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Exhibit 10.02
EXECUTION COPY
ASSET PURCHASE AGREEMENT
between
CBS RADIO STATIONS INC.
and
ENTERCOM COMMUNICATIONS CORP.
TABLE OF
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ARTICLE I ASSETS TO BE CONVEYED
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Station Assets
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Excluded Assets
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Assumption of Obligations
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Retained Liabilities
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Purchase Price
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Closing
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General Proration.
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Accounts Receivable
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Allocation
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ARTICLE II REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF
SELLER
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Existence and Power
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Corporate Authorization
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Governmental Authorization
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Noncontravention
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Absence of Litigation
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Financial Statements
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FCC Licenses
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Tangible Personal Property
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Station Contracts
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Intangible Property
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Real Property
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Environmental
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Employee Information
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Compliance with Laws
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Taxes
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Sufficiency and Title to Station
Assets
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No Finder
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ARTICLE III REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF
BUYER
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Existence
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Corporate Authorization and Power
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Governmental Authorization
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Noncontravention
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Absence of Litigation
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FCC Qualifications
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Financing
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No Finder
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ARTICLE IV COVENANTS
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Governmental Approvals
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Conduct of Business.
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Access to Information; Inspections;
Confidentiality; Publicity
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Risk of Loss
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Consents to Assignment; Estoppel
Certificates
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Notification
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Employee Matters
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Further Assurances
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Public Filings
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No Solicitation
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ARTICLE V CONDITIONS PRECEDENT
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To Buyer’s Obligations
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To Seller’s Obligations
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ARTICLE VI DOCUMENTS TO BE DELIVERED AT THE
CLOSING
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Documents to be Delivered by Both
Parties
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Documents to be Delivered by Seller
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Documents to be Delivered by Buyer
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ARTICLE VII SURVIVAL; INDEMNIFICATION
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Survival
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Indemnification
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Procedures
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Computation of Indemnifiable Losses
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Sole Remedy
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ARTICLE VIII TERMINATION RIGHTS
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Termination
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Effect of Termination
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Specific Performance
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ARTICLE IX TAX MATTERS
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Bulk Sales
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Transfer Taxes
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Taxpayer Identification Numbers
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ARTICLE X OTHER PROVISIONS
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Expenses
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Benefit and Assignment
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No Third Party Beneficiaries
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Entire Agreement; Waiver; Amendment
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Headings
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Computation of Time
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Governing Law; Waiver of Jury Trial
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Construction
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Notices
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Severability
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Counterparts
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ARTICLE XI DEFINITIONS
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Defined Terms
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Terms Generally
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ASSET PURCHASE
AGREEMENT
This ASSET PURCHASE AGREEMENT, made as of the 18 th day of August, 2006, is between
CBS Radio Stations Inc., a Delaware corporation ( Seller "),
and Entercom Communications Corp., a Pennsylvania corporation ("
Buyer ").
RECITALS
Seller is the licensee of and operates the following radio
broadcast stations (each a " Station ," and collectively,
the " Stations "), pursuant to licenses issued by the
Federal Communications Commission (the " FCC "):
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WCMF-FM, Rochester, New York (Facility ID No. 1905)
WPXY-FM, Rochester, New York (Facility ID No. 53966)
WRMM-FM, Rochester, New York (Facility ID No. 1907)
WZNE(FM), Brighton, New York (Facility ID No. 6859)
Seller and Buyer have agreed that Seller will sell and Buyer
will acquire substantially all of the assets of the Stations on the
terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this Agreement,
including the FCC’s consent to the assignment of the FCC
Licenses (as defined below) to Buyer. Definitions of certain
capitalized terms used in this Agreement are set forth in
Article XI .
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing premises and
the mutual covenants and agreements hereinafter set forth, and for
other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency
of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties agree as follows:
ARTICLE I
ASSETS TO BE CONVEYED
1.1
Station Assets. Pursuant to the terms
and subject to the conditions of this Agreement, at the Closing,
Seller shall sell, assign, transfer and convey to Buyer, and Buyer
shall purchase from Seller, all of Seller’s right, title and
interest in, to and under all of the assets, properties, interests
and rights of Seller of whatsoever kind and nature, real and
personal, tangible and intangible, which are used or held for use
in the operation of the Stations, but excluding the Excluded Assets
as hereinafter defined. Except as provided in Section
1.2 , the Station Assets include the following:
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(a)
all licenses, permits and other authorizations
issued to Seller by the FCC with respect to the Stations, including
those described on Schedule 1.1(a) , and including any
pending applications for or renewals or modifications thereof
between the date hereof and the Closing (the " FCC Licenses
");
(b)
all equipment, electrical devices, antennas, cables,
tools, hardware, office furniture and fixtures, office materials
and supplies , inventory, motor vehicles, spare parts and
other tangible personal property of every kind and description,
used or held for use in the operation of the Stations, except any
retirements or dispositions of Tangible Personal Property made
between the date hereof and Closing in the ordinary course of
business and consistent with Section 4.2 (the " Tangible
Personal Property ");
(c)
all contracts, agreements, leases and licenses used
in the operation of the Stations (except agreements with Station
Employees to the extent such agreements are subsequently excluded
pursuant to Section 4.7 ) that (i) are listed on Schedule
1.1(c) , except to the extent otherwise indicated on such
Schedule, (ii) were entered into in the ordinary course of business
and are reflected on the Reference Financial Statements, provided
that such contracts do not require Buyer to make annual payments of
more than $250,000 per market in the aggregate, (iii) were entered
into in the ordinary course of business and relate to marketing,
promotions or contests, or (iv) were or are made between June 30,
2006 and Closing in the ordinary course of business consistent with
Section 4.2 (collectively, the " Station Contracts
");
(d)
to the extent transferable, all of Seller’s
rights in and to the Stations’ call letters, registered and
unregistered trademarks and associated goodwill, trade names,
service marks, copyrights, jingles, logos, slogans, Internet domain
names, Internet URLs, Internet web sites, content and databases,
computer software, programs and programming material and other
intangible property rights and interests applied for, issued to or
owned by Seller that are used primarily in the operation of the
Stations, including those listed on Schedule 1.1(d) (the "
Intangible Property ");
(e)
all files, documents, records and books of account
(or copies thereof) relating primarily to the operation of the
Stations, including the Stations’ public inspection files,
programming information and studies, blueprints, technical
information and engineering data, advertising studies, marketing
and demographic data, sales correspondence, lists of advertisers,
credit and sales reports, and logs but excluding any such documents
relating to Excluded Assets (as defined below); and
(f)
all interests in real property, including any leases
or licenses to occupy, used or held for use in the operation of the
Stations described on Schedule 1.1(f) (the " Real
Property ").
The assets to be transferred to Buyer hereunder are collectively
referred to herein as the " Station Assets. "
The Station Assets shall be delivered as is, where is, without any
representation or warranty by Seller except as expressly set forth
in this Agreement, and Buyer acknowledges that it has not relied on
or been induced to enter into this Agreement by any representation
or warranty other than those expressly set forth in this
Agreement. The Station Assets shall be transferred to Buyer
free and clear of liens, mortgages, pledges, security interests,
claims and encumbrances (" Liens ") except for Permitted
Liens, if any, and except as otherwise expressly provided in this
Agreement.
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1.2
Excluded Assets. Notwithstanding
anything to the contrary contained herein, Buyer expressly
acknowledges and agrees that the following assets and properties of
Seller (the " Excluded Assets ") shall not be acquired by
Buyer and are excluded from the Station Assets:
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(a)
Seller’s books and records pertaining to the
corporate organization, existence or capitalization of
Seller;
(b)
all cash, cash equivalents, or similar type
investments of Seller, such as certificates of deposit, treasury
bills, marketable securities, asset or money market accounts or
similar accounts or investments;
(c)
all accounts receivable existing at the Effective
Time (the " Accounts Receivable "), notes receivable,
promissory notes or amounts due from employees;
(d)
intercompany accounts receivable and accounts
payable;
(e)
all insurance policies or any proceeds payable
thereunder, except as otherwise contemplated by Section 4.4
;
(f)
all pension, profit sharing or cash or deferred
(Section 401(k)) plans and trusts and the assets thereof and any
other employee benefit plan or arrangement;
(g)
all interest in and to refunds of Taxes relating to
all periods prior to the Effective Time;
(h)
all tangible and intangible personal property
disposed of or consumed between the date of this Agreement and the
Closing Date, as permitted under this Agreement;
(i)
all rights to the CBS Eye Design and the names "CBS"
and "CBS Radio" and logos or variations thereof, including
trademarks, trade names and domain names, and all goodwill
associated therewith;
(j)
all rights to marks not currently but previously
used in the operation of the Stations, where such use has been
abandoned by the Stations, and all goodwill associated
therewith;
(k)
(i) all rights to marks identified on Schedule
1.2(k) and all goodwill associated therewith and (ii) all
rights to marks used in the operation of the Stations and in
connection with the operation of another station or business of
Seller or any of its Affiliates other than or in addition to the
Stations and all goodwill associated with such marks; provided
that, in each case, Seller or one of its Affiliates shall grant
Buyer, at Buyer’s request, the right, assignable in
connection with an assignment of the Stations, to continue to use
such mark royalty-free in the manner used by Seller at the
applicable Station on a basis exclusive in the Nielsen Television
Designated Market Area
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in which the Stations are located so long as
Buyer uses such mark, but non-exclusive in that no right is granted
to Buyer hereunder with respect to other markets (some of which may
overlap), and such right is limited to the extent of Seller’s
rights;
(l)
the Oracle Financial System and Infinium payroll
system used by Seller and its Affiliates, whether in hard copy,
stored on a computer, disk or otherwise;
(m)
(i) Group Contracts, except to the extent that
Schedule 1.1(c) specifically provides for the partial
assignment and assumption of any such Group Contract and (ii)
agreements relating to the employment of Station Employees that do
not become Transferred Employees as provided in Section 4.7
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(n)
any asset or property which is used or held for use
by Seller or an Affiliate of Seller not located at the
Stations’ offices in Rochester, New York or the
Stations’ transmitter sites and not used primarily in the
operation of the Stations;
(o)
all ASCAP, BMI and SESAC licenses;
(p)
all items of personal property owned by personnel at
the Stations;
(q)
any cause of action or claim relating to any event
or occurrence prior to the Effective Time;
(r)
all rights of Seller under this Agreement or the
transactions contemplated hereby; and
(s)
the contracts identified on Schedule 1.2(s)
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1.3
Assumption of Obligations. At the
Closing, Buyer shall assume and agrees to pay, discharge and
perform the following (collectively, the " Assumed
Obligations "):
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(a)
all liabilities, obligations and commitments of
Seller under the Station Contracts to the extent they accrue or
relate to any period at or after the Effective Time;
(b)
all liabilities, obligations and commitments
relating to Transferred Employees as provided for in Section
4.7 ;
(c)
any current liability of Seller to the extent Buyer
has received a credit under Section 1.7 ; and
(d)
all liabilities and obligations relating to the
Station Assets arising out of Environmental Laws at or after the
Effective Time, except to the extent that Seller is obligated under
Section 7.2(a) (Indemnification) to indemnify Buyer for
Losses arising out of or resulting from Seller’s breach of
any representation or warranty in Section 2.12
(Environmental).
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1.4
Retained Liabilities. Buyer does not
assume or agree to discharge or perform and will not be deemed by
reason of the execution and delivery of this Agreement or any
agreement, instrument or documents delivered pursuant to or in
connection with this Agreement or otherwise by reason of the
consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, to have
assumed or to have agreed to discharge or perform, any liabilities,
obligations or commitments of Seller of any nature whatsoever
whether accrued, absolute, contingent or otherwise, other than the
Assumed Obligations (the " Retained Liabilities ").
1.5
Purchase Price. In consideration for
the sale of the Station Assets, Buyer shall, at the Closing, in
addition to assuming the Assumed Obligations, pay to Seller the sum
of $42,000,000 (the " Purchase Price ") by wire transfer of
immediately available federal funds pursuant to wire instructions
that Seller shall provide to Buyer.
1.6
Closing. Subject to Section 8.1
hereof and except as otherwise mutually agreed upon by Seller and
Buyer, the consummation of the sale and purchase of the Station
Assets and the assumption of the Assumed Obligations hereunder (the
" Closing ") shall take place (by electronic exchange of the
documents to be delivered at the Closing) on the later of (a) five
Business Days after the day that the FCC Consent becomes effective
and (b) the date on which each of the other conditions to Closing
set forth in Article V has been satisfied or waived (other
than those conditions that by their nature are to be satisfied at
the Closing, but subject to the satisfaction or waiver of those
conditions at such time). Alternatively, the Closing may take
place at such other place, time or date as the parties may mutually
agree in writing. The date on which the Closing is to occur
is referred to herein as the " Closing Date ." The
effective time of the Closing shall be 12:01 a.m., local Station
time, on the Closing Date (the " Effective Time ").
1.7
General Proration.
(a)
All Station Assets that would be classified as
assets in accordance with GAAP, and all Assumed Obligations that
would be classified as liabilities in accordance with GAAP
(including accrued but unpaid commissions, but excluding equity
non-cash compensation), shall be prorated between Buyer and Seller
as of the Effective Time, including by taking into account the
elapsed time or consumption of an asset during the month in which
the Effective Time occurs (respectively, the " Prorated Station
Assets " and the " Prorated Assumed Obligations
"). Such Prorated Station Assets and Prorated Assumed
Obligations relating to the period prior to the Effective Time
shall be for the account of Seller and those relating to the period
on or after the Effective Time for the account of Buyer and shall
be prorated accordingly.
(b)
Such prorations shall include all ad valorem and
other property taxes, utility expenses, liabilities and obligations
under Station Contracts, rents and similar prepaid and deferred
items and all other expenses and obligations, such as accrued but
unpaid commissions, deferred revenue and prepayments, attributable
to the ownership and operation of the Stations that straddle the
period before and after the Effective Time. If such amounts
were prepaid by Seller prior to the Effective Time and Buyer will
receive a benefit after the Effective Time, then Seller shall
receive a credit for such amounts. If Seller was entitled to
receive a benefit prior to the Effective Time and such amounts will
be paid by Buyer after the Effective Time, Buyer will receive a
credit for such amounts. To the extent not known, real estate
and personal property taxes shall be apportioned on the basis of
Taxes assessed for the preceding
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year, with a reapportionment as soon as the new
tax rate and valuation can be ascertained even if such is
ascertained after the Settlement Statement is so determined.
Notwithstanding anything in this Section 1.7 to the
contrary, there shall be no proration under this Section 1.7
for Tradeout Agreements.
(c)
Accrued vacation liabilities for Transferred
Employees shall be included in the prorations, but there shall be
no proration under this Section 1.7 for sick leave for
Transferred Employees.
(d)
Within 45 days after the Closing Date, Buyer shall
prepare and deliver to Seller a proposed pro rata adjustment of
assets and liabilities in the manner described in Section
1.7(a) and Section 1.7(b) , for the Stations, as of the
Effective Time (the " Settlement Statement ") setting forth
the Prorated Assumed Obligations and the Prorated Station Assets
together with a schedule setting forth, in reasonable detail, the
components thereof.
(e)
During the 30-day period following the receipt of
the Settlement Statement (i) Seller and its independent auditors,
if any, shall be permitted to review and make copies reasonably
required of (A) the financial statements of Buyer relating to the
Settlement Statement; (B) the working papers of Buyer and its
independent auditors, if any, relating to the Settlement Statement;
(C) the books and records of Buyer relating to the Settlement
Statement; and (D) any supporting schedules, analyses and other
documentation relating to the Settlement Statement and (ii) Buyer
shall provide reasonable access, upon reasonable advance notice and
during normal business hours, to such employees of Seller and its
independent auditors, if any, as Seller reasonably believes is
necessary or desirable in connection with its review of the
Settlement Statement.
(f)
The Settlement Statement shall become final and
binding upon the parties on the 30th day following delivery
thereof, unless Seller gives written notice of its disagreement
with the Settlement Statement (the " Notice of Disagreement
") to Buyer prior to such date. The Notice of Disagreement
shall specify in reasonable detail the nature of any disagreement
so asserted. If a Notice of Disagreement is given to Buyer in
the period specified, then the Settlement Statement (as revised in
accordance with clause (i) or (ii) below) shall become final and
binding upon the parties on the earlier of (i) the date Buyer and
Seller resolve in writing any differences they have with respect to
the matters specified in the Notice of Disagreement or (ii) the
date any disputed matters are finally resolved in writing by the
Accounting Firm.
(g)
Within 10 Business Days after the Settlement
Statement becomes final and binding upon the parties, (i) Buyer
shall be required to pay to Seller the amount, if any, by which the
Prorated Station Assets exceeds the Prorated Assumed Obligations or
(ii) Seller shall be required to pay to Buyer the amount, if any,
by which the Prorated Assumed Obligations exceeds the Prorated
Station Assets. All payments made pursuant to this Section
1.7(g) must be made via wire transfer in immediately available
funds to an account designated by the recipient party, together
with interest thereon at the prime rate (as reported by The Wall
Street Journal or, if not reported thereby, by another
authoritative source) as in effect from time to time from the
Effective Time to the date of actual payment.
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(h)
Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event that
Seller delivers a Notice of Disagreement, Seller or Buyer shall be
required to make a payment of any undisputed amount to the other
regardless of the resolution of the items contained in the Notice
of Disagreement, and Seller or Buyer, as applicable, shall within
10 Business Days of the receipt of the Notice of Disagreement make
payment to the other by wire transfer in immediately available
funds of such undisputed amount owed by Seller or Buyer to the
other, as the case may be, pending resolution of the Notice of
Disagreement together with interest thereon, calculated as
described above.
(i)
During the 30-day period following the delivery of a
Notice of Disagreement to Buyer that complies with the preceding
paragraphs, Buyer and Seller shall seek in good faith to resolve in
writing any differences they may have with respect to the matters
specified in the Notice of Disagreement. During such period:
(i) Buyer and its independent auditors, if any, at Buyer’s
sole cost and expense, shall be, and Seller and its independent
auditors, if any, at Seller’s sole cost and expense, shall
be, in each case permitted to review and make copies reasonably
required of: (A) the financial statements of the Seller, in the
case of Buyer, and Buyer, in the case of Seller, relating to the
Notice of Disagreement; (B) the working papers of Seller, in the
case of Buyer, and Buyer, in the case of Seller, and such other
party’s auditors, if any, relating to the Notice of
Disagreement; (C) the books and records of Seller, in the case of
Buyer, and Buyer, in the case of Seller, relating to the Notice of
Disagreement; and (D) any supporting schedules, analyses and
documentation relating to the Notice of Disagreement; and (ii)
Seller, in the case of Buyer, and Buyer, in the case of Seller,
shall provide reasonable access, upon reasonable advance notice and
during normal business hours, to such employees of such other party
and such other party’s independent auditors, if any, as such
first party reasonably believes is necessary or desirable in
connection with its review of the Notice of
Disagreement.
(j)
If, at the end of such 30-day period, Buyer and
Seller have not resolved such differences, Buyer and Seller shall
submit to the Accounting Firm for review and resolution any and all
matters that remain in dispute and that were properly included in
the Notice of Disagreement. Within 60 days after selection of the
Accounting Firm, Buyer and Seller shall submit their respective
positions to the Accounting Firm, in writing, together with any
other materials relied upon in support of their respective
positions. Buyer and Seller shall use commercially reasonable
efforts to cause the Accounting Firm to render a decision resolving
the matters in dispute within 30 days following the submission of
such materials to the Accounting Firm. Buyer and Seller agree
that judgment may be entered upon the determination of the
Accounting Firm in any court having jurisdiction over the party
against which such determination is to be enforced. Except as
specified in the following sentence, the cost of any arbitration
(including the fees and expenses of the Accounting Firm) pursuant
to this Section 1.7 shall be borne by Buyer and
Seller in inverse proportion as they may prevail on matters
resolved by the Accounting Firm, which proportional allocations
shall also be determined by the Accounting Firm at the time the
determination of the Accounting Firm is rendered on the matters
submitted. The fees and expenses (if any) of Buyer’s
independent auditors and attorneys incurred in connection with the
review of the Notice of Disagreement shall be borne by Buyer, and
the fees and expenses (if any) of Seller’s independent
auditors and attorneys incurred in connection with their review of
the Settlement Statement shall be borne by Seller.
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1.8
Accounts Receivable.
(a)
At the Effective Time, Seller shall designate Buyer
as its agent solely for the purpose of collecting the Accounts
Receivable. Seller shall deliver to Buyer, on or immediately
after the Effective Time, a statement of the Accounts
Receivable. Buyer shall use commercially reasonable efforts
in the ordinary course of business to collect the Accounts
Receivable during the period (the " Collection Period ")
beginning at the Effective Time and ending on the 120
th day following the
Effective Time consistent with Buyer’s practices for
collection of its accounts receivable. Any payment received
by Buyer (i) at any time following the Effective Time, (ii) from a
customer of the Stations after the Effective Time that was also a
customer of the Stations prior to the Effective Time and that is
obligated with respect to any Accounts Receivable and (iii) that is
not designated as a payment of a particular invoice or invoices or
as a security deposit or other prepayment, shall be presumptively
applied to the accounts receivable for such customer outstanding
for the longest amount of time and, if such accounts receivable
shall be an Accounts Receivable, remitted to Seller in accordance
with Section 1.8(b); provided further, however, that if,
prior to the Effective Time, Seller or, after the Effective Time,
Seller or Buyer received or receives a written notice of dispute
from a customer with respect to an Accounts Receivable that has not
been resolved, then Buyer shall apply any payments from such
customer to such customer’s oldest, non-disputed accounts
receivable, whether or not an Accounts Receivable. Buyer
shall not refer any of the Accounts Receivable to a collection
agency or to an attorney for collection.
(b)
On or before the 10 th
day following the end of each calendar month
in the Collection Period, Buyer shall deposit into an account
identified by Seller the amounts collected during the preceding
month of the Collection Period with respect to the Accounts
Receivable in immediately available funds by wire transfer.
Buyer shall furnish Seller with a list of the amounts collected
during such calendar month and in any prior calendar months with
respect to the Accounts Receivable and a schedule of the amount
remaining outstanding under each particular account.
Following the Collection Period, Seller shall be entitled to
inspect and/or audit the records maintained by Buyer pursuant to
this Section 1.8 , upon reasonable advance notice and during
normal business hours.
(c)
Following the expiration of the Collection Period,
Buyer shall have no further obligations under this Section
1.8 , except that Buyer shall promptly pay over to Seller any
amounts subsequently paid to it with respect to any Accounts
Receivable. Following the Collection Period, Seller may
pursue collections of all the Accounts Receivable, and Buyer shall
deliver to Seller all files, records, notes and any other materials
relating to the Accounts Receivable and shall otherwise cooperate
with Seller for the purpose of collecting any outstanding Accounts
Receivable.
(d)
If Buyer fails to remit any amounts collected
pursuant to this Section 1.8 , such amount shall bear
interest at the prime rate (as reported by The Wall Street
Journal or, if not reported thereby, by another authoritative
source) as in effect from time to time from the date such amount
was due until the date of actual payment.
1.9
Allocation. Seller and Buyer will each
allocate the Purchase Price in accordance with the respective fair
market values of the Station Assets being purchased and sold,
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as determined by an appraisal (the "
Appraisal ") to be performed by Bond & Pecaro, and in
accordance with the requirements of Section 1060 of the Code, and
shall each file its federal income tax returns and its other Tax
Returns reflecting such allocation; provided, however that nothing
contained herein shall prevent Buyer or Seller from settling any
proposed deficiency or adjustment by any Tax authority based on or
arising out of such allocation, and neither Buyer nor Seller shall
be required to litigate before any court any proposed deficiency or
adjustment by any Tax authority challenging such allocation.
Bond & Pecaro shall be jointly retained by Buyer and Seller to
perform the Appraisal, and the cost of the Appraisal shall be borne
equally by each.
ARTICLE II
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF SELLER
Seller represents and warrants to Buyer as follows:
2.1
Existence and Power. Seller is a
corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing
under the laws of the jurisdiction of its organization.
Seller is qualified to do business and is in good standing in each
jurisdiction where such qualification is necessary. Seller
has the requisite corporate power and authority to own and operate
the Stations as currently operated.
2.2
Corporate Authorization.
(a)
The execution and delivery by Seller of this
Agreement and all of the other agreements, certificates and
instruments to be executed and delivered by Seller pursuant hereto
or in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby (the "
Seller Ancillary Agreements ") , the performance by
Seller of its obligations hereunder and thereunder and the
consummation by Seller of the transactions contemplated hereby and
thereby are within Seller’s corporate powers and have been
duly authorized by all requisite corporate action on the part of
Seller.
(b)
This Agreement has been, and each Seller Ancillary
Agreement will be, duly executed and delivered by Seller.
This Agreement (assuming due authorization, execution and delivery
by Buyer) constitutes, and each Seller Ancillary Agreement will
constitute when executed and delivered by Seller, the legal, valid
and binding obligation of Seller, enforceable against Seller in
accordance with its terms, except as such enforceability may be
limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization,
fraudulent conveyance, moratorium or other similar Laws affecting
or relating to enforcement of creditors’ rights generally and
general principles of equity (regardless of whether enforcement is
considered in a proceeding at law or in equity).
2.3
Governmental Authorization. The
execution, delivery and performance by Seller of this Agreement and
each Seller Ancillary Agreement and the consummation of the
transactions contemplated hereby and thereby require no material
action by or in respect of, or material filing with or notification
to, any Governmental Authority other than (a) compliance with any
applicable requirements of the HSRA and (b) the FCC.
2.4
Noncontravention. Except as disclosed
on Schedule 2.4 , the execution, delivery and performance of
this Agreement and each Seller Ancillary Agreement by Seller
and
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the consummation of the transactions contemplated
hereby and thereby do not and will not (a) violate or conflict with
the organizational documents of Seller; (b) assuming compliance
with the matters referred to in Section 2.3 , conflict with
or violate any Law or Governmental Order applicable to Seller; (c)
require any consent or other action by or notification to any
Person under, constitute a default under, give to any Person any
rights of termination, amendment, acceleration or cancellation of
any right or obligation of Seller under, any provision of (i) any
Station Contract other than Real Property Leases or (ii) any Real
Property Lease; or (d) result in the creation or imposition of any
Lien on any of the Station Assets, except for Permitted Liens,
except, in the case of clauses (b), (c)(i) and (d), for any such
violations, consents, actions, defaults, rights or losses as would
not have a Seller Material Adverse Effect.
2.5
Absence of Litigation. There is no Action
pending or, to Seller’s knowledge, threatened against Seller
(a) that in any manner challenges or seeks to prevent, enjoin,
alter or delay materially the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement or (b) that, if adversely determined, would reasonably be
expected to have a Seller Material Adverse Effect, unless all
liability that may result from such adverse determination is a
Retained Liability.
2.6
Financial Statements. The unaudited
results of operations of the Stations for calendar years 2003, 2004
and 2005 and the first six months of calendar year 2006 included at
Schedule 2.6 (the " Reference Financial Statements ")
are derived from the books and records of the Stations and were
prepared in accordance with the internal accounting policies of CBS
Radio Inc. and CBS Corporation, as applicable to financial
reporting at the radio station level. The Reference Financial
Statements present fairly, in all material respects, the results of
operations of the Stations for the periods then ended consistent
with the internal accounting policies of CBS Radio Inc. and CBS
Corporation, as applicable to financial reporting at the radio
station level. During the period from June 30, 2006 to the
date hereof, inclusive, there has been no change in the financial
condition or the results of operations of the Stations and no event
has occurred which has had or would reasonably be expected to have
a Seller Material Adverse Effect.
2.7
FCC Licenses.
(a)
Seller has made available to Buyer true, correct and
complete copies of the FCC Licenses, including any and all
amendments and modifications thereto. The FCC Licenses were
validly issued by the FCC, are validly held by Seller and are in
full force and effect. The FCC Licenses are not subject to
any condition except for those conditions that appear on the face
of the FCC Licenses, those conditions applicable to radio broadcast
licenses generally or those conditions disclosed in Schedule
2.7(a) . The FCC Licenses listed on Schedule
1.1(a) constitute all authorizations issued by the FCC
necessary for the operation of the Stations as currently conducted
by Seller, except for immaterial licenses ancillary to the
operation of the Stations.
(b)
Except as otherwise set forth on Schedule
2.7(b) , the FCC Licenses for each Station have been issued or
renewed for the full terms customarily issued to radio broadcast
stations licensed to the state in which the Station’s
community of license is located. Except as set forth on
Schedule 2.7(b) , Seller has no applications pending before
the FCC relating to the operation of the Stations.
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(c)
Except as set forth on Schedule 2.7(c) ,
Seller has operated the Stations in compliance with the
Communications Act of 1934, as amended (the " Communications
Act ") and the FCC Licenses, has filed or made all
applications, reports and other disclosures required by the FCC to
be made in respect of the Stations and has timely paid all FCC
regulatory fees in respect thereof, except where the failure to do
so could not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be
expected to have a Seller Material Adverse Effect.
(d)
Except as set forth on Schedule 2.7(d) , to
the knowledge of Seller after due inquiry by its FCC counsel and
consultation by Seller with such counsel, there are no petitions,
complaints, orders to show cause, notices of violation, notices of
apparent liability, notices of forfeiture, proceedings or other
actions pending or threatened before the FCC relating to the
Stations that would reasonably be expected to have an adverse
effect on the operation of the Stations, other than proceedings
affecting the radio broadcast industry generally.
2.8
Tangible Personal Property. Except as
disclosed on Schedule 2.8(a) , Seller has title to the
Tangible Personal Property free and clear of Liens other than
Permitted Liens. Except as disclosed on Schedule
2.8(b) , the Tangible Personal Property is in normal operating
condition, ordinary wear and tear excepted.
2.9
Station Contracts. Each of the Station
Contracts (including each of the Real Property Leases) is in 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 is
not in material default under any Station Contract, and, to
Seller’s knowledge, no other party to any of the Station
Contracts is in default thereunder in any material respect.
Except as otherwise set forth on Schedule 1.1(c) , Seller
has provided to Buyer prior to the date of this Agreement true and
complete copies of all material Station Contracts (including each
Real Property Lease).
2.10 Intangible Property. Schedule 1.1(d)
contains a description of the call letters of the Stations and all
owned and registered Intangible Property. Except as set forth
on Schedule 2.10, Seller has received no notice of any claim
that its use of any material Intangible Property infringes upon or
conflicts with any third party rights. Seller owns or has the
right to use the Intangible Property free and clear of Liens other
than Permitted Liens.
2.11 Real Property. Schedule 1.1(f) includes a
list of each lease, sublease, license or similar agreement
pertaining to the Real Property (the " Real Property Leases
"). Seller has good and valid leasehold interest in
the Real Property conveyed by the Real Property Leases or has a
valid license to occupy the Real Property. The Real Property
Leases provide sufficient access to the Stations’
facilities. To Seller’s knowledge, the Real Property is
not subject to any suit for condemnation or other taking by any
public authority. Seller has received no notice of default
under or termination of any Real Property Leases, and Seller has no
knowledge of any default under any Real Property Lease.
Seller has delivered to Buyer true and correct copies of the Real
Property Leases together with all amendments thereto. Except
as set forth on Schedule 1.1(c) or Schedule 1.1(f) ,
Seller has not granted any oral or written right to any Person
(other than Seller) to lease, sublease, license or otherwise occupy
any of the Real Property.
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2.12 Environmental. Except as set forth on Schedule
2.12 , to Seller’s knowledge, no hazardous or toxic
substance or waste regulated under any applicable Environmental Law
has been generated, stored, transported or released on, in, from or
to the Real Property in violation of any applicable Environmental
Law. Except as set forth on Schedule 2.12 , (a) Seller
has complied in all material respects with all Environmental Laws
applicable to the Stations or any of the Real Property, (b) there
are no underground storage tanks used by Seller in the operations
of the Stations, and (c) to Seller’s knowledge, there is no
friable asbestos or PCBs contained in any of the Station
Assets. To Seller’s knowledge, Seller has delivered to
Buyer true and complete copies of all environmental assessments or
reports in its possession relating to the Real Property, which are
listed on Schedule 2.12 . " Environmental Laws
" are those environmental, health or safety laws and regulations
applicable to Seller’s activities at the Real Property in
effect.
2.13 Employee Information.
(a)
Schedule 2.13(a) contains a true and
complete list as of the date set forth thereon of all Station
Employees , including the names, date of hire, current rate
of compensation, employment status (i.e., active, disabled, on
authorized leave and reason therefor), title, whether such Station
Employee is a union or non-union employee, whether such Station
Employee is full-time, part-time or per-diem and a general
description of benefits, including severance and vacation benefits,
if any. Each Station Employee listed on Schedule 2.13(a)
is employed by Seller or an Affiliate of Seller as of the date set
forth in Schedule 2.13(a) .
(b)
Except as otherwise set forth on Schedule
2.13(b) , none of the Stations is subject to or bound by any
labor agreement or collective bargaining agreement. To the
knowledge of Seller, there is no activity involving any Station
Employee seeking to certify a collective bargaining unit or
engaging in any other organization activity.
2.14 Compliance with Laws. Except as set forth on
Schedule 2.14 , Seller has complied in all material respects
with all laws, regulations, rules, writs, injunctions, ordinances,
franchises, decrees or orders of any Governmental Authority that
are applicable to Seller’s operation of the Stations and
ownership of the Station Assets.
2.15 Taxes. Seller has, in respect of the
Stations’ business, filed all material Tax Returns required
to have been filed by it under applicable Law and has paid all
Taxes which have become due pursuant to such Tax Returns or
pursuant to any assessments which have become payable.
2.16 Sufficiency and Title to Station Assets. Except
for the Excluded Assets, the Station Assets constitute all the
assets used or held for use by Seller in the business or operation
of the Stations. Seller, or an Affiliate of Seller, owns,
leases or is licensed to use all of the Station Assets free and
clear of Liens, except for Permitted Liens. Seller will cause
any Station Assets currently owned or held for use by any Affiliate
of Seller to be transferred to Seller prior to the Closing.
Since January 1, 2006, no material properties or assets that were
or are used in the operation of the Stations have been transferred
or assigned by Seller to any Affiliate of Seller, except as set
forth on Schedule 2.16 .
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2.17 No Finder. No broker, finder or other person is
entitled to a commission, brokerage fee or other similar payment in
connection with this Agreement, the Seller Ancillary Agreements or
the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby as a result of any
agreements or action of Seller or any party acting on
Seller’s behalf.
ARTICLE III
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF BUYER
Buyer represents and warrants to Seller as follows:
3.1
Existence. Buyer is a corporation duly
organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of
the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. As of the Closing, Buyer
will be duly qualified to do business and in good standing in each
jurisdiction where such qualification is necessary.
3.2
Corporate Authorization and Power.
(a)
The execution and delivery by Buyer of this
Agreement and all of the other agreements, certificates and
instruments to be executed and delivered by Buyer pursuant hereto
or in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby (the "
Buyer Ancillary Agreements ") , the performance by
Buyer of its obligations hereunder and thereunder and the
consummation by Buyer of the transactions contemplated hereby and
thereby are within Buyer’s corporate powers and have been
duly authorized by all requisite corporate action on the part of
Buyer.
(b)
This Agreement has been, and each Buyer Ancillary
Agreement will be, duly executed and delivered by Buyer. This
Agreement (assuming due authorization, execution and delivery by
Seller) constitutes, and each Buyer Ancillary Agreement will
constitute when executed and delivered by Buyer, the legal, valid
and binding obligation of Buyer enforceable against Buyer in
accordance with its terms, except as such enforceability may be
limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization,
fraudulent conveyance, moratorium or other similar Laws affecting
or relating to enforcement of creditors’ rights generally and
general principles of equity (regardless of whether enforcement is
considered in a proceeding at law or in equity).
3.3
Governmental Authorization. The
execution, delivery and performance by Buyer of this Agreement and
each applicable Buyer Ancillary Agreement and the consummation of
the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby require no action
by or in respect of, or filing with or notification to, any
Governmental Authority other than (a) compliance with any
applicable requirements of the HSRA, (b) the FCC and (c) any such
action by or in respect of or filing with any Governmental
Authority as to which the failure to take, make or obtain would not
have a Buyer Material Adverse Effect.
3.4
Noncontravention. The execution,
delivery and performance of this Agreement and each Buyer Ancillary
Agreement by Buyer and the consummation of the transactions
contemplated hereby and thereby do not and will not (a) violate or
conflict with the organizational documents of Buyer; (b) assuming
compliance with the matters referred to in Section 3.3 ,
conflict with or violate any Law or Governmental Order applicable
to Buyer; or (c)
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except as set forth on Schedule 3.4 ,
require any consent or other action by or notification to any
Person under, constitute a default under, give to any Person any
rights of termination, amendment, acceleration or cancellation of
any right or obligation of Buyer under, any provision of any note,
bond, mortgage, indenture, contract, agreement, lease, license,
permit, franchise or other agreement or instrument to which Buyer
is a party or by which any of Buyer’s assets is or may be
bound, except, in the case of clauses (b) and (c), for any such
violations, consents, actions, defaults, rights or losses as could
not have, individually or in the aggregate, a Buyer Material
Adverse Effect.
3.5
Absence of Litigation. There is no
Action pending or, to Buyer’s knowledge, threatened against
Buyer that in any manner challenges or seeks to prevent, enjoin,
alter or delay materially the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement.
3.6
FCC Qualifications. Except for the
matters set forth on Schedule 3.6 , (a) 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, (b) there are
no facts that would, under existing Law 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 other Station Assets, and (c) no waiver of any FCC rule or
policy relating to the qualifications of Buyer is necessary for the
FCC Consent to be obtained.
3.7
Financing. Buyer, as of the Closing
Date, will have sufficient cash, available lines of credit or other
sources of immediately available funds to enable it to make payment
of the Purchase Price and any other amounts to be paid by it in
accordance with the terms of this Agreement and the Buyer Ancillary
Agreements.
3.8
No Finder. No broker, finder or other
person is entitled to a commission, brokerage fee or other similar
payment in connection with this Agreement, the Buyer Ancillary
Agreements or the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby as a
result of any agreements or action of Buyer or any party acting on
Buyer’s behalf.
ARTICLE IV
COVENANTS
4.1
Governmental Approvals.
(a)
Further Assurances. Subject to the
terms and conditions of this Agreement, Buyer and Seller shall
take, or cause to be taken, all actions and to do, or cause to be
done, all things reasonably necessary or desirable under applicable
Law to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement,
including, in the case of Buyer, to sell or otherwise dispose of,
hold separate (through the establishment of a trust or otherwise),
divest itself of, or limit the ownership or operations of all or
any portion of its businesses, assets or operations. Buyer
and Seller will cooperate with each other in mak
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