EXHIBIT 10.1 ASSET
PURCHASE AGREEMENT
ASSET PURCHASE
AGREEMENT
BY AND
BETWEEN
EAGLE WEST COMMUNICATIONS,
INC.
AND
B2 Digital,
INC.
DATED AS
OF
March 19,
2007
Asset Purchase Agreement
This Asset Purchase Agreement (“
Agreement ”) is made as of March 19, 2007
(the “ Effective Date ”), by and
between Eagle West Communications, Inc., a Nevada corporation
(“ Seller ”) and B2 Digital, Inc. a
Delaware corporation (“ Buyer
”).
Recitals
A. Seller owns and operates certain cable
television systems serving certain communities in
Arizona.
B. Seller intends to sell certain of its assets
used primarily in connection with the operation of its cable
television systems located in North Eastern Arizona (except those
assets used primarily in connection with the Seller’s other
cable television systems in and around other areas in Arizona not
listed in this agreement), as more particularly described herein,
and Buyer desires to purchase such assets as set forth herein.
(Refer to Schedule 1.32)
Agreements
In consideration of the above recitals and the
mutual agreements stated in this Agreement, the parties agree as
follows:
In addition to terms defined elsewhere in this
Agreement, the following capitalized terms, when used in this
Agreement, will have the meanings set forth below:
1.1
Adjustment Time. Means
11:59 p.m., Arizona time, on the
last day of the month immediately prior to the Closing
Date.
1.2
Affiliate . With respect to any Person, means any other
Person controlling, controlled by or under common control with such
Person, with “control” for such purpose meaning the
possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause
the direction of the management and policies of a Person, whether
through the ownership of voting securities or voting interests, by
contract or otherwise. (see Exhibit A
for Paul D.H. LaBarre’s
Disclosures.)
1.3
Assets . As more specifically set forth in the
Schedules to this Agreement, all properties, privileges, rights,
interests and claims, real and personal, tangible and intangible,
of every type and description used or held for use in connection
with the Business, now in existence or hereafter acquired before
the Closing Date, including rights under Governmental Permits (to
the extent assignable), Intangibles, rights under Contracts (to the
extent assignable), insurance policies (subject to the provisions
of Sections 1.17(d) and 2.4 ,
Equipment, Real Property, Included Vehicles, customer and
subscriber lists, engineering records, maps, databases, files and
records, and deposits, prepaid expenses and bonds relating solely
to the Business that are held by third parties for security for
Seller’s performance of its obligations, but excluding any
Excluded Assets and any assets disposed of prior to the Closing
Date in the ordinary course of business and not in violation of
this Agreement.
1.4
Business . The cable television business conducted by
Seller on the Effective Date through and with respect to the
Systems.
1.5
Business Day
. Any day other than Saturday,
Sunday or a day on which banking institutions in New York, New York
are required or authorized to be closed.
1.6
Cable Act . The Cable Communications Policy Act of 1984,
as amended, and the FCC rules and regulations promulgated
thereunder, all as in effect from time to time.
1.7
Closing . The consummation of the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement, as described in
Section 9 , the date of which is referred to
as the “Closing Date.”
1.8
Contracts . All agreements (including any amendments or
modifications thereto) relating to: the Franchises, all multiple
dwelling unit agreements, pole attachment and conduit agreements,
software license agreements, subscriber agreements and other
agreements, written or oral (including any amendments and other
modifications thereto), except Governmental Permits, which affect
the Assets, the Business or the operation of the Systems, and
(a) which are in effect on the Effective Date or
(b) which are entered into by Seller in the ordinary course of
business and as permitted by this Agreement between the Effective
Date and the Closing Date and which by their terms are to be in
effect as of the Closing Date.
1.9
Encumbrance
. Any security interest, interest
retained by a transferor under a conditional sale or other title
retention agreement, mortgage, lien, pledge, option, encumbrance,
adverse interest, exception to or defect in title or other
ownership interest (including reservations, rights of entry,
possibilities of reverter, encroachments, easements, rights-of-way,
restrictive covenants, leases and licenses) of any kind, which
constitutes an interest in or claim against property, whether
arising pursuant to any Legal Requirement, Governmental Permit,
Contract or otherwise.
1.10
Environmental Law
. Shall include the following: (a)
the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and
Liability Act, 42 U.S.C. §§ 9601 et seq.
(“ CERCLA ”); (b) the Solid Waste Disposal Act,
also known as the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, 42 U.S.C.
§§ 6901 et seq. (“ RCRA
”); (c) the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know
Act, 42 U.S.C. § 11001, et seq. ; (d) the
Hazardous Materials Transportation Act, 49 U.S.C.
§§ 1801 et seq. ; (e) the Clean Air Act, 42
U.S.C. §§ 7401 et seq. (“ CAA
”); (f) the Clean Water Act, 33 U.S.C. §§ 1251
et seq. ; (g) the Occupational Safety and Health Act, 29
U.S.C. §§ 651 et seq. ; (h) the Toxic
Substances Control Act, 15 U.S.C. §§ 2601 et
seq. ; (i) the Rivers and Harbors Act of 1899, 33 U.S.C.
§ 401, et seq .; (j) the Oil Pollution Act of
1990, 33 U.S.C. § 2701, et seq .; each as
amended; (k) any state or local law similar to the foregoing; (l)
all regulations issued pursuant to the foregoing; and (m) any
law or regulation relating to the use, generation, transport,
treatment, storage, disposal, removal or recovery of Hazardous
Substances.
1.11
Equipment . All electronic devices, trunk and distribution
coaxial and optical fiber cable, amplifiers, drops, power supplies,
conduit, vaults and pedestals, grounding and pole hardware,
subscriber devices (including converters, encoders, transformers
behind television sets and fittings), headend hardware (including
origination, earth stations, transmission and distribution
Systems), test equipment, Included Vehicles, inventory (except the
inventory used and operated with respect to the Arizona Business),
and other tangible personal property used or held for use primarily
in connection with the Business.
Schedule 1.15 lists all material items of
Equipment, including headend equipment.
1.12 [Intentionally left blank].
1.13
Excluded Assets
. Any of the following, which will
not be included in the Assets:
(a) Any and all properties, privileges, rights,
interests and claims, real and personal, tangible and intangible,
of every type and description used or held for use in connection
with the Seller’s cable television business and operations
located in and around Arizona the tangible assets of which are used
in the “ Arizona Business ”, now in
existence or hereafter acquired by the Seller, including, with
respect to the Arizona Business, the following: rights under
Governmental Permits (to the extent assignable), Intangibles,
rights under Contracts (to the extent assignable), Equipment, Real
Property, customer and subscriber lists, engineering records, maps,
databases, files and records, and deposits relating solely to the
Pahrump Business that are held by third parties for security for
Seller’s performance of its obligations.
(b) Any and all properties subject to pole access
lease agreements for areas that are not actively operating the
Systems that are the subject of this Agreement.
(c) Programming Contracts and cable guide
Contracts, except those listed on
Schedule 5.5 ;
(d) Any and all rights and claims under any
insurance policies which exist as of the Closing Date;
(e) Bonds, letters of credit, surety instruments,
and other similar items;
(f) Cash, cash equivalents and short-term
investments;
(g) All claims, rights and interests in and to any
refunds for Taxes or fees, including franchising and copyright
fees, for periods prior to the Adjustment Time;
(h) Rights under any Contract for subscriber
billing services and any subscriber billing equipment (leased or
owned) relating to the Arizona Business;
(i) Except as otherwise provided in Section
7.10 , retransmission consent agreements;
(j) Seller’s corporate minute books and stock
records;
(k) Any employee benefit plans covering employees
of Seller;
(l) Any and all credit facilities and loan
agreements to which Seller is a party;
(m) Any Contract required to be described on
Schedule 5.5 but not described thereon as of the
Effective Date, and any Contract entered into by Seller after the
Effective Date unless, in either case, Buyer elects in writing to
include such Contract in the Assets;
(n) The account books of original entry, general
ledgers, financial records and personnel files and records used in
connection with the operation of the Systems, provided that Seller
will provide copies of, or information contained in such books,
ledgers, records and files (other than information pertaining to
programming agreements, except programming agreements specific to
the Systems), to the extent reasonably requested by Buyer before or
after the Closing Date and in Seller’s possession. Seller
understands that Buyer will need sufficient accounting information
and access in order to complete an audit of the Business for the
years ending 2004 and 2005. Seller agrees to give Buyer access to
the records needed for the audit;
(o) Seller’s rights under this Agreement and
the Transaction Documents;
(p) The personal property and/or Intangible assets
specifically used in the Arizona Business;
(q) The real property assets specifically used in
the Arizona operation.
(r) Any assets not specifically used in connection
with and/or related to the operations of the Business;
and
(s) Any and all Vehicles used and operated with
respect to the Arizona Business.
1.14
Franchises. All cable television
franchises and similar rights obtained with respect to the Business
from any Governmental
Authority, including those set forth on Schedule
5.4 . Franchises to remain in Eagle West Communications,
Inc name until total payment has been made to include the Note
listed in 3.1 (b). Schedule 3.1 (b)
1.15
GAAP . Generally accepted accounting principles as in
effect from time to time in the United States of
America.
1.16
Governmental Authority
. The United States of America, any
state, commonwealth, territory or possession of the United States
of America and any political subdivision or quasi-governmental
authority of any of the same, including any court, tribunal,
department, commission, board, bureau, agency, county,
municipality, province, parish or other instrumentality of any of
the foregoing.
1.17
Governmental Permits
. All FCC licenses and all other
material approvals, authorizations, permits, licenses,
registrations, qualifications, leases, variances and similar rights
obtained with respect to the Business or Assets from any
Governmental Authority, other than the Franchises, including those
set forth on Schedule 5.4 .
1.18
Hazardous Substances
. The following: (a) any
“hazardous waste” as defined by the Resource
Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976 (RCRA) (42 U.S.C.
§§6901 et seq.); (b) any “hazardous
substance” as defined by the Comprehensive Environmental
Response, Compensation and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA) (42
U.S.C. §§9601 et seq.); (c) any substance regulated
by the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) (15 U.S.C.
§§2601 et seq.), or the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide
and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA)(7 U.S.C. §§136 et seq.);
(d) friable asbestos or asbestos-containing material of any
kind or character; (e) polychlorinated biphenyls; (f) any
substances regulated under the provisions of Subtitle I of
RCRA relating to underground storage tanks; and (g) any other
substance which by any Environmental Law requires special handling,
reporting or notification of any Governmental Authority in its
collection, storage, use, treatment or disposal.
1.19
Included Vehicles
. The vehicles listed on
Schedule 1.23.
1.20
Intangibles
. All intangible assets, including
subscriber lists, accounts receivable, claims (excluding any claims
relating to Excluded Assets), patents, copyrights and goodwill, if
any, owned, used or held by Seller primarily for use in the
Business.
1.21
Legal Requirements
. Applicable common law and any
statute, ordinance, code, or other law, rule, regulation, order,
technical or other written standard or procedure enacted, adopted
or applied by any Governmental Authority.
1.22
Losses . Any claims, losses, liabilities, damages,
penalties, costs and expenses, including interest that may be
imposed in connection therewith, expenses of investigation,
reasonable fees and disbursements of counsel and other experts, and
settlement costs, exclusive of consequential damages.
1.23
Material Adverse
Effect . A material
adverse effect on the operation of the Systems or the financial
condition of the Business, taken as a whole, but without taking
into account any effect resulting from any regulatory or other
change affecting the United States cable industry as a whole,
including changes in FCC regulations.
1.24
Permitted Encumbrances
. The following Encumbrances:
(a) those Encumbrances set forth on
Schedule 1.28 , (b) liens securing
Taxes, assessments and governmental charges in an aggregate amount
greater than $1,000.00, (c) any zoning law or ordinance or any
similar Legal Requirement, (d) any right reserved to any
Governmental Authority to regulate the affected property, and (e)
in the case of leased property, whether real or personal, the
rights, titles and interests of the lessor thereof, and all
Encumbrances on such rights, titles and interests.
1.25
Person . Any natural person, corporation, partnership,
trust, unincorporated organization, association, limited liability
company, Governmental Authority or other entity.
1.26
Real Property
. Except for the Excluded Assets
(which Excluded Assets include any and all real property used in
the Arizona Operation), all of Seller’s interests in real
property, including leasehold interests and easements, wire
crossing permits and rights of entry (except agreements related to
multiple dwelling units).
1.27
Required Consents
. All authorizations, approvals and
consents required under Governmental Permits, Contracts, Real
Property or otherwise for (a) Seller to transfer the Assets and the
Business to Buyer, and (b) Buyer to own or lease the Assets and to
operate the Business in the manner in which the Business is
conducted as of the Closing Date. Schedule
5.6
1.28
Systems . Each of the cable television Systems providing
cable television services to the communities in Nevada listed on
Schedule 1.32 .
1.29
System Employees.
All personnel who primarily render
services in connection with the Systems.
1.30
Taxes . All levies and assessments of any kind or
nature imposed by any Governmental Authority with respect to the
Assets, including all income, sales, use, ad valorem, value added,
franchise, severance, net or gross proceeds, withholding, payroll,
employment, excise or property taxes and levies, together with any
interest thereon and any penalties, additions to tax or additional
amounts applicable thereto.
1.31
Tax Return
. Any return, declaration, report,
claim for refund or information return or statement relating to
Taxes, including any schedule or attachment thereto, and
including any amendment thereof.
1.32
Other Definitions
. The following terms are defined
in the Sections indicated:
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Action
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11.4
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Agreement
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Preamble
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Assumed
Obligations and Liabilities
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2.2
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Arizona
Business
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1.17 (a)
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Billing
Transition Services
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7.7
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Buyer
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Preamble
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Closing
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9.1
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Closing Date
Payment
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3.1.2
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Earnest Money
Deposit
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3.1.1
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Effective
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Preamble
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Eligible
Accounts Receivable
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3.2
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ERISA
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5.12.1
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Indemnified
Party
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11.4
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Indemnifying
Party
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11.4
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IRC
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3.3
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Outside Closing
Date
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9.1
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Prime
Rate
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12.11
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Promissory
Note
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3.1 (b)
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Purchase Price
& Allocation of Funds
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3.1
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Security
Agreement
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3.1 (a)
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Seller
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Preamble
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Transaction
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5.2
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UCC
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3.1 (c)
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1.33
Rules of Construction
. Unless otherwise expressly
provided in this Agreement, (a) accounting terms used in this
Agreement will have the meaning ascribed to them under GAAP;
(b) words used in this Agreement, regardless of the gender
used, will be deemed and construed to include any other gender,
masculine, feminine, or neuter, as the context requires;
(c) the word “including” is not limiting;
(d) the capitalized term “Section” refers to
sections of this Agreement; (e) references to a particular
Section include all subsections thereof, (f) references
to a particular statute or regulation include all amendments
thereto, rules and regulations thereunder and any successor
statute, rule or regulation, or published clarifications or
interpretations with respect thereto, in each case as from time to
time in effect; (g) references to a Person include such
Person’s successors and assigns to the extent not prohibited
by this Agreement; and (h) references to a “day”
or number of “days” (without the explicit qualification
“Business”) will be interpreted as a reference to a
calendar day or number of calendar days.
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2.
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Purchase and Sale of Assets; Assumed Obligations
and Liabilities
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2.1
Purchase and Sale of
Assets . Subject to the
terms and conditions set forth in this Agreement, at the Closing,
Seller will convey, transfer and assign to Buyer, and Buyer will
purchase from Seller, free and clear of all Encumbrances (except
Permitted Encumbrances), the Assets, effective as of 12:01 a.m.,
eastern time, on the Closing Date.
2.2
Assumed Obligations and
Liabilities . At the
Closing, Buyer will assume, from the date of closing ongoing, and
pay, discharge, and perform the following (the “
Assumed Obligations and Liabilities ”):
(a) any outstanding and ongoing obligations and liabilities
under the Governmental Permits and Contracts assigned and
transferred to Buyer at Closing; (b) general property Taxes,
sales and use Taxes, special assessments, and ad valorem
Taxes levied or assessed against any of the Assets, including those
that constitute Permitted Liens; (c) charges for utilities and
other goods or services furnished to the Systems; (d) copyright
expenses; (d) those obligations and liabilities of Seller that
Buyer elects to assume at Closing; and (e) all other
obligations and liabilities arising out of Buyer’s ownership
of the Assets or operation of the Systems on and after the Closing
Date. The Assumed Obligations and Liabilities shall include any of
the foregoing obligations or liabilities that have accrued prior to
the Closing but are not due and payable until after the
Closing.
All obligations and liabilities arising out of
or relating to the Business, the Assets or the Systems other than
the Assumed Obligations and Liabilities will remain and be the
obligations and liabilities solely of Seller.
2.3
Buyer’s Duty to Pay Cure
Costs for Assumed Contracts . Notwithstanding anything to the contrary
herein, at Closing and in addition to the Purchase Price, Buyer
will pay any and all amounts necessary to cure any defaults (if
any) under any assumed Contracts, except the following: (i)
franchise fees, (ii) pole attachment fees, (iii) FCC fees, (iv)
copyright fees, (v) property taxes relating to Seller’s
personalty, and (vi) real property taxes relating to any Real
Property to be sold to Buyer up to a maximum aggregate amount of
$1,000.00.
2.4
Insurance Policies
. Notwithstanding the transfer of
the Seller’s insurance policies to the Buyer, the Seller
shall remain as additional insureds under such policies, at no cost
to them, until the expiration of any such policies, and the Seller
as the loss payee on any insurance policies) shall be entitled to
recover any insurance proceeds relating to any insured claims or
losses arising prior to the Closing Date.
3.1
Purchase Price& Allocation of
Funds . The consideration
for the Assets will be total cash consideration of ONE MILLION
& TWO HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS $1,200,000 (the “
Purchase Price ”). The Purchase Price will
be paid as follows:
3.1.1. Earnest Money Deposit . Within five (5) calendar days after the
Buyer’s execution of this Agreement, Buyer shall deposit with
Alpha Broadcasting Communications to be paid against debt in
accordance with the terms and provisions of this Agreement the cash
amount of ONE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS ($100,000.00) as an earnest
money deposit (“ Earnest Money Deposit
”, which shall also include all interest earned thereon, if
any). The Earnest Money Deposit shall be held and disbursed in
accordance with the terms of this Agreement. At the Closing of the
purchase and sale of the Assets in accordance with the terms of
this Agreement, the full amount of the Earnest Money Deposit shall
be paid to Alpha Broadcasting Communications for the seller and
applied toward the Purchase Price. Schedule 3.1
“Allocation of Funds”
3.1 (a) Security Agreement .
A security agreement will be held in
place against the outstanding balance of the Note listed in 3.1 (b)
for a period of one year. Upon payment of Note security release
will be full filled and a release will be signed by EWC.
Schedule 3.1 (a)
3.1 (b) Promissory Note.
A promissory note will be signed in
the amount of $600.000.00 with a due date of March 19, 2007.
Schedule 3.1 (b)
3.1 (c) Uniform Commercial Code (UCC) Form
UCC 1 . A UCC Form 1 will be filed against the assets involved
in this purchase agreement for the period of the Note listed in 3.1
(b). Upon final payment of Note a release of this UCC From 1 will
be filled. Schedule 3.1 (c)
3.1.2. Closing Date Payment . Buyer will pay the sum of $1,100,000 (the
“ Closing Date Payment ”), to Seller
on the Closing Date under the terms of Schedule
3.1 “Allocation of Funds”
immediately available to the account designated by Seller in
writing at least three Business Days prior to the Closing
Date.
3.2
Buyer’s Assistance in
Collecting Seller’s Accounts Receivable
. Buyer will use its best efforts to
collect all of Seller’s accounts receivable, and Buyer will
remit to Seller an amount equal to such collections less the
Buyer’s percentage for the costs of collection, and will
settle the accounts on a monthly basis, until satisfied or until
120 days from the date of Closing. The “Buyer’s
percentage for the costs of collection” shall be an amount
equal to the sum of (a) 50% of the face amount of all Eligible
Accounts Receivable that are current or 30 days or less past due as
of the Adjustment Time and (b) 70% of the face amount of all
Eligible Accounts Receivable that are over 31 days past due as of
the Adjustment Time. “ Eligible Accounts
Receivable ” will mean accounts receivable resulting
from the provision of cable television and internet services by the
Systems to active subscribers as of the Adjustment Time that relate
to periods of time prior to the Adjustment Time.
3.3
Allocation of Purchase
Price . For tax purposes,
the purchase price shall be allocated among the Assets in
accordance with the principles of Section 1060 of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986 (the “IRC”) and applicable
Treasury Regulations thereunder. For purposes of this paragraph and
Section 1060 of the IRC, the fair market values of the Assets shall
be determined by Buyer within ten (10) business days of the date
hereof. Such determination shall be subject to approval by the
Seller. Buyer and Seller will file all necessary and appropriate
Tax returns, forms and schedules thereto consistent with any such
allocations, unless otherwise required by applicable Legal
Requirements.
3.4
Piggy-Back Registration.Subject
to the provisions of the Agreement, if the Company proposes to file
a registration statement under the Securities Act, with respect to
an offering of any equity securities by the Company for its own
account or for the account of any of its equity holders (other than
a registration statement on Form S-4 or S-8 or any substitute form
that may be adopted by the SEC or any registration statement filed
in connection with an exchange offer or offering of securities
solely to the Company’s existing security holders), then the
Company shall give written notice of such proposed filing to the
holder of the Shares as soon as practicable (but in no event less
than 10 working days before the anticipated initial filing date of
such registration statement), and such notice shall offer such
holder of the Shares the opportunity to register such number of
Shares as the holder of the Shares may request (a “Piggyback
Registration”). The Company shall include in each such
Piggyback Registration all Shares requested to be included in the
registration for such offering; provided, however, that the Company
may at any time withdraw or cease proceeding with such
registration. The holder of the Shares shall be permitted to
withdraw all or part of its Shares from a Piggyback Registration at
any time prior to the effective date thereof.
4.1 At the Closing, Buyer may, but will have no
obligation to, make offers of employment, commencing effective as
of the Closing Date, to any System Employees who otherwise meet
Buyer’s criteria for employment. To the extent permissible by
applicable Legal Requirements, Seller agrees to cooperate in all
reasonable respects with Buyer to allow Buyer to evaluate and
interview System Employees in order to make employment decisions,
including providing reasonable access to Seller’s files with
respect to the System Employees, if requested by Buyer. Buyer will,
at its cost, be permitted to conduct pre-employment physical
examinations (including drug-screening tests) and other appropriate
pre-hire investigations of System Employees, and Buyer may make any
offer of employment to any such System Employee conditional upon
its receipt, review and approval of the results of such pre-hire
examinations and investigations.
4.2 At the Closing, Seller will terminate the
employment of all System Employees to whom Buyer has made an offer
of employment.
4.3 Subject to the requirements of all claims and
obligations under, pursuant to or in connection with any welfare,
medical, insurance, disability or other employee benefit plans
covering any System Employee or arising under any Legal Requirement
affecting System Employees of Seller incurred through and including
the Closing Date will remain the responsibility of Seller or its
Affiliates. For purposes of this Section, a claim or obligation
will be deemed to have been incurred on the date of the occurrence
of (a) death or dismemberment in the case of claims under life
insurance and accidental death and dismemberment policies, (b) the
date of the initial disability in the case of claims under
disabilities policies or (c) the date on which the charge or
expense giving rise to such claim is incurred in the case of all
other claims. Buyer will not have or assume any obligation or
liability under or in connection with any such plan maintained with
respect to any System Employee.
4.4 Except as expressly provided in this
Section 4 , Seller will remain solely
responsible for, and will indemnify Buyer and hold Buyer harmless
from and against all Losses arising from or with respect to, all
salaries and all severance, vacation, medical, sick, holiday,
continuation coverage and other compensation or benefits to which
System Employees may be entitled (including “sticking”
or “staying” bonuses), whether or not such System
Employees may be hired by Buyer, as a result of their employment by
Seller, the termination of their employment, the consummation of
the transactions contemplated hereby or pursuant to any applicable
Legal Requirement.
4.5 Seller will retain full responsibility and
liability for offering and providing “continuation
coverage” to any “qualified beneficiary” who is
covered by a “group health plan” sponsored or
contributed to by Seller and who has experienced a
“qualifying event” or is receiving “continuation
coverage” through and including the Closing Date. As used in
this Section 4.5 , “continuation
coverage,” “qualified beneficiary,” “group
health plan,” and “qualifying event” all will
have the meanings given such terms under Internal Revenue Code
Section 4980B.
4.6 Nothing in this Section 4
or elsewhere in this Agreement will be deemed to make any employee
of the parties a third party beneficiary of this
Agreement.
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5.
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Representations and Warranties of
Seller
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To the best of its knowledge, Seller represents
and warrants to Buyer, as of the Effective Date and as of the
Closing, as follows:
5.1
Authority and
Validity.
5.1.1 Seller has full power and authority to possess
the Assets and to carry on the operation of the Systems pursuant to
Franchise Agreements.
5.1.2 This Agreement will constitute a valid and
binding agreement of Seller, enforceable in accordance with its
terms.
5.2
No Conflict; Required
Consents . Except for
obtaining the Required Consents (if necessary from the authorized
authority), the execution and delivery by Seller of, the
performance of Seller under, and the consummation by Seller of the
transactions contemplated by, this Agreement and any other
agreements or documents contemplated by this Agreement (the “
Transaction Documents ”) to which Seller is
a party do not and will not: (a) violate any Legal
Requirement; (b) require any consent, approval or
authorization of, or filing of any certificate, notice,
application, report or other document with any Governmental
Authority or other Person; or (c) (i) violate or result
in a breach of or constitute a default under (without regard to
requirements of notice, lapse of time, or elections of any Person,
or any combination thereof), (ii) permit or result in the
termination, suspension or modification of, (iii) result in
the acceleration of (or give any Person the right to accelerate)
the performance of Seller under, or (iv) result in the
creation or imposition of any Encumbrance under any Contract or any
other instrument evidencing any of the Assets or by which Seller or
any of its assets is bound or affected.
5.3
Assets . Seller, on the Closing Date, will have the
authority to transfer, and will transfer, good and marketable title
to (or, in the case of Assets that are leased, valid leasehold
interests in) the Assets. The sale of the Assets shall be free and
clear of all Encumbrances, except (a) Permitted Encumbrances
and (b) Encumbrances described on
Schedule 5.3 . Seller is transferring the
Assets “as is, where is” to Buyer.
5.4
Franchises and Governmental
Permits . All Franchises
and Governmental Permits are listed on
Schedule 5.4 . Seller has provided to Buyer
complete and correct copies of all Franchises and Governmental
Permits. Except as set forth on Schedule 5.4
, each Franchise and Governmental Permit is in full force and
effect and Seller is not, and the other party thereto is not, in
breach or default of any material terms or conditions thereunder.
Except as set forth on Schedule 5.4 , there is no
legal action, governmental proceeding or investigation pending or
threatened to terminate, suspend or modify any Franchise or
Governmental Permit.
5.5
Contracts . All Contracts are described on
Schedule 5.5 , except for:
(a) subscription agreements with individual residential
subscribers for the cable services provided by the Systems in the
ordinary course of business which may be canceled by the Systems
without penalty on not more than 30 days’ notice;
(b) miscellaneous service Contracts terminable-at-will without
penalty; (c) Contracts involving any immaterial monetary or
non-monetary obligation of Seller, (d) bank financing
documents; and (e) Contracts constituting Excluded Assets.
Seller has provided to Buyer true and complete copies of each of
the written Contracts, including any amendments thereto, other than
Contracts described in clauses (a) through
(e) above. Each Contract is unmodified and is in full force
and effect and constitutes the valid, legal, binding and
enforceable obligation, and neither Seller nor any other party
thereto, is in breach or default of any material terms or
conditions thereunder. If requested in writing by Buyer, Seller
shall, at Buyer’s expense, produce copies of any contracts
relating to the Business not described on Schedule 5.5.
5.6
Real Property
. All Assets consisting of owned or
leased Real Property interests are described on
Schedule 5.6 . Seller has valid and
enforceable leasehold interests in Real Property shown as being
leased by Seller on Schedule 5.6 and, with
respect to other Real Property not owned or leased by Seller,
Seller has the valid and enforceable right to use all such other
Real Property pursuant to easements, licenses, rights-of-way or
other rights, including those easements, licenses, rights-of-way or
other rights described on Schedule 5.6 ,
subject only to Permitted Encumbrances. There is no easement or
other real property interest, other than the Real Property, that is
required, or that has been asserted by a Governmental Authority or
other Person to be required, to conduct the Business or operate the
Systems. All leased Real Property (including the improvements
thereon) (a) is in good condition and repair (ordinary wear
and tear excepted) consistent with its present use, (b) will be
available to Buyer for immediate use in the conduct of the Business
or operation of the Systems in accordance herewith, (c) has access
to and over public streets or private easements for which Seller
has a valid right of ingress and egress, and (d) conforms in its
use to all material restrictive covenants, if any, or other
material Encumbrances affecting all or part of such
parcel.
5.7
Environmental Matters
.
5.7.1 Except as disclosed in
Schedule 5.7 , the leased Real Property
has not been used in connection with the operation of the Systems
for the generation, storage, discharge or disposal of any Hazardous
Substances except as permitted under applicable Environmental Laws.
Except as set forth in Schedule 5.7 , the
Seller has not received any written notice from any Governmental
Authority alleging that the owned or leased Real Property is in
violation of any Environmental Law, and no claim based on any
applicable Environmental Law has been asserted in writing in the
past or is currently pending or threatened with respect to any
owned or leased Real Property.
5.7.2 Seller has provided to Buyer complete and
correct copies of (a) all studies, reports, surveys or other
materials in Seller’s possession relating to the presence or
alleged presence of Hazardous Substances at, on or affecting the
owned or leased Real Property, (b) all notices or other
materials in Seller’s possession that were received from any
Governmental Authority administering or enforcing any Environmental
Laws relating to current or past ownership, use or operation of the
owned or leased Real Property or activities at such Real Property,
and (c) all materials in Seller’s possession relating to
any litigation or allegation by any Person under or concerning any
Environmental Law as it relates to the owned or leased Real
Property.
5.8
Compliance with Legal
Requirements .
5.8.1 Except as set forth on
Schedule 5.8 , the operation of the Business
is in compliance with all applicable Legal Requirements, including
the Cable Act, except to the extent that the failure to so comply
with any of the foregoing would not reasonably be expected,
individually or in the aggregate, to have a Material Adverse
Effect. Seller has provided to Buyer true and complete copies of
all FCC rate forms that have been prepared with respect to the
Systems and copies of all correspondence with any Governmental
Authority relating to rate regulation generally or specific rates
charged to subscribers of the Systems.
Schedule 5.8 sets forth a list of
(a) all pending complaints with respect to any rates which
have been filed with the FCC for the Systems and (b) those
franchising authorities that have filed FCC Form 328 for
certification to regulate any of the rates of the
Systems.
5.8.2 To the extent necessary and appropriate, Seller
has made the required filings with respect to the Business under
Section 111 of the Copyright Act for the past three reporting
periods, if requested in writing by Buyer, Seller shall, at
Buyer’s expense, produce copies of any such
filings.
5.9
Patents, Trademarks and
Copyrights . Except for
Excluded Assets and except as described in
Schedule 5.9 , Seller does not possess any
patent, patent right, trademark or copyright material to the
operation of the Business, and Seller is not a party to any license
or royalty agreement with respect to any such patent, trademark or
copyright except for licenses respecting program material and
obligations under the Copyright Act of 1976 applicable to cable
television systems generally and commercially available software.
The Business and the Systems have been operated in such a manner so
as not to violate or infringe upon the rights of, or give rise to
any rightful claim of any Person for copyright, trademark, service
mark, patent, license, trade secret infringement or the
like.
5.10
Legal Proceedings
. Except for the Settlement of
Creekside v. Corridor pending and as set forth in
Schedule 5.10 : (a) with respect to the
Systems, there is no claim, investigation or litigation pending or
threatened, by or before any Governmental Authority or private
arbitration tribunal by or against Seller or the Assets, which, if
adversely determined, could have a Material
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