Exhibit 10.2
Execution Copy
INDEMNITY
AGREEMENT
BY AND AMONG
CSC HOLDINGS,
INC.,
NMG HOLDINGS,
INC.,
NEWSDAY HOLDINGS
LLC,
NEWSDAY LLC,
AND
TRIBUNE COMPANY
DATED AS OF JULY 29,
2008
INDEMNITY
AGREEMENT
THIS INDEMNITY AGREEMENT is entered
into as of July 29, 2008 (this “ Agreement
”), by and among CSC Holdings, Inc., a Delaware
corporation (“CSC Holdings”), NMG Holdings, Inc.,
a Delaware corporation (“NMG”, collectively with CSC
Holdings, the “ Guarantors ”), Tribune Company,
a Delaware corporation (the “ Indemnitor ”),
Newsday Holdings LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, and
Newsday LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (together the
“ Joint Venture ”). Capitalized terms used
herein and not otherwise defined shall have the meanings set forth
in the Formation Agreement.
W I T N E S S E T
H:
WHEREAS, the Guarantors and the
Indemnitor have entered into that certain Formation Agreement dated
as of May 11, 2008 (the “ Formation Agreement
”) to create the Joint Venture for the primary purpose of
owning and operating the Newsday Media Group and the Business and
holding the Notes;
WHEREAS, in connection with the
formation of the Joint Venture, the Joint Venture will obtain the
Debt Financing to be used in part to pay the Special Distribution
Amount, all in accordance with the terms set forth in the Formation
Agreement;
WHEREAS, pursuant to the terms of
the Debt Financing and as a requirement thereof and of the
Formation Agreement, the Guarantors are each required to guaranty
the Debt Financing (each, a “ Guaranty
”);
WHEREAS, the Indemnitor will derive
substantial indirect benefit from the Joint Venture and the
transactions contemplated by the Formation Agreement;
and
WHEREAS, as a condition precedent to
the Guarantors completing the transactions contemplated by the
Formation Agreement, subject to the terms and conditions of this
Agreement, the Indemnitor shall reimburse each Guarantor for
payments made by such Guarantor under and in accordance with the
terms of its respective Guaranty.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of
the foregoing and the mutual representations, warranties, covenants
and agreements contained herein, and for other good and valuable
consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby
acknowledged, and intending to be legally bound hereby, the parties
hereto hereby agree as follows:
ARTICLE I
INDEMNITY AND SUBROGATION
1.1
The Indemnitor acknowledges,
covenants and agrees that the Indemnitor shall reimburse each
Guarantor for any payments made by such Guarantor in respect of
principal, premium and interest on the Debt Financing under and in
accordance with the terms of its respective Guaranty (the “
Reimbursable Payments ”); provided that in no
event shall the Indemnitor be obligated to reimburse a Guarantor
for any costs, fees, expenses, penalties,
charges or similar items paid or
payable by such Guarantors in respect of the Debt Financing.
In the event a Guarantor makes any Reimbursable Payments, such
Guarantor shall provide written notice to the Indemnitor, which
notice shall indicate the amount of Reimbursable Payments made by
such Guarantor and include reasonable verification of the
Guarantor’s payment thereof (a “ Reimbursement
Notice ”). The Indemnitor shall reimburse such
Guarantor for the Reimbursable Payments identified in a
Reimbursement Notice (subject to any good faith dispute by the
Indemnitor as to the nature or amount of such Reimbursable
Payments) within 10 Business Days following the Indemnitor’s
receipt of such Reimbursement Notice. All payments to be made
by the Indemnitor under this Agreement shall be made by wire
transfer of immediately available funds to an account designated by
the applicable Guarantor in the applicable Reimbursement
Notice.
1.2
The parties acknowledge and agree
that each Guaranty shall include the provisions described on
Exhibit A and shall only guarantee the Joint
Venture’s obligations in respect of the Debt Financing.
The parties also acknowledge and agree that the Debt Financing may
be amended, modified, restated or refinanced, in whole or in part,
and that waivers and consents may be granted in connection with
such financing. The Parties acknowledge that the Joint
Venture may incur debt on the Closing Date in addition to the Debt
Financing. The financing obtained on the Closing Date
(including the Debt Financing) and any amendments, modifications,
restatements, waivers and consents thereof, as well as any
refinancings, in whole or in part, thereof is herein referred to as
the “ Joint Venture Financing ”.
1.3
To the extent that the Indemnitor
shall have made any Reimbursable Payments, the Indemnitor shall be
subrogated to, and shall step into the shoes of and acquire, all
rights of the applicable Guarantor and all other creditors of the
Joint Venture that are the beneficiaries of such Guarantor’s
guarantee obligations (collectively, the “ Creditors
”) against the Joint Venture and all other JV Loan Parties
(as defined below) in respect of any Reimbursable Payments;
provided , however , that the Indemnitor shall be
subrogated to the rights of the Creditors only to the extent
(a) of the amount that has been paid by a Guarantor pursuant
to its Guaranty and (b) that each Guarantor shall at such time
be permitted to exercise its rights of subrogation against the
Joint Venture, including after taking into account any limitations
or restrictions contained in the Joint Venture Financing.
Upon the payment of any Reimbursable Payments by the Indemnitor
under this Agreement, the Indemnitor shall have any and all rights
against the Joint Venture or any other obligor under the Debt
Financing that is a subsidiary of the Joint Venture (each, a
“ JV Loan Party ”) that arise from the
existence, payment, performance or enforcement of the
Indemnitor’s obligations under or in respect of this
Agreement, including, without limitation, any right of subrogation,
reimbursement, exoneration, contribution or indemnification and any
right to participate in any claim or remedy of the Guarantors
against the Joint Venture, any JV Loan Party, any guarantee or the
Cablevision Notes and other assets securing the Joint
Venture’s and any other JV Loan Party’s obligations
under the Debt Financing (the “ Collateral ”),
whether or not such claim, remedy or right arises in equity or
under contract, statute or common law, including, without
limitation, the right to take or receive from the Joint Venture or
any JV Loan Party, directly or indirectly, in cash or other
property or by set-off or in any other manner, payment or security
on account of such claim, remedy or right; provided ,
however , that the rights of
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the Indemnitor against the Joint
Venture or any JV Loan Party shall be subject to any limitations or
restrictions on the applicable Guarantor contained in the
applicable Guaranty. For the avoidance of doubt, the
Indemnitor shall have no right of subrogation or indemnification
whatsoever, whether by contract, at law, in equity or otherwise,
against a Guarantor with respect to any Reimbursable
Payments.
1.4
From time to time and without any
additional consideration, the Guarantors shall use its reasonable
best efforts to cooperate with the Indemnitor and shall execute and
deliver (or cause to be executed and delivered) such agreements,
documents and instruments and take (or cause to be taken) such
other action as may be reasonably requested by the Indemnitor for
the Indemnitor to effectuate its rights under Section 1.3 of
this Agreement.
1.5
The Joint Venture shall not, and the
Guarantors shall cause the Joint Venture not to, increase the
amount of the Reimbursable Payments hereunder by increasing the
aggregate principal amount of the Debt Financing, it being
understood and agreed that the amount of the Joint Venture
Financing in place from time to time may exceed the amount of the
Debt Financing. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in
this Agreement, the maximum aggregate principal amount of the Joint
Venture Financing that shall be indemnified by Indemnitor pursuant
to this Agreement (based on the date when Reimbursable Payments are
actually made) shall be as follows:
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Period
|
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Maximum Indemnity Amount
|
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Period from Closing through third anniversary of
Closing
|
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$
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650 Million
|
|
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After third anniversary of Closing through
fourth anniversary of Closing
|
|
$
|
530 Million
|
|
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After fourth anniversary of Closing through
fifth anniversary of Closing
|
|
$
|
495 Million
|
|
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After fifth anniversary of Closing through sixth
anniversary of Closing
|
|
$
|
460 Million
|
|
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After sixth anniversary of Closing through
seventh anniversary of Closing
|
|
$
|
425 Million
|
|
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After seventh anniversary of Closing through
eighth anniversary of Closing
|
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$
|
390 Million
|
|
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After eighth anniversary of Closing through
ninth anniversary of Closing
|
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$
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355 Million
|
|
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After ninth anniversary of Closing through
January, 1, 2018
|
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$
|
320 Million
|
|
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After January, 1, 2018
|
|
$
|
0
|
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ARTICLE II
MISCELLANEOUS
2.1
Neither Guaranty may be amended,
modified or supplemented, and neither Guarantor may waive any
rights that arise from the existence, payment, performance or
enforcement of such Guarantor’s obligations under or in
respect of its Guaranty, including, without limitation, any right
of subrogation, reimbursement, exoneration, contribution or
indemnification or any right to participate in any claim or remedy
against the Joint Venture, any JV Loan Party or the Collateral
(collectively, the “ Subrogation Rights ”),
without the Indemnitor’s prior written consent; provided
that if any such amendment, modification or supplem