Exhibit 10.4
EXECUTION VERSION
J.P. MORGAN SECURITIES
INC.
270 Park Avenue
New York, New York 10017
JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.
270 Park Avenue
New York, New York 10017
December 20, 2006
Commitment Letter
Citadel Broadcasting
Corporation
City Center West, Suite 400
7201 West Lake Mead Boulevard
Las Vegas, Nevada 89128
Ladies and Gentlemen:
You have advised J.P. Morgan
Securities Inc. (“ JPMorgan ”) and JPMorgan
Chase Bank, N.A. (“ JPMorgan Chase Bank ”;
together with JPMorgan, the “ Commitment Parties
”) that Citadel Broadcasting Corporation, a Delaware
corporation (the “ Borrower ”), has entered into
an Agreement and Plan of Merger dated as of February 6, 2006
and amended November 19, 2006 among The Walt Disney Company, a
Delaware corporation (“ TWDC ”), ABC Radio
Holdings, Inc. (formerly known as ABC Chicago FM Radio, Inc.), a
Delaware corporation and an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of
TWDC (the “ Target ”), the Borrower and Alphabet
Acquisition Corp. (“ Merger Sub ”), a Delaware
corporation and wholly-owned subsidiary of the Borrower (including
schedules and exhibits, the “ Transaction Agreement
”). Prior to or on the Closing Date, pursuant to a Separation
Agreement between TWDC and the Target (the “ Separation
Agreement ”), TWDC will (i) contribute to the Target
the assets identified to us as “Alphabet” (including
the Target, the “ Acquired Business ”),
(ii) separate the Acquired Business from TWDC and
(iii) distribute the stock of the Target to the shareholders
of TWDC (the “ TWDC Shareholders ”)
(collectively, the “ Separation ”) and Target
will incur secured third party indebtedness (the “Target
Indebtedness”) in the principal amount of up to
$1,350,000,000. The proceeds of the Target Indebtedness will be
paid to TWDC as a portion of the consideration for the contribution
of the Acquired Business to the Target.
We understand that on the Closing
Date, the Borrower will (i) obtain the Facilities described
below and (ii) pay a special distribution in the approximate
principal amount of up to $486,000,000 to its shareholders (the
“ Citadel Shareholders ”). Immediately
thereafter, pursuant to the Transaction Agreement, Merger Sub will
be merged with and into the Target (the “ Merger
”). Concurrently therewith, the Target Indebtedness and the
existing Credit Agreement of Citadel Broadcasting Company, a wholly
owned subsidiary of the Borrower and substantially all of the
Borrower’s existing convertible notes may be repaid from the
proceeds of the Facilities described below. After giving effect to
the Transactions, the TWDC Shareholders will own approximately 57%
of the capital stock of the Borrower and the Citadel Shareholders
will own approximately 43% of the capital
stock of the Borrower. The transactions
contemplated by this paragraph and the prior paragraph and all
related transactions are collectively referred to as the “
Transactions .”
The currently contemplated sources
and uses of funding for the Transactions are described in the
Sources and Uses Table (the “ Table ”) attached
hereto as Schedule 1.
We understand that in order to
finance the Transactions and certain related expenses, to refinance
the Existing Credit Agreement and for other general corporate
purposes, the Borrower will require senior credit facilities of up
to $2,650,000,000 (the “ Facilities ”), which
shall include credit facilities of the Borrower comprised of
(i) a tranche A term loan facility in the aggregate principal
amount of $600,000,000 (the “ Tranche A Term Loan
Facility ”), (ii) a tranche B term loan facility in
the aggregate principal amount of $1,850,000,000 (the “
Tranche B Term Loan Facility ”; together with the
Tranche A Term Loan Facility, the “ Term Facilities
”) and (iii) a revolving credit facility in an aggregate
principal amount of $200,000,000 (the “ Revolving Credit
Facility ”; together with the Term Facilities, the
“ Facilities ”).
Attached as Exhibit A to this
Commitment Letter are the statements of terms and conditions (the
“ Term Sheet ”) setting forth the principal
terms and conditions on and subject to which (a) JPMorgan is
willing to act as sole lead arranger and sole bookrunner for the
Facilities and (b) JPMorgan Chase Bank is willing to provide
the entire amount of the Facilities.
The definitive credit documentation
will contain such customary representations and warranties,
covenants, conditions precedent, events of default and other terms
and provisions not inconsistent with the Term Sheet as may be
requested by, and in either case will otherwise be in form and
substance reasonably satisfactory to the Commitment Parties and the
Borrower. As you know, JPMorgan and JPMorgan Chase Bank have
arranged and agented numerous bank financings for Forstmann
Little & Co. and its sponsored companies, and in
developing the final terms and conditions for the Facilities, we
will draw upon our experience in such bank financings.
It is agreed that JP Morgan will act
as the sole lead arranger and sole bookrunner for the syndication
of the Facilities to a group of financial institutions (together
with JPMorgan Chase, the “ Lenders ”) to be
formed by JPMorgan in consultation with the Borrower. We intend to
begin syndication promptly. It is further agreed that JPMorgan
Chase Bank will act as the sole administrative agent for the
Facilities, and will perform all of the duties and functions
customarily associated with such role. No other co-arrangers,
co-agents and co-managers shall be appointed in connection with the
Facilities unless you and we shall so agree. Any titles awarded to
any Lender would be in name only, and no such Lender would have any
role with respect to the matters referred to in this
paragraph.
You agree to assist the Commitment
Parties in forming the syndicate and to provide each of them and
the other Lenders, promptly upon request, with all information
reasonably deemed necessary by the Commitment Parties to complete
successfully the syndication of the Facilities including, but not
limited to, an information package for delivery to potential
syndicate members and participants and certain financial models and
projections for the Acquired Business and the Borrower
(collectively with the Term Sheet, the “ Information
Materials ”). You further agree to make, to the extent
practicable, appropriate officers and representatives of the
Acquired Business available to participate in information meetings
for potential syndicate members and participants at such times and
places as the Commitment Parties may reasonably request. You also
acknowledge that you will participate in meetings or telephone
conference calls with public-side employees and representatives of
the Commitment Parties consisting of publishing debt analysts after
any public announcement of information discussed in any meetings or
telephone conference calls referred to in the immediately preceding
sentence to discuss such information; provided that such
analysts shall not publish any information obtained from such
meetings or calls (i)
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until the syndication of the Facilities has been
completed or (ii) in violation of any confidentiality
agreement between you and the Commitment Parties.
You will assist us in preparing
Information Materials, including a Confidential Information
Memorandum, for distribution to prospective Lenders. If requested,
you also will assist us in preparing an additional version of the
Information Materials (the “ Public-Side Version
”) to be used by prospective Lenders’ public-side
employees and representatives (“ Public-Siders
”) who do not wish to receive material non-public information
(within the meaning of United States federal securities laws) with
respect to the Borrower, TWDC, the Target, their respective
affiliates and any of their respective securities (“
MNPI ”) and who may be engaged in investment and other
market related activities with respect to the Borrower’s,
TWDC’s, the Target’s or their respective
affiliates’ securities or loans. Before distribution of any
Information Materials, you agree to execute and deliver to us,
pursuant to procedures and understandings to be agreed upon (i) a
letter in which you authorize distribution of the Information
Materials to a prospective Lender’s employees willing to
receive MNPI (“Private-Siders”) and (ii) a separate
letter in which you authorize distribution of the Public-Side
Version to Public-Siders and represent that no MNPI is contained
therein.
The Borrower agrees that the
following documents may be distributed to both Private-Siders and
Public-Siders, unless the Borrower advises JPMorgan in writing
(including by email) within a reasonable time prior to their
intended distribution that such materials should only be
distributed to Private-Siders: (a) administrative materials
prepared by JPMorgan for prospective Lenders (such as a lender
meeting invitation, bank allocation, if any, and funding and
closing memoranda), (b) notification of changes in the
Facility’s terms and (c) other materials intended for
prospective Lenders after the initial distribution of Information
Materials. If you advise us that any of the foregoing should be
distributed only to Private-Siders, then Public-Siders will not
receive such materials without further discussions with
you.
The Borrower hereby authorizes
JPMorgan to distribute drafts of definitive documentation with
respect to the Facilities to Private-Siders and
Public-Siders.
You represent, warrant and covenant
that to the best of your knowledge:
(x) except as provided in paragraph
(y) below, all information (other than projections, financial
models, other estimates and general market information) concerning
the Target, Acquired Business, Borrower or the Transactions which
has been or is hereafter made available by you or any of your
representatives for inclusion in the information package prepared
for delivery to potential syndicate members, when taken as a whole,
is and will be, when furnished, complete and correct in all
material respects and does not and will not contain any untrue
statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact
necessary in order to make the statements contained therein not
materially misleading in light of the circumstances under which
such statements are made; and
(y) all financial models,
projections, other estimates and general market information that
have been or are hereafter made available by you or any of your
representatives for inclusion in the information package prepared
for delivery to potential syndicate members have been or will be
prepared in good faith based upon what you believe to be reasonable
assumptions at the time made.
You agree to supplement the
information and financial models referred to in clauses
(x) and (y) above from time to time until the later of
(i) the Closing Date and (ii) completion of the
syndication for the Facilities so that the representations and
warranties in the preceding sentence remain correct in
all
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material respects until such date. In arranging
and syndicating the Facilities, the Commitment Parties will use and
rely on such information and financial models without independent
verification thereof.
JPMorgan Chase Bank’s
commitment hereunder and JPMorgan’s agreement to perform the
services herein are subject to (a) there not occurring any
event, effect, change or circumstance that would, individually or
in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have an Acquired
Business Material Adverse Effect (as described in Schedule 2) or a
Borrower Material Adverse effect (as described in Schedule 3),
(b) our not becoming aware after the date hereof of any
information (excluding any information relating to financial models
and underlying assumptions relating to the projections and general
economic information) affecting the Borrower, the Acquired Business
and their respective subsidiaries that in our reasonable judgment
is inconsistent in a material and adverse manner with any other
information disclosed to us prior to the date hereof and that could
reasonably be expected to materially impair the syndication of the
Facilities, (c) our satisfaction that prior to and during
syndication of the Facilities there shall be no competing offering,
placement or arrangement of any debt securities or bank financing
by or on behalf of the Borrower, the Acquired Business or any of
the Borrower’s subsidiaries other than the Target
Indebtedness, and (d) the negotiation, execution and delivery
of documentation for the Facilities on or prior to August 6,
2007.
You agree that no Lender will
receive any compensation of any kind for its participation in the
Facilities, except as expressly provided for in this Commitment
Letter, in the Fee Letter referred to below or as may be agreed to
by the Commitment Parties.
The reasonable out-of-pocket costs
and expenses (including the reasonable fees and expenses of FCC
counsel, one counsel to the Commitment Parties and one local
counsel in any necessary jurisdiction, expenses attributable to
processing primary assignments and our syndication out-of-pocket
expenses) of the Commitment Parties arising in connection with the
preparation, execution and delivery of this letter and the
definitive financing agreements shall be for the account of the
Borrower but shall be payable only if the Closing Date
occurs.
You further agree to indemnify and
hold harmless each Lender (including JPMorgan Chase Bank),
JPMorgan, and each director, officer, employee, affiliate and agent
thereof (each, an “ indemnified person ”)
against, and to reimburse each indemnified person, upon its demand,
for, any actual out-of pocket losses, claims, damages, liabilities
or related expenses (“ Losses ”) to which such
indemnified person may become subject insofar as such Losses arise
out of or in any way relate to or result from this Commitment
Letter or the financing contemplated hereby, including, without
limitation, Losses consisting of legal expenses of one counsel for
each group of indemnified persons which do not have conflicting
interests and other expenses incurred in connection with
investigating, defending or participating in any legal proceeding
relating to any of the foregoing (whether or not such indemnified
person is a party thereto); provided that the foregoing will
not apply to any Losses to the extent they result from (i) the
gross negligence, bad faith or willful misconduct of such
indemnified person or (ii) the breach by such indemnified
person of its obligations hereunder. Your obligations under this
paragraph shall remain effective whether or not definitive
financing documentation is executed and notwithstanding any
termination of this Commitment Letter. Neither any Commitment Party
nor any other indemnified person nor you shall be responsible or
liable to any other person for consequential, punitive or indirect
damages which may be alleged as a result of this Commitment Letter
or the financing contemplated hereby. Neither you nor any
indemnified person shall be liable for any damages arising from the
use by unauthorized persons of information or other materials sent
through electronic, telecommunications or other information
transmission systems that are intercepted by such
persons.
The provisions of this Commitment
Letter are supplemented as set forth in a separate fee letter,
dated the date hereof, from us to you (the “ Fee
Letter ”) and are subject to the terms of such
Fee
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Letter. By executing this Commitment Letter, you
and we acknowledge that this Commitment Letter and the Fee Letter
are the only agreements among you and the Commitment Parties with
respect to the Facilities and set forth the entire understanding of
the parties with respect thereto. Neither this Commitment Letter
nor the Fee Letter shall be assignable by you or the Commitment
Parties without the prior written consent of the other parties
thereto, and neither this Commitment Letter nor the Fee Letter may
be changed except pursuant to a writing signed by each of the
parties thereto. This Commitment Letter shall be governed by, and
construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York.
The Commitment Parties may share information obtained in connection
with this Commitment Letter with their affiliates who are directly
involved in the consideration of this matter, and each may perform
its agreements or fulfill its commitment hereunder in conjunction
with such affiliates. Any such affiliate shall be entitled to the
benefits and be subject to the terms of this Commitment
Letter.
You acknowledge that the Commitment
Parties and their respective affiliates (the terms
“Commitment Parties” as used below in this paragraph
being understood to include such affiliates) may be providing debt
financing, equity capital or other services (including financial
advisory services) to other companies in respect of which you may
have conflicting interests. The Commitment Parties will not use
confidential information obtained from you by virtue of the
financing contemplated hereby or its other relationships with you
in connection with the performance by the Commitment Parties of
services for other companies, and the Commitment Parties will not
furnish any such information to other companies. The Commitment
Parties will use such confidential information only in connection
with the financing contemplated hereby. You also acknowledge that
the Commitment Parties have no obligation to use in connection with
the financing contemplated hereby, or to furnish to you,
confidential information obtained from other companies.
As the lead arranger, JPMorgan will
manage, in consultation with you, all aspects of the syndication,
including decisions as to the selection of institutions to be
approached and when they will be approached, when their commitments
will be accepted, which institutions will participate, the
allocations of the commitments among the Lenders and the allocation
and distribution of fees among the Lenders. In acting as the lead
arranger, JPMorgan will have no responsibility other than to
arrange the syndication as set forth herein and shall in no event
be subject to any fiduciary or other implied duties. Additionally,
the Borrower acknowledges and agrees that, as lead arranger,
JPMorgan is not advising the Borrower as to any legal, tax,
investment, accounting or regulatory matters in any jurisdiction.
The Borrower shall consult with its own advisors concerning such
matters and shall be responsible for making its own independent
investigation and appraisal of the transactions contemplated
hereby, and JPMorgan shall have no responsibility or liability to
the Borrower with respect thereto. Any review by JPMorgan of the
Borrower, the transactions contemplated hereby or other matters
relating to such transactions will be performed solely for the
benefit of JPMorgan and JPMorgan Chase Bank and shall not be on
behalf of the Borrower.
Each of the Commitment Parties
agrees to maintain the confidentiality of the Information (as
defined below), except that Information may be disclosed
(a) to its affiliates and to its and its affiliates’
respective partners, directors, officers, employees, agents,
advisors and representatives (it being understood that the persons
to whom such disclosure is made will be informed of the
confidential nature of such Information and will agree with such
Commitment Party to keep such Information confidential),
(b) to the extent required by any regulatory authority with
jurisdiction over it, (c) to the extent required by applicable
laws or regulations or by any subpoena or similar legal process,
(d) to any other party hereto, (e) in connection with the
exercise of any remedies hereunder or any action or proceeding
relating to this Commitment Letter or the enforcement of rights
hereunder or thereunder, (f) subject to an agreement
(including by “click through” acceptances or an
Intralinks website) containing provisions substantially the same as
those of this paragraph, to (i) any Lender or any prospective
Lender or (ii) any actual or prospective counterparty (or its
advisors) to any swap or derivative transaction relating to the
Borrower
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and its obligations, (g) with the consent
of the Borrower or (h) to the extent such Information
(x) becomes publicly available other than as a result of a
breach of this paragraph or (y) becomes available to the
Commitment Parties, any Lender or any of their respective
Affiliates on a nonconfidential basis from a source other than the
Borrower. For purposes of this paragraph, “Information”
means all information received from you, the Borrower, TWDC or any
of your or TWDC’s affiliates relating to the Acquired
Business, the Borrower or any of the subsidiaries thereof or any of
their respective businesses, other than any such information that
is available to the Commitment Parties or any Lender on a
nonconfidential basis prior to disclosure by the Borrower or its
affiliates. Any person required to maintain the confidentiality of
Information as provided in this paragraph shall be considered to
have complied with its obligation to do so if such person has
exercised the same degree of care to maintain the confidentiality
of such Information as such Person would accord to its own
confidential information.
This Commitment Letter is delivered
to you on the understanding that prior to its acceptance by you,
neither this letter, the Fee Letter nor any of their terms or
substance shall be disclosed, directly or indirectly, to any other
person except to your affiliates and your and your
affiliates’ employees, agents, shareholders, directors and
advisers (and, on a confidential basis, those of TWDC) who are
directly involved in the consideration of this matter (except that
the Fee Letter may not be disclosed to TWDC) or as disclosure may
be compelled pursuant to a judicial or administrative proceeding or
as otherwise required by law; provided that the Fee Letter
and its contents may not be so disclosed unless disclosure is
compelled pursuant to a judicial or administrative proceeding or as
otherwise required by law. Notwithstanding anything to the
contrary, this Commitment Letter and the Term Sheet may be filed
with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission as part
of the Borrower’s Form S-4 Registration Statement (it being
understood that the Fee Letter may not be filed with the Securities
and Exchange Commission).
Your obligations under this
Commitment Letter (other than (i) provisions relating to
titles awarded in connection with the Facilities and assistance to
be provided by you in connection with the syndication thereof and
(ii) the confidentiality provisions set forth above) shall
automatically terminate and be superseded by the provisions of the
definitive documentation relating to the Facilities upon the
initial funding thereunder, and you shall automatically be released
from all liability in connection therewith at such time.
This Commitment Letter supersedes
and replaces the Commitment Letter dated February 6, 2006
between you and us.
If you are in agreement with the
foregoing, please sign and return to JPMorgan Chase Bank one of the
enclosed copies of each of this Commitment Letter and the Fee
Letter no later than 6:00 p.m., New York time, on December 22,
2006. This offer shall terminate at such time unless prior thereto
we shall have received signed copies of such letters.
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We look forward to working with you
on this transaction.
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Very truly
yours,
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J.P. MORGAN
SECURITIES INC.
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By:
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Name:
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Patricia H.
Deans
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Title:
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Managing
Director
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JPMORGAN CHASE
BANK, N.A.
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By:
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Name:
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Thomas H.
Kozlank
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Title:
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Vice
President
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Accepted and agreed to as of the date first
above written:
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CITADEL
BROADCASTING CORPORATION
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By:
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Name:
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Robert G.
Freedline
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Title:
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Chief Financial
Officer
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Schedule 1
SOURCES AND USES
TABLE
($ Millions)
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Sources:
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Tranche A Term Loans
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$
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600.0
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Tranche B Term Loans
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$
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1,850.0
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Revolving Lo
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