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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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1
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1.1
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Definitions
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1.2
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Knowledge
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1.3
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Construction
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ARTICLE II PURCHASE
AND SALE OF ASSETS
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10
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2.1
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Assets to Be Conveyed
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2.2
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Excluded Assets
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ARTICLE III PURCHASE
PRICE; METHOD OF PAYMENT; ESCROW DEPOSIT
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3.1
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Purchase Price
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3.2
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Liabilities Assumed
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3.3
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Escrow Deposit
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3.4
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Remedies
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3.5
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Allocation
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3.6
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Post-Closing Prorations and
Adjustments
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ARTICLE IV REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES BY SELLER
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4.1
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Organization and Standing
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4.2
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Authorization
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4.3
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FCC Licenses
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4.4
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Purchased Assets
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4.5
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Insurance
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4.6
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Litigation
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4.7
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Contracts
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4.8
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Insolvency
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4.9
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Reports
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4.10
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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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4.13
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Intellectual Property
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4.14
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Brokers
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4.15
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Reserved
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4.16
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Employees and Employee Benefits.
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4.17
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Taxes.
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4.18
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No Interference with Signal.
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4.19
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Financial Statements.
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4.20
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Affiliate Transactions
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4.21
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Principal Advertisers
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ARTICLE V REPRESENTATIONS
AND WARRANTIES BY BUYER
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5.1
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Organization and Standing
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5.2
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No Defaults
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5.3
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Authorization
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5.4
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Brokers
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5.5
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Qualification as a Broadcast Licensee
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5.6
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Litigation
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5.7
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Approvals and Consents
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5.8
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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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6.2
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Negative Covenants of Seller
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6.3
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Consents and Filings; Matters Related to Title
Policies
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6.4
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KBOC Upgrade
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6.5
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COBRA Continuation Coverage.
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6.6
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Confidentiality
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6.7
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Corporate Name
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6.8
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Seller Access
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6.9
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LMA
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ARTICLE VII ADDITIONAL
AGREEMENTS
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7.1
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Application for Commission Consent
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7.2
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Mutual Right to Terminate
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7.3
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Buyer’s Right to Terminate
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7.4
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Seller’s Right to Terminate
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7.5
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Effect of Termination
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7.6
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Risk of Loss
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7.7
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Transfer Taxes; FCC Filing Fees; HSRA Filing
Fees; Expenses.
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7.8
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Invoices
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7.9
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Non-Compete; Non-Solicitation;
Confidentiality
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7.10
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Environmental Assessment
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7.11
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Potential Additional Post-Closing
Transactions
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ARTICLE VIII CLOSING
CONDITIONS
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8.1
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Conditions Precedent to Buyer’s
Obligations
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8.2
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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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9.1
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Seller’s Performance at Closing
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9.2
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Buyer’s Performance at Closing
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ARTICLE X INDEMNIFICATION
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10.1
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Indemnification by Seller
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10.2
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Indemnification by Buyer
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10.3
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Third-Party Claims
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10.4
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Survival of Representations and
Warranties
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10.5
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Limitations
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10.6
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Exclusivity
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10.7
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Subrogation
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ARTICLE XI MISCELLANEOUS
PROVISIONS
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11.1
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Notices
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11.2
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Benefit and Assignment
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11.3
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Public Announcements
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11.4
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Other Documents
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11.5
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Appendices
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11.6
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Attorneys’ Fees
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11.7
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Governing Law
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11.8
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Arbitration
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11.9
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Counterparts
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11.10
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Headings
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11.11
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Entire Agreement
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11.12
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Personal Liability
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11.13
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Post-Closing Cooperation With Respect to
Financial Statements
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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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SCHEDULE I
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Identification of Contracts to be
Assumed
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SCHEDULE II
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Owned Real Property/Leasehold
Interests
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SCHEDULE III
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List of all Permits and FCC Licenses
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SCHEDULE IV
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List of Required Consents
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SCHEDULE V
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Identification of Principal Items of Tangible
Personal Property
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SCHEDULE VI
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Insurance Coverage Maintained by Seller on the
Purchased Assets
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SCHEDULE VII
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Environmental Compliance
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SCHEDULE VIII
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Estimated Prorations and Adjustments
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SCHEDULE IX
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Identification of Intellectual
Property
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SCHEDULE X
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Principal Advertisers
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SCHEDULE XI
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Information to be Provided to Buyer
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SCHEDULE XII
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Maximum Permissible Outage Periods
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EXHIBIT A
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Legal Opinion of Seller’s
Counsel
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EXHIBIT B
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Legal Opinion of Seller’s FCC
Counsel
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EXHIBIT C
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Legal Opinion of Buyer’s Counsel
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EXHIBIT D
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Form of Estoppels and Consents
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EXHIBIT 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 ."
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 .
" 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
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