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EXHIBIT
10.1
ASSET PURCHASE
AGREEMENT
Among
ENTRAVISION COMMUNICATIONS
CORPORATION
ENTRAVISION HOLDINGS,
LLC
ENTRAVISION-TEXAS LIMITED
PARTNERSHIP
LIBERMAN BROADCASTING OF
DALLAS, INC.
AND
LIBERMAN BROADCASTING OF
DALLAS LICENSE CORP.
RELATING TO THE
ACQUISITION OF
KTCY (FM) (101.7 FM,
LICENSED TO AZLE, TX)
KZZA (FM) (106.7 FM,
LICENSED TO MUENSTER, TX)
KZMP (FM) (104.9 FM,
LICENSED TO PILOT POINT, TX)
KZMP (AM) (1540 AM,
LICENSED TO UNIVERSITY PARK, TX)
and
KBOC (FM) (98.3 FM,
LICENSED TO BRIDGEPORT, TX)
Dated as of August 2,
2006
TABLE OF
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ARTICLE I DEFINITIONS
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Definitions |
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Knowledge |
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Construction |
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ARTICLE II PURCHASE
AND SALE OF ASSETS
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Assets to
Be Conveyed |
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Excluded
Assets |
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ARTICLE III PURCHASE
PRICE; METHOD OF PAYMENT; ESCROW DEPOSIT
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Purchase
Price |
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Liabilities Assumed |
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Escrow
Deposit |
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Remedies |
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Allocation |
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Post-Closing Prorations and Adjustments |
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ARTICLE IV REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES BY SELLER
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Organization and Standing |
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Authorization |
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FCC
Licenses |
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Purchased
Assets |
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Insurance |
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Litigation |
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Contracts |
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Insolvency |
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Reports |
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No
Defaults |
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| 4.11 |
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Reserved |
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| 4.12 |
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Environmental Compliance |
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Intellectual Property |
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Brokers |
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Reserved |
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Employees
and Employee Benefits. |
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Taxes. |
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No
Interference with Signal. |
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Financial
Statements. |
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| 4.20 |
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Affiliate
Transactions |
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Principal
Advertisers |
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ARTICLE V REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES BY BUYER
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Organization and Standing |
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No
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Authorization |
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Brokers |
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Qualification as a Broadcast Licensee |
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Litigation |
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Approvals
and Consents |
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Financing |
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ARTICLE VI COVENANTS
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| 6.1 |
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Affirmative Covenants of Seller |
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Negative
Covenants of Seller |
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Consents
and Filings; Matters Related to Title Policies |
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KBOC
Upgrade |
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COBRA
Continuation Coverage. |
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Confidentiality |
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Corporate
Name |
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Seller
Access |
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LMA |
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ARTICLE VII ADDITIONAL
AGREEMENTS
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Application for Commission Consent |
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Mutual
Right to Terminate |
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Buyer’s Right to Terminate |
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Seller’s Right to Terminate |
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Effect of
Termination |
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Risk of
Loss |
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Transfer
Taxes; FCC Filing Fees; HSRA Filing Fees; Expenses. |
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Invoices |
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Non-Compete; Non-Solicitation; Confidentiality |
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Environmental Assessment |
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Potential
Additional Post-Closing Transactions |
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ARTICLE VIII CLOSING
CONDITIONS
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Conditions Precedent to Buyer’s Obligations |
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Conditions Precedent to Seller’s Obligations |
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ARTICLE IX ITEMS
TO BE DELIVERED AT THE CLOSING
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Seller’s Performance at Closing |
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Buyer’s Performance at Closing |
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ARTICLE X INDEMNIFICATION
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Indemnification by Seller |
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Indemnification by Buyer |
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Third-Party Claims |
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Survival
of Representations and Warranties |
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Limitations |
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Exclusivity |
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Subrogation |
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ARTICLE XI MISCELLANEOUS
PROVISIONS
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Notices |
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Benefit
and Assignment |
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Public
Announcements |
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Other
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Appendices |
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Attorneys’ Fees |
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Governing
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Arbitration |
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Counterparts |
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Headings |
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Entire
Agreement |
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Personal
Liability |
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Post-Closing Cooperation With Respect to Financial
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TABLE OF
CONTENTS
(continued)
APPENDIXES, SCHEDULES AND
EXHIBITS
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| APPENDIX 1 |
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Matters
Related to Section 7.11.2 |
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Identification of Contracts to be Assumed |
| SCHEDULE II |
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Owned Real
Property/Leasehold Interests |
| SCHEDULE
III |
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List of all
Permits and FCC Licenses |
| SCHEDULE
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List of
Required Consents |
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Identification of Principal Items of Tangible Personal
Property |
| SCHEDULE
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Insurance
Coverage Maintained by Seller on the Purchased Assets |
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Environmental Compliance |
| SCHEDULE VIII |
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Estimated
Prorations and Adjustments |
| SCHEDULE
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Identification of Intellectual Property |
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Principal
Advertisers |
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Information
to be Provided to Buyer |
| SCHEDULE
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Maximum
Permissible Outage Periods |
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| EXHIBIT
A |
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Legal
Opinion of Seller’s Counsel |
| EXHIBIT
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Legal
Opinion of Seller’s FCC Counsel |
| EXHIBIT
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Legal
Opinion of Buyer’s Counsel |
| EXHIBIT
D |
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Form of
Estoppels and Consents |
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E |
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Form of
Escrow Agreement |
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ASSET PURCHASE
AGREEMENT
THIS ASSET PURCHASE
AGREEMENT is made and entered into this 2 nd
day of
August, 2006 (the “ Execution Date ”), by and
among Entravision Communications Corporation, a Delaware
corporation (“ ECC”) , Entravision-Texas Limited
Partnership, a Texas limited partnership (“ ECC LP
”) and Entravision Holdings, LLC, a California limited
liability company (“ Holdings ”), on the one
hand, and Liberman Broadcasting of Dallas, Inc., a California
corporation (“ LBI ”); and Liberman Broadcasting
of Dallas License Corp., a California corporation (“ LBI
Sub ”), on the other. ECC, ECC LP and Holdings are
referred to collectively as “ Seller ” and LBI
and LBI Sub are referred to collectively as “ Buyer
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W I T N E S S E T
H:
WHEREAS , Seller owns
certain assets used or held for use principally in connection with
the operation of the following radio broadcast stations and their
related auxiliary facilities, if any (each a “ Station
” and, collectively, the “ Stations
”):
KTCY (FM) (101.7 FM, licensed
to Azle, TX)
KZZA (FM) (106.7 FM, licensed
to Muenster, TX)
KZMP (FM) (104.9 FM, licensed
to Pilot Point, TX)
KZMP (AM) (1540 AM, licensed
to University Park, TX)
KBOC (FM) (98.3 FM, licensed
to Bridgeport, TX)
WHEREAS, Seller
desires to sell and assign to Buyer the Stations, the businesses of
the Stations, and their respective related assets, and the
licenses, permits and other authorizations issued by the Federal
Communications Commission (the “ FCC ” or
“ Commission ”) for or in connection with the
operation of the Stations, including any and all pending
applications therefor (together with any renewals, extensions,
additions or modifications thereof, the “ FCC Licenses
”);
WHEREAS , LBI Sub
desires to acquire the FCC Licenses, and LBI desires to acquire
from Seller all the other assets owned by the Seller used or held
for use principally for the Stations and the businesses related
thereto; and
WHEREAS , the FCC
Licenses may not be assigned to LBI Sub without the prior written
consent of the Commission.
NOW, THEREFORE , in
consideration of the mutual promises and covenants herein
contained, the Parties, intending to be legally bound, agree as
follows:
ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS
1.1 Definitions.
Unless otherwise stated in this Agreement, the following terms
shall have the following meanings:
“ ABC Tower
Lease ” means that certain Tower Lease Agreement dated as
of November 6, 1998, by and between Entravision Broadcasting
Corporation (as successor in interest to First Broadcasting Towers,
L.P.) and ABC, Inc., which lease has not been amended or
modified.
“ Affiliate
” means a Person that directly, or indirectly through one or
more intermediaries, controls, is controlled by or is under common
control with, a specified Person.
“ Agreement
” means this Multiple Station Asset Purchase Agreement, and
references to “ Articles ,” “
Sections, ” “ Schedules ” and
“ Exhibits ” are to the Articles and Sections of
this Agreement and to the Schedules and Exhibits attached
hereto.
“ Assignment
Application ” means the application which Seller and
Buyer will join in and file with the Commission requesting its
written consent to the assignment of the FCC Licenses from Seller
to LBI Sub.
“ Assumed
Contracts ” means only (i) those Contracts listed on
Schedule I and (ii) any other Contract, including
any such Contracts existing as of the Execution Date or entered
into by Seller between the Execution Date and the Closing Date, in
each case, which LBI specifically agrees in writing to assume in
connection with this Agreement in its sole discretion.
“ Assumed
Liabilities ” has the meaning set forth in
Section 3.2.
“ Auxiliary Studio
Lease ” means that certain Lease Agreement, dated as of
December 1, 2001, by and between Terry J. Hilliard (d/b/a
T&R Rent Properties) and Seller (as successor-in-interest under
the agreement to KTCY Licensing, Inc.), which lease has not been
amended or modified.
“ Basket Amount
” has the meaning set forth in
Section 10.5.1.
“ Buyer ”
has the meaning set forth in the first paragraph of this
Agreement.
“ Buyer Indemnified
Parties ” has the meaning set forth in
Section 10.1.
“ Buyer Transaction
Documents ” has the meaning set forth in
Section 5.3.
“ Cap ”
has the meaning set forth in Section 10.5.1.
“ Closing Date
” means (i) the 5th business day following the Initial
Grant Day, or (ii) such other time mutually agreed to in
writing by the Parties, in each case, provided that the Initial
Grant shall not as of such date be then subject to any petition for
reconsideration, application for review, sua sponte review
by the FCC staff or other similar proceeding seeking a stay,
appeal, review, reconsideration or rehearing of the Initial Grant.
The transactions to occur on the Closing Date shall be effective
for all purposes as of 12:01 a.m., PST, on the Closing
Date.
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“ Closing Place
” means the offices of O’Melveny & Myers LLP,
400 South Hope Street, 18 th Floor, Los Angeles,
California 90071, or such other place mutually agreed to in writing
by the Parties.
“ COBRA ”
has the meaning set forth in Section 6.5.
“ Code ”
means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
“ Commission
” has the meaning set forth in the recitals
hereto.
“ Communications
Act ” means the Communications Act of 1934, as amended,
or any successor statute or statutes thereto, and all rules,
regulations, written policies, orders and decisions of the FCC
thereunder, in each case as from time to time in effect.
“ Confidentiality
Agreement ” means that certain Non-Disclosure Agreement
dated as of January 25, 2006, by and between Liberman
Broadcasting, Inc. and ECC.
“ Contracts
” means any agreement, written or oral, between Seller and
any third party related to any Station (including any operation or
business thereof) or any Purchased Asset that creates a right or
obligation for either side to make payment or provide goods or
services or otherwise grants rights or creates obligations,
including advertising contracts and sales orders.
“ Damages
” means any and all claims, liabilities, obligations,
actions, losses, damages, costs, expenses, judgments, awards,
deficiencies, penalties or settlements of any kind or nature,
whether foreseeable or unforeseeable, including interest or other
carrying costs, penalties assessments, judgments, legal, accounting
and other professional fees and expenses incurred in the
investigation, collection, prosecution and defense of claims and
amounts paid in settlement, that are imposed on or otherwise
incurred or suffered by the specified Person.
“ DOJ ”
has the meaning set forth in Section 6.3.2.
“ ECC ”
has the meaning set forth in the first paragraph of this
Agreement.
“ ECC LP ”
has the meaning set forth in the first paragraph of this
Agreement.
“ Encumbrance
” means any option, pledge, security interest, lien, charge,
mortgage, claim, encumbrance or restriction (whether on voting,
sale, transfer or disposition), whether imposed by agreement,
understanding, law, rule or regulation; and, with respect to real
property assets, including the Transmitter Buildings and Towers, it
also means any leases, licenses or other occupancy agreements
relating thereto or covering any portion thereof or any liens or
encumbrances existing with respect to Seller’s interest under
such documents.
“ Environmental
Assessment ” has the meaning set forth in
Section 7.10.
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“ ERISA ”
means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as
amended.
“ ERISA
Affiliate ” has the meaning set forth in
Section 4.16.1.
“ Escrow Agent
” means Commonwealth Land Title Company, a California
corporation.
“ Escrow
Agreement ” means the Corporate Custodial Agreement
Relating to Earnest Money, dated as of the Execution Date, executed
by the Escrow Agent, LBI and ECC substantially in the form of
Exhibit E attached hereto.
“ Escrow Deposit
” has the meaning set forth in Section 3.3.
“ Excluded
Assets ” has the meaning set forth in
Section 2.2.
“ Excluded
Liabilities ” has the meaning set forth in
Section 2.3.
“ Execution Date
” has the meaning set forth in the first paragraph of this
Agreement.
“ FCC ”
has the meaning set forth in the recitals hereto.
“ FCC Licenses
” has the meaning set forth in the recitals
hereto.
“ Final Grant
Day ” means the day on which the Initial Grant shall have
become final, that is, that the time period for filing any protests
or requests or petitions for stay, reconsideration, rehearing,
review or appeal by the FCC or a court of competent jurisdiction of
such order and the time period for the FCC or its staff to have
taken any actions to reconsider or review such order shall have
expired, and that no timely protest or request or petition for
stay, reconsideration, rehearing, review or appeal by the FCC or a
court of competent jurisdiction or action by the FCC or its staff
to reconsider or review such order shall be pending.
“ Financial
Statements ” has the meaning set forth in
Section 4.19.
“ FTC ”
has the meaning set forth in Section 6.3.2.
“ Fundamental
Representations ” has the meaning set forth in
Section 10.4.
“ GAAP ”
means, with respect to any relevant point in time, U.S. generally
accepted accounting principles, as in effect at such point in
time.
“ Governing
Documents ” means, with respect to any Person other than
a natural person, such Person’s articles of incorporation,
articles of organization, certificate of incorporation, certificate
of formation, limited liability company agreement, limited
partnership agreement, bylaws and other similar governing
documents.
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“ Governmental
Authority ” shall mean any court, arbitrator, department,
commission, board, bureau, agency, authority, instrumentality or
other body, whether federal, state, municipal, foreign or
other.
“ Hazardous
Substance ” has the meaning set forth in
Section 4.12.
“ Holdings
” has the meaning set forth in the first paragraph of this
Agreement.
“ HSRA ”
means the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvement Act of 1976, as
amended, and the regulations thereunder, as in effect from time to
time.
“ Indemnified
Party ” and “ Indemnifying Party ”
have the meanings set forth in Section 10.3.
“ Initial Grant
” means, with respect to the Assignment Application, the
Commission’s written consent to the assignment of the FCC
Licenses associated with the Stations to LBI Sub pursuant to the
Assignment Application (including by the Audio Services Division or
the Media Bureau by delegated authority) without any conditions
materially adverse to any Party.
“ Initial Grant
Day ” means the day on which the Commission publishes
public notice of an Initial Grant with respect to the Assignment
Application.
“ Intellectual
Property ” has the meaning set forth in
Section 4.13.1.
“ JAMS ”
has the meaning set forth in Section 11.8.
“ KBOC Purchase
Agreement ” means that certain Asset Purchase Agreement,
dated as of July 29, 1999, by and among North Texas Radio
Group, L.P., Reese Broadcasting, L.L.C., and Z-Spanish Media
Corporation, as amended by that certain Acknowledgments and
Amendment to Asset Purchase Agreement, dated June 30, 2003, by
and among North Texas Radio Group, L.P., Reese Broadcasting,
L.L.C., and Z-Spanish Media Corporation, as further amended by that
certain Second Amendment to Asset Purchase Agreement, dated as of
January 17, 2006, by and among Z-Spanish Media Corporation,
ECC LP (as successor in interest to Z-Spanish Media Corporation),
North Texas Radio Group, L.P. and Reese Broadcasting,
L.L.C.
“ KBOC Upgrade
License ” has the meaning set forth in
Section 4.3.1.
“ KZMP Agreement
” means the Brokered Programmer’s Agreement, by and
between ECC through Holdings, and Everest Theaters, Inc. with
respect to KZMP (AM).
“ KZMP (FM) Tower
Lease ” means that Lease Agreement, dated as of
April 23, 1993, by and between Clear Channel Broadcasting (as
successor-in-interest to Allison Broadcast Group, Inc.) and Seller
(as successor-in-interest to The Davis Family Trust), as amended by
that certain Lease Amendment Agreement dated January 13,
2005.
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“ LBI ”
and “ LBI Sub ” have the meanings set forth in
the first paragraph of this Agreement.
“ LBI Lease
” means that KZZA-FM Tower Lease Agreement, dated as of
March 28, 2003, by and between ECC and LBI (as
successor-in-interest to AM & PM Broadcasters, LLC), as
modified by that certain letter agreement dated July 16,
2004.
“ LBI Media
” means LBI Media, Inc., a California corporation.
“Leasehold
Interests” means all right, title and interest of Seller
under each of the leases listed in Part II of Schedule II
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“ Leasehold Title
Policy ” means a Texas Owner’s Policy (T-1) with a
Texas Leasehold Owner Policy Endorsement with respect to the
Transmitter Site leased pursuant to the KZMP (FM) Tower Lease in a
form and with coverages permitted under Texas law and amount
reasonably acceptable to Buyer and showing only Permitted
Liens.
“ LER ”
means Lotus/Entravision Reps LLC.
“ LER Agreement
” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.7.
“ Letter of
Intent ” means that Letter Agreement dated May 15,
2006 by and between Liberman Broadcasting, Inc. and ECC, as it may
be amended from time to time.
“ License
Application ” has the meaning set forth in
Section 4.3.1.
“ Material Adverse
Effect ” means any event, change, circumstance, effect or
state of facts (or series of related events, changes,
circumstances, effects or states of facts) materially adverse to
(i) the business, financial condition or results of operations
of the Stations, taken as a whole, or (ii) the ability of the
Seller to perform its obligations under this Agreement or to
consummate the transactions contemplated hereby; provided, however,
that (1) any condition that requires that a Station be
operated in accordance with a condition similar to those contained
in the present FCC Licenses issued for operation of any applicable
Station and (2) any condition affecting the radio industry
generally or the markets in which the Stations operate generally,
or general, national, regional or local economic or financial
conditions (in each case, other than resulting from acts of war
(whether or not declared), sabotage or terrorism, military actions
or escalation thereof), or regulatory changes or changes in
applicable law shall not be deemed a Material Adverse
Effect.
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“ Names ”
means (a) “Entravision Communications” and
(b) Entravision’s trademark rights to the names
“Super Estrella”, “La Tricolor” and
“Jose: Toca lo que quiere”.
“ Owned Real
Property ” means, collectively, the Transmitter Sites for
KZZA(FM), KTCY (FM)/KBOC(FM) and KZMP(AM), each of which is more
fully described in Part I of Schedule II .
“ Party ”
means any of Seller, LBI or LBI Sub, as the context requires, and
the term “ Parties ” means all such entities;
provided, however, that Seller, on the one hand, and Buyer, on the
other, shall each be considered a single Party for purposes of
Sections 7.3, 7.4, 10.3 and 11.8.
“ Permits
” means the licenses, permits, approvals, authorizations,
consents, variances and orders of any federal, state or local
Governmental Authority used, held for use, or required in
connection with the operation of the Stations (including the FCC
Licenses) or the Purchased Assets or otherwise held or owned
principally in connection with the Stations or the Purchased
Assets, in each case, together with (i) all pending
applications therefor and (ii) any renewals, extensions,
additions or modifications thereof, including those listed on
Schedule III .
“ Permitted
Assignment ” shall have the meaning set forth in
Section 11.2.
“ Permitted
Liens ” means (i) liens for Taxes not yet due and
payable or delinquent or the validity or amount of which is being
contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings;
(ii) mechanics’, carriers’, workers’,
repairers’ and other similar liens arising or incurred in the
ordinary course of business relating to sums not yet due and
payable, or the validity or amount of which is being contested in
good faith by appropriate proceedings and (iii) Encumbrances
described in Schedule IV that will be released at Closing;
provided that any of the foregoing in clauses (i) or (ii),
individually, or in the aggregate, do not materially impair the
value or materially interfere with the use of any assets or
property material to the operation of the Stations as they have
been and are now operated. Notwithstanding anything in the
foregoing, with respect to Owned Real Property and the Transmitter
Site leased pursuant to the KZMP (FM) Tower Lease only, Permitted
Liens shall mean only (A) those Encumbrances reflected in the
following commitments, each of which is attached hereto as part of
Schedule II: (1) that certain (as marked) Commitment
for Title Insurance issued by Lawyer’s Title Insurance
Corporation, issued on August 1, 2006, GF No. 1980000050,
(2) that certain (as marked) Pro Forma Owner Policy of Title
Insurance issued by Lawyers Title Insurance Corporation, GF
No. 1937000413, and (3) subject to Section 6.3.4,
that certain (as marked) Commitment for Title Insurance issued by
Lawyers Title Insurance, issued on August 1, 2006, File
No. 31971, and (B) zoning, entitlement, conservation
restriction and other land use and environmental regulations by
Governmental Authorities that do not materially impair the value or
materially interfere with the use of the Owned Real
Property.
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“ Person ”
means an association, a corporation, an individual, a partnership,
a limited liability company, a trust or any other entity or
organization, including a Governmental Authority.
“ Phase I
” has the meaning set forth in Section 7.10.
“ Phase II
” has the meaning set forth in Section 7.10.
“ Prepaid
Amounts ” means, collectively, (i) subject to
Section 3.6, the aggregate amount held as of the Closing Date
as security deposits under the KZMP (FM) Tower Lease, the Primary
Studio Lease (if any) and the Auxiliary Studio Lease, plus
(ii) the aggregate amount of all prepaid expenses made by
Seller (x) for services to be provided to the Stations after
the Closing Date under the Assumed Contracts or (y) otherwise
taken into account in calculating the prorations and adjustments
pursuant to Section 3.6.
“ Primary Studio
Lease ” means that certain Office) Lease Agreement dated
as of March 27, 2002 by and between Mockingbird Station
Partners, L.P., a Texas limited partnership, and ECC, as amended on
February 9, 2005.
“ Proceeds
” has the meaning set forth in Section 7.6.1.
“ Purchased
Assets ” has the meaning set forth in
Section 2.1.
“ Real Property
” means, collectively, the Owned Real Property and the
Leasehold Interests.
“ Remediation
Indemnification ” has the meaning set forth in
Section 7.10.
“ Required
Consents ” means the FCC consents to the assignment of
the FCC Licenses and the other governmental consents, third-party
consents, approvals or waivers in form and substance satisfactory
to Buyer, necessary to sell, convey or otherwise sell or assign the
Purchased Assets to Buyer, including consents required to release
the Encumbrances to be released at the Closing pursuant to clause
(iii) of the definition of “Permitted Liens”, in
each case, as set forth on Schedule IV .
“ Return ”
means any return, declaration, report, statement, information
statement and other document required to be filed with respect to
Taxes.
“ Revised Proration
and Adjustment Statement ” has the meaning set forth in
Section 3.6.2.
“ Seller ”
has the meaning set forth in the first paragraph of this
Agreement.
“ Seller Benefit
Plans ” means any employee benefit plan, as defined in
section 3(3) of ERISA, including any defined benefit pension plan,
defined contribution pension plan, and medical and other welfare
plan, and any retirement,
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post-retirement, deferred
compensation, medical, dental, vision, cafeteria, dependent care,
flexible spending, employee assistance, insurance, equity-based,
stock purchase, stock option, savings, severance, employment,
compensation, bonus, incentive, vacation, or other benefit plan
agreement, program, or arrangement, whether or not subject to
ERISA, provided by Seller to or for the benefit of any current or
former employee of Seller or its Affiliates whose responsibilities
primarily relate to the operation of the Stations and the
businesses thereof (or any of their respective
beneficiaries).
“ Side Letter
” has the meaning set forth in Section 11.11.
“ Station
” or “ Stations ” have the meanings set
forth in the recitals hereto.
“ Station KBOC
” means radio station KBOC (FM) (98.3 FM, licensed to
Bridgeport, Texas) and its related auxiliary facilities, if
any.
“ Station KBOC
Construction Permit ” means that certain construction
permit (FCC File No. BMPH-20051221AAC) as granted by the FCC on
June 20, 2006 for Station KBOC to undertake a one-step upgrade
to Class C status.
“ Tangible Personal
Property ” has the meaning set forth in
Section 2.1.1.
“ Taxes ”
means all federal, state and local taxes (including income, profit,
franchise, sales, use, real-property, personal-property, ad
valorem, excise, employment, social-security and wage-withholding
taxes) and installments of estimated taxes, assessments,
deficiencies, levies, withholdings, or other charges in the nature
of a tax imposed by any Governmental Authorities, and any interest
or penalties imposed with respect to any of the
foregoing.
“ Title Company
” means Commonwealth Land Title/LandAmerica.
“ Title Policies
” means (i) a Texas Owner’s Policy (T-1) with
respect to each parcel of Owned Real Property and (ii) the
Leasehold Title Policy, each in a form and with coverages permitted
under Texas law and amounts reasonably acceptable to Buyer and
showing only Permitted Liens.
“ Towers ”
means the radio broadcast towers located at the applicable
Transmitter Site upon which the Stations’ broadcast antennas
are located.
“ Transaction
Documents ” has the meaning set forth in
Section 4.2.
“ Transmitter
Buildings ” means the studio and transmitter buildings
located at the Transmitter Sites.
“ Transmitter
Sites ” means certain real properties on which the
transmitter and antenna sites for the Stations are located, located
in Cooke, Dallas and Montague Counties.
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1.2 Knowledge. The
term “ knowledge ,” as it relates to Seller,
shall mean the actual knowledge of (i) Seller’s
managerial and engineering staff at the Stations,
(ii) Seller’s corporate executives and (iii) with
respect to Section 4.21, the advertising sales staff at the
Stations, and, as it relates to Buyer, shall mean the actual
knowledge of Lenard Liberman and William Keenan.
1.3 Construction
. The masculine form of words includes the feminine and the
neuter and vice versa, and, unless the context otherwise requires,
the singular form of words includes the plural and vice versa. The
words “herein,” “hereof,”
“hereunder,” “hereto” and other words of
similar import when used in this Agreement refer to this Agreement
as a whole, and not to any particular section or subsection. The
words “include,” “includes” and
“including” shall be deemed to be followed by the words
“without limitation,” and the word “or” is
not exclusive.
ARTICLE II
PURCHASE AND SALE OF
ASSETS
2.1 Assets to Be
Conveyed. On the Closing Date at the Closing Place, subject to
the terms and conditions set forth herein, Seller will sell,
assign, convey, transfer and deliver (i) to LBI Sub, the FCC
Licenses, and (ii) to LBI, all (except the Excluded Assets) of
Seller’s right, title and interest in and to the businesses
of the Stations, the Permits (other than the FCC Licenses) and the
assets, Real Property, and rights of every kind and nature, whether
tangible or intangible, absolute or contingent, wherever located,
used or held for use principally in connection with the operation
of the Stations (which, together with the FCC Licenses are
collectively referred to as the “ Purchased Assets
”), and LBI Sub and LBI shall purchase, acquire, accept and
pay for the Purchased Assets and assume the Assumed Liabilities.
Such sale, assignment, conveyance, transfer and delivery is to be
made by instruments of conveyance in form reasonably satisfactory
to Buyer and is to be free and clear of all Encumbrances, except
for Permitted Liens. The Purchased Assets include the
following:
2.1.1 All of
Seller’s right, title and interest in all tangible personal
property, furniture, fixtures, improvements and office equipment
and any other equipment owned by the Seller and used or held for
use principally in the operation of the Stations, including as
listed on Schedule V , including such items as
(i) furniture and inventory in the Transmitter Buildings,
(ii) transmitter facilities, (iii) transmission lines,
(iv) the Towers, (v) main and back-up transmitters,
generators and antennas, (vi) studio transmitter links,
(vii) data links for transmitter telemetry,
(viii) wireless microphone and other broadcasting equipment
(including remote broadcast equipment), (ix) station vehicles,
(x) audio-processing equipment, (xi) computers and
related hardware and equipment and (xii) other equipment and
tangible personal property used or held for use principally at the
Transmitter Sites, at the studio spaces leased pursuant to the
Primary Studio Lease or the Auxiliary Studio Lease, together with
any replacements thereof or additions thereto made between the
Execution Date and the Closing Date, less any retirements made in
the ordinary and usual course of the Stations’ businesses
(collectively, together with all tangible personal property
described in Section 2.1.7, the “ Tangible Personal
Property ”);
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2.1.2 All of
Seller’s right, title and interest in the transmitter
facilities located at the Transmitter Sites to the extent owned by
Seller;
2.1.3 Seller’s
fee interests in the Owned Real Property;
2.1.4 The Leasehold
Interests;
2.1.5 All Prepaid
Amounts, advance payments by advertisers received by Seller
(whether prior to or after the Closing Date) for advertising that
would run after the Closing Date on the Stations and other advance
payments by third parties received by Seller (whether prior to or
after the Closing Date) for services to be provided by or for any
Station after the Closing Date;
2.1.6 The Assumed
Contracts and all of Seller’s rights thereunder relating to
periods and events occurring on and after the Closing
Date;
2.1.7 Such files,
records and logs owned by the Seller relating principally to any of
the Purchased Assets or the operation of the Stations, including
the Stations’ public inspection files and other records
relating to the FCC Licenses and other filings with the Commission
and such sales records and other sales and traffic information that
may exist relating principally to the Stations and all sales
orders, invoices, contracts, statements and station logs, in each
case, for the two year period prior to the Closing Date, but
excluding the corporate and accounting records of Seller expressly
described in Section 2.2.4 (it being understood by the Parties
that Seller shall transfer the data principally related to the
operation of the Stations (including the data resident in
Seller’s accounting and traffic software) on the computer
systems of Seller to the computer systems of Buyer to the extent
reasonably practicable and it being further understood that Seller
will provide copies of the records described in Section 2.2.4
to the extent reasonably requested by Buyer with respect to the
Stations or the Purchased Assets, including pursuant to
Section 11.13); and
2.1.8 All Intellectual
Property.
For the avoidance of doubt, the
Purchased Assets shall also include all other assets used or held
for use principally in connection with the operation or business of
the Stations, including any Permits and any other assets, that are
in the nature of the assets described in Sections 2.1.1 through
2.1.8 above and that are owned by any Affiliate of Seller and, to
the extent that any Affiliate owns any such assets, Seller shall
cause such Affiliates to assign, convey, transfer and deliver to
LBI or LBI Sub, as applicable, all of such Affiliate’s right,
title and interest in and to such assets on or prior to the Closing
Date for no additional consideration.
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2.2 Excluded Assets.
Notwithstanding anything contained in Section 2.1 to the
contrary, the Seller is not selling, and the Buyer is not
purchasing, any assets of Seller not principally used or held for
use in connection with the operation of the Stations, and without
limiting the generality of the foregoing, the term “Purchased
Assets” shall expressly exclude the following assets of the
Seller, all of which shall be retained by the Seller (collectively,
the “ Excluded Assets ”):
2.2.1 all of
Seller’s cash and cash equivalents (other than amounts
described in Section 2.1.5);
2.2.2 deposits made by
Seller under any Contracts (other than the amounts described in
Section 2.1.5);
2.2.3 all accounts
receivable of Seller accruing prior to the Closing Date;
2.2.4 Seller’s
corporate books and records of internal corporate proceedings, tax
records, work papers and books and records that the Seller is
required by Law to retain, provided that Seller shall provide Buyer
with access to such records to the extent reasonably requested by
Buyer with respect to the Stations or the Purchased Assets,
including pursuant to Section 11.13;
2.2.5 all of
Seller’s bank accounts;
2.2.6 all accounting
records (including records relating to Taxes) and internal reports
relating to the business activities of the Seller, in each case,
(i) that are not Purchased Assets and (ii) that was not
principally related to the Stations or their operations;
2.2.7 any interest in
or right to any refund of Taxes relating to the business of the
Stations, the Purchased Assets or the Assumed Liabilities for, or
applicable to, any taxable period (or portion thereof) ending on or
prior to the Closing Date;
2.2.8 subject to
Section 7.6.3, any insurance policies and rights, claims or
causes of action thereunder;
2.2.9 any employee
benefit plans, assets relating to any employee benefit plans,
employment records and Contracts with employees;
2.2.10 all rights,
claims and causes of action relating to any Excluded Assets or any
Excluded Liabilities;
2.2.11 the Names;
and
2.2.12 all rights of
Seller under any Transaction Document or the Confidentiality
Agreement.
2.3 Excluded
Liabilities. Except for the liabilities and obligations
specifically assumed by Buyer pursuant to Section 3.2, Buyer
will not assume and will not be or
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become liable for, any liabilities or
obligations of Seller of any kind or nature whatsoever, whether
absolute, contingent, accrued, known or unknown, related to the
pre-Closing ownership or operation of the Purchased Assets or the
Stations, the pre-Closing or post-Closing ownership or operation of
the Excluded Assets, Seller’s employees or otherwise,
including, without limitation, the cost of satisfying all monetary
amounts required (pre-Closing or post-Closing) to remove all
Encumbrances constituting Permitted Liens as of the Closing Date
pursuant to clause (i) or (ii) of the definition thereof
to which the Purchased Assets are subject as of the Closing Date
(collectively, the “ Excluded Liabilities ”);
provided, however, that Seller shall not be obligated to pay the
cost of satisfying any monetary amount required to remove any
Encumbrance constituting a Permitted Lien pursuant to clause
(i) or (ii) of the definition thereof (x) to the
extent that such amount is not yet due and payable as of the
Closing Date, until the date on which such amount becomes due and
payable or (y) to the extent that such amount is being
contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings, until the date
on which the obligation with respect thereto is resolved by such
appropriate proceedings, including any settlement thereof. For the
avoidance of doubt, the Excluded Liabilities include all Taxes of
Seller, including any Taxes imposed on Seller as a result of the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement, except for any Taxes
of Seller specifically allocated to Buyer pursuant to
Section 3.6.1 and Section 7.7.1.
2.4 Beneficial Use of
Assumed Contracts . The Parties acknowledge that certain
of the Assumed Contracts included in the Purchased Assets, and the
rights and benefits thereunder necessary or appropriate or relating
to the conduct of the business and activities of Seller and/or the
Stations may not, by their terms, be assignable. Notwithstanding
anything in this Agreement to the contrary, this Agreement shall
not constitute an agreement to assign such Assumed Contracts, and
Buyer shall not be deemed to have assumed the same or to be
required to perform any obligations thereunder, if an attempted
assignment thereof, without the consent of a third party thereto,
would constitute a breach thereof or in any way affect the rights
under such Assumed Contracts of Buyer or Seller, if such third
party consent has not been obtained. In such event, from and after
the Closing, (a) the Seller will cooperate with LBI to provide
for LBI all benefits to which the Seller is entitled under such
Assumed Contracts, (b) any transfer or assignment to LBI by
Seller of any such Assumed Contracts or any right or benefit
arising thereunder or resulting therefrom which shall require the
consent or approval of any third party shall be made subject to
such consent or approval being obtained, (c) Seller shall,
without further consideration therefor, pay, assign and remit to
LBI promptly all monies, and, to the extent practicable, all other
rights or considerations received or obtained, or which may be
received or obtained, in respect of performance of such Assumed
Contracts, and (d) upon receipt of the required third-party
consent, the applicable Assumed Contract shall be deemed to have
been assigned to, and assumed by, LBI without any further action of
the Parties.
ARTICLE III
PURCHASE PRICE; METHOD OF
PAYMENT; ESCROW DEPOSIT
3.1 Purchase Price.
Subject to Section 7.6.3, the purchase price to be paid to
Seller by Buyer for the Purchased Assets will be Ninety-Five
Million Dollars ($95,000,000), subject to adjustment pursuant to
Section 3.6 (the “ Purchase Price
”).
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3.1.1 Payment of Purchase
Price. Subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this
Agreement, on the Closing Date, Buyer will pay Seller an
amount equal to $95,000,000 minus the Escrow Deposit by wire
transfer of immediately available funds in accordance with
wire-transfer instructions to be provided by Seller to Buyer not
less than five business days prior to the Closing Date.
3.1.2 Release of Escrow
Deposit. Also on the Closing Date, concurrently with the wire
transfer of the Purchase Price ( minus the Escrow Deposit)
in accordance with Section 3.1.1 above, ECC and LBI shall
jointly execute and deliver to the Escrow Agent written
instructions to deliver the entire Escrow Deposit to Seller, and
the entire Escrow Deposit shall be counted towards the Purchase
Price.
3.1.3 Post-Closing
Proration and Adjustment. Following the Closing Date, the
Parties shall determine and make the prorations and adjustments
called for in Section 3.6.
3.1.4 Payment on Behalf of
Buyer . At Buyer’s election, LBI Media may pay
some or all of the Purchase Price on Buyer’s
behalf.
3.2 Liabilities
Assumed. As of the Closing Date, Buyer will assume and agree to
pay, discharge and perform, the following obligations and
liabilities of Seller (the “ Assumed Liabilities
”): (a) all obligations of Seller under the Assumed
Contracts and Permits, in each case, that arise from and after the
Closing Date (except for any obligations that have accrued prior to
the Closing Date) and (b) to the extent of such credit, all
liabilities for which Buyer receives a credit against the Purchase
Price pursuant to Section 3.6; provided, however, that,
notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement,
including the definition of “Assumed Contracts” in
Article I, the Assumed Liabilities will not include (i) any
obligation under an Assumed Contract that does not relate to the
operation of the Stations or the Purchased Assets if such Assumed
Contract relates to both (x) the operation of the Stations or
the Purchased Assets and (y) other assets or operations of
Seller or its Affiliates or (ii) if Buyer assumes rights and
obligations of Seller under an Assumed Contract by executing a new
Contract with the counterparty thereto rather than assuming an
existing Assumed Contract, any obligations under the existing
Assumed Contract. For clarity, with respect to the LER Agreement,
Buyer shall either assume the LER Agreement or enter into a
replacement Contract as contemplated by the next sentence of this
Section 3.2, in either case, solely to the extent of
obligations related to the Stations covered thereby (KTCY-FM and
KZMP-FM) or terminate its obligations thereunder and pay the
“Buyout Amount” as defined in and calculated under
Section 5 of the LER Agreement with respect to KTCY-FM and
KZMP-FM (in which event Seller shall cause LER to provide Buyer
with an acknowledgment that the LER Agreement has, effective upon
receipt of the Buyout Amount, been terminated with respect to such
Stations) and, upon payment of the Buyout Amount, the Assumed
Liabilities shall not include any obligation under the LER
Agreement. Buyer may assume the Assumed Liabilities under an
Assumed Contract by executing a new Contract with the counterparty
thereto (if acceptable to the counterparty thereto) instead of
assuming the existing Assumed Contract.
3.3 Escrow Deposit.
Within two business days of the Execution Date, LBI will deposit
Four Million Seven Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($4,750,000)
under the Escrow
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Agreement (together with any interest
accrued on such amount, the “ Escrow Deposit ”).
The Escrow Deposit will be held, maintained, administered and
disbursed by the Escrow Agent in accordance with the terms and
provisions hereof and of the Escrow Agreement. The Escrow Deposit
will be disbursed as follows:
3.3.1 Delivery to
Seller. If (A) Buyer fails to consummate the purchase and
sale contemplated by this Agreement under circumstances that would
constitute a material breach by Buyer of this Agreement and if
Seller is not then in material default or material breach of this
Agreement or (B) this Agreement is terminated by Seller
pursuant to Section 7.4.2, then the Escrow Deposit will be
delivered to Seller, it being understood and agreed that payment to
Seller of the full amount of the Escrow Deposit will constitute
full payment for any and all damages suffered by Seller by reason
of Buyer’s failure to consummate the purchases and sales
contemplated by this Agreement.
THE PARTIES ACKNOWLEDGE AND
AGREE IN ADVANCE BY INITIALING THIS AGREEMENT IN THE SPACES
PROVIDED [BUYER’S INITIALS
/s/LL
AND
/s/LL ,
AND SELLER’S INITIALS
/s/WFU ,
/s/WFU
AND /s/WFU ] THAT
THE ACTUAL DAMAGES SELLER WOULD SUFFER AS A RESULT OF BUYER’S
FAILURE TO CONSUMMATE THE PURCHASE AND SALE OF THE PURCHASED ASSETS
WOULD BE EXTREMELY DIFFICULT OR IMPOSSIBLE TO CALCULATE; THAT THE
FULL AMOUNT OF THE ESCROW DEPOSIT IS A FAIR AND EQUITABLE AMOUNT TO
REIMBURSE SELLER FOR ANY DAMAGES WHICH THE PARTIES ESTIMATE MAY BE
SUSTAINED BY SELLER DUE TO BUYER’S FAILURE TO CONSUMMATE THE
PURCHASE AND SALE OF THE PURCHASED ASSETS UNDER THE CIRCUMSTANCES
STATED IN THIS SECTION 3.3.1; AND THAT THIS SECTION 3.3.1
SHALL CONSTITUTE A LIQUIDATED-DAMAGES PROVISION, WHICH DAMAGES WILL
BE SELLER’S SOLE REMEDY HEREUNDER IN THE EVENT OF
BUYER’S FAILURE TO CONSUMMATE THE PURCHASE AND SALE OF THE
PURCHASED ASSETS UNDER THE CIRCUMSTANCES STATED IN THIS
SECTION 3.3.1.
3.3.2 Delivery to LBI.
The Escrow Deposit shall be delivered to LBI if this Agreement is
terminated other than pursuant to Section 7.4.2 and Seller is
not entitled to receive the Escrow Deposit in accordance with
Section 3.3.1.
3.4
Remedies.
3.4.1 Seller
acknowledges that the Stations and the Purchased Assets are of a
special, unique, and extraordinary character, and that any breach
of this Agreement by Seller may not be fully compensated for by
monetary damages. Accordingly, if Seller shall breach its
obligations under this Agreement, and Buyer is not then in material
breach of this Agreement (or cures or is curing any material breach
in a manner that would preclude Seller from exercising its
rights
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pursuant to
Section 7.4.2), Buyer shall be entitled to exercise any
remedies that it may have at law or in equity resulting from any
breach of the Transaction Documents by Seller, including that Buyer
shall be entitled to enforcement of this Agreement (subject to
obtaining any required approval of the FCC) by decree of specific
performance or injunctive relief requiring Seller to fulfill its
obligations under this Agreement. In any action to equitably
enforce the provisions of this Agreement, Seller shall waive the
defense that there is an adequate remedy at law or equity and agree
that Buyer shall have the right to obtain specific performance of
the terms of this Agreement without being required to prove actual
damages, post bond or furnish other security.
3.4.2 Without limiting
the generality of Section 3.4.1, if Buyer terminates this
Agreement pursuant to Section 7.3.5, Buyer shall be entitled
to any remedies that it may have at law on account of any breach of
the Transaction Documents by Seller.
3.5 Allocation. At
least five business days prior to the Closing Date, Buyer shall
allocate the Purchase Price pursuant to Section 1060 of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, subject to
Seller’s consent, which consent shall not be unreasonably
withheld.
3.6 Post-Closing
Prorations and Adjustments.
3.6.1 (x) The
operation of the Stations, (y) all Taxes and (z) all
income, expenses and liabilities, in the case of each of clause
(x), (y) and (z), attributable to the operation of the
Stations through 12:01 a.m., PST, on the Closing Date will be for
the account of Seller and, in each case, shall thereafter be for
the account of LBI; and all income and expenses, including such
items as power and utilities charges, rents, and other deferred
items will be prorated between Seller and LBI in accordance with
GAAP consistently applied, the proration to be made and paid
pursuant to a final settlement to occur after the Closing Date in
accordance with the procedures set forth in Section 3.6.2 and
subject to the matters set forth in this Section 3.6.1,
provided that, with respect to real property Taxes, the final
settlement shall occur within thirty (30) days after receipt
of the tax statement for the year in which the Closing Date occurs
(which tax statements are typically delivered in November of the
year in question) and provided that (x) income Taxes shall not
be taken into account in connection with the prorations and
adjustments pursuant to this Section 3.6 (with income Taxes to
be resolved in accordance with Article X of this Agreement) and
(y) transfer Taxes shall be allocated in accordance with
Section 7.7.1. The proration of FCC regulatory fees for the
government fiscal year during which the Closing Date occurs, shall
be based upon an amount equal to the fees due in September 2006
with respect to the Stations regardless of whether the Closing Date
occurs after the end of such period. For the avoidance of doubt,
Seller is responsible for all FCC regulatory fees for government
fiscal years prior to the government fiscal year which includes the
Closing Date. Additionally, assuming that the Closing Date occurs
on or after October 1, 2006, the proration with respect to the
FCC regulatory fees will be calculated based upon the portion of
the twelve-month period starting
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October 1, 2006 and
ending September 30, 2007 that has elapsed prior to the
Closing Date, or, if the Closing Date occurs on or before
October 1, 2006, the proration with respect to the FCC
regulatory fees will be calculated based upon the portion of the
twelve-month period starting October 1, 2005 and ending
September 30, 2006 that has elapsed prior to the Closing Date.
The amount held as of the Closing Date as security deposits under
the KZMP (FM) Tower Lease, the Primary Studio Lease (if any) and
the Auxiliary Studio Lease shall be included in the Prepaid Amounts
and credited to Seller as part of the adjustment hereunder so long
as the lessors under such leases have acknowledged that such
amounts will thereafter constitute security deposits made by LBI
under the applicable lease. Further, Buyer shall receive credits as
part of the adjustments hereunder (x) in an amount equal to
the prepaid amounts or security or other deposits held by Seller
under (A) the LBI Lease and (B) the KZMP Agreement (if
any) and (y) in an amount equal to the advance payments by
advertisers received by Seller (whether prior to or after the
Closing Date) for advertising scheduled to run after the Closing
Date and other advance payments by third parties received by Seller
(whether prior to or after the Closing Date) for services to be
provided by or for any Station after the Closing Date; provided,
however, that Buyer shall only receive a credit for advance
payments by advertisers or by parties to whom services are to be
provided by or for any Station, in each case, to the extent that
Buyer has, or has agreed to, run such advertisements or provide
such services. For the avoidance of doubt, Seller shall not receive
a credit for any amounts prepaid by Seller under Contracts other
than Assumed Contracts.
3.6.2 At least five
(5) business days prior to the Closing Date, Seller shall
deliver to Buyer Seller’s good faith estimate of the
prorations and adjustments referenced in Section 3.6.1 which,
upon delivery by Seller, shall be attached as Schedule VIII
hereto. Within thirty (30) days following the Closing Date,
Seller shall deliver to Buyer an updated statement of the
prorations and adjustments referenced in Section 3.6.1
reflecting any changes to the pre-Closing estimate delivered
pursuant to the preceding sentence based on actual amounts as of
the Closing Date as determined in accordance with GAAP (the “
Revised Proration and Adjustment Statement ”). The
Revised Proration and Adjustment Statement shall be conclusive and
binding upon the Parties unless Buyer, within thirty (30) days
after the receipt thereof, notifies Seller in writing that Buyer
disputes any of the amounts set forth therein, specifying the
nature of the dispute and the basis therefor. The Parties shall in
good faith attempt to resolve all disputes related to the Revised
Proration and Adjustment Statement and, upon such resolution, the
Revised Proration and Adjustment Statement shall be amended to the
extent necessary to reflect such resolution, and shall thereafter
be conclusive and binding on the Parties. To the extent that the
Parties do not reach agreement resolving the disputed items within
thirty (30) days after notice is given by Buyer to Seller as
described above, the amounts not then in dispute shall be paid at
the time provided herein to the Party to whom the positive net
amount of such amounts not in dispute is owed and the outcome of
the remaining disputed items shall be resolved by a nationally
recognized independent certified public accountant mutually
acceptable to the Parties (the “ Independent
Accountant ”) and whose
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determination shall be
binding upon the Parties, with the fees and expenses of such
Independent Accountant paid one-half by Seller and one-half by
Buyer. Any payment due under this Section 3.6 shall be made
(x) within five (5) business days after the prorations
and adjustments are resolved by acceptance by Buyer of the Revised
Proration and Adjustment Statement or by the resolution by the
Parties hereunder of all objections raised by Buyer thereto or
(y) if disputed amounts are submitted for resolution by the
Independent Accountant, (A) with respect to amounts not in
dispute, within five (5) business days after the submission of
disputed items to the Independent Accountant and (B) with
respect to items submitted to the Independent Accountant, within
five (5) business days after resolution by the Independent
Accountant.
ARTICLE IV
REPRESENTATIONS AND
WARRANTIES BY SELLER
Seller hereby represents and
warrants to Buyer as follows:
4.1 Organization and
Standing. ECC is a corporation duly organized, validly existing
and in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware.
Holdings is a limited liability company duly organized, validly
existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of
California. ECC LP is a limited partnership duly organized, validly
existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Texas.
Each of ECC, Holdings and ECC LP has the requisite power and
authority to enter into and complete the transactions contemplated
by this Agreement.
4.2 Authorization. All
necessary corporate, limited liability or limited partnership
actions and proceedings, as applicable, to duly approve the
execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement; the Escrow
Agreement; the Side Letter; and other agreements, documents and
instruments being executed by ECC, ECC LP and Holdings in
connection herewith or therewith (or to be executed by ECC, ECC LP
and Holdings in connection herewith and therewith) (collectively,
the “ Transaction Documents ”) and to approve
the consummation of the transaction contemplated hereby or thereby
have been duly and validly taken by each of ECC, ECC LP and
Holdings. Each of the Transaction Documents have been (or when
executed will be) duly and validly authorized, executed and
delivered by ECC, ECC LP or Holdings, as applicable, and constitute
(or when executed will constitute) the legal, valid and binding
obligation of ECC, ECC LP or Holdings, as applicable, enforceable
against ECC, ECC LP and Holdings, as applicable, in accordance with
and subject to their respective terms, except as enforcement may be
limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or
similar laws affecting creditors’ rights generally and by
general principles of equity (regardless of whether considered in a
proceeding in equity or at law).
4.3 FCC
Licenses.
4.3.1 The FCC Licenses
(all of which are listed on Schedule III ) constitute all
the licenses, permits (including construction permits) and
authorizations (or applications therefor) required under the
Communications Act and held for use in connection with the
Purchased Assets and the operation of the Stations as
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conducted on the Execution
Date and on the Closing Date. Except as provided in Schedule
III , no waivers of the Communications Act are necessary in
order to permit Seller’s ownership and operation of the
Purchased Assets or the Stations. Holdings is the holder of all the
FCC Licenses. The Station KBOC facilities provided for in the
Station KBOC Construction Permit have been constructed in full
conformance with the KBOC Construction Permit. Seller has
consummated the acquisition of Station KBOC pursuant to the KBOC
Purchase Agreement and all Licenses (as defined in the KBOC
Purchase Agreement) were assigned to Holdings. An application (the
“ License Application ”) for a license (the
“ KBOC Upgrade License ”) to cover the Station
KBOC Construction Permit has been filed with the FCC.
4.3.2 Other than the
Initial Grant of the Assignment Application, no additional order or
grant is required from the FCC to consummate the assignment of the
FCC Licenses to LBI Sub. Schedule III correctly sets forth
the expiration date of each FCC License. Except as set forth on
Schedule III , each FCC License is validly issued and in
full force and effect. Seller has taken all actions and performed
all of its respective obligations that are necessary to maintain
the FCC Licenses without adverse modification or impairment, and
complete and correct copies of the FCC Licenses have been delivered
to Buyer. No event has occurred which (i) has resulted in, or
after notice or lapse of time or both would result in, revocation,
suspension, adverse modification, non-renewal or termination of, or
any order of forfeiture with respect to, any FCC License or
(ii) materially and adversely affects or, to the
Seller’s knowledge, in the future may materially and
adversely affect any rights of Seller or any of its assignees or
transferees thereunder. None of the FCC Licenses requires that any
assignment thereof must be approved by any public or other
Governmental Authority other than the FCC.
4.3.3 Seller is not a
party to, and there are no notices of apparent liability,
violations, forfeitures, notices of violation, orders to show cause
or other orders or, to Seller’s knowledge, any investigations
or complaints, issued by or pending before any court or regulatory
body, including the FCC, or of any other proceedings (other than
proceedings relating to the radio industry generally) that could in
any manner adversely affect the validity or continued effectiveness
of, or result in the adverse modification of, any of the FCC
Licenses. In the event Seller learns of any such action or the
filing or issuance of any such order, notice or complaint, Seller
promptly will notify Buyer of the same in writing and will take all
reasonable measures to contest in good faith or seek removal or
rescission of such action, order, notice or complaint. Except for
the matters which required Seller to file the modification of
license applications referenced in Schedule III , the
Stations are now operating at their respective licensed powers and
antenna heights, in accordance with the FCC Licenses, and are in
compliance with the rules and regulations of the FCC and the
Communications Act in all material respects, including those rules
governing the location of the Stations’ respective main
studios and rules governing the required contents of the
Stations’ respective public-inspection files. Seller has no
reason to believe that the FCC Licenses (including the KBOC Upgrade
License) will not be renewed in the ordinary course.
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4.3.4 None of the
Purchased Assets, including the facilities used in connection with
the radio broadcasting operations of Seller relating to the
Stations (including the Real Property, the Transmitter Buildings,
the Transmitter Sites and the Towers), violate the provisions of
any applicable building codes; fire regulations; building
restrictions; or, except for the matters that required Seller to
file the modification of license applications referenced in
Schedule III , other governmental ordinances, orders or
regulations (including any applicable regulation of the Federal
Aviation Administration) in any material respect except where such
violation would not reasonably be expected to materially impair,
impede or affect the continued, uninterrupted operation of the
Stations or to otherwise have an adverse effect on the owner or
operator of such Purchased Assets or such facilities that would be
material; provided , that such representations are only to
Seller’s knowledge with respect to the Tower on which the
antenna for KZMP (FM) is located. Each such facility (including the
Real Property) is zoned to permit the commercial uses intended by
Seller as the owner or occupier thereof. Schedule III
identifies any outstanding variances or special use permits
materially affecting any of Seller’s facilities or the uses
thereof and Seller is in compliance therewith. Seller has received
no notice of any complaint being made against any of the Stations
or the Real Property relating to their respective Towers,
Transmitter Sites, Transmitter Buildings or Seller’s
operation of the Stations (including any complaint relating to the
signals broadcast or otherwise transmitted from any Tower, either
by Seller or by any Person subleasing a portion of any Tower)
except where such complaint would not materially impair, impede or
affect the continued, uninterrupted operation of the Stations;
provided , that such representations are only to
Seller’s knowledge with respect to the Tower on which the
antenna for KZMP (FM) is located. Each Tower has been appropriately
registered with the Commission and the Federal Aviation
Administration, as described in Schedule III .
4.3.5 Seller is
qualified to sell the Stations and to assign the FCC Licenses in
accordance with the terms of this Agreement and in compliance with
the Communications Act. Seller has no knowledge of any Person who
has expressed any intention to oppose FCC approval of the
assignment of the FCC Licenses to LBI Sub, nor does Seller have any
knowledge of any reason why FCC consent to such assignment might be
denied or delayed.
4.3.6 Each report or
certification filed by or on behalf of Seller with the FCC,
including Seller’s payment of annual FCC regulatory fees, any
filing pursuant to 47 C.F.R. § 73.3615 with respect to
its ownership of the Stations and any other filing relating to the
Stations in all cases with respect to the current renewal term, was
timely filed, and was at the time of filing true, correct and
complete in all respects. There have been no changes in the
ownership of the Stations that implicate reporting requirements
with the FCC since the filing of the most recent such ownership
reports or certifications, and those ownership reports and
certificates are true, correct and complete in all
respects.
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4.3.7 The operation of
the Stations by Seller does not cause or result in exposure of
workers or the general public to levels of radio frequency
radiation in excess of the applicable limits stated in 47 C.F.R.
§ 1.1310.
4.4 Purchased
Assets.
4.4.1 All material
items of the Tangible Personal Property and equipment leased
pursuant to Contracts, in each case, used principally or held for
use principally in the operation of the Stations are listed and
described in Schedule V to this Agreement (except for the
Intellectual Property, which is the subject of the representations
and warranties contained in Section 4.13) and such Schedule
specifies whether such Purchased Assets or other equipment
constitute Tangible Personal Property or equipment leased pursuant
to Assumed Contracts and specifies the owner or lessee, as
applicable, of such Purchased Assets. No other Affiliate of Seller
(including without limitation direct or indirect subsidiaries of
Seller) owns or has any rights, title or interest in any Purchased
Assets or any other asset used or held for use principally in the
operation of the Stations, including any assets that are in the
nature of the Purchased Assets or any other assets that are in the
nature of the assets described in Sections 2.1.1 through 2.1.8, in
each case, that are used or held for use principally in the
operation of the Stations or is in any way involved with the
operation of the Stations. Except for the Intellectual Property
which is the subject of the representations and warranties
contained in Section 4.13, (i) on the Closing Date,
Seller will have good and marketable title to the Purchased Assets,
free and clear of all Encumbrances, other than Permitted Liens, and
(ii) upon consummation of the transactions set forth in this
Agreement, Buyer will have good and marketable title to such
Purchased Assets, free and clear of all Encumbrances other than
liens granted to Buyer’s lenders and Permitted Liens (other
than those that will be released on the Closing Date).
4.4.2 Schedule IV sets
forth each release and each of the UCC Termination Statements that
are required in order to release on the Closing Date the
Encumbrances that are referenced in clause (iii) of the
definition of Permitted Liens. Schedule IV also sets forth
all UCC Financing Statements and mortgages that have been filed
against any Purchased Asset.
4.4.3 Seller has
received no written notice of noncompliance with any Encumbrance
encumbering the Real Property. Seller has maintained and has
operated the Real Property, each Transmitter Site, each Transmitter
Building, the Towers (other than the Tower on which the KZMP (FM)
antenna is located) and the Stations under and in accordance with
the terms of all applicable regulations. Seller has no knowledge of
any complaints regarding the Real Property, Transmitter Sites, the
Towers, the Transmitter Buildings, the antennas, the radio
transmitters, the studio facilities or any other facilities
included in the Purchased
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Assets. To Seller’s
knowledge, the owner of the Tower on which the KZMP(FM) antenna is
located has maintained and has operated the Tower under and in
accordance with all applicable laws, rules and
regulations.
4.4.4 There is no
pending or, to the knowledge of Seller, threatened, action, event,
transaction or proceeding that could interfere with the quiet
enjoyment or operation of the Purchased Assets (including the Real
Property) by Seller or, on and after the Closing Date, by Buyer.
There are no other Persons which have any rights to use the
Transmitter Sites or to occupy or use the Towers, Transmitter
Buildings or the Real Property, whether by lease, sublease,
easement, license or other instrument, other than (i) other
lessees of the Tower located in Cooke County upon which Seller
leases space pursuant to the KZMP (FM) Tower Lease, (ii) the
tower lease between LBI and ECC (relating to a portion of the
Transmitter Site for KZZA(FM)) and (iii) the ABC Tower Lease.
As of the Closing Date, Buyer will have reasonable access to each
of the Transmitter Sites and a means of ingress and egress thereto
from public roads.
4.4.5 The items of
Tangible Personal Property are, in all material respects, in good
operating condition for equipment of their age and usage (ordinary
wear and tear excepted). The technical equipment constituting a
part of the Tangible Personal Property, has been maintained in
accordance with commercially reasonable practices and is operating
and complies in all material respects with all applicable rules and
regulations of the FCC and the terms of the FCC Licenses and
Permits. The Purchased Assets include all the Permits, personal
property, real property and assets, including real-estate rights,
necessary to conduct the operation of the Stations in the same
manner as now conducted, excluding all corporate level services of
the type currently provided to the Stations by Seller.
4.5 Insurance. Seller
now has in force insurance on the Purchased Assets as set forth in
Schedule VI , and Seller will continue the present
insurance at the present limits in full force and effect up to the
Closing Date.
4.6 Litigation. No
litigation, action, suit, judgment, proceeding or, to the knowledge
of Seller, investigation relating to the Stations or the Purchased
Assets is pending or outstanding before any forum, court, or
governmental body, department or agency of any kind to which Seller
or the Stations is subject or is a party that (i) that would
reasonably be expected to affect the Stations or the Purchased
Assets in any material respect or (ii) that would affect the
ability of Seller to carry out the transactions contemplated by
this Agreement, and, to the knowledge of Seller, no such
litigation, action, proceeding or investigation is, in each case,
threatened.
4.7 Contracts. Seller
has delivered to Buyer true and complete copies of all Contracts,
including the Assumed Contracts, including all amendments thereto.
The Assumed Contracts will be enforceable by Buyer after the
consummation of the transaction contemplated hereby in accordance
with their respective terms, except to the extent that any consents
set forth in Schedule IV are not obtained and except as
enforcement may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency,
reorganization, moratorium or similar laws affecting
creditors’ rights generally and
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by general principles of equity
(regardless of whether considered in a proceeding in equity or at
law). Seller has not taken any action that would impair the
enforceability of the Assumed Contracts and has not omitted to take
any action, the omission of which would have such effect. Except as
set forth in Section B of Schedule I, Seller is not in
default under any of the Assumed Contracts and, to the knowledge of
Seller, no counterparty thereto is in default under any of the
Assumed Contracts. The consummation of the transactions
contemplated hereby will not cause any defaults under any of the
Assumed Contracts. Schedule I sets forth all the
relevant Assumed Contracts to which Seller is a party with respect
to the Real Property, true and complete copies of which have been
delivered to Buyer. The Primary Studio Lease provides for the lease
term to expire on March 31, 2007 and such term has
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