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EXHIBIT 10.1
SEPARATION AND DISTRIBUTION AGREEMENT
This Separation and Distribution Agreement (this "Agreement") is
entered
into as of August 2, 2005, by and between Gray Television, Inc.,
a Georgia
corporation ("Gray"), and Triple Crown Media, Inc., a Delaware
corporation
("TCM"). Capitalized terms used in this Agreement and not
otherwise defined
shall have the meanings ascribed to such terms in Section
9.18.
RECITALS
A. Gray owns all of the membership interests of Gray Publishing,
LLC, a
Delaware limited liability company ("Gray Publishing").
B. Gray through Gray Publishing operates six regional
publications
comprising five daily newspapers and an advertising shopper (the
"Newspaper
Publishing Business").
C. Gray Publishing owns all of the membership interests of
Graylink, LLC, a
Delaware limited liability company ("Graylink").
D. Graylink is a provider of wireless services, primarily paging
services,
in non-major metropolitan areas in Alabama, Florida, and Georgia
and also owns
and operates 14 retail locations in Alabama, Florida and Georgia
(the "Graylink
Wireless Business").
E. The Board of Directors of Gray has determined that it would
be advisable
and in the best interests of Gray and its shareholders for Gray
to transfer to
TCM all of the membership interests of Gray Publishing.
F. Gray has agreed to convey, assign and transfer to TCM all of
the
membership interests of Gray Publishing (collectively, the
"Separation").
G. The Board of Directors of Gray has determined that it would
be advisable
and in the best interests of Gray and its shareholders for Gray
to distribute on
a pro-rata basis to the holders of record of Gray Class A common
stock, no par
value ("Gray Class A Common Stock"), and Gray common stock, no
par value ("Gray
Common Stock" and with the Gray Class A Common Stock, the "Gray
Stock"), without
any consideration being paid by such holders, all of the
outstanding shares of
TCM common stock, par value $.001 per share (the "TCM Common
Stock") owned by
Gray (the "Distribution"), and this Agreement has been approved
by the Board of
Directors of Gray.
H. In reaching its decision to approve the Separation and
Distribution, the
Board of Directors of Gray considered a variety of factors
including the
following:
- as a result of the Separation and Distribution, Gray and TCM
will be
better able to focus financial and operational resources on its
own
business and executing its own strategic plan;
- as a result of the Separation and Distribution, Gray and TCM
are expected
to have greater strategic and financial flexibility to support
future
growth opportunities;
- each business is in a different stage of development and
therefore
attracts different types of investors;
- two separate public companies will enable financial markets to
evaluate
Gray and TCM more effectively, which is expected to maximize
shareholder
value over the long term for both Gray and TCM;
- the Separation and Distribution will allow Gray and TCM to
develop
incentive programs for management and other professionals that
are
tailored to its own business and are tied to the market
performance of
its own common stock;
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- after the Separation and Distribution, Gray and TCM should
have greater
capital planning flexibility and the Newspaper Publishing
Business and
Graylink Wireless Business will no longer have to compete with
Gray's
television broadcasting business to secure funding for
investments; and
- that TCM would possess sufficient scale and business
fundamentals to
operate as a stand-alone entity.
I. This Agreement and the Separation and Distribution have been
approved by
the special committee of the Board of Directors of TCM.
J. This Agreement and the Separation and Distribution have been
approved by
the Board of Directors of TCM, consistent with the approval and
recommendation
of the special committee of the Board of Directors of TCM.
K. For U.S. federal income tax purposes, the Separation and
Distribution
are intended to qualify as a divisive reorganization described
in Sections 355
and 368(a)(1)(D) of the Code.
L. The Board of Directors has determined that conversion price
relating to
the Series C preferred stock of Gray should be adjusted upon the
consummation of
the Distribution.
M. The parties desire to set forth the principal corporate
transactions
required to effect the Separation and the Distribution and
certain other
agreements that will govern the relationship of Gray and TCM
following the
Distribution.
AGREEMENT
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and the mutual
covenants
and agreements set forth below, the parties agree as
follows:
SECTION 1
SEPARATION
1.1. Transfer of Membership Interests and Assets. Subject to the
terms
and conditions of this Agreement, on the Separation Date, Gray
shall convey,
assign and transfer to TCM, and TCM shall accept and receive,
all right, title,
and interest of Gray in and to the following:
(a) all of the membership interests of Gray Publishing;
(b) all of the contracts, agreements and arrangements listed
on
Schedule 1.1(b) (collectively, the "Assigned Contracts");
and
(c) all right, title and interest in or to the improved and
unimproved
land listed or described on Schedule 1.1(c), and all buildings,
structures,
erections, improvements, appurtenances, and fixtures situated on
or forming
part of such land, together with all privileges, easements
and
rights-of-way related thereto (the "Assigned Real
Property").
1.2. Retained Assets. Immediately prior to the Separation Date,
Gray
shall cause Gray Publishing to convey, assign, transfer,
contribute, and set
over, or cause to be conveyed, assigned, transferred,
contributed, and set over
to Gray the following assets (the "Retained Assets"), and Gray
shall assume the
Retained Assets:
(a) Cash. All cash and cash equivalents.
(b) Tax Refunds. Any right, title, or interest in any tax
refund,
credit, or benefit to which Gray or any of its Subsidiaries is
entitled in
accordance with the terms of this Agreement or of the Tax
Sharing
Agreement.
(c) Intercompany Assets. Any right, title, or interest in
the
intercompany assets set forth on Schedule 1.2(c).
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(d) Contracts. Gray Publishing's or any of its subsidiaries'
rights
under any agreement, commitment or order as to which consent to
assignment
is required but has not been obtained, subject to the provisions
of Section
6.1(b);
1.3. Assumed Liabilities.
(a) Immediately prior to the Separation Date, Gray shall cause
Gray
Publishing, to convey, assign, transfer, contribute, and set
over, or cause to
be conveyed, assigned, transferred, contributed, and set over to
Gray the
following liabilities (the "Assumed Liabilities"), and Gray
shall assume the
Assumed Liabilities:
(i) Taxes. Any liability or obligation of Gray Publishing or
Graylink, as applicable to pay taxes, as set forth in the Tax
Sharing
Agreement.
(ii) Intercompany Debt. Any liability or obligation of Gray
Publishing or Graylink, as applicable, in respect of the
intercompany debt
set forth on Schedule 1.2(c).
(b) Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, TCM
shall
assume, on the Separation Date, and pay, comply with, and
discharge all
contractual and other liabilities of Gray arising out of or
relating to the
Assigned Contracts and Assigned Real Property (all of such
liabilities being
hereinafter referred to as the "TCM Assumed Liabilities").
1.4. Termination of Existing Intercompany Agreements. Except as
otherwise
contemplated by this Agreement, all agreements between Gray or
its Subsidiaries
on one hand and Gray Publishing or its subsidiaries on the other
hand relating
primarily to the Newspaper Publishing Business and Graylink
Wireless Business,
whether or not in writing and whether or not binding, in effect
immediately
prior to the Distribution Date, shall be terminated and be of no
further force
and effect from and after the Distribution Date.
SECTION 2
SEPARATION CLOSING MATTERS
2.1. Separation Date. The effective time and date of the
conveyance,
assignment, and transfer of the membership interests of Gray
Publishing in
connection with the Separation shall be such date and time as
shall be fixed by
the Board of Directors of Gray (the "Separation Date").
2.2. Closing of Transactions. The closing of the
transactions
contemplated by this Agreement shall take place at the offices
of Proskauer Rose
LLP, 1585 Broadway, New York, New York 10036.
2.3. Documents to be Delivered by Gray. On the Separation Date,
Gray will
deliver, or will cause its appropriate Subsidiaries to deliver,
to TCM all of
the following items and agreements (collectively, together with
all agreements
and documents contemplated by such agreements, the "Ancillary
Agreements"):
(a) Secretary's Certificate. A certificate executed by the
Secretary
of Gray substantially in the form attached to this Agreement as
Exhibit A;
(b) Assignment and Assumption Agreement. A duly executed
Assignment
and Assumption Agreement substantially in the form attached
hereto as
Exhibit B (the "Assignment and Assumption Agreement");
(c) Tax Sharing Agreement. A duly executed Tax Sharing
Agreement
substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit C (the "Tax
Sharing
Agreement");
(d) Real Property Lease. A duly executed Real Property lease
Agreement substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit D
(the "Real
Property Lease");
(e) Contribution Agreement. A duly executed contribution
Agreement
substantially in the form attached to this Agreement as Exhibit
E (the
"Contribution Agreement");
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(f) Officer Resignations. Resignations of each person who is
an
officer of Gray Publishing, Graylink or any of their
respective
subsidiaries, immediately prior to the Separation Date, and who
will not be
an employee of TCM from and after the Separation Date; and
(g) Other Agreements. Such other agreements, documents, or
instruments as the parties may agree are necessary or desirable
in order to
achieve the purposes hereof, including, without limitation,
those documents
referred to in Section 6.1.
2.4. Documents to be Delivered by TCM. On the Separation Date,
TCM will
deliver, or will cause its appropriate Subsidiaries to deliver,
to Gray all of
the following items and agreements:
(a) Secretary's Certificate. A certificate executed by the
Secretary
of TCM substantially in the form attached to this Agreement as
Exhibit F;
(b) Assignment and Assumption Agreement. A duly executed
Assignment
and Assumption Agreement;
(c) Tax Sharing Agreement. A duly executed Tax Sharing
Agreement;
(d) Real Property Lease. A duly executed Real Property
Lease;
(e) Contribution Agreement. A duly executed Contribution
Agreement;
and
(f) Other Agreements. Such other agreements, documents, or
instruments as the parties may agree are necessary or desirable
in order to
achieve the purposes hereof, including, without limitation,
those documents
referred to in Section 6.1.
2.5. Approvals and Required Consents. To the extent that the
Separation
requires any Governmental Approvals or other consents, the
parties will use
their commercially reasonable efforts to obtain any such
Governmental Approvals
or consents.
SECTION 3
THE DISTRIBUTION
3.1. Share Distribution.
(a) Delivery of Shares for Distribution. Prior to the
Distribution Date,
Gray shall deliver to TCM the certificate for 100 shares of TCM
Common Stock
held by Gray and representing all of the outstanding TCM Common
Stock, and TCM
shall cancel such certificate and issue and deliver to Gray in
exchange therefor
an omnibus stock certificate representing that number of shares
of TCM Common
Stock equal to the total number of shares distributable pursuant
to Section
3.1(b). Gray shall then deliver such omnibus certificate to the
Distribution
Agent.
(b) Distribution of Shares. Gray shall instruct the Distribution
Agent to
distribute, beginning on the Distribution Date, to holders of
Gray Stock on the
Record Date, the number of shares of TCM Common Stock equal to
the number of
shares of Gray Stock owned by such holder on the Distribution
Date, multiplied
by 0.10, and as soon thereafter as reasonably practicable, cash,
if applicable,
in lieu of fractional shares of TCM Common Stock obtained in the
manner provided
in Section 3.1(c) hereof. TCM agrees to provide to the
Distribution Agent
sufficient certificates in such denominations as the
Distribution Agent may
request in order to effect the Distribution. All of the shares
of TCM Common
Stock issued in the Distribution shall be fully paid,
nonassessable, and free of
preemptive rights. Gray shareholders shall not be required to
pay cash or other
consideration for the TCM Common Stock received in the
Distribution.
(c) Fractional Shares. No certificate or scrip representing
fractional
shares of TCM Common Stock shall be issued as part of the
Distribution. In lieu
of receiving fractional shares, each holder of Gray Stock who
would otherwise be
entitled to receive a fractional share of TCM Common Stock
pursuant to the
Distribution will receive cash for such fractional share. Gray
shall instruct
the Distribution Agent to determine the number of whole shares
and fractional
shares of TCM Common Stock allocable to each
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holder of record or beneficial owner of Gray Stock on the
Distribution Date, to
aggregate all such fractional shares into whole shares, to sell
the whole shares
obtained thereby in the open market at then prevailing prices on
behalf of
holders of record or beneficial owners who otherwise would be
entitled to
receive fractional shares of TCM Common Stock, and to distribute
to each such
holder or for the benefit of each such beneficial owner such
holder's or owner's
ratable share of the total proceeds (net of total selling
expenses) of such
sale; provided, however, that the Distribution Agent shall have
sole discretion
to determine when, how, through which broker-dealer, and at what
price to make
its sales; provided, further, that the broker-dealer shall not
be an affiliate
of Gray or TCM.
(d) Obligation to Provide Information. Gray and TCM, as the case
may be,
will provide to the Distribution Agent all share certificates
and any
information required in order to complete the Distribution on
the basis
specified in Section 3.1.
3.2. Actions Prior to the Distribution. On or before the
Distribution
Date, Gray and TCM shall use their commercially reasonable
efforts to do and
accomplish the following:
(a) SEC Filings. Gray and TCM shall prepare, and Gray shall
mail,
prior to the Distribution Date, to the holders of Gray Common
Stock, a
proxy statement/prospectus/information statement containing
such
information concerning TCM, the Newspaper Publishing Business
and Graylink
Wireless Business and the Separation and the Distribution and
such other
matters as Gray and TCM shall reasonably determine are necessary
and as may
be required by law. Gray and TCM shall prepare, and TCM shall
file with the
Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") a registration
statement on
Form S-4 to register the shares of TCM Common Stock to be issued
in the
Distribution under the Securities Act. Gray and TCM shall use
all
commercially reasonable efforts to respond to any comments of
the SEC and
to cause such registration statement to be declared effective
under the
Securities Act as promptly as practicable after such
registration statement
is filed with the SEC. TCM shall prepare and file with the SEC
a
registration statement on Form 8-A to register the shares of TCM
Common
Stock under the Exchange Act.
(b) Blue Sky. Gray and TCM shall take and shall cause any of
their
Subsidiaries to take all such actions as may be necessary or
appropriate
under the securities or blue sky laws of any applicable states
in
connection with the Distribution.
(c) Nasdaq National Market. TCM shall prepare and file, and
shall use
its commercially reasonable efforts to have approved, an
application for
listing of the TCM Common Stock to be issued in the Distribution
on the
Nasdaq National Market, subject to official notice of
issuance.
(d) Advisors. Gray and TCM shall participate in the preparation
of
materials and presentations as their respective advisors shall
deem
necessary or desirable.
(e) Satisfaction of Conditions. Gray and TCM shall take and
shall
cause all of their respective Subsidiaries to take all
reasonable steps
necessary and appropriate to cause the conditions set forth in
Section 3.3
to be satisfied and to effect the Distribution on the
Distribution Date.
(f) Termination of Letter Agreement. Gray and TCM shall use
their
commercially reasonable efforts to cause the Letter Agreement,
dated July
20, 2004, by and between Gray Television, Inc. and Thomas Stultz
to be
terminated.
3.3. Conditions to Distribution. The following are conditions to
the
consummation of the Distribution. The conditions are for the
sole benefit of
Gray and can be waived by Gray, but shall not give rise to or
create any duty on
the part of Gray or the Board of Directors of Gray to waive or
not waive any
such condition or in any way limit Gray's right to terminate
this Agreement.
(a) Filing and Effectiveness of Registration Statement; No Stop
Order. A
registration statement on Form S-4 and Form 8-A covering the TCM
Common Stock to
be issued in the Distribution shall have been filed with the SEC
and shall be
effective, and no stop order suspending the effectiveness of
such registration
statements shall have been initiated or, to the knowledge of
either TCM or Gray,
threatened by the SEC.
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(b) Dissemination of Information to Gray Shareholders. Prior to
the
Distribution Date, the parties shall have prepared, and Gray
shall have mailed
to the holders of Gray Stock a proxy statement/
prospectus/information statement
containing such information concerning TCM, the Newspaper
Publishing Business
and Graylink Wireless Business and, the Separation and the
Distribution, and
such other matters as Gray and TCM shall reasonably determine
are necessary and
as may be required by law.
(c) Nasdaq National Market. The shares of TCM Common Stock to be
issued in
the Distribution shall have been authorized for listing on the
Nasdaq National
Market, upon official notice of issuance.
(d) Compliance with State and Foreign Securities and Blue Sky
Laws. Gray
and TCM shall have taken all such action as may be necessary or
appropriate
under state and foreign securities and blue sky laws in
connection with the
Distribution.
(e) Consents.
(i) Governmental Approvals. Any material governmental approvals
and
consents required to permit the valid consummation of the
Distribution
shall have been obtained without any conditions being imposed
that would
have a Material Adverse Effect on Gray or TCM.
(ii) Consents. Gray shall have obtained the consent, approval,
or
waiver of each Person set forth on Schedule 3.3(e)(ii).
(f) No Actions. No Actions shall have been instituted or
threatened by or
before any Governmental Authority to restrain, enjoin, or
otherwise prevent the
Distribution or the other transactions contemplated by this
Agreement, and no
order, injunction, judgment, ruling, or decree issued by any
Governmental
Authority of competent jurisdiction shall be in effect
restraining the
Distribution or such other transactions.
(g) Tax Opinion regarding the Separation and Distribution. Gray
and Bull
Run shall have received an opinion of King & Spalding LLP,
special tax counsel
to Gray, to the effect that the Separation and Distribution will
qualify as a
divisive reorganization described in Sections 368(a)(1)(D) and
355 of the Code.
(h) Consummation of Separation. The Separation transactions
contemplated
by this Agreement shall have been consummated in all material
respects.
(i) Approval by the Special Committee of the Board of Directors
of Gray of
the Merger Agreement and the Merger. The Merger Agreement and
the Merger shall
have been approved by the special committee of the Board of
Directors of Gray in
accordance with applicable law and the articles of incorporation
and bylaws of
Gray.
(j) Approval by the Board of Directors of Gray of the Merger
Agreement and
the Merger. The Merger Agreement and the Merger shall have been
approved by the
Board of Directors of Gray, consistent with the approval and
recommendation of
the special committee of the Board of Directors of Gray, and in
accordance with
applicable law and the articles of incorporation and bylaws of
Gray.
(k) Approval by the Special Committee of the Board of Directors
of TCM of
the Merger Agreement and the Merger. The Merger Agreement and
the Merger shall
have been approved by the special committee of the Board of
Directors of TCM in
accordance with applicable law and the certificate of
incorporation and bylaws
of TCM.
(l) Approval by the Board of Directors of TCM of the Merger
Agreement and
the Merger. The Merger Agreement and the Merger shall have been
approved by the
Board of Directors of TCM, consistent with the approval and
recommendation of
the special committee of the Board of Directors of TCM, and in
accordance with
applicable law and the certificate of incorporation and bylaws
of TCM.
(m) Approval by the Special Committee of the Board of Directors
of Bull Run
of the Merger Agreement and the Merger. The Merger Agreement and
the Merger
shall have been approved by the
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special committee of the Board of Directors of Bull Run in
accordance with
applicable law and the articles of incorporation and bylaws of
Bull Run.
(n) Approval by the Board of Directors of Bull Run of the Merger
Agreement
and the Merger. The Merger Agreement and the Merger shall have
been approved by
the Board of Directors of Bull Run, consistent with the approval
and
recommendation of the special committee of the Board of
Directors of Bull Run,
and in accordance with applicable law and the articles of
incorporation and
bylaws of Bull Run.
(o) Approval by the Shareholders of Bull Run of the Merger
Agreement and
the Merger. The shareholders of Bull Run shall have approved the
Merger
Agreement and the Merger in accordance with applicable law and
the articles of
incorporation and bylaws of Bull Run.
(p) Opinion of Financial Advisor to the Special Committee of the
Board of
Directors of TCM. Each of the Boards of Directors of Gray and
TCM and the
special committees of the Boards of Directors of Gray and TCM
shall have
received the opinion of Houlihan Lokey Howard & Zukin
Capital, Inc., the
financial advisor of the special committee of the Board of
Directors of TCM, to
the effect that as of the date of such opinion, based upon and
subject to the
assumptions and limitations set forth in such opinion, (A) the
Distribution is
fair, from a financial point of view, to the holders (other than
J. Mack
Robinson or any of his affiliates) of the Gray Class A Common
Stock and the Gray
Common Stock that receive TCM Common Stock in the Distribution,
(B) the
allocation of the consideration in the Distribution between the
Gray Common
Stock and the Gray Class A Common Stock is fair, from a
financial point of view,
to the holders (other than J. Mack Robinson or any of his
affiliates) of each
such class of common stock and (C) the consideration to be paid
to the
shareholders of Bull Run in the Merger is fair, from a financial
point of view,
to TCM.
(q) Opinion of a Nationally Recognized Independent Valuation
Firm. Each of
the Boards of Directors of Gray and TCM and the special
committee of the Boards
of Directors of Gray and TCM shall have received the opinion of
a nationally
recognized independent valuation firm that, as of the date of
such opinion,
based upon and subject to the assumptions, factors and
limitations set forth in
such opinion, assuming the Transaction and Refinancing have been
consummated as
proposed, immediately after giving effect to the Transaction and
the
Refinancing, and on a pro forma basis: (A) the fair value and
present saleable
value of TCM's assets would exceed TCM's stated liabilities and
identified
contingent liabilities, (B) TCM should be able to pay its debts
as they become
absolute and mature and (C) the capital remaining in TCM would
not be
unreasonably small for the business in which TCM is engaged, as
management has
indicated it is proposed to be conducted following the
consummation of the
Transaction and the Refinancing.
(r) Opinion of Financial Advisor to the Special Committee of the
Board of
Directors of Bull Run. The Board of Directors of Bull Run and
the special
committee of the Board of Directors of Bull Run shall have
received the written
opinion of SunTrust Robinson Humphrey that, as of the date of
such opinion and
based upon and subject to certain matters stated therein, the
exchange ratio to
be received by the common stockholders (other than J. Mack
Robinson, the
majority stockholder, and other affiliated stockholders) of Bull
Run is fair,
from a financial point of view, to such holders.
(s) Tax Opinion rendered to TCM regarding the Merger. TCM shall
have
received an opinion of King & Spalding LLP, special tax
counsel to TCM, to the
effect that the Merger will qualify as a reorganization under
Section 368(a) of
the Code.
(t) Tax Opinion rendered to Bull Run regarding the Merger. Bull
Run shall
have received an opinion of Troutman Sanders LLP, special tax
counsel to Bull
Run, to the effect that the Merger will qualify as a
reorganization under
Section 368(a) of the Code.
(u) Other Events. No other events or developments shall have
occurred
subsequent to the date of this Agreement that, in the judgment
of the Board of
Directors of Gray or the special committee of the Board of
Directors of Gray,
would result in the Distribution having a Material Adverse
Effect on Gray or a
material adverse effect on the shareholders of Gray.
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3.4. Modification. Gray shall, in its sole and absolute
discretion,
determine the date of the consummation of the Distribution. In
addition, at any
time and from time to time until the completion of the
Distribution, Gray with
the consent of the special committee of the Board of Directors
of TCM may modify
or change the terms of the Distribution.
SECTION 4
EMPLOYEES AND EMPLOYEE BENEFIT MATTERS
4.1. Employees. Immediately prior to, and subject to the
Separation, Gray
shall transfer to TCM each employee of the Newspaper Publishing
Business and
Graylink Wireless Business (the "Transferred Employees") so that
no such
employee who becomes employed by TCM experiences any termination
or other
interruption in employment and Gray shall cause all such
Transferred Employees
to resign from all positions as officers or employees of Gray
and its
Subsidiaries. Except as otherwise provided herein, TCM shall be
liable for all
obligations relating to all Transferred Employees for all
periods, whether
arising prior to, on or after the Separation Date. All employees
of Gray and its
Subsidiaries as of the Separation Date who are not Transferred
Employees shall
be retained by Gray and its Subsidiaries (the "Retained
Employees") and Gray
shall be liable for all obligations relating to all Retained
Employees for all
periods, whether arising prior to, on or after the Separation
Date. TCM and Gray
(and their respective Subsidiaries) shall use commercially
reasonable efforts to
accomplish any transfers of employment required by this Section
4.1 in a timely
manner.
4.2. Prior Service Credit. TCM shall give each Transferred
Employee
credit for years of service with Gray or its Subsidiaries as if
they were years
of service with TCM. TCM shall recognize such service for
purposes of satisfying
any waiting period, evidence of insurability requirements or the
application of
any preexisting condition limitation. TCM shall also give
Transferred Employees
credit for amounts paid under a corresponding Gray plan during
the same period
for purposes of applying deductibles, copayments and
out-of-pocket maximums as
though such amounts had been paid in accordance with the terms
and conditions of
the benefit plan sponsored or maintained by TCM.
4.3. 401(k) Plan. Immediately prior to, and subject to, the
Separation,
Gray shall cause a "spin off" of the assets and liabilities of
the Gray
Television, Inc. Capital Accumulation Plan (the "Gray 401(k)
Plan") resulting in
the division of the Gray 401(k) Plan into two separate,
identical, component
plans and trusts, in accordance with applicable law (including,
without
limitation, Section 414(l) of the Code), covering, respectively,
(i) the
Transferred Employees (and their beneficiaries) (the "TCM 401(k)
Plan") and (ii)
all other Gray 401(k) Plan participants (and their
beneficiaries). Immediately
prior to, and subject to, the Separation, Gray shall cause the
TCM 401(k) Plan
to be transferred to TCM but shall retain the Gray 401(k) Plan.
Prior to the
Separation, Gray shall draft the appropriate documents and use
its commercially
reasonable efforts to take all actions necessary, to the extent
possible, to
effectuate the intent of this Section 4.3.
4.4. Pension Plan. Gray shall retain all liabilities and
obligations in
respect of benefits accrued by Transferred Employees who
participate in the Gray
Communications Systems, Inc. Retirement Plan (the "Retirement
Plan"). Benefit
accruals in respect of Transferred Employees shall cease as of
the Separation
Date and the Transferred Employees participating therein shall
be considered to
have terminated employment for purposes of such plan. Gray shall
fully vest the
accrued benefits of the Transferred Employees under the
Retirement Plan as of
the Separation Date. No assets under the Retirement Plan shall
be transferred to
TCM or to any plan of TCM.
4.5. Welfare Plans
(a) Except as otherwise provided herein, immediately prior to,
and subject
to, the Separation, Gray shall cause all of Gray's employee
welfare benefit
plans, as defined in Section 3(1) of ERISA (the "Gray Welfare
Plans"), to be
divided into separate, identical component plans covering,
respectively, (i) the
Transferred Employees (and their beneficiaries) (the "TCM
Welfare Plans") and
(ii) all other Gray Welfare Plan participants (and their
beneficiaries),
including without limitation, participants (and their
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beneficiaries) who experienced a "qualifying event" for purposes
of the group
health plan continuation coverage requirements of Section 4980
of the Code and
Title I, Subtitle B of ERISA prior to the Separation Date
regardless of when an
election for continuation coverage is made by the participant.
Immediately prior
to and subject to, the Separation, Gray shall cause the TCM
Welfare Plans to be
transferred to TCM but shall retain the Gray Welfare Plans.
Prior to the
Separation, Gray shall draft the appropriate documents and use
its reasonable
best efforts to take all actions necessary, to the extent
possible, to
effectuate the intent of this Section 4.5(a).
(b) On and after the Separation Date, TCM shall pay, or cause to
be paid,
all claims for health care benefits by the Transferred Employees
(and their
beneficiaries), made after the Separation Date for
post-Separation periods, and
shall pay, or cause to be paid, all claims for health care
benefits by the
Transferred Employees (and their beneficiaries), made after the
Separation for
all periods prior to the Separation Date.
(c) TCM shall be responsible for any liabilities or obligations
for
severance obligations relating to employees of the Newspaper
Publishing Business
and Graylink Wireless Business whose employment terminates prior
to, or on or
after the Separation Date.
(d) Any Transferred Employee on short-term disability as of the
Closing
Date that would have become eligible for long-term disability
benefits under the
Gray Welfare Plans but for the consummation of the transactions
contemplated by
this Agreement shall be covered by the Gray Welfare Plan that
provides long-term
disability benefits and TCM shall have no obligation to provide
such coverage.
4.6. Section 125 Plan. Without limiting the generality of
Section 4.5,
immediately prior to, and subject to, the Separation, Gray shall
cause a "spin
off" of the assets and liabilities of the Gray Section 125 Plan
(the "Gray Flex
Plan") (which contains premium, dependent care and medical
health reimbursement
component parts) resulting in the division of the Gray Flex Plan
into two,
separate, identical, component plans, in accordance with
applicable law,
covering, respectively, (i) the Transferred Employees (and their
beneficiaries)
(the "TCM Flex Plan") and (ii) all other Gray Flex Plan
participants (and their
beneficiaries). Immediately prior to and subject to, the
Separation, Gray shall
cause the TCM Flex Plan to be transferred to TCM but shall
retain the Gray Flex
Plan. Prior to the Separation, Gray shall draft the appropriate
documents and
use its reasonable best efforts to take all actions necessary,
to the extent
possible, to effectuate the intent of this Section 4.6.
4.7. Accrued Vacation. Gray and TCM agree that all accrued
vacation for
Transferred Employees as of the Separation Date shall be TCM's
obligation.
4.8. Stock Option Plan. Immediately prior to, and subject to,
the
Distribution, Gray shall cause each outstanding nonqualified
option to purchase
shares of Gray Common Stock that was granted under the Gray 2002
Long Term
Incentive Plan on or before the Distribution Date to a
Transferred Employee to
be become fully vested on the Distribution Date, and to continue
to be
exercisable until the original expiration date. Prior to the
Separation, Gray
shall prepare the appropriate documents and use its reasonable
best efforts to
take all actions necessary, to the extent possible, to
effectuate the intent of
this Section 4.8.
4.9. Workers' Compensation. TCM shall assume the liability for
any
workers' compensation or similar workers' protection claims with
respect to any
employee of the Newspaper Publishing Business and Graylink
Wireless Business,
whether incurred prior to, on, or after the Distribution Date,
which are the
result of an injury or illness originating prior to or on the
Distribution Date.
4.10. WARN Act. TCM and its Subsidiaries agree that they shall
not, at
any time during the 90-day period following the Distribution
Date, (i)
effectuate a "plant closing" as defined in the Worker Adjustment
and Retraining
Notification Act of 1988 (the "WARN Act") affecting any site of
employment or
operating units within any site of employment of the Newspaper
Publishing
Business and Graylink Wireless Business, or (ii) take any action
to precipitate
a "mass layoff" as defined in the WARN Act affecting any site of
employment of
the Newspaper Publishing Business and Graylink Wireless
Business, except, in
either case, after complying fully with the notice and other
requirements of
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the WARN Act. TCM agrees to indemnify Gray and its Subsidiaries
and their
respective officers and directors and to defend and hold
harmless Gray and its
Subsidiaries and their respective officers and directors from
and against any
and all claims, losses, damages, expenses, obligations and
liabilities
(including attorney's fees and other costs of defense) that Gray
and its
Subsidiaries and their respective officers and directors may
incur in connection
with any suit or claim of violation brought again
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