBIT L
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TERMS OF SECURED NOTE |
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EXHIBIT M
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REVISED STRUCTURE |
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THIS
TRANSACTION AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER (this “
Agreement ”) is made and entered into as of
May 7, 2008 (the “ Execution Date ”) by and
among Clearwire Corporation, a Delaware corporation (“
Clearwire ”), Sprint Nextel Corporation, a Kansas
corporation (“ Sprint ”), Comcast Corporation, a
Pennsylvania corporation (“ Comcast ”), Time
Warner Cable Inc., a Delaware corporation (“ TWC
”), Bright House Networks, LLC, a Delaware limited liability
company (“ BHN ”), Google Inc., a Delaware
corporation (“ Google ”), and Intel Corporation,
a Delaware corporation (“ Intel ”), and together
with Comcast, TWC, BHN and Google, the “ Investors
”; the Investors, Sprint and Clearwire are referred to herein
as the “ Parties ”). Capitalized terms not
otherwise defined in this Agreement have the meanings ascribed to
those terms in Exhibit A attached to this
Agreement.
RECITALS
A. The Parties desire to
(i) foster the development of a nationwide wireless broadband
network (the “ Wireless Broadband Network ”);
(ii) expedite the commercial availability of wireless
broadband services over the Wireless Broadband Network;
(iii) enable the offering of a greater depth and breadth of
wireless broadband services; and (iv) promote wireless
broadband development.
B. In order to satisfy the
foregoing objectives Sprint and Clearwire desire to combine their
respective WiMAX Businesses and the Investors desire to invest
capital and enter into certain commercial arrangements as
follows:
(i) Clearwire will form a wholly
owned Delaware corporation (“ NewCo ”);
(ii) NewCo will form a wholly owned
Delaware limited liability company (“ NewCo LLC
”) that is, and at all times prior to the Closing will have
been, treated as a disregarded entity for U.S. federal income tax
purposes;
(iii) NewCo LLC in turn will form a
wholly owned Delaware limited liability company (“
Clearwire Sub LLC ”) that is, and at all times prior
to the Closing will have been, treated as a disregarded entity for
U.S. federal income tax purposes;
(iv) the outstanding Class B
common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, of Clearwire (“
Clearwire Class B Common Stock ”) will be
converted into Class A common stock, par value $0.0001 per
share, of Clearwire (“ Clearwire Class A Common
Stock ”);
(v) Clearwire will merge with and
into Clearwire Sub LLC, pursuant to which the shareholders of
Clearwire will exchange their Clearwire Class A Common Stock
for Class A common stock, par value $0.0001 per share, in
NewCo (“ Class A Common Stock ”);
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(vi) Sprint will cause to be formed a
wholly owned Delaware limited liability company (“ Sprint
HoldCo LLC ”), which in turn will form a wholly owned
Delaware limited liability company (“ Sprint Sub LLC
”), that is, and at all times prior to the Closing will have
been, a disregarded entity for U.S. federal income tax
purposes;
(vii) Sprint will cause one or more
wholly owned companies (referred to herein and as defined below,
the “ Transfer Entities ”) to hold the Sprint
WiMAX Business and will cause all the Transfer Entities to be
limited liability companies that are treated as disregarded
entities for U.S. federal income tax purposes immediately prior to
and as of the Closing in accordance with the terms of this
Agreement;
(viii) Sprint and its Subsidiaries
will contribute all of the limited liability company interests in
each of the Transfer Entities to Sprint HoldCo LLC, which in turn
will contribute these interests to Sprint Sub LLC, and Sprint Sub
LLC will assume the Sprint Pre-Closing Financing in accordance with
the terms of this Agreement;
(ix) following both the completion of
the merger of Clearwire with and into Clearwire Sub LLC and the
contribution of the Transfer Entities to Sprint Sub LLC
(a) Sprint will cause Sprint HoldCo LLC to contribute all of
the limited liability company interests of Sprint Sub LLC to NewCo
LLC in exchange for non-voting membership interests in NewCo LLC
and to purchase an equal number of shares of Class B common stock,
par value $0.0001 per share, in NewCo (“ Class B
Common Stock ”) and (b) Sprint and certain of its
Subsidiaries will enter into certain commercial agreements with
NewCo LLC;
(x) following completion of the
merger of Clearwire with and into Clearwire Sub LLC and the
consummation of the transactions described in clause (ix)(a) above,
Comcast, TWC, BHN and Intel will contribute $2.7 billion in
the aggregate to NewCo LLC in exchange for voting and non-voting
membership interests in NewCo LLC and will enter into certain
commercial agreements with NewCo LLC;
(xi) following completion of the
merger of Clearwire with and into Clearwire Sub LLC and the
consummation of the transactions described in clause (ix)(a) above,
Google will contribute $500,000,000 to NewCo in exchange for
Class A Common Stock;
(xii) immediately following the
purchase by Sprint HoldCo LLC of Class B Common Stock in NewCo
as described in clause (ix)(a) above, NewCo will contribute the
cash that it receives from Sprint HoldCo LLC to NewCo LLC in
exchange for voting membership interests in NewCo LLC;
(xiii) immediately following the
receipt by the Investors of voting and non-voting membership
interests in NewCo LLC as described in clause (x) above,
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each of
Comcast, TWC, BHN and Intel will contribute to NewCo its voting
membership interests in NewCo LLC for Class B Common Stock in
NewCo; and
(xiv) immediately following the
purchase by Google of Class A Common Stock in NewCo as
described in clause (xi) above, NewCo will contribute the cash
that it receives from Google to NewCo LLC in exchange for voting
membership interests and nonvoting membership interests in NewCo
LLC,
in each case according to the terms
set forth in this Agreement.
C. Sprint and Clearwire have
entered into a voting agreement with each of Eagle River Holdings,
LLC, a Washington limited liability company (“ Eagle
River ”), and Intel under which Eagle River and Intel
have agreed, among other things, to vote their shares of Clearwire
Capital Stock in favor of the Merger in the amounts and under the
circumstances described in the respective voting agreements.
D. NewCo and its Subsidiaries
will provide broad benefits to consumers, businesses, educators,
governments and public safety users by fostering quicker, broader
and more efficient deployment of a nationwide mobile wireless
broadband network than either Sprint or Clearwire believes it could
accomplish on its own.
E. NewCo LLC and Intel have
agreed to enter into the Intel Agreement at the Closing to, among
other things, accelerate and facilitate the development of a
nationwide mobile wireless broadband network and devices using
WiMAX.
F. The Parties intend that for
U.S. federal income tax purposes, (i) the conversion of the
outstanding Clearwire Class B Common Stock into Clearwire
Class A Common Stock will qualify as a reorganization within
the meaning of Section 368(a)(1)(E) of the Internal Revenue
Code of 1986, as amended (the “ Code ”), and a
transaction governed by Section 1036 of the Code; and
(ii) the Merger of Clearwire with and into Clearwire Sub LLC
in accordance with the terms set forth in this Agreement will
qualify as a reorganization within the meaning of
Section 368(a)(1)(F) of the Code.
G. The Parties intend that for
U.S. federal income tax purposes, the contributions by NewCo,
Sprint and the Investors (other than Google) to NewCo LLC will
convert NewCo LLC from a disregarded entity into a partnership for
U.S. federal income tax purposes, to which partnership NewCo,
Sprint (through Sprint HoldCo LLC) and each such Investor will be
treated as having contributed assets in a transaction qualifying
for nonrecognition under Section 721 of the Code.
H. Sprint intends that, while
the Merger of Clearwire with and into Clearwire Sub LLC will
qualify separately as a reorganization described in
Section 368(a)(1)(F) of the Code, the Merger also will be part
of a larger transaction involving the transfers by Sprint HoldCo
LLC and the Investors to NewCo in exchange for NewCo Capital Stock,
with the result that the larger transaction will qualify as an
exchange described in Section 351 of the Code.
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NOW,
THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing recitals and of the
mutual promises set forth in this Agreement, the Parties to this
Agreement and by this Agreement agree as follows:
ARTICLE 1
PRECEDENT TRANSACTIONS
SECTION
1.1 The Formation Transactions . Before the Closing Date,
the following will have occurred:
(a) Incorporation of NewCo .
Clearwire will incorporate NewCo, and Clearwire will take, and will
cause NewCo to take, all actions necessary so that, as of the
Closing Date, NewCo’s certificate of incorporation and bylaws
will be in the form attached as Exhibits B and C ,
respectively; and
(b) Formation of NewCo LLC .
Clearwire will cause NewCo to form NewCo LLC. For all periods
following the formation and until the consummation of the
transactions described in Sections 3.3 and 4.1, NewCo LLC will
be governed by the terms of the limited liability company operating
agreement of NewCo LLC in the form attached as
Exhibit D (the “ Initial NewCo LLC
Agreement ”). Clearwire will take, and will cause NewCo
and NewCo LLC to take, all actions necessary so that (i) NewCo
LLC is an entity disregarded as separate from NewCo for U.S.
federal income tax purposes until the consummation of the
transactions described in Sections 3.3 and 4.1 and
(ii) as of the Closing Date and following the Merger, NewCo
LLC’s limited liability company operating agreement is
amended and restated in the form attached as Exhibit E (the
“ NewCo LLC Agreement ”).
(c) Formation of Clearwire Sub
LLC . Clearwire will cause NewCo LLC to form Clearwire Sub LLC,
and Clearwire will take, and will cause NewCo, NewCo LLC and
Clearwire Sub LLC to take, all actions necessary so that
(i) Clearwire Sub LLC at all times since its formation will
have been, and as of the Closing will be, an entity disregarded as
separate from NewCo and NewCo LLC for U.S. federal income tax
purposes and (ii) as of the Closing Date and following the
Merger, Clearwire Sub LLC’s limited liability company
operating agreement will be in the form attached as
Exhibit F .
(d) Formation of Sprint HoldCo LLC
and Sprint Sub LLC . Sprint will cause the formation of Sprint
HoldCo LLC and cause Sprint HoldCo LLC to form Sprint Sub LLC, and
Sprint will take, and will cause Sprint HoldCo LLC and Sprint Sub
LLC to take, all actions necessary so that (i) Sprint Sub LLC
at all times since its formation will have been, and immediately
prior to the Closing will be, an entity disregarded as separate
from Sprint HoldCo LLC for U.S. federal income tax purposes until
the LLC Contribution and (ii) as of the Closing Date, Sprint
Sub LLC’s limited liability company operating agreement will
be in the form attached as Exhibit G .
SECTION
1.2 Sprint Financing Arrangements .
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(a) Sprint will, or will cause one or
more of its Subsidiaries to, finance the Sprint WiMAX Business
between April 1, 2008 and the Closing Date (the “
Sprint Pre-Closing Financing ”), with Sprint Sub LLC
to assume the obligation to repay Sprint (or its applicable
Subsidiaries) in respect of the Sprint Pre-Closing Financing prior
to the LLC Contribution; provided that (i) Sprint Sub
LLC shall not assume, and Sprint shall retain and be responsible
for, (x) any portion of the Sprint Pre-Closing Financing that
was not incurred to fund the Sprint WiMAX Business, (y) the
principal amount of the Sprint Pre-Closing Financing in excess of
the total amounts set forth below each month on the Sprint Budget
that has elapsed through and including the month in which the
Closing occurs and (z) any amount of the Sprint Pre-Closing
Financing to the extent such amount was incurred to fund the Sprint
WiMAX Business but was not incurred in substantial compliance in
the aggregate with the Sprint Budget ( provided that, for
purposes of this clause (z), spending a lesser amount on the Sprint
WiMAX Business than is provided in the Sprint Budget will not
constitute substantial non-compliance in the aggregate with the
Sprint Budget), and (ii) the terms of the financing to be
assumed by Sprint Sub LLC shall be as set forth in
Exhibit J (the “ Assumed Note ”).
For the avoidance of doubt, interest shall accrue on any amounts of
Sprint Pre-Closing Financing in accordance with the terms of the
Assumed Note beginning on the date that any such financing is
provided by Sprint as provided by this Section 1.2(a) through
but excluding the Sprint Pre-Closing Financing Repayment Date (as
defined below).
(b) NewCo and NewCo LLC will cause
the Sprint Pre-Closing Financing, together with any interest
accrued thereon, to be repaid on the first Business Day following
the Closing (the “ Sprint Pre-Closing Financing Repayment
Date ”). A portion of the Sprint Pre-Closing Financing
will be repaid in cash by wire transfer to Sprint in immediately
available funds (the “ Cash Payment ”) with the
remaining portion of the Sprint Pre-Closing Financing being repaid
with the issuance of a secured promissory note by Sprint Sub LLC to
Sprint (the terms of which note and related agreements shall be
substantially as set forth on Exhibit L ) (the “
Secured Note ”). Subject to the following sentence
(and subject to any changes in the following amounts as a result of
any refinancing of the Credit Agreement on or prior to the Sprint
Pre-Closing Refinancing Repayment Date, as described in
Exhibit L) and disregarding any interest accrued on the Sprint
Pre-Closing Financing, if the amount of the Sprint Pre-Closing
Financing is (i) less than or equal to $213 million, then
the Cash Payment will equal the amount of the Sprint Pre-Closing
Financing; (ii) greater than $213 million but less than
or equal to $426 million, then the Cash Payment will equal
$213 million and the principal amount of the Secured Note will
equal the remaining amount of the Sprint Pre-Closing Financing or
(iii) greater than $426 million, then the Cash Payment
and the principal amount of the Secured Note will each equal 50% of
the Sprint Pre-Closing Financing. All interest that has accrued on
the Sprint Pre-Closing Financing in accordance with the terms of
the Assumed Note between April 1, 2008 and the Sprint
Pre-Closing Financing Repayment Date (the “ Pre-Closing
Accrued Interest ”) will be paid to Sprint on the Sprint
Pre-Closing Financing Repayment Date in a combination of cash and
added principal to the Secured Note in the same proportion as the
Cash Payment and the Secured Note.
(c) For a period of 45 days
after the Closing Date, Sprint will, and will cause its
Subsidiaries to promptly afford NewCo, NewCo LLC and their
respective employees,
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accountants and
legal counsel such assistance and access to the books, records,
work papers and personnel of Sprint and its Subsidiaries during
normal business hours as is reasonably requested by NewCo or NewCo
LLC, for the purposes of reviewing the Sprint Pre-Closing Financing
assumed by Sprint Sub LLC prior to the LLC Contribution (the
“ Post-Closing Verification Period ”);
provided that the Post-Closing Verification Period will be
extended as appropriate if Sprint does not provide NewCo, NewCo LLC
and such representatives such access for such 45-day period. In the
event that NewCo or NewCo LLC in good faith determines that any
item or amount of the Sprint Pre-Closing Financing was assumed by
Sprint Sub LLC in violation of Section 1.2(a), NewCo or NewCo
LLC shall have the right to dispute such item or amount by
delivering written notice thereof (the “ Objection
”) to Sprint on or before the last day of the Post-Closing
Verification Period, which notice shall set forth in reasonable
detail the basis for its objection(s). Following the receipt of the
Objection by Sprint, NewCo and NewCo LLC, on the one hand, and
Sprint, on the other hand, shall seek in good faith to resolve any
differences which they may have with respect to the matters
specified in the Objection. If such Parties are not able to resolve
all of the differences specified in the Objection within
30 days after the Objection is received by Sprint, either
NewCo or NewCo LLC, on the one hand, or Sprint, on the other hand,
may submit the remaining differences to a mutually acceptable and
nationally recognized independent accounting firm (who shall not
have any material relationship with Sprint or NewCo) (the “
Accounting Referee ”), to review this Agreement and
the remaining disputed item(s) or amount(s) for the purpose of
determining whether such item(s) or amount(s) were assumed by
Sprint Sub LLC in violation of Section 1.2(a) (it being
understood that, to the extent appropriate, the Accounting Referee
shall utilize employees of its firm with substantial
telecommunications expertise). The Accounting Referee shall deliver
to NewCo, NewCo LLC and Sprint, as promptly as practicable, a
report setting forth its written determination of the remaining
disputed item(s) or amount(s). Such report shall be final and
binding upon NewCo, NewCo LLC and Sprint. The cost of such review
and report shall be borne by NewCo LLC. For purposes of this
Section 1.2(c), (i) all action taken by NewCo or NewCo
LLC shall be determined and directed by the senior management of
NewCo unless such action requires action on the part of the NewCo
Board of Directors, in which case such action shall be determined
and directed by the members of the NewCo Board of Directors other
than the Sprint Designees (as such term is defined in the
Equityholders’ Agreement) and (ii) the Sprint Designees
will recuse themselves from all consideration of these
matters.
(d) If it is determined in accordance
with Section 1.2(c), whether by agreement of NewCo, NewCo LLC
and Sprint, or in the absence of such agreement, by the Accounting
Referee, that the aggregate Sprint Pre-Closing Financing assumed by
Sprint Sub LLC prior to the LLC Contribution is in excess of the
amount that should have been so assumed (such excess amount, the
“ Reimbursement Amount ”), then, if the Sprint
Pre-Closing Financing was less than or equal to $426 million,
the principal amount of the Secured Note (if the Secured Note has
been issued pursuant to Section 1.2(b)) will be reduced by the
Reimbursement Amount and, if the Reimbursement Amount is greater
than the principal amount of the Secured Note, or if the Secured
Note has not been issued pursuant to Section 1.2(b), Sprint
shall, promptly after the date of such determination (but in no
event later than two Business Days thereafter), pay to Sprint Sub
LLC the
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remaining
portion of the Reimbursement Amount in cash by wire transfer of
immediately available funds to a bank account designated by NewCo
LLC. If the Sprint Pre-Closing Financing was greater than
$426 million, then Sprint will pay 50% of the Reimbursement
Amount to Sprint Sub LLC in cash in the manner provided in the
immediately preceding sentence and the principal amount of the
Secured Note will be reduced by 50% of the Reimbursement Amount
(but not below zero); provided that in no event will such
cash payment by Sprint reduce the net Cash Payment below
$213 million unless the principal amount of the Secured Note
has been reduced to zero, in which case Sprint will pay to Sprint
Sub LLC any remaining portion of the Reimbursement Amount in cash
as set forth in this Section 1.2(d).
(e) Upon the repayment (whether in
cash or in a reduction in principal amount of the Secured Note) of
the Reimbursement Amount, if applicable, Sprint will be required to
repay to Sprint Sub LLC an amount of the Pre-Closing Accrued
Interest equal to all interest that accrued in respect of the
Reimbursement Amount from the date of incurrence through but
excluding the Sprint Pre-Closing Financing Repayment Date in
accordance with the Sprint Pre-Closing Financing. Any Pre-Closing
Accrued Interest that is required to be repaid will be repaid in a
combination of cash and reduction in principal amount of the
Secured Note in the same proportion as the Reimbursement Amount.
Any reduction in the principal amount of the Secured Note pursuant
to this Section 1.2(e) will be effective as of the Sprint
Pre-Closing Financing Repayment Date.
(f) In addition, (i) the portion
of the Reimbursement Amount that Sprint is required to repay in
cash and (ii) the interest, if any, paid by Sprint Sub LLC to
Sprint pursuant to the Secured Note with respect to the portion of
the Reimbursement Amount for which the Secured Note is reduced
pursuant to Section 1.2(e), shall bear interest for each
Interest Period from and including (x) in the case of clause
(i), the Sprint Pre-Closing Financing Repayment Date and
(y) in the case of clause (ii), the date on which any such
interest was paid, to but excluding the date of payment pursuant to
Section 1.2(d) at a rate per annum equal to LIBOR plus 250
basis points. Such interest shall be payable at the same time as
the payment to which it relates and shall be calculated daily on
the basis of a year of 360 days and the actual number of days
elapsed. Any interest that is required to be repaid on the
Reimbursement Amount will be repaid in a combination of cash and
reduction in principal amount of the Secured Note in the same
proportion as the Reimbursement Amount.
(g) If, as of December 1, 2008,
it appears that the Closing may not occur by December 31, 2008, to
the extent permitted by Law, the Parties shall work in good faith
to modify the Sprint Budget to address the period after
December 31, 2008 through the anticipated Closing Date. The
budget for the post-December 31, 2008 period shall include
(i) expenditures necessary or appropriate for the maintenance
and continuation of the Sprint WiMAX Business as operated from
April 1, 2008 through December 31, 2008 and (ii) if
agreed by the Parties acting in good faith, additional expenditures
for the further expansion of the Sprint WiMAX Business (it being
understood that such budget will be developed with a view toward
maintaining a cost structure that is as low as reasonably
practicable consistent with the foregoing principles). If,
30 days prior to any date through which the Sprint Budget has
been modified in accordance with this
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Section 1.2(g), it appears that the Closing may not occur by
the previous anticipated Closing Date, to the extent permitted by
Law, the parties hereto shall again work in good faith to modify
the Sprint Budget to address the period through the
then-anticipated Closing Date in accordance with the preceding
sentence. If the Sprint Budget is modified in accordance with this
Section 1.2(g), all references to the Sprint Budget in this
Agreement shall be deemed to be references to the Sprint Budget as
so modified.
SECTION
1.3 NewCo Directors and Certain Other Matters . Immediately
following the Closing, the members of the board of directors of
NewCo will be determined as set forth in the Equityholders’
Agreement in substantially the form attached as
Exhibit I hereto (the “ Equityholders’
Agreement ”). In addition, certain other matters with
respect to NewCo after the Closing are set forth on
Exhibit K .
ARTICLE 2
THE
MERGER
SECTION
2.1 The Recapitalization . As soon as practicable after
satisfaction or, to the extent permitted under this Agreement,
waiver of all conditions set forth in Article 9 (the “
Closing Conditions ”) (excluding conditions that by
their nature cannot be satisfied until the Closing), and prior to
the Effective Time, all outstanding shares of Clearwire
Class B Common Stock will be converted into and exchanged for
a corresponding number of shares of Clearwire Class A Common
Stock (the “ Recapitalization ”).
SECTION
2.2 The Merger . At the Effective Time, Clearwire will be
merged (the “ Merger ”) with and into Clearwire
Sub LLC in accordance with the Delaware General Corporation Law
(“ DGCL ”) and the Delaware Limited Liability
Company Act (the “ DLLC ” and, together with the
DGCL, “ Delaware Law ”), at which time the
separate existence of Clearwire will cease, Clearwire Sub LLC will
be the surviving entity (the “ Surviving Entity
”) and a wholly owned, direct Subsidiary of NewCo LLC, which,
in turn, will be a wholly owned, direct Subsidiary of NewCo. From
and after the Effective Time, the Surviving Entity will possess all
of the rights, powers, privileges and franchises and be subject to
all of the obligations, liabilities, restrictions and disabilities
of Clearwire, all as provided under Delaware Law.
SECTION
2.3 The Closing . Unless this Agreement has been earlier
terminated in accordance with Section 12.1, and on the terms
and subject to the next sentence and to the conditions set forth in
Article 9, the closing of the transactions contemplated by
Article 3 and Article 4 (the “ Closing
”) will take place as soon as practicable, but (i) in no
event until after the Recapitalization and the Merger and
(ii) subject to clause (i) above, on the last Business
Day of the calendar month in which satisfaction or waiver of the
Closing Conditions occurs (excluding conditions that by their
nature cannot be satisfied until the Closing), or another time and
date that the Parties agree to in writing. Clearwire will provide
notice to the Parties that, in its view, the Closing is reasonably
likely to occur (x) at least 10 Business Days prior to the
anticipated Closing Date if the anticipated Closing Date is within
six months of the Execution Date and (y) at least five
Business Days prior to the Closing Date if the anticipated Closing
Date is beyond six months following the Closing Date. The Closing
will be held at the New York offices of King & Spalding LLP at
10:00 a.m. local time unless another place is
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agreed
to in writing by the Parties. All actions taken at the Closing will
be deemed to have been taken contemporaneously, but in the order
specified in this Agreement.
SECTION
2.4 Effective Time . As soon as practicable after
satisfaction or, to the extent permitted under this Agreement,
waiver of all Closing Conditions and consummation of the
Recapitalization, Clearwire will file a certificate of merger (the
“ Certificate of Merger ”) with the Delaware
Secretary of State in the form required by and executed and
completed in accordance with the relevant provisions of Delaware
Law and make all other filings or recordings required by Delaware
Law to effect the Merger. The Merger will become effective on the
date and at the time the Certificate of Merger is filed with the
Delaware Secretary of State (or at a later date and time specified,
if any, in the Certificate of Merger). The time when the Merger
will become effective is referred to as the “ Effective
Time. ”
SECTION
2.5 Conversion of Shares; Capitalization of NewCo LLC . At
the Effective Time, by virtue of the Merger and without any other
action on part of the holders of the shares:
(a) each share of Clearwire
Class A Common Stock and each Clearwire restricted stock unit
will be canceled and retired and cease to exist and will be
converted into the right to receive one share of Class A
Common Stock (the “ Merger Consideration ”);
except that to the extent that any shares of Class A Common
Stock are issued in exchange for unvested restricted Clearwire
Class A Common Stock or any unvested Clearwire restricted
stock units that were granted to Clearwire employees under
Clearwire Stock Option Plans or otherwise, those shares of
Class A Common Stock will continue to have substantially the
same terms and conditions as applied to the corresponding
restricted shares or restricted stock units immediately before the
Effective Time;
(b) All shares of Clearwire
Class A Common Stock that are held by Clearwire as treasury
stock prior to the Effective Time will be canceled and retired and
cease to exist and no Merger Consideration will be delivered in
exchange therefor;
(c) Each membership interest of
Clearwire Sub LLC issued and outstanding prior to the Effective
Time shall remain outstanding and shall constitute the only issued
and outstanding equity interests of the Surviving Entity
immediately after the Effective Time;
(d) NewCo LLC will issue to NewCo a
number of Voting Units and Class A Common Units so that NewCo
holds a number of Voting Units and Class A Common Units in
NewCo LLC equal to the number of shares of Clearwire Class A
Common Stock outstanding after the Recapitalization and immediately
prior to the Effective Time pursuant to the terms of the Initial
NewCo LLC Agreement; and
(e) The outstanding shares of common
stock of NewCo held by Clearwire immediately prior to the Effective
Time will be canceled at the Effective Time.
SECTION 2.6 Surrender and
Payment .
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(a) Clearwire has appointed the
Exchange Agent for the purpose of exchanging the Merger
Consideration for:
(i) certificates representing shares
of Clearwire Capital Stock (the “ Certificates
”) or
(ii) uncertificated shares of
Clearwire Capital Stock (the “ Uncertificated Shares
”).
Promptly after
the Closing Date, NewCo will send, or will cause the Exchange Agent
to send, to each holder of shares of Clearwire Capital Stock at the
Effective Time a letter of transmittal and instructions that will
specify that the delivery will be effected, and risk of loss and
title will pass, only on proper delivery of the Certificates or
transfer of the Uncertificated Shares to the Exchange Agent.
(b) Each holder of shares of
Clearwire Capital Stock will be entitled to receive, on
(i) surrender to the Exchange Agent
of a Certificate, together with a properly completed letter of
transmittal, or
(ii) receipt of an
“agent’s message” by the Exchange Agent (or other
evidence, if any, of transfer as the Exchange Agent may reasonably
request) in the case of a book-entry transfer of Uncertificated
Shares,
the aggregate
Merger Consideration that the holder has a right to receive under
Section 2.5. The shares of Class A Common Stock
constituting the Merger Consideration will be in uncertificated
book-entry form, unless a physical certificate is requested by the
holder or is otherwise required under applicable Law. As a result
of the Merger, at the Effective Time, all shares of Clearwire
Capital Stock will cease to be outstanding and each holder of
Clearwire Capital Stock will cease to have any rights with respect
to the Clearwire Capital Stock, except the right to receive the
Merger Consideration payable in respect of the Clearwire Capital
Stock.
(c) If any portion of the Merger
Consideration is to be paid to a Person other than the Person in
whose name the surrendered Certificate or the transferred
Uncertificated Share is registered, it will be a condition to the
payment that
(i) either the surrendered
Certificate will be properly endorsed or will otherwise be in
proper form for transfer or the applicable Uncertificated Share
will be properly transferred, and
(ii) the Person requesting the
payment will pay to the Exchange Agent any transfer or other Taxes
required as a result of the payment to a Person other than the
registered holder of the Certificate or Uncertificated Share or
establish to the satisfaction of the Exchange Agent that the Tax
has been paid or is not payable.
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(d) After the Effective Time, there
will be no further registration of transfers of shares of Clearwire
Capital Stock. If, after the Effective Time, Certificates or
Uncertificated Shares are presented to NewCo, they will be canceled
and exchanged for the Merger Consideration payable in respect of
the Clearwire Capital Stock provided for, and in accordance with
the procedures set forth, in this Article 2.
(e) Any portion of the Merger
Consideration made available to the Exchange Agent under
Section 2.6(a) that remains unclaimed by the holders of shares
of Clearwire Capital Stock twelve months after the Closing Date
will be returned to NewCo, on demand. Any holder who has not
exchanged shares of Clearwire Capital Stock for the Merger
Consideration in accordance with this Section 2.6 before that
date will look only to NewCo for payment of the Merger
Consideration, and any dividends and distributions with respect to
the Merger Consideration, in respect of those shares without any
interest thereon. Regardless of the preceding sentence, NewCo will
not be liable to any holder of shares of Clearwire Capital Stock
for any amounts properly paid to a public official under applicable
abandoned property, escheat or similar Laws. Any amounts remaining
unclaimed by holders of shares of Clearwire Capital Stock six years
after the Closing Date (or that earlier date, immediately before
the time when the amounts would otherwise escheat to or become
property of any Governmental Authority) will become, to the extent
permitted by applicable Law, the property of NewCo, free and clear
of any claims or interest of any Person previously entitled
thereto.
SECTION
2.7 Stock Options .
(a) The terms of each outstanding
compensatory option under any agreement, plan or arrangement of
Clearwire (the “ Clearwire Stock Option Plans ”)
to purchase shares of Clearwire Class A Common Stock (a
“ Clearwire Stock Option ”), whether or not
exercisable or vested, shall be adjusted as necessary to provide
that, at the Effective Time, each Clearwire Stock Option
outstanding immediately before the Effective Time will be converted
into an option to acquire, on the same terms and conditions as were
applicable under that Clearwire Stock Option, the same number of
whole shares of Class A Common Stock (rounded down to the
nearest whole share) as the holder of the Clearwire Stock Option
would have been entitled to receive under the Merger had the holder
exercised the Clearwire Stock Option in full immediately before the
Effective Time, at a price per share (rounded up to the nearest
whole cent) equal to:
(i) the aggregate exercise price for
the shares of Clearwire Class A Common Stock otherwise
purchasable under the Clearwire Stock Option divided by
(ii) the aggregate number of whole
shares of Class A Common Stock deemed purchasable under the
Clearwire Stock Option as adjusted, rounded up to the nearest whole
cent; provided , however , if the above described
conversion process fails to satisfy the requirements of
Section 409A of the Code, the conversions shall be effected so
as to comply with Section 409A of the Code.
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(b) Before the Effective Time,
Clearwire will make any amendments to the terms of the Clearwire
Stock Option Plans and the Clearwire Stock Options that are
necessary, and will take any other actions that are necessary, to
give effect to the adjustments contemplated by this
Section 2.7.
(c) NewCo will take whatever actions
necessary for or otherwise material to the assumption of Clearwire
Stock Options under this Section 2.7, including the
reservation, issuance and listing of NewCo Capital Stock as is
necessary to effectuate the transactions contemplated by this
Section 2.7. NewCo will prepare and file with the SEC a
registration statement on an appropriate form, or a post-effective
amendment to a registration statement previously filed under the
Securities Act, with respect to the shares of Class A Common
Stock subject to Clearwire Stock Options.
(d) Clearwire and NewCo shall take
all reasonable steps as may be required to cause the transactions
contemplated by Section 2.7 and any other acquisition of NewCo
equity securities or dispositions of Clearwire equity securities
(including derivative securities) in connection with this Agreement
by each individual who is a director or officer of Clearwire to be
exempt under Rule 16b-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act,
such steps to be taken in accordance with the Interpretive Letter
dated January 12, 1999, issued by the SEC relating to
Rule 16b-3.
SECTION
2.8 Warrants . At the Effective Time, each warrant to
purchase shares of Clearwire Class A Common Stock (a “
Clearwire Warrant ”), whether or not exercisable or
vested, outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time under
any agreement, plan or arrangement of Clearwire (the “
Clearwire Warrant Agreements ”) will be deemed to
constitute a warrant to acquire, on the same terms and conditions
as were applicable under that Clearwire Warrant, the same number of
whole shares of Class A Common Stock as the holder of the
Clearwire Warrant would have been entitled to receive under the
Merger had the holder exercised the Clearwire Warrant in full
immediately before the Effective Time, at a price per share of
Class A Common Stock equal to the exercise price set forth in
the applicable Clearwire Warrant.
SECTION
2.9 Withholdings . Each of Clearwire, NewCo, NewCo LLC and
Clearwire Sub LLC will be entitled to deduct and withhold from the
consideration otherwise payable to any Person under this
Article 2 any amount it is required to deduct and withhold
with respect to the making of the payment under any provision of
federal, state, local or foreign Tax Law. If Clearwire, NewCo,
NewCo LLC or Clearwire Sub LLC withholds any amount in accordance
with the immediately preceding sentence, the amounts will be
treated for all purposes of this Agreement as having been paid to
the Person in respect of which Clearwire, NewCo, NewCo LLC or
Clearwire Sub LLC made the deduction and withholding.
SECTION
2.10 Lost Certificates . If any Certificate has been lost,
stolen or destroyed, on the making of an affidavit of that fact by
the Person claiming that Certificate to be lost, stolen or
destroyed and, if required by NewCo, NewCo LLC or Clearwire Sub
LLC, delivery by that Person of an agreement in form reasonably
satisfactory to NewCo, NewCo LLC or Clearwire Sub LLC or, as NewCo,
NewCo LLC or Clearwire Sub LLC may reasonably deem necessary, the
posting by that Person of a bond, in whatever reasonable
amount
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NewCo,
NewCo LLC or Clearwire Sub LLC may direct, as indemnity against any
claim that may be made against it with respect to the Certificate,
the Exchange Agent will issue, in exchange for the lost, stolen or
destroyed Certificate, the Merger Consideration to be paid in
respect of the shares of Clearwire Capital Stock represented by
that Certificate, as contemplated by this Section 2.10.
ARTICLE 3
TRANSFER OF SPRINT ASSETS
SECTION
3.1 Transfer of Sprint Assets . Before Closing, Sprint will
cause the Sprint Assets to be held in their entirety by one or more
of the Transfer Entities.
SECTION
3.2 Contribution of the Transfer Entities .
(a) Before the Closing, Sprint will
cause the Transfer Entities to be contributed to Sprint HoldCo LLC,
and Sprint HoldCo LLC will accept Capital Stock of the Transfer
Entities, in each case, free and clear of any Encumbrance. Sprint
will then cause Sprint HoldCo LLC to contribute the Transfer
Entities to Sprint Sub LLC, and Sprint Sub LLC will accept the
Capital Stock of the Transfer Entities, free and clear of any
Encumbrance, and Sprint Sub LLC will issue to Sprint HoldCo LLC all
of the Capital Stock of Sprint Sub LLC in accordance with the terms
of the Sprint Sub LLC Agreement. The Transfer Entities will be
transferred free of cash and Indebtedness (including any
Encumbrances related thereto), other than the Sprint Pre-Closing
Financing assumed by Sprint Sub LLC in accordance with
Section 1.2(a). From and after the contributions described in
this Section 3.2(a), Sprint will cause the Transfer Entities
and Sprint Sub LLC to be entities disregarded as separate from
Sprint HoldCo LLC for U.S. federal income tax purposes until the
consummation of the transactions described in Section 3.3.
(b) Sprint will (i) use its
Reasonable Best Efforts to transfer, or cause to be transferred, by
assignment (and not by means of merger, liquidation or any other
means), prior to the Closing, all assets owned by Sprint and its
Subsidiaries that are primarily used in the operation of the Sprint
WiMAX Business, including the Sprint Assets, and all Liabilities
that relate primarily to the Sprint WiMAX Business to one or more
newly formed single member limited liability companies that are
treated as disregarded entities for U.S. federal income tax
purposes and (ii) with respect to those assets and Liabilities
that are not assigned under clause (i), each Transfer Entity that
holds any such assets and Liabilities that as of the Execution Date
is not a limited liability company treated as a disregarded entity
for U.S. federal income tax purposes, cause such assets and
Liabilities to be held by a limited liability company that is
treated as a disregarded entity for U.S. federal income tax
purposes, whether through a conversion, merger, liquidation or
other means (each limited liability company described in clause
(i) or (ii) above, a “ New Sprint LLC
”). For purpose of clause (i) of the preceding sentence,
Sprint will use its Reasonable Best Efforts with respect to any
particular assets until the earlier of (x) the date of the
receipt of the FCC Consent and (y) the date that Sprint in its
reasonable judgment determines that the assignment cannot be made
because it would cause Sprint
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to incur costs
(other than de minimis amounts), including transfer Taxes,
greater than those that would be incurred under clause (ii). Each
New Sprint LLC will at the time of such transaction under clause
(i) or (ii) be deemed to be a Transfer Entity, and each
entity that no longer holds the relevant assets or Liabilities will
no longer be considered a Transfer Entity, if applicable, for all
purposes of this Agreement. Within five Business Days before the
Closing, Sprint will provide the other Parties a revised
Section 7.1(c) of the Sprint Disclosure Schedule showing the
then Transfer Entities. Sprint’s obligation to use its
Reasonable Best Efforts to transfer by assignment any Sprint Lease
will not require Sprint to request the consent of the lessor or
sublessor under any such Sprint Lease if Sprint reasonably
determines such consent is necessary to effectuate such transfer by
assignment, if Sprint, in its reasonable discretion, determines
that seeking such consent is not in the best interests of
facilitating the Transactions, would cause Sprint to incur any
additional out-of-pocket costs (other than de minimis
amounts), or would be reasonably likely to damage the relationship
with the lessor under the Sprint Lease.
SECTION
3.3 Contribution Consideration to NewCo LLC and NewCo . At
the Closing, but following completion of the Merger,
(a) Sprint will cause Sprint HoldCo
LLC to transfer all of the Capital Stock of Sprint Sub LLC to NewCo
LLC, free and clear of any Encumbrance, and NewCo LLC will issue
370,000,000 Class B Common Units to Sprint HoldCo LLC in
accordance with the terms of the NewCo LLC Agreement (the “
LLC Contribution ”);
(b) Sprint will cause Sprint HoldCo
LLC to contribute $37,000 in cash to NewCo in consideration for
NewCo’s issuance to Sprint HoldCo LLC of 370,000,000 shares
of Class B Common Stock; and
(c) NewCo will contribute the cash
received from Sprint HoldCo LLC pursuant to Section 3.3(b) to NewCo
LLC in exchange for 370,000,000 Voting Units in NewCo LLC.
SECTION
3.4 Repayment . NewCo LLC will repay, or cause to be repaid,
in full, in accordance with the terms of the Assumed Note and
Section 1.2(b), the Sprint Pre-Closing Financing that was
assumed by Sprint Sub LLC prior to the LLC Contribution.
SECTION
3.5 Marketing Funds . Sprint has the right (subject to the
satisfaction of the conditions set forth in the relevant
agreements) to have expended on its behalf approximately
$250 million of market development and device incentive funds
(“ Marketing Funds ”) by one or more vendors
under supply agreements relating to the Sprint WiMAX Business.
Subject to the terms of, and performance by Sprint of its
obligations under the relevant agreements (x) to be performed
prior to the Closing and (y) which relate to or impact the
availability of any of the Marketing Funds, Sprint will have the
right to retain up to $100 million of the Marketing Funds for
its own benefit and not to assign those rights to the Transfer
Entities. If the vendor or vendors providing the Marketing Funds to
be allocated to Sprint are unwilling to allow Sprint to retain such
Marketing Funds or allocate the full $100 million of Marketing
Funds for Sprint’s own benefit prior to the end of 2009,
NewCo will direct such
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additional spending of the Marketing Funds as directed by Sprint
for the benefit of Sprint prior to December 31, 2009, so that
Sprint receives the full $100 million benefit prior to that
date. Such direction will be made by NewCo as and when the vendors
have committed to expend any Marketing Funds after the Closing
pursuant to supply agreements entered into by Sprint and its
Subsidiaries prior to the Closing. Sprint and NewCo will discuss
and cooperate with respect to the use of such Marketing Funds for
Sprint’s benefit. If prior to the Closing, Sprint takes any
actions to amend the Marketing Funds provisions of the relevant
agreements or otherwise takes or fails to take any actions that
adversely affect NewCo’s rights to the Marketing Funds (other
than the $100 million of the Marketing Funds to be retained by
Sprint pursuant to this Section 3.5), NewCo shall be entitled
to seek monetary damages against Sprint to compensate NewCo for the
loss of such Marketing Funds. NewCo will not take any actions to
amend the Marketing Funds provisions of the relevant agreements or
otherwise adversely affect such Marketing Funds to be allocated to
Sprint until its obligations to Sprint under this Section 3.5
have been satisfied in full.
ARTICLE 4
INVESTMENTS
SECTION
4.1 Contributions of Certain Investors .
(a) At the Closing, but following the
completion of the Merger and the LLC Contribution, Comcast will
contribute $1,050,000,000 to NewCo LLC, TWC will contribute
$550,000,000 to NewCo LLC, BHN will contribute $100,000,000 to
NewCo LLC, and Intel will contribute $1,000,000,000 to NewCo
LLC.
(b) In consideration for the
contribution described in Section 4.1(a), NewCo LLC will issue
in accordance with the terms of the NewCo LLC Agreement
(i) 52,500,000 Class B Common Units and 52,500,000 Voting
Units to Comcast, (ii) 27,500,000 Class B Common Units
and 27,500,000 Voting Units to TWC, (iii) 5,000,000
Class B Common Units and 5,000,000 Voting Units to BHN and
(iv) 50,000,000 Class B Common Units and 50,000,000
Voting Units to Intel.
(c) Each of Comcast, TWC, BHN and
Intel will transfer all of its Voting Units to NewCo in
consideration for NewCo’s issuance to such Investor of an
equal number of shares of Class B Common Stock.
(d) All payments required under this
Section 4.1 will be made in cash by wire transfer of
immediately available funds to a bank account(s) of NewCo LLC
designated in writing by NewCo LLC at least three Business Days
before the Closing Date.
SECTION
4.2 Google’s Purchase of Shares and NewCo Contribution to
NewCo LLC .
(a) At the Closing, but following the
completion of the Merger and the LLC Contribution and
simultaneously with the consummation of the transactions described
in Section 4.1, Google will purchase from NewCo, and NewCo
will issue to Google,
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25,000,000
shares of Class A Common Stock for an aggregate Investment of
$500,000,000.
(b) After the issuance of
Class A Common Stock to Google under Section 4.2(a),
NewCo will contribute Google’s Investment to NewCo LLC and
NewCo LLC will issue to NewCo 25,000,000 Voting Units and
Class A Common Units.
(c) All payments required under this
Section 4.2 will be made in cash by wire transfer of
immediately available funds to a bank account(s) of NewCo
designated in writing by NewCo at least three Business Days before
the Closing Date.
SECTION
4.3 Post-Closing Adjustment .
(a) On the Adjustment Date:
(i) If the Adjustment Amount with
respect to an Investor who made its Investment (or the applicable
portion of its Investment) under Section 4.1(a) is a positive
number:
(A)
Such Investor will transfer to NewCo LLC for no consideration a
number of Class B Common Units held by such Investor equal to
such Adjustment Amount and, simultaneously with such transfer,
NewCo will transfer to NewCo LLC for no consideration a number of
Voting Units held by NewCo equal to such Adjustment Amount and all
such Class B Common Units and Voting Units shall be
immediately and automatically canceled; and
(B)
Such Investor will transfer to NewCo for no consideration a number
of shares of Class B Common Stock held by such Investor equal
to such Adjustment Amount and all such shares of Class B
Common Stock shall be immediately and automatically canceled.
(ii) If the Adjustment Amount with
respect to an Investor who made its Investment (or the applicable
portion of its Investment) under Section 4.1(a) is a negative
number:
(A)
NewCo LLC will issue to such Investor for no additional
consideration a number of Class B Common Units equal to the
absolute value of such Adjustment Amount and issue to such Investor
for no additional consideration a number of Voting Units equal to
the absolute value of such Adjustment Amount; and
(B)
Immediately thereafter, such Investor will transfer a number of
Voting Units to NewCo equal to the absolute value of such
Adjustment Amount in consideration for NewCo’s issuance to
such Investor of a number of shares of Class B Common Stock
equal to the absolute value of such Adjustment Amount and NewCo
will deliver to
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such Investor a
stock certificate or evidence of book-entry for those shares duly
executed by NewCo.
(iii) If the Adjustment Amount with
respect to an Investor who made its Investment (or the applicable
portion of its Investment) under Section 4.2(a) is a positive
number:
(A)
Such Investor will transfer to NewCo for no consideration a number
of shares of Class A Common Stock held by such Investor equal
to such Adjustment Amount; and
(B)
Simultaneously with such transfer, NewCo will transfer to NewCo LLC
for no consideration a number of Voting Units held by NewCo equal
to such Adjustment Amount and a number of Class A Common Units
held by NewCo equal to such Adjustment Amount and all such Voting
Units and Class A Common Units shall be immediately and
automatically canceled.
(iv) If the Adjustment Amount with
respect to an Investor who made its Investment (or the applicable
portion of its Investment) under Section 4.2(a) is a negative
number:
(A)
NewCo will issue to such Investor for no additional consideration a
number of shares of Class A Common Stock equal to the absolute
value of such Adjustment Amount and deliver to such Investor a
stock certificate or evidence of book-entry for those shares duly
executed by NewCo; and
(B)
Simultaneously with such issuance, NewCo LLC will issue to NewCo a
number of Voting Units equal to the absolute value of such
Adjustment Amount and a number of Class A Common Units equal
to the absolute value of such Adjustment Amount.
(b) NewCo, NewCo LLC and each
Investor will execute any documents necessary to effect the
adjustments contemplated pursuant to clause (a) above.
(c) During the period between the
Closing and the Adjustment Date, NewCo shall not effect any
reclassification, recapitalization, stock split (including reverse
stock split), stock dividend, merger, combination, exchange or
readjustment of shares, subdivision or other similar transaction,
commit to do so or publicly announce its intention to do so.
(d) The shares of Class A Common
Stock and Class B Common Stock and Class A Common Units,
Class B Common Units and Voting Units, if any, to be issued in
connection with any adjustment made pursuant to clause
(a) above, when issued and delivered in accordance with the
terms of this Agreement, will be duly authorized, validly issued,
fully paid and nonassessable and free of Encumbrances, preemptive
rights or
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other similar
rights, other than Encumbrances, preemptive rights or similar
rights created by the Equityholders’ Agreement or the NewCo
LLC Agreement.
(e) The Parties intend that the
adjustments pursuant to this Section 4.3 be treated for U.S.
federal income tax purposes as adjustments to the purchase price
paid to (i) NewCo LLC by the Investors for their Class B
Common Units and Voting Units or (ii) NewCo by the Investors
for their Class A Common Stock, as applicable, and as an
adjustment to the purchase price paid by the Investors for their
shares of Class B Common Stock acquired from NewCo, as
applicable, and not as separate transactions for those purposes;
provided , however , that for purposes of making such
adjustments, the portion of the purchase price allocable to Voting
Units and Class B Common Stock shall in all cases be
consistent with Section 10.12.
SECTION
4.4 NewCo and NewCo LLC Joinder . Clearwire shall cause each
of NewCo and NewCo LLC to enter into a written agreement at the
Closing, in a form reasonably satisfactory to the Investors and
Sprint, pursuant to which each of NewCo and NewCo LLC will agree to
be bound by the terms and provisions of this Agreement
contemplating performance by NewCo or NewCo LLC, as applicable,
after the Effective Time (including Section 3.5,
Section 4.3, Section 10.6 and Section 10.17) and
will make the representations and warranties set forth in
Section 4.3(d) to Sprint and each Investor.
SECTION
4.5 Use of Proceeds . The aggregate proceeds received by
NewCo LLC from the Total Investment on the Closing Date will be
used by NewCo LLC (a) to pay fees and expenses incurred by
NewCo (in accordance with Article 3 of the NewCo LLC
Agreement), (b) to pay fees and expenses incurred by NewCo LLC
in connection with the Transactions, including the fees and
expenses contemplated under Section 10.11 and
Section 14.14(a), (c) for capital expenditures and
operational expenditures associated with the deployment and
operation of the Wireless Broadband Network, including,
expenditures for spectrum acquisitions, site acquisition, network
construction and wireless broadband infrastructure, (d) subject to
the limitations in the Equityholders’ Agreement, funding the
business operations and activities of NewCo LLC’s
international operations, (e) otherwise as permitted or
contemplated by this Agreement and the NewCo LLC Agreement,
including the repayment of the Sprint Pre-Closing Financing and
(f) otherwise as may be approved by the NewCo Board of
Directors in accordance with this Agreement, the
Equityholders’ Agreement and the NewCo LLC Agreement.
ARTICLE 5
CLOSING DELIVERABLES
SECTION
5.1 Clearwire Closing Deliverables . At the Closing,
Clearwire will deliver, or cause to be delivered, to the other
Parties the following:
(a) certificates executed by an
executive officer of Clearwire and the Chief Financial Officer of
Clearwire certifying compliance by Clearwire with the conditions
set forth in Section 9.2(a), Section 9.4(a),
Section 9.2(b), Section 9.4(b), Section 9.2(d) and
Section 9.4(d), solely with respect to Clearwire and its
Subsidiaries;
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(b) a certificate duly executed by
the Secretary or any Assistant Secretary of Clearwire, dated as of
the Closing Date, certifying
(i) the good standing of each of
Clearwire, NewCo, NewCo LLC and Clearwire Sub LLC in its
jurisdiction of incorporation or formation, as applicable,
(ii) the effectiveness of the
resolutions of the board of directors of Clearwire authorizing the
execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement, and
(iii) the receipt of the Clearwire
Stockholder Approval;
(c) a certificate duly executed by
the Secretary or any Assistant Secretary of NewCo, dated as of the
Closing Date, certifying
(i) the good standing of NewCo in its
jurisdiction of incorporation, and
(ii) the effectiveness of the
resolutions of the board of directors of NewCo authorizing the
execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement;
(d) a certificate duly executed by
the Managing Member (as defined in the NewCo LLC Agreement) of
NewCo LLC, dated as of the Closing Date, certifying
(i) the good standing of NewCo LLC in
its jurisdiction of formation, and
(ii) the due authorization by the
Managing Member of NewCo LLC authorizing the execution, delivery
and performance of this Agreement;
(e) the NewCo LLC Agreement, duly
executed by NewCo;
(f) the Registration Rights
Agreement, duly executed by NewCo;
(g) the Equityholders’
Agreement, duly executed by NewCo;
(h) to each Investor making its
Investment (or the applicable portion of its Investment) under
Section 4.1(a), an instrument (which may be evidence of
book-entry) evidencing the Voting Units to be issued at the Closing
duly executed by NewCo LLC;
(i) to each Investor making its
Investment (or the applicable portion of its Investment) under
Section 4.2(a), a stock certificate for each such Investor or
evidence of book-entry for the respective shares of Class A
Common Stock to be issued at Closing duly executed by NewCo;
(j) an instrument (which may be
evidence of book-entry) for Sprint HoldCo LLC and each Investor
(other than Google) evidencing the Class B Common Units to be
issued at the Closing duly executed by NewCo LLC;
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(k) a stock certificate for Sprint
HoldCo LLC and each Investor (other than Google) or evidence of
book-entry for the respective shares of Class B Common Stock
to be issued at Closing duly executed by NewCo;
(l) all other Ancillary Agreements
(other than those signed and delivered on the Execution Date) to
which Clearwire, NewCo, NewCo LLC or Clearwire Sub LLC is a party,
duly executed by Clearwire, NewCo, NewCo LLC and Clearwire Sub LLC,
as applicable;
(m) evidence in a form and substance
reasonably satisfactory to Sprint and the Investors of the receipt
of the Credit Agreement Consent or the consummation of the Credit
Agreement Refinancing;
(n) copies of the opinions to be
provided under Section 9.1(n) solely for information
purposes;
(o) if the Secured Note is issued
pursuant to Section 1.2(b), the Secured Note Documentation,
duly executed by NewCo LLC and/or one or more of its Subsidiaries,
as applicable, to be effective one Business Day after the Closing
(such documentation to be delivered only to Sprint); and
(p) all other documents required to
be entered into by Clearwire, NewCo, NewCo LLC or Clearwire Sub LLC
under this Agreement or reasonably requested by other Parties to
consummate the Transactions.
SECTION
5.2 Sprint Closing Deliverables . At Closing, Sprint will
deliver, or cause to be delivered, to the other Parties the
following:
(a) certificates executed by an
executive officer of Sprint and the Chief Financial Officer of
Sprint as to compliance by Sprint with the conditions set forth in
Section 9.3(a), Section 9.4(a), Section 9.3(b),
Section 9.4(b), Section 9.3(d) and Section 9.4(d),
solely with respect to Sprint and its Subsidiaries;
(b) (i) a certificate duly
executed by the Chief Financial Officer of Sprint, dated as of the
Closing Date, certifying that the consummation of the Transactions
will not (x) cause a breach of any covenants or obligations
under the Sprint Senior Debt Agreements or (y) increase the
magnitude of any then-existing unrelated breach of any covenants or
obligations under the Sprint Senior Debt Arrangements and
(ii) a legal opinion of King & Spalding LLP or another law
firm of nationally recognized standing to the effect that the
consummation of the Transactions will not violate, cause a default
or event of default under or cause the imposition of a lien on the
assets or property of NewCo or any of its Subsidiaries under the
Sprint Senior Debt Agreements, which opinion shall (A) be
subject to reasonable and customary assumptions, (B) be based
upon reasonable and customary certificates from NewCo and Sprint,
(C) be in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to NewCo
and (D) provide that NewCo shall (and the lenders under the
Credit Agreement (or any replacement in accordance with
Section 10.1(a)(xv))) also be entitled to rely thereon;
provided , however , if Sprint is unable to provide
the foregoing certificate and legal opinion without taking actions
of the type
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described in
Section 2.13 of the Equityholders’ Agreement, Sprint
shall be required to take, as promptly as possible to permit the
Closing to occur at the end of the calendar month in which it
otherwise would occur but for Sprint’s inability to provide
such certificate or legal opinion, such actions in order to be able
to deliver such certificate and legal opinion effective as of such
Closing Date, and the rights and obligations of the Parties under
Section 2.13 of the Equityholders’ Agreement shall apply
with respect to such actions;
(c) a certificate duly executed by
the Secretary or any Assistant Secretary of Sprint, dated as of the
Closing Date, certifying
(i) the good standing of Sprint,
Sprint HoldCo LLC, Sprint Sub LLC and each Transfer Entity, in its
jurisdiction of incorporation or formation, as applicable and
(ii) the effectiveness of the
resolutions of the board of directors of Sprint authorizing the
execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement;
(d) the NewCo LLC Agreement, duly
executed by Sprint;
(e) the Registration Rights
Agreement, duly executed by Sprint;
(f) the Equityholders’
Agreement, duly executed by Sprint;
(g) an instrument evidencing the
transfer of the Capital Stock of Sprint Sub LLC to be transferred
at Closing, duly executed by Sprint HoldCo LLC;
(h) an instrument evidencing the wire
transfer of the consideration for the Class B Common Stock to
be issued to Sprint HoldCo LLC in immediately available funds to a
bank account designated in writing by NewCo;
(i) all other Ancillary Agreements to
which Sprint and/or one or more appropriate Subsidiaries of Sprint
is a party, duly executed by Sprint and/or the appropriate
Subsidiary of Sprint;
(j) all organizational documents and
books and records of Sprint Sub LLC and each of the Transfer
Entities (such organizational documents and books and records to be
delivered only to NewCo);
(k) one or more instruments
evidencing the conversion and/or transfers of assets and
Liabilities contemplated by Section 3.2 (such instruments to
be delivered only to NewCo);
(l) if the Secured Note is issued
pursuant to Section 1.2(b), the Secured Note Documentation,
duly executed by Sprint and/or one or more of its Subsidiaries, as
applicable, to be effective one Business Day after the Closing
(such documentation to be delivered only to NewCo); and
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(m) all other documents required to
be entered into by Sprint under this Agreement or reasonably
requested by the other Parties to consummate the
Transactions.
SECTION
5.3 Investor Closing Deliverables . At Closing, each
Investor will deliver, or cause to be delivered, to the other
Parties the following:
(a) an instrument evidencing the wire
transfer of such Investor’s Investment in immediately
available funds to a bank account designated in writing by NewCo or
NewCo LLC, as the case may be;
(b) a certificate executed by an
executive officer of such Investor certifying compliance by such
Investor with the conditions set forth in Section 9.2(a),
Section 9.3(a), Section 9.2(b) and Section 9.3(b),
solely with respect to such Investor and its Subsidiaries;
(c) a certificate duly executed by
the Secretary or any Assistant Secretary of such Investor, dated as
of the Closing Date, certifying
(i) the good standing of such
Investor, in its jurisdiction of incorporation or formation, as
applicable; and
(ii) the effectiveness of the
resolutions of the board of directors of such Investor, or other
evidence of authority, authorizing the execution, delivery and
performance of this Agreement;
(d) the NewCo LLC Agreement, duly
executed by such Investor (other than Google);
(e) an instrument evidencing the
transfer of the Voting Units to be transferred at Closing, duly
executed by such Investor (other than Google);
(f) the Equityholders’
Agreement, duly executed by such Investor;
(g) all other Ancillary Agreements
required to be entered into by such Investor under this Agreement,
duly executed by such Investor and/or one or more appropriate
Subsidiaries of such Investor; and
(h) all other documents required to
be entered into by such Investor and/or one or more appropriate
Subsidiaries of such Investor under this Agreement or reasonably
requested by the other Parties to consummate the
Transactions.
ARTICLE 6
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF CLEARWIRE
Except as disclosed in the disclosure
letter (the “ Clearwire Disclosure Schedule ”)
delivered by Clearwire to Sprint and the Investors prior to the
execution of this Agreement (which letter sets forth items of
disclosure with specific reference to the particular Section
or
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subsection of this Agreement to which the information in the
Clearwire Disclosure Schedule relates), except:
(A) any information set forth in one
section of the Clearwire Disclosure Schedule will be deemed to
apply to each other Section or subsection of this Agreement to
which its relevance is reasonably apparent from a reasonable
reading thereof to a reasonable person without independent
knowledge of the matters so disclosed; and
(B) notwithstanding anything in this
Agreement to the contrary, the inclusion of an item in such
schedule as an exception to a representation or warranty will not
be deemed an admission that such item represents a material
exception or material fact, event or circumstance or that such item
has had or would reasonably be expected to have a Clearwire
Material Adverse Effect.
Clearwire represents and warrants to the other Parties as of the
Execution Date and the Closing Date as follows:
SECTION
6.1 Organization; Authorization .
(a) Clearwire and each of its
Subsidiaries is duly organized, validly existing and in good
standing under the Laws of its jurisdiction of formation and has
all corporate, limited liability company or similar powers and all
Governmental Licenses required to carry on its business as now
conducted, except for those Governmental Licenses the absence of
which would not reasonably be expected to result, individually or
in the aggregate, in a Clearwire Material Adverse Effect. Clearwire
and each of its Subsidiaries has all requisite power and authority
to enter into this Agreement and each Ancillary Agreement to which
it is or will be a party and to perform the obligations to be
performed by it under this Agreement and each such Ancillary
Agreement. Clearwire and each of its Subsidiaries is duly qualified
to do business as a foreign entity and is in good standing under
the Laws of each state or other jurisdiction in which the ownership
of assets by it or the nature of the activities conducted by it
requires such qualification, except where the failure to so qualify
would not reasonably be expected to result, individually or in the
aggregate, in a Clearwire Material Adverse Effect.
The affirmative
(in person or by proxy) vote of the holders of a majority of the
outstanding voting power of Clearwire A Common Stock and Clearwire
Class B Common Stock, voting together as a single class,
voting to approve this Agreement and the Transactions contemplated
hereby is the only vote of the holders of Clearwire Capital Stock
necessary in connection with the consummation of the Transactions
contemplated by this Agreement (the “ Clearwire
Stockholder Approval ”). The execution and delivery of
this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements to which Clearwire or
any Subsidiary of Clearwire is or will be a party, and the
performance by Clearwire and each of its Subsidiaries of its
obligations under this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements to
which it is or will be a party, have been duly authorized by all
necessary actions, except for the Clearwire Stockholder Approval,
on the part of Clearwire and each of its Subsidiaries. This
Agreement has been, and the Ancillary Agreements to which it or a
Subsidiary of Clearwire will be a party at Closing will be, duly
executed and delivered by
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Clearwire and
such Subsidiary and constitutes, and will constitute, a legal,
valid and binding obligation of Clearwire and such Subsidiary, as
the case may be, enforceable against it and such Subsidiary in
accordance with its terms, subject to applicable bankruptcy,
insolvency, reorganization, moratorium, liquidation, fraudulent
conveyance and other similar Laws and principles of equity
affecting creditors’ rights and remedies generally (the
“ Bankruptcy Exception ”).
Clearwire has
furnished or made available to Sprint and the Investors true and
complete copies of its and of each of its material
Subsidiary’s organizational documents, each as amended to
date. Those organizational documents are in full force and effect,
and neither Clearwire nor any Subsidiary of Clearwire is in
violation of any provision of its respective organizational
documents, except as would not reasonably be expected to result,
individually or in the aggregate, in a Clearwire Material Adverse
Effect.
(b) At a meeting duly called and held
on May 5, 2008, Clearwire’s board of directors, by the
affirmative vote of all directors voting at the meeting,
(i) declared that this Agreement and
the Transactions contemplated by it, including the Merger, are
advisable and in the best interests of Clearwire and
Clearwire’s stockholders,
(ii) approved and adopted this
Agreement and the Transactions contemplated by it, including the
Merger, and
(iii) resolved to recommend
acceptance, approval and adoption of this Agreement and the Merger
by Clearwire’s stockholders.
(c) Morgan Stanley & Co.
Incorporated (the “ Independent Advisor ”) has
delivered to Clearwire’s board of directors its written
opinion, dated the Execution Date, that, as of the Execution Date
and based on the assumptions, qualifications and limitations
contained in that written opinion, the consideration to be received
by holders of Clearwire Class A Common Stock as a result of
the Merger is fair to such Clearwire stockholders from a financial
point of view. A complete copy of such opinion will be made
available solely for information purposes to Sprint and each
Investor as soon as practicable after the Execution Date.
(d) As of Closing, each of NewCo,
NewCo LLC and Clearwire Sub LLC will be a limited liability company
or corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good
standing under the Laws of the jurisdiction of its formation or
incorporation and will have all limited liability company or
corporate power and all Governmental Licenses required to carry on
its business, as then being conducted, except for those
Governmental Licenses the absence of which would not reasonably be
expected to result, individually or in the aggregate, in a
Clearwire Material Adverse Effect. Each of NewCo, NewCo LLC and
Clearwire Sub LLC on the Closing Date will have all requisite power
and authority to enter into each Ancillary Agreement to which it
will be a party and to perform the obligations to be performed by
it under each such Ancillary Agreement. Immediately prior to the
Closing, each of NewCo, NewCo LLC and Clearwire Sub LLC will be
duly
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qualified to do
business as a foreign entity and in good standing under the Laws of
each state or other jurisdiction in which the ownership of assets
by it or the nature of the activities conducted by it requires such
qualification, except where the failure to be so qualified would
not reasonably be expected to result, individually or in the
aggregate, in a Clearwire Material Adverse Effect. Since the date
of its formation, each of NewCo, NewCo LLC and Clearwire Sub LLC
shall not have engaged in any activities and shall not have any
Liabilities other than in connection with, or as contemplated by,
this Agreement and the Transactions.
(e) Each of NewCo, NewCo LLC and
Clearwire Sub LLC is not, and after giving effect to the
Transactions and the transactions contemplated by the Ancillary
Agreements, will not be, required to register as an
“investment company” as such term is defined in the
Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.
SECTION
6.2 Non-Contravention . The execution, delivery and
performance of this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements to which
it or NewCo, NewCo LLC or Clearwire Sub LLC is a party, the
consummation of the Transactions including the Merger and the
fulfillment of and compliance with the terms and conditions of this
Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements to which it or NewCo, NewCo
LLC or Clearwire Sub LLC is or will be as of the Closing a party do
not or will not result in the imposition of any Encumbrance, and do
not or will not (as the case may be), with the passing of time or
the giving of notice or both, violate or conflict with, constitute
a breach of or default under, result in the loss of any benefit
under, permit the acceleration of any obligation under or create in
any party the right to terminate, modify or cancel,
(a) any term or provision of the
certificate of incorporation or bylaws of Clearwire or the
organizational documents of NewCo, NewCo LLC or Clearwire Sub
LLC,
(b) any Clearwire Lease or any
Clearwire License,
(c) any Clearwire Contract,
(d) any Governmental License held by
Clearwire or any of its Subsidiaries, (other than a Clearwire
License),
(e) any judgment, decree or order of
any Governmental Authority to which Clearwire or any of its
Subsidiaries is a party or by which Clearwire or any of its
Subsidiaries or any of their respective properties are bound,
or
(f) any Law applicable to any
Clearwire Asset and in existence as of the Execution Date,
in the case of
each of clauses (b) through (f), except as would not
reasonably be expected to result in a Clearwire Material Adverse
Effect.
SECTION
6.3 Clearwire Licenses .
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(a) Description .
Section 6.3 of the Clearwire Disclosure Schedule sets forth:
(i) a true and complete list, as of the Execution Date, of
each of the Clearwire Licenses, (ii) the lawful, beneficial
and exclusive holder of each Clearwire License, and (iii) the
BTA, call sign or other identifying information for each Clearwire
License. As of April 30, 2008, the number of MHz-Pops covered
by Clearwire Licenses and spectrum rights that are subject to
Clearwire In-Leases, less the number of MHz-Pops covered by the
spectrum rights that are subject to the Clearwire Out-Leases, is at
least 13,911,000,000.
(b) Validity .
(i) The grant, renewal or assignment
of the Clearwire Licenses to the existing licensee of the Clearwire
License was approved by the FCC by Final Order, and the Clearwire
Licenses are validly issued and in full force and effect; and
(ii) other than Proceedings of
general applicability, there is no Proceeding pending or, to the
Knowledge of Clearwire, threatened before the FCC, that, if
determined as requested by the moving party or as indicated in any
document initiating the Proceeding, could result in the revocation,
modification, restriction, cancellation, termination, suspension or
non-renewal of any Clearwire License or other action that is
adverse to holder of the License, or the imposition of a material
monetary fine, nor does Clearwire have Knowledge of any facts
which, if asserted, would be reasonably likely to result in any
such action. Timely payments have been made to the United States
Government for those of the Clearwire Licenses that are BTA
authorizations.
(iii) Neither Clearwire nor any of
its Affiliates is a party to any contract, agreement or other
arrangement to assign or otherwise dispose of, or that would
adversely affect, NewCo’s or its Subsidiaries’
ownership of, any material Clearwire License after the Effective
Time.
(c) License Facilities .
(i) The facilities subject to a
Clearwire License (the “ Clearwire License Facilities
”) were constructed and operated within the timeframe
required by then-applicable FCC Rules (or waivers or extensions
thereof) to satisfy construction and operating requirements
applicable to each Clearwire License;
(ii) the Clearwire License Facilities
since the acquisition of the Clearwire Licenses, and to the
Knowledge of Clearwire, at all times, have been operating in
material compliance with the FCC authorizations and the FCC Rules,
except where the facilities were not required to operate under FCC
Rules or by grant of authority from the FCC;
(iii) none of the Clearwire License
Facilities (A) is authorized under an authorization that is
subject to challenge before the United States Court of Appeals or
(B) is subject to any lease, sublease or any agreement that
grants to
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any third
Person the right, contingent or otherwise, to use, acquire or make
it available to, or for use by, a third Person;
(iv) no Clearwire License is subject
to (A) a revocation proceeding or (B) a pending request
for waiver of Section 21.303 of the FCC Rules or any successor
provision thereto;
(v) Except as set forth in
Section 6.3(c)(v) of the Clearwire Disclosure Schedule, no
Clearwire Licenses or Clearwire License Facilities are subject to
any contract or other agreement providing for the relocation of
wireless facilities or the sharing of any costs associated with any
such relocation with respect to the Clearwire Licenses; and
(vi) no Clearwire License Facilities
are operating under special temporary or developmental
authority.
(d) All reports required to be filed
by Clearwire with the FCC with respect to the Clearwire Licenses
have been timely filed except where the failure to so timely file
would not reasonably be expected to result in a Clearwire Material
Adverse Effect. To the Knowledge of Clearwire, all reports filed
with the FCC relating to the Clearwire Licenses are complete and
accurate.
(e) Clearwire has delivered or made
available to Sprint and the Investors true and complete copies of
all authorizations comprising each Clearwire License, and, except
for documents otherwise publicly available, all documents filed in
and all notices or orders issued in connection with, any Proceeding
pending at the FCC relating to Clearwire Licenses.
SECTION
6.4 Clearwire Leases .
(a) Section 6.4 of the Clearwire
Disclosure Schedule sets forth: (i) a true and complete list,
as of the Execution Date, of each of the Clearwire Leases,
(ii) the lawful, beneficial and exclusive holder of each
Clearwire Lease, (iii) the licensee or sublessor, as
applicable, for each such Clearwire Lease, and (iv) the BTA,
call sign or other identifying information for each Clearwire
Lease.
(b) Each Clearwire Lease is valid,
binding and in full force and effect, meets in all material
respects all requirements of Law, and is enforceable in accordance
with its terms, except as may be modified by FCC Rules and subject
to the Bankruptcy Exception. The applicable Clearwire entity is the
lessee or sublessee under each Clearwire Lease (by entry into the
Clearwire Lease, assignment of the Lease, transfer of rights or
other means) and, except with respect to any capacity of EBS
spectrum retained by the holder of the License, has the sole right
to use the spectrum under each Clearwire Lease. To the Knowledge of
Clearwire, other than the terms of each Clearwire Lease, the FCC
Rules limiting the duration of any Clearwire Lease, the FCC’s
renewal of the underlying License and the FCC’s renewal of
its consent to any Clearwire De Facto Transfer Lease, there are no
facts or circumstances that would reasonably be likely to (whether
with or
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without notice,
lapse of time or the occurrence of any other event) preclude the
renewal or extension of any Clearwire Lease in the ordinary course
of business.
(c) Clearwire and the Domestic
Clearwire Subsidiaries are not, nor to the Knowledge of Clearwire,
is any other party to any of the material Clearwire Leases in
breach or default under the material Clearwire Leases, and any
material breach or default that has been asserted by such other
party has been waived, cured or otherwise settled.
(d) Clearwire and the Domestic
Clearwire Subsidiaries have not, nor to the Knowledge of Clearwire,
has any other party to any of the material Clearwire Leases claimed
in any written statement that the counterparty is in breach or
default under the material Clearwire Leases and any past breach or
default has been waived, cured or otherwise settled. For purposes
of this Section 6.4, any breach of a payment obligation shall
be deemed material.
(e) No party to any Clearwire Lease
has claimed in writing, and to the Knowledge of Clearwire, no party
has threatened, in any written statement to Clearwire that the
party has a right to terminate any Clearwire Lease at any time or
to seek damages against any transferor for the violation, breach or
default by any transferor of any Clearwire Lease.
(f) Clearwire has delivered or made
available to Sprint and the Investors copies of all Clearwire
Leases, which are true and complete in all material respects.
(g) Neither Clearwire nor any of its
Affiliates is a party to any contract, agreement or other
arrangement to assign or otherwise dispose of, or that would
adversely affect, NewCo’s or its Subsidiaries’
ownership of, any material Clearwire Lease after the Effective
Time.
(h) To the Knowledge of
Clearwire:
(i) the grant, renewal or assignment
of the FCC licenses subject to the Clearwire Leases (the “
Clearwire Leased FCC Licenses ”) to the existing
licensee of the Clearwire Lease was approved by the FCC by Final
Order;
(ii) the Clearwire Leased FCC
Licenses are validly issued and in full force and effect;
(iii) other than Proceedings of
general applicability, there is no Proceeding pending or threatened
before the FCC that, if determined as requested by the moving party
or as indicated in any document initiating the Proceeding, could
result in the revocation, modification, restriction, cancellation,
termination, suspension or non-renewal of the Clearwire Leased FCC
Licenses or other action that is adverse to the licensee of the
Clearwire Lease, nor is Clearwire aware of any facts which, if
asserted, would be reasonably likely to result in any such action;
and
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(iv) adequate facilities were
constructed and operated within the timeframe required by
then-applicable FCC Rules (or waivers or extensions thereof) to
satisfy construction and operating requirements applicable to each
Clearwire Leased FCC License.
(i) Each Clearwire De Facto Transfer
Lease has been granted by the FCC by Final Order.
SECTION
6.5 Clearwire Network Assets .
(a) Except as set forth in
Section 6.5 of the Clearwire Disclosure Schedule, Clearwire or
one of the Domestic Clearwire Subsidiaries has good and marketable
title to each Clearwire Network Asset, free and clear of all
Encumbrances. In the aggregate, the Clearwire Network Assets
are:
(i) in good operating condition and
in a state of good maintenance and repair, ordinary wear and tear
excepted;
(ii) usable in the regular and
ordinary course of business;
(iii) operating as intended in
accordance with normal industry practice; and
(iv) conform in all material respects
to all applicable Laws.
Clearwire has no Knowledge of any
material defect with any of the material Clearwire Network
Assets.
(b) Each of Clearwire, the Domestic
Clearwire Subsidiaries and the Clearwire Network Assets is in
compliance with applicable Environmental Laws in all material
respects. There are no pending or, to the Knowledge of Clearwire,
threatened Proceedings alleging any material liability of, or
material noncompliance by, Clearwire or the Domestic Clearwire
Subsidiaries under applicable Environmental Laws. Clearwire or the
applicable Domestic Clearwire Subsidiary, as the case may be, holds
and is in compliance in all material respects with all Governmental
Licenses required under Environmental Laws for their operations,
including of the Clearwire Network Assets. Solely as a result of
the Clearwire Assets, the consummation of the Merger will not
require compliance with the New Jersey Industrial Site Recovery Act
or with Sections 22a-134 through 22a-134e of the Connecticut
General Statutes (commonly known as the Connecticut Transfer Act),
each as amended. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this
Agreement including Section 6.9, the representations contained
in this Section 6.5 contain all representations and warranties
made by Clearwire in this Agreement with respect to Environmental
Laws.
SECTION
6.6 Litigation .
(a) There is no Proceeding instituted
or pending or, to the Knowledge of Clearwire, threatened against
Clearwire or its Subsidiaries that if adversely determined
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would
reasonably be expected to result, individually or in the aggregate,
in a Clearwire Material Adverse Effect or that, as of the Execution
Date, in any manner challenges or seeks to prevent, enjoin, alter
or materially delay the Merger or the other Transactions
contemplated by this Agreement. There are no judgments, orders,
injunctions, decrees, stipulations or awards (whether rendered by a
court, administrative agency, or by arbitration, as a result of a
grievance or other procedure) against or relating to Clearwire, any
of its Subsidiaries or, to the Knowledge of Clearwire, any Person
for whom Clearwire or any of its Subsidiaries is liable for certain
claims that would reasonably be expected to result, individually or
in the aggregate, in a Clearwire Material Adverse Effect or that,
as of the Execution Date, in any manner challenges or seeks to
prevent, enjoin, alter or materially delay the Merger or the other
Transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
(b) Section 6.6(b) of the
Clearwire Disclosure Schedule lists all pending litigation and
material disputes regarding any Clearwire License or Clearwire
Lease (the “ Clearwire License Disputes
”).
SECTION
6.7 Tax .
(a) None of the assets of Clearwire
or any of its Subsidiaries is subject to any material Encumbrance
for Taxes, except for liens for Taxes not yet due and
payable.
(b) All material Tax Returns required
to be filed by Clearwire or any of its Subsidiaries have been
timely filed, and all those Tax Returns are true, correct and
complete in all material respects.
(c) All material Taxes owed by
Clearwire and its Subsidiaries (whether or not shown on any Tax
Return) have been paid, except for those Taxes being contested in
good faith and for which adequate reserves have been established in
Clearwire’s Financial Statements. Except for Taxes that may
arise solely as result of actions or transactions following the
Execution Date permitted by this Agreement, neither Clearwire nor
any of its Subsidiaries has incurred any liability (whether or not
due) for material Taxes since the date of the most recent balance
sheet included in the Clearwire Financial Statements other than in
the ordinary course of business.
(d) Except as disclosed in
Section 6.7(d) of the Clearwire Disclosure Schedule, there is
no currently pending audit or administrative or judicial proceeding
with respect to Taxes of Clearwire or any of its Subsidiaries.
Except as disclosed in Section 6.7(d) of the Clearwire
Disclosure Schedule, neither Clearwire nor any of its Subsidiaries
(i) is a party to or bound by any material closing agreement,
offer in compromise, gain recognition agreement or any other
agreement with any Taxing Authority or any Tax indemnity or Tax
sharing agreement with any person, or (ii) has entered into
any waivers or extensions of the statute of limitations with
respect to material Taxes.
(e) Clearwire has no Knowledge of any
proposed or threatened Tax claims or assessments with respect to
Clearwire or any of its Subsidiaries that, if upheld, would,
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individually or
in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Clearwire
Material Adverse Effect.
(f) Except as disclosed in
Section 6.7(f) of the Clearwire Disclosure Schedule, Clearwire
and each of its Subsidiaries have withheld and paid over to the
relevant Taxing Authorities all Taxes required to have been
withheld and paid in connection with payments to employees,
independent contractors, creditors, shareholders or other third
parties.
(g) Neither Clearwire nor any of its
Subsidiaries has entered into, or otherwise participated (directly
or indirectly) in, any “listed transaction”, or any
reportable transaction the principal purpose of which was tax
avoidance, within the meaning of Sections 6011, 6111 or 6112 of the
Code and the Treasury Regulations thereunder or has received a
written opinion from a tax advisor that was intended to provide
protection against a tax penalty.
(h) Except as set forth in
Section 6.7(h) of the Clearwire Disclosure Schedule, each
Subsidiary of Clearwire is either (x) treated as a partnership
or (y) disregarded as an entity separate from its owner, for
U.S. federal income tax purposes. No action has been taken by
Clearwire or any of its Affiliates to treat NewCo LLC or its
Subsidiaries (including Clearwire Sub LLC) other than as described
in Section 1.1(b), Section 1.1(c) and this
Section 6.7(h).
(i) Except as set forth in
Section 6.7(i) of the Clearwire Disclosure Schedule, the
Merger and other transactions contemplated by Articles 2, 3 and 4
of this Agreement will not result in the recognition by NewCo or
any of its Subsidiaries of income or gain under Section 1502
of the Code and the Regulations thereunder (or any comparable
provision under state or local income Tax law) or, to the Knowledge
of Clearwire, any other material items of income or Tax (“
Clearwire Transaction Tax Items ”). For the avoidance
of doubt, Clearwire Transaction Tax Items shall not include any
items of income or gain of Sprint or any of its Subsidiaries
(including any income or gain of Subsidiaries of Sprint that become
Subsidiaries of NewCo in the LLC Contribution).
(j) Section 6.7(j) of the
Clearwire Disclosure sets forth, in all material respects, the
information concerning any limitations on the ability of NewCo to
utilize the net operating losses of Clearwire for U.S. federal
income Tax purposes following the Merger.
(k) Any liabilities of Clearwire,
with the possible exception of any indebtedness issued by Clearwire
between the Execution Date and the Closing in accordance with
Sections 10.1(b)(iv)(F) or 10.1(b)(iv)(H) of this Agreement, deemed
for U.S. federal income tax purposes to be assumed by NewCo LLC in
connection with the transactions described in Articles 3 and 4
hereof will constitute “qualified liabilities” as
defined in Treasury
Regulation Section 1.707-5(a)(6)(i)(D).
SECTION
6.8 Clearwire Contracts .
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(a) Section 6.8(a) of the
Clearwire Disclosure Schedule sets forth a true, correct and
complete list of the Specified Clearwire Contracts and true,
correct and complete copies of all Specified Clearwire Contracts
and all amendments and waivers thereunder have been made available
to Sprint and the Investors. To the extent Specified Clearwire
Contracts are not evidenced by documents, written summaries have
been made available to Sprint and the Investors. Subject to the
Bankruptcy Exception, all Specified Clearwire Contracts are in full
force and effect and are legal, valid, binding and enforceable in
accordance with their respective terms with respect to Clearwire
and its Subsidiaries and, to the Knowledge of Clearwire, each other
party to the Specified Clearwire Contracts, in each case except as
would not be reasonably likely to result in a Clearwire Material
Adverse Effect. There are no existing defaults or breaches of
Clearwire or its Subsidiaries under any Specified Clearwire
Contract (or events or conditions that, with notice or lapse of
time or both would constitute a default or breach) and, to the
Knowledge of Clearwire, there are no defaults or breaches (or
events or conditions that, with notice or lapse of time or both,
would constitute a default or breach) with respect to any third
party to any Specified Clearwire Contract, in each case except as
would not be reasonably likely to result in a Clearwire Material
Adverse Effect.
(b) Except as set forth in
Section 6.8(b) of the Clearwire Disclosure Schedule, or as
contemplated by this Agreement Clearwire and Subsidiaries have
not
(i) offered, sold, provided or
marketed (as a reseller, mobile virtual network operator,
wholesaler or agent) the products and services of any mobile voice
carrier other than Sprint and its Affiliates;
(ii) permitted any of their
trademarks, tradenames or service marks to be utilized by any
mobile voice carrier (other than Sprint and its Affiliates) in the
offer, sale, promotion or marketing of any products and services;
or
(iii) entered into any
wholesale/resale, mobile virtual network operator, co-branding or
service bundling agreement with any third party.
(c) Clearwire has taken all actions
necessary to terminate the Master Supply Agreement dated
March 16, 2005 among Clearwire Corporation, Clearwire LLC,
Bell Canada and BCE Nexxia Corporation in accordance with its
terms, and such agreement shall be of no further force and effect
as of October 19, 2008 except for those provisions that by
their terms survive termination of such agreement.
(d) Except as set forth on
Section 6.8(d) of the Clearwire Disclosure Schedule, as of the
Closing, each of the registration rights agreements set forth on
Section 6.8(d) of the Clearwire Disclosure Schedule shall be
of no further force and effect. Clearwire is not party to any
registration rights agreements with respect to Clearwire Capital
Stock other than those set forth on Section 6.8(d) of the
Clearwire Disclosure Schedule.
SECTION
6.9 Compliance with Law . Each of Clearwire and its
Subsidiaries (since the time of formation or acquisition thereof by
Clearwire) has been operated at all times in compliance with all
Laws applicable to Clearwire or any of its Subsidiaries or by
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which
any property, business or asset of Clearwire or any of its
Subsidiaries is bound or affected or given written notice of any
violation of any such Laws, other than failures to comply with or
violation of such Laws that individually or in the aggregate would
not reasonably be expected to result, individually or in the
aggregate, in a Clearwire Material Adverse Effect.
SECTION
6.10 Required Filings and Consents . The execution and
delivery of this Agreement by Clearwire and the consummation by
Clearwire and its Subsidiaries of the Transactions contemplated by
this Agreement do not, and the performance of this Agreement by
Clearwire will not, require any consent, approval, authorization or
permit of, or filing with or notification to, any Governmental
Authority, except for the Governmental Consents or where the
failure to obtain those consents, approvals, authorizations or
permits, or to make those filings or notifications, would not,
individually or in the aggregate, prevent or materially delay the
performance by Clearwire of any of its obligations under this
Agreement or the performance by Clearwire and its Subsidiaries of
the Transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
SECTION
6.11 Clearwire Non-FCC Licenses . Clearwire owns or
possesses all of the Governmental Licenses (other than the
Clearwire Licenses) that are necessary to enable it to carry on the
business that relates to the Clearwire Assets except where the
failure to so possess would not reasonably be expected to result in
a Clearwire Material Adverse Effect. All Governmental Licenses
owned or possessed by Clearwire (other than the Clearwire Licenses)
are valid, binding, and in full force and effect, except as would
not reasonably be expected to result, individually or in the
aggregate, in a Clearwire Material Adverse Effect.
SECTION
6.12 SEC Documents; Financial Statements .
(a) Clearwire has filed all reports,
schedules, forms, statements and other documents (including
exhibits and other information incorporated in those documents)
with the SEC required to be filed by Clearwire in connection with
and since its initial public offering (the “ SEC
Documents ”). The SEC Documents include, without
limitation, the final prospectus filed by Clearwire under
Rule 424(b)(4) on March 8, 2007 (SEC File Number
333-139460), the Annual Report on Form 10-K filed by Clearwire on
March 13, 2008, the Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q filed by
Clearwire on May 15, 2007, August 9, 2007 and
November 14, 2007, the Current Reports on Form 8-K filed by
Clearwire and all of its other statements, schedules and
registration statements filed with the SEC.
(b) As of the dates of the respective
filings, the SEC Documents complied as to form with the
requirements of the Securities Act and the Exchange Act applicable
to such SEC Documents, as the case may be.
(c) Except to the extent that
information contained in any SEC Document has been revised,
amended, supplemented or superseded by a later-filed SEC Document,
none of the SEC Documents contains any untrue statement of a
material fact or omits to state any material fact required to be
stated in the SEC Documents or necessary in order to make the
statements in the SEC Documents, in light of the circumstances
under which they were made, not misleading.
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(d) Each of the Financial Statements
(including the related notes) of Clearwire included in the SEC
Documents complied at the time it was filed as to form in all
material respects with the applicable accounting requirements and
the published rules and regulations of the SEC with respect
thereto, was prepared in accordance with generally accepted
accounting principles in the United States (“ GAAP
”) (except, in the case of unaudited statements, as permitted
by the rules and regulations of the SEC) applied on a consistent
basis during the periods involved (except as may be indicated in
the notes thereto) and fairly presented in all material respects
the consolidated financial position of Clearwire and its
consolidated Subsidiaries as of the dates of the SEC Documents and
the consolidated results of their operations and cash flows for the
periods then ended (subject, in the case of unaudited statements,
to normal year-end audit adjustments). Since December 31, 2007,
Clearwire has not made any change in the accounting practices or
policies applied in the preparation of its financial statements,
except as required by GAAP, SEC rule or policy or applicable
Law.
(e) Except as disclosed in the SEC
Documents filed by Clearwire and publicly available before the
Execution Date, neither Clearwire nor any of its Subsidiaries has
any liabilities or obligations of any nature (whether accrued,
absolute, contingent, determined, determinable or otherwise) that
(i) as of the Execution Date, would have been required to be
included on a consolidated balance sheet (or the footnotes thereto)
of Clearwire prepared in accordance with GAAP or
(ii) individually or in the aggregate have had or would
reasonably be expected to result in a Clearwire Material Adverse
Effect.
(f) Clearwire has furnished or made
available to Sprint and the Investors a complete and correct copy
of any amendments or modifications that have not yet been filed
with the SEC to agreements, documents or other instruments that
previously had been filed by Clearwire with the SEC as exhibits to
the SEC Documents under the Securities Act and the rules and
regulations promulgated under the Securities Act or the Exchange
Act.
(g) Clearwire has established and
maintains disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in
Rule 13a-15 under the Exchange Act) designed to ensure that
material information relating to Clearwire, including its
consolidated Subsidiaries, is made known to Clearwire’s
principal executive officer and its principal financial officer by
others within those entities. To the Knowledge of Clearwire, such
disclosure controls and procedures are effective in timely alerting
Clearwire’s principal executive officer and principal
financial officer to material information required to be included
in Clearwire’s periodic reports required under the Exchange
Act.
(h) Clearwire and its Subsidiaries
have established and maintained a system of internal control over
financial reporting (as defined in Rule 13a-15 under the
Exchange Act) that are sufficient to provide reasonable assurance
regarding the reliability of Clearwire’s financial reporting
and the preparation of the Financial Statements of Clearwire for
external purposes in accordance with GAAP. Clearwire has disclosed,
based on its most recent evaluation of internal controls prior to
the date hereof, to Clearwire’s auditors and audit committee
(i) any significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in
the design or operation of internal controls which are reasonably
likely to
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adversely
affect Clearwire’s ability to record, process, summarize and
report financial information and (ii) any fraud, whether or
not material, that involves management or other employees who have
a significant role in internal controls. Clearwire has made
available to Sprint and the Investors a summary of any such
disclosure made by management to Clearwire’s auditors and
audit committee.
(i) There are no outstanding loans or
other extensions of credit made by Clearwire or any of its
Subsidiaries to any executive officer (as defined in Rule 3b-7
under the Exchange Act) or director of Clearwire. Clearwire has not
taken any action prohibited by Section 402 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
(j) As of the date of this Agreement,
there are no outstanding or unresolved comments in the comment
letters received from the SEC staff with respect to the SEC
Documents. To the Knowledge of Clearwire, none of the SEC Documents
is subject to ongoing review or outstanding SEC comment or
investigation.
(k) Since January 1, 2007,
(i) neither Clearwire nor any of its Subsidiaries nor, to the
Knowledge of Clearwire, any director, officer, employee, auditor,
accountant or representative of Clearwire or any of its
Subsidiaries has received or otherwise had or obtained knowledge of
any material complaint, allegation, assertion or claim, whether
written or oral, regarding the accounting or auditing practices,
procedures, methodologies or methods of Clearwire or any of its
Subsidiaries or their respective internal accounting controls,
which asserts that Clearwire or any of its Subsidiaries has engaged
in questionable accounting or auditing practices and (ii) no
attorney representing Clearwire or any of its Subsidiaries, whether
or not employed by Clearwire or any of its Subsidiaries, has
reported evidence of a material violation of securities Laws,
breach of fiduciary duty or similar violation by Clearwire or any
of its officers, directors, employees or agents to
Clearwire’s Board of Directors or any committee thereof or to
any director or officer of Clearwire.
(l) No Subsidiary of Clearwire has a
class of securities required to be registered under the Exchange
Act.
SECTION
6.13 Capitalization; Subsidiaries .
(a) The authorized Capital Stock of
Clearwire consists of 300,000,000 shares of Clearwire Class A
Common Stock, 50,000,000 shares of Clearwire Class B Common
Stock and 5,000,000 shares of preferred stock, $0.0001 par value
per share (the “ Preferred Stock ”). As of the
close of business on April 30, 2008
(i) 135,618,712 shares of Clearwire
Class A Common Stock were issued and outstanding, all of which
are validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable and free of
preemptive rights,
(ii) 28,596,685 shares of Clearwire
Class B Common Stock were issued and outstanding, all of which
are validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable and free of
preemptive rights,
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(iii) no shares of Clearwire Capital
Stock were held in the treasury of Clearwire,
(iv) 18,862,169 shares of Clearwire
Class A Common Stock were subject to outstanding Clearwire
Stock Options, 740,000 shares of Clearwire Class A Common
Stock were subject to outstanding Clearwire restricted stock units
and 5,445,317 shares of Clearwire Class A Common Stock were
authorized and reserved for future issuance under the Clearwire
Stock Option Plans,
(v) 17,806,220 shares of Clearwire
Class A Common Stock were subject to outstanding Clearwire
Warrants and 17,806,220 shares of Clearwire Class A Common
Stock were authorized and reserved for future issuance under the
Clearwire Warrant Agreements, and
(vi) no shares of Preferred Stock
were issued or outstanding.
(b) Section 6.13(b) of the
Clearwire Disclosure Schedule sets forth a true and complete list
of the outstanding Clearwire Stock Options and Clearwire Warrants
with the exercise prices thereof and number of shares of Clearwire
Class A Common Stock subject thereto as of the close of
business on April 30, 2008.
(c) Except as set forth in
Section 6.13(a) above or in Section 6.13(b) of the
Clearwire Disclosure Schedule and except for changes since
April 30, 2008 expressly permitted by
Section 10.1(b)(iv), or otherwise consented to in accordance
with this Agreement, there are no outstanding (i) shares of
Capital Stock of Clearwire and (ii) options, warrants,
convertible securities, subscriptions, stock appreciation rights,
phantom stock plans or stock equivalents or other rights,
agreements, arrangements or commitments (contingent or otherwise)
of any character issued or authorized by Clearwire or any
Subsidiary of Clearwire relating to the issued or unissued Capital
Stock of Clearwire or any Subsidiary of Clearwire or obligating
Clearwire or any Subsidiary of Clearwire to issue or sell any
shares of Capital Stock of, or options, warrants, convertible
securities, subscriptions or other equity interests in, Clearwire
or any Subsidiary of Clearwire. All shares of Capital Stock of
Clearwire or any Subsidiary of Clearwire subject to issuance as
aforesaid, upon issuance on the terms and conditions specified in
the instruments under which they are issuable, will be duly
authorized, validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable. There are
no outstanding contractual obligations of Clearwire or any
Subsidiary of Clearwire to repurchase, redeem or otherwise acquire
any shares of Clearwire Capital Stock or any Capital Stock of any
Subsidiary of Clearwire or to pay any dividend or make any other
distribution in respect thereof or to provide funds to, or make any
investment (in the form of a loan, capital contribution or
otherwise) in, any Person.
(d) Immediately following the Closing
and after giving effect to the Transactions (other than the
Adjustment), and excluding changes since April 30, 2008
expressly permitted by Section 10.1(b)(iv) or otherwise
consented to in accordance with this Agreement:
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(i) with respect to NewCo, there will
be outstanding (A) a total of 189,215,397 shares of
Class A Common Stock (plus up to 740,000 shares of
Class A Common Stock issuable on the exercise of restricted
stock units, up to 18,862,169 shares of Class A Common Stock
issuable on the exercise of Clearwire Stock Options, up to
17,806,220 shares of Class A Common Stock issuable on the
exercise of Clearwire Warrants, in each case outstanding
immediately prior to the Effective Time and adjusted at the
Effective Time in accordance with Sections 2.7 and 2.8) and
(B) a total of 505,000,000 shares of Class B Common
Stock;
(ii) with respect to NewCo LLC, there
will be outstanding (A) a total of 694,215,397 Voting Units,
(B) 189,215,397 Class A Common Units and
(C) 505,000,000 Class B Common Units outstanding;
and
(iii) except as contemplated by
Section 2.8 of the Equityholders’ Agreement, there will
be no other outstanding (A) shares of Capital Stock of NewCo
or NewCo LLC or (B) options, warrants, convertible securities,
subscriptions, stock appreciation rights, phantom stock plans or
stock equivalents or other rights, agreements, arrangements or
commitments (contingent or otherwise) of any character issued or
authorized by NewCo, NewCo LLC or any Subsidiary of NewCo or NewCo
LLC relating to the issued or unissued Capital Stock of NewCo or
NewCo LLC or obligating NewCo or NewCo LLC to issue or sell any
shares of Capital Stock of, or options, warrants, convertible
securities, subscriptions or other equity interests in, NewCo or
NewCo LLC.
(e) The shares of Class A Common
Stock to be issued as Merger Consideration and the Class B
Common Units, Voting Units, Class A Common Units, shares of
Class A Common Stock and
shares
of Class B Common Stock to be issued in connection with the
formation of NewCo LLC, the Merger, the LLC Contribution and the
Investments by the Investors pursuant to Articles 1, 2, 3 and 4,
respectively, when issued and delivered in accordance with the
terms of this Agreement, will have been duly authorized, validly
issued, fully paid and nonassessable and free of Encumbrances,
preemptive rights or other similar rights, other than Encumbrances
created by the Equityholders’ Agreement.
(f) Section 6.13(f) of the
Clearwire Disclosure Schedule, sets forth a correct and complete
list of each Subsidiary of Clearwire. Except as set forth in
Section 6.13(f) of the Clearwire Disclosure Schedule,
Clearwire owns beneficially and of record all of the issued and
outstanding Capital Stock of each Subsidiary of Clearwire and does
not own an equity interest in any other corporation, association,
partnership, limited liability company or other entity, other than
in its Subsidiaries. Each outstanding share of Capital Stock of
each Subsidiary of Clearwire is duly authorized, validly issued,
fully paid and nonassessable and each share of Capital Stock of
each Subsidiary of Clearwire owned by Clearwire or another
Subsidiary of Clearwire is free and clear of all
Encumbrances.
SECTION
6.14 Absence of Certain Changes or Events . Except as
contemplated by this Agreement or as disclosed in the SEC Documents
filed before the date
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hereof,
since December 31, 2007, Clearwire and its Subsidiaries have
conducted their respective businesses in the ordinary course of
business and there has not been: (a) any event, occurrence or
development of any condition that has had or would reasonably be
expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Clearwire
Material Adverse Effect, (b) any declaration, setting aside or
payment of any dividend or any other distribution with respect to
any of the Capital Stock of Clearwire or any Subsidiary of
Clearwire, (c) any material change in accounting methods,
principles or practices employed by Clearwire, (d) any
Bankruptcy of any such Person, or (e) any transfer to a third
party of any Clearwire License or Clearwire Lease (other than
spectrum swaps in the ordinary course of business).
SECTION
6.15 Change of Control Agreements . Except as set forth in
Section 6.15 of the Clearwire Disclosure Schedule, neither the
execution and delivery of this Agreement, the Merger nor the other
Transactions contemplated by this Agreement will (either alone or
in conjunction with any other event) result in, cause the
accelerated vesting or delivery of, trigger any payment or funding
(through a grantor trust or otherwise) of, or increase the amount
or value of, any payment or benefit to any director, officer,
employee or consultant of Clearwire or any of its Subsidiaries.
Except as previously disclosed to Sprint and the Investors in
writing expressly referencing this Section 6.15, and without
limiting the generality of the foregoing, no amount paid or payable
by Clearwire or any of its Subsidiaries in connection with the
Merger or the other Transactions contemplated by this Agreement,
including accelerated vesting of options (either solely as a result
thereof or as a result of those Transactions in conjunction with
any other event), will be an “excess parachute payment”
within the meaning of Section 280G of the Code.
SECTION
6.16 Employee Benefit Plans . All employee benefit plans (as
defined in Section 3(3) of ERISA), incentive plans or other
benefit arrangements of Clearwire or any of its Subsidiaries which
cover current or former officers, directors, employees or
contractors of Clearwire or any of its Subsidiaries and with
respect to which Clearwire or any of its Subsidiaries have any
material liability (the “ Clearwire Benefit Plans
”) and all agreements providing for compensation, severance,
change in control or other benefits to any current or former
officer or director of Clearwire or any of its Subsidiaries are
listed in Section 6.16 of the Clearwire Disclosure Schedule.
True, correct and complete copies of the following documents with
respect to each of the Clearwire Benefit Plans have been provided
by Clearwire to the other Parties:
(a) any plans and related trust
documents and amendments thereto, and
(b) summary plan descriptions and
material modifications thereto.
To the extent applicable, the
Clearwire Benefit Plans comply by their terms and in their
operation with the requirements of the Employee Retirement Income
Security Act of 1974, as amended (“ ERISA ”),
and the Code and other applicable Law other than instances of
non-compliance that individually or in the aggregate would not
reasonably be expected to result in a Clearwire Material Adverse
Effect, and any Clearwire Benefit Plan intended to satisfy the
requirements under Section 401(a) of the Code or comparable foreign
Law has received a determination or opinion by the proper
Governmental Authority that such plan satisfies such requirements.
Neither Clearwire nor any of its Subsidiaries nor any of their
ERISA Affiliates (as
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defined
below) has any liabilities with respect to any benefit plan that is
covered by Title IV of ERISA or Section 412 of the Code, and
neither Clearwire nor any Subsidiaries has any liabilities under
any defined benefit plan (as defined in Section 3(35) of
ERISA) which is maintained primarily for employees who work outside
the United States and which is not subject to Title IV of ERISA or
Section 412 of the Code. Neither any Clearwire Benefit Plan,
nor Clearwire nor any Subsidiary of Clearwire has incurred or will
incur any liability or penalty under Section 4975 of the Code
or Section 502(i) of ERISA or a comparable foreign Law that is
reasonably expected to have a Clearwire Material Adverse Effect.
There is no pending or, to the Knowledge of Clearwire, threatened
or anticipated Proceeding that is reasonably expected to have a
Clearwire Material Adverse Effect against or otherwise involving
any of the Clearwire Benefit Plans and no Proceeding that is
reasonably expected to have a Clearwire Material Adverse Effect
(excluding claims for benefits incurred in the ordinary course of
Clearwire Benefit Plan activities) has been brought against or with
respect to any Clearwire Benefit Plan. Except as required by Law,
neither Clearwire nor any of its Subsidiaries has any liability in
an amount that would reasonably be expected to have a Clearwire
Material Adverse Effect to provide life insurance or medical or
other employee welfare benefits to any employee or former employee
on his retirement or termination of employment.
Except as would not reasonably be
expected to have a Clearwire Material Adverse Effect, (i) any
individual who has performed services for Clearwire or any of its
Subsidiaries (other than through a contract with an organization
other than the individual) and who has not been treated as an
employee for tax purposes by Clearwire or its Subsidiaries is or
was not an employee for such purposes, and (ii) no individual
who performs services for Clearwire or any of its Subsidiaries has
been improperly excluded from participation in any Clearwire
Benefit Plan.
For purposes of this Agreement
“ ERISA Affiliate ” means any business or entity
that is a member of the same “controlled group of
corporations”, an “affiliated service group” or
is under “common control” with an entity within the
meanings of Sections 414(b), (c) or (m) of the Code,
is required to be aggregated with the entity under Section 414(o)
of the Code, or is under “common control” with the
entity, within the meaning of Section 4001(a)(14) of ERISA, or
any regulations promulgated or proposed under any of the foregoing
Sections.
Except as would not reasonably be
expected to have a Clearwire Material Adverse Effect, (x) no
amount previously deducted by Clearwire, and (y) no amount
paid or payable with respect to any compensation or benefit paid,
awarded, or granted prior to the date hereof, would reasonably be
expected to be disallowed under Section 162(m) of the Code. Except
as would not reasonably be expected to result in material liability
to Clearwire and its Subsidiaries, no Clearwire Benefit Plan is
currently in violation of Section 409A of the Code and any
regulations or Treasury guidance promulgated thereunder.
No Clearwire Stock Option is intended
to qualify as an “incentive stock option” under Section
422 of the Code.
SECTION
6.17 Labor and Employment Matters .
(a) Neither Clearwire nor any of the
Domestic Clearwire Subsidiaries is a party to, or bound by, or is
currently negotiating in connection with entering into, any
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collective
bargaining agreement or other contract, arrangement, agreement or
understanding with a labor union or labor organization and, to the
Knowledge of Clearwire, there has not been any activity or
proceeding of any labor organization or employee group to organize
any employees of Clearwire or any of the Domestic Clearwire
Subsidiaries.
(b) Neither Clearwire nor any of the
Domestic Clearwire Subsidiaries has taken any action that would
constitute a “mass layoff” or “plant
closing” within the meaning of the Worker Adjustment and
Retraining Notification Act or would otherwise trigger notice
requirements or liability under any state, local or foreign plant
closing notice Law.
(c) There are no investigations,
administrative proceedings, charges or formal complaints of
discrimination (including discrimination based on sex, age, marital
status, race, national origin, sexual preference, disability,
handicap or veteran status) that are reasonably expected to have,
individually or in the aggregate, a Clearwire Material Adverse
Effect pending or, to the Knowledge of Clearwire, threatened before
the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission or any federal, state
or local agency or court against or involving Clearwire or any of
its Subsidiaries. No discrimination, sexual harassment, retaliation
or wrongful or tortious conduct claim that is reasonably expected
to have a Clearwire Material Adverse Effect is pending or, to the
Knowledge of Clearwire, threatened against Clearwire or any of its
Subsidiaries under the 1866, 1877, 1964 or 1991 Civil Rights Acts,
the Equal Pay Act, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, as
amended, the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Family and
Medical Leave Act, the Fair Labor Standards Act, ERISA, or any
other federal Law relating to employment or any comparable state or
local fair employment practices act regulating discrimination in
the workplace, and no wrongful discharge, libel, slander, invasion
of privacy or other claim that is reasonably expected to have,
individually or in the aggregate, a Clearwire Material Adverse
Effect (including violations of the Fair Credit Reporting Act, as
amended, and any applicable whistleblower statutes) under any state
or federal Law is pending or, to the Knowledge of Clearwire,
threatened against Clearwire or any of its Subsidiaries.
(d) If Clearwire or any of its
Subsidiaries is a federal, state or local contractor obligated to
develop and maintain an affirmative action plan, no discrimination
claim, show-cause notice, conciliation proceeding, sanction or
debarment proceeding that is reasonably expected to have,
individually or in the aggregate, a Clearwire Material Adverse
Effect is pending or, to the Knowledge of Clearwire, has been
threatened against Clearwire or any of its Subsidiaries with the
Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs or any other federal
agency or any comparable state or local agency or court and no desk
audit or on-site review is in progress.
SECTION
6.18 Stockholders’ Rights Agreement; Antitakeover
Statutes .
(a) Neither Clearwire nor any of its
Subsidiaries has adopted a stockholders’ rights agreement or
any similar plan or agreement that limits or impairs the ability
to
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purchase, or
become the direct or indirect beneficial owner of, Clearwire
Capital Stock or any other equity or debt securities of Clearwire
or any of its Subsidiaries.
(b) Clearwire has taken all action
necessary to exempt the Merger, this Agreement and the Transactions
contemplated by this Agreement from Section 203 of the DGCL,
and, accordingly, neither such Section nor any other antitakeover
or similar statute or regulation applies to any such transactions.
No other “control share acquisition,” “fair
price,” “moratorium,” or other antitakeover laws
enacted under U.S. state or federal laws apply to this Agreement or
any of the Transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
SECTION
6.19 Brokers . Except as set forth in Section 6.19 of
the Clearwire Disclosure Schedule, no broker, finder or investment
banker is entitled to any brokerage, finder’s or other fee or
commission in connection with this Agreement, the Merger or the
other Transactions contemplated by this Agreement based on
arrangements made by or on behalf of Clearwire. Clearwire has
delivered to Sprint and the Investors a complete and correct copy
of all agreements between Clearwire and the Independent Advisor
under which that firm would be entitled to any payment relating to
this Agreement, the Merger or the other Transactions contemplated
by this Agreement.
SECTION
6.20 Information Supplied . None of the information supplied
or to be supplied by Clearwire or its Subsidiaries for inclusion or
incorporation by reference in the Proxy Statement to be mailed to
Clearwire’s stockholders in connection with the meeting (the
“ Stockholders’ Meeting ”) to be called to
consider the Merger (the “ Proxy Statement ”) or
the Registration Statement, or any amendments or supplements
thereto will, at the dates those documents are first published,
sent or delivered to Clearwire’s stockholders contain any
untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material
fact required to be stated in the Proxy Statement or Registration
Statement or necessary in order to make the statements made in the
Proxy Statement or Registration Statement, in light of the
circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. Each of
the Proxy Statement and Registration Statement at the dates those
documents are first published, sent or delivered to
Clearwire’s stockholders or, unless promptly corrected, at
any time during the pendency of the Stockholders’ Meeting
will not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to
state any material fact required to be stated in the Proxy
Statement or Registration Statement or necessary in order to make
the statements made in the Proxy Statement or Registration
Statement, in light of the circumstances under which they were
made, not misleading. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no
representation or warranty is made by any Party with respect to
statements made or incorporated by reference in the Proxy Statement
or Registration Statement based on information supplied by the
other Parties for inclusion or incorporation by reference in any of
the foregoing documents.
SECTION
6.21 Certain Ancillary Agreements . As of the Execution
Date, other than (i) this Agreement, (ii) the Ancillary
Agreements, (iii) the other documents expressly contemplated
by this Agreement and (iv) any confidentiality agreements
between or among two or more of the Parties entered into prior to
the Execution Date (the agreements referred to in clauses
(i) through (iv), collectively, the “ Transaction
Related Agreements ”), neither Clearwire nor any of its
Affiliates has entered into any contract, agreement, arrangement or
other understanding, whether written or oral, and regardless of the
subject matter thereof, with
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any
other Party or any of their respective Affiliates, in each case, in
connection with or in consideration of the transactions
contemplated by the Transaction Related Agreements, including,
without limitation, any term sheet, letter of intent, memorandum of
understanding or “agreement to agree,” in each case,
whether or not such agreement purports to be binding.
ARTICLE 7
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF SPRINT
Except as disclosed in the disclosure
letter (the “ Sprint Disclosure Schedule ”)
delivered by Sprint to Clearwire and the Investors prior to the
execution of this Agreement (which letter sets forth items of
disclosure with specific reference to the particular Section or
subsection of this Agreement to which the information in the Sprint
Disclosure Schedule relates), except
(A) that any information set forth in
one section of the Sprint Disclosure Schedule will be deemed to
apply to each other Section or subsection of this Agreement to
which its relevance is reasonably apparent from a reasonable
reading thereof to a reasonable person without independent
knowledge of the matters so disclosed; and
(B) notwithstanding anything in this
Agreement to the contrary, the inclusion of an item in such
schedule as an exception to a representation or warranty will not
be deemed an admission that such item represents a material
exception or material fact, event or circumstance or that such item
has had or would reasonably be expected to have a Sprint Material
Adverse Effect),
Sprint
represents and warrants to the other Parties as of the Execution
Date and the Closing Date as follows:
SECTION
7.1 Organization; Authorization .
(a) Sprint and each Subsidiary of
Sprint that is or will be a party to an Ancillary Agreement is duly
organized, validly existing and in good standing under the Laws of
its jurisdiction of formation and has all corporate, limited
liability company or similar powers and all Governmental Licenses
required to carry on its business as now conducted, except for
those Governmental Licenses the absence of which would not
reasonably be expected to result, individually or in the aggregate,
in a Sprint Material Adverse Effect. Sprint and each Subsidiary of
Sprint that is or will be a party to an Ancillary Agreement has all
requisite power and authority to enter into this Agreement and each
Ancillary Agreement to which it is a party and to perform the
obligations to be performed by it under this Agreement and each
such Ancillary Agreement. Sprint and each Subsidiary of Sprint that
is or will be a party to an Ancillary Agreement is duly qualified
to do business as a foreign entity and is in good standing under
the Laws of each state or other jurisdiction in which the ownership
of assets by it or the nature of the activities conducted by it
requires such qualification, except where the failure to so qualify
would not reasonably be expected to result, individually or in the
aggregate, in a Sprint Material Adverse Effect.
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The execution
and delivery of this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements to
which Sprint or any Subsidiary of Sprint is or will be a party, and
the performance by Sprint or such Subsidiary of its respective
obligations under this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements to
which it is or will be a party, have been duly authorized by all
necessary actions on the part of Sprint or such Subsidiary. This
Agreement has been, and the Ancillary Agreements to which it or a
Subsidiary of Sprint will be a party at Closing will be, duly
executed and delivered by Sprint or such Subsidiary, and
constitutes, and will constitute, a legal, valid and binding
obligation of Sprint or such Subsidiary, as the case may be,
enforceable against it or such Subsidiary in accordance with its
terms, subject to the Bankruptcy Exception.
(b) Each of the Transfer Entities is,
or on the Closing Date will be, a limited liability company duly
organized, validly existing and in good standing under the Laws of
its jurisdiction of incorporation or formation. Each of the
Transfer Entities is duly qualified to do business as a foreign
entity and is in good standing under the Laws of each state or
other jurisdiction in which the ownership of assets by it or the
nature of the activities conducted by it requires the
qualification, except where the failure to so qualify would not
reasonably be expected to result in a Sprint Material Adverse
Effect. Each of the Transfer Entities has, and Sprint Sub LLC on
the Closing Date will have, all requisite power and authority to
enter into each Ancillary Agreement to which it will be a party and
to perform the obligations to be performed by it under each such
Ancillary Agreement. Sprint has made available to Clearwire and the
Investors true and complete copies of the organizational documents
of each of the Transfer Entities, each as amended to date, and will
have made available to Clearwire and the Investors true and
complete copies of the organizational documents of Sprint Sub LLC
prior to the Closing Date. The organizational documents of each of
the Transfer Entities are, and the organizational documents of
Sprint Sub LLC will be, in full force and effect, and no Transfer
Entity is, and as of the Closing Date Sprint Sub LLC will not be,
in violation of any provision of its organizational documents,
except as would not reasonably be expected to result in a Sprint
Material Adverse Effect.
(c) Sprint or one of its Subsidiaries
owns beneficially and of record all of the issued and outstanding
Capital Stock of the Transfer Entities, and immediately prior to
the Closing, Sprint Sub LLC. The Capital Stock of the Transfer
Entities is, and the Capital Stock of Sprint Sub LLC as of the
Closing Date will be, duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid
and non-assessable, free and clear of any Encumbrance. There are
not any outstanding securities convertible into, exchangeable for,
or carrying the right to acquire, the Capital Stock of the Transfer
Entities, or as of the Closing Date, the Capital Stock of Sprint
Sub LLC, nor are there any subscriptions, warrants, options, rights
or other arrangements or commitments that could obligate Sprint Sub
LLC and the Transfer Entities to issue any Capital Stock. The
Transfer Entities are listed in Section 7.1(c) of the Sprint
Disclosure Schedule and, except as listed in Section 7.1(c) of
the Sprint Disclosure Schedule, the Transfer Entities do not own,
and as of the Closing Date Sprint Sub LLC will not own, directly or
indirectly, any Capital Stock of any Person.
(d) At Closing, the Transfer Entities
will own all assets owned by Sprint and its Subsidiaries that are
primarily used in the operation of the Sprint WiMAX Business,
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including the
Sprint Assets, free and clear of any Encumbrance. Such assets
together with those assets that are owned by Sprint and its
Subsidiaries and made available to NewCo under the Network Master
Services Agreement, the IT Master Services Agreement, the Master
Site Agreement and the Intellectual Property Rights Agreement
constitute all of the assets owned by Sprint or its Subsidiaries
that are primarily used in or otherwise material to the operation
of the Sprint WiMAX Business as currently conducted.
(e) As of the Closing, each of Sprint
HoldCo LLC and Sprint Sub LLC will be a limited liability company
duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the
Laws of the jurisdiction of its formation and will have all limited
liability company power and all Governmental Licenses required to
carry on its business as then being conducted, except for those
Governmental Licenses the absence of which would not be reasonably
expected to result, individually or in the aggregate, in a Sprint
Material Adverse Effect. As of the Closing, each of Sprint HoldCo
LLC and Sprint Sub LLC will be as of the Closing duly qualified to
do business as a foreign entity and in good standing under the Laws
of each state or other jurisdiction in which the ownership of
assets by it or the nature of the activities conducted by it
requires such qualification, except where the failure to be so
qualified and in good standing, would not reasonably be expected to
result, individually or in the aggregate, in a Sprint Material
Adverse Effect. Since the date of its formation, each of Sprint
HoldCo LLC and Sprint Sub LLC will not have engaged in any
activities and will not have any Liabilities other than in
connection with, or as contemplated by, this Agreement and the
Transactions.
SECTION
7.2 Non-Contravention . The execution, delivery and
performance of this Agreement and the Ancillary Agreements to which
it or any Subsidiary of Sprint is or will be at Closing a party,
the consummation of the Transactions and the fulfillment of and
compliance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement and the
Ancillary Agreements to which it or any Subsidiary of Sprint is or
will be at Closing a party do not and will not result in the
imposition of any Encumbrance and do not or will not (as the case
may be), with the passing of time or the giving of notice or both,
violate or conflict with, constitute a breach of or default under,
result in the loss of any benefit under, permit the acceleration of
any obligation under or create in any party the right to terminate,
modify or cancel,
(a) any term or provision of the
certificate of incorporation or bylaws of Sprint or the other
organizational documents of Sprint Sub LLC or any Transfer
Entity,
(b) any Sprint Lease or any Sprint
License,
(c) any contractual obligation (other
than any Sprint Lease) of Sprint or any of its Subsidiaries,
(d) any Governmental License (other
than any Sprint License) held by Sprint or any of its Subsidiaries
in connection with the Sprint WiMAX Business or by any Transfer
Entity or any Sprint License,
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(e) any judgment, decree or order of
any Governmental Authority to which Sprint, Sprint Sub LLC or any
Transfer Entity is a party or by which Sprint, Sprint Sub LLC, any
Sprint Asset, any Transfer Entity or any of its properties are
bound, or
(f) any Law applicable to any Sprint
Asset and in existence on the Execution Date,
in the case of
each of clauses (b) through (f), except as would not
reasonably be expected to result in a Sprint Material Adverse
Effect.
SECTION
7.3 Sprint Licenses .
(a) Description .
Section 7.3 of the Sprint Disclosure Schedule sets forth: (i)
a true and complete list, as of the Execution Date, of each of the
Sprint Licenses, (ii) the lawful, beneficial and exclusive
holder of each Sprint License, and (iii) the BTA, call sign or
other identifying information for each Sprint License. As of
April 30, 2008, the number of MHz-Pops covered by Sprint
Licenses and spectrum rights that are subject to Sprint In-Leases,
less the number of MHz-Pops covered by the spectrum rights that are
subject to the Sprint Out-Leases, is at least 28,989,000,000.
(b)
Validity .
(i) The grant, renewal or assignment
of the Sprint Licenses to the existing licensee of each Sprint
License was approved by the FCC by Final Order, and the Sprint
Licenses are validly issued and in full force and effect.
(ii) Other than Proceedings of
general applicability, there is no Proceeding pending or, to the
Knowledge of Sprint, threatened before the FCC, that, if determined
as requested by the moving party or as indicated in any document
initiating the Proceeding, could result in the revocation,
modification, restriction, cancellation, termination, suspension or
non-renewal of any Sprint License or other action that is adverse
to holder of the License, or the imposition of a material monetary
fine, nor does Sprint have Knowledge of any facts or circumstances
which, if asserted, would reasonably be expected to result in any
such action. Timely payments have been made to the United States
Government for those of the Sprint Licenses that are BTA
authorizations.
(iii) Neither Sprint nor any of its
Affiliates is a party to any contract, agreement or other
arrangement to assign or otherwise dispose of, or that would
adversely affect, NewCo’s or its Subsidiaries’
ownership of, any material Sprint License after the Effective
Time.
(c) License
Facilities .
(i) The facilities subject to a
Sprint License as of the Execution Date are listed in
Section 7.3(c)(i) of the Sprint Disclosure Schedule (the
“ Sprint License Facilities ”);
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(ii) Adequate facilities were
constructed and operated within the timeframe required by
then-applicable FCC Rules (or waivers or extensions thereof) to
satisfy construction and operating requirements applicable to each
Sprint License;
(iii) the Sprint License Facilities
since the acquisition of the Sprint Licenses, and to the Knowledge
of Sprint, at all times, have been operating in material compliance
with the FCC authorizations and the FCC Rules, except where the
facilities were not required to operate under FCC Rules or by grant
of authority from the FCC;
(iv) none of the Sprint License
Facilities (A) is authorized under an authorization that is
subject to challenge before the United States Court of Appeals or
(B) is subject to any lease, sublease or any agreement that
grants to any third Person the right, contingent or otherwise, to
use, acquire or make it available to, or for use by, a third
Person;
(v) no Sprint License is subject to
(A) a revocation proceeding or (B) a pending request for
waiver of Section 21.303 of the FCC Rules or any successor
provision thereto;
(vi) Except as set forth on
Section 7.3(c)(vi) of the Sprint Disclosure Schedule, no
Sprint Licenses or Sprint License Facilities are subject to any
contract or other agreement providing for the relocation of
wireless facilities or the sharing of any costs associated with any
such relocation with respect to the Sprint Licenses; and
(vii) no Sprint License Facilities
are operating under special temporary or developmental
authority.
(d) All reports required to be filed
by Sprint with the FCC with respect to the Sprint Licenses have
been timely filed except where the failure to so timely file would
not reasonably be expected to result in a Sprint Material Adverse
Effect. To the Knowledge of Sprint, all reports filed with the FCC
relating to the Sprint Licenses are complete and accurate.
(e) Sprint has delivered or made
available to Clearwire and the Investors true and complete copies
of all authorizations comprising each Sprint License, and, except
for documents otherwise publicly-available, all documents filed in,
and all notices or orders issued in connection with, any Proceeding
pending at the FCC relating to the Sprint Licenses.
SECTION
7.4 Sprint Leases .
(a) Section 7.4 of the Sprint
Disclosure Schedule sets forth: (i) a true and complete list,
as of the Execution Date, of each of the Sprint Leases,
(ii) the lawful, beneficial and exclusive holder of each
Sprint Lease, (iii) the licensee or sublessor, as
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applicable, for
each such Sprint Lease, and (iv) the BTA, call sign or other
identifying information for each Sprint Lease.
(b) Each Sprint Lease is valid,
binding and in full force and effect, meets in all material
respects all requirements of Law, and is enforceable in accordance
with its terms, except as may be modified by FCC Rules and subject
to the Bankruptcy Exception. The applicable Sprint entity is the
lessee or sublessee under each Sprint Lease (by entry into the
Sprint Lease, assignment of the Lease, transfer of rights or other
means) and, except with respect to any capacity of EBS spectrum
retained by the holder of the License, has the sole right to use
the spectrum under each Sprint Lease. To the Knowledge of Sprint,
other than the terms of each Sprint Lease, the FCC Rules limiting
the duration of any Sprint Lease, the FCC’s renewal of the
underlying License and the FCC’s renewal of its consent to
any Sprint De Facto Transfer Lease, there are no facts or
circumstances that would reasonably be likely to (whether with or
without notice, lapse of time or the occurrence of any other event)
preclude the renewal or extension of any Sprint Lease in the
ordinary course of business.
(c) Sprint and its Subsidiaries are
not, nor to the Knowledge of Sprint, is any other party to any of
the material Sprint Leases in material breach or default under the
Sprint Leases and any material breach or default that has been
asserted by such other party, has been waived, cured or otherwise
settled.
(d) Sprint and its Subsidiaries have
not, nor to the Knowledge of Sprint, has any other party to any of
the material Sprint Leases claimed in any written statement that
the counterparty is in material breach or default under the
material Sprint Leases and any past breach or default has been
waived, cured or otherwise settled. For purposes of this Section
7.4, any breach of a payment obligation shall be deemed
material.
(e) No party to any Sprint Lease has
claimed in writing, and to the Knowledge of Sprint, no party has
threatened, in any written statement to Sprint that the party has a
right to terminate any Sprint Lease at any time or to seek damages
against any transferor for the violation, breach or default by any
transferor of any Sprint Lease; and
(f) Sprint has delivered or made
available to Clearwire and the Investors copies of all Sprint
Leases, which are true and complete in all material respects.
(g) Neither Sprint nor any of its
Affiliates is a party to any contract, agreement or other
arrangement to assign or otherwise dispose of, or that would
adversely affect, NewCo’s or it Subsidiaries’ ownership
of, any material Sprint Lease after the Effective Time.
(h) To the Knowledge of Sprint:
(i) the grant, renewal or assignment
of the FCC licenses subject to the Sprint Leases (the “
Sprint Leased FCC Licenses ”) to the existing licensee
of each Sprint Lease was approved by the FCC by Final Order;
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(ii) the Sprint Leased FCC Licenses
are validly issued and in full force and effect; and
(iii) other than Proceedings of
general applicability, there is no Proceeding pending or threatened
before the FCC, that, if determined as requested by the moving
party or as indicated in any document initiating the Proceeding,
could result in the revocation, modification, restriction,
cancellation, termination, suspension or non-renewal of the Sprint
Leased FCC Licenses or other action that is adverse to the licensee
of the Sprint Lease, nor is Sprint aware of any facts which, if
asserted, would be reasonably likely to result in any such action;
and
(iv) adequate facilities were
constructed and operated within the timeframe required by
then-applicable FCC Rules (or waivers or extensions thereof) to
satisfy construction and operating requirements applicable to each
Sprint Leased FCC License.
(i) Each Sprint De Facto Transfer
Lease has been granted by the FCC by Final Order.
SECTION
7.5 Sprint Network Assets .
(a) Section 7.5 of the Sprint
Disclosure Schedule sets forth a complete list of the Sprint
Network Assets as of the Execution Date. Except as set forth in
Section 7.5 of the Sprint Disclosure Schedule a Transfer
Entity has, or will have at Closing, good and marketable title to
each Sprint Network Asset, free and clear of all Encumbrances. In
the aggregate, the Sprint Network Assets are:
(i) in good operating condition and
in a state of good maintenance and repair, ordinary wear and tear
excepted;
(ii) usable in the regular and
ordinary course of business;
(iii) operating as intended in
accordance with normal industry practice; and
(iv) conform in all material respects
to all applicable Laws.
Sprint has no
Knowledge of any material defect with any of the material Sprint
Network Assets.
(b) Each of the Transfer Entities and
the Sprint Network Assets is in compliance with applicable
Environmental Laws in all material respects. There are no pending
or, to the Knowledge of Sprint, threatened Proceedings alleging any
material liability of, or material noncompliance by, the Transfer
Entities under applicable Environmental Laws. The applicable
Transfer Entity holds and is, or will hold at Closing and will be,
in compliance in all material respects with all Governmental
Licenses required under Environmental Laws for their respective
operations, including the Sprint Network Assets. Neither the
transfer of the Sprint Assets to the Transfer Entities nor
the
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LLC
Contribution will require compliance with the New Jersey Industrial
Site Recovery Act or with Sections 22a-134 through 22a-134e of
the Connecticut General Statutes (commonly known as the Connecticut
Transfer Act), each as amended. Notwithstanding anything to the
contrary in this Agreement including Section 7.9, the
representations contained in this Section 7.5 contain all
representations and warranties made by Sprint in this Agreement
with respect to Environmental Laws.
SECTION
7.6 Litigation
(a) There is no Proceeding instituted
or pending, or, to the Knowledge of Sprint, threatened against
Sprint or its Subsidiaries that, would reasonably be expected to
result, individually or in the aggregate, in a Sprint Material
Adverse Effect or that, as of the Execution Date, in any manner
challenges or seeks to prevent, enjoin, alter or materially delay
the Merger or the other Transactions contemplated by this
Agreement. There are no judgments, orders, injunctions, decrees,
stipulations or awards (whether rendered by a court, administrative
agency, or by arbitration, as a result of a grievance or other
procedure) against or relating to Sprint, any of its Subsidiaries
or, to the Knowledge of Sprint, any Person for whom Sprint or any
of its Subsidiaries is liable that would reasonably be expected to
result, individually or in the aggregate, in a Sprint Material
Adverse Effect or that, as of the Execution Date, in any manner
challenges or seeks to prevent, enjoin, alter or materially delay
the Merger or the other Transactions contemplated by this
Agreement.
(b) Section 7.6(b) of the Sprint
Disclosure Schedule lists all pending litigation and material
disputes regarding any Sprint License or Sprint Lease (the “
Sprint License Disputes ”).
SECTION
7.7 Tax .
(a) None of the Sprint Assets is
subject to any material Encumbrances for Taxes except for liens for
Taxes not yet due and payable.
(b) All material Tax Returns required
to be filed by Sprint or any of its Subsidiaries with respect to
the Sprint Assets and the business in which the Sprint Assets have
been used have been timely filed and all those Tax Returns are
true, complete and correct in all material respects.
(c) All material Taxes owed by Sprint
and its Subsidiaries (whether or not shown on any Tax Return) with
respect to the Sprint Assets and the business in which the Sprint
Assets have been used have been paid, except for those Taxes being
contested in good faith and for which adequate reserves have been
established in Sprint’s Financial Statements.
(d) There is no currently pending
audit or administrative or judicial proceeding with respect to
Taxes relating to the Sprint Assets and the business in which the
Sprint Assets have been used. Neither Sprint Sub LLC nor any of the
Transfer Entities is or by virtue of the LLC Contribution will be
(i) a party to or bound by any material closing agreement,
offer in compromise, gain recognition agreement or any
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other agreement
with any Taxing Authority or any Tax indemnity or Tax sharing
agreement with any person, or (ii) a party to any waivers or
extensions of the statute of limitations with respect to material
Taxes (in each case other than with respect to Taxes that are the
subject of the indemnification provided in Section 13.1
hereof).
(e) Sprint has no Knowledge of any
proposed or threatened Tax claims or assessments with respect to
the Sprint Assets and the business in which the Sprint Assets have
been used that, if upheld, would result in the payment of a
material amount of Tax.
(f) Sprint and its Subsidiaries have
withheld and paid over to the relevant Taxing Authorities all Taxes
required to have been withheld and paid in connection with Sprint
Assets and the business in which the Sprint Assets have been
used.
(g) Neither Sprint nor any of its
Subsidiaries has, with respect to the Sprint Assets and the
business in which the Sprint Assets have been used, entered into,
or otherwise participated (directly or indirectly) in, any
“listed transaction” or any reportable transaction the
principal purpose of which was tax avoidance within the meaning of
Sections 6011, 6111 or 6112 of the Code and the Treasury
Regulations thereunder or has received a written opinion from a tax
advisor that was intended to provide protection against a tax
penalty.
(h) Sprint Sub LLC has been since its
formation and each of the Transfer Entities will be, as of Closing,
disregarded as an entity separate from its owner for U.S. federal
income tax purposes pursuant to Treasury
Regulation Section 301.7701-2(c)(2). No action has been
taken by Sprint or any of its Affiliates to treat Sprint Sub LLC or
any of the Transfer Entities other than as disregarded entities for
U.S. federal income tax purposes as of and following the
Closing.
(i) The assumption by NewCo LLC for
U.S. federal income tax purposes of the Sprint Pre-Closing
Financing will constitute an assumption of “qualified
liabilities” as described in Treasury
Regulation Section 1.707-5(a)(6)(i)(D).
SECTION
7.8 Sprint Contracts .
(a) Section 7.8 of the Sprint
Disclosure Schedule sets forth a true, correct and complete list of
the Specified Sprint Contracts, and true, correct and complete
copies of all Specified Sprint Contracts and all amendments and
waivers thereunder have been made available to Clearwire and the
Investors. To the extent Specified Sprint Contracts are not
evidenced by documents, written summaries have been made available
to Clearwire and the Investors. Subject to the Bankruptcy
Exception, all Specified Sprint Contracts are in full force and
effect and are legal, valid, binding and enforceable in accordance
with their respective terms with respect to Sprint or its
Subsidiaries and, to the Knowledge of Sprint, each other party to
the Specified Sprint Contracts, in each case except as would not be
reasonably likely to result in a Sprint Material Adverse Effect.
There are no existing defaults or breaches of Sprint or its
Subsidiaries under any Specified Sprint Contract (or events or
conditions that, with notice or lapse of time or both would
constitute a default or breach) and, to the Knowledge of Sprint,
there are no
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defaults or
breaches (or events or conditions that, with notice or lapse of
time or both, would constitute a default or breaches) with respect
to any third party to any Specified Sprint Contract, in each case
except as would not be reasonably likely to result, individually or
in the aggregate, in a Sprint Material Adverse Effect.
(b) Except as contemplated by this
Agreement, Sprint and its Subsidiaries have not entered into any
wholesale/resale, mobile virtual network operator, co-branding, or
service bundling agreement with any third party with respect to the
Sprint WiMAX Business.
SECTION
7.9 Compliance with Law . The Sprint WiMAX Business, Sprint
Sub LLC and each Transfer Entity has been operated at all times in
compliance with all Laws applicable to Sprint Sub LLC, each
Transfer Entity and the Sprint WiMAX Business or by which any
property, business or asset of Sprint Sub LLC, each Transfer Entity
and the Sprint WiMAX Business is bound or affected and has not been
threatened to be charged with or given notice of any violation of
any such Laws, other than failures to comply with or violations of
such Laws that individually or in the aggregate would not
reasonably be expected to result, individually or in the aggregate,
in a Sprint Material Adverse Effect.
SECTION
7.10 Required Filings and Consents . The execution and
delivery of this Agreement by Sprint and the consummation by Sprint
and its Subsidiaries of the Transactions contemplated by this
Agreement do not, and the performance of this Agreement by Sprint
will not, require any consent, approval, authorization or permit
of, or f
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