Exhibit 10.1
ASSET
PURCHASE AGREEMENT
between
Westwind Communications L.L.C.
as
Seller,
and
Fisher Broadcasting Company
as
Buyer
August 3, 2007
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| ARTICLE I. ASSETS BEING SOLD AND
PURCHASED AND PURCHASE PRICE |
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Assets |
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Excluded Assets |
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Liabilities |
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Escrow Deposit |
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Purchase Price, Payment; Allocation
of Purchase Price |
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Prorations and Adjustments to the
Purchase Price |
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Collection of Accounts
Receivable |
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Additional Fees |
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| ARTICLE II CLOSING AND CLOSING
DELIVERIES |
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Closing |
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Closing Deliveries |
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| ARTICLE III REPRESENTATIONS AND
WARRANTIES OF SELLER |
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Good Standing |
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Right, Power and Authority |
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No Conflicts or Defaults |
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Broker’s Fee |
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FCC Licenses and Other
Authorizations |
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Seller Qualifications |
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Title to Assets; Sufficiency of
Assets |
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No Litigation; Compliance with
Law |
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Intellectual Property |
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Contracts |
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Insurance |
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Condition of Assets |
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Required Consents |
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Employee Benefits |
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Employment and Labor Matters |
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Taxes |
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Reports |
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Financial Statements |
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Real Property |
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Environmental Laws and
Regulations |
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Accounts Payable |
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MVPD Matters |
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No Changes |
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Affiliation Agreements |
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Related Party Transactions |
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Non-FCC Authorizations |
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Disclaimer |
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Ring-Fencing of Specific
Warranties |
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| ARTICLE IV REPRESENTATIONS AND
WARRANTIES OF BUYER |
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Good Standing |
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Right, Power and Authority |
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Buyer Qualifications |
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No Conflicts or Defaults |
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No Litigation or Violations of
Law |
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Required Consents |
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Broker’s Fee |
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| ARTICLE V COVENANTS |
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FCC Approval |
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Cooperation |
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Risk of Loss |
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Written Consents and Certain Other
Documents |
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Notifications |
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Allocation of Purchase Price |
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Control of the Stations |
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Inspection Rights |
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No Changes |
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Preservation of Books and
Records |
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Construction and Updating of
Schedules |
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Employees |
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Title Insurance; Surveys; Lien
Search; Real Property Inspection |
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Exclusivity |
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WARN Act |
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Environmental Study |
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| ARTICLE VI CONDITIONS PRECEDENT TO THE
OBLIGATION OF BUYER TO CLOSE |
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Conditions |
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Challenges |
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No Order |
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Closing Deliveries |
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| ARTICLE VII CONDITIONS PRECEDENT TO
THE OBLIGATION OF SELLER TO CLOSE |
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Conditions |
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No Challenges |
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No Order |
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Closing Deliveries |
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| ARTICLE VIII RIGHTS OF BUYER AND
SELLER UPON TERMINATION OR BREACH |
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Termination |
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Effect of Termination |
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Limitation on Damages |
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Attorneys’ Fees and Costs |
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| ARTICLE IX INDEMNIFICATION |
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Survival |
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Indemnification by Seller |
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Indemnification by Buyer |
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Indemnification Procedure |
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Limitation on Indemnification
Obligations |
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Indemnification is Exclusive
Remedy |
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Indemnification Escrow Deposit |
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| ARTICLE X MISCELLANEOUS |
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Respective Costs |
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Rules of Interpretation |
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Entire Understanding |
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Confidentiality |
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Further Assurances |
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Headings |
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Counterparts |
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Choice of Law |
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Benefit and Binding Effect |
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Notices |
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No Third-Party Beneficiaries |
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Contract Consents/Benefit |
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Bulk Sales |
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FCC Licenses |
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| EXHIBIT A — Defined Terms
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| EXHIBIT B — Legal Opinion
Matters |
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| EXHIBIT C — Form of Consulting
Agreement for Peter Desnoes |
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| EXHIBIT D — Form of Consulting
Agreement for Wayne Lansche |
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DISCLOSURE SCHEDULES
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ASSET PURCHASE AGREEMENT
This Asset Purchase Agreement (this
“ Agreement ”) is made and entered into as of
this 3rd day of August, 2007 (the “ Effective Date
”), by and among Westwind Communications L.L.C., a Delaware
limited liability company (“ Seller ”), and
Fisher Broadcasting Company, a Washington corporation (“
Buyer ”).
RECITALS
A.
Seller holds the licenses, permits, approvals, and authorizations,
and applications therefor (collectively, the “ FCC
Licenses ”) issued by the Federal Communications
Commission (the “ FCC ”) for the operation of
television station KBAK-TV, Bakersfield, California and
Class A Television Station KBFX-CA, Bakersfield, California
(each a “ Station ” and collectively, the
“ Stations ”) and owns or leases certain other
assets used in connection with the operation of the Stations;
B.
Seller desires to sell and transfer to Buyer the Assets (as defined
in Section 1.1), and Buyer desires to purchase and acquire the
Assets from Seller and assume the Assumed Obligations (as defined
in Section 1.3) for the consideration and upon the terms and
conditions herein provided, subject to FCC approval; and
C.
Capitalized terms in this Agreement shall have the meaning set
forth in Exhibit A hereto or as otherwise defined
herein;
NOW,
THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual covenants, agreements,
representations, and warranties contained in this Agreement, the
parties hereto, intending to be legally bound, do hereby agree as
follows:
ARTICLE I
ASSETS BEING SOLD AND PURCHASED AND PURCHASE PRICE
1.1 Assets . Upon the terms and subject to the
conditions set forth in this Agreement, Seller hereby agrees to
sell, assign, convey, transfer, and deliver to Buyer at the
Closing, and Buyer hereby agrees to purchase at the Closing, free
and clear of all Liens (other than Permitted Liens), all of
Seller’s right, title, and interest in and to the following
tangible and intangible assets (except as expressly provided in
Section 1.2 hereof) (collectively, the “ Assets
”):
(a) the
FCC Licenses and all other licenses, permits, approvals,
concessions, franchises, consents, qualifications, registrations,
and authorizations, if any, issued by the FAA, any other regulatory
agency, or any Governmental Authority that are required or useful
in connection with the ownership and operation of the Stations, as
are set forth in Schedule 1.1(a) hereto, and all
applications therefor, together with any renewals, extensions or
modifications thereof and additions thereto (collectively, and
including the FCC Licenses, the “ Authorizations
”);
(b) the
Transmission Equipment, Transmission Structures, Towers, antenna
system, cables, furnishings and fixtures, equipment, electrical
devices, machinery,
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tools,
furniture, computers, telecommunications equipment, Central IT
Resources, office equipment and supplies, vehicles, inventories of
supplies, tapes, including recorded commercials and programming,
spare parts, and other tangible assets or personal property of
every kind and description used or useful primarily in the
operation of the Station Business, including that set forth in
Schedule 1.1(b) hereto (collectively, the “
Tangible Personal Property ”), plus such additions
thereto and minus such deletions therefrom as are permitted by the
provisions of this Agreement;
(c) all
Contracts relating to the Stations and Station Business, including,
without limitation, those Contracts listed on
Schedule 1.1(c) hereto and any additional Contracts
relating to the Stations and Station Business executed and
delivered, if written, or entered into orally, if oral, by Seller
between the date hereof and the Closing Date in the ordinary course
of business of operating the Stations consistent with past practice
(collectively, the “ Assumed Contracts ”);
(d) all
program and programming materials and elements of whatever form or
nature owned by Seller and used in connection with the Stations and
Station Business, whether recorded on tape or any other media or
intended for live performance, and whether completed or in
production, and all call signs or call letters used with respect to
the Stations, including “KBAK-TV,”
“KBFX-LP” and “KBFX-CA,” and all trade
names, trademarks, service marks, copyrights, and patents
(registered or unregistered, and including applications and
licenses therefor), trade secrets, universal resource locators,
Internet domain names and website addresses (including any and all
common law rights, applications, registrations, extensions and
renewals relating thereto) owned, used or held for use by Seller in
connection with the Station Business, as listed and described in
Schedule 1.1(d) hereto, and any logograms, jingles,
slogans and other intangible personal property associated therewith
(“ Transferred Intellectual Property ”),
together with the goodwill associated therewith;
(e) the
Owned Real Property and the Leased Real Property (collectively, the
“ Real Property ”), and the Contracts granting
Seller the right of use or occupancy of any portion of the Leased
Real Property, or any Contract to which Seller is a party and
granting any other Person the right of use or occupancy of any
portion of the Owned Real Property, together with any amendments,
modifications or supplements thereto (each a “ Lease
” and collectively, the “ Leases ”);
(f) all
books, files, and records contained in printed or digital
documentation or other tangible material relating to the Assets or
the operation of the Stations, including proprietary information,
schematics, technical information and engineering data, machinery
and equipment warranties, surveys, maps, rights to use telephone
numbers, as-built drawings and other drawings, blueprints, plans,
engineering data and processes developed or acquired by Seller,
programming information, customer lists and files, advertising and
programming purchase and sales records and other sales and traffic
information, correspondence, advertising records, market data and
information relating to the Stations’ markets, files,
literature, copies of all title insurance policies and underlying
title documents for the Real Property, copies of all environmental
reports, copies of the Assumed Contracts, and the FCC required
logs, files, and records, including the
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Stations’ complete public inspection file, but not including
any corporate or accounting books or records of Seller which do not
relate to the operation of the Stations or the Assets, or which
relate to Seller’s past or current income tax returns or
liabilities;
(g)
warranties covering Tangible Personal Property to the extent
transferable by the Seller;
(h) all
advance payments, if any, to Seller by advertisers for advertising
that would run on the Stations after the Closing Date and any other
advance payments by third parties for services to be provided by or
for the Stations after the Closing Date;
(i)
except (i) as set forth in Section 1.2, (ii) for
claims relating to Taxes for periods prior to the Closing Date, or
(iii) for reimbursement of payments already made by Seller,
all claims, counterclaims, credits, causes of action, choses in
action, rights of recovery, and rights of indemnification or setoff
against third parties and other claims arising out of or relating
to the Station Business, the Assets or the Assumed Obligations and
all other intangible property rights which primarily relate to the
operation of the Stations, the Assets, or the Assumed
Obligations;
(j) all
security deposits held by or on behalf of Seller as lessor under
any lease; and
(k) all
other assets reflected on the balance sheet as of December 31,
2006 included in the Financial Statements, with such additions and
subtractions thereto as are necessary to reflect acquisitions and
dispositions, as appropriate, made in the ordinary course of
business of operating the Stations from December 31, 2006
through the Closing Date.
1.2 Excluded Assets . Notwithstanding anything
to the contrary contained in this Agreement, the Assets do not
include, and Seller shall not, and is not hereby agreeing to, sell,
assign, transfer, deliver, or convey to Buyer (a) any assets
not expressly set forth in Section 1.1 above; (b) other
than the amounts described in Section 1.1(h), cash and cash
equivalents on hand or on deposit in banks (including, without
limitation, certificates of deposit, commercial paper, treasury
bills, and money market accounts), marketable securities, or
inter-company or inter-affiliate accounts, and any similar
accounts, (c) all Accounts Receivable; (d) any and all
prepayments, deposits, claims for refunds and prepaid expenses
relating to the Station Business, the Assets, or the Assumed
Obligations (including deposits on leasehold interests and
utilities, prepaid taxes and insurance premiums (except as provided
in Section 1.1(j) above)), to the extent such prepayments are
not the subject of a proration adjustment as provided herein or
Seller is not otherwise reimbursed at Closing; (e) any and all
insurance policies and contracts of insurance, and proceeds or
refunds therefrom; (f) any and all promissory notes, bonds,
letters of credit, certificates of deposit, receivables on account,
and any other similar items, and any cash surrender value in regard
thereto; (g) any assets of any pension, profit-sharing, or
employee benefit plans, including Seller’s interest in any
welfare plan, pension plan, or benefit arrangement; (h) all
Tax Returns and supporting materials, all financial statements and
supporting materials, all books and records that Seller is required
by law to retain, and all records of Seller relating to the sale of
the Assets; (i) any interest in and to any refunds or
overpayments
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of Taxes
for periods prior to the Closing Date; (j) any Contract other
than the Assumed Contracts; (k) originals of the books and
records necessary to enable Seller to file its Tax Returns and
reports; (l) all tangible and intangible personal property
within the Assets disposed of or consumed in the ordinary course of
business consistent with the past practices of Seller, and the
terms and conditions of this Agreement, between the Effective Date
and the Closing Date; (m) the name “Westwind” as
used on or in any intangible assets; (n) subject to
Section 5.9 of this Agreement, all Assumed Contracts that have
terminated or expired prior to the Closing Date in the ordinary
course of business consistent with the past practices of Seller,
and the terms and conditions of this Agreement;
(o) Seller’s organizational documents and agreements,
minute books, limited liability company records and other books and
records that pertain to the internal matters of Seller;
(p) any of the rights of Seller under this Agreement and the
other agreements, certificates and documents delivered in
connection herewith; (q) all claims for copyright royalties
for broadcasts prior to the Closing Date and other claims for
refunds of monies paid to a Governmental Authority prior to the
Closing Date; and (r) refunds, claims for refund or charge
backs with respect to commissions paid by Seller prior to the
Closing Date (together (a)-(r), the “ Excluded Assets
”).
1.3 Liabilities .
(a) The
Assets shall be sold and conveyed to Buyer by instruments of
conveyance in a form reasonably satisfactory to Buyer and in accord
with such forms as are customarily used for such purposes under the
laws of the State of California and free and clear of all
mortgages, liens, deeds of trust, security interests, pledges,
restrictions, prior assignments, charges, claims, and encumbrances
of any kind or type whatsoever (collectively, “ Liens
”) except for those Liens set forth on
Schedule 1.3(a) (the “ Permitted Liens
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(b)
Upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this
Agreement, Buyer hereby agrees to as of the Closing Date assume and
agree to pay for, satisfy, discharge, perform and fulfill insofar
as they relate to the time period on and after the Closing Date and
arise out of events occurring on or after the Closing Date, as and
when due (i) all the obligations and liabilities of Seller
under the Assumed Contracts (including all programming obligations
to the extent the contractual payments are due after the Closing
Date and all obligations and liabilities of Seller under the
employment and compensation agreements listed on
Schedule 1.1(c) ) and the Authorizations; (ii) any
liability or obligation to a Transferred Employee (other than under
any Employee Benefit Plan, except as otherwise contemplated by
Section 5.12); (iii) any liability or obligation arising
out of any litigation, proceeding or claim by any person or entity
relating to the Assets or the Stations; (iv) any severance or
other liability arising out of the termination of any Transferred
Employee or any other employee’s employment with Buyer;
(v) all Accounts Payable; and (vi) all other obligations
and liabilities arising out of Buyer’s ownership of or rights
in and to the Assets or the operation of the Stations; provided,
that Buyer shall also assume and agree to pay for, satisfy,
discharge, perform and fulfill those obligations and liabilities of
Buyer set forth in Section 5.12 (collectively, the “
Assumed Obligations ”).
(c)
Other than the Assumed Obligations, Buyer shall not assume or be
liable for, and does not undertake to assume or discharge:
(i) any liability or obligation of
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Seller arising
out of or relating to any Contract or Lease; (ii) any
liability or obligation of Seller arising out of or relating to any
Employee Benefit Plan or otherwise relating to employment,
including but not limited to wages, salaries, vacation pay, payroll
taxes, COBRA coverage or severance payments (except as otherwise
contemplated by Section 5.12); (iii) any liability or
obligation of Seller arising out of or relating to any litigation,
proceeding or claim (whether or not such litigation, proceeding or
claim is pending, threatened or asserted before, on or after the
Closing Date); (iii) any liability or obligation of Seller
arising out of that certain Tolling Agreement between Seller and
the FCC effective June 14, 2007 with respect to the FCC
Licenses of KBAK-TV; (iv) any other liabilities, obligations,
debts or commitments of Seller whatsoever, whether accrued now or
hereafter, whether fixed or contingent, whether known or unknown;
(v) all Accounts Payable; or (vi) any claims asserted
against Seller, any Affiliate of Seller, the Stations or any of the
Assets based on or arising out of any event (whether act or
omission) occurring prior to the Closing Date including, without
limitation, the payment of all Taxes (collectively, the “
Excluded Liabilities ”).
1.4 Escrow Deposit . Upon the execution of
this Agreement, Buyer shall deliver to United Bankshares, Inc. (the
“ Escrow Agent ”) the sum of Two Million Seven
Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($2,750,000) by wire transfer of
immediately available funds (the “ Escrow Deposit
”). The Escrow Deposit shall be held by the Escrow Agent in
an interest bearing account in accordance with the terms of the
Escrow Agreement. In the event of a termination of this Agreement,
the Escrow Deposit shall be distributed as provided in the Escrow
Agreement. In the event of a Closing, subject to
Sections 8.2(b) and 8.2(c), (i) One Million Dollars
($1,000,000) of the Escrow Deposit shall continue to be held by the
Escrow Agent (the “ Indemnification Escrow Deposit
”) and disbursed in accordance with the Escrow Agreement and
Section 9.7 below, (ii) the Indemnification Escrow
Deposit shall be applied as a credit against the Purchase Price and
any interest earned on the Escrow Deposit shall be paid to Seller
in accordance with the Escrow Agreement, and (iii) One Million
Seven Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($1,750,000) of the Escrow
Deposit (the “ Closing Escrow Deposit ”) shall
be paid to Seller at Closing in accordance with Section 1.5(b)
hereof and the Escrow Agreement.
1.5 Purchase Price, Payment; Allocation of Purchase
Price .
(a)
Upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this
Agreement, and in consideration for the sale, assignment,
conveyance, transfer, bargain, and delivery of the Assets to Buyer
pursuant to the terms hereof, the purchase price hereunder (the
“ Purchase Price ”) shall be Fifty-Five Million
Dollars ($55,000,000).
(b) At
Closing, (i) the Closing Escrow Deposit shall be delivered by
Escrow Agent to Seller in cash by wire transfer of immediately
available U.S. funds to an account designated by Seller,
(ii) the balance of the cash portion of the Purchase Price in
excess of the Escrow Deposit, subject to the adjustments described
in Section 1.6 to be made as of the Closing Date, shall be
delivered by Buyer to Seller by wire transfer of immediately
available U.S. funds to an account designated by Seller.
1.6 Prorations and Adjustments to the Purchase
Price .
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(a) All
prepaid revenue, prepaid expenses, accrued income and accrued
expenses of the Stations as of 12:01 A.M. local Bakersfield
time, on the Closing Date (the “ Effective Time
”) shall, except as otherwise expressly provided herein, be
adjusted and allocated between Seller and Buyer to reflect the
principle that all revenue, income and expenses arising from the
operation of the Stations or relating to the Assets before the
Effective Time shall be for the account of Seller, and all revenue,
income and expenses arising from the operation of the Stations or
relating to the Assets from and after the Effective Time shall be
for the account of Buyer. Anything to the contrary in this
Agreement notwithstanding: (i) payments for program rights shall be
pro-rated or adjusted based on the value of the programs or the
percentage of runs of a program performed under any program rights
agreement, including those monthly payments for the month in which
the Closing Date, and (ii) FCC regulatory fees (not including
filing fees related to the FCC Applications) shall be prorated
based upon the time during the FCC fiscal year during which each of
Buyer and Seller held the FCC Licenses. Any adjustments or
prorations made under this Section 1.6 shall be treated as a
reduction or increase in the Purchase Price, as applicable.
(b) Such
prorations shall include all ad valorem and other property taxes,
utility expenses, liabilities and obligations under Assumed
Contracts, rents and similar prepaid and deferred items and all
other expenses and obligations, such as deferred revenue and
prepayments, attributable to the ownership and operation of the
Stations that straddle the periods before and after the Effective
Time. To the extent not known, real estate and personal property
taxes shall be apportioned on the basis of taxes assessed for the
preceding year, with a reapportionment as soon as the new tax rate
and valuation can be ascertained even if such is ascertained after
the Adjustment Amount is finally determined. Any and all agency
commissions that are subject to adjustment after the Effective Time
based on revenue, volume of business done or services rendered in
part before the Effective Time and in part on or after the
Effective Time shall be borne by Seller and Buyer ratably in
proportion to the revenue, volume of business done or services
rendered, as the case may be, by each with respect to the Stations
during the applicable period.
(c) To
the extent not inconsistent with the express provisions of this
Agreement, the allocations and prorations made pursuant to this
Section 1.6 shall be made in accordance with GAAP.
(d) No
later than five (5) Business Days prior to the scheduled
Closing Date, Seller shall prepare in good faith and deliver to
Buyer a statement setting forth Seller’s estimate of the net
amount by which the Purchase Price is to be increased or decreased
in accordance with Sections 1.6(a), (b) and (c) of
this Agreement as of the Closing (the “ Adjustment
Amount ”) together with a schedule setting forth the pro
rata adjustments of assets and liabilities required as of the
Effective Time, in reasonable detail, and the components thereof
(the “ Preliminary Adjustment Statement ”). If
the Adjustment Amount reflected on the Preliminary Adjustment
Statement is a credit to Buyer, then the Purchase Price payable at
Closing shall be reduced by the amount of the preliminary
Adjustment Amount, and if the Adjustment Amount reflected on the
Preliminary Adjustment Statement is a charge to Buyer, then the
Purchase Price payable at Closing shall be increased by the amount
of such preliminary Adjustment Amount. For a period of ninety
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(90) days after Closing, Buyer and its auditors and Seller and
its auditors may review the Preliminary Adjustment Statement and
the related books and records of Seller with respect to the
Stations, and Buyer and Seller will in good faith seek to reach
agreement on the final Adjustment Amount. If agreement is reached
within such 90-day period, then promptly thereafter Seller shall
pay to Buyer or Buyer shall pay to Seller, as the case may be, an
amount equal to the difference between (i) the agreed
Adjustment Amount and (ii) the preliminary Adjustment Amount
indicated in the Preliminary Adjustment Statement. If agreement is
not reached within such 90-day period, then the dispute resolution
provisions of Section 1.6(e) shall apply.
(e) If
the parties do not reach an agreement on the Adjustment Amount
within the 90-day period specified in Section 1.6(d), then
Buyer and Seller shall submit to Ernst & Young (the “
Accounting Firm ”) for review and resolution by the
Accounting Firm any and all matters directly relating to the
computation of the Adjustment Amount that remain in dispute;
provided, however, that the Accounting Firm shall not resolve any
issues relating to the interpretation of this Agreement or any
other legal issues. Within sixty (60) days after the end of
such 90-day-period, 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 make available to the Accounting
Firm any books and records and work papers relevant to the
preparation of the Accounting Firm’s computation of the
Adjustment Amount. Buyer and Seller shall use reasonable efforts to
cause the Accounting Firm to render a decision resolving such
matters in dispute within thirty (30) days following the
submission of such materials to the Accounting Firm and, upon
completion of its review, to inform the parties in writing of its
own determination of the Adjustment Amount and the basis for its
determination. Any determination by the Accounting Firm in
accordance with this Section shall be final and binding on the
parties. Within five (5) calendar days after the Accounting
Firm delivers to the parties its written determination of the
Adjustment Amount, Seller shall pay to Buyer, or Buyer shall pay to
Seller, as the case may be, an amount equal to the difference
between (i) the Adjustment Amount as determined by the Accounting
Firm and (ii) the preliminary Adjustment Amount indicated in
the Preliminary Adjustment Statement.
(f) 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 1.6 shall be borne
equally by Buyer on the one hand and Seller on the other hand. The
fees and expenses (if any) of Buyer’s independent auditors
and attorneys incurred in connection with the review of the
Preliminary Adjustment Statement and related books and records
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 Preliminary Adjustment
Statement and related books and records shall be borne by
Seller.
(g) With
respect to Contracts in effect as of the Closing Date under which
Seller has agreed to provide commercial advertising time on the
Stations after the Closing Date in exchange for property or
services in lieu of, or in addition to, cash (“ Trade
Agreements ”), the parties shall make an adjustment to
reflect the difference between (A) the
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value,
as of the Closing Date, of all advertising time required to be
broadcast by the Stations after the Closing Date pursuant to the
terms and subject to the conditions of the Trade Agreements, and
(B) the value of all property or services to be received by
the Stations after the Closing plus all property or services
received by the Station before the Closing to the extent included
in the Assets pursuant to the terms and subject to the conditions
of the Trade Agreements. To the extent that the amount described in
the foregoing clause (A) exceeds the amount described in the
foregoing clause (B) by an amount that is greater than Ten
Thousand Dollars ($10,000), the Purchase Price shall be adjusted
downward by the amount in excess of Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000);
in the event that the amount described in clause (A) exceeds the
amount described in the clause (B) by an amount that is equal
to or less than Ten Thousand Dollars ($10,000), such amounts are
equal or the amount described in clause (A) is less than
clause (B), there shall be no adjustment under this paragraph in
respect of Trade Agreements. From and after the Closing Date, Buyer
shall be entitled to all goods and services to be provided to the
Stations after the Closing Date under the Trade Agreements.
Substantially all of the Trade Agreements as of the date hereof are
listed on Schedule 1.6(g) hereto. Buyer shall, as additional
consideration, fully assume, perform, discharge and be fully
responsible for all obligations under Trade Agreements.
1.7 Collection of Accounts Receivable .
(a) At
the Closing, Seller shall designate Buyer, by means of a mutually
acceptable agency agreement, as its agent solely for purposes of
collecting on behalf of Seller the Accounts Receivable. Seller
shall deliver to Buyer, on or after the Closing Date, a complete
and detailed statement of the Accounts Receivable. Buyer shall use
commercially reasonable efforts to collect the Accounts Receivable
during the period (the “ Collection Period ”)
beginning at the Effective Time and ending one hundred twenty
(120) days following the Closing Date consistent with
Seller’s customary practices for collection of its accounts
receivables; provided, however, that such efforts shall not include
hiring attorneys or collection agencies to collect such Accounts
Receivable. Any payment received by Buyer (i) at any time
following the Effective Time, (ii) from a customer of a
Station after the Effective Time that was also a customer of that
Station 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 1.7(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 obtain the prior
written approval of Seller before referring any of the Accounts
Receivable to a collection agency or to an attorney for collection.
Except as otherwise provided herein, Buyer shall incur no liability
to Seller for any uncollected Accounts Receivable. During the
Collection Period, neither Seller nor any of its agents, without
the consent of Buyer shall make any direct solicitation of any
customers owing the Accounts Receivable for collection
purposes.
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(b) On
or before the fifth (5th) day following the end of each calendar
month in the Collection Period, Buyer shall deposit into an account
identified by Seller at the time of Closing the amounts collected
during the preceding month of the Collection Period with respect to
the Accounts Receivable. 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. Seller shall be entitled during the sixty-day period
following the Collection Period to inspect, copy and audit the
records maintained by Buyer pursuant to this Section 1.7, upon
reasonable advance notice.
(c) Following
the expiration of the Collection Period, Buyer shall have no
further obligations under this Section 1.7, except that Buyer
shall immediately 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.
1.8 Additional Fees . Buyer shall bear any and
all sales and use taxes arising out of the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement, including any applicable
“bulk sales” tax. Buyer shall bear any transfer,
conveyance, recordation and filing fees, taxes or assessments,
including fees in connection with the conveyance of real property
and the recordation of instruments related thereto, applicable to,
imposed upon, or arising out of the sale, assignment, conveyance,
and transfer to Buyer of the Assets as contemplated by this
Agreement, provided, however, that Seller shall pay the fees, if
any, for properly documenting and recording the release of any
liens on the Assets and all income taxes based upon gain realized
by Seller as a result of the sale of the Assets. All fees, charges
and expenses of any title company retained by Buyer to provide one
or more commitments or policies of title insurance for the benefit
of Buyer or any of its Affiliates or otherwise arising in
connection with the issuance of any commitment or policy of title
insurance for the benefit of Buyer or any of its Affiliates shall
be borne solely by Buyer. Buyer and Seller shall bear equally all
of the FCC filing fees incurred in connection with the Assignment
Applications.
ARTICLE II
CLOSING AND CLOSING DELIVERIES
2.1 Closing . The term “ Closing
” as used herein shall refer to the actual conveyance,
transfer, assignment, and delivery of the Assets to Buyer in
exchange for the payment to Seller by Buyer of the consideration
payable pursuant to Section 1.5 hereof on the Closing Date,
and shall be deemed effective as of 12:01 a.m. Eastern
Standard Time on the Closing Date. The Closing shall take place at
such place and hour as shall be mutually agreed upon by Buyer and
Seller or the Closing may be conducted by mail or courier delivery
of documents executed in counterparts; provided ,
however , that the Closing shall be held ten
(10) Business Days after the date on which the FCC Consent has
become a Final Order or January 8, 2008, whichever is later
(such date referred to herein as the “ Closing Date
”), in either case
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subject
to the satisfaction or waiver of the other conditions set forth in
Articles VI and VII of this Agreement.
2.2 Closing Deliveries .
(a) At the Closing, Seller shall
deliver (or cause to be delivered) to Buyer the following documents
and instruments of conveyance and assignment, in each case
reasonably satisfactory in form and substance to Buyer and its
counsel and duly executed by Seller or such other signatory as may
be required by the nature of the document:
(i)
grant deeds in recordable form effective to vest in Buyer good and
marketable fee simple title to all parcels of the Owned Real
Property, in each case free and clear of all Liens (other than
Permitted Liens);
(ii)
duly executed bills of sale, certificates of title, endorsements,
assignments, consents and other good and sufficient instruments of
sale, conveyance, transfer and assignment sufficient to sell,
convey, transfer and assign the Authorizations, the Tangible
Personal Property, the Assumed Contracts and the other Assets to
Buyer free and clear of any Liens (other than Permitted Liens) and
to quiet Buyer’s title thereto;
(iii)
certified copies of the required consents or resolutions of the
directors, members, managers, and/or partners of Seller (or a
committee thereof duly authorized), authorizing the execution,
delivery and performance by Seller of the transactions contemplated
by this Agreement, and certification that such consents or
resolutions were duly adopted at a duly convened meeting of the
directors, members, managers, or partners or committee, at which a
quorum was present and acting throughout or by unanimous written
consent, and that such consents or resolutions remain in full force
and effect, and have not been amended, rescinded or modified,
except to the extent attached thereto;
(iv) a
certificate, dated as of the Closing Date, executed by an officer
of Seller certifying (A) that the representations and
warranties of Seller contained in this Agreement are true and
correct in all respects (in the case of any representation or
warranty containing any materiality qualification) or in all
material respects (in the case of any representation or warranty
without any materiality qualification) on and as of the Closing
Date, except for changes contemplated by this Agreement and except
for representations and warranties expressly made solely as of a
prior date; and (B) that Seller has, in all material respects,
performed all of its obligations and complied with all of its
covenants set forth in this Agreement to be performed and complied
with by it prior to or on the Closing Date;
(v)
subject to the provisions of Section 1.2 hereof, copies of all
Authorizations, Assumed Contracts, blueprints, schematics, working
drawings, plans, projections, statistics, engineering records, and
all files and records regarding the Assets and used by Seller in
connection with the Assets and the Station’s
operations;
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(vi) a
certificate from the appropriate governmental officials of
(A) Delaware as to the good standing of Seller and
(B) California as to the good standing as a foreign entity of
Seller;
(vii)
all Consents that Seller has been able to obtain pursuant to this
Agreement;
(viii)
to the extent not previously transferred, the files, records and
other information referenced in Section 1.1(f);
(ix) a
certification signed by Seller to the effect that Seller or, if
Seller is an entity disregarded as separate from another entity for
federal income tax purposes, such other entity is not a
“foreign person” as defined in Section 1445 of the
Code;
(x) an
opinion (or opinions) of Seller’s counsel and Seller’s
communications counsel, as applicable, dated as of the Closing
Date, covering the matters set forth Exhibit B , subject to
customary qualifications, limitations, exceptions and
assumptions;
(xi)
Consulting Agreements in the form of Exhibits C and D hereto
executed by Peter Desnoes and Wayne Lansche, respectively;
and
(xii)
such other documents to be delivered by Seller as are reasonably
necessary to effectuate and document the transactions contemplated
herein.
(b) At
the Closing, Buyer shall deliver (or cause to be delivered) to
Seller the following documents and instruments of conveyance and
assignment, in each case reasonably satisfactory in form and
substance to Seller and its counsel and duly executed by Buyer or
such other signatory as may be required by the nature of the
document:
(i) the
Purchase Price, which shall be paid in the manner specified in
Section 1.5;
(ii) an
instrument or instruments of assumption of the Authorizations, the
Assumed Contracts, and the other Assumed Obligations to be assumed
by Buyer pursuant to this Agreement;
(iii) a
certificate, dated as of the Closing Date, executed by an officer
of Buyer, certifying that (A) the representations and
warranties of Buyer contained in this Agreement are true and
correct in all respects (in the case of any representation or
warranty containing any materiality qualification) or in all
material respects (in the case of any representation or warranty
without any materiality qualification) on and as of the Closing
Date, except for changes contemplated by this Agreement and except
for representations and warranties expressly made as of a prior
date; and (B) Buyer has, in all material respects, performed
all of its obligations and complied with all of its covenants set
forth in this Agreement to be performed and complied with by it
prior to or on the Closing Date;
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(iv)
certificates from the appropriate governmental officials of
(A) Washington as to the good standing of Buyer and
(B) California as to the good standing as a foreign entity of
Buyer;
(v)
certified copies of the required consents or resolutions of the
directors, members, managers, stockholders or partners of Buyer,
(or a committee thereof duly authorized), authorizing the
execution, delivery and performance by Buyer of the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement, and certification that such
consents or resolutions were duly adopted at a duly convened
meeting of the directors, members, managers, or partners or
committee, at which a quorum was present and acting throughout or
by unanimous written consent, and that such consents or resolutions
remain in full force and effect, and have not been amended,
rescinded or modified, except to the extent attached thereto;
(vi)
Consulting Agreements in the form of Exhibits C and D hereto
executed by Buyer; and
(vii)
such other documents to be delivered by Buyer hereunder as are
reasonably necessary to effectuate and document the transactions
contemplated herein.
ARTICLE III
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF SELLER
As of
the date hereof and, except for representations and warranties
expressly made solely as of a prior date, on the Closing Date,
Seller represents and warrants to Buyer as follows:
3.1 Good Standing . Seller is a limited
liability company duly organized, validly existing, and in good
standing under the laws of the State of Delaware. Seller has all
requisite limited liability company power and authority (a) to
own, lease, and use the Assets as presently owned, leased, and
used, (b) to conduct the business and operations of the
Stations as presently conducted, and (c) to execute and
deliver this Agreement and the documents contemplated hereby, and
to perform and comply with all of the terms and conditions to be
performed and complied with by Seller hereunder and thereunder.
Seller is not a participant in any joint venture or partnership
with any other person or entity with respect to any part of the
Station Business.
3.2 Right, Power and Authority . Seller has
taken all requisite limited liability company action in order to
authorize the execution, delivery, and performance of this
Agreement and the consummation of the sale of the Assets and the
other transactions contemplated hereby. This Agreement has been
duly executed and delivered by Seller and is the legal, valid, and
binding obligation of Seller enforceable against Seller in
accordance with its terms, except as enforceability may be limited
by any bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or
similar laws affecting the enforcement of creditor’s rights
generally and the application of general principles of equity
(regardless of whether that enforceability is considered in a
proceeding at law or in equity).
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3.3 No Conflicts or Defaults . Neither the
execution, delivery, nor performance of this Agreement by Seller,
nor the consummation of the sale and purchase of the Assets or any
other transaction contemplated hereby, after the giving of notice,
or the lapse of time, or both, (a) conflicts with or results in a
breach of the articles of organization, operating agreement or
other organizational instrument of Seller, (b) violates any
Law applicable to Seller; (c) constitutes grounds for
termination of, results in a breach of, constitutes a default
under, violates any right of first refusal or similar right granted
to a third party under, or accelerates or permits the acceleration
of any performance required by the terms of, any Contract to which
either Seller is a party or by which Seller or the Assets are bound
and which relates to the ownership or operation of the Stations or
the Assets; provided , however , that certain Assumed
Contracts listed in Schedule 1.1(c) hereto are not
assignable without the consent of another party and the FCC
Licenses are not assignable without the consent of the FCC; or
(d) results in the creation of any Lien, other than Permitted
Liens, upon any of the Assets, other than, in the case of clauses
(b), (c) and (d) of this Section 3.3, as expressly
contemplated by this Agreement or as would not reasonably be
expected to have a Material Adverse Effect or materially adversely
affect Seller’s ability to perform its obligations in
accordance with the terms of this Agreement.
3.4 Broker’s Fee . Neither this
Agreement, nor the sale and purchase of the Assets contemplated by
this Agreement, was induced or procured through the services of any
person, firm, corporation, or other entity acting on behalf of or
representing Seller as broker, finder, investment banker, financial
advisor, or in any similar capacity, other than Tri-Artisan
Partners LLC, whose fees shall be the responsibility of the
Seller.
3.5 FCC Licenses and Other Authorizations
.
(a) As
of the Effective Date, Schedule 1.1(a) lists all FCC
Licenses held by Seller and all material pending applications filed
by Seller with the FCC with respect to the Stations. Seller has
delivered to Buyer true and complete copies of the FCC Licenses and
other Authorizations (including any and all amendments and other
modifications thereto). To Seller’s Knowledge, the FCC
Licenses and other Authorizations were validly issued by the FCC or
other Governmental Authority, as applicable, and as of the
Effective Date are in full force and effect, unimpaired by any act
or omission by either Seller or its partners, managers, officers,
directors, employees or agents. Other than the FCC Licenses and the
other Authorizations set forth in Schedule 1.1(a)
hereto, to Seller’s Knowledge, no material franchises,
licenses, permits, approvals, or authorizations are required in
order for Seller to legally operate the Stations in the manner and
to the full extent that they are operated on the Effective Date.
Except as set forth on Schedule 1.1(a) , as of the
Effective Date, none of the FCC Licenses or other Authorizations
are subject to any restriction or condition which would limit the
full operation of the Stations as required by the FCC and as
presently operated, other than (a) restrictions set forth in
the FCC Licenses and other Authorizations as of the date hereof,
and (b) restrictions of general applicability to the
television broadcasting industry as a whole.
(b) Except
as set forth on Schedule 3.5 hereto, other than
proceedings of general applicability affecting or purporting to
affect all similarly-situated television broadcasting stations, as
of the Effective Date, there is not pending or, to Seller’s
Knowledge, threatened (y) any action or proceeding by or
before the FCC or by or before any other governmental body to
revoke, refuse to renew, or modify the FCC Licenses or any
other
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Authorizations; or (z) any petition, investigation, inquiry,
complaint, notice of violation, notice of apparent liability, or
notice of forfeiture against the Stations or against Seller with
respect to the Stations.
(c) Except
as set forth on Schedule 1.1(a) hereto, as of the
Effective Date, to Seller’s Knowledge, no applications of
Seller are pending before the FCC with respect to the
Stations.
(d) Except
as set forth on Schedule 3.5 hereto, as of the
Effective Date, to Seller’s Knowledge, the Stations are
operating in compliance in all material respects with the FCC
Licenses and the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, and the
rules, regulations and policies of the Federal Communications
Commission as in effect on the date of this Agreement
(collectively, the “ Communications Act ”),
including the Main Studio Rules.
(e)
Schedule 3.5 identifies the Tower(s) on which the main
analog antenna of the Stations is mounted and the Tower(s) on which
Seller has mounted, or intends to mount, as applicable, the main
digital antenna of the Stations. To Seller’s Knowledge, the
Transmission Structures are registered to the extent required by
Law and all such Transmission Structures have been constructed, and
are operated and maintained, in compliance in all material respects
with the FCC Licenses and all applicable Laws, including the
Communications Act and those promulgated by the FAA (and including,
to the extent applicable, all such Laws concerning the marking,
painting, lighting, height and registration of the Transmission
Structures).
(f) To
Seller’s Knowledge, the Stations are operating at or below
the effective radiated power authorized under the FCC
Licenses.
(g) To
Seller’s Knowledge, the Stations do not cause or receive any
material interference that is in violation of the Communications
Act or any other applicable Laws.
(h) Seller
has provided Buyer with true and complete copies of all agreements
which serve to toll one or more statutes of limitations under the
Communications Act between Seller and the FCC with respect to the
Stations.
3.6 Seller Qualifications . Except as set
forth on Schedule 3.6 hereto, as of the Effective Date,
Seller is legally, financially and otherwise qualified under the
Communications Act to perform its obligations hereunder, to be the
licensee of, and to own and operate the Stations. Except as set
forth on Schedule 3.6 hereto, to Seller’s
Knowledge, as of the Effective Date, no fact or circumstance exists
relating to the FCC qualifications of Seller that (i) could
reasonably be expected to prevent or delay the FCC from granting
the FCC Consent, or (ii) would otherwise disqualify Seller as the
licensee, owner or operator of the Stations.
3.7 Title to Assets; Sufficiency of Assets .
Seller has good and marketable title to or a valid leasehold
interest in or license to use, as applicable, all of the Assets,
free and clear of any Liens, except for (a) Permitted Liens
and (b) the Liens listed in Schedule 3.7 all of
which will be removed on or before the Closing Date. The Assets,
together with the Excluded Assets, constitute all of the
properties, interests, assets and rights of Seller relating to the
Station Business and constitute all those necessary for the
continued operation of the Station Business as currently conducted.
At the Closing, Seller will convey to Buyer, good and marketable
title to,
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or a
valid leasehold interest in or license to use, as applicable, all
of the Assets (other than Assets disposed of in the ordinary course
of business), free and clear of all Liens (other than Permitted
Liens).
3.8
No Litigation; Compliance with Law .
(a)
Except for matters affecting the television broadcasting industry
generally, and except for those matters set forth in
Schedule 3.8(a) hereto, there is no litigation at law
or in equity, no arbitration proceeding, and no proceeding before
or by any court, commission, agency, or other administrative or
regulatory body or authority, pending or, to Seller’s
Knowledge, threatened, which would reasonably be expected to have a
Material Adverse Effect or materially adversely affect
Seller’s ability to perform its obligations in accordance
with the terms of this Agreement.
(b)
Seller owns, leases and operates its properties and assets relating
to the Stations, and carries on and conducts the business and
affairs of the Stations, in material compliance with all
Laws.
3.9
Intellectual Property .
(a) Except
as set forth on Schedule 3.9 hereto, Seller owns all
right, title and interest in and to, or has valid license rights
to, all of the Transferred Intellectual Property, except as would
not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. All
material patent, trademark, trade name, service mark, brand name or
copyright registrations, licenses, permits, jingles, privileges,
and other similar intangible property rights and interests and all
pending applications or applications to be filed, if any, therefor,
owned by or licensed to Seller and used in the operation of the
Stations are disclosed in Schedule 1.1(d) hereto.
Except as set forth on Schedule 3.9 , Seller has all
right and authority to use the call letters “KBAK-TV,”
“KBFX-LP” and “KBFX-CA” in connection with
the Station Business and to transfer such rights to Buyer at
Closing. Seller has never conducted the Stations under or otherwise
used, for any purpose or in any jurisdiction, any fictitious name,
assumed name, trade name or other name, other than the names
“Westwind,” “KBAK” or “KBFX” or
derivatives thereof.
(b) To
Seller’s Knowledge, the ownership and operation of the
Stations and the Assets, as presently owned and operated, do not
infringe upon or conflict with any rights owned or held by any
other Person, except as would not reasonably be expected to have a
Material Adverse Effect. To Seller’s Knowledge, no Person is
infringing, misappropriating or otherwise conflicting with the
rights of Seller in any Transferred Intellectual Property. There
are no claims pending or, to Seller’s Knowledge, threatened
by any Person in respect of the ownership, validity, enforceability
or use of any of the Transferred Intellectual Property.
3.10 Contracts . Schedule 1.1(c)
hereto sets forth (a) all material Contracts to which Seller
or either of the Stations is a party as of the date hereof and
which relate to the Assets or the Station Business, and
(b) all material Leases under which Seller is the lessee or
lessor of space on any Tower included in the Assets or used in the
operation of the Stations. Seller has made or will make available
to Buyer on or prior to Closing, true and complete copies of all
such written Contracts and Leases, and true and complete memoranda
of all material oral
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Contracts and Leases (including any and all amendments and other
modifications to such Contracts and Leases). Except as otherwise
disclosed in Schedule 1.1(c) hereto, all of the Assumed
Contracts (as of the date hereof) are in full force and effect, and
are legal, valid and binding obligations of Seller, , and to
Seller’s Knowledge, any other party thereto, and enforceable
against Seller and, to Seller’s Knowledge, any other party
thereto in accordance with their terms. Seller is not in material
breach, nor to Seller’s Knowledge is any other party in
material breach, of the terms of any of the Assumed Contracts.
Seller has not received, nor sent to any tenant, subtenant or
licensee of any Seller, any notice of default under any Lease with
respect to the Leased Real Property that remains outstanding and
uncured as of the date of this Agreement. Except as expressly set
forth in Schedule 3.10 , Seller is not aware of any
intention of any party to any Assumed Contract (a) to
terminate such Assumed Contract other than in accordance with the
terms of such Contract, or to amend the terms thereof, (b) to
refuse to renew the same upon its expiration of its term, if such
Contract contemplates renewal or (c) if such Contract
contemplates renewal, to renew the same upon its expiration only
upon terms and conditions which are materially less favorable to
Seller. Except as disclosed on Schedule 1.1(c) , all
oral Contracts set forth thereon are terminable by Seller at will
or upon no more than thirty (30) days notice. Assuming that
the Consents shall have been obtained, Seller has full legal power
and authority to assign its rights under the Assumed Contracts to
Buyer in accordance with this Agreement, and such assignment will
not affect the validity, enforceability, and continuation of any of
the Assumed Contracts.
3.11 Insurance . Seller has in full force and
effect insurance insuring the properties and assets of the Stations
included in the Assets. Seller will make available to Buyer, at
Buyer’s request, a copy of such insurance policies. Seller
has not received any written notice, and to Seller’s
Knowledge, any other notice from any insurance company of any
defects or inadequacies in the Real Property or the premiums of the
insurance thereon. Seller has not received any written notice, and
to Seller’s Knowledge, any other notice, from any insurance
company which has issued or refused to issue a policy with respect
to any portion of the Real Property or from any board of fire
underwriters (or other body exercising similar functions)
requesting that Seller perform any repairs, alterations or other
work to the improvements on such Real Property, with which full
compliance has not been made.
3.12 Condition of Assets . Except as provided
in Schedule 3.12 hereto, to Seller’s knowledge,
the Tangible Personal Property are free from material defects. The
Stations’ transmitting facilities are being operated at full
power as authorized by the FCC Licenses. Seller has peaceful and
undisturbed possession under all material leases of Tangible
Personal Property.
3.13 Required Consents . Except for the FCC
Consent, the Consents described in Schedule 3.13 hereto
and as may be required under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust
Improvements Act of 1976, as amended (the “ HSR Act
”), if applicable, no consent, approval, permit, or
authorization of, or declaration to, or filing with, any
governmental or regulatory authority or any other third party is
required to be obtained by Seller in order (a) to consummate
the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, or (b) to
permit Seller to assign or transfer the Assets to Buyer, except as
would not reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse
Effect.
3.14 Employee Benefits .
Schedule 3.14 sets forth each “employee benefit
plan” (as defined in Section 3(3) of the Employee
Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as
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amended
(“ ERISA ”)) and any other employee benefit
plan, program, agreement or arrangement maintained, provided,
contributed to or required to be contributed to by Seller, or any
ERISA Affiliate of Seller, for the benefit of employees of the
Stations, including any Compensation Arrangement (collectively, the
“ Employee Benefit Plans ”). “ ERISA
Affiliate ” means with respect to any entity (i) a
member of any “controlled group” (as defined in section
414(b) of the Code) of which that entity is also a member,
(ii) a trade or business, whether or not incorporated, under
common control (within the meaning of section 414(c) of the Code)
with that entity, or (iii) a member of an affiliated service
group (within the meaning of section 414(m) of the Code of which
that entity is also a member. “ Compensation
Arrangement ” means any bonus, deferred compensation,
incentive compensation, stock purchase, stock option, severance or
termination pay, or profit sharing plan, program, agreement, or
arrangement for the benefit of any current or former employee,
director, or independent contractor of the Stations. Neither the
Seller nor any ERISA Affiliate of the Seller maintains, provides,
contributes to or is required to contribute to any Employee Benefit
Plan that is subject to Title IV of ERISA, or any
“multiemployer plan” within the meaning of section
3(37) of ERISA. Each Employee Benefit Plan that is intended to be
“qualified” within the meaning of section 401(a),
401(f), or 403(a) of the Code is so qualified and has received or
is entitled to rely on a favorable determination letter from the
Internal Revenue Service that remains in effect on the date hereof,
and its related trust is exempt from taxation under section 501(a)
of the Code. All Employee Benefit Plans have been operated in all
material respects in compliance with their terms and applicable
law. Seller is not aware of the existence of any pending,
threatened or anticipated governmental audit or examination of any
Employee Benefit Plan or Compensation Arrangement. Complete and
correct copies of each Employee Benefit Plan, including all
amendments thereto, have been delivered to or made available to
Buyer. There exists no action, suit, or claim (other than routine
claims for benefits) pending, or, to Seller’s Knowledge,
threatened or anticipated, against any such Employee Benefit Plan.
The Seller has no obligation or liability with respect to
post-termination health or life insurance benefits except to the
extent required by Part 6 of Title I of ERISA or similar
applicable state laws. No benefit that is or may become payable by
any Employee Benefit Plan as a result of, or arising under, this
Agreement shall constitute an “excess parachute
payment” (as defined in section 280G(b)(1) of the Code) that
is subject to the imposition of an excise tax under section 4999 of
the Code or that would not be deductible by reason of section 280G
of the Code.
3.15 Employment and Labor Matters .
Schedule 3.15 contains a true, complete and correct
list of the names and positions of all employees engaged by Seller
principally in connection with the Stations as of the date of this
Agreement (the “ Business Employees ”),
including each of their respective job titles, dates of hire and
rates of pay. Seller has no written or oral contracts of employment
with any Business Employee, other than (a) oral employment
agreements terminable at will without penalty, or (b) those
listed in Schedule 1.1(c) . Except as disclosed on
Schedule 3.8(a) , Seller has received no notice
alleging that Seller has failed to comply in any material respect
with all applicable laws, rules, and regulations relating to the
employment of labor, including those related to wages, hours,
collective bargaining, occupational safety, discrimination, and the
payment of social security and other payroll-related taxes. Except
as disclosed on Schedule 3.8(a) , no controversies,
disputes, or proceedings are pending, or, to Seller’s
Knowledge, threatened or anticipated, between Seller and the
Business Employees (singly or collectively), except as would not
reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. Except as
disclosed on Schedule 3.15 , Seller is not party to, or
subject
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to, any
collective bargaining agreements with respect to the Stations.
Except as disclosed in Schedule 3.15 hereto, there is no
material labor trouble, dispute, grievance, controversy, strike,
union representation, or request for union representation pending,
or, to Seller’s Knowledge, threatened, against Seller
relating to or affecting the Station Business.
3.16 Taxes . Seller has filed or caused to be
filed all material Federal income Tax Returns and all other
Federal, state, county, local, or city Tax Returns which are
required to have been filed by Seller with respect to the Stations
and the Assets, and Seller has paid or caused to be paid all Taxes
shown on said returns or on any tax assessment received by Seller
to the extent that such Taxes have become due, or has set aside on
its books reserves (segregated to the extent required by GAAP)
deemed by Seller to be adequate with respect thereto and except as
specifically disclosed or scheduled there is no known, or to
Seller’s Knowledge, threatened or anticipated tax liability
of Seller with respect to Seller’s ownership of the Assets.
Seller is not required to hold a seller’s permit for the sale
of tangible personal property under California law.
3.17 Reports . All material returns, reports,
and statements which the Stations are currently required to have
filed with the FCC or with any other governmental agency have been
filed, and all material reporting requirements of the FCC and other
Governmental Authorities having jurisdiction over the Stations have
been complied with. All of such reports, returns, and statements
are complete and correct in all material respects as filed. The
Stations’ public inspection files are located at the
Stations’ main studio and are in material compliance with the
FCC’s rules and regulations. The Seller has paid all FCC
regulatory fees due and payable by the Seller with respect to the
Stations.
3.18 Financial Statements . Seller has made
available to Buyer the following financial statements for Seller:
(i) audited balance sheet and statements of operations,
members’ equity and cash flows as of and for the year ended
December 31, 2006 and (ii) reviewed balance sheet and
statements of operations, members’ equity and cash flows as
of and for the year ended December 25, 2005 (collectively, the
“ Financial Statements ”). The Financial
Statements as of and for the year ended December 25, 2005 do
not include information with respect to KBFX-CA, except with
respect to the period from December 9, 2005 through
December 25, 2005. The Financial Statements as of and for the
year ended December 31, 2006 present fairly, in all material
respects, the financial position of the Seller as of the respective
dates and the results of its operations and cash flows for the
periods then ended in conformity with generally accepted accounting
principles in the United States (“ GAAP ”).
Seller is not aware of any material modifications that should be
made to the Financial Statements as of and for the year ended
December 25, 2005 in order for them to be in conformity with
GAAP.
3.19
Real Property .
(a)
Schedule 3.19 lists, as of the date of this Agreement,
the street address or other location information for all Real
Property owned by Seller (“ Owned Real Property
”). Seller is the sole owner and has good, valid, marketable
and insurable fee simple interest (and such fee simple interest is
recorded) to each parcel of Owned Real Property listed on
Schedule 3.19 , free and clear of any Liens, other than
Permitted Liens. Seller is not party to any Leases, subleases,
licenses, concessions, or other Contracts granting to any party or
parties the right of use or occupancy of any portion of any such
parcel of Owned Real Property, except for those
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listed
on Schedule 3.19 . Seller has delivered or otherwise
made available to Buyer true, correct and complete copies of all
deeds, title insurance reports and policies, exception documents,
Leases and related documents and information and surveys for the
Owned Real Property in Seller’s possession.
(b)
Schedule 3.19 lists, as of the date of this Agreement,
by street address or other location information, all parcels of
Real Property used or held for use in the operation of, or occupied
in connection with, the Stations in which Seller, as lessee,
sublessee or licensee, as the case may be, has a leasehold or
license interest or estate (together with any rights, title and
interest of Seller pursuant to a Lease therefor and all
improvements thereon, the “ Leased Real Property
”), and identifies the lessor or sublessor as the case may
be, thereof. Except as set forth on Schedule 1.3(a) ,
Seller holds good, valid, existing and enforceable leasehold
interests in all of the Leased Real Property. To Seller’s
Knowledge, neither Seller, nor any other Person has granted any
oral or written right to any Person other than Seller to lease,
sublease, license or otherwise use or occupy any of the Leased Real
Property beyond the end of the appli
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