ASSET PURCHASE AGREEMENT
dated October 19, 2006
by and between
CONSOLIDATED SMART BROADBAND SYSTEMS, LLC
and
MULTIBAND CORPORATION
ASSET PURCHASE
AGREEMENT
THIS ASSET PURCHASE AGREEMENT (the
“Agreement”) is made and entered into as of October 19,
2006, by and between Multiband Corporation, a
Minnesota corporation (“Multiband”), and Rainbow
Satellite Group, LLC, a Connecticut limited liability company and
wholly owned subsidiary of Multiband (“Rainbow” and
together with Multiband, the “Sellers” and
individually, a “Seller”), and Consolidated Smart
Broadband Systems, LLC, a California limited liability company
(“Purchaser”).
WHEREAS, Sellers provide voice, data, and video
services, including cable television and Internet services, to
multiple dwelling unit customers in the United States (the
“Private Cable Operator Business”).
WHEREAS, Sellers wish to sell to Purchaser, and
Purchaser wishes to buy from Sellers, certain assets used by
Sellers in the conduct of each Seller’s Private Cable
Operator Business in California (collectively, the
“Business”) on the terms and for the consideration
hereinafter provided.
NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the
respective representations, warranties, covenants and agreements
contained herein, and subject to the terms and conditions set forth
herein, the parties hereto agree as follows:
ARTICLE
1
DEFINITIONS
1.1
Specific Definitions
.As used in this Agreement, the
following terms shall have the meanings set forth or referenced
below:
(a) “ Affiliate ” of a specified
Person means a Person that directly or indirectly through one or
more intermediaries, controls, or is controlled by, or is under
common control with, the person specified. “Control”
shall mean ownership of more than 50% of the shares of stock
entitled to vote for the election of directors in the case of a
corporation, and more than 50% of the voting power in the case of a
business entity other than a corporation.
(b) “ Annualized Average Normalized PPC
” means, with respect to each ROE Property, the average of
the prepaid programming commissions normalized to reflect a prepaid
programming commission rate of $175.00 per DTH Subscriber
activation for the eight month period ending on August 31, 2006
with respect to the calculation of the Purchase Price, annualized
to convert the normalized 8-month prepaid programming commissions
to an annual amount, and (ii) for the six month period ending on
November 30, 2007 with respect to the calculation of the Earnout
Amount, annualized to convert the normalized 6-month prepaid
programming commissions to an annual amount.
(c) “ Assets ” means (i) all of
the ROE Agreements, (ii) all inventory and equipment owned by
Sellers related to the Business and the Assets, including, without
limitation, all the equipment listed on Schedule
1.1(b), the distribution Systems, including, SMATV
head-end distribution systems, L-Band distribution systems and
master antenna television distribution systems used for central
distribution of the signals to the Sellers’ existing
subscribers, all customer premise equipment and System Equipment
and all uninterrupted power supply devices and all inventory of or
relating to the Business, (iii) all of the RandM Assets, (iv) all
fixed assets, including, without limitation, all tools, supplies
and the two (2) Astro Vans leased by Sellers and the 2 Ford Vans
owned by Sellers as set forth on Schedule 3.6 ,
but specifically excluding all furniture, phone and computer
equipment, (v) all goodwill associated with the Business and
relating to any of the assets described in this Section
1.1(b) , (vi) all accounts receivable distributed pursuant
to Section 5.7 below, including, without
limitation, Bulk Service fees, SMATV Non-Bulk Service fees,
receiver fees and other amounts with respect to any ROE Agreement
for any ROE Property identified on Schedule 3.8(a)
and any residuals, prepaid programming commissions or other amounts
due to Sellers from DirecTV and outstanding as of the Closing Date,
(vii) all books, records (including, without limitation, customer
records as otherwise set forth in this Agreement) and data relating
to any Asset, (viii) all subscriber agreements between each Seller
and a customers at each ROE Property and (ix) any permits and
licenses used or necessary for the Business.
(d) “ Assumed Liabilities ” means
the liabilities described in Section 2.2(a)
.
(e) “ Authorizations ” has the
meaning set forth in Section 3.11 .
(f) “ Business ” means the
Private Cable Operator Business of Sellers conducted by Sellers in
California prior to the Closing.
(g) “ Bulk Digital Service ”
means digital television service delivered to all of the units at
an ROE Property for a prescribed monthly fee.
(h) “ Bulk EBU Subscribers ”
means, as of the month ended August 31, 2006 with respect to the
calculation of the Purchase Price and as of the month ended
November 30, 2007 with respect to the calculation of the Earnout
Amount, the number of subscribers at an ROE Property that has Bulk
Service computed by taking (A) the total number of units at an ROE
Property times (B) fifty percent (50%).
(i) “ Bulk Service ” means Bulk
Digital Service or Bulk SMATV Service.
(j) “ Bulk SMATV Service ” means
television service delivered through a SMATV System to all of the
units at an ROE Property for a prescribed monthly fee.
(k) “ COBRA ” has the meaning set
forth in Section 3.35(c) .
(l) “ Code ” means the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
(m) “ Closing ” and “
Closing Date ” have the meanings set forth in
Section 2.7 .
(n) “ Closing Date Direct Costs ”
means the direct costs of Seller as of the Closing Date as set
forth on Schedule 3.5(c) .
(o) “ Closing Date Free Cash Flow
” means the free cash flow of Purchaser calculated for each
year in the number of Whole Years in the Weighted Average Remaining
ROE Agreement Term as of the Closing Date and calculated by taking
Closing Date Gross Revenue in the amount set forth on
Schedule 3.5(d) for the first year of the total
number of Whole Years in the Weighted Average Remaining ROE
Agreement Term as of the Closing Date, less Closing Date Direct
Costs in the amount set forth on Schedule 3.5(c)
for the first year in the Closing Date Free Cash Flow calculation,
less Closing Date Operating Expenses for the first year in the
Closing Date Free Cash Flow Calculation, less Maintenance CapEx,
and then applying the Closing Date Free Cash Flow Adjustments to
calculate the Closing Date Free Cash Flow for each of the
subsequent Whole Years remaining in the Weighted Average Remaining
ROE Agreement Term as of the Closing Date, as set forth in
Schedule 2.3(a) . The calculation of the Closing
Date Free Cash Flow shall not include any amounts with respect to
the RandM Assets.
(p) “ Closing Date Free Cash Flow
Adjustments ” means the Closing Date Free Cash Flow of
Purchaser calculated as of the Closing Date for the number of Whole
Years in the Weighted Average Remaining ROE Agreement Term as of
the Closing Date (i) based on the number of Subscribers as of the
Closing Date for the first year increased by an annual twenty
percent (20%) increase in the number of DTH Subscribers as of the
Closing Date for each subsequent Whole Year up to a maximum of
8,000 DTH Subscribers and is fixed at 8,000 DTH Subscribers for
each remaining Whole Year thereafter, (ii) assuming the average
term of a new Subscriber for the first year of subscription at 6
months and for each Whole Year thereafter, at 12 months, (iii)
assuming the gross revenue for each new Subscriber is $35 for each
month of subscription, (iv) assuming that the direct cost for each
new Subscriber is $5.00 for each month of subscription; (v)
assuming call center and billing costs at the rate of $3.00 per
month for each Subscriber, (vi) assuming fixed on-site marketing
costs at the rate of $60,000.00 for each year in the calculation,
(vii) assuming fixed office, telephone, postage and similar costs
at the rate of $18,000.00 for each year in the calculation, (viii)
assuming that each of payroll and related benefit expenses and
vehicle and vehicle-related expenses for the first year increase at
the rate of 2.5% for each subsequent year in the calculation, and
(xiv) assuming that Maintenance CapEx is fixed in the amount of
$100,000.00 for each year in the calculation.
(q) “ Closing Date Gross Margin ”
means the gross margin of Seller as of the Closing Date as set
forth on Schedule 3.5(d) .
(r) “ Closing Date Gross Revenue
” means the gross revenue as of the Closing Date set forth on
Schedule 3.5(b) .
(s) “ Closing Date Operating Expenses
” means the incremental variable expenses incurred to operate
the Assets and includes the following as of the Closing Date: (i)
call center and billing expenses at an assumed monthly rate of
three dollars ($3.00) per Subscriber as of the Closing Date
multiplied by twelve (12) months, (ii) onsite marketing expenses
estimated at an annual cost of $60,000.00, (iii) office, telephone,
postage and similar expenses estimated at an annual cost of
$18,000.00, (iv) payroll and related benefit expenses in the amount
of $571,356.00 for the first year, and (v) vehicle and
vehicle-related expenses in the amount of $122,892.00 for the first
year.
(t) “ Closing Extension Option ”
has the meaning sets forth in Section 2.7
.
(u) “ Confidential Information ”
includes all information disclosed by any party to this Agreement
to another party, including, without limitation, the existence,
terms and conditions of this Agreement, any information about the
ROE Properties or ROE Agreements, the existence and terms of any
arrangements between Purchaser and its suppliers or Purchaser and
Sellers, and any information in Sellers’ possession with
respect to the Assets.
(v) “ Consents ” has the meaning
set forth in Section 3.19 .
(w) “ Contract ” means any
contract, purchase or sale order, lease, license, commitment and
other agreement, whether written or oral, relating to the Business
to which either Seller is a party or an assignee or other
beneficiary thereof, including, without limitation, the ROE
Agreements.
(x) “ DirecTV ” means DirecTV,
Inc., a California corporation.
(y) “ DirecTV Residual Report ”
means that certain monthly DirecTV Residual Report, which sets
forth the number and type of Subscribers on which DirecTV pays
commissions to Sellers for the particular month indicated in the
report.
(z) “ Disclosure Schedules ”
means all of the Schedules delivered by Sellers to Purchaser under
this Agreement.
(aa) “ DTH Subscriber ” means a
direct-to-home subscriber at an ROE Property listed on the DirecTV
Residual Report with a paid residual to the Sellers per the DirecTV
Residual Report for the month ended June 30, 2006 with respect to
the calculation of the Purchase Price and per the DirecTV Residual
Report for the month ended November 30, 2007 with respect to the
calculation of the Earnout Amount.
(bb) “ Earnout Amount ” means the
greater of (i) four hundred thousand dollars ($400,000.00) or (ii)
the amount derived from the Earnout Date Free Cash Flow over the
Weighted Average Remaining ROE Agreement Term as of the Earnout
Date, which results in the Purchaser Minimum IRR as of the Earnout
Date, minus the cash portion of the Purchase Price paid on the
Closing Date.
(cc) “ Earnout Date ” means the
first anniversary date of the Closing or nine (9) months after the
Closing Date if the Closing Extension Option is
exercised.
(dd) “ Earnout Date Direct Costs ”
means, with respect to all ROE Properties other than the RandM
Assets, the sum of each of the following paid by the Sellers for
the month ended November 30, 2007, annualized to convert such
1-month costs into an annual cost: (i) all Owner Commissions, plus
(ii) the fees for Bulk Digital Service paid to DIRECTV, plus (iii)
the fees for Bulk SMATV Service paid to DIRECTV, plus (iv) the
transport fees paid to 4COM, plus (v) the fees paid for SMATV
Non-Bulk Service to DIRECTV.
(ee) “ Earnout Date Free Cash Flow
” means the free cash flow of Purchaser calculated for each
year in the number of Whole Years in the Weighted Average Remaining
ROE Agreement Term as of the Earnout Date and calculated by taking
the Earnout Date Gross Revenue for the first year of the total
number of Whole Years remaining in the Weighted Average Remaining
ROE Agreement Term as of the Earnout Date, less Earnout Date Direct
Costs for the first year in the Earnout Date Free Cash Flow
calculation, less Earnout Date Operating Expenses for the first
year in the Earnout Date Free Cash Flow Calculation, less
Maintenance CapEx, and then applying the Earnout Date Free Cash
Flow Adjustments to calculate the Earnout Date Free Cash Flow for
each of the subsequent Whole Years remaining in the Weighted
Average Remaining ROE Agreement Term as of the Earnout Date. For
purposes of this definition, Earnout Date Free Cash Flow will
include the annualized Internet Gross Margin based upon the
Purchaser’s actual Internet Gross Margin for the three
(3)-month period ended November 30, 2007. The calculation of the
Earnout Date Free Cash Flow shall not include any amounts with
respect to the RandM Assets.
(ff) “ Earnout Date Free Cash Flow
Adjustments ” means the Earnout Date Free Cash Flow of
Purchaser calculated as of the Earnout Date for the number of Whole
Years in the Weighted Average Remaining ROE Agreement Term as of
the Earnout Date (i) based on the number of Subscribers as of the
Earnout Date for the first year increased by an annual twenty
percent (20%) increase in the number of DTH Subscribers as of the
Earnout Date for each subsequent year up to a maximum of 8,000 DTH
Subscribers and is fixed at 8,000 DTH Subscribers for each Whole
Year thereafter, (ii) assuming the average term of a new Subscriber
for the first year of subscription at 6 months and for each Whole
Year thereafter at 12 months, (iii) assuming the gross revenue for
each new Subscriber is $35 for each month of subscription, (iv)
assuming that the direct cost for each new Subscriber is $5.00 for
each month of subscription; (v) assuming call center and billing
costs at the rate of $3.00 per month for each Subscriber, (vi)
assuming fixed on-site marketing costs at the rate of $60,000.00
for each year in the calculation, (vii) assuming fixed office,
telephone, postage and similar costs at the rate of $18,000.00 for
each year in the calculation, (viii) assuming that each of payroll
and related benefit expenses and vehicle and vehicle-related
expenses for the first year increase at the rate of 2.5% for each
subsequent year in the calculation, and (xiv) assuming that
Maintenance CapEx is fixed in the amount of $100,000.00 for each
year in the calculation.
(gg) “ Earnout Date Gross Revenue
” means, with respect to all ROE Properties (other than the
RandM Assets), the sum of (i) the DirecTV residuals paid to Sellers
pursuant to the DTV Residual Report for the month ended November
30, 2007, annualized to convert the 1-month total to an annual
total, plus (ii) the DIRECTV annualized Average Normalized PPC,
plus (iii) the normalized receiver fees at the normalized monthly
rate of $6.99 per DTH Subscriber, calculated for a 12-month period,
plus (iv) the fees for Bulk Digital Service billed to such ROE
Property for the month ended November 30, 2007, annualized to
convert the 1-month fees to an annual total, plus (v) the fees for
Bulk SMATV Service billed to such ROE Property for the month ended
November 30, 2007, annualized to convert the 1-month fees to an
annual total, plus (vi) the fees for SMATV Non-Bulk Service billed
to each subscriber at such ROE Property for the month ended
November 30, 2007, annualized to convert the 1-month fees to an
annual total.
(hh) “ Earnout Date Operating Expenses
” means the incremental variable expenses incurred by
Purchaser to operate the Assets and includes the following as of
the Earnout Date: (i) call center and billing expenses at an
assumed monthly rate of three dollars ($3.00) per Subscriber as of
the Earnout Date multiplied by twelve (12) months, (ii) onsite
marketing expenses estimated at an annual cost of $60,000.00, (iii)
office, telephone, postage and similar expenses estimated at an
annual cost of $18,000.00, (iv) payroll and related benefit
expenses in the amount of $585,640.00 for the first year, and (v)
vehicle and vehicle-related expenses in the amount of $125,965.00
for the first year.
(ii) “ Employee Plans ” has the
meaning set forth in Section 3.35(a) .
(jj) “ Environmental Laws or Regulations
” means and includes any one or more of the following: the
Comprehensive Environmental Response Compensation and Liability Act
(“CERCLA”), as amended by the Superfund Amendments and
Reauthorization Act of 1986 (“SARA”), 42 U.S.C.
§ 9601 et seq.; the Federal Resource Conservation and
Recovery Act of 1976 (“RCRA”), 42 U.S.C.
§ 6921 et seq.; the Clean Water Act, 33 U.S.C.
§ 1321 et seq.; the Clean Air Act, 42 U.S.C.
§ 7401 et seq.; any other federal, state, county,
municipal, local or other statute, law, ordinance or regulation
that relates to or deals with Hazardous Substances, human health or
the environment; and all regulations and regulatory policies
promulgated by a regulatory body pursuant to any of the foregoing
statutes, laws, regulations or ordinances.
(kk) “ ERISA ” means the Employee
Retirement Income Security Act of 1974.
(ll) “ ERISA Affiliate ” has the
meaning set forth in Section 3.35(a) .
(mm) “ Event ” means any event,
act, omission, circumstance, occurrence, condition or
situation.
(nn) “ FCC ”means the Federal
Communications Commission.
(oo) “ GAAP ” means generally
accepted accounting principles for financial reporting in the
United States, applied on a basis consistent with the basis on
which the financial statements referred to in Section
3.5 were prepared.
(pp) “ Gross Margin ” means, with
respect to each ROE Property, the difference between the Gross
Revenue and the Total Direct Cost for such ROE Property.
(qq) “ Gross Margin Percentages ”
means twenty-six percent (26%) for Multiband and seventy-four
percent (74%) for Rainbow.
(rr) “ Hazardous Substance ” means
asbestos, urea formaldehyde, polychlorinated biphenyls, nuclear
fuel or materials, chemical waste, radioactive materials,
explosives, known carcinogens, petroleum products, pesticides,
fertilizers, or any other substance that is dangerous, toxic, or
hazardous, or that is a pollutant, contaminant, chemical, material
or substance defined as hazardous or as a pollutant or contaminant
in, or the use, transportation, storage, release or disposal of
which is regulated by, any Environmental Laws or
Regulations.
(ss) “ Initial Closing ” and
“ Initial Closing Date ” has the meaning set
forth in Section 2.7 .
(tt) “ IRS ” means the United
States Internal Revenue Service.
(uu) “ Knowledge of Sellers ”
means actual knowledge of each of the officers and employees of the
Sellers, or the knowledge that any of such persons would reasonably
be expected to have assuming reasonable inquiry of any facts or
circumstances actually known to and recognized by such person to
create significant doubt concerning the accuracy of any
representation, warranty or statement without regard to such
“knowledge” qualifier.
(vv) “ Legal Requirement ” means
any federal, state, local, municipal, foreign, or other
constitution, law, ordinance, principle of common law, code,
regulation, statute or treaty.
(ww)
Liens ” means liens, mortgages, charges,
security interests, pledges, encumbrances, assessments,
obligations, restrictions or other third-party claims of any nature
other than statutory liens for Taxes and other governmental charges
and assessments which are not yet due and payable as of the
Closing.
(xx) “ Maintenance CapEx ” means
$100,000.00 per year representing the estimated fixed cost to
repair or replace any of the Systems or System Equipment included
in the Assets, including, without limitation, costs to repair or
replace wiring and parts and the related labor costs to repair or
replace such wiring and parts.
(yy) “ Material Adverse Effect ”
means an effect that, individually or in the aggregate with other
related effects, is or could reasonably be expected to be
materially adverse to the business, results of operation or
condition (financial or otherwise) of the Assets or the Business,
considered as a whole.
(zz) “ Missing ROE Agreement ” has
the meaning set forth in Section 3.8 .
(aaa) “ Multiband Assets ” means
all of the Assets that are owned or held by Multiband, including,
without limitation, the RandM Assets.
(bbb) “ Multiband ROE Agreements ”
means each of the access and use agreements set forth on
Schedule 3.8(a) hereto identified as originating
from “MBND” or “Dinamo” under the column
entitled “Origin”.
(ccc) “ Multiemployer Plan ” has
the meaning set forth in Section 3.35(a)
.
(ddd) “ New ROEs ” has the meaning
set forth in Section 6.6 of this
Agreement.
(eee) “ Owner ” means the owner of
any ROE Property.
(fff) “ Owner Advances ” means any
lump sum advance payments made to any Owner with respect to any ROE
Agreement.
(ggg) “ Owner Commissions ” means
any commissions, owner participation fees, Owner Advances, revenue
sharing arrangements, access fees, licensing fees, bonus payments,
or other similar fees or payments due to any Owner or any other
Person with respect to any ROE Agreement or the transactions
contemplated in this Agreement.
(hhh) “ Person ” means an
individual, partnership, corporation, business trust, limited
liability company, limited liability partnership, join stock
company, trust, unincorporated association, joint venture or other
entity or a governmental body
(iii) “ Pre-Closing Owner Commissions
” means all Owner Commissions that are required to have been
paid by Sellers on or prior to the Closing Date.
(jjj) “ Purchase Price ” has the
meaning set forth in Section 2.3 .
(kkk) “ Purchaser Minimum IRR ”
means (i) as of the Closing, an internal rate of return to
Purchaser of twenty percent (20%) and (ii) as of the Earnout Date,
an internal rate of return to Purchaser of twenty-five percent
(25%). For purposes of the calculation of the Earnout Amount, the
investment amount used in calculating the Purchaser Minimum IRR as
of the Earnout Date will include the Purchase Price (but excluding
the RandM Assets Purchase Price and the Assumed Liabilities) plus
the Earnout Amount.
(lll) “ Rainbow Assets ” means all
of the Assets that are owned or held by Rainbow.
(mmm) “ Rainbow ROE Agreements ”
means each of the California access and use agreements set forth on
Schedule 3.8(a) hereto identified as originating
from “RAIN” under the column entitled
“Origin”.
(nnn) “ RandM Assets ” means all of
the Assets that are owned or held by Multiband and which were
acquired by Multiband from Rand’M, a California corporation,
pursuant to that certain Cable Systems Acquisition Agreement
entered into effective September 13, 2006.
(ooo) “ RandM Assets Purchase Price
” means $200,000.00.
(ppp) “ RandM ROE Agreements ”
means the ROE Agreements included in the RandM Assets.
(qqq) “ Retained Liabilities ” has
the meaning set forth in Section 2.2 .
(rrr) “ ROE Agreement ” means each
of the access and use agreements or service and installation
agreements set forth on Schedule 3.8(a) hereto
which includes all the Multiband ROE Agreements and the Rainbow ROE
Agreements, and each RandM ROE Agreement and each Missing ROE
Agreement.
(sss) “ ROE Property ” means each
property subject to an ROE Agreement.
(ttt) “ Sales Commission ” means
with respect to each New ROE, the amount of commission payable by
Sellers to the respective marketing representatives of Purchaser
calculated by multiplying (i) two dollars and fifty cents ($2.50)
times (ii) the number of units at each ROE Property covered by a
New ROE times (iii) the number of years in the term of such New
ROE, including any renewal terms under the sole control of either
of the Sellers on or prior to the Closing Date, up to a maximum of
ten (10) years in the aggregate, provided, however, that any such
New ROE has a minimum initial term of five (5) years.
(uuu) “ Schedule ” means a part of
the Disclosure Schedules unless expressly identified as a
Purchaser’s Schedule.
(vvv) “ Schedule 2.4 Payment ” has
the meaning set forth in Section 2.4 .
(www) “ SMATV Non-Bulk Service ”
means SMATV services delivered to individual residents at an ROE
Property using a System that encompasses a headend installed at
such ROE Property and which is not a form of Bulk
Service.
(xxx) “ SMATV Non-Bulk Subscriber ”
means a subscriber at an ROE Property that was billed for SMATV
Non-Bulk Service as of August 31, 2006 for the calculation of the
Purchaser Price and as of November 30, 2007 for the calculation of
the Earnout Amount.
(yyy) “ Subscriber ” means any DTH
Subscriber, SMATV Non-Bulk Subscriber or Bulk EBS
Subscriber.
(zzz) “ System ” means the cable,
direct satellite system, SMATV system, mater antenna television or
other television system built, acquired and/or operated by Sellers
at the ROE Property, including all System Equipment and any and all
other related wiring installed at the ROE Property as of the
Closing Date in connection with the provision of cable, direct
satellite television services and SMATV at the ROE
Property.
(aaaa) “ System Equipment ” means
all equipment used in, or necessary for, the safe and proper
operation of the System, including, but not limited to, satellite
dishes, antennas, parabolic receiver antennas, leads, cables,
conduit, terminals, location markers, amplifiers, down converters,
wiring, descrambling equipment, head end equipment (including all
racks, security and air conditioning units, power inserters,
modulators, receivers and access cards), pedestals, junction boxes,
vaults, splitters, interdiction devices, power supplies, receivers,
destackers, amplifiers, decoders and other electronic devices used
to distribute broadband communication signals.
(bbbb) “ Taxes ” means all taxes,
additions to tax, penalties, interest, fines, duties, withholdings,
assessments, and charges assessed or imposed by any governmental
authority, including but not limited to all federal, state, county,
local and foreign income, profits, gross receipts, import, ad
valorem, real and personal property, franchise, license, sales,
use, value added, stamp, transfer, withholding, payroll,
employment, excise, custom, duty, and any other taxes, obligations
and assessments of any kind whatsoever; the foregoing shall
include, but not be limited to, any liability arising as a result
of being (or ceasing to be) a member of any affiliated,
consolidated, combined, or unitary group as well as any liability
under any tax allocation, tax sharing, tax indemnity or similar
agreement.
(cccc) “ WARN Act ” has the meaning
set forth in Section 3.35(c) .
(dddd) “ Weighted Average Remaining ROE
Agreement Term ” means as of any date, the average
remaining term of the ROE Agreements including any automatic
renewal terms under the sole control of either of the Sellers on or
prior to the Closing Date, or the sole control of Purchaser after
the Closing Date until the Earnout Date, weighted based on the
applicable Gross Margin for such date. For purposes of calculating
the Weighted Average Remaining ROE Agreement Term as of the date of
this Agreement, any ROE Agreement that is expired is deemed to have
a remaining term (including automatic renewals) of one (1) month
and the remaining term (including automatic renewals) of all other
ROE Agreements is based on the actual term (including automatic
renewals) remaining as of such date. For purposes of calculating
the Weighted Average Remaining ROE Agreement Term as of the Closing
Date and as of the Earnout Date, any ROE Agreement that is expired
or has a remaining term (including any automatic renewals) of less
than twelve (12) months will be deemed to have a remaining term
(including automatic renewals) of twelve (12) months and the
remaining term (including automatic renewals) of all other ROE
Agreements will be based on the actual term (including automatic
renewals) remaining as of such date.
(eeee) “ Whole Years ” means at any
date, the number calculated by dividing the Weighted Average
Remaining ROE Agreement Term at such date, by 12 and rounding the
quotient up to the nearest whole number for each fractional year
that is greater than or equal to one-half (0.50).
1.2
Other Terms
. Other terms may be defined
elsewhere in the text of this Agreement and shall have the meaning
indicated throughout this Agreement.
1.3
Other Definitional
Provisions .
(i) The words “hereof,”
“herein,” and “hereunder” and words of
similar import, when used in this Agreement shall refer to this
Agreement as a whole and not to any particular provisions of this
Agreement.
(ii) The terms defined in the singular shall have a
comparable meaning when used in the plural, and vice
versa.
(iii) References to an “Exhibit”,
“Annex” or to a “Schedule” are, unless
otherwise specified, to one of the Exhibits, Annexes or Schedules
attached to or referenced in this Agreement, and references to an
“Article” or a “Section” are, unless
otherwise specified, to one of the Articles or Sections of this
Agreement.
(iv) The term “Dollars” or
“$” shall refer to the currency of the United States of
America.
(v) All references to time shall refer to Los
Angeles, California time.
(vi) The term “including” is by way of
example and not limitation, whether or not followed by the words
“without limitation” or any similar phrase.
ARTICLE
2
PURCHASE AND SALE OF
ASSETS
2.1
Purchased Assets
. Upon the terms and subject to the
conditions set forth in this Agreement, effective as of the
Closing, (a) Multiband hereby sells, transfers, assigns and conveys
to Purchaser, and Purchaser hereby purchases, the Multiband Assets
free and clear of all Liens and encumbrances and (b) Rainbow hereby
sells, transfers, assigns and conveys to Purchaser, and Purchaser
hereby purchases, the Rainbow Assets free and clear of all Liens
and encumbrances. The Multiband Assets and the Rainbow Assets are
intended to include all the Assets.
2.2
Assumed Liabilities; Retained
Liabilities . Purchaser
shall assume no liabilities of Sellers other than the post-closing
obligations under the ROE Agreements following the Closing, which
liabilities are expressly assigned to and assumed by Purchaser
hereunder (the “Assumed Liabilities”). It is expressly
agreed and understood that, except for the Assumed Liabilities,
Purchaser does not assume any obligations or liabilities of
Sellers, including, without limitation, any liabilities arising out
of or relating in any way to the build-out or operation of a System
or the System Equipment prior to Closing at each ROE Property by
Sellers or others or with respect to any Pre-Closing Owner
Commissions (the “Retained Liabilities”).
2.3
Purchase Price;
Payment . The total
consideration for the Assets (the “Purchase Price”)
shall be equal to (i) the RandM Assets Purchase Price, plus (ii)
three million, four hundred and thirty thousand dollars
($3,430,000.00) for the other Multiband Assets and the Rainbow
Assets, which portion of the purchase price is calculated based on
the Closing Date Free Cash Flow and the Purchaser’s Minimum
IRR and the assumption that at the Closing, the Closing Date
Weighted Average Remaining ROE Agreement Term will be at least
eighty-four (84) months, plus (iii) the Assumed Liabilities;
provided, however, that the portion of the Purchase Price described
in subsection (ii) above shall be adjusted up or down as set forth
on Schedule 2.3(a) to reflect the actual Closing
Date Weighted Average Remaining ROE Agreement Term.
Schedule 2.3(b) sets forth the calculation of the
Purchase Price excluding the Assumed Liabilities and the RandM
Assets Purchase Price and details the calculations for Free Cash
Flow and the Purchaser’s Minimum IRR. The cash portion of the
Purchase Price attributable to the Schedule 2.4 ROE Assets will be
paid by Purchaser to Rainbow at the Initial Closing as described in
Section 2.4 below. The balance of the Purchase
Price shall be paid to the Sellers at the Closing as follows: (i)
eighty percent (80%) of the cash portion of the Purchase Price will
be paid to Sellers based on their respective Gross Margin
Percentages and (ii) twenty percent (20%) of the cash portion of
the Purchase Price shall be held by Purchaser as an indemnity
holdback to cover claims by Purchaser under Article
9 hereof (the “Indemnity Holdback Amount”).
The Holdback shall be released to Sellers pursuant to the terms of
Section 2.6 below.
2.4
Initial Closing
. At the Initial Closing, Purchaser
shall pay to Rainbow three hundred and eighty-six thousand dollars
($386,000.00) (the “Schedule 2.4 Payment”) with respect
to the ROE Agreements and the related Assets for the five (5) ROE
Properties identified on Schedule 2.4 hereto (the
“Schedule 2.4 ROE Assets”) if (a) such ROE Agreement
provides Rainbow with the exclusive right to provide and market its
private cable operator services at each such property, (b) the
Weighted Average Remaining ROE Agreement Term of the ROE Agreements
with respect to each of the Schedule 2.4 ROE Assets including any
automatic renewal terms under the sole control of either of the
Sellers on or prior to the Closing Date is at least sixty (60)
months, and (c) the aggregate Gross Margin with respect to the ROE
Agreements included in the Schedule 2.4 ROE Assets is at least
fifteen thousand dollars ($15,000.00) per month. The Schedule 2.4
Payment shall be considered complete payment to Rainbow for the
Assets relating to the Schedule 2.4 ROE Assets such that title to
all such Assets will transfer to Purchaser as of the Schedule 2.4
Assets Effective Date. At the Closing Date, the Schedule 2.4
Payment shall be deducted from the Purchase Price due to Rainbow
with respect to the balance of the Assets at the Closing Date and
the Schedule 2.4 Payment shall be included as part of the Purchase
Price with respect to calculation of the Earnout Amount and the
Assets shall be included with all the other Assets for all other
purposes under this Agreement.
2.5
Earnout . In addition to the Purchase Price, Sellers
shall be entitled to the Earnout Amount on the Earnout Date. The
Earnout Amount shall be paid to Sellers based on their respective
Gross Margin Percentages.
2.6
Indemnity Holdback
Amount. The Indemnity
Holdback Amount shall be released as set forth below to Sellers in
accordance with the Gross Margin Percentage: (a) to the extent that
on the third (3 rd ) month anniversary of the Closing
Date any claims by Purchaser under Article 9
hereof are less than seventeen and a half percent (17.5%) of the
cash portion of the Purchase Price paid by Purchaser as of the
Closing Date, then two and a half percent (2.5%) of the Indemnity
Holdback Amount shall be released to Sellers on such third (3
rd ) month anniversary; (b) to the extent that on the
sixth (6 th ) month anniversary of the Closing Date any
claims by Purchaser under Article 9 hereof are
less than fifteen percent (15.0%) of the cash portion of the
Purchase Price paid by Purchaser as of the Closing Date, then two
and a half percent (2.5%) of the Indemnity Holdback Amount shall be
released to Sellers on such sixth (6 th ) month
anniversary; (c) to the extent that on the nine (9) month
anniversary of the Closing Date any claims by Purchaser under
Article 9 hereof are less than twelve and a half
percent (12.5%) of the cash portion of the Purchase Price paid by
Purchaser as of the Closing Date, then two and a half percent
(2.5%) of the Indemnity Holdback Amount shall be released to
Sellers on such nine (9) month anniversary; and (d) to the extent
that on the first (1 st ) year anniversary of the
Closing Date, there are no claims by Purchaser under
Article 9 hereof or such claims are less than
twelve and a half percent (12.5%) of the cash portion of the
Purchase Price paid by Purchaser as of the Closing Date, then the
total remaining balance of the Indemnity Holdback Amount shall be
released to Sellers on such first (1 st ) year
anniversary of the Closing Date; provided, however, that if any
claim by Purchaser under Article 9 is pending
dispute as of the time of any release of any portion of the
Indemnity Holdback Amount, then, unless the balance of the
Indemnity Holdback Amount at such time (excluding the amount
required to be distributed at such time) is sufficient to cover the
amount of such disputed claim, then an amount equal to such claim
shall continue to be held by Purchaser until such time as the
disputed claim is finally resolved among the parties and such
amount distributed according to such resolution or, as necessary,
retained to insure that the appropriate Indemnity Holdback Amount
at such time continues to be held by Purchaser.
2.7
Initial Closing Date; Closing
Date .
(a)
Initial Closing
. The consummation of the purchase
and sale of the Schedule 2.4 ROE Assets provided for in
Section 2.4 hereof (the “Initial
Closing”) shall take place at 10:00 a.m. (Pacific Standard
time) on October 19, 2006, or at such other date and time as is
mutually agreed to by the parties (the “Initial Closing
Date”), but shall be deemed effective as of 12:01 a.m.
(Pacific Standard time) on September 29, 2006 (the “Schedule
2.4 Assets Effective Date”). The Initial Closing shall take
place by delivery to each of Purchaser’s and
Multiband’s principal office via facsimile transmission or
email transmission in PDF file format (with originals sent via
overnight courier service) of the signed Agreement and delivery of
(a) the Initial Closing Purchase Price to be made in accordance
with Section 2.4 , (b) a fully executed assignment
for each ROE Agreement listed on Schedule 2.4, other than with
respect to the ROE Agreement for the ROE Property known as the
Promenade which ROE Agreement was executed in the name of Purchaser
and therefore does not require further assignment to Purchaser, (c)
a fully executed bill of sale with respect to the Schedule 2.4 ROE
Assets, (d) a fully executed Secretary’s Certificate of
Rainbow providing the information required by Section
6.28 with respect to the sale of the Schedule 2.4 ROE
Assets, and (e) evidence of compliance with the actions required by
Sections 6.23 (Transfer of Chain Numbers),
Section 6.24 (Transfer of Accounts) and
Section 6.25 (DirecTV’s Waiver of Right of
First Refusal) with respect to the Schedule 2.4 ROE Assets, or at
such other place or in such other manner as the parties hereto may
agree. In addition, (x) execution of this Agreement is evidence
that (1) none of the conditions contemplated in Section
6.3 (Legislation) or Section 6.4
(Proceedings) are present with respect to the Schedule 2.4 ROE
Assets, and (2) there are no consents or other approvals required
with respect to the Schedule 2.4 ROE Assets, (y) the information
required pursuant to Section 6.17 (ROE Agreement
and Subscriber Information) shall be delivered to Purchaser within
two (2) days after the Initial Closing Date, and (z) the
information required by Section
6.11 (Technical Specifications), Section
6.12 (Owner Contact Information), Section
6.13 (Deposits), Section 6.14 (Free
(“Comp”) Accounts and Service), Section
6.15 (Deposits), and Section 6.16
(Channel Lineups and Serial Numbers) shall be delivered to
Purchaser within five (5) days after the Initial Closing Date. All
Disclosure Schedules or other deliverables prepared by Sellers and
delivered to Purchaser under the terms of this Agreement with
respect to the Schedule 2.4 ROE Assets shall reflect information as
of 12:01 a.m. (Pacific Standard time) on the Schedule 2.4 ROE
Assets Effective Date.
(b)
Closing . The consummation of the purchase and sale of
all of the other Assets (other than the Schedule 2.4 ROE Assets)
provided for herein (the “Closing”) shall take place at
10:00 a.m. (Pacific Standard time) ninety (90) days after the date
of this Agreement (the “Closing Date”); provided,
however, that if at such time Sellers are in the process of
continuing to negotiate New ROEs pursuant to Section
6.6 hereof, then upon written notice to Purchaser,
Multiband shall have the option to extend the Closing for an
additional ninety (90) days (the “Closing Extension
Option”) in which case, the date that is one hundred and
eighty (180) days after the date of this Agreement shall be the
“Closing Date.” The Closing shall take place by
delivery to each of Purchaser’s and Multiband’s
principal office via facsimile transmission or email transmission
in PDF file format (with originals sent via overnight courier
service) of the documents to be delivered at the Closing and
deliveries of the Purchase Price to be made in accordance with
Section 2.3 , or at such other place or in such
other manner as the parties hereto may agree. All Disclosure
Schedules or other deliverables prepared by Sellers and delivered
to Purchaser under the terms of this Agreement with respect to the
Assets (other than the Schedule 2.4 ROE Assets) shall reflect
information as of 12:01 a.m. (Pacific Standard time) on the Closing
Date, unless otherwise indicated in this Agreement.
2.8
Proceedings
. All proceedings taken and all
documents executed and delivered by the parties hereto at the
Initial Closing with respect to the Schedule 2.4 ROE Assets shall
be deemed to have been taken and executed simultaneously and no
proceedings shall be deemed taken nor any documents executed or
delivered until all have been taken, executed and delivered. All
proceedings taken and all documents executed and delivered by the
parties hereto at the Closing with respect to the Assets (other
than the Schedule 2.4 ROE Assets) shall be deemed to have been
taken and executed simultaneously and no proceedings shall be
deemed taken nor any documents executed or delivered until all have
been taken, executed and delivered.
2.9
Purchase Price
Allocation . The
consideration payable by Purchaser under this Agreement shall be
allocated among the Assets (the “Allocation”) first to
accounts receivable and inventory and equipment-vehicles and the
balance shall be allocated 10% to tangible personal property and
equipment and 90% to the ROE Agreements. Purchaser and each of the
Sellers agree to (a) be bound by the Allocation and not to take any
position inconsistent with such Allocation and (b) file all returns
and reports with respect to the transactions contemplated in this
Agreement, including all federal, state and local tax returns on
the basis of such Allocation, including without limitation, IRS
Form 8594.
ARTICLE
3
REPRESENTATIONS AND
WARRANTIES OF SELLERS
Unless otherwise indicated, as of the date
hereof and as of the Closing Date, each of the Sellers represents
and warrants to Purchaser, jointly and severally, as
follows:
3.1
Organization
. Multiband is a corporation duly
organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of
the State of Minnesota with full power and authority to conduct its
business as it is now being conducted and to own or use the
Multiband Assets. Rainbow is a limited liability company duly
organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of
the State of Connecticut with full power and authority to conduct
its business as it is now being conducted and to own or use the
Rainbow Assets.
3.2
No Subsidiaries
. The Assets do not contain any
interest, direct or indirect, in any business, corporation, joint
venture, partnership, proprietorship or other entity. Multiband is
the owner of and holds all rights with respect to the Multiband
Assets and Rainbow is the owner of and holds all rights with
respect to the Rainbow Assets. Except as set forth in
Schedule 3.2 , none of the Business is conducted
through, and none of the Assets are owned by or through, any direct
or indirect subsidiary or Affiliate of Sellers.
3.3
Authority . This Agreement constitutes the legal, valid
and binding obligation of each of the Sellers enforceable against
each of them in accordance with its terms. Upon the execution and
delivery by the Sellers of the New ROEs, Noncompetition Agreements,
the Call Center and Billing Agreement and the Internet Agreement
and each other agreement to be executed or delivered by each such
party at the Closing (collectively, the Sellers’ Closing
Documents”), each of Sellers’ Closing Documents will
constitute the legal, valid and binding obligation of each of the
Sellers, enforceable against each of them in accordance with its
terms, subject to bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent transfer,
reorganization, moratorium and similar laws of general
applicability relating to or affecting creditors’ rights and
to general equity principles. Each of the Sellers has the absolute
and unrestricted right, power and authority to execute and deliver
this Agreement and each of the Sellers’ Closing Documents to
which it is a party and to perform its obligations under this
Agreement and each of the Sellers’ Closing Documents to which
it is a party, and such action has been duly authorized by all
necessary action by such Seller’s shareholders or members and
board of directors or managers. No further proceeding on the part
of any of the Sellers or their respective shareholders, members,
managers or board of directors is necessary to authorize this
Agreement, each of the Sellers’ Closing Documents to which it
is a party and the transactions contemplated hereby. Neither the
execution and delivery of this Agreement nor compliance by any
of the Sellers with its terms and provisions will violate (i) any
provision of the Articles of Incorporation, Articles of
Organization, Bylaws or Operating Agreement, as applicable, of such
Seller, (ii) any Contract transferred to Purchaser or any permit or
license of Sellers relating to the Business, or (iii) any law,
statute, regulation, injunction, order or decree of any
government agency or authority or court to which Sellers, the
Business or any of the Assets is subject, except to the extent that
any such violation would not be material with respect to the Assets
individually or in the aggregate.
3.4
Capitalization
. Multiband is and will be on the
Closing Date the sole record and beneficial owner and holder of the
issued and outstanding shares of Rainbow and such shares are and
will be owned by Multiband, free and clear of all Liens. There are
no Contracts relating to the issuance, sale or transfer of any
equity securities or other securities of Rainbow.
3.5
Financial Information
Reports .
(a) Each Seller has delivered to Purchaser the
following financial information, (collectively, with any updates
thereof, the “Financial Information Reports”): (a) an
unaudited balance sheet as of June 30, 2006 (including the notes
thereto, the “Balance Sheet”), and (b) the related
monthly statements of income for the months of January through June
2006. Each of the Financial Information Reports delivered to
Purchaser hereunder and pursuant to Section 5.8
below is and will be complete and correct and was and will be
prepared from and is and will be in accordance with the accounting
records of the Sellers which have been maintained in accordance
with sound business practices and based on Sellers’ financial
statements which have been prepared in accordance with GAAP
consistently applied.
(b)
Schedule
3.5(b) sets forth a
correct and complete schedule of the calculation of the Closing
Date Gross Revenue for each of the ROE Properties.
(c)
Schedule
3.5(c) sets forth a
correct and complete schedule of the calculation of the Closing
Date Direct Costs for each of the ROE Properties.
(d)
Schedule
3.5(d) sets forth a
correct and complete schedule of the calculation of the Closing
Date Gross Margin for each of the ROE Properties.
3.6
Sufficiency of Assets;
Title .
(a) The Assets (a) constitute all of the assets,
tangible and intangible, of any nature whatsoever, necessary to
operate Sellers’ Business in the manner presently operated by
Sellers, and (b) include all of the California operating assets of
the Sellers used in the Business. The Assets are suitable for the
uses for which they are currently used by Sellers in the
Business.
(b)
Schedule 3.6
contains a true and complete
listing of each vehicle that is used in the Business, each driver
that is assigned to such vehicle, whether the vehicle is owned or
leased by the Sellers and an indication as to whether the vehicle
belongs to an employee of the Sellers and if employee-owned, the
applicable mileage reimbursement rate. Sellers will pay and satisfy
any and all obligations with respect to the leased vehicles
reflected on Schedule 3.6 on or prior to the
Closing and at the Closing will deliver to Purchaser title to such
leased vehicles and the Sellers’ owned vehicles, free and
clear of all Liens.
(c) Each Seller has or will have, and, upon
consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, will convey
to Purchaser, full right, title and interest, and good and
marketable title, to their respective Assets, free and clear of all
Liens. To the Knowledge of Sellers, there are no claims, objections
or bases for objections which any Owner of any ROE Property or
any predecessor to either of the Sellers may raise in
connection with any ROE Agreement or the other Assets and the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
3.7
Contracts . Each Contract required to be listed on a
Schedule hereto is valid and subsisting and is in full force and
effect in accordance with its terms, subject to bankruptcy,
insolvency, fraudulent transfer, reorganization, moratorium and
similar laws of general applicability relating to or affecting
creditors’ rights and to general equity principles, and there
have been no amendments, creditors modifications, or supplements to
any such Contract. There is no default by either Seller or claim of
default by either Seller, or, to the Knowledge of Sellers, any
other party thereto, under any such Contracts and no Event has
occurred that, with the passage of time or the giving of notice or
both, could reasonably be expected to constitute a default by
either Seller or, to the Knowledge of Sellers, any other party
thereto under any such Contract, or could reasonably be expected to
permit modification, acceleration, or termination of any such
Contract, or result in the creation of any Lien on any of the
Assets. No party to any Contract has notified any Seller of its
intention to terminate any Contract and to the Knowledge of
Sellers, no party to any Contract has indicated its intent to do
so, whether by exercising any termination or buy-out rights under
any Contract or otherwise.
(a) Attached hereto as Schedule
3.8(a) is a complete and correct list of each Multiband
ROE Agreement and each Rainbow ROE Agreement that is included in
the Assets, including, without limitation, the correct and
complete: (i) name and address of each ROE Property, (ii) the
number of units at each ROE Properties, (iii) the type of service
provided at each ROE Property, and (iv) the expiration date of the
term of each ROE Agreement, provided, however, that the failure to
set forth the exact correct number of units and property name of
each Property will not have or be reasonably expected to have a
Material Adverse Effect. Except as set forth on Schedule
3.8(a) and Schedule 3.8(b) below, there
are no other Contracts (whether oral or written) entered into
between either of the Sellers and any of the Owners of the ROE
Properties that affect any of the Assets other than the RandM
Assets.
(b)
Schedule
3.8(b) sets forth a
true and correct list of each ROE Agreement with respect to which
neither of the Sellers is paying any Owner Commissions or any
programming fees to DirecTV, 4COM or any other programming services
provider. There are no revenues or expenses associated with such
ROE Properties because there are no subscribers at such ROE
Properties and although Sellers have the right to provide
television service and programming to such ROE Properties, no such
service is currently provided by the Sellers. The failure to
provide such service is not a breach of the ROE Agreements for such
ROE Properties.
(c) As of the Closing, Schedule
3.8(c) includes (i) a complete and correct list of each
RandM ROE Agreement that is included in the Assets, including,
without limitation, the correct and complete: (1) name and address
of each ROE Property, (2) the number of units and the number and
type of Subscribers at each ROE Property, (3) the type of service
provided at each ROE Property, and (4) the expiration date of the
term of each ROE Agreement, and (ii) a complete and correct list of
each ROE Agreement that is included in the Assets but for which
Sellers do not have copies of the respective ROE Agreements (each,
a “Missing ROE Agreement”), including, without
limitation, the correct and complete: (1) name and address of each
such ROE Property, (2) the number of units and the number and type
of Subscribers at each such ROE Property, (3) the type of service
provided at each such ROE Property, (4) to the extent available,
the expiration date of the term of each Missing ROE Agreement and
(5) name of the Seller that provides the services pursuant to such
Missing ROE Agreement. Except as set forth on Schedule
3.8(c) , there are no other Contracts (whether oral or
written) entered into between either of the Sellers and any of the
Owners of the ROE Properties that affect any of the RandM Assets.
Sellers represent that they have all right, title and interest in
and to each Missing ROE Agreement and that the applicable Seller
indicated has the right to provide the Services at such ROE
Properties.
(d) The Weighted Average Remaining ROE Agreement
Term of the ROE Agreements is ten (10) months as of September 30,
2006. As of the Closing, the Weighted Average Remaining ROE
Agreement Term of the ROE Agreements will be at least sixty (60)
months.
(e) Prior to the Closing, Sellers have delivered to
Purchaser, true and complete files for each ROE Agreement,
including, without limitation, the fully executed ROE Agreement,
any schedules, exhibits, annexes, memoranda, assignments and
amendments thereto, all correspondence with respect to each ROE
Agreement since the acquisition date of each applicable ROE
Agreement, and all instruments of transfer, assignment, conveyance
and other instruments evidencing the applicable Seller’s
chain of title with respect to each ROE Agreement, and hereby
represents that each such transfer, assignment or other conveyance
was in all respects legally effected and sufficient to convey,
transfer and assign to the applicable Seller all right, title and
interest in each ROE Agreement and the Assets (collectively, the
“ROE Files”). Each ROE Agreement (i) represents the
valid, binding and legal obligation of the respective Seller and
each other party thereto, enforceable against such party in
accordance with its terms; (ii) contains the expiration date of the
term of such ROE Agreement and the exact number of apartment,
dwelling or similar units at such ROE Property; and (iii) is in
full force and effect according to the terms set forth in the ROE
Agreement and has not been modified, supplemented or amended in any
way.
3.9
SMATV Non-Bulk
Properties .
Schedule 3.9 sets forth a correct and complete
list by ROE Property of each ROE Property that has SMATV Non-Bulk
Service, the number of SMATV units, the number of channels
available at each such ROE Property, which channels include local
and transport stations delivered by 4COM, the monthly rate charged
per subscriber for the SMATV Non-Bulk Service, the total monthly
revenues at such ROE Property for the SMATV Non-Bulk Service, the
number of SMATV Non-Bulk Service subscribers, the total monthly
transport fees payable by Sellers to 4COM for the transport
stations at such ROE Property and the total monthly fees payable by
Sellers to DirecTV for the SMATV Non-Bulk Service.
3.10
HDTV Properties
. Schedule 3.10
sets forth a correct and complete list of each ROE Property that is
HDTV ready, together with the applicable HDTV platform installed at
such ROE Property and a list of ROE Properties that have requested
an HDTV upgrade.
(a) Except as set forth on Schedule
3.8(a) , each of the ROE Properties is exclusive to the
respective Seller represented as holding the rights to such ROE
Property with respect to the System and System Equipment (the
“Exclusive Agreements”).
(b) Except as set forth on Schedule
3.8(a) with respect to the Exclusive Agreements
, (a) there is currently no franchise cable
operator (“FCO”) connected to any minimum point of
entry at any of the ROE Properties and no FCO has over built any of
the Sellers’ Systems at any of the ROE Properties; (b) no
unit at any ROE Property is serviced by the FCO; and (c) Sellers
have sole and exclusive access to each of the ROE Properties in
connection with (1) the provision of television service and
programming delivered to each of the units on such ROE Properties
using the cable distribution system and inside wiring at each such
ROE Property and (2) the solicitation of residents residing at each
ROE Property.
3.12
Access to ROE
Properties . Pursuant to
each ROE Agreement, each Seller has the right of ingress, egress,
access and right of way across, through, in or on each part and all
of the ROE Property covered by such ROE Agreement, to each unit
within such ROE Property and to all Systems and System Equipment
located on such ROE Property and used in the operation of the cable
television or other similar system on such ROE Property, sufficient
to provide the services that are required to be provided pursuant
to each ROE Agreement. Neither Seller has been notified by any
Owner of any ROE Property about any limitations or restrictions on
such Owner’s ability to grant such rights to such
Seller.
3.13
Ownership of Assets
. Except as set forth on
Schedule 3.13, Multiband owns all the Systems, the
Systems Equipment used to provide the services to each of the ROE
Properties under the Multiband ROE Agreements and all the other
Multiband Assets and Rainbow owns all the Systems, the Systems
Equipment used to provide the services to each of the ROE
Properties under the Rainbow ROE Agreements and all the other
Rainbow Assets. Neither Seller has previously assigned or
transferred any of its right, title or interest in, to or under the
Assets, and each Seller holds such right, title and interest free
and clear of any and all Liens. Neither Seller has removed any of
the Systems, Systems Equipment or other Assets that were located on
any ROE Property at the time that Purchaser surveyed each of the
ROE Properties during the period from September 20-22, 2006 (the
“Inspection”). All of the Assets are materially in the
same condition and functioning in the same manner as during the
Inspection.
3.14
Accounts Receivable
. Schedule 3.14
sets forth a correct and complete summary of all of the accounts
receivable with respect to each ROE Property included in the
Assets, including the aging of each account receivable segregated
by Performing Subscriber and Non-performing Subscriber (the
“Aging A/R Summary Report”), with supporting details to
be electronically delivered to Purchaser at the Closing. All
accounts receivable reflected on Schedule 3.14
represent or will represent valid obligations arising from sales
actually made, services actually performed or services actually
billed by Sellers.
3.15
Absence of Undisclosed
Liabilities . Except as
set forth on Schedule 3.15 , other than
obligations under the ROE Agreements with respect to the applicable
ROE Property to which such ROE Agreement relates, there are no
Liens, debts, liabilities or obligations, of any nature, affecting
the Assets. Each Seller shall pay, discharge and perform
promptly, when due, any and all Retained Liabilities of the Sellers
that directly or indirectly affect the Assets.
3.16
Absence of Certain Changes and
Events .
(a) Since June 30, 2006, there has not been any
change or occurrence that reasonably indicates there may be any
change, in the management, business, prospects, results of
operations or condition (financial or otherwise) of the Assets or
the Business that has or could reasonably be expected to have a
Material Adverse Effect.
(b) Since June 30, 2006, neither Seller has (i)
transferred or otherwise disposed of any of the Assets; (ii)
entered into any compromise or settlement of or suffered any
judgment in any litigation, proceeding, or governmental
investigation relating to the Assets; (iii) suffered any material
damage or destruction to, or loss of, any of the Assets whether or
not covered by insurance; (iv) entered into any Contract,
including, without limitation, with respect to Owner Commissions or
other side Contract requiring any payments to be made with respect
to the Assets; (v) except as set forth on Schedule
3.16, entered into any Contract to
purchase or otherwise acquire control of any access and use
agreements or service and installation agreements similar in nature
to the ROE Agreements, either directly or indirectly, in the States
of California and Arizona, including, without limitation, acquiring
the assets of any system operator or other Person that engages in
the Private Cable Operator Business in California or Arizona or
(vi) entered into any written or oral Contract, other than this
Agreement, to do any of the things enumerated in (i) through (v) of
this Section 3.16 .
(a) Set forth on Schedule 3.17 is a
true and complete list of all actions, suits, proceedings, audits
and investigations instituted against or by any Seller affecting
the Business or the Assets, since the acquisition of each ROE
Agreement by the respective Seller, and a brief description of the
nature and status thereof. There are no actions, suits or
proceedings served and pending or, to the Knowledge of Sellers,
threatened against or by either Seller relating to or affecting the
Assets, at law, in equity or otherwise, in, before or by any court,
arbitrator or governmental agency or
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