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Exhibit 2.3
STOCK PURCHASE
AGREEMENT
Between
LINCOLN FINANCIAL MEDIA
COMPANY
and
RAYCOM HOLDINGS,
LLC
Dated as of November 12,
2007
TABLE OF
CONTENTS
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| ARTICLE I |
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| DEFINITIONS |
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| SECTION
1.01. Certain Defined Terms |
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1.02. Definitions |
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| SECTION
1.03. Interpretation and Rules of Construction |
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| ARTICLE II |
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| PURCHASE AND SALE |
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| SECTION
2.01. Purchase and Sale of the Shares |
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2.02. Purchase Price |
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| SECTION
2.03. Closing |
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2.04. Closing Deliveries by Seller |
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2.05. Closing Deliveries by Purchaser |
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| SECTION
2.06. Net Working Capital Adjustment and Capital Expenditure
Adjustment |
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| ARTICLE III |
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| REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES |
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| OF SELLER |
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| SECTION
3.01. Organization, Authority and Qualification of
Seller |
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| SECTION
3.02. Organization, Authority and Qualification of the
Companies |
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| SECTION
3.03. Capitalization; Ownership of Shares |
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| SECTION
3.04. No Conflict |
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| SECTION
3.05. Governmental Consents and Approvals |
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| SECTION
3.06. FCC Licenses |
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| SECTION
3.07. Financial Information |
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| SECTION
3.08. Absence of Undisclosed Material Liabilities; Ordinary
Course |
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| SECTION
3.09. Compliance with Laws; Litigation |
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| SECTION
3.10. Intellectual Property |
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| SECTION
3.11. Title and Condition of Real Property |
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| SECTION
3.12. Employee Benefit Matters |
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3.13. Material Contracts |
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3.14. Environmental Matters |
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3.15. Insurance |
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3.16. Brokers |
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| SECTION
3.17. Accounting Records; Internal Controls |
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3.18. Permits |
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3.19. Employees |
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3.20. Title to and Condition of Personal Property |
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| SECTION
3.21. Bank Accounts |
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| SECTION
3.22. Capital Expenditures |
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| ARTICLE IV |
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REPRESENTATIONS AND
WARRANTIES
OF PURCHASER
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| SECTION
4.01. Organization and Authority of Purchaser |
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| SECTION
4.02. No Conflict |
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| SECTION
4.03. Governmental Consents and Approvals |
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| SECTION
4.04. Investment Purpose |
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| SECTION
4.05. Financing |
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| SECTION
4.06. Litigation |
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| SECTION
4.07. Qualification |
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| SECTION
4.08. Brokers |
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| SECTION
4.09. Independent Investigation; Seller’s
Representations |
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| ARTICLE V |
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| ADDITIONAL AGREEMENTS |
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| SECTION
5.01. Conduct of Business Prior to the Closing |
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| SECTION
5.02. Access to Information |
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| SECTION
5.03. Confidentiality |
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| SECTION
5.04. Regulatory and Other Authorizations; Notices and
Consents |
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| SECTION
5.05. Retained Names and Marks |
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| SECTION
5.06. Control |
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| SECTION
5.07. Notifications; Reports |
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| SECTION
5.08. Disclaimer |
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| SECTION
5.09. Affiliate Agreements |
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5.10. Further Action |
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| SECTION
5.11. Programming Liabilities |
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5.12. Repair of Damage |
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| SECTION
5.13. Phase I Report |
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5.14. Transition Services |
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| SECTION
5.15. Charlotte Leases |
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| ARTICLE VI |
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| EMPLOYEE MATTERS |
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| SECTION
6.01. Employment |
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| SECTION
6.02. Employee Benefits |
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| ARTICLE VII |
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| TAX MATTERS |
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| SECTION
7.01. Tax Representations and Indemnities |
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| SECTION
7.02. Straddle Periods. |
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| SECTION
7.03. Tax Refunds and Tax Benefits |
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| SECTION
7.04. Contests |
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| SECTION
7.05. Preparation of Tax Returns |
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| SECTION
7.06. Tax Cooperation and Exchange of Information |
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| SECTION
7.07. Tax Covenants |
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| SECTION
7.08. Survival of Representations and Warranties and
Covenants |
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| SECTION
7.09. Section 338(h)(10) Election |
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| ARTICLE VIII |
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| CONDITIONS TO CLOSING |
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| SECTION
8.01. Conditions to Obligations of Seller |
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| SECTION
8.02. Conditions to Obligations of Purchaser |
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| ARTICLE IX |
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| INDEMNIFICATION |
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| SECTION
9.01. Survival of Representations and Warranties |
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| SECTION
9.02. Indemnification by Seller |
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| SECTION
9.03. Indemnification by Purchaser |
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9.04. Limits on Indemnification |
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| SECTION
9.05. Notice of Loss; Third Party Claims |
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| SECTION
9.06. Remedies |
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| SECTION
9.07. Treatment of Indemnity Payments |
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| SECTION
9.08. Tax Matters |
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| TERMINATION, AMENDMENT AND WAIVER |
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| SECTION
10.01. Termination |
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| SECTION
10.02. Effect of Termination |
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| ARTICLE XI |
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| GENERAL PROVISIONS |
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| SECTION
11.01. Expenses |
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| SECTION
11.02. Notices |
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| SECTION
11.03. Public Announcements |
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| SECTION 11.04. Severability |
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| SECTION 11.05. Entire Agreement |
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| SECTION 11.06. Assignment |
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| SECTION 11.07. Amendment |
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| SECTION 11.08. Waiver |
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| SECTION 11.09. No Third Party Beneficiaries |
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| SECTION 11.10. Neutral Construction |
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| SECTION 11.11. Currency |
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| SECTION 11.12. Governing Law |
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| SECTION 11.13. Waiver of Jury Trial |
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| SECTION 11.14. Counterparts |
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| EXHIBITS |
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| 1.01(a) |
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Charlotte
Leases |
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| 1.01(b) |
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Seller’s Knowledge |
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Form of
Release |
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Base
Working Capital |
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STOCK PURCHASE
AGREEMENT
STOCK PURCHASE AGREEMENT
(this “ Agreement ”), dated as of
November 12, 2007, between LINCOLN FINANCIAL MEDIA COMPANY, a
North Carolina corporation (the “ Seller ”) and
RAYCOM HOLDINGS, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the
“ Purchaser ”).
RECITALS
WHEREAS, Seller owns all the
issued and outstanding shares of common stock of WCSC, Inc., a
South Carolina corporation (“ WCSC ”), WBTV,
Inc., a North Carolina corporation (“ WBTV ”),
and WWBT, Inc., a Virginia corporation (“ WWBT
”, and together with WCSC and WBTV, the “
Companies ”);
WHEREAS, the Companies own
and operate television stations WCSC-TV, Charleston, South
Carolina, WBTV(TV), Charlotte, North Carolina, and WWBT(TV),
Richmond, Virginia pursuant to certain authorizations issued by the
FCC; and
WHEREAS, Seller wishes to
sell to Purchaser, and Purchaser wishes to purchase from Seller,
the Shares, all upon the terms and subject to the conditions set
forth herein.
AGREEMENT
NOW, THEREFORE, in
consideration of the promises and the mutual agreements and
covenants hereinafter set forth, and intending to be legally bound,
Seller and Purchaser hereby agree as follows:
ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS
SECTION 1.01. Certain
Defined Terms . For purposes of this Agreement:
“ Action ”
means any claim, action, suit, arbitration, inquiry, proceeding or
investigation by or before any Governmental Authority.
“ Affiliate
” means, with respect to any specified Person, any other
Person that directly, or indirectly through one or more
intermediaries, controls, is controlled by, or is under common
control with, such specified Person.
“ Assets ”
means the assets of the Companies.
“ Budgeted Capex
Amount ” means the sum of (a) $3,931,856 plus
(b) the product of $533,705 multiplied by the number of full
calendar months elapsed between January 1, 2008 and the
Closing Date.
“ Business
” means the operation of the Stations by the
Companies.
“ Business Day
” means any day that is not a Saturday, a Sunday or other day
on which banks are required or authorized by Law to be closed in
The City of New York.
“ Charlotte
Leases ” means the leases between WBTV and LFNC
substantially in the form attached hereto as Exhibit
1.01(a).
“ Code ”
means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended through the
date hereof.
“ Company
” means, individually, each of the Companies and Tall Tower,
Inc., a South Carolina corporation and wholly-owned subsidiary of
WCSC.
“ Company
Intellectual Property ” means all Intellectual Property
owned by any Company that is material to the operation of the
Companies as currently conducted.
“ Company IP
Agreements ” means all (a) licenses of Intellectual
Property to any of the Companies, and (b) licenses of
Intellectual Property by any of the Companies to third
parties.
“ Control
” (including the terms “ controlled by ”
and “ under common control with ”), with respect
to the relationship between or among two or more Persons, means the
possession, directly or indirectly or as trustee, personal
representative or executor, of the power to direct or cause the
direction of the affairs or management of a Person, whether through
the ownership of voting securities, as trustee, personal
representative or executor, by contract or otherwise.
“ Conveyance
Taxes ” means sales, use, value added, transfer, stamp,
stock transfer, real property transfer or gains and similar
Taxes.
“ Disclosure
Schedule ” means the Disclosure Schedule attached hereto.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in the
Disclosure Schedule or in this Agreement, the information and
disclosures contained in any section of the Disclosure Schedule
shall be deemed to be disclosed and incorporated by reference in
any other section of the Disclosure Schedule as though fully set
forth in such other section for which the applicability of such
information and disclosure is reasonably apparent on the face of
such information or disclosure.
“ Encumbrance
” means (a) any mortgage, lien or encumbrance,
(b) any covenant, condition, restriction, easement, charge,
right-of-way, or similar matter of record, and (c) any zoning,
entitlement, conservation restriction and other land use and
environmental regulations by Governmental Authorities.
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“ Environmental
Claim ” means any claim, action, cause of action,
investigation or written notice by any Person alleging potential
liability (including potential liability for investigatory costs,
cleanup costs, governmental response costs, natural resources
damages, property damages, personal injuries, or penalties) arising
out of, based on or resulting from: (a) the presence or
release of any Hazardous Substances at any location, whether or not
owned or operated by Seller, or (b) circumstances forming the
basis of any material violation of any Environmental
Law.
“ Environmental
Law ” means any federal, state, local statute, law,
ordinance, regulation, rule, code, order, consent decree or
judgment, in each case in effect as of the date hereof, relating to
pollution, cleaning up or protection of the environment.
“ Excluded Taxes
” means (a) Taxes imposed on or payable by any of the
Companies for any taxable period that ends on or before the Closing
Date including, for the avoidance of doubt, any Taxes imposed as a
result of the deemed sale of assets pursuant to the
Section 338(h)(10) Election; (b) with respect to Straddle
Periods, Taxes imposed on any of the Companies which are allocable,
pursuant to Section 7.02, to the portion of such period ending
on the Closing Date including, for the avoidance of doubt, any
Taxes imposed on any of the Companies as a result of the deemed
sale of assets pursuant to the Section 338(h)(10) Election;
(c) Taxes the imposition of which would result in a breach of
a representation or warranty in Section 7.01(a) hereof; and
(d) Taxes attributable to a taxable period ending on or before
the Closing Date for which any of the Companies is held liable
under Section 1.1502-6 of the Regulations (or any similar
provision of state or local law) by reason of such Company being
included in any consolidated, affiliated, combined or unitary group
at any time on or before the Closing Date; provided ,
however , that Excluded Taxes shall not include Taxes
resulting from any act, transaction or omission of Purchaser or any
of the Companies occurring after the Closing that is not in the
ordinary course of business.
“ FCC ”
means the United States Federal Communications Commission or any
successor agency thereto.
“ FCC
Applications ” means the application or applications that
Seller and Purchaser must file with the FCC requesting its consent
to the transfer of control of the FCC Licenses.
“ FCC Consent
” means the initial action by the FCC approving the FCC
Applications.
“ Final Order
” means an action by the FCC (a) that has not been
vacated, reversed, stayed, enjoined, set aside, annulled or
suspended, (b) with respect to which no request for stay,
motion or petition for rehearing, reconsideration or review, or
application or request for review or notice of appeal or sua
sponte review by the FCC is pending, and (c) as to which
the time for filing any such request, motion, petition,
application, appeal or notice, and for the entry of orders staying,
reconsidering or reviewing on the FCC’s own motion has
expired.
“ GAAP ”
means United States generally accepted accounting principles and
practices in effect from time to time applied consistently
throughout the periods involved.
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“ Government
Consents ” means the FCC Consent and HSR
Clearance.
“ Governmental
Authority ” means any federal, state, local or other
government, governmental, regulatory or administrative authority,
agency or commission or any court, tribunal, or judicial or
arbitral body.
“ Governmental
Order ” means any order, writ, judgment, injunction,
decree, stipulation, determination or award entered by or with any
Governmental Authority.
“ Hazardous
Substance ” means substances that are defined or listed
in, or otherwise classified pursuant to, any applicable laws as
“hazardous substances,” “hazardous
materials,” “hazardous wastes” or “toxic
substances,” or any other formulation intended to define,
list or classify substances by reason of deleterious properties
such as ignitibility, corrosivity, reactivity, radioactivity,
carcinogenicity, reproductive toxicity or toxic characteristic
leaching procedure toxicity, and petroleum.
“ HSR Act
” means the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of
1976, as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated
thereunder.
“ HSR Clearance
” means the expiration or termination of any applicable
waiting period under the HSR Act.
“ Indemnified
Party ” means a Purchaser Indemnified Party or a Seller
Indemnified Party, as the case may be.
“ Indemnifying
Party ” means Seller pursuant to Section 9.02 and
Purchaser pursuant to Section 9.03, as the case may
be.
“ Intellectual
Property ” means (a) patents and patent
applications, (b) trademarks, service marks, trade names,
trade dress and domain names, together with the goodwill associated
exclusively therewith, (c) copyrights, including copyrights in
computer software, and (d) registrations and applications for
registration of the foregoing.
“ Interim Period
” means the period from the date of this Agreement through
the earlier of the Closing Date or the termination of this
Agreement.
“ IRS ”
means the Internal Revenue Service of the United States, and, to
the extent relevant, the United Stated Department of the
Treasury.
“ Law ”
means any federal, state, local or similar statute, law, ordinance,
regulation, rule, code, order, requirement or rule of law
(including common law).
“ Leased Real
Property ” means the real property leased by any of the
Companies, as lessor or lessee.
“ LFNC ”
means Lincoln Financial Media Company of North Carolina, a North
Carolina corporation.
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“ Material Adverse
Effect ” means any circumstance, change in or effect on
the Companies that is, or would reasonably be expected to be,
materially adverse to the results of operations or the financial
condition of the Companies, taken as a whole; provided ,
however , that none of the following, either alone or in
combination, shall be considered in determining whether there has
been a “Material Adverse Effect”: (a) events,
circumstances, changes or effects that generally affect the
television broadcast or communications tower leasing industries in
the United States (including legal and regulatory changes),
(b) events, circumstances, changes or effects that generally
affect the television broadcast or communications tower leasing
markets in which the Companies operate, (c) general economic
or political conditions or events, circumstances, changes or
effects affecting the securities markets generally, (d) any
change in accounting requirements or principles or the
interpretation thereof, (e) any reduction in the price of
advertising offered by the Companies in response to a reduction in
the price of advertising offered by a competitor, and (f) any
decline in audience levels or ratings at one or more of the
Stations.
“ Material
Leases ” means the leases relating to certain parcels of
the Leased Real Property which are listed in Section 1.01 of
the Disclosure Schedule.
“ MVPD ”
means multi-channel video distribution system, which includes cable
television systems, satellite master antenna television systems,
open video systems, broadband radio service, direct broadcast
satellite, multi-channel multi-point distribution service and
multi-point distribution service.
“ Net Working
Capital ” as of any date or time means (a) the
current assets of the Companies as of such date or time,
minus (b) the current liabilities of the Companies as
of such date or time; provided, that (i) any balances owing to
or from Affiliates, (ii) any Taxes payable or receivable,
(iii) any “programming rights” or
“programming liabilities”, and (iv) any
liabilities, accrued or otherwise, related to the Seller Plans,
shall be disregarded.
“ Order ”
means any decree, injunction, judgment, order, ruling, assessment
or writ.
“ Owned Real
Property ” means the real property in which any of the
Companies have fee title (or equivalent) interest.
“ Permitted
Encumbrances ” means (a) statutory liens for current
Taxes not yet due or delinquent (or which may be paid without
interest or penalties) or the validity or amount of which is being
contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings,
(b) mechanics’, carriers’, workers’,
repairers’ and other similar liens arising or incurred in the
ordinary course of business relating to obligations as to which
there is no default on the part of any of the Companies, or the
validity or amount of which is being contested in good faith by
appropriate proceedings, or pledges, deposits or other liens
securing the performance of bids, trade contracts, leases or
statutory obligations (including workers’ compensation,
unemployment insurance or other social security legislation),
(c) zoning, entitlement, conservation restriction and other
land use and environmental regulations by Governmental Authorities
which do not materially interfere with the present use of the
Assets, (d) all covenants, conditions, restrictions,
easements, charges, rights-of-way, other Encumbrances and similar
matters of record which do not materially
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interfere with the present use of the
Owned Real Property or Transferred Real Property, (e) matters
which would be disclosed by an accurate survey or inspection of the
Owned Real Property or Transferred Real Property which do not
materially impair the occupancy or current use of such Owned Real
Property or Transferred Real Property, (f) all other
Encumbrances that do not materially interfere with the present use
of the Owned Real Property or Transferred Real Property, and
(g) the leases identified on Section 3.11(b) of the
Disclosure Schedule.
“ Permit ”
means any governmental license (other than an FCC License),
franchise, certificate of authority, order, or other authorization,
or any waiver of the foregoing.
“ Person ”
means any individual, partnership, firm, corporation, limited
liability company, association, trust, unincorporated organization
or other entity, as well as any syndicate or group that would be
deemed to be a person under Section 13(d)(3) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
“ Purchase Price
Bank Account ” means a bank account in the United States
to be designated by Seller in a written notice to Purchaser at
least two (2) Business Days before the Closing.
“ Purchaser’s
Accountants ” means KPMG LLP, independent accountants of
Purchaser.
“ Regulations
” means the Treasury Regulations (including Temporary
Regulations) promulgated by the United States Department of
Treasury with respect to the Code or other federal tax
statutes.
“ Securities Act
” means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
“ Seller’s
Accountants ” means Ernst & Young LLP,
independent accountants of Seller.
“ Seller’s
Knowledge ”, “ Knowledge of Seller ”
or similar terms used in this Agreement mean the actual (but not
constructive or imputed) knowledge of Fred Crawford, after inquiry
of the Persons listed in Exhibit 1.01(b).
“ Shares ”
means all the issued and outstanding shares of common stock of the
Companies.
“ Stations
” means the television stations set forth in the
Recitals.
“ Straddle
Period ” means any taxable period beginning on or before
the Closing Date and ending after the Closing Date.
“ Tax ” or
“ Taxes ” means any federal, state, local, or
foreign income, gross receipts, license, payroll, employment,
excise, severance, stamp, occupation, premium, windfall profits,
environmental, customs duties, capital stock, unclaimed property,
escheat, franchise, profits, withholding, social security (or
similar), unemployment, disability, real property, personal
property, sales, use, transfer, registration, value added,
alternative or add-on minimum, estimated or other tax of any kind
whatsoever, including any fine, interest, penalty, or addition
thereto, whether disputed or not.
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“ Tax Returns
” means any and all returns, reports and forms (including
elections, declarations, amendments, schedules, information returns
or attachments thereto) required to be filed with a Governmental
Authority with respect to Taxes.
“ Transactions
” means the sale of the Shares and the other transactions
contemplated by this Agreement.
“ Transferred Real
Property ” means the real property set forth on
Section 1.01(b) of the Disclosure Schedule and in which Seller
has fee simple title (or equivalent) interest as of the date
hereof.
SECTION 1.02.
Definitions . The following terms have the meanings set
forth in the Sections set forth below:
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Definition
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Location
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“ Affiliate Agreements
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3.13(a)(vi) |
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“ Agreement
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Preamble |
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“ Allocation Schedule
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7.09(b) |
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“ Auditor
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2.06(d) |
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“ Base Working Capital
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2.06(a) |
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“ Capex Deficit Amount
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2.06(e) |
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“ Capex Increase Amount
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2.06(e) |
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“ Closing
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2.03 |
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“ Closing Balance Sheet
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2.06(c) |
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“ Closing Capex Amount
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2.06(c) |
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“ Closing Date
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2.03 |
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“ Closing Net Working
Capital ”
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2.06(c) |
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“ Commitment Letter
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4.05(a) |
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“ Communications Act
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3.06(a) |
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“ Companies
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Recitals |
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“ Confidentiality Agreement
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5.03(a) |
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“ Consolidated Tax Returns
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7.05(a) |
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“ Damaged Asset
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5.12 |
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“ DBS ”
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3.06(c)(vi) |
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“ Determination Date
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2.06(d) |
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“ DMA ”
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3.06(c)(iv) |
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“ DTV ”
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3.06(b) |
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“ ERISA ”
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3.12(a) |
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“ Estimated Capex
Amount”
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2.06(b) |
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“ Estimated Capex Adjustment
Amount”
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2.06(b) |
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“ Estimated Net Working
Capital”
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2.06(a) |
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“ Estimated Net Working Capital
Adjustment Amount ”
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2.06(a) |
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Definition
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Location
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“ FCC Licenses
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3.06(a) |
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“ Final Allocation Schedule
”
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7.09(c) |
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“ Final IRS Forms 8883
”
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7.09(c) |
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“ Financing
”
|
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4.05(a) |
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“ Interim Financial
Statements ”
|
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3.07 |
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“ LFNC Sale
”
|
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5.15 |
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“ Loss ”
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9.02 |
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“ Material Contracts
”
|
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3.13(a) |
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“ Merrill Lynch
”
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3.16 |
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“ Net Working Capital
Adjustment Amount ”
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2.06(e) |
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“ Net Working Capital Deficit
Amount ”
|
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2.06(e) |
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“ Net Working Capital Increase
Amount ”
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2.06(e) |
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“ Personal Property
”
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3.20 |
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“ Plans ”
|
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3.12(a) |
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“ Pre-Closing Consolidated
Audit ”
|
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7.04(a) |
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“ Pre-Closing Tax Claim
”
|
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7.04(b) |
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“ Programming Contracts
”
|
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3.13(a)(xi) |
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“ Purchase Price
”
|
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2.02 |
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“ Purchaser
”
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Preamble |
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“ Purchaser 401(k) Plan
”
|
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6.02(e) |
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“ Purchaser FSA Plan
”
|
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6.02(c) |
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“ Purchaser Indemnified
Party ”
|
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9.02 |
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“ Purchaser Plans
”
|
|
6.01 |
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“ Purchaser’s
Qualification ”
|
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4.07 |
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“ Real Property
”
|
|
5.13 |
|
“ Reference Balance Sheet
”
|
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2.06(a) |
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“ Reference Statement Date
”
|
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2.06(a) |
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“ Retained Names and Marks
”
|
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5.05(a) |
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“ RSA ”
|
|
4.05(a) |
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“ Section 338(h)(10)
Election ”
|
|
7.09(a) |
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“ Seller ”
|
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Preamble |
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“ Seller 401(k) Plan
”
|
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6.02(e) |
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“ Seller FSA Plan
”
|
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6.02(c) |
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“ Seller Indemnified Party
”
|
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9.03 |
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“ Seller Plan
”
|
|
3.12(a) |
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“ Stand-Alone Pre-Closing Tax
Returns ”
|
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7.05(b) |
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“ Straddle Period
”
|
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7.05(b) |
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“ Straddle Tax Claim
”
|
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7.04(c) |
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“ Tax Contest Claim
”
|
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7.04(b) |
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“ Termination Date
”
|
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5.04(b) |
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“ Third Party Claim
”
|
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9.05 |
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“ WBTV ”
|
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Recitals |
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“ WCSC ”
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Recitals |
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“ WWBT ”
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Recitals |
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“ Year End Financial
Statements ”
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3.07 |
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SECTION 1.03.
Interpretation and Rules of Construction . In this
Agreement, except to the extent otherwise provided or that the
context otherwise requires:
(a) when a reference is made
in this Agreement to an Article, Section, Exhibit or Schedule, such
reference is to an Article or Section of, or an Exhibit or Schedule
to, this Agreement unless otherwise indicated;
(b) the table of contents and
headings for this Agreement are for reference purposes only and do
not affect in any way the meaning or interpretation of this
Agreement;
(c) whenever the words
“include,” “includes” or
“including” are used in this Agreement, they are deemed
to be followed by the words “without
limitation”;
(d) the words
“hereof,” “herein” and
“hereunder” and words of similar import, when used in
this Agreement, refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any
particular provision of this Agreement;
(e) all terms defined in this
Agreement have the defined meanings when used in any certificate or
other document made or delivered pursuant hereto, unless otherwise
defined therein;
(f) the definitions contained
in this Agreement are applicable to the singular as well as the
plural forms of such terms; and
(g) references to a Person
are also to its successors and permitted assigns.
ARTICLE II
PURCHASE AND SALE
SECTION 2.01. Purchase and
Sale of the Shares . Upon the terms and subject to the
conditions of this Agreement, at the Closing, Seller shall sell to
Purchaser, and Purchaser shall purchase from Seller, all right,
title and interest in and to the Shares, free and clear of all
liens and encumbrances.
SECTION 2.02. Purchase
Price . The amount payable by Purchaser to Seller for the
Shares shall be Five Hundred Forty-Eight Million Dollars
($548,000,000) (the “ Purchase Price ”). At the
Closing, the Purchase Price will be increased or decreased (as
applicable) by (a) the Estimated Net Working Capital
Adjustment Amount and (b) the Estimated Capex Adjustment
Amount. After the Closing, the parties will determine the Net
Working Capital Adjustment Amount and the Closing Capex Amount, and
make such payments as provided in Section 2.06.
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SECTION 2.03. Closing
. Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, the sale
and purchase of the Shares contemplated by this Agreement shall
take place at a closing (the “ Closing ”) to be
held at the offices of Latham & Watkins LLP, 555 Eleventh
Street, N.W., Suite 1000, Washington, D.C., at 10:00 a.m.
Washington, D.C. time on the last day of the first calendar month
that is at least two (2) Business Days after satisfaction or
waiver of the conditions to the obligations of the parties hereto
set forth in Sections 8.01(b) and 8.02(b) (the “ Closing
Date ”), or at such other place or at such other time or
on such other date as Seller and Purchaser may mutually agree upon
in writing.
SECTION 2.04. Closing
Deliveries by Seller . At the Closing, Seller shall deliver or
cause to be delivered to Purchaser:
(a) stock certificates
evidencing the Shares duly endorsed in blank, or accompanied by
stock powers duly executed in blank and with all required stock
transfer tax stamps affixed;
(b) a true and complete copy,
certified by the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary of Seller, of
the resolutions duly and validly adopted by the Board of Directors
of Seller evidencing its authorization of the execution and
delivery of this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions
contemplated hereby and thereby;
(c) a certificate of the
Secretary or an Assistant Secretary of Seller certifying the names
and signatures of the officers of Seller authorized to sign this
Agreement and the other documents to be delivered hereunder and
thereunder;
(d) a certificate of a duly
authorized officer of Seller, certifying as to the matters set
forth in Section 8.02(a);
(e) copies of Seller’s
and each Company’s certificate of incorporation and bylaws
certified as of a recent date (which is not more than thirty
(30) days before Closing) by, with respect to certificates of
incorporation, the Secretary of State of the jurisdiction of its
incorporation and, with respect to bylaws, its
Secretary;
(f) a certificate of good
standing of Seller and each Company, each issued as of a recent
date (which is not more than thirty (30) days before Closing)
by the Secretary of State of the jurisdiction of its
incorporation;
(g) certificates of the
Secretary of Seller and each Company dated as of the Closing Date,
in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Purchaser
certifying (i) as to the absence of any amendments to the
certificates of incorporation or bylaws of each of Seller and the
Companies since the date of the certification of its Secretary
provided in Section 2.04(e); (ii) that, in the case of
the certificate of Seller’s Secretary, attached thereto is a
true and correct copy of the resolutions of the board of directors
authorizing the execution and performance of this Agreement and the
Transactions, and (iii) as to the incumbency and genuineness
of the signatures of the officers of Seller executing this
Agreement and any agreement contemplated hereby;
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(h) a certificate as to the
non-foreign status of Seller pursuant to section 1.1445-2(b)(2) of
the Regulations;
(i) the termination or
resignation, in writing, of each director and officer of the
Companies of his or her position as officer or director, as
applicable, effective as of the Closing;
(j) a release in the form
attached hereto as Exhibit 2.04(j);
(k) agreements between Seller
and certain of the Companies assigning to such Companies the
contracts listed on Section 2.04(k) of the Disclosure
Schedule;
(l) documentation evidencing
the transfer of title to the Transferred Real Property from Seller
to WBTV, Inc.; and
(m) the Charlotte Leases,
executed by WBTV and LFNC.
SECTION 2.05. Closing
Deliveries by Purchaser . At the Closing, Purchaser shall
deliver to Seller:
(a) the Purchase Price by
wire transfer in immediately available funds to the Purchase Price
Bank Account;
(b) a true and complete copy,
certified by the Secretary or an Assistant Secretary of Purchaser,
of the resolutions duly and validly adopted by the Board of
Directors of Purchaser evidencing its authorization of the
execution and delivery of this Agreement and the consummation of
the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby;
(c) a certificate of the
Secretary or an Assistant Secretary of Purchaser certifying the
names and signatures of the officers of Purchaser authorized to
sign this Agreement and the other documents to be delivered
hereunder and thereunder;
(d) a certificate of a duly
authorized officer of Purchaser, certifying as to the matters set
forth in Section 8.01(a);
(e) copies of
Purchaser’s articles of organization and operating agreement
certified as of a recent date (which is not more than thirty
(30) days before Closing) by, with respect to articles of
organization, the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware and,
with respect to the operating agreement, its Secretary;
(f) a certificate of good
standing of Purchaser issued as of a recent date (which is not more
than thirty (30) days before Closing) by the Secretary of
State of the State of Delaware;
(g) a certificate of the
Secretary of Purchaser dated as of the Closing Date, in form and
substance reasonably satisfactory to Seller certifying (i) as
to the absence of any amendments to the articles of organization or
operating agreement of Purchaser since the date of the
certification of its Secretary provided in Section 2.05(e);
(ii) that attached thereto is a true
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and correct copy of the resolutions of
the Managers of Purchaser authorizing the execution and performance
of this Agreement and the Transactions, and (iii) as to the
incumbency and genuineness of the signatures of the officers of
Purchaser executing this Agreement and any agreement contemplated
hereby; and
(h) a release in the form
attached hereto as Exhibit 2.04(j).
SECTION 2.06. Net Working
Capital Adjustment and Capital Expenditure Adjustment
.
(a) Estimated Net Working
Capital Adjustment . Not later than three (3) days prior
to the Closing, Seller shall deliver to Purchaser its good faith
estimate of the Net Working Capital of the Companies as of the
Closing (the “ Estimated Net Working Capital ”),
together with a reasonably detailed explanation of the calculation
thereof. The “ Estimated Net Working Capital Adjustment
Amount ”, which may be positive or negative, shall mean
(i) the Estimated Net Working Capital, minus
(ii) $15,130,089 (the “ Base Working Capital
”), with Base Working Capital equal to the Net Working
Capital of the Companies as of June 30, 2007 (the “
Reference Statement Date ”), and Net Working Capital
having been derived from the combined balance sheet of the
Companies as of the Reference Statement Date (the “
Reference Balance Sheet ”). The calculation of the
Base Working Capital is set forth in Exhibit 2.06(a). The effective
time of the Closing for purposes of calculating the Estimated Net
Working Capital and the Closing Net Working Capital shall be 11:59
p.m. on the Closing Date. The calculation of the Estimated Net
Working Capital and the Closing Net Working Capital shall use the
same methodology as the calculation of the Base Working Capital,
except that Estimated Net Working Capital and Closing Net Working
Capital shall not reflect the conduct of business or any action
that takes place on the Closing Date after the consummation of the
transactions contemplated hereby that is outside of the ordinary
course of business of the Companies.
(b) Estimated Capital
Expenditure Adjustment . Not later than three (3) days
prior to the Closing, Seller shall deliver to Purchaser its good
faith estimate of the cumulative capital expenditures made by the
Companies for the period from November 1, 2007 through the
Closing Date (the “ Estimated Capex Amount ”),
together with a reasonably detailed explanation of the calculation
thereof. The “ Estimated Capex Adjustment Amount
”, which may be positive or negative, shall mean the
remainder of (i) the Estimated Capex Amount minus
(ii) the Budgeted Capex Amount. The effective time of the
Closing for purposes of calculating the Estimated Capex Amount
shall be 11:59 p.m. on the Closing Date. The calculation of the
Estimated Capex Amount shall not reflect the conduct of business or
any action that takes place on the Closing Date after the
consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby that is
outside of the ordinary course of business of the
Companies.
(c) Closing Balance
Sheet . As soon as reasonably practicable following the Closing
Date, and in any event within sixty (60) calendar days
thereafter, Purchaser shall deliver to Seller (i) a combined
balance sheet of the Companies as of the Closing (the “
Closing Balance Sheet ”), (ii) a calculation of
the Net Working Capital of the Companies as of the Closing, as
derived from the Closing Balance Sheet and otherwise in accordance
herewith (the “ Closing Net Working Capital ”),
and (iii) a calculation of the cumulative capital expenditures
made by the Companies from October 1, 2007 through the Closing
Date (the “ Closing Capex Amount ”).
The
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Closing Balance Sheet shall be prepared
in accordance with GAAP and on a basis consistent with the
preparation of the Reference Balance Sheet; provided that the
methods described in Section 3.07 of the Disclosure Schedule
with respect to the Reference Balance Sheet shall be applied to the
preparation of the Closing Balance Sheet.
(d) Disputes . Upon
delivery of the Closing Balance Sheet, Purchaser will provide to
Seller and its accountants reasonable access to the books and
records of the Companies, to the extent reasonably related to its
evaluation of the Closing Balance Sheet, the calculation of the
Closing Net Working Capital and the calculation of the Closing
Capex Amount. If Seller shall disagree with the calculation of
(a) the Closing Net Working Capital or any element of the
Closing Balance Sheet relevant thereto or (b) the Closing
Capex Amount, it shall notify Purchaser of such disagreement in
writing within sixty (60) days after its receipt of the
Closing Balance Sheet and the Closing Capex Amount which notice
shall set forth in detail the particulars of such disagreement. In
the event that Seller does not provide such a notice of
disagreement within such sixty (60) day period, Seller shall
be deemed to have accepted the Closing Balance Sheet, the
calculation of the Closing Net Working Capital and the calculation
of the Closing Capex Amount delivered by Purchaser, which shall be
final, binding and conclusive for all purposes hereunder. In the
event any such notice of disagreement is timely provided by Seller,
Purchaser and Seller shall use their commercially reasonable
efforts for a period of thirty (30) days (or such longer
period as they may mutually agree) to resolve any disagreements
with respect to the calculation of the Closing Net Working Capital
or the calculation of the Closing Capex Amount. If, at the end of
such period, they are unable to resolve such disagreements, then
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (or such other independent accounting
firm of recognized national standing as may be mutually selected by
Purchaser and Seller) (the “ Auditor ”) shall
resolve any remaining disagreements. The Auditor shall determine as
promptly as practicable, but in any event within thirty
(30) days after the date on which such dispute is referred to
the Auditor, based solely on written submissions forwarded by
Purchaser and Seller to the Auditor within ten (10) Business
Days following the Auditor’s selection, (a) whether the
Closing Balance Sheet was prepared in accordance with the standards
set forth in Section 2.06(c) and (only with respect to the
remaining disagreements submitted to the Auditor) whether and to
what extent (if any) the Closing Net Working Capital determination
requires adjustment or (b) whether and to what extent (if any)
the Closing Capex Amount determination requires adjustment. The
fees and expenses of the Auditor shall be paid one-half by
Purchaser and one-half by Seller. The determination of the Auditor
shall be final, conclusive and binding on the parties. The date on
which the Closing Net Working Capital and the Closing Capex Amount
is finally determined in accordance with this Section 2.06(d)
is referred as to the “ Determination Date
.”
(e) Payment . The
“ Net Working Capital Adjustment Amount ,” which
may be positive or negative, shall mean (i) the Closing Net
Working Capital minus (ii) the Base Working Capital. If the
Net Working Capital Adjustment Amount is greater than the Estimated
Net Working Capital Adjustment Amount (such difference, the “
Net Working Capital Increase Amount ”), then within
five (5) days after the Determination Date, Purchaser shall
pay to Seller the Net Working Capital Increase Amount. If the
Estimated Net Working Capital Adjustment Amount is greater than the
Net Working Capital Adjustment Amount (such difference, the “
Net Working Capital Deficit Amount ”), then within
five (5) days after the Determination Date, Seller shall pay
to Purchaser the Net Working Capital Deficit Amount. If the Closing
Capex Amount is greater than the Estimated Capex Amount (such
difference, the “ Capex Increase Amount ”),
then
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within five (5) days after the
Determination Date, Purchaser shall pay to Seller the Capex
Increase Amount. If the Estimated Capex Amount is greater than the
Closing Capex Amount (such difference, the “ Capex Deficit
Amount ”), then within five (5) days after the
Determination Date, Seller shall pay to Purchaser the Capex Deficit
Amount.
(f) Interest on
Payments . Any payments required to be made by Seller or
Purchaser pursuant to Section 2.06(e) shall bear interest from
the date of the Closing through the date of payment at the rate
identified by The Wall Street Journal on the date of payment as the
United States prime rate.
ARTICLE III
REPRESENTATIONS AND
WARRANTIES
OF SELLER
Seller hereby represents and
warrants to Purchaser, as follows:
SECTION 3.01.
Organization, Authority and Qualification of Seller . Seller
is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good
standing under the laws of the State of North Carolina and has all
necessary corporate power and authority to enter into this
Agreement, to carry out its obligations hereunder and thereunder
and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby.
Seller is duly licensed or qualified to do business and is in good
standing in each jurisdiction which the properties owned or leased
by it or the operation of its business makes such licensing or
qualification necessary, except to the extent that the failure to
be so licensed, qualified or in good standing would not adversely
affect the ability of Seller to carry out its obligations under,
and to consummate the transactions contemplated by, this Agreement.
The execution and delivery of this Agreement by Seller, the
performance by Seller of its obligations hereunder and thereunder
and the consummation by Seller of the transactions contemplated
hereby and thereby have been duly authorized by all requisite
action on the part of Seller. This Agreement has been duly executed
and delivered by Seller, and (assuming due authorization, execution
and delivery by Purchaser) this Agreement constitutes legal, valid
and binding obligations of Seller, enforceable against Seller in
accordance with its terms.
SECTION 3.02.
Organization, Authority and Qualification of the Companies .
Each Company is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and
in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its
incorporation and has all necessary corporate power and authority
to own, operate or lease the properties and assets now owned,
operated or leased by it and to carry on its business as it has
been and is currently conducted. Each Company is duly licensed or
qualified to do business and is in good standing in each
jurisdiction in which the properties owned or leased by it or the
operation of its business makes such licensing or qualification
necessary, except to the extent that the failure to be so licensed,
qualified or in good standing would not (a) adversely affect
the ability of Seller to carry out its obligations under, and to
consummate the transactions contemplated by, this Agreement, or
(b) have a Material Adverse Effect.
SECTION 3.03.
Capitalization; Ownership of Shares . The capitalization of
the Companies is as set forth in Section 3.03 of the
Disclosure Schedule. All the Shares are validly
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issued, fully paid and nonassessable and
were not issued in violation of any preemptive rights or any
applicable laws. There are no options, warrants, convertible
securities or other rights, agreements, arrangements or commitments
relating to the Shares obligating either Seller or any of the
Companies to issue or sell any Shares or any other interest in any
of the Companies. The Shares constitute all the issued and
outstanding capital stock of the Companies and are owned of record
and beneficially by Seller or, in the case of Tall Tower, Inc., by
WCSC, Inc., free and clear of all liens and encumbrances. Except
for Tall Tower, Inc. or as set forth in Section 3.03 of the
Disclosure Schedule, the Companies do not own, directly or
indirectly, any equity, profits, or voting interest in any Person,
nor does it have any agreement or commitment to purchase any such
interest.
SECTION 3.04. No
Conflict . Assuming that all consents, approvals,
authorizations and other actions described in Section 3.05
have been obtained and all filings and notifications described
therein made, and except as may result from any facts or
circumstances relating solely to Purchaser, the execution, delivery
and performance of this Agreement by Seller do not and will not
(a) violate, conflict with or result in the breach of the
certificate of incorporation or bylaws (or similar organizational
documents) of Seller or any of the Companies, (b) conflict
with or violate any Law or Governmental Order applicable to Seller
or any of the Companies, or (c) except as set forth in
Section 3.04(c) of the Disclosure Schedule, conflict with,
result in any breach of, constitute a default (or event which with
the giving of notice or lapse of time, or both, would become a
default) under, require any consent under, or give to others any
rights of termination, acceleration or cancellation of, any note,
bond, mortgage or indenture, contract, agreement, lease, sublease,
license, permit, franchise or other instrument or arrangement to
which Seller or any of the Companies is a party, except, in the
case of clauses (b) and (c), as would not (i) materially
and adversely affect the ability of Seller to carry out its
obligations under, and to consummate the transactions contemplated
by, this Agreement, or (ii) have a Material Adverse
Effect.
SECTION 3.05. Governmental
Consents and Approvals . The execution, delivery and
performance of this Agreement by Seller do not and will not require
any consent, approval, authorization or other order of, action by,
filing with or notification to, any Governmental Authority, except
(a) as described in Section 3.05 of the Disclosure
Schedule, (b) the Government Consents, or (c) as may be
necessary as a result of any facts or circumstances relating to
Purchaser or any of its Affiliates.
SECTION 3.06. FCC
Licenses .
(a) The Companies are the
holders of the licenses, permits and authorizations set forth in
Section 3.06 of the Disclosure Schedule, which are all of the
licenses, permits and authorizations issued by the FCC that are
required for or otherwise material to the present operation of the
Stations (the “ FCC Licenses ”). Seller has made
available to Purchaser true and complete copies of the FCC Licenses
and pending FCC applications with respect to the Stations. The FCC
Licenses are in full force and effect and have not been revoked,
suspended, canceled, rescinded or terminated and have not expired;
and, except as set forth in Section 3.06 of the Disclosure
Schedule, are not subject to any conditions except conditions
applicable to broadcast licenses generally or as otherwise
disclosed on the face of the FCC Licenses. There is not pending any
action by or before the FCC to revoke, suspend, cancel, rescind or
materially and
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adversely modify any of the FCC Licenses
(other than proceedings to amend FCC rules of general
applicability). Except as set forth in Section 3.06 of the
Disclosure Schedule, to Seller’s Knowledge after due inquiry
by its FCC counsel and consultation by Seller with such counsel,
there is not any FCC order, judgment, decree, notice of violation,
notice of apparent liability or order of forfeiture outstanding,
nor is there any action, suit, notice of apparent liability, order
of forfeiture, investigation or other proceeding pending or
threatened, by or before the FCC, against the Stations or FCC
Licenses or against the Seller or any of the Companies with respect
to the Stations or FCC Licenses. The Stations are operating in
compliance in all material respects with the FCC Licenses, the
Communications Act of 1934, as amended (the “
Communications Act ”), and the rules, regulations and
policies of the FCC. Except as set forth in Section 3.06 of
the Disclosure Schedule, to Seller’s Knowledge, there are no
matters relating to Seller, any of the Companies or any Station
that might reasonably be expected to result in the FCC’s
denial or delay of approval of the FCC Applications.
(b) Except as set forth in
Section 3.06 of the Disclosure Schedule, each Company has been
assigned a channel by the FCC for the provision of pre-transition
digital television (“ DTV ”) service, and the
FCC Licenses include such authorization. Except as set forth in
Section 3.06 of the Disclosure Schedule, each of the Stations
is broadcasting a DTV signal on its pre-transition DTV channel
under a construction permit, license or special temporary
authorization, each of which is included in the FCC Licenses.
Except as set forth in Section 3.06 of the Disclosure
Schedule, each Station is in compliance with the FCC’s rules,
policies and deadlines concerning construction of DTV facilities,
and, except as set forth in Section 3.06 of the Disclosure
Schedule, each Station is broadcasting a DTV signal in accordance
with such authorization in all material respects and is in
compliance in all material respects with the FCC’s build-out
and operational requirements for digital television. Except as set
forth in Section 3.06 of the Disclosure Schedule, each
Station’s election of a channel on which to provide DTV
service following the end of the DTV transition has been approved
by the FCC. Seller has not leased, licensed, assigned, conveyed or
otherwise encumbered any Station’s digital spectrum or any
portion thereof or granted rights to any party to broadcast on any
Station’s digital spectrum or any portion thereof for the
provision of any “ancillary or supplementary services”
(as the term is defined by the Communications Act.)
(c) As of the date of this
Agreement the Stations are carried on MVPDs pursuant to the
retransmission consent agreements set forth in Section 3.06 of
the Disclosure Schedule; and Seller has made available to Purchaser
true and complete copies of the retransmission consent agreements.
Section 3.06 of the Disclosure Schedule contains a true and
complete list of;
(i) all MVPDs that to
Seller’s Knowledge carry the signal of the
Stations;
(ii) all retransmission
consent and/or copyright indemnification contracts entered into
with any MVPD with respect to the Stations;
(iii) all MVPDs to which each
Station timely provided a must-carry notice or retransmission
consent notice in accordance with the provisions of the
Communications Act for the three year period commencing
January 1, 2006, including in each case whether must-carry or
retransmission consent status was elected;
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(iv) any MVPDs in any
Station’s designated market area (“ DMA
”), as defined by Nielsen, that, to Seller’s Knowledge,
have more than 3,000 subscribers and do not carry such
Station’s signal;
(v) any modification to the
geographic area in which a Station is eligible for must-carry or
retransmission consent rights under FCC rules that, to
Seller’s Knowledge, is pending with or has been approved by
the FCC, including any appeals of such modification; and
(vi) all notices received by
the Companies or with respect to a Station from or in connection
with a direct broadcast satellite (“ DBS ”)
system relating to the intention of such DBS system to import into
such Station’s DMA the signals of other stations that are
“significantly viewed.”
No MVPD has declined or
refused to carry any Station inside of such Station’s DMA
after written notice from any Company that carriage of such Station
is required under either the Communications Act or a retransmission
consent agreement or disputed the Station’s right to carriage
pursuant to any must-carry election.
(d) All material reports and
filings required to be filed with the FCC by each of the Companies
with respect to the Stations have been timely filed. All such
reports and filings are accurate and complete in all material
respects. Each of the Companies maintain appropriate public
inspection files at the Stations as required by the FCC’s
rules, and in compliance in material respects with those rules. All
FCC annual regulatory fees assessed with respect to the FCC
Licenses have been paid.
(e) To Seller’s
Knowledge, the antenna support structures used in connection with
the operation of the Stations have been registered with the FCC, if
registration is required, and comply with all other requirements of
the FCC and the Federal Aviation Administration.
SECTION 3.07. Financial
Information .
(a) Audited Financial
Statements . Seller has made available to Purchaser
consolidated balance sheets for the Companies at December 31,
2006 and 2005, and the related consolidated statements of
operations and cash flows and changes in stockholders’ equity
for the years then ended (the “ Year End Financial
Statements ”). The Year End Financial Statements have
been audited by Seller’s Accountants whose reports thereon
are included with such financial statements. The Year End Financial
Statements have been prepared in conformity with GAAP applied on a
consistent basis (except for changes, if any, required by GAAP or
disclosed therein), except as otherwise set forth in
Section 3.07 of the Disclosure Schedule. The statements of
operations and cash flow included within the Year End Financial
Statements present fairly in all material respects the results of
operations and cash flows of the Companies for the respective years
covered, and the balance sheets present fairly in all material
respects the financial condition of the Companies as of their
respective dates. Seller has made available to
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Purchaser copies of each management
letter or other letter delivered to Seller by Seller’s
Accountants in connection with the Year End Financial Statements or
relating to any review by Seller’s Accountants of the
internal controls of Seller or the Companies during the two-year
period ended December 31, 2007 or thereafter.
(b) Unaudited Interim
Financial Statements . Seller has made available to Purchaser
consolidated balance sheets for the Companies at August 31,
2007 and 2006, and the related consolidated statements of
operations for the periods then ended (the “ Interim
Financial Statements ”). The Interim Financial Statements
have been certified by the Vice President of Finance (or equivalent
officer) of the Companies. The Interim Financial Statements have
been prepared in conformity with GAAP applied on a consistent basis
(except for changes, if any, required by GAAP or disclosed
therein), except as otherwise set forth in Section 3.07 of the
Disclosure Schedule. The statements of operations included within
the Interim Financial Statements present fairly in all material
respects the results of operations of the Companies for the
respective periods covered, and the balance sheets present fairly
in all material respects the financial condition of the Companies
as of their respective dates.
SECTION 3.08. Absence of
Undisclosed Material Liabilities; Ordinary Course .
(a) There are no liabilities
of any Company of a nature required to be reflected on a balance
sheet prepared in accordance with GAAP, other than liabilities
(a) reflected or reserved against on the Interim Financial
Statements, (b) set forth in Section 3.08 of the
Disclosure Schedule, or (c) incurred since August 31,
2007 in the ordinary course of business of the
Companies.
(b) Except as set forth in
Section 3.08(b) of the Disclosure Schedule, since
August 31, 2007, the Companies have conducted their Business
in the ordinary course and substantially consistent with past
practices. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing,
whether or not in the ordinary course of business, except as set
forth in Section 3.08(b) of the Disclosure Schedule, since
August 31, 2007 there has not been, occurred or arisen:
(i) any agreement, condition, action or omission that would be
proscribed by clauses (i), (ii), (iii), (iv), (ix), (x), or
(xii) of Section 5.01(b) had it existed, occurred or
arisen after the date of this Agreement, (ii) any strike or
other material labor dispute, or (iii) any casualty, loss,
damage or destruction (whether or not covered by insurance) of any
material property of any of the Companies that is material or that
has involved or may involve a loss to the Company in excess of
applicable insurance coverage.
SECTION 3.09. Compliance
with Laws; Litigation . Except as set forth in
Section 3.09 of the Disclosure Schedule, (a) the
Companies are conducting the Business in substantial compliance
with all Laws and Governmental Orders applicable to the Companies,
and (b) there is no Action by or against any Company pending
or, to the Knowledge of Seller, threatened before any Governmental
Authority that would have a Material Adverse Effect or would affect
the legality, validity or enforceability of this Agreement or the
consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby or
thereby.
SECTION 3.10. Intellectual
Property . Section 3.10 of the Disclosure Schedule sets
forth a true and complete list of all registered trademarks and
trademark applications, and
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registered copyrights and copyright
applications included in the Company Intellectual Property. To the
Knowledge of Seller, no Person is engaging in any activity that
infringes any Company Intellectual Property or rights under Company
IP Agreements. No claim has been asserted to Seller or any of its
Affiliates that the use of any Company Intellectual Property or
rights under Company IP Agreements infringes the patents,
trademarks, or copyrights of any third party. Each Company is the
owner o
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