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Exhibit 10.2
FORM OF
TAX SHARING AND INDEMNIFICATION AGREEMENT
PREAMBLE
This Tax Sharing and Indemnification Agreement (this "
Agreement "), dated as of [ • ] ,
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entered into by and among The Walt Disney Company, a Delaware
corporation (" TWDC "), ABC Chicago FM Radio, Inc., a
Delaware corporation (" Spinco "), and Citadel Broadcasting
Corporation, a Delaware corporation (" Citadel ") (each a "
Party " and, collectively, the " Parties
").
RECITALS
WHEREAS, (a) TWDC and Spinco have entered into a Separation
Agreement, dated as of February 6, 2006 (the " Separation
Agreement "), pursuant to which TWDC will (i) engage in
the Restructuring (as defined below) and (ii) distribute to
holders of TWDC Common Stock (not including shares of TWDC Common
Stock held in the treasury of TWDC) all of the outstanding shares
of Spinco Common Stock either, at TWDC’s sole discretion,
through (x) a pro rata distribution of Spinco Common Stock in
a spin-off, (y) an exchange of Spinco Common Stock for TWDC
Common Stock in a split-off, or (z) a combination thereof (the
" Public Distribution " and, together with the
Restructuring, the " Separation ") and (b) the Parties
have entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of
February 6, 2006 (the " Merger Agreement "), by and
among TWDC, Spinco, Citadel and a wholly-owned subsidiary of
Citadel (" Merger Sub "), pursuant to which, Merger Sub will
merge with and into Spinco in accordance with applicable Law,
whereupon the separate corporate existence of Merger Sub shall
cease and
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Spinco shall be the surviving corporation
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Merger ," and together with the Separation, the "
Transaction ");
WHEREAS, in order to consummate the Public Distribution and the
Merger, it is necessary and desirable to effectuate the
Restructuring;
WHEREAS, it is the intention of the Parties that, for Federal
Income Tax purposes, (a) the transactions undertaken in
connection with the Restructuring will qualify as tax-free
transactions under Sections 332, 351, 355, 361, 368 and other
applicable provisions of the Code, (b) the Public Distribution
will qualify as a tax-free transaction under Section 355 of
the Code, and (c) the Merger will qualify as a
"reorganization" within the meaning of Section 368(a) of the
Code;
WHEREAS, TWDC and Spinco have received a private letter ruling
from the Internal Revenue Service (" IRS ") setting forth
certain Federal Income Tax consequences of the Transaction and one
or more opinions from Dewey Ballantine LLP (the " DB Opinion
") setting forth certain Federal Income Tax consequences of the
Transaction;
WHEREAS, TWDC and Spinco have received an opinion of Dewey
Ballantine LLP, and Citadel has received an opinion of
Kirkland & Ellis LLP, setting forth certain Federal Income
Tax consequences of the Merger (together, the " Merger Tax
Opinions "); and
WHEREAS, the Parties wish to (a) provide for the payment of
Tax liabilities and entitlement to refunds thereof,
(b) allocate responsibility for and provide for cooperation in
the filing of Tax Returns, (c) provide for certain other
matters relating to Taxes, and (d) set forth
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The Parties agree that this Agreement shall be
modified prior to execution to the extent necessary to reflect
changes to the contemplated structure of the Transaction or any
portion thereof.
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certain covenants and indemnities relating to the
preservation of the tax-free status of the Transaction, as
described in the Letter Ruling (as defined below) and the DB
Opinion;
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of their mutual promises, the
Parties hereby agree as follows:
ARTICLE I
DEFINITIONS AND CONSTRUCTION
Section 1.01 Certain Definitions . As used in this
Agreement, the following terms shall have the following
meanings:
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" Affiliate " means, with respect to a specified Person,
(i) a Subsidiary and (ii) any "controlling shareholder"
or member of a "coordinating group" that constitutes a controlling
shareholder, in each case within the meaning of Treasury
Regulations Section 1.355-7(h). For the avoidance of doubt,
(i) Farid Suleman, Forstmann Little & Co. Equity
Partnership-VI, L.P., Forstmann Little & Co. Equity
Partnership-VII, L.P., Forstmann Little & Co. Subordinated
Debt and Equity Management Buyout Partnership-VII, L.P., and
Forstmann Little & Co. Subordinated Debt and Equity
Management Buyout Partnership-VIII, L.P. shall be considered
Affiliates of Citadel, and (ii) upon and after consummation of
the Merger, Citadel and its Affiliates shall be Affiliates of
Spinco.
" Agreement " has the meaning set forth in the Preamble
hereof.
" Ancillary Agreements " has the meaning set forth in the
Merger Agreement, but excluding any agreements referenced in clause
"(n)" in such definition.
" Benefited Party " has the meaning set forth in
Section 3.04 of this Agreement.
" Citadel " has the meaning set forth in the Preamble to
this Agreement.
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" Citadel Indemnified Parties " has the
meaning set forth in Section 6.02 of this
Agreement.
" Citadel Indemnifying Parties " has the meaning set
forth in Section 6.01(b) of this Agreement.
" Citadel Tainting Act " has the meaning set forth in
Section 6.01(a) of this Agreement.
" Closing Date " has the meaning set forth in the Merger
Agreement.
" Code " means the United States Internal Revenue Code of
1986, as amended, or any successor thereto, as in effect for the
taxable period in question.
" Company Convertible Notes " has the meaning set forth
in the Merger Agreement.
" Company Option " has the meaning set forth in the
Merger Agreement.
" Contributing Tainting Act " has the meaning set forth
in Section 6.04 of this Agreement.
" DB Opinion " has the meaning set forth in the Recitals
to this Agreement.
" Detrimented Party " has the meaning set forth in
Section 3.04 of this Agreement.
" Distribution Date " means the date of this
Agreement.
" Distribution Disqualification " means the failure of
the Public Distribution to qualify as a nonrecognition transaction
to TWDC and its stockholders under Sections 355(a) and (e) of
the Code.
" Distribution Tainting Act " means any action, or any
failure to take a Required Action (including, in either case,
entering into any agreement, understanding or arrangement or any
substantial negotiations with respect to any action or any failure
to take a Required Action)
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by (a) Citadel or any of its Affiliates (but
not including the Spinco Group for actions taken, or failures to
take Required Actions, prior to the Merger) or (b) after the
Merger, Spinco or any of its Affiliates, that causes a Distribution
Disqualification to occur; provided , however , that
the term "Distribution Tainting Act" shall not include any of the
following actions (unless, in the case of any action or any failure
to take a Required Action on the part of Citadel or any of its
Affiliates (including, after the Merger, the Spinco Group)
described in clauses (iv), (vi) and (vii) below, at the
time of such action, Citadel or any of its Affiliates (including,
after the Merger, the Spinco Group) has actual knowledge that such
action or failure to take a Required Action could cause a
Distribution Disqualification, provided , that in the case
of an action or failure to take a Required Action for which TWDC
has received a favorable Letter Ruling or Citadel has received TWDC
Approval as described in (vi) or (vii) below, the
provision contained in this parenthetical shall apply only to the
extent such knowledge is based on information not known to the
Parties at the time such Letter Ruling or TWDC Approval was
received): (i) for the avoidance of doubt, any action taken by
Spinco or any of its Affiliates prior to the Merger, (ii) any
action that is required to be taken by Citadel or Spinco pursuant
to the Transaction Agreements, (iii) any action taken at the
written request of TWDC to mitigate the adverse effects on the
tax-free status of the Transaction of a breach by TWDC, Spinco or
any of their Affiliates, occurring prior to the Merger, of a
representation, warranty or covenant contained in the Transaction
Agreements or any representation made in connection with the Letter
Ruling or DB Opinion, regardless of whether such breach or its
effects continues after the Public Distribution, (iv) any
conversion of a convertible bond, vesting of restricted stock or a
restricted stock unit of Citadel or exercise of a Company Option,
in each case to the extent taken into account in calculating the
number of Company Diluted Shares Outstanding, or any exercise of a
TWDC Converted Option, (v) any
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action or failure to take a Required Action, to
the extent there has been a Final Determination that a previous
TWDC Action has already caused a Distribution Disqualification,
(vi) any action expressly permitted (when taken together with
all prior Letter Rulings, the DB Opinion and any Opinions of
Counsel) by a valid Letter Ruling on which TWDC is entitled to
rely, provided that for the avoidance of doubt, TWDC will
not be considered to be entitled to rely on any Letter Ruling if it
is based on any misrepresentation or material misstatement or
omission of fact by Citadel or any of its Affiliates,
(vii) any action for which Spinco or Citadel has received TWDC
Approval and (viii) any conversion of the Company Convertible
Notes, to the extent that TWDC has made the election provided in
clause (c) of the definition of Company Diluted Shares Outstanding
in the Merger Agreement. 3
" Federal Income Tax " means any Tax imposed under
Subtitle A of the Code (including the Taxes imposed by Sections 11,
55, 59A, 1201(a) and 1502 of the Code and the Treasury Regulations
promulgated thereunder), and any other income-based United States
federal Tax that is hereinafter imposed, plus any interest,
additions to Tax or penalties applicable or related thereto.
" Final Determination " means the final resolution of
liability for any Tax for a taxable period by: (i) IRS Form
870-AD (or any successor forms thereto), on the date of acceptance
by or on behalf of the IRS, or a comparable form under the laws of
other jurisdictions, on the date of acceptance by or on behalf of
the Taxing Authority of such jurisdiction, except that an IRS Form
870-AD or comparable form that reserves (whether by its terms or by
operation of law) the right of the taxpayer to file a claim for
refund and/or the right
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The Parties agree that, prior to the execution of
this Agreement, the parties shall in good faith negotiate
expansions or contractions to this list, as appropriate based on
continuing discussions with the Internal Revenue Service in
connection with the Original Ruling Request.
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of the IRS or other Taxing Authority to assert a
further deficiency with respect to the Tax liability for any such
taxable period shall not constitute a Final Determination;
(ii) a decision, judgment, decree or other order by a court of
competent jurisdiction, on the date on which it becomes final and
unappealable; (iii) a closing agreement as to final
determination of liability on IRS Form 866 (or any successor form
thereto) or offer in compromise with respect to the Tax liability
for any such taxable period under Section 7121 or 7122 of the
Code, on the date of acceptance by or on behalf of the IRS, or by
comparable agreements under the laws of other jurisdictions, on the
date of acceptance by or on behalf of the Taxing Authority of such
jurisdiction, except that a closing agreement or offer in
compromise or comparable agreement that reserves (whether by its
terms, stipulations or operation of law) the right of the taxpayer
to file a claim for refund and/or the right of the IRS or other
Taxing Authority to assert a further deficiency with respect to the
Tax liability for any such taxable period shall not constitute a
Final Determination; or (iv) any other final disposition with
respect to the Tax liability for any such taxable period, including
by reason of the expiration of the applicable statute of
limitations.
" IRS " has the meaning set forth in the Recitals of this
Agreement.
" Indemnified Party " means any Party that receives any
payment or indemnity required by Article VI of this Agreement.
" Indemnifying Party " means any Party that makes any
payment or indemnity required by Article VI of this Agreement.
" Letter Ruling " means the Original Letter Ruling and
any supplemental or additional private letter rulings obtained with
the advance written consent of TWDC that may be issued by the IRS
to any Party with respect to the Transaction or any part
thereof.
" Liability Issue " has the meaning set forth in
Section 7.01(b) of this Agreement.
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" Merger " has the meaning set forth in
the Recitals of this Agreement.
" Merger Agreement " has the meaning set forth in the
Recitals of this Agreement.
" Merger Sub " has the meaning set forth in the Recitals
of this Agreement.
" Merger Tax Opinions " has the meaning set forth in the
Recitals of this Agreement.
" Notifying Party " has the meaning set forth in
Section 7.01(b) of this Agreement.
" Opinion of Counsel " means an unqualified "will"
opinion of Dewey Ballantine LLP that is in form and substance
reasonably satisfactory to TWDC.
" Option " has the meaning contained in Treasury
Regulations Section 1.355-7(e)(3).
" Original Letter Ruling " means the private letter
ruling dated [•] issued by the IRS to TWDC and Spinco,
setting forth certain Federal Income Tax consequences of the
Transaction.
" Original Ruling Request " means the ruling request
submissions (together with all exhibits and appendices thereto)
submitted to the IRS on behalf of TWDC and Spinco pursuant to which
the Original Letter Ruling was issued.
" Party " and " Parties " have the meaning set
forth in the Preamble of this Agreement.
" Person " means any natural person, corporation,
business trust, joint venture, association, company, partnership,
limited liability company or other entity (regardless of whether
such entity is disregarded as an entity for Federal Income Tax
purposes).
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" Plan Shares " means shares of Spinco or
Citadel (as a successor to or acquiror of Spinco) to be treated as
acquired pursuant to a "plan" for purposes of Section 355(e)
of the Code and Treasury Regulations
Section 1.355-7.
" Post-Distribution Period " means a taxable period that
begins after the Distribution Date, and, in the case of any
Straddle Period, that part of the Straddle Period that begins at
the beginning of the day after the Distribution Date.
" Pre-Distribution Period " means a taxable period that
ends on or before the Distribution Date, and, in the case of any
Straddle Period, that part of the Straddle Period through the close
of the Distribution Date.
" Public Distribution " has the meaning set forth in the
Recitals of this Agreement.
" Representative " means, with respect to any Person, any
of such Person’s directors, officers, employees, agents,
consultants, advisors, accountants, attorneys and
representatives.
" Required Action " means (i) any action that is
required of Citadel or any of its Affiliates under this Agreement
or under any Transaction Agreement, or (ii) any action that is
required of Citadel, Spinco or their respective Affiliates so as
not to cause any statement, representation or covenant made with
respect to Citadel, Spinco or their respective Affiliates in
connection with any Letter Ruling, DB Opinion or Opinion of Counsel
to be untrue, breached or violated (but, in the case of (ii), only
to the extent such statements, representations or covenants made in
connection with a Letter Ruling or Opinion of Counsel obtained
after the date hereof were approved by Citadel, which approval
shall not to be unreasonably withheld, conditioned or delayed).
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" Restricted Period " means the portion of
the Distribution Date following the Public Distribution and the
two-year period following the Distribution Date.
" Restructuring " has the meaning set forth in the
Separation Agreement.
" Restructuring Disqualification " means the failure of
any of the transactions undertaken in connection with the
Restructuring to qualify as a nonrecognition transaction under
Section 332, 351, 355, 361 or 368 of the Code, as applicable,
as specified in the Letter Ruling and/or the DB Opinion. For
purposes of this definition, a transaction that may qualify as a
nonrecognition transaction under both Section 332 and
Section 368 of the Code and with respect which the IRS does
not specify the Code section under which it grants nonrecognition
treatment shall be treated as a transaction qualifying under both
Section 332 and Section 368 of the Code.
" Restructuring Tainting Act " means any action, or any
failure to take a Required Action (including, in either case,
entering into any agreement, understanding or arrangement or any
substantial negotiations with respect to any action, or any failure
to take a Required Action), by (a) Citadel or any of its
Affiliates (but not including the Spinco Group for actions taken or
failures to take Required Actions prior to the Merger) or
(b) after the Merger, Spinco or any of its Affiliates, that
causes a Restructuring Disqualification to occur; provided ,
however , that the term "Restructuring Tainting Act" shall
not include any of the following actions (unless, in the case of
any action or any failure to take a Required Action on the part of
Citadel or any of its Affiliates (including, after the Merger, the
Spinco Group) described in clauses (iv), (vi), (vii), (viii), (ix),
(x) and (xi) below, at the time of such action, Citadel
or any of its Affiliates (including, after the Merger, the Spinco
Group) has actual knowledge that such action or failure to take a
Required Action could cause a Restructuring Disqualification,
provided , that in the case of an action or failure to take
a Required Action for which TWDC has received a favorable
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Letter Ruling or Citadel has received TWDC
Approval as described in (vi) or (vii) below, the
provision contained in this parenthetical shall apply only to the
extent such knowledge is based on information not known to the
Parties at the time such Letter Ruling or TWDC Approval was
received): (i) for the avoidance of doubt, any action taken by
Spinco or any of its Affiliates prior to the Merger, (ii) any
action that is required to be taken by Citadel or Spinco pursuant
to the Transaction Agreements, (iii) any action taken at the
written request of TWDC to mitigate the adverse effects on the
tax-free status of the Transaction of a breach by TWDC, Spinco or
any of their Affiliates, occurring prior to the Merger, of a
representation, warranty or covenant contained in the Transaction
Agreements or any representation made in connection with the Letter
Ruling or DB Opinion, regardless of whether such breach or its
effects continues after the Public Distribution, (iv) any
conversion of a convertible bond, vesting of restricted stock or a
restricted stock unit of Citadel or exercise of a Company Option,
in each case to the extent taken into account in calculating the
number of Company Diluted Shares Outstanding, or any exercise of a
TWDC Converted Option, (v) any action or failure to take a
Required Action, to the extent there has been a Final Determination
that a previous TWDC Action has already caused a Restructuring
Disqualification with respect to the same aspect of the
Restructuring, (vi) any action expressly permitted (when taken
together with all prior Letter Rulings, the DB Opinion and any
Opinions of Counsel) by a valid Letter Ruling on which TWDC is
entitled to rely, provided that for the avoidance of doubt,
TWDC will not be considered to be entitled to rely on any Letter
Ruling if it is based on any misrepresentation or material
misstatement or omission of fact by Citadel or any of its
Affiliates, (vii) any action for which Spinco or Citadel has
received TWDC Approval, (viii) actions, other than any action
either during or after the Restricted Period that would be
prohibited under Section 4.04(b), (c) or (d) of this
Agreement if taken during the
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Restricted Period, taken in the ordinary course
of operating a radio station or radio network, so long as Citadel
and its Subsidiaries continue to engage in the business of
operating radio stations and radio networks and continue to use a
significant portion of Spinco’s assets in that business
(within the meaning of Treasury Regulations
Section 1.368-1(d)), which actions include programming changes
(including changes in format), adoption and change of call signs,
contracts and other relationships with talent, sales, employment
and labor matters, including non-equity employee benefits, capital
expenditures, and ordinary-course acquisitions and dispositions of
assets for cash, (ix) acquisitions for cash or debt,
(x) ordinary ( i.e. , non-equity-linked and not part of
an investment unit) "straight" debt financing and refinancing (as
described in Section 1361 of the Code, but without regard to
the identity of the borrower or the lender), (xi) actions,
other than any action either during or after the Restricted Period
that would be prohibited under Section 4.04(b), (c) or
(d) of this Agreement if taken during the Restricted Period,
taken by any Party or its Subsidiaries specifically required under
any Ancillary Agreement, the termination or renegotiation of any
Ancillary Agreement or any other actions taken by Citadel or its
Subsidiaries to replace the subject matter of any Ancillary
Agreement and (xii) any conversion of the Company Convertible
Notes, to the extent that TWDC has made the election provided in
clause (c) of the definition of Company Diluted Shares Outstanding
in the Merger Agreement. 4
" Ruling Request " means the Original Ruling Request, any
supplemental submission relating thereto and any supplemental
letter ruling requests submitted to the IRS, pursuant to which any
Letter Ruling is issued.
" Separation " has the meaning set forth in the Recitals
of this Agreement.
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The Parties agree that, prior to the execution of
this Agreement, the parties shall in good faith negotiate
expansions or contractions to this list, as appropriate based on
continuing discussions with the Internal Revenue Service in
connection with the Original Ruling Request.
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" Separation Agreement " has the meaning
set forth in the Recitals of this Agreement.
" Specified Restructuring Business " means
(i) Spinco’s radio network business of producing and
distributing radio programming and (ii) the businesses of the
following radio stations: WZZN(FM), KQRS-FM, KXXR(FM),
WGVX/WGVY/WGVZ(FM), WMAL(AM), WJZW(FM), KGO(AM), KSFO(AM),
KABC(AM), KLOS(FM), KSCS(FM), KTYS(FM), WABC(AM), WBAP(AM),
WDRQ(FM), WDVD(FM), WJR(AM), WKHX(FM), WLS(AM), WPLJ(FM), WRQX(FM),
and WYAY(FM). 5
" Specified Restructuring Entity " means, as to a
Specified Restructuring Business, the Subsidiary of Spinco that
holds and conducts that business at the time of the Public
Distribution.
" Spinco " has the meaning set forth in the Preamble of
this Agreement.
" Spinco Common Stock " has the meaning set forth in the
Separation Agreement.
" Spinco Group " means Spinco and all entities that are
Subsidiaries of Spinco immediately after the Public Distribution
and prior to the Merger.
" Spinco Return " has the meaning set forth in
Section 2.02(b) of this Agreement.
" Straddle Period " means a taxable period that begins on
or before and ends after the Distribution Date.
" Subsidiary " has the meaning set forth in the Merger
Agreement.
" Tax " has the meaning set forth in the Merger
Agreement.
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The Parties agree that, prior to the execution of
this Agreement, this list shall be modified to take into account
any changes to the contemplated steps in the Restructuring and
continuing discussions with the Internal Revenue Service in
connection with the Original Ruling Request.
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" Tax Benefit " means an amount by which
the Tax liability of a Party is reduced (including by deduction,
reduction of income by virtue of increased Tax basis or otherwise,
or entitlement to a Tax refund, credit or otherwise).
" Tax Controversy " has the meaning set forth in
Section 7.02(a) of this Agreement.
" Tax Detriment " means an amount by which the Tax
liability of a Party is increased (including decreases in Tax
refunds and credits).
" Tax Item " means any item of income, gain, loss,
deduction, credit, recapture of credit or any other item that may
have the effect of increasing or decreasing Taxes paid or
payable.
" Tax Return " means any return, report, declaration,
form, claim for refund, information return or statement relating to
Taxes, including any schedule or attachment thereto, and including
any amendment thereof.
" Taxing Authority " means any national, municipal,
governmental, administrative, judicial, state, federal, foreign or
other body that imposes or administers the imposition of any
Tax.
" Transaction " has the meaning set forth in the Recitals
to this Agreement.
" Transaction Agreements " mean the Merger Agreement, the
Separation Agreement and the other agreements entered into in
conjunction therewith, excluding any Ancillary Agreements
referenced in clause "(n)" in the definition thereof.
" Treasury Regulations " means the regulations
promulgated under the Code, and any successor provisions thereof,
as in effect for the relevant taxable period.
" TWDC " has the meaning set forth in the Preamble of
this Agreement.
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" TWDC Action " means: (i) any action
by TWDC or any of its Affiliates with respect to the stock or
assets of TWDC or any of its Subsidiaries (other than the members
of the Spinco Group), provided however, that a transaction with
respect to the stock of TWDC involving Citadel or any of its
Affiliates shall not constitute a TWDC Action; (ii) any
failure of TWDC or any of its Subsidiaries (other than the members
of the Spinco Group) to maintain its status as a company engaged in
the conduct of an active trade or business (within the meaning of
Section 355(b) of the Code); (iii) the failure of any
representation made by TWDC in connection with any Letter Ruling,
the DB Opinion or any subsequent ruling or opinion regarding the
Transaction, with respect to TWDC or any of its Subsidiaries (other
than the members of the Spinco Group) or the plans, proposals,
intentions and policies of TWDC or any of its Subsidiaries (other
than the members of the Spinco Group) to be true and correct; or
(iv) the failure by TWDC or any of its Subsidiaries (other
than the members of the Spinco Group) to comply with any covenant
made by TWDC in connection with any Letter Ruling, the DB Opinion
or any subsequent ruling or opinion regarding the Transaction;
provided , however , that in the case of (i),
(iii) and (iv), above, the term "TWDC Action" shall not
include any action that causes shares of Spinco or Citadel (as a
successor to or acquiror of Spinco) to be treated as Plan Shares,
to the extent the number of such Plan Shares is less than or equal
to [•] shares as of the date hereof (it being understood that
to the extent what would otherwise constitute a TWDC Action results
in Plan Shares in excess of [•], such action shall constitute
a TWDC Action only to the extent of the Plan Shares in excess of
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" TWDC Adverse Impact " has the meaning set forth in the
Merger Agreement.
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The number to be inserted shall be determined
based upon the amount of "headroom" available to TWDC, as finally
determined on the Merger date, taking into any adjustments to the
structure pursuant to Section 2.7 of the Merger
Agreement.
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" TWDC Approval " means the advance
written consent of TWDC, which consent shall be granted or withheld
in the reasonable discretion of TWDC, such discretion to be
exercised in good faith solely to preserve the tax-free status of
the Transaction; provided that TWDC shall be deemed to have
reasonably withheld its consent if (i) it is unable to obtain
an Opinion of Counsel or a Letter Ruling confirming the
preservation of the tax-free status of the Transaction or
(ii) such Opinion of Counsel or Letter Ruling would require
representations that would reasonably be expected to result in, in
the aggregate, a TWDC Adverse Impact, or shifts the burden of
representations made in connection with prior Letter Rulings, DB
Opinions or Opinions of Counsel to TWDC or any of its Affiliates in
a way that TWDC determines in good faith is burdensome to TWDC or
any of its Affiliates; provided further that TWDC may
refuse to request or to allow the filing of a request for such a
Letter Ruling if TWDC determines in good faith that (y) the
filing relates to or impacts Pre-Distribution Periods, other than
with respect to the Transaction itself or (z) filing such
request might have a more than a de minimis adverse effect
upon the intended tax consequences of the Transaction. The fact
that TWDC’s refusal to provide TWDC Approval results in a
benefit to TWDC and its Affiliates in addition to the preservation
of the tax-free status of the Transaction shall not, in and of
itself, constitute a breach of the standard described in the
immediately preceding sentence. TWDC agrees to use its reasonable
best efforts to respond to a request for TWDC Approval within 30
days of the receipt of a written request for such
consent.
" TWDC Common Stock " has the meaning set forth in the
Separation Agreement.
" TWDC Converted Option " has the meaning set forth in
the Merger Agreement.
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" TWDC Group " means, with respect to any
taxable period or portion thereof, TWDC and its Affiliates
(including, for all Pre-Distribution Periods, the members of the
Spinco Group).
" TWDC Indemnified Parties " has the meaning set forth in
Section 6.01(b) of this Agreement.
" TWDC Return " has the meaning set forth in
Section 2.02(a) of this Agreement.
Section 1.02 Interpretation and Construction of this
Agreement . (a) The definitions in Section 1.01,
above, shall apply equally to both the singular and plural forms of
the terms defined. Whenever the context may require, any pronoun
shall include the corresponding masculine, feminine or neuter form.
The words "include," "includes" and "including" wh
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