24 February
2005
Mr. Peter Kršák
as the Seller
and
CME Media Enterprises
B.V.
as the Purchaser
AGREEMENT ON SETTLEMENT OF
DISPUTES AND
TRANSFER OF OWNERSHIP
INTEREST
THIS
AGREEMENT ON SETTLEMENT OF DISPUTES AND TRANSFER OF OWNERSHIP
INTEREST (the "
Agreement ") is made on 24 February
2005
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Mr.
Peter Kršák, Birth no. 491009/285 (the "
Seller "); and
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CME
Media Enterprises B.V., a company organized under the laws of the
Netherlands, and having its seat at 101706 Amsterdam, Birkstraat
89, 2768 HD Soest, the Netherlands (the "
Purchaser " ) .
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As of the date
hereof, CET 21, spol. s r.o. (the " Company "), is
a limited liability company organized and existing under the laws
of the Czech Republic and registered in the Commercial Register
kept by the City Court in Prague, the Czech Republic, file number C
10581, identification number 45800456, with its seat at
Kříženeckého nám. 322/5, Prague 5, the
Czech Republic (the seat currently registered in the Commercial
Register at V Jámě 12, 110 00 Prague 1), has a registered
capital of CZK 200,000.
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The Seller
desires to sell to the Purchaser and the Purchaser desires to
purchase from the Seller the entire ownership interest of the
Seller in the Company (the " Ownership Interest
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The Seller has
agreed to sell the Ownership Interest and the Purchaser has agreed
to purchase the Ownership Interest on and subject to the terms and
conditions set out herein.
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Disputes have
arisen between the Seller and the Company concerning various
matters related to the Company, and the Parties desire to terminate
any and all of these disputes prior to the sale by the Seller of
the Ownership Interest to the Purchaser or concurrently with such
sale.
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The Parties
have agreed that:
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the Seller will
withdraw the Claims (as defined below) pending and will not
initiate any further Claims;
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subject to
regulatory and corporate approval the Seller shall sell and the
Purchaser shall purchase the Ownership Interest and pay the
Purchase Price.
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Interpretation and
Definitions
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For the purpose
of this Agreement (including its Recitals and Annexes), the
following words and expressions have the meaning respectively set
opposite to them:
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Has the meaning
specified in Clause 3.5 of this Agreement;
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means a day
(other than Saturday or Sunday) on which commercial banks are open
for general business in Prague (other than for services via the
Internet);
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Means any
claims, rights, actions, proceedings of any nature, contingent or
actual, known or unknown, including any appeals in such
proceedings, whether asserted or not, which the Seller has, had,
could have had or in the future could have against the Company or
any of its subsidiaries or affiliates or current or former
shareholders thereof, and/or TV Nova, relating in any way to the
assets, ownership structure or other affairs of, the Company or any
of its subsidiaries or affiliates, or current or former
shareholders and affiliates thereof, and/or TV Nova, including,
without limitation, the claims set forth in Annex 1
hereto;
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Has the meaning
ascribed thereto in Recital (A);
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Means the
Council of the Czech Republic for Radio and Television
Broadcasting;
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Means the
lawful currency of the Czech Republic;
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"
Escrow Account "
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Means an escrow
account opened with the Escrow Agent in the Czech
Republic;
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Means an escrow
agent appointed pursuant to Clause 5 hereto;
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Means an amount
equal to;
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Means Act No.
231/2001 Coll., as amended, On Radio and Television
Broadcasting;
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"
Memorandum of Association "
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Means the
Memorandum of Association of the Company dated 9 September 2004
attached hereto as Annex 2, as amended and in force as of the date
of this Agreement;
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Means the
Seller and/or the Purchaser;
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Has the meaning
set forth in the introduction to this Agreement;
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Means the Czech
National television broadcasting station operated by the Company
under license No. 001/1993 granted by the Council of the Czech
Republic for Radio and Television Broadcasting on 9 February
1993;
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Has the meaning
ascribed thereto in Recital (B);
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Means an amount
equal to;
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Has the meaning
set forth in the introduction to this Agreement;
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In this
Agreement, unless the context otherwise requires,
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references to
this Agreement or any other document include this Agreement or such
other document as varied, modified or supplemented in any manner
from time to time;
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reference to
Recitals, Clauses and Schedules are references to the recitals and
clauses of, and schedules to, this Agreement;
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references to
one gender include both genders and references to the singular
include the plural and vice-versa; and
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headings are
inserted for convenience only and shall be ignored in construing
this Agreement.
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Recitals and
Schedules to this Agreement form an integral part
hereof.
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Sale
and Purchase of Ownership Interest
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Subject to the
terms and conditions of this Agreement, the Seller sells the
Ownership Interest and the Purchaser purchases the Ownership
Interest for the Purchase Price.
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Purchase Price, Payment and some Precompletion
Undertakings of Parties
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The total
consideration for the sale of the Ownership Interest shall be (the
" Purchase Price ").
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The Purchase
Price shall be payable in two instalments in accordance with this
Clause 3.
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Within 10 (ten)
Business Days from the execution of this Agreement, the Parties
shall enter into an escrow agreement with the Escrow Agent which
agreement shall contain the same terms and conditions for the
deposit and release of the Purchase Price as contained
herein.
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Within 10 (ten)
Business Days from the execution of the escrow agreement described
in Clause 3.3, the Seller shall deliver to the Purchaser (i) an
originally executed letter to the Company requiring convocation of
the general meeting of the Company to approve the transfer of the
Ownership Interest by the Seller to the Purchaser and (ii) drafts
of petitions to withdraw all Claims then pending or consents to
withdrawal of such Claims where the Seller is the defendant in a
form reasonably satisfactory to the Purchaser, and the Purchaser
shall deliver to the Seller a copy of an application to be filed by
the Company with the Council to consent to the transfer of the
Ownership Interest to the Purchaser. Within 5 (five) Business Days
of receipt of the application to be filed with the Council, the
Seller shall co-sign and deliver such application to the Purchaser.
In the event that the Seller fails to fulfil any of its obligations
under this Clause 3.4, the Seller shall pay to the Purchaser a
contractual penalty in the amount of CZK 25.000.000,00 (twenty-five
million Czech crowns) within 15 (fifteen) Business Days of such
failure and the Purchaser shall be entitled to immediately withdraw
from this Agreement. In the event that the Purchaser fails to
fulfil any of its obligations under this Clause 3.4, the Purchaser
shall pay to the Seller a contractual penalty in the amount of CZK
25.000.000,00 (twenty-five million Czech crowns) within 15
(fifteen) Business Days of such failure and the Seller shall be
entitled to immediately withdraw from this Agreement.
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Within 20
(twenty) Business Days from the later of the delivery of (i) the
consent to the transfer of the Ownership Interest of the Seller to
the Purchaser by the Council in the form of the original or the
notarized copy of the original and (ii) the resolution of the
Company’s shareholders approving the transfer of the
Ownership Interest to the Purchaser in the form of the notarized
copy, the Purchaser shall (x) transfer the Purchase Price to the
Escrow Account and (y) approve in writing drafts of petitions to
withdraw all Claims then pending (the “ Approved
Petitions ”) and deliver such approvals together
with Approved Petitions to the Escrow Agent and the Seller. In the
event that the Purchaser fails to fulfil any of its obligations
under this Clause 3.5, the Purchaser shall pay to the Seller a
contractual penalty in the amount of CZK 25.000.000,00 (twenty-five
million Czech crowns) within 15 (fifteen) Business Days of such
failure and the Seller shall be entitled to immediately withdraw
from this Agreement.
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Within 5 (five)
Business Days from the day on which the Escrow Agent confirms in
writing to the Seller that the Purchase Price has been credited to
the Escrow Account, the Seller shall (i) withdraw, in the form
consistent with the Approved Petitions, all the Claims then pending
and file consents to withdrawals where the Seller is the defendant;
(ii) deliver to the Escrow Agent copies of such petitions relating
to all such Claims including an original stamp by the relevant
court and to the Purchaser copies of such petitions relating to all
such Claims including a copy of the original stamp by the relevant
court; and (iii) co-sign, before a Czech notary, the petition
prepared by the Purchaser to register the Purchaser as the owner of
the Ownership Interest instead of the Seller. In the event that the
Seller fails to fulfil these obligations the Purchaser shall be
entitled to immediately withdraw from this Agreement and the Seller
shall pay to the Purchaser a contractual penalty in the amount of
CZK 25.000.000,00 (twenty-five million Czech crowns) within 15
(fifteen) Business Days of such failure.
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Upon receipt by
the Escrow Agent of the last of the following documents:
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written
approval by the Purchaser relating to the Approved Petitions and
the copies of the Approved Petitions; and
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copies of
petitions withdrawing Claims duly signed on behalf of the Seller in
all material aspects consistent with the Approved Petitions,
including an original stamp by the relevant court,
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the Escrow
Agent shall transfer the First Payment to the bank account
maintained by the Seller with Ceskoslovenska obchodni banka, a.s.,
No. 194488998/0300 (the “ Seller’s
Account ”). Upon crediting the amount of the First
Payment to the above bank account of the Seller, the transfer of
the Ownership Interest to the Purchaser shall become effective and
the Purchaser shall file the petition, or cause the petition to be
filed, to register the Purchaser as the owner of the Ownership
Interest.
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Provided that
the Seller is not in default of its obligations under this
Agreement including
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