THIS ASSET
PURCHASE AGREEMENT (this “ Agreement ”) is made
as of the 20 th day of April, 2007, by and among the company or
companies set forth as Seller on the signature page hereto
(collectively, “ Seller ”), Clear Channel
Broadcasting, Inc., a Nevada Corporation (“ Clear
Channel ”), and the company or companies set forth as
Buyer on the signature page hereto (collectively, “
Buyer ”).
A. Seller
owns and operates the television broadcast stations listed on
Schedule A (each a “ Station ” and
collectively the “ Stations ”) pursuant to
certain authorizations issued by the Federal Communications
Commission (the “ FCC ”).
B. Pursuant
to the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this
Agreement, Seller desires to sell to Buyer, and Buyer desires to
purchase from Seller, the Station Assets (as defined in
Section 1.1), and Seller desires to assign to Buyer, and Buyer
desires to assume from Seller, the Assumed Obligations (as defined
in Section 1.4).
NOW, THEREFORE,
taking the foregoing into account, and in consideration of the
mutual covenants and agreements set forth herein, the parties,
intending to be legally bound, hereby agree as follows:
ARTICLE 1:
PURCHASE OF ASSETS
1.1 Station
Assets . On the terms and subject to the conditions set forth
in this Agreement, at the Closing (as defined in Section 1.9),
Seller shall sell, assign, transfer, convey and deliver to Buyer,
and Buyer shall purchase and acquire from Seller, all right, title
and interest of Seller in and to the Station Assets. “
Station Assets ” means all of the assets, rights and
properties used or held for use exclusively in the ownership and
operation of the Stations, including each of the following assets
and properties of Seller, other than any such asset or property
that is described in Section 1.2:
(a) all
licenses, permits and other authorizations issued to Seller by the
FCC with respect to the Stations (the “ FCC Licenses
”), including those described on Schedule 1.1(a)
, including any renewals or modifications thereof between the date
hereof and the Closing;
(b) all
equipment, transmitters, antennas, cables, towers, furniture,
fixtures, spare parts and other tangible personal property of every
kind and description that are exclusively used or held for use in
the operation of the Stations (except for any retirements or
dispositions thereof made between the date hereof and the Closing
in the ordinary course of business) and all motor vehicles that are
exclusively used or held for use in the operation of the Stations,
including those set forth on Schedule 1.1(b)
(collectively, the “ Tangible Personal Property
”);
(c) all
of the real property that is exclusively used or held for use in
the operation of the Stations, including the real property listed
on Schedule 1.1(c) (the “ Owned
Real
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Property ”), including all appurtenant easements
and all buildings, towers, other structures, fixtures and other
improvements located thereon;
(d) the
following contracts, agreements and leases (including employment
agreements, collective bargaining agreements, real property leases,
income-producing leases and agreements for the sale of advertising
time on the Stations) to which Seller is party (collectively, the
“ Station Contracts ”) and all rights thereunder
(other than the Retained Party Rights (as defined in
Section 1.5): (i) all contracts, agreements and leases
listed on Schedule 1.1(d) and (ii) all other
contracts, agreements and leases that relate exclusively to the
operation of the Stations or the ownership of the Station Assets,
including without limitation those made between the date hereof and
the Closing in accordance with Article 4;
(e) all
the Stations’ call letters and the trademarks, trade names,
service marks, internet domain names and associated websites,
copyrights, programs and programming material (including program
rights), jingles, slogans, logos, and other intangible property
that are exclusively used or held for use in the operation of the
Stations (collectively, the “ Intangible Property
”), including without limitation those listed on
Schedule 1.1(e) , and all goodwill associated with the
foregoing;
(f) all
management and other systems (including computers and peripheral
equipment), databases, computer software (including operating
systems) and compilations (including but not limited to the source
code of NexGen TV), computer disks and similar assets, and all
licenses and related rights that are exclusively used or held for
use in the operation of the Stations;
(g) all
current assets (including accounts receivable, deposits and prepaid
expenses) of Seller (and rights arising therefrom or related
thereto) to the extent relating exclusively to the operation of the
Stations or to the Station Assets and included in the Final Net
Working Capital calculation (as defined in
Section 1.7(d));
(h) the
capital stock and other equity interests (including, for each such
Person (as defined in Section 11.6), Seller’s equity
ownership percentage thereof) listed on Schedule 1.1(h)
(the “ Equity Interests ”);
(i) all
files, documents, records, and books of account (or copies thereof)
that relate exclusively to the Station Assets or the operation of
the Stations (“ Station Documents ”), including
the Stations’ local public files, programming information and
studies, engineering data, advertising studies, marketing and
demographic data, sales correspondence, lists of advertisers,
credit and sales reports, logs, user manuals and training
documents;
(j) all
personnel files related to Transferred Employees (as defined in
Section 5.7(a));
(k) all
tangible and intangible rights, assets and property of Inergize
Digital Media; and
(l) all
goodwill associated with the operation of the Stations and the
Station Assets.
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The
Station Assets shall be transferred to Buyer free and clear of
Liens (as defined in Section 11.6), except for Assumed
Obligations and Permitted Liens (as defined in
Section 11.6).
Seller,
by written notice to Buyer, may update Schedule 1.1(d)
at any time before the Closing to (a) add any contract,
agreement or lease entered into by Seller after the date of this
Agreement and before the Closing, in compliance with
Section 4.1(k), that would have qualified as a Station
Contract if it had been in effect on the date of this Agreement and
(b) remove any Station Contract that is described in
Section 1.2(c). All such contracts, agreements and leases that
are so added to Schedule 1.1(d) in accordance with this
paragraph shall, for all purposes of this Agreement, be deemed to
be Station Contracts and included in the Station Assets. All
Station Contracts that are so removed from
Schedule 1.1(d) in accordance with the terms and
conditions of this Agreement shall, for all purposes of this
Agreement, thereafter be deemed to not be Station Contracts and not
included in the Station Assets. Updates to
Schedule 1.1(d) in accordance with this paragraph will
not in any manner affect any condition to the obligations of Buyer
to consummate the Closing or the satisfaction thereof.
1.2 Excluded
Assets . Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained
herein, the Station Assets shall not include the following assets
or any right, title or interest therein (the “ Excluded
Assets ”):
(a) all
cash and cash equivalents, including without limitation
certificates of deposit, commercial paper, treasury bills,
marketable securities, bank accounts, money market accounts, other
depositary accounts and all such similar accounts or
investments;
(b) all
tangible and intangible personal property retired or disposed of
between the date of this Agreement and the Closing;
(c) all
Station Contracts that are terminated or expire prior to
Closing;
(d) Seller’s
corporate and trade names (including the name “Clear
Channel,” and any variation or derivation thereof), and all
URLs and internet domain names consisting of or containing any of
the foregoing, identified on Schedule 1.2(d)
;
(e) except
as set forth in Section 1.3, Seller’s trademarks and
other intellectual property not exclusively used or held for use in
the operation of the Stations (including without limitation any
call letters used in connection with both a Station and any other
station or business unit of Seller identified on
Schedule 1.2(e) );
(f)
(i) Seller’s charter documents, minute books and all
books and records relating to the organization, existence or
ownership of Seller, (ii) all records, documents, plans and
financial records related to the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement, (iii) duplicate copies of all Station Documents,
(iv) all records relating to other Excluded Assets,
(v) all personnel files for employees who do not become
Transferred Employees and (vi) all files, documents, records,
Tax Returns (as defined in Section 11.6), books of account and
other materials not relating exclusively to the Station Assets or
the operation of the Stations;
(g) all
contracts of insurance (including but not limited to title
insurance policies), all coverages and proceeds thereunder and all
rights in connection therewith, including
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without
limitation all rights to any refunds of insurance premium payments
and all rights with respect to claims made thereunder;
(h) all
pension and profit sharing plans, all trusts related thereto and
all other employee compensation and benefit plans or arrangements
maintained by Seller, if any, and all assets of or relating to any
of the foregoing;
(i) all
rights and claims of Seller, whether mature, contingent or
otherwise, against third parties with respect to the Stations and
the Station Assets, to the extent arising during or attributable to
any period prior to the Effective Time (as defined in
Section 1.9);
(j) all
current assets (including accounts receivable, deposits and prepaid
expenses) of Seller (and rights arising therefrom or related
thereto) to the extent not relating exclusively to the operation of
the Stations or to the Station Assets and not included in the Final
Net Working Capital calculation;
(k) all
tangible and intangible assets of Seller and its Affiliates (as
defined in Section 11.6) (including without limitation all
management and other systems (including computers and peripheral
equipment), databases, computer software (including operating
systems), computer disks and similar assets, and all licenses and
related rights) that are owned, used or held for use in the
operation of stations or other business units other than the
Stations (including any such assets that are used both in Stations
and in stations or other business units that are not Stations (the
“ Excluded Share Assets ”) as listed in
Schedule 1.2(k) );
(l) all
studio, tower and other assets (whether real or personal, tangible
or intangible, or otherwise) used or held for use in the operation
of any other radio or television station other than the Stations
and listed on Schedule 1.2(l) , together with any
income-producing leases providing for use of such sites by others
listed on Schedule 1.2(l) ;
(m) all
real property identified on Schedule 1.2(m) , if any,
whether owned or leased, together with all towers on such sites and
any income-producing leases providing for use of such sites by
others;
(n) other
than the Equity Interests, all capital stock of subsidiaries of
Seller or its Affiliates and all other equity interests in any
entity that are owned beneficially or of record by Seller or its
Affiliates, including but not limited to all shares of stock in
Broadcast Music, Inc. that are owned beneficially or of record by
Seller;
(o) all
intercompany debts, obligations and other contracts, leases,
agreements and arrangements among Seller and its Affiliates that
are not listed on Schedule 1.1(d) ;
(p) all
Retained Party Rights;
(q) all
claims for refund of Taxes (as defined in Section 11.6) of
whatever nature;
(r) all
claims for reimbursement of expenses incurred prior to Closing in
connection with the Sprint Nextel 2GHz relocation
project;
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(s) any
rights to receive corporate and other services provided to the
Stations by Clear Channel Communications, Inc. or any of its
Affiliates (the material services provided thereunder are
identified on Schedule 1.2(s) );
(t) all
rights of Seller under this Agreement, including without limitation
the right to receive the Purchase Price (as defined in
Section 1.6(a)), under any agreement, certificate, instrument
or other document executed and delivered in connection with this
Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby and under any
side agreement between Seller and Buyer entered into on or after
the date of this Agreement; and
(u) all
other assets listed on Schedule 1.2(u) (if
any).
The parcels of
real property set forth on Schedule 1.2(m) that are
identified as a “New Seller Lease Property,” if any,
will be leased or subleased by Seller to Buyer pursuant to a Real
Property Lease (as defined below) or a new lease or sublease, in
the form previously made available to Buyer (each, a “ New
Seller Lease ”), to be executed at Closing. Each lease of
real property that is included in the Station Contracts and the
Station Assets is referred to herein as a “ Real Property
Lease .” The Owned Real Property, the real property that
is leased pursuant to a Station Contract and the real property that
will be leased to Buyer pursuant to a New Seller Lease are
collectively referred to herein as the “ Real Property
.”
1.3 License
. At the Closing, Seller will license to Buyer the trademarks,
trade names, service marks, copyrights and other intangible
property which is used or held for use in the operation of the
Stations and in the operation of one or more other stations or
business units of Seller or its Affiliates, including, without
limitation, the intangible property set forth on
Schedule 1.3 (the “ Licensed IP ”),
pursuant to a License Agreement in the form of
Exhibit A hereto, and with respect to the domain names
woai.com and wsyr.com, the Addendum in the form of
Exhibit A-1 , (collectively, the “ License
”).
1.4 Assumption
of Obligations . On the Closing Date (as defined in
Section 1.9), Buyer shall enter into the New Seller Leases and
any new contracts otherwise required by this Agreement. On the
Closing Date, Seller shall assign to Buyer, and Buyer shall assume
from Seller (and Buyer shall thereafter pay, perform, discharge or
otherwise satisfy in accordance with their respective terms)
(a) the obligations of Seller arising out of, or attributable
to, any period of time on or after the Closing Date under the
Station Contracts, (b) the obligations described in
Section 5.7, (c) all current liabilities (as defined by
United States generally accepted accounting principles (“
GAAP ”)) of Seller as of the Effective Time to the
extent relating to the Stations and included in the Final Net
Working Capital calculation (but excluding any current liabilities
relating to employees except to the extent assumed by Buyer
pursuant to Section 5.7 or included in the Final Net Working
Capital calculation), (d) sales commissions related to the
sale of advertisements broadcast on the Stations after Closing,
(e) current and long-term program rights liabilities arising
out of, or attributable to, any period of time on or after the
Closing Date, and (f) all other liabilities of Seller listed
on Schedule 1.4 (collectively, the “ Assumed
Obligations ”). Except for the Assumed Obligations, Buyer
does not assume, and will not be deemed by the execution and
delivery of this Agreement or the consummation of the transactions
contemplated hereby to have assumed, any other liabilities or
obligations of Seller, including without limitation (i) any
and all liabilities and obligations of or on behalf of Seller, the
Persons to which the Equity Interests relate or their Affiliates
for Taxes in respect of taxable periods (or portions
thereof)
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ending on or
before the Effective Time and (ii) any fines, liabilities and
obligations imposed by the FCC to the extent arising out of any
tolling agreement the subject matter of which is attributable to
the operation of the Stations or ownership of the Station Assets
during the period prior to Closing (the “ Retained
Obligations ”). Seller shall timely perform and discharge
in accordance with their respective terms all Retained
Obligations.
1.5
Multi-Seller Station Contracts . If two or more companies
that are a Seller under this Agreement are party to a Station
Contract, Schedule 1.1(d) sets forth which
party’s or parties’ rights and obligations under such
Station Contract are being assigned to and assumed by Buyer (and
included in the Station Assets and Assumed Obligations, as the case
may be). The rights of each other Seller party to such Station
Contract (the “ Retained Party Rights ”) and the
obligations of each other Seller party to such Station Contract
shall not be assigned to and assumed by Buyer (and shall be
Excluded Assets and Retained Obligations, as the case may
be).
1.6 Purchase
Price; Deposit .
(a)
Purchase Price . In consideration for the sale of the
Station Assets to Buyer, Buyer shall, at Closing, (i) pay
Seller, by wire transfer of immediately available funds, an amount
(the “ Closing Purchase Price ”) equal to One
Billion Two Hundred Twenty-Five Million Dollars ($1,225,000,000.00)
(the “ Base Purchase Price ”), increased by an
amount by which the Estimated Net Working Capital (as defined in
Section 1.7(b)) exceeds $45,000,000 (the “ Target Net
Working Capital ”) or decreased by an amount by which the
Target Net Working Capital exceeds the Estimated Net Working
Capital, and (ii) assume the Assumed Obligations (such
consideration, collectively and as adjusted pursuant to
Section 1.7(f), the “ Purchase Price ”).
The portion of the Purchase Price that is to be paid by Buyer to
each company that is a Seller hereunder as consideration for the
Station Assets being sold by such Seller shall be allocated in
accordance with Section 1.8.
(b)
Deposit . On April 20, 2007, Buyer shall make a cash
deposit in immediately available funds in an amount equal to
$30,625,000 (the “ Deposit ”) with Deutsche Bank
Trust Company Americas (the “ Escrow Agent ”)
pursuant to the Escrow Agreement in the form of
Exhibit B hereto (the “ Escrow Agreement
”) among Buyer, Clear Channel and the Escrow Agent. If Buyer
does not make the Deposit on April 20, 2007, it shall be
deemed to be a material breach of this Agreement for which Seller
may terminate this Agreement as provided in Section 10.1(c).
At Closing, the Deposit and any interest accrued thereon (net of
all distributions made to Buyer pursuant to Section 3.3(a) of
the Escrow Agreement (the “ Buyer Tax Distributions
”)) shall be disbursed to Seller and applied to the Closing
Purchase Price. The Deposit and any interest thereon (net of all
Buyer Tax Distributions) shall be disbursed to Seller if this
Agreement is terminated for the reasons or in the circumstances
provided in Section 10.5. If this Agreement is terminated for
any other reason or in any other circumstances, the Deposit and any
interest accrued thereon shall be disbursed to Buyer. The parties
shall each instruct the Escrow Agent to disburse the Deposit and
all interest thereon to the party entitled thereto at the Closing
or within three (3) business days of any such termination, as
applicable, and shall not, by any act or omission, delay or prevent
any such disbursement.
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1.7 Net Working
Capital .
(a)
Definition of Net Working Capital . “ Net Working
Capital ” means an amount equal to the aggregate value of
the current assets (other than the value of “Program
Rights”) that are included in the Station Assets (which will
exclude the value of cash, cash equivalents and other Excluded
Assets) (“ Working Capital Assets ”) minus the
aggregate value of the current liabilities (other than the value of
“Program Rights”, “Due to Clear Channel”
liabilities and Tax liabilities) that are included in the Assumed
Obligations (“ Working Capital Liabilities ”),
in each case calculated in accordance with GAAP, applied
consistently with Seller’s past accounting practices with
respect to the Stations; provided, however, that in calculating
“ Net Working Capital ,” (i) all proper
reserves and accruals with respect to Working Capital Assets and
Working Capital Liabilities will be recorded, (ii) all
accounting entries (including all liabilities and accruals) will be
taken into account, in each case regardless of their amount, and
all errors and omissions will be corrected and all proper
adjustments made and (iii) any imbalance in the value of
rights and obligations under trade, barter or similar agreements
for the exchange of advertising time for goods or services will be
disregarded. For illustration purposes only,
Schedule 1.7(a) sets forth the manner of calculating
Net Working Capital as of December 31, 2006. All calculations
of Net Working Capital contemplated by this Section 1.7 shall
be made in a manner consistent with the terms of this
Section 1.7 and, to the greatest extent applicable, with
Schedule 1.7(a) .
(b)
Estimated Working Capital Adjustment . On or prior to the
second business day prior to the Closing Date, Seller shall deliver
to Buyer a statement (the “ Estimated Working Capital
Statement ”) setting forth Seller’s good faith
estimate of the Net Working Capital as of the end of the last
calendar month for which Seller has completed the closing of its
books (the “ Estimated Net Working Capital ”)
and providing reasonable detail with respect to the various
components thereof. Estimated Net Working Capital shall be
determined in accordance with GAAP, consistent with Seller’s
past accounting practices with respect to the Stations, to the
extent possible given the estimated nature of the
statement.
(c)
Post-Closing Reconciliation . Within one-hundred twenty
(120) days after the Effective Time, Seller will prepare and
deliver to Buyer a statement (the “ Reconciled Working
Capital Statement ”) setting forth Seller’s
determination of the Net Working Capital as of the Effective Time
(the “ Reconciled Net Working Capital ”) and
providing reasonable detail with respect to the various components
thereof. Reconciled Net Working Capital shall be determined in
accordance with GAAP, consistent with Seller’s past
accounting practices with respect to the Stations and consistent
with the manner of determining the Estimated Net Working Capital.
Buyer may object to the Reconciled Working Capital Statement within
thirty (30) days after its receipt thereof by delivering to
Seller a response to the Reconciled Working Capital Statement
setting forth each line item of Working Capital Assets and Working
Capital Liabilities that is disputed by Buyer, the particular
elements comprising such line item that is disputed by Buyer and
Buyer’s good faith determination of the correct amount of
each such line item and element. Buyer will provide reasonable
detail with respect to the nature of its dispute with each disputed
line item and element and the manner of its determination of the
amount(s) thereof.
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(d)
Final Determination of Net Working Capital .
(i) If
Buyer does not deliver an objection to the Reconciled Working
Capital Statement within the thirty-day period provided in
Section 1.7(c), the Reconciled Net Working Capital shown on
the Reconciled Working Capital Statement shall be deemed to be the
amount of the “ Final Net Working Capital ” for
purposes of making any adjustment required pursuant to
Section 1.7(f).
(ii) If
Buyer delivers an objection to the Reconciled Working Capital
Statement within the thirty-day period provided in
Section 1.7(c) and, following good faith negotiation of the
disputed items, Buyer and Seller reach agreement on the amount of
the Reconciled Net Working Capital (whether by resolving each
disputed item to their mutual satisfaction or compromising any or
all disputed items), then the amount of Reconciled Net Working
Capital so agreed by them shall be deemed to be the amount of the
“ Final Net Working Capital ” for purposes of
making any adjustment required pursuant to
Section 1.7(f).
(iii) If
Buyer delivers an objection to the Reconciled Working Capital
Statement within the thirty-day period provided in
Section 1.7(c) and, following good faith negotiation of the
disputed items, the difference in the amount of Reconciled Net
Working Capital determined by Buyer and the amount of Reconciled
Net Working Capital determined by Seller (after reflecting the
resolution of any disputed items by the parties) is less than or
equal to $50,000, then the arithmetic mean between such two amounts
shall be deemed to be the amount of the “ Final Net
Working Capital ” for purposes of making any adjustment
required pursuant to Section 1.7(f).
(iv) If
Buyer delivers an objection to the Reconciled Working Capital
Statement within the thirty-day period provided in
Section 1.7(c) and, following good faith negotiation of the
disputed items, the difference in the amount of Reconciled Net
Working Capital determined by Buyer and the amount of Reconciled
Net Working Capital determined by Seller (after reflecting the
resolution of any disputed items by the parties) is greater than
$50,000, then the amount of the “ Final Net Working
Capital ” for purposes of making any adjustment required
pursuant to Section 1.7(f) shall be determined in accordance
with Section 1.7(e).
(e)
Resolution of Disputes .
(i) In
accordance with Section 1.7(d)(iv), Buyer and Seller shall
promptly refer all remaining disputes concerning the Reconciled Net
Working Capital to a “big four” accounting firm
reasonably acceptable to Buyer and Seller (the “
Independent Accounting Firm ”), together with a
statement of the amount of Reconciled Net Working Capital asserted
by each party. The Independent Accounting Firm shall be instructed
to resolve such disputes within sixty (60) days of the
referral.
(ii) Buyer
and Seller will make available to the Independent Accounting Firm,
at reasonable times and upon reasonable notice at any time during
the pendency of any dispute under this Section 1.7(e), the work
papers and back-up materials used in preparing the Reconciled
Working Capital Statement and Buyer’s objections to the
Reconciled Working Capital Statement, and the books and records of
Seller relating to the Reconciled Net
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Working
Capital. Buyer and Seller shall have the right to meet jointly with
the Independent Accounting Firm during this period and to present
their respective positions. The Independent Accounting Firm’s
decision shall be based solely on the presentations by Buyer and
Seller and not by independent review. The Independent Accounting
Firm shall address only those matters in dispute and may not allow
a value greater than the greatest value for such item claimed by
either party or smaller than the smallest value for such item
claimed by either party. The amount of the Reconciled Net Working
Capital determined by the Independent Accounting Firm pursuant to
this Section 1.7(e) will be the amount of the “ Final
Net Working Capital ” for purposes of making any
adjustment required pursuant to Section 1.7(f). The resolution
of disputes by the Independent Accounting Firm and its
determination of the Final Net Working Capital will be set forth in
writing and will be conclusive and binding upon Buyer and Seller.
The determination of the Final Net Working Capital by the
Independent Accounting Firm will become final and binding upon the
date of such determination.
(iii) Buyer
and Seller will each pay their own fees and expenses (including
without limitation any fees and expenses of their accountants and
other representatives) in connection with the resolution of
disputes pursuant to this Section 1.7(e). Notwithstanding the
foregoing, the fees and expenses of the Independent Accounting Firm
incurred in connection with the resolution of disputes arising
under this Section 1.7 will be paid by Buyer and Seller in
proportion to the difference between the Final Net Working Capital
determined by the Independent Accounting Firm and the respective
amounts of Reconciled Net Working Capital asserted by each such
party at the time of the initial referral of the Reconciled Working
Capital Statement disputes to the Independent Accounting
Firm.
(f)
Adjustments to Estimated Net Working Capital . The amount,
if any, by which the Final Net Working Capital exceeds the
Estimated Net Working Capital shall be paid by Buyer to Seller. The
amount, if any, by which the Estimated Net Working Capital exceeds
the Final Net Working Capital shall be paid by Seller to Buyer. Any
payment pursuant to this Section 1.7(f) will be (i) paid
in immediately available funds by check or by wire transfer to such
account as the recipient may specify to the payor(s) at least two
(2) business days prior to the date of such payment,
(ii) due and payable five (5) business days following the
determination of Final Net Working Capital pursuant to
Section 1.7(d) (and if necessary Section 1.7(e)) and
(iii) deemed to be an adjustment to the Purchase
Price.
(g)
Availability of Records . Seller will make available to
Buyer and its accountants and other representatives, at reasonable
times and upon reasonable notice (and copies thereof at
Buyer’s sole cost and expense), at any time during
(i) the review by Buyer of the Reconciled Working Capital
Statement and (ii) the pendency of any dispute resolution
under Section 1.7(e), the books and records of Seller relevant
to the Reconciled Net Working Capital.
1.8
Allocation . The Purchase Price shall be allocated for Tax
purposes among the various categories of Station Assets in
accordance with their respective fair market values. Buyer and
Seller shall negotiate such allocation of the Purchase Price for a
period of ninety (90) days after Closing. If Buyer and Seller
do not reach an agreement concerning the allocation of the Purchase
Price within such time (or, if earlier, prior to any applicable
filing deadline), then Buyer and Seller each may file their
respective Tax Returns reflecting the allocation determined by it
in accordance with requirements of Section 1060 of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “ Code
”). If Buyer and Seller reach such agreement, Buyer and
Seller shall (a)
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execute and
file all Tax Returns in a manner consistent with such agreed
allocation and (b) not take any position before any governmental or
taxing authority or in any judicial proceeding that is inconsistent
with such agreed allocation.
1.9 Closing
. Subject in any case to the prior termination of this Agreement
pursuant to Section 10.1, the consummation of the sale and
purchase of the Station Assets and the assignment and assumption of
the Assumed Obligations provided for in this Agreement (the “
Closing ”) shall take place at the offices of
Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P. at 300 Convent Street,
Suite 2200, San Antonio, Texas 78205, on or before the fifth
business day after the date of the last to occur of the FCC Consent
(as defined in Section 1.10(a), subject to extension pursuant
to Section 1.10(f)) pursuant to the FCC’s initial order, the
HSR Clearance (as defined in Section 1.10(c)) and the
expiration of any period of notice to Station employees that is
required for compliance with the WARN Act (as defined in
Section 5.7(b)), or on such later day after receipt of such
consents and expiration of any such notice period as Buyer and
Seller may mutually agree, subject to the satisfaction or waiver of
the conditions set forth in Articles 6 or 7 below; provided,
however, that notwithstanding the satisfaction of the waiver of the
conditions set forth in Articles 6 and 7 below, Buyer shall not be
required to effect the Closing until the earlier of (a) a date
during the Marketing Period (as defined in Section 5.14(a))
specified by Buyer on no less than three (3) business days’
prior written notice to Seller and (b) the final day of the
Marketing Period. The date on which the Closing occurs is referred
to herein as the “ Closing Date .” The Closing
shall be effective as of 12:01 a.m. on the Closing Date (the
“ Effective Time ”).
1.10
Governmental Consents .
(a) Within
ten (10) business days of the date of this Agreement, Buyer
and Seller shall file an application with the FCC (the “
FCC Application ”) requesting FCC consent to the
assignment of the FCC Licenses to Buyer. FCC consent to the FCC
Application without any material adverse conditions other than
those of general applicability is referred to herein as the “
FCC Consent .” Buyer and Seller shall diligently
prosecute the FCC Application and otherwise use their commercially
reasonable efforts to obtain the FCC Consent as soon as possible;
provided, however, except as provided in the following sentence,
neither Buyer nor Seller shall be required to pay consideration to
any third party to obtain FCC Consent. Buyer shall pay the FCC
filing fees relating to the transactions contemplated hereby,
irrespective of whether the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement are consummated. Buyer and Seller each shall oppose any
petitions to deny or other objections filed with respect to the FCC
Applications to the extent such petition or objection relates to
such party. Neither Buyer nor Seller shall take any intentional
action that would, or intentionally fail to take such action the
failure of which to take would, reasonably be expected to have the
effect of materially delaying the receipt of the FCC Consent. If
the Closing shall not have occurred for any reason within the
original effective period of the FCC Consent, and neither party
shall have terminated this Agreement under Section 10.1, Buyer
and Seller shall jointly request an extension of the effective
period of the FCC Consent. No extension of the FCC Consent shall
limit the right of either party to exercise its rights under
Section 10.1.
(b) Notwithstanding
the foregoing, if the transfer of any Station to Buyer is not
permitted by the applicable rules of the FCC, then the FCC
Application shall contain a request by Buyer for a temporary waiver
of the applicable FCC rule(s) for a period of no longer than nine
(9) months from the Closing Date (the “ Waiver
”). As part of such Waiver request,
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Buyer shall
state its acceptance of any conditions to the Waiver imposed by the
FCC that require Buyer to file commitments and FCC applications to
assign the appropriate Stations to a trust controlled by a trustee
engaged by, but independent of, Buyer (a “ Trust
”) if Buyer cannot achieve compliance with the applicable FCC
rules within the Waiver period. Buyer shall be responsible for
arranging all aspects of any third party sale or divestiture to a
Trust as required by, and in accordance with, the Waiver. If
(i) the Waiver request is denied by the FCC (or the staff of
the FCC indicates that it is not reasonably likely that the FCC
Application will be granted if it contains a request for a Waiver),
or (ii) the FCC does not consent to the Waiver request on or
before the date that is nine (9) months after the date of this
Agreement (the “ FCC Action Date ”), or
(iii) at such earlier time (including prior to the filing of
the FCC Application), the respective special communications
regulatory counsel of each of Seller and Buyer, in consultation
with one another and in the exercise of their professional
judgment, jointly determine that the elimination or exclusion, as
applicable, of the Waiver request is reasonably necessary to obtain
the FCC Consent, then, in lieu of the actions required above with
respect to the Waiver, Buyer shall take all necessary action to
cause its rights and obligations under this Agreement in respect of
the Designated Station Assets (as defined in Section 11.2) to
be assigned to, and assumed by, a Qualified Assignee (as defined in
Section 11.2). Buyer shall be responsible for arranging all
aspects of any necessary assignment to a Qualified Assignee, and in
such a manner as to not delay the consummation of the transactions
contemplated hereby.
(c) If
applicable, within ten (10) business days after the date of
this Agreement, Buyer and Seller shall make any required filings
with the Federal Trade Commission (the “ FTC ”)
and the United States Department of Justice (the “ DOJ
”) pursuant to the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements
Act of 1976, as amended (the “ HSR Act ”), with
respect to the transactions contemplated hereby (including a
request for early termination of the waiting period thereunder),
and shall thereafter promptly respond to all requests received from
such agencies for additional information or documentation.
Expiration or termination of any applicable waiting period under
the HSR Act is referred to herein as the “ HSR
Clearance .” Any filing fees payable under the HSR Act
relating to the transactions contemplated hereby shall be borne by
Buyer.
(d) Buyer
agrees to take promptly any and all steps necessary to eliminate
each and every impediment and obtain all consents under any
antitrust, competition or communications or broadcast law, rule or
regulation (including the HSR Act or the FCC Media Ownership Rules)
that may be required by the FCC, the FTC, the DOJ or any other U.S.
federal, state or local or any applicable non-U.S. antitrust or
competition governmental authority, in each case having competent
jurisdiction, so as to enable the parties to close the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement as promptly as practicable,
including committing to or effecting, by consent decree, hold
separate orders, trust or otherwise, the Divestiture (as defined
below) of such assets or businesses as are required to be divested
in order to obtain the FCC Consent and the HSR Clearance and to
avoid the entry of (or to effect the dissolution of or vacate or
lift) any order that would otherwise have the effect of preventing
or materially delaying the consummation of the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement. Notwithstanding anything to the
contrary in this Section 1.10(d), if the FCC has not granted
the FCC Consent (including the Waiver) and/or if the FTC or the DOJ
has not granted the necessary approvals under the HSR Act, in each
case as of the date that is ten (10) months following the date
hereof, and if Seller, after consultation with Buyer and
Buyer’s FCC and/or antitrust counsel, determines, or the FCC,
the FTC or the DOJ has indicated, that a Divestiture is required to
obtain the FCC Consent and/or the HSR Clearance, then Seller shall
have the right to provide written notice of such
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determination
or indication to Buyer (the “ Divestiture Notice
”). Upon receipt of the Divestiture Notice, Buyer shall
promptly (and in all respects subject to the Termination Date (as
defined in Section 10.1(d))) implement or cause to be
implemented a Divestiture. For purposes of this Agreement, a
“ Divestiture ” of any asset or business shall
mean (i) any sale, transfer, separate holding, divestiture or
other disposition, or any prohibition of, or any limitation on, the
acquisition, ownership, operation, effective control or exercise of
full rights of ownership, of such asset (including transfer of such
asset to a Trust); or (ii) the termination or amendment of any
existing or contemplated Buyer’s governance structure or
contemplated Buyer’s contractual or governance rights.
Further, and for the avoidance of doubt, Buyer will take any and
all actions necessary in order to ensure that (x) no
requirement for any non-action, consent or approval of the FCC, the
FTC, the DOJ, any authority enforcing applicable antitrust,
competition, communications laws, any state Attorney General or
other governmental authority, (y) no decree, judgment,
injunction, temporary restraining order or any other order in any
suit or proceeding, and (z) no other matter relating to any
antitrust or competition law or any communications law (in each
case other than those relating to any Ordinary Course FCC Matter
(as defined in Section 11.6)), would preclude consummation of
the transactions contemplated by this Agreement on or before the
Termination Date, as such date may be extended in accordance with
Section 10.1(d).
(e) Buyer
and Seller shall notify each other of all documents filed with or
received from any governmental agency with respect to this
Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby. Buyer and Seller
shall each provide the other party with the opportunity to review
and comment on all documents to be filed by such party with any
governmental agency and furnish the other party with such
information and assistance as the other party may reasonably
request in connection with their preparation of any governmental
filing hereunder. The FCC Consent and HSR Clearance are referred to
herein collectively as the “ Governmental Consents
.”
(f) Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary set forth in this Agreement, if Seller
notifies Buyer at any time prior to Closing, whether before or
after the Governmental Consents are obtained, that it is necessary
to specify a new transferor, file any additional application for
the FCC Consent or otherwise change the FCC Application or any
filing under the HSR Act, the parties shall amend, withdraw, file
or re-file, or otherwise modify the FCC Application and any filing
under the HSR Act, when requested by Seller to make such change,
whether minor or major, and each of the Termination Date and FCC
Action Date shall automatically be extended by a number of days
equal to the number of days from the date of this Agreement to the
date the last filing is made with the FCC, FTC or DOJ pursuant to
this Section 1.10(f).
(g) The
main station FCC Licenses expire on the dates set forth on
Schedule 1.1(a) . If the Stations include any stations
for which the FCC has not granted a license renewal application,
Seller shall continue to prosecute such renewal application. If the
FCC Application is granted subject to a renewal condition, then the
term “FCC Consent” shall mean FCC consent to the FCC
Application and satisfaction of such renewal condition. In order to
avoid disruption or delay in the processing of the FCC
Applications, Buyer agrees, as a part of the FCC Applications, to
request that the FCC apply its policy permitting the assignment of
FCC Licenses in transactions involving multiple stations to
proceed, notwithstanding the pendency of one or more renewal
applications. Buyer agrees to make such representations and
undertakings as are
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necessary or
appropriate to invoke such policy, including without limitation
undertakings to assume the position of the applicant with respect
to any pending renewal applications and to assume the risks
relating to such renewal applications. In addition, Buyer
acknowledges that, to the extent reasonably necessary to expedite
grant of a renewal application and thereby facilitate grant of the
FCC Applications, Seller shall be permitted to enter into tolling
agreements with the FCC to extend the statute of limitations for
the FCC to determine or impose a forfeiture penalty against a
Station in connection with any pending complaints that such Station
aired programming that contained obscene, indecent or profane
material or in connection with the FCC’s inquiry regarding a
Station’s airing of certain video news release or satellite
media tour material or in connection with any other enforcement
matters against a Station with respect to which the FCC may permit
Seller to enter into a tolling agreement. Buyer and Seller shall
consult in good faith with each other prior to Seller entering into
any such tolling agreement. Neither Seller nor Buyer shall take any
action that would reasonably be expected to materially delay,
materially impede, or prevent receipt of the FCC
Consent.
ARTICLE 2:
SELLER REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
Seller makes the
following representations and warranties to Buyer:
2.1
Organization . Seller is duly organized, validly existing
and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its
organization, and is qualified to do business in each jurisdiction
in which the Owned Real Property is located and in which the
character of the Station Assets makes such qualification necessary.
Seller has the requisite corporate power and authority to execute,
deliver and perform this Agreement and all of the other agreements
and instruments to be executed and delivered by Seller pursuant
hereto (collectively, the “ Seller Ancillary
Agreements ”) and to consummate the transactions
contemplated hereby.
2.2
Authorization . The execution, delivery and performance of
this Agreement and the Seller Ancillary Agreements by Seller, and
the consummation by Seller of the transactions contemplated hereby,
have been duly authorized and approved by all necessary actions of
Seller and do not require any further authorization or consent of
Seller. This Agreement has been duly and validly executed and
delivered by Seller and, at the Closing, each Seller Ancillary
Agreement will be duly and validly executed and delivered by
Seller. This Agreement is, and each Seller Ancillary Agreement when
executed and delivered by Seller and each other party thereto at
the Closing will be, a legal, valid and binding agreement of Seller
enforceable against Seller in accordance with their respective
terms, except in each case as such enforceability may be limited by
bankruptcy, moratorium, insolvency, reorganization or other similar
laws affecting or limiting the enforcement of creditors’
rights generally and except as such enforceability is subject to
general principles of equity (regardless of whether such
enforceability is considered in a proceeding in equity or at
law).
2.3 No
Conflicts . Except as set forth on Schedule 2.3 and
except for the Governmental Consents and consents to assign certain
of the Station Contracts, the execution, delivery and performance
by Seller of this Agreement and the Seller Ancillary Agreements and
the consummation by Seller of the transactions contemplated hereby
does not (a) conflict with any organizational documents of
Seller, (b) violate, conflict with, result in the loss of any
benefit under, result in any breach of, cause a default under,
result in the termination of or give rights of termination under
any contract or agreement to which Seller is a party or by which it
is bound, or
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(c) violate or conflict with any law,
judgment, order, or decree to which Seller is subject, or require
the consent or approval of, or a filing by Seller with, any
governmental or regulatory authority or any third party, except, in
any case described in such clauses (a) through (c), where such
conflicts, violations, losses of benefits, breaches, defaults,
terminations, rights of termination, failures to obtain such
consents or approvals and/or failures to make such filings would
not, individually or in the aggregate, have a Material Adverse
Effect on the Business (as defined in
Section 11.6).
2.4 FCC
Licenses . Except as set forth on Schedule 2.4
:
(a) Seller
is the holder of the FCC Licenses described on
Schedule 1.1(a) , which are all of the licenses,
permits and authorizations required under the Communications Act of
1934, as amended (the “ Communications Act ”),
for the present operation of the Stations. The FCC Licenses are in
full force and effect and have not been revoked, suspended,
canceled, rescinded or terminated and have not expired. There is
not pending, or, to Seller’s knowledge, threatened, any
action by or before the FCC to revoke, suspend, cancel, rescind or
materially adversely modify any of the FCC Licenses (other than
proceedings to amend FCC rules of general applicability). There is
not issued or outstanding, by or before the FCC, any order to show
cause, notice of violation, notice of apparent liability, or order
of forfeiture against the Stations or against Seller with respect
to the Stations that could result in any such action. The Stations
are operating in compliance in all material respects with the FCC
Licenses, the Communications Act, and the published rules,
regulations and policies of the FCC. All material reports and
filings required to be filed with the FCC by Seller with respect to
the Stations have been timely filed. All such reports and filings
are accurate and complete in all material respects.
(b) Each
Station has been assigned a channel by the FCC for the provision of
digital television (“ DTV ”) service, and the
FCC Licenses include such authorization. Except as set forth on
Schedule 2.4 , the Stations are broadcasting the DTV
signal in accordance with such authorization in all material
respects. Except as set forth on Schedule 2.4 , the
Stations are in compliance in all material respects with the
FCC’s DTV build-out requirements. Except as set forth on
Schedule 2.4 , Seller has not leased, licensed,
assigned, conveyed or otherwise encumbered any Station’s DTV
spectrum or any portion thereof.
2.5 Taxes .
Seller has, in respect of the Business (as defined in
Section 11.6), timely filed all material Tax Returns which are
required to have been filed by it under applicable law, and all
such Tax Returns are complete, true and correct in all material
respects. Seller has fully and timely paid all material Taxes due
and payable pursuant to such Tax Returns or pursuant to any
assessments which have become payable, except for Taxes contested
in good faith by appropriate proceedings for which adequate
reserves have been established in accordance with GAAP. Seller has
complied in all material respects with all applicable laws relating
to the payment and withholding of Taxes and has duly and timely
withheld and paid over to the appropriate taxing authority all
amounts required to be so withheld and paid under all applicable
laws. There are no Liens for Taxes on any of the Station Assets
other than Permitted Liens. Seller is not a “foreign
person” within the meaning of Section 1445 of the Code
or Treasury Regulation section 1.1445-2(b).
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2.6 Equity
Interests and Tangible Personal Property .
(a) None
of the Persons in which Seller owns Equity Interests are
Subsidiaries. Except as set forth on Schedule 2.6(a) ,
Seller has good and valid title to the Equity Interests free and
clear of Liens, other than Assumed Obligations, Permitted Liens and
restrictions on transfer under the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended, and applicable state securities and “blue sky”
laws.
(b) Except
as set forth on Schedule 2.6(b) , Seller has good and
valid title to the Tangible Personal Property free and clear of
Liens, other than Assumed Obligations and Permitted
Liens.
(c) Except
as set forth on Schedule 2.6(c) , all material items of
Tangible Personal Property are in good operating condition,
ordinary wear and tear excepted. SUBJECT ONLY TO THE FOREGOING
SENTENCE, THE TANGIBLE PERSONAL PROPERTY IS BEING SOLD TO BUYER ON
AN “AS-IS” BASIS AND IN ITS PRESENT CONDITION, SUBJECT
TO NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR AND DAMAGE FROM CASUALTY, AND SELLER HEREBY
DISCLAIMS ANY AND ALL OTHER REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES, EXPRESS
OR IMPLIED, REGARDING THE FITNESS OR CONDITION OF THE TANGIBLE
PERSONAL PROPERTY, INCLUDING ANY WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY OR
WARRANTY OF FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR USE.
(a) Except
as set forth on Schedule 2.7 , Seller has good and
marketable fee simple title to the Owned Real Property free and
clear of Liens, other than Assumed Obligations and Permitted Liens.
The Seller is not obligated under, nor is a party to, any option,
right of first refusal or other contractual right to purchase,
acquire, sell, assign or dispose of any of the Owned Real Property
or any portion thereof or interest therein. Seller has certificates
of occupancy for each material improvement on the Owned Real
Property and Seller has complied in all material respects with all
material conditions of such certificates of occupancy.
(b) To
Seller’s knowledge, the Real Property is not subject to any
suit for condemnation or other taking by any public authority.
BUYER AGREES AND ACKNOWLEDGES THAT IT IS PURCHASING THE OWNED REAL
PROPERTY “AS-IS” AND IN ITS PRESENT CONDITION, SUBJECT
TO NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR AND DAMAGE FROM CASUALTY.
2.8
Contracts . Schedule 1.1(d) sets forth a true
and complete list of all contracts, agreements and leases that
relate exclusively to the operation of the Stations or the
ownership of the Station Assets (including, without limitation, all
contracts for the sale of advertising time, programming and film
contracts, syndication contracts, national sales representation
contacts, employment contacts, retransmission (must carry)
contacts, distribution contracts and network affiliation contracts,
collective bargaining agreements, Real Property leases,
income-producing leases and agreements), other than
(a) contracts for the sale of time on Stations which are for
cash at rate card values consistent with prior practices for the
periods in question and with not more than twelve (12) months
remaining in their terms or (b) contracts which were entered
into
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in the ordinary
course of business and (i) which are terminable on thirty
(30) days’ notice or less without penalty or premium, or
(ii) did not impose monetary obligations on Seller in 2006,
and are not reasonably expected to impose monetary obligations on
Seller in 2007, in excess of $250,000 and which impose no material
restrictions on the operation of the Stations. The Station
Contracts requiring the consent of a third party to assignment are
identified with an asterisk on Schedule 1.1(d) . Each of the
Station Contracts (including without limitation each of the Real
Property Leases) is in full force and effect and is binding upon
Seller and, to Seller’s knowledge, the other parties thereto
(subject to bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization or other similar
laws relating to or affecting the enforcement of creditors’
rights generally). Seller has performed its obligations under each
of the Station Contracts in all material respects and is not in
material default thereunder, and to Seller’s knowledge, no
other party to any of the Station Contracts is in default
thereunder in any material respect.
2.9
Environmental . Except as set forth on
Schedule 2.9 , (a) no Hazardous Material regulated
under any Environmental Law (as defined below) has been generated,
stored, transported or released by or on behalf of Seller on, in,
from or to the Real Property in violation of, or in a manner
reasonably likely to result in the owner or operator of the
Stations incurring material liability under, any applicable
Environmental Laws; (b) Seller has complied in all material
respects with all Environmental Laws applicable to the Stations and
the Real Property, which compliance includes obtaining, maintaining
and complying in all material respects with all permits, licenses
or other authorizations required by Environmental Law for the
operation of the Stations; (c) no claims are pending or, to
the knowledge of Seller, threatened against Seller, the Stations or
the Real Property alleging a violation of or liability under
Environmental Laws; (d) to the knowledge of Seller, no
conditions exist at any of the Stations or any Real Property that
would reasonably be expected to result in the owner or operator of
the Stations or the Real Property incurring material liability
under Environmental Laws; and (e) to the knowledge of Seller,
Seller has made available to Buyer copies of all material
environmental assessment, audits, investigations or other similar
environmental reports relating to the Stations or the Real Property
that are in the possession, custody or control of Seller. For
purposes of this Agreement, the following terms have the following
meanings: (i) “ Environmental Law ” shall mean
any applicable law, rule, regulation or other legal requirement,
including common law, relating to the environment, natural
resources, health or safety; and (ii) “ Hazardous
Materials ” shall mean all materials, substances or
wastes classified, characterized or regulated as
“hazardous,” “toxic,”
“pollutant” or “contaminant,” or words of
similar meaning, under Environmental Laws.
2.10 Intangible
Property and Licensed IP .
(a) To
Seller’s knowledge, Seller is the sole and exclusive owner of
or has the right to use, sell, license or sublicense, as the case
may be, the Intangible Property and the Licensed IP free and clear
of Liens, other than Assumed Obligations and Permitted
Liens.
(b)
Schedule 1.1(e) contains a list of all Intangible
Property that is registered or the subject of an application for
registration, and a description of all other material Intangible
Property included in the Station Assets. Except as set forth on
Schedule 2.10 , (i) to Seller’s knowledge,
Seller’s use of the Intangible Property and the Licensed IP
does not infringe upon any third party rights in any material
respect, (ii) no material Intangible Property or material
Licensed IP is the subject of any pending or, to Seller’s
knowledge, threatened legal proceedings claiming infringement or
unauthorized use, (iii) Seller has not received any written
notice that its
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use of any
material Intangible Property or material Licensed IP is
unauthorized or infringes upon or misappropriates the rights of any
other person and (iv) to Seller’s knowledge, no third
party is infringing on or misappropriating, in any material
respect, any material Intangible Property or material Licensed
IP.
2.11
Employees . Except as set forth on Schedule 2.11
, (a) Seller has complied in all material respects with all
labor and employment laws, rules and regulations applicable to the
Stations’ business, including without limitation those which
relate to prices, wages, hours, discrimination in employment and
collective bargaining and (b) there is no unfair labor
practice charge or complaint against Seller in respect of the
Stations’ business pending or, to Seller’s knowledge,
threatened before the National Labor Relations Board, any state
labor relations board or any court or tribunal, and there is no
strike, dispute, request for representation, slowdown or stoppage
pending or threatened in respect of the Stations’ business.
Other than the collective bargaining agreements set forth on
Schedule 1.1(d) and included in the Station Contracts
(the “ Collective Bargaining Agreements ”),
Seller is not party to any collective bargaining, union or similar
agreement with respect to any of the Active Employees, the Inactive
Employees or the Additional Employees, and to Seller’s
knowledge, other than the labor union parties to the Collective
Bargaining Agreements (the “ Labor Unions ”), no
union represents or claims to represent or is attempting to
organize any such employees. Except as set forth on
Schedule 2.11 , none of the Active Employees, the
Inactive Employees or the Additional Employees participate in a
multiemployer pension plan (within the meaning of
Section 4001(a)(3) of the Employee Retirement Income Security
Act of 1974, as amended (“ ERISA ”)) that is
covered by Title IV of ERISA (a “ Multiemployer Plan
”) as to which there would be any material withdrawal
liability if Seller were to completely withdraw from such plan as
of the Effective Time and disregarding contributions attributable
to any other business retained by Seller and its
Affiliates.
2.12
Insurance . Seller maintains insurance policies or other
arrangements with respect to the Stations and the Station Assets
consistent with its practices for other stations, and will maintain
such policies or arrangements until the Effective Time.
2.13 Compliance
with Law . Except as set forth on Schedule 2.13 ,
(a) Seller has complied in all material respects with all
laws, rules and regulations (including without limitation all FCC
and Federal Aviation Administration rules and regulations) that are
applicable to the operation of the Stations, and all decrees and
orders of any court or governmental authority which are applicable
to the operation of the Stations, and (b) to Seller’s
knowledge, there are no governmental claims or investigations
pending or threatened against Seller in respect of the Stations
except those affecting the industry generally.
2.14
Litigation . Except as set forth on
Schedule 2.14 , there is no action, suit or proceeding
pending or, to Seller’s knowledge, threatened against Seller
(a) that would have a Material Adverse Effect on the Business
or (b) that questions the legality or propriety of the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement or that could adversely
affect the ability of Seller to perform its obligations hereunder
in any material respect. Seller is not operating under or subject
to any order, writ, injunction or decree relating to the Stations
or the Station Assets of any court or governmental authority that
would have a Material Adverse Effect on the Business.
2.15 Financial
Statements . Seller has provided to Buyer copies of the
following combined financial statements of Clear Channel Television
(a division of Clear Channel
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Communications,
Inc.) relating to the operation of the Stations (such financial
statements, collectively, the “ Financial Statements
”): (a) the audited balance sheet as of each of the
fiscal years ended December 31, 2005 and December 31,
2006 (such balance sheet as of December 31, 2006, the “
Most Recent Audited Balance Sheet ”), (b) the
audited statements of cash flows for each of the fiscal years ended
December 31, 2005 and December 31, 2006 and (c) the
audited statements of operations for each of the fiscal years ended
December 31, 2004, December 31, 2005 and
December 31, 2006. The Financial Statements have been derived
from the books and records of Seller relating to the Stations, have
been prepared in accordance with GAAP, consistently applied, and
fairly present, in all material respects, the financial position
and results of operations and cash flows of the Stations as of the
dates thereof and for the periods indicated therein.
2.16 Absence of
Certain Changes or Events . Since December 31, 2006, there
have not been any events, changes or occurrences or state of facts
that, individually or in the aggregate, have had or would
reasonably be expected to have, a Material Adverse Effect on the
Business. Since December 31, 2006, the Stations have been
operated in all material respects in the ordinary course of
business consistent with past practice.
2.17 Station
Assets . The Station Assets include all material assets that
are owned or leased by Seller and exclusively used or held for use
in the operation of the Stations, as currently operated, except for
the Excluded Assets. Except for finance, accounting, tax, legal,
human resources and other corporate services provided to the
Business by Clear Channel Communications, Inc. and its Affiliates
and listed on Schedule 1.2(s) , the Station Assets are
sufficient for the operation of the Stations in the ordinary course
of business, as conducted by Seller as of the date of this
Agreement.
2.18 No
Undisclosed Liabilities . Except (a) as reflected or
reserved against in the Most Recent Audited Balance Sheet,
(b) for liabilities or obligations incurred in the ordinary
course of business consistent with past practice since the date of
the Most Recent Audited Balance Sheet and (c) for the Retained
Obligations, Seller does not have any liabilities or obligations of
any nature, whether or not accrued, contingent or otherwise,
whether or not required, if known, to be reflected or reserved
against on a consolidated balance sheet or the notes thereto of the
Business, other than those which have not had or could not
reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a
Material Adverse Effect on the Business.
ARTICLE 3:
BUYER REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
Buyer hereby makes
the following representations and warranties to Seller:
3.1
Organization . Buyer is duly organized, validly existing and
in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its
organization, and is qualified to do business in each jurisdiction
in which the nature of its business requires it to be so qualified.
Buyer has the requisite limited liability company power and
authority to execute, deliver and perform this Agreement and all of
the other agreements and instruments to be executed and delivered
by Buyer pursuant hereto (collectively, the “ Buyer
Ancillary Agreements ”) and to consummate the
transactions contemplated hereby.
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3.2
Authorization . The execution, delivery and performance of
this Agreement and the Buyer Ancillary Agreements by Buyer, and the
consummation by Buyer of the transactions contemplated hereby, have
been duly authorized and approved by all necessary actions of Buyer
and do not require any further authorization or consent of Buyer.
This Agreement has been duly and validly executed and delivered by
Buyer and, at the Closing, each Buyer Ancillary Agreement will be
duly and validly executed and delivered by Buyer. This Agreement
is, and each Buyer Ancillary Agreement when executed and delivered
by Buyer and each other party thereto at the Closing will be, a
legal, valid and binding agreement of Buyer enforceable against
Buyer in accordance with their respective terms, except in each
case as such enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy,
moratorium, insolvency, reorganization or other similar laws
affecting or limiting the enforcement of creditors’ rights
generally and except as such enforceability is subject to general
principles of equity (regardless of whether such enforceability is
considered in a proceeding in equity or at law).
3.3 No
Conflicts . Except for the Governmental Consents, the
execution, delivery and performance by Buyer of this Agreement and
the Buyer Ancillary Agreements and the consummation by Buyer of the
transactions contemplated hereby does not (a) conflict with
any organizational documents of Buyer, (b) violate, conflict
with, result in the loss of any benefit under, result in any breach
of, cause a default under, result in the termination of or give
rights of termination under any contract or agreement to which
Buyer is a party or by which it is bound, or (c) violate or
conflict with any law, judgment, order or decree to which Buyer is
subject, or require the consent or approval of, or a filing by
Buyer with, any governmental or regulatory authority or any third
party.
3.4
Litigation . There is no action, suit or proceeding pending
or, to Buyer’s knowledge, threatened against Buyer that
questions the legality or propriety of the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement or that could adversely affect the
ability of Buyer to perform its obligations hereunder in any
material respect.
3.5
Qualification . Schedule 3.5 sets forth each
Attributable Interest (as defined below). Subject to receipt of the
Waiver or the assignment of the Designated Station Assets to a
Qualified Assignee pursuant to Section 11.2, Buyer is legally,
financially and otherwise qualified to be the licensee of, acquire,
own and operate the Stations under the Communications Act and the
rules, regulations and policies of the FCC. Buyer is in compliance
with Section 310(b) of the Communications Act and the FCC’s
rules governing alien ownership. There are no facts or
circumstances that would, under the Communications Act and the
existing rules, regulations, policies and procedures of the FCC,
disqualify Buyer as an assignee of the FCC Licenses or as the owner
and operator of the Stations. Other than the Waiver and the
Satellite Exemptions (as defined below), no waiver of or exemption
from any provision of the Communications Act or the rules,
regulations and policies of the FCC is necessary for the FCC
Consent to be obtained. There are no facts or circumstances that
might reasonably be expected to (a) result in the FCC’s
refusal to grant the FCC Consent or otherwise disqualify Buyer,
(b) materially delay obtaining the FCC Consent or
(c) cause the FCC to impose a material condition or conditions
on its granting of the FCC Consent. “ Attributable
Interest ” means any interest in any assets or businesses
that are held by Buyer (or any person having an attributable
ownership interest in Buyer as defined for purposes of applying the
FCC Media Ownership Rules) that would, immediately following the
Effective Time, result in a conflict with the FCC Media Ownership
Rules (including without limitation the equity debt plus rules)
including without limitation any
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such interest
that Buyer (or such other person having an attributable interest in
Buyer) is or may become obligated to acquire. “ Satellite
Exemptions ” means the reauthorization of the existing
exemptions from the FCC Media Ownership rules pursuant to Note 5 to
47 C.F.R. §73.3555 with respect to KOCW(TV) and
KAAS-TV.
3.6
Financing . Buyer has, or will have prior to Closing,
sufficient cash, available lines of credit or other sources of
immediately available funds to enable it to pay the Purchase Price.
To the extent that Buyer intends to finance any portion of the
Purchase Price, Buyer has delivered to Seller true and correct
copies of commitment letters from Buyer’s equity investors
and lenders (the “ Commitment Letters ”)
pursuant to which such investors and lenders have agreed, subject
to the terms and conditions set forth therein, to provide the
equity and debt financing for the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement (the “ Financing ”). As of the date
hereof, the Commitment Letters are in full force and effect without
amendment or modification, are the valid and binding obligations of
each party thereto, have not been withdrawn or rescinded in any
respect, and all commitment fees required to be paid thereunder on
or prior to the date of this Agreement have been paid and any
commitment fees required to be paid thereunder after the date of
this Agreement will be paid in full. Except as set forth in the
Commitment Letters, there are no other conditions to the
consummation of the Financing and Buyer has no reason to believe
that any condition to the Commitment Letters will not be satisfied
or waived prior to the Closing Date. Buyer acknowledges and agrees
that the obligation of Buyer to consummate the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement is not conditioned upon the closing
of the Financing, Buyer’s receipt of the proceeds of the
Financing or Buyer’s ability to finance or pay the Purchase
Price and that any failure of Buyer to consummate the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement as a result of the foregoing shall
constitute a material breach by Buyer of this Agreement and entitle
Seller to receive the Deposit pursuant to
Section 10.5.
3.7 Brokers
. All negotiations relative to this Agreement and the transactions
contemplated hereby have been carried out by Buyer (or an Affiliate
of Buyer) directly with Seller without the intervention of any
party on behalf of Buyer in such manner as to give rise to any
valid claim by any party against Seller for a finder’s fee,
brokerage commission or similar payment.
3.8
Solvency . Assuming (a) the satisfaction of the
conditi
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