AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER
By and Among
BT TRIPLE CROWN MERGER CO., INC.
B TRIPLE CROWN FINCO, LLC
T TRIPLE CROWN FINCO, LLC
and
CLEAR CHANNEL COMMUNICATIONS, INC.
Dated as of November 16, 2006
AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER
This Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of November 16, 2006 (this
"Agreement"), by and among BT Triple Crown Merger Co., Inc., a Delaware
corporation ("Mergerco"),
B Triple Crown Finco, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, T Triple Crown
Finco, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (together with B Triple Crown Finco,
LLC, the "Parents"), and Clear Channel Communications, Inc., a Texas corporation
(the "Company").
RECITALS
WHEREAS, in furtherance of the recapitalization of the Company by Mergerco, the
respective Boards of Directors of the Company, the Parents and Mergerco each have
approved and deemed advisable and in the best interests of their respective shareholders
(other than affiliated shareholders of the Company as to which no determination
has been made) this Agreement and the merger of Mergerco with and into Company (the
"Merger"), upon the terms and subject to the conditions and limitations set
forth herein and in accordance with the Business Corporation Act of the State of
Texas (the "TBCA") and the Business Organizations Code of the State of Texas
(the "TBOC",
together with the TBCA, the "Texas Acts") and the General Corporation Law of the
State of Delaware (the "DGCL") and recommended approval and adoption by their respective
shareholders of this Agreement, the Merger and the transactions contemplated hereby;
WHEREAS, a special advisory committee of the Board of Directors of the Company
has reviewed the terms of the Merger and determined that such terms are fair; and
WHEREAS, concurrently with the execution of this Agreement, and as a condition
to the willingness of the Company to enter into this Agreement, the Parents and
Mergerco have delivered to the Company the Limited Guarantee (the "Limited Guarantee")
of each of the Investors, in a form satisfactory to the Company, dated as of the
date hereof.
STATEMENT OF AGREEMENT
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and the mutual representations,
warranties and covenants and subject to the conditions herein contained and intending
to be legally bound hereby, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows:
ARTICLE I.
DEFINITIONS
Section 1.01 Definitions. Defined terms used in this Agreement have the meanings
ascribed to them by definition in this Agreement or in Appendix A.
ARTICLE II.
THE MERGER
Section 2.01 The Merger. Upon the terms and subject to the conditions of this
Agreement, and in accordance with the Texas Acts and the DGCL, at the Effective
Time, Mergerco shall be merged with and into the Company, whereupon the separate
existence of Mergerco shall cease, and the Company shall continue under the name
Clear Channel Communications, Inc. as the surviving corporation (the "Surviving
Corporation") and shall continue to be governed by the laws of the State of Texas.
Section 2.02 Closing. Subject to the satisfaction or, if permissible, waiver
of the conditions set forth in Article VII hereof, the closing of the Merger (the
"Closing") will take place at 9:00 a.m., Eastern Time, on a date to be specified
by the parties hereto, but no later than the second business day after the satisfaction
or waiver of the conditions set forth in Section 7.01, Section 7.02 and Section
7.03 hereof (other than conditions that, by their own terms, cannot be satisfied
until the Closing, but subject to the satisfaction of such conditions at Closing)
at the offices of Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP, 590 Madison Avenue, New York,
New York 10022; provided, however, that notwithstanding the satisfaction or waiver
of the conditions set forth in Article VII hereof, neither the Parents nor Mergerco
shall be required to effect the Closing until the earlier of (a) a date during the
Marketing Period specified by the Parents on no less than three (3) business days
written notice to the Company and (b) the final day of the Marketing Period, or
at such other time, date or place as is agreed to in writing by the parties hereto
(such date being the "Closing Date").
Section 2.03 Effective Time.
(a) Concurrently with the Closing, the Company and the Parents shall cause articles
of merger (the "Articles of Merger") with respect to the Merger to be executed and
filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Texas (the "Secretary of State")
as provided under the Texas Acts and a Certificate of Merger to be filed with the
Secretary of State of the State of Delaware as provided for in the DGCL (the "Certificate
of Merger"). The Merger shall become effective on the later of the date and time
at which the Articles of Merger has been duly filed with the Secretary of State
or the Certificate of Merger has been filed with the Secretary of State of the State
of Delaware or at such other date and time as is agreed between the parties and
specified in the Articles of Merger, and such date and time is hereinafter referred
to as the "Effective Time."
(b) From and after the Effective Time, the Surviving Corporation shall possess
all properties, rights, privileges, powers and franchises of the Company and Mergerco,
and all of the claims, obligations, liabilities, debts and duties of the Company
and Mergerco shall become the claims, obligations, liabilities, debts and duties
of the Surviving Corporation.
Section 2.04 Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws. Subject to Section 6.08 of
this Agreement, the Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws of the Company, as in effect
immediately prior to the Effective Time, shall be amended at the Effective Time
to be (except with respect to the name and state of incorporation of the Company
and such changes as are necessary to comply with Texas Law, if any) the same as
the Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws of Mergerco as in effect immediately prior
to the Effective Time, until thereafter amended in accordance with applicable law,
the provisions of the Articles of Incorporation and the Bylaws of the Surviving
Corporation.
Section 2.05 Board of Directors. Subject to applicable Law, each of the parties
hereto shall take all necessary action to ensure that the Board of Directors of
the Surviving Corporation effective as of, and immediately following, the Effective
Time shall consist of the members of the Board of Directors of Mergerco immediately
prior to the Effective Time.
Section 2.06 Officers. From and after the Effective Time, the officers of the
Company at the Effective Time shall be the officers of the Surviving Corporation,
until their respective successors are duly elected or appointed and qualified in
accordance with applicable Law.
ARTICLE III.
EFFECT OF THE MERGER ON CAPITAL STOCK; EXCHANGE OF CERTIFICATES
Section 3.01 Effect on Securities. At the Effective Time, by virtue of the Merger
and without any action on the part of the Company, Mergerco or the holders of any
securities of the Company:
(a) Cancellation of Company Securities. Each share of the Companys common stock,
par value $0.10 per share (the "Company Common Stock"), held by the Company as treasury
stock or held by Mergerco immediately prior to the Effective Time shall automatically
be cancelled, retired and shall cease to exist, and no consideration or payment
shall be delivered in exchange therefor or in respect thereof.
(b) Conversion of Company Securities. Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement,
each share of Company Common Stock issued and outstanding immediately prior to the
Effective Time (other than shares cancelled pursuant to Section 3.01(a) hereof,
Dissenting Shares and Rollover Shares) shall be converted into the right to receive
$37.60 plus the Additional Per Share Consideration, if any, in cash, without interest
(the "Merger Consideration"). Each share of Company Common Stock to be converted
into the right to receive the Merger Consideration as provided in this Section 3.01(b)
shall be automatically cancelled and shall cease to exist and the holders of certificates
(the "Certificates") or book-entry shares ("Book-Entry Shares") which immediately
prior to the Effective Time represented such Company Common Stock shall cease to
have any rights with respect to such Company Common Stock other than the right to
receive, upon surrender of such Certificates or Book-Entry Shares in accordance
with Section 3.02 of this Agreement, the Merger Consideration.
(c) Conversion of Mergerco Capital Stock. At the Effective Time, by virtue of
the Merger and without any action on the part of the holder thereof, each share
of common stock, par value $0.001 per share, of Mergerco (the "Mergerco Common Stock")
issued and outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time shall be converted
into and become validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable shares of the Surviving
Corporation (with the relative rights and preferences described in an amendment
to the Articles of Incorporation adopted as of the Effective Time as provided in
Section 2.04, the "Surviving Corporation Common Stock"). As of the Effective Time,
all such shares of Mergerco Common Stock cancelled in accordance with this Section
3.01(c), when so cancelled, shall no longer be issued and outstanding and shall
automatically cease to exist, and each holder of a certificate representing any
such shares of Mergerco Common Stock shall cease to have any rights with respect
thereto, except the right to receive the shares of Surviving Corporation Common
Stock as set forth in this Section 3.01(c).
(d) Adjustments. Without limiting the other provisions of this Agreement, if
at any time during the period between the date of this Agreement and the Effective
Time, any change in the number of outstanding shares of Company Common Stock shall
occur as a result of a reclassification, recapitalization, stock split (including
a reverse stock split), or combination, exchange or readjustment of shares, or any
stock dividend or stock distribution with a record date during such period, the
Merger Consideration as provided in Section 3.01(b) shall be equitably adjusted
to reflect such change (including, without limitation, to provide holders of shares
of Company Common Stock the same economic effect as contemplated by this Agreement
prior to such transaction).
Section 3.02 Exchange of Certificates.
(a) Designation of Paying Agent; Deposit of Exchange Fund. Prior to the Effective
Time, the Parents shall designate a paying agent (the "Paying Agent") reasonably
acceptable to the Company for the payment of the Merger Consideration as provided
in Section 3.01(b). On the Closing Date, promptly following the Effective Time,
the Surviving Corporation shall deposit, or cause to be deposited with the Paying
Agent for the benefit of holders of shares of Company Common Stock, cash amounts
in immediately available funds constituting an amount equal to the aggregate amount
of the Merger Consideration plus the Total Option Cash Payments (the "Aggregate
Merger Consideration") (exclusive of any amounts in respect of Dissenting Shares,
the Rollover Shares and Company Common Stock to be cancelled pursuant to Section
3.01(a)) (such amount as deposited with the Paying Agent, the "Exchange Fund").
In the event the Exchange Fund shall be insufficient to make the payments contemplated
by Section 3.01(b) and Section 3.03, the Surviving Corporation shall promptly deposit,
or cause to be deposited, additional funds with the Paying Agent in an amount which
is equal to the deficiency in the amount required to make such payment. The Paying
Agent shall cause the Exchange Fund to be (A) held for the benefit of the holders
of Company Common Stock and Company Options, and (B) applied promptly to making
the payments pursuant to Section 3.02(b) hereof. The Exchange Fund shall not be
used for any purpose that is not expressly provided for in this Agreement.
(b) Delivery of Shares. As promptly as practicable following the Effective Time
and in any event not later than the second business day after the Effective Time,
the Surviving Corporation shall cause the Paying Agent to mail (and to make available
for collection by hand) (i) to each holder of record of a Certificate or Book-Entry
Share, which immediately prior to the Effective Time represented outstanding shares
of Company Common Stock (x) a letter of transmittal, which shall specify that delivery
shall be effected, and risk of loss and title to the Certificates or Book-Entry
Shares, as applicable, shall pass, only upon proper delivery of the Certificates
(or affidavits of loss in lieu thereof pursuant to Section 3.04 hereof) or Book-Entry
Shares to the Paying Agent and which shall be in the form and have such other provisions
as Mergerco and the Company may reasonably specify and (y) instructions for use
in effecting the surrender of the Certificates or Book-Entry Shares in exchange
for the Merger Consideration into which the number of shares of Company Common Stock
previously represented by such Certificate or Book-Entry Shares shall have been
converted pursuant to this Agreement (which instructions shall provide that at the
election of the surrendering holder, Certificates or Book-Entry Shares may be surrendered,
and the Merger Consideration in exchange therefor collected, by hand delivery);
and (ii) to each holder of a Company Option, a check in an amount due and payable
to such holder pursuant to Section 3.03 hereof in respect of such Company Option.
If payment of the applicable portion of the Aggregate Merger Consideration is made
to a person other than the person in whose name the surrendered Certificate is registered,
it shall be a condition of payment that (A) the Certificate so surrendered shall
be properly endorsed or shall otherwise be in proper form for transfer and (B) the
person requesting such payment shall have paid any transfer and other Taxes required
by reason of the payment of the applicable portion of the Aggregate Merger Consideration
to a person other than the registered holder of such Certificate surrendered or
shall have established to the reasonable satisfaction of the Surviving Corporation
that such Tax either has been paid or is not applicable. Until surrendered as contemplated
by this Section 3.02, each Certificate, Book-Entry Share or option certificate,
as applicable, shall be deemed at any time after the Effective Time to represent
only the right to receive the applicable portion of the Aggregate Merger Consideration
or Option Cash Payments, as applicable, in cash as contemplated by this Section
3.02 or Section 3.03 without interest thereon.
(c) Surrender of Shares. Upon surrender of a Certificate (or affidavit of loss
in lieu thereof) or Book-Entry Share for cancellation to the Paying Agent, together
with a letter of transmittal duly completed and validly executed in accordance with
the instructions thereto, and such other documents as may be required pursuant to
such instructions, the holder of such Certificate or Book-Entry Share shall be entitled
to receive in exchange therefor the Merger Consideration for each share of Company
Common Stock formerly represented by such Certificate or Book-Entry Share, to be
mailed (or made available for collection by hand if so elected by the surrendering
holder) within five (5) business days following the later to occur of (i) the Effective
Time; or (ii) the Paying Agents receipt of such Certificate (or affidavit of loss
in lieu thereof) or Book-Entry Share, and the Certificate (or affidavit of loss
in lieu thereof) or Book-Entry Share so surrendered shall be forthwith cancelled.
The Paying Agent shall accept such Certificates (or affidavits of loss in lieu thereof)
or Book-Entry Shares upon compliance with such reasonable terms and conditions as
the Paying Agent may impose to effect an orderly exchange thereof in accordance
with normal exchange practices. No interest shall be paid or accrued for the benefit
of holders of the Certificates or Book-Entry Shares on the Merger Consideration
(or the cash pursuant to Section 3.02(b)) payable upon the surrender of the Certificates
or Book-Entry Shares.
(d) Termination of Exchange Fund. Any portion of the Exchange Fund which remains
undistributed to the holders of the Certificates, Book-Entry Shares or Company Options
for twelve (12) months after the Effective Time shall be delivered to the Surviving
Corporation, upon demand, and any such holders prior to the Merger who have not
theretofore complied with this Article III shall thereafter look only to the Surviving
Corporation, as general creditors thereof for payment of their claim for cash, without
interest, to which such holders may be entitled. If any Certificates or Book-Entry
Shares shall not have been surrendered prior to one (1) year after the Effective
Time (or immediately prior to such earlier date on which any cash in respect of
such Certificate or Book-Entry Share would otherwise escheat to or become the property
of any Governmental Authority), any such cash in respect of such Certificate or
Book-Entry Share shall, to the extent permitted by applicable Law, become the property
of the Surviving Corporation, subject to any and all claims or interest of any person
previously entitled thereto.
(e) No Liability. None of the Parents, Mergerco, the Company, the Surviving Corporation
or the Paying Agent shall be liable to any person in respect of any cash held in
the Exchange Fund delivered to a public official pursuant to any applicable abandoned
property, escheat or similar Law.
(f) Investment of Exchange Fund. The Paying Agent shall invest any cash included
in the Exchange Fund as directed by the Parents or, after the Effective Time, the
Surviving Corporation; provided that (i) no such investment shall relieve the Surviving
Corporation or the Paying Agent from making the payments required by this Article
III, and following any losses the Surviving Corporation shall promptly provide additional
funds to the Paying Agent for the benefit of the holders of Company Common Stock
and Company Options in the amount of such losses; and (ii) such investments shall
be in short-term obligations of the United States of America with maturities of
no more than thirty (30) days or guaranteed by the United States of America and
backed by the full faith and credit of the United States of America or in commercial
paper obligations rated A-1 or P-1 or better by Moodys Investors Service, Inc.
or Standard & Poors Corporation, respectively. Any interest or income produced
by such investments will be payable to the Surviving Corporation or Mergerco, as
directed by Mergerco.
Section 3.03 Stock Options and Other Awards
(a) Company Options. As of the Effective Time, except as otherwise agreed by
the Parents and a holder of Company Options with respect to such holders Company
Options, each Company Option, whether vested or unvested, shall, by virtue of the
Merger and without any action on the part of any holder of any Company Option, become
fully vested and converted into the right at the Effective Time to receive, as promptly
as practicable following the Effective Time, a cash payment (less applicable withholding
taxes and without interest) with respect thereto equal to the product of (a) the
excess, if any, of the Merger Consideration over the exercise price per share of
such Company Option multiplied by (b) the number of shares of Company Common Stock
issuable upon exercise of such Company Option (the "Option Cash Payment" and the
sum of all such payments, the "Total Option Cash Payments"). In the event that the
exercise price of any Company Option is equal to or greater than the Merger Consideration,
such Company Option shall be cancelled without payment therefor and have no further
force or effect. Except for the Company Options set forth in Section 3.03(a) of
the Company Disclosure Schedule, as of the Effective Time, all Company Options shall
no longer be outstanding and shall automatically cease to exist, and each holder
of a Company Option shall cease to have any rights with respect thereto, except
the right to receive the Option Cash Payment. Prior to the Effective Time, the Company
shall take any and all actions reasonably necessary to effectuate this Section 3.03(a),
including, without limitation, providing holders of Company Options with notice
of their rights with respect to any such Company Options as provided herein.
(b) Other Awards. As of the Effective Time, except as otherwise agreed by the
Parents and a holder of Restricted Shares with respect to such holders Restricted
Shares, each share outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time subject to
vesting or other lapse restrictions pursuant to any Company Option Plan or an applicable
restricted stock agreement (each, a "Restricted Share") which is outstanding immediately
prior to the Effective Time shall vest and become free of restriction as of the
Effective Time and shall, as of the Effective Time, be cancelled and converted into
the right to receive the Merger Consideration in accordance with Section 3.01(b).
(c) Amendments to and Termination of Plans. Prior to the Effective Time, the
Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to make any amendments to the terms
of the Company Option Plans and to obtain any consents from holders of Company Options
and Restricted Shares that, in each case, are necessary to give effect to the transactions
contemplated by Section 3.03(a) and Section 3.03(b). Without limiting the foregoing
the Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to ensure that the Company will
not at the Effective Time be bound by any options, stock appreciation rights, warrants
or other rights or agreements which would entitle any person, other than the holders
of the capital stock (or equivalents thereof) of the Parents, Mergerco and their
respective subsidiaries, to own any capital stock of the Surviving Corporation or
to receive any payment in respect thereof. In furtherance of the foregoing, and
subject to applicable Law and agreements existing between the Company and the applicable
person, the Company shall explicitly condition any new awards or grants to any person
under its Company Option Plans, annual bonus plans and other incentive plans upon
such persons consent to the amendments described in this Section 3.03(c) and, to
the fullest extent permitted by applicable Law, shall withhold payment of the Merger
Consideration to or require payment of the exercise price for all Company Options
by any holder of a Company Option as to which the Merger Consideration exceeds the
amount of the exercise price per share under such option unless such holder consents
to all of the amendments described in this Section 3.03(c). Prior to the Effective
Time, the Company shall take all actions necessary to terminate all Company Stock
Plans, such termination to be effective at or before the Effective Time.
(d) Employee Stock Purchase Plan, The Board of Directors of the Company shall
terminate all purchases of stock under the Companys 2000 Employee Stock Purchase
Plan (the "Company ESPP") effective as of the day immediately after the end of the
month next following the date hereof, and no additional offering periods shall commence
under the Company ESPP after the date hereof. The Company shall terminate the Company
ESPP in its entirety immediately prior to the Closing Date, and all shares held
under such plan, other than Rollover Shares, shall be delivered to the participants
and shall, as of the Effective Time, be cancelled and converted into the right to
receive the Merger Consideration in accordance with Section 3.01(b).
Section 3.04 Lost Certificates. If any Certificate shall have been lost, stolen
or destroyed, upon the making of an affidavit of that fact by the person claiming
such Certificate to be lost, stolen or destroyed and, if required by the Surviving
Corporation, the posting by such person of a bond, in such reasonable amount as
the Surviving Corporation may direct, as indemnity against any claim that may be
made against it with respect to such Certificate, the Paying Agent will issue in
exchange for such lost, stolen or destroyed Certificate the Merger Consideration
to which the holder thereof is entitled pursuant to this Article III.
Section 3.05 Dissenting Shares. Notwithstanding Section 3.01(b) hereof, to the
extent that holders thereof are entitled to appraisal rights under Article 5.12
of the TBCA, shares of Company Common Stock issued and outstanding immediately prior
to the Effective Time and held by a holder who has properly exercised and perfected
his or her demand for appraisal rights under Article 5.12 of the TBCA (the "Dissenting
Shares"), shall not be converted into the right to receive the Merger Consideration,
but the holders of such Dissenting Shares shall be entitled to receive such consideration
as shall be determined pursuant to Article 5.12 of the TBCA (and at the Effective
Time, such Dissenting Shares shall no longer be outstanding and shall cease to have
any rights with respect thereto, except the right to receive such consideration
as shall be determined pursuant to Article 5.12 of the TBCA); provided, however,
that if any such holder shall have failed to perfect or shall have effectively withdrawn
or lost his or her right to appraisal and payment under the TBCA, such holders
shares of Company Common Stock shall thereupon be deemed to have been converted
as of the Effective Time into the right to receive the Merger Consideration, without
any interest thereon, and such shares shall not be deemed to be Dissenting Shares.
Any payments required to be made with respect to the Dissenting Shares shall be
made by the Surviving Corporation (and not the Company, Mergerco or either Parent)
and the Aggregate Merger Consideration shall be reduced, on a dollar for dollar
basis, as if the holder of such Dissenting Shares had not been a shareholder on
the Closing Date. The Company shall give the Parents notice of all demands for appraisal
and the Parents shall have the right to participate in all negotiations and proceedings
with respect to all holders of Dissenting Shares. The Company shall not, except
with the prior written consent of the Parents, voluntarily make any payment with
respect to, or settle or offer to settle, any demand for payment from any holder
of Dissenting Shares.
Section 3.06 Transfers; No Further Ownership Rights. After the Effective Time,
there shall be no registration of transfers on the stock transfer books of the Company
of shares of Company Common Stock that were outstanding immediately prior to the
Effective Time. If Certificates are presented to the Surviving Corporation for transfer
following the Effective Time, they shall be cancelled against delivery of the Merger
Consideration, as provided for in Section 3.01(b) hereof, for each share of Company
Common Stock formerly represented by such Certificates.
Section 3.07 Withholding. Each of the Paying Agent, the Company, Mergerco and
the Surviving Corporation shall be entitled to deduct and withhold from payments
otherwise payable pursuant to this Agreement any amounts as they are respectively
required to deduct and withhold with respect to the making of such payment under
the Code and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, or any provision
of state, local or foreign Tax Law. To the extent that amounts are so withheld,
such withheld amounts shall be treated for all purposes of this Agreement as having
been paid to the person in respect of which such deduction and withholding was made.
Section 3.08 Rollover by Shareholders. At the Effective Time, each Rollover Share
issued and outstanding immediately before the Effective Time shall be cancelled
and be converted into and become the number of validly issued shares of equity securities
of the Surviving Corporation calculated in accordance with Section 3.08 of the Mergerco
Disclosure Schedule. As of the Effective Time, all such Rollover Shares when so
cancelled, shall no longer be issued and outstanding and shall automatically cease
to exist, and each holder of a certificate representing any such Rollover Shares
shall cease to have any rights with respect thereto, except the right to receive
the shares of equity securities of the Surviving Corporation as set forth in this
Section 3.08.
Section 3.09 Additional Per Share Consideration.
(a) No later than ten (10) business days before the Closing Date, if the Closing
Date shall occur after the Additional Consideration Date, the Company shall prepare
and deliver to the Parents a good faith estimate of Additional Per Share Consideration,
together with reasonably detailed supporting information (the "Estimated Additional
Per Share Consideration").
(b) Before and after the delivery of the Estimated Additional Per Share Consideration
statement, the Company shall provide the Parents reasonable access to the records
and employees of the Company and its subsidiaries, and the Company shall, and shall
cause the employees of the Company and its subsidiaries to, (i) cooperate in all
reasonable respects with the Parents in connection with the Parents review of the
Estimated Additional Per Share Consideration statement and (ii) provide the Parents
with access to accounting records, supporting schedules and relevant information
relating to the Companys preparation of the Estimated Additional Per Share Consideration
statement and calculation of Estimated Additional Per Share Consideration as the
Parents shall reasonably request and that are available to the Company or its affiliates.
Within five (5) business days after delivery of the Estimated Additional Per Share
Consideration statement to the Parents, the Parents may notify the Company that
they disagree with the Estimated Additional Per Share Consideration statement. Such
notice shall set forth, to the extent practicable, in reasonable detail the particulars
of such disagreement. If the Parents do not provide a notice of disagreement within
such five (5) business day period, then the Parents shall be deemed to have accepted
the calculations and the amounts set forth in the Estimated Additional Per Share
Consideration statement delivered by the Company, which shall then be final, binding
and conclusive for all purposes hereunder. If any notice of disagreement is timely
provided in accordance with this Section 3.09(b), then the Company and the Parents
shall each use commercially reasonable efforts for a period of one (1) business
day thereafter (the "Estimated Additional Per Share Consideration Resolution Period")
to resolve any disagreements with respect to the calculations in the Estimated Additional
Per Share Consideration statement.
(c) If, at the end of the Estimated Additional Per Share Consideration Resolution
Period, the Company and the Parents are unable to resolve any disagreements as to
items in the Estimated Additional Per Share Consideration statement, then KPMG,
LLP (New York Office) (or such other independent accounting firm of recognized national
standing in the United States as may be mutually selected by the Company and the
Parents) shall resolve any remaining disagreements. If neither KPMG, LLP (New York
Office) nor any such mutually selected accounting firm is willing and able to serve
in such capacity, then the Parents shall deliver to the Company a list of three
other accounting firms of recognized national or international standing and the
Company shall select one of such three accounting firms (such firm as is ultimately
selected pursuant to the aforementioned procedures being the "Accountant"). The
Accountant shall be charged with determining as promptly as practicable, whether
the Estimated Additional Per Share Consideration as set forth in the Estimated Additional
Per Share Consideration statement was prepared in accordance with this Agreement
and (only with respect to the disagreements as to the items set forth in the notice
of disagreement and submitted to the Accountant) whether and to what extent, if
any, the Estimated Additional Per Share Consideration requires adjustment.
(d) The Accountant shall allocate its costs and expenses between the Parents
(on behalf of Mergerco) and the Company based upon the percentage of the contested
amount submitted to the Accountant that is ultimately awarded to the Company, on
the one hand, or the Parents, on the other hand, such that the Company bears a percentage
of such costs and expenses equal to the percentage of the contested amount awarded
to the Parents (such portion of such costs and expenses, the "Company Accountant
Expense") and the Parents (on behalf of Mergerco) bear a percentage of such costs
and expenses equal to the percentage of the contested amount awarded to the Company.
The determination of the Accountant shall be final, binding and conclusive for all
purposes hereunder.
(e) In order to permit the parties to prepare for an orderly Closing, the Company
will deliver monthly reports calculating the previous months Operating Cash Flow
on or before the 20th day of each month starting January 15, 2007 (with respect
to performance during December 2006) and will provide the Parents with access to
accounting records, supporting schedules and relevant information relating to the
Companys preparation thereof as the Parents shall reasonably request and that are
available to the Company or its affiliates.
ARTICLE IV.
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY
Except as disclosed in the documents filed by the Company with the SEC between
December 31, 2004 and the date hereof (together with all forms, documents, schedules,
certifications, prospectuses, reports, and registration, proxy and other statements,
required to be filed or furnished by it with or to the SEC between December 31,
2004 and the date hereof, including such documents filed during such periods on
a voluntary basis on Form 8-K, and in each case including exhibits and schedules
thereto and documents incorporated by reference therein, the "Company SEC Documents")
or in the Outdoor SEC Documents or as disclosed in the separate disclosure schedule
which has been delivered by the Company to the Parents prior to the execution of
this Agreement (the "Company Disclosure Schedule") (provided that, any information
set forth in one Section of the Company Disclosure Schedule will be deemed to apply
to each other Section or subsection of this Agreement to the extent such disclosure
is made in a way as to make its relevance to such other Section or subsection readily
apparent) the Company hereby represents and warrants to Mergerco and the Parents
as follows:
Section 4.01 Organization and Qualification; Subsidiaries. Each of the Company
and the subsidiaries set forth in Section 4.01 of the Company Disclosure Schedule
(the "Material Subsidiaries") is a corporation or legal entity duly organized, validly
existing and, if applicable, in good standing under the laws of its jurisdiction
of organization and has the requisite corporate, partnership or limited liability
company power and authority to own, lease and operate its properties and to carry
on its business as it is currently conducted. Each of the Company and its Material
Subsidiaries is duly qualified or licensed as a foreign corporation to do business,
and, if applicable, is in good standing, in each jurisdiction in which the character
of the properties owned, leased or operated by it or the nature of its business
makes such qualification or licensing necessary, except for such failures to be
so qualified or licensed and in good standing as would not have, individually or
in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect on the Company.
Section 4.02 Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws. The Company has made available
to the Parents a complete and correct copy of the Articles of Incorporation and
the Bylaws (or equivalent organizational documents), each as amended to date, of
the Company and each of its Material Subsidiaries. The Articles of Incorporation
and the Bylaws (or equivalent organizational documents) of the Company and each
of its Material Subsidiaries are in full force and effect. None of the Company or
any of its Material Subsidiaries is in material violation of any provision of their
respective Articles of Incorporation or the Bylaws (or equivalent organizational
documents).
Section 4.03 Capitalization.
(a) The authorized capital stock of the Company consists of 1,500,000,000 shares
of Company Common Stock, par value $.10 per share, 2,000,000 shares of the Companys
class A preferred stock, par value $1.00 per share (the "Class A Preferred Stock")
and 8,000,000 shares of the Companys class B preferred stock, par value $1.00 per
share (the "Class B Preferred Stock"). As of the close of business on November 10,
2006, (i) 493,794,750 shares of Company Common Stock, including Restricted Shares,
were issued and outstanding; (ii) no shares of the Class A Preferred Stock were
issued and outstanding; (iii) no shares of the Class B Preferred Stock were issued
and outstanding; and (iv) 100,000 shares of Company Common Stock were held in treasury.
As of the close of business on November 10, 2006 there were 36,605,199 shares of
Company Common Stock authorized and reserved for future issuance under Company Option
Plans, 356,962 shares of Company Common Stock authorized and reserved for issuance
upon exercise of warrants and outstanding Company Options to purchase 36,633,054
shares of Company Common Stock (of which (i) 12,044,341 shares of Company Common
Stock were subject to outstanding options with an exercise price less than $37.60
and such "in the money" options have a weighted average exercise price equal to
$29.78 per share and (ii) 206,465 shares of Company Common Stock were subject to
outstanding warrants with an exercise price less than $37.60 and such "in the money"
warrants have a weighted average exercise price equal to $34.61 per share). As of
November 10, 2006, there were 2,304,843 Restricted Shares issued and outstanding.
Since November 10, 2006, no Equity Securities or Convertible Securities of the Company
have been issued, reserved for issuance or are outstanding, other than or pursuant
to the Company Options and warrants referred to above that are outstanding as of
the date of this Agreement or Equity Securities and/or Convertible Securities hereafter
issued in accordance with Section 6.01(k) hereof. As of the Effective Time, the
warrants referred to above thereafter shall not be exercisable for securities of
the Company.
(b) Except as set forth above and except as set forth in Section 4.03(b) of the
Company Disclosure Schedule and except as not specifically prohibited under Section
6.01 hereof, there are no shares of Company Common Stock, Class A Preferred Stock
or Class B Preferred Stock issued or outstanding or otherwise reserved for issuance.
Additionally, there are no outstanding subscriptions, options, conversion or exchange
rights, warrants, rights (including without limitation, pursuant to a so-called
"poison pill"), calls, repurchase or redemption agreements, convertible securities
or other similar rights, agreements, commitments or contracts of any kind to which
the Company or any of the Material Subsidiaries is a party or by which the Company
or any of the Material Subsidiaries is bound obligating the Company or any of the
Material Subsidiaries to issue, transfer, deliver or sell, or cause to be issued,
transferred, delivered or sold, additional shares of capital stock of, or other
equity or voting interests in, or securities convertible into, or exchangeable or
exercisable for, shares of capital stock of, or other equity or voting interests
in, the Company or any of the Material Subsidiaries or obligating the Company or
any of the Material Subsidiaries to issue, grant, extend or enter into any such
security, option, warrant, call, right or contract.
(c) There are no securities except as set forth above that can vote on any matters
on which the holders of Company Common Stock may vote, either on the date hereof
or upon conversion or exchange of such securities.
(d) All outstanding shares of capital stock of the Company are, and all shares
that may be issued pursuant to the Company Option Plans will be, when issued in
accordance with the terms thereof, duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and
non-assessable and not subject to preemptive rights.
Section 4.04 Authority Relative to Agreement.
(a) The Company has all necessary corporate power and authority to execute and
deliver this Agreement, to perform its obligations hereunder and, subject to receipt
of the Requisite Shareholder Approval, to consummate the Merger and the other transactions
contemplated hereby. The execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Company
and the consummation by the Company of the Merger and the other transactions contemplated
hereby have been duly and validly authorized by all necessary corporate action,
and no other corporate proceedings on the part of the Company are necessary to authorize
the execution and delivery of this Agreement or to consummate the Merger and the
other transactions contemplated hereby (other than, with respect to the Merger,
the receipt of the Requisite Shareholder Approval, as well as the filing of the
Articles of Merger with the Secretary of State). This Agreement has been duly and
validly executed and delivered by the Company and, assuming the due authorization,
execution and delivery by Mergerco and the Parents, this Agreement constitutes a
legal, valid and binding obligation of the Company, enforceable against the Company
in accordance with its terms (except as such enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy,
insolvency, fraudulent transfer, reorganization, moratorium and other similar Laws
of general applicability relating to or affecting creditors rights, and to general
equitable principles).
(b) The Board of Directors of the Company, at a meeting duly called and held,
has (i) approved and adopted this Agreement and approved the Merger and the other
transactions contemplated hereby; (ii) determined that the Merger is advisable and
fair to and in the best interests of, the shareholders of the Company (other than
affiliate shareholders as to which no determination was made); and (iii) resolved
to submit this Agreement to the shareholders of the Company for approval, file the
Proxy Statement with the SEC and, subject to Section 6.07 hereof, recommend that
the shareholders of the Company approve this Agreement and the Merger.
(c) The Requisite Shareholder Approval at the Shareholders Meeting or any adjournment
or postponement thereof in favor of the adoption of this Agreement and the Merger
is the only vote or approval of the holders of any class or series of capital stock
of the Company or any of its subsidiaries which is necessary to adopt this Agreement,
approve the Merger and the transactions contemplated hereby.
Section 4.05 No Conflict; Required Filings and Consents.
(a) Except as set forth in Section 4.05 of the Company Disclosure Schedule, the
execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Company does not, the performance
of this Agreement by the Company will not and the consummation of the transactions
contemplated hereby will not (i) conflict with or violate the Articles of Incorporation
or Bylaws (or equivalent organizational documents) of (A) the Company or (B) any
of the Material Subsidiaries; (ii) assuming the consents, approvals and authorizations
specified in Section 4.05(b) have been received and the waiting periods referred
to therein have expired, and any condition to the effectiveness of such consent,
approval, authorization, or waiver has been satisfied, conflict with or violate
any Law applicable to the Company or any of its subsidiaries; or (iii) result in
any breach of, or constitute a default (with or without notice or lapse of time
or both) under, or give to others any right of termination, amendment, acceleration
or cancellation of, or result in the creation of a Lien, other than any Permitted
Lien, upon any of the properties or assets of the Company or any of its subsidiaries,
pursuant to any note, bond, mortgage, indenture or credit agreement, or any other
contract, agreement, lease, license, permit, franchise or other instrument or obligation
to which the Company or any of its subsidiaries is a party or by which the Company
or any of its subsidiaries or any property or asset of the Company or its subsidiaries
is bound or affected, other than, in the case of clauses (ii) and (iii), any such
violation, conflict, default, termination, cancellation, acceleration or Lien that
would not have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect on the
Company.
(b) The execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Company does not, and
the consummation by the Company of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement
will not, require any consent, approval, authorization, waiver or permit of, or
filing with or notification to, any Governmental Authority, except for applicable
requirements of the Exchange Act, the Securities Act, Blue Sky Laws, the HSR Act,
any applicable Foreign Antitrust Laws, any filings, waivers or approvals as may
be required under the Communications Act and foreign communications Laws, any filings,
waivers or approvals as may be required under foreign investment review laws, filing
and recordation of appropriate merger documents as required by the Texas Acts, the
DGCL and the rules of the NYSE, and except where failure to obtain such other consents,
approvals, authorizations or permits, or to make such filings or notifications,
would not have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect on the
Company.
Section 4.06 Permits and Licenses; Compliance with Laws.
(a) Each of the Company and its Material Subsidiaries is in possession of all
franchises, grants, authorizations, licenses (other than Company FCC Licenses),
permits, easements, variances, exceptions, consents, certificates, approvals and
orders necessary for the Company or any of its Material Subsidiaries to own, lease
and operate the properties of the Company and its Material Subsidiaries or to carry
on its business as it is now being conducted and contemplated to be conducted by
the Company and its Material Subsidiaries (the "Company Permits"), and no suspension
or cancellation of any of the Company Permits is pending or, to the knowledge of
the Company, threatened, except where the failure to have, or the suspension or
cancellation of, any of the Company Permits would not have, individually or in the
aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect on the Company. None of the Company or any
of its Material Subsidiaries is in conflict with, or in default or violation of,
(i) any Laws applicable to the Company or any of its Material Subsidiaries or by
which any property or asset of the Company or any of its Material Subsidiaries is
bound or affected; (ii) any of the Company Permits; or (iii) any note, bond, mortgage,
indenture, contract, agreement, lease, license, permit, franchise or other instrument
or obligation to which the Company or any of its Material Subsidiaries is a party
or by which the Company or any of its Material Subsidiaries or any property or asset
of the Company or any of its Material Subsidiaries is bound or affected, except
for any such conflicts, defaults or violations that would not have, individually
or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect on the Company.
(b) Section 4.06(b) of the Company Disclosure Schedule sets forth (i) all main
radio and television stations and (ii) all radio or television stations for which
the Company or any subsidiary of the Company provides programming, advertising or
other services pursuant to a LMA. The Company FCC Licenses are in full force and
effect and have not been revoked, suspended, canceled, rescinded or terminated and
have not expired (other than FCC Licenses that are the subject of pending renewal
applications), and are not subject to any material conditions except for conditions
applicable to broadcast licenses generally or as otherwise disclosed on the face
of the Company FCC Licenses. The Company and its subsidiaries are operating, and
have operated the Company Stations, in compliance in all material respects with
the terms of the Company FCC Licenses and the Communications Act, and the Company
and its subsidiaries have timely filed or made all material applications, reports
and other disclosures required by the FCC to be filed or made with respect to the
Company Stations and have timely paid all FCC regulatory fees with respect thereto,
except as would not have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect
on the Company. Except for administrative rulemakings, legislation or other proceedings
affecting the broadcast industry generally, there is not, pending or, to the Companys
knowledge, threatened by or before the FCC any proceeding, notice of violation,
order of forfeiture or complaint or investigation against or relating to the Company
or any of its subsidiaries, or any of the Company Stations, except for any such
proceedings, notices, orders, complaints, or investigations that would not have,
individually or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect on the Company.
Section 4.07 Company SEC Documents.
(a) The Company and to its knowledge Outdoor Holdings have filed all Company
SEC Documents and Outdoor SEC Documents, as the case may be, since December 31,
2004 (and in the case of Outdoor Holdings since November 2, 2005). None of the Companys
subsidiaries (other than Outdoor Holdings) is required to file periodic reports
with the SEC pursuant to the Exchange Act. As of their respective effective dates
(in the case of Company SEC Documents and Outdoor SEC Documents, as the case may
be, that are registration statements filed pursuant to the requirements of the Securities
Act), and as of their respective SEC filing dates (in the case of all other Company
SEC Documents or the Outdoor SEC Documents, as the case may be), or in each case,
if amended prior to the date hereof, as of the date of the last such amendment,
the Company SEC Documents and, to the Companys knowledge, the Outdoor SEC Documents
complied in all material respects, and all documents filed by the Company or Outdoor
Holdings between the date of this Agreement and the date of Closing shall comply
in all material respects, with the requirements of the Securities Act, the Exchange
Act or the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, as the case may be, and the applicable rules and
regulations promulgated thereunder, and none of the Company SEC Documents at the
time they were filed or, if amended, as of the date of such amendment contained,
or if filed after the date hereof will contain, any untrue statement of a material
fact or omitted to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary
to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were
made, or are to be made, not misleading. The Company has made available to the Parents
a complete and correct copy of any material amendments or modifications which, to
the Companys knowledge, are required to be filed with the SEC, but have not yet
been filed with the SEC, with respect to (i) agreements which previously have been
filed by the Company or any of its subsidiaries with the SEC pursuant to the Securities
Act or the Exchange Act and (ii) the Company SEC Documents filed prior to the date
hereof. As of the date of this Agreement, there are no outstanding or unresolved
comments received from the SEC staff with respect to the Company SEC Documents and,
to the Companys knowledge, the Outdoor SEC Documents.
(b) The consolidated financial statements (as restated prior to the date hereof,
if applicable, and including all related notes and schedules) of the Company included
in the Company SEC Documents fairly present in all material respects the consolidated
financial position of the Company and its consolidated subsidiaries as at the respective
dates thereof and their consolidated results of operations and consolidated cash
flows for the respective periods then ended (subject, in the case of the unaudited
statements, to normal year-end audit adjustments and to any other adjustments described
therein including the notes thereto) in conformity with GAAP (except, in the case
of the unaudited statements, as permitted by the rules related to Quarterly Reports
on Form 10-Q promulgated under the Exchange Act) applied on a consistent basis during
the periods involved (except as may be indicated therein or in the notes thereto).
(c) Except as has not had or would not reasonably be expected to have, individually
or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect on the Company, the Company (i) has
established and maintained disclosure controls and procedures and internal control
over financial reporting (as such terms are defined in paragraphs (e) and (f), respectively,
of Rule 13a-15 under the Exchange Act) as required by Rule 13a-15 under the Exchange
Act, and (ii) has disclosed, based on its most recent evaluations, to its outside
auditors and the audit committee of the Board of Directors of the Company, (A) all
significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal
controls over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 13a-15(f) of the Exchange
Act) which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the Companys ability to record,
process, summarize and report financial data and (B) any fraud, whether or not material,
that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the Companys
internal controls over financial reporting.
Section 4.08 Absence of Certain Changes or Events. Since December 31, 2005, except
as otherwise contemplated or permitted by this Agreement, the businesses of the
Company and its subsidiaries taken as a whole have been conducted in all material
respects in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice and through
the date of this Agreement. Since December 31, 2005 and through the date of this
Agreement, there has not been a Material Adverse Effect on the Company or any event,
circumstance or occurrence that has had or would reasonably be expected to have
a Material Adverse Effect on the Company.
Section 4.09 No Undisclosed Liabilities. Except (a) as reflected or reserved
against in the Companys consolidated balance sheets (as restated prior to the date
hereof, or the notes thereto) included in the Company SEC Documents, (b) for liabilities
or obligations incurred in the ordinary course of business since the date of such
balance sheets, and (c) for liabilities or obligations arising under this Agreement,
neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries has any liabilities or obligations
of any nature, whether or not accrued, contingent or otherwise, that would be required
by GAAP to be reflected on a consolidated balance sheet (or the notes thereto) of
the Company and its subsidiaries, other than those which would not have, individually
or in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect on the Company.
Section 4.10 Absence of Litigation. There is no claim, action, proceeding or
investigation pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened against the
Company or any of its subsidiaries, or any of their respective properties or assets
at law or in equity, and there are no Orders, before any arbitrator or Governmental
Authority, in each case as would have, individually or in the aggregate, a Material
Adverse Effect on the Company.
Section 4.11 Taxes. Except as has not been or would not be, individually or in
the aggregate, material to the Company, or except as set forth in Section 4.11 of
the Company Disclosure Schedule, (i) the Company and each of its Material Subsidiaries
have prepared (or caused to be prepared) and timely filed (taking into account any
extension of time within which to file) all material Tax Returns required to be
filed by any of them and all such filed Tax Returns (taking into account all amendments
thereto) are complete and accurate in all material respects; (ii) the Company and
each of its Material Subsidiaries have timely paid all material Taxes owed by it
(whether or not shown on any Tax Returns), except for Taxes which are being diligently
contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and for which adequate reserves
have been established in accordance with GAAP; (iii) as of the date of this Agreement,
in respect of United States federal, state and local Taxes and in respect of federal
income Taxes payable in France, the United Kingdom, Italy, Spain, Sweden, Belgium,
the Netherlands, and Switzerland, there are not pending or, to the knowledge of
the Company, threatened any material audits, examinations, investigations or other
proceedings in respect of any Taxes of the Company or any of its subsidiaries; (iv)
to the knowledge of the Company there are no material Liens for Taxes on any of
the assets of the Company or any of its Material Subsidiaries other than Permitted
Liens; (v) none of the Company or any of its Material Subsidiaries has been a "controlled
corporation" or a "distributing corporation" in any distribution occurring during
the two (2) year period ending on the date hereof that was purported or intended
to be governed by Section 355 of the Code (or any similar provision of state, local
or foreign Law); (vi) to the actual knowledge of the Company all material amounts
of United States federal, state and local Taxes and all material amounts of federal
income Taxes payable in France, the United Kingdom, Italy, Spain, Sweden, Belgium,
the Netherlands, and Switzerland, required to be withheld by the Company and each
of its subsidiaries have been timely withheld and paid over to the appropriate Governmental
Authority; (vii) no material deficiency for any Tax has been asserted or assessed
by any Governmental Authority in respect of United States federal, state and local
Taxes and in respect of federal income Taxes payable in France, the United Kingdom,
Italy, Spain, Sweden, Belgium, the Netherlands, and Switzerland, in writing against
the Company or any of its subsidiaries (or, to the knowledge of the Company, has
been threatened or proposed), except for deficiencies which have been satisfied
by payment, settled or been withdrawn or which are being diligently contested in
good faith by appropriate proceedings and for which adequate reserves have been
established in accordance with GAAP; (viii) neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries
has waived any statute of limitations in respect of Material Taxes payable to the
United States or any state or locality thereof, or in respect of federal income
Taxes payable in France, the United Kingdom, Italy, Spain, Sweden, Belgium, and
Switzerland, or agreed to any extension of time with respect to an assessment or
deficiency for Taxes in respect of such jurisdictions (other than pursuant to extensions
of time to file Tax Returns obtained in the ordinary course); (ix) neither the Company
nor any of its Material Subsidiaries (A) in the past three (3) years has been a
member of an affiliated group filing a consolidated federal income Tax Return (other
than a group the common parent of which was the Company) or (B) has any liability
for the Taxes of any person (other than the Company or any of its subsidiaries)
under Treasury Regulation Section 1.1502-6 (or any similar provision of state, local
or foreign Law), as a transferee or successor, or pursuant to any indemnification,
allocation or sharing agreement with respect to Taxes that could give rise to a
payment or indemnification obligation (other than agreements among the Company and
its subsidiaries and other than customary Tax indemnifications contained in credit
or other commercial agreements the primary purpose of which does not relate to Taxes);
(x) neither the Company nor any of its Material Subsidiaries has engaged in any
"listed transaction" within the meaning of Treasury Regulation Section 1.6011-4(b)(2);
and (xi) the Company is not, and has not been at any time within the last five (5)
years, a "United States real property holding corporation" within the meaning of
Section 897 of the Code.
Section 4.12 Information Supplied. The Proxy Statement and any other document
filed with the SEC by the Company in connection with the Merger (or any amendment
thereof or supplement thereto) (collectively, the "SEC Filings"), at the date first
mailed to the shareholders of the Company, at the time of the Company Shareholders
Meeting and at the time filed with the SEC, as the case may be, will not contain
any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required
to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light
of the circumstances under which they are made, not misleading; provided, however,
that no representation is made by the Company with respect to statements made therein
based on information supplied in writing by the Parents specifically for inclusion
in such documents. The SEC Filings made by the Company will comply in all material
respects with the provisions of the Exchange Act.
Section 4.13 Material Contracts.
(a) As of the date hereof, neither the Company nor any of its subsidiaries is
a party to or bound by any "material contract" (as such term is defined in item
601(b)(10) of Regulation S-K of the SEC) (all contracts of the type described in
this Section 4.13(a), being referred to herein as a "Company Material Contract").
(b) Neither the Company nor any subsidiary of the Company is in breach of or
default under the terms of any Company Material Contract. To the knowledge of the
Company, no other party to any Company Material Contract is in breach of or default
under the terms of any Company Material Contract. Each Company Material Contract
is a valid and binding obligation of the Company or its subsidiary which is a party
thereto and, to the knowledge of the Company, is in full force and effect; provided,
however, that (a) such enforcement may be subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency,
reorganization, moratorium or other similar Laws, now or hereafter in effect, relating
to creditors rights generally and (b) equitable remedies of specific performance
and injunctive and other forms of equitable relief may be subject to equitable defenses
and to the discretion of the court before which any proceeding therefor may be brought
and (ii) the Company and its subsidiaries have performed and complied in all material
respects with all obligations required to be performed or complied with by them
under each Company Material Contract.
Section 4.14 Employee Benefits and Labor Matters.
(a) Correct and complete copies of the following documents with respect to each
Company Benefit Plan (other than such Company Benefit Plan that is maintained outside
of the jurisdiction of the United States and covers fewer than 400 employees) have
been made available to the Parents by the Company to the extent applicable: (i)
any plan documents and related trust documents, insurance contracts or other funding
arrangements, and all amendments thereto; (ii) the most recent Forms 5500 and all
schedules thereto; (iii) the most recent actuarial report, if any; (iv) the most
recent IRS determination letter; (v) the most recent summary plan descriptions;
and (vi) written summaries of all non-written Company Benefit Plans.
(b) The Company Benefit Plans have been maintained, in all material respects,
in accordance with their terms and with all applicable provisions of ERISA, the
Code and other Laws, except for non-compliance which has not had or could not reasonably
be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect on the Company.
(c) Except as set forth on Section 4.14(c) of the Company Disclosure Schedule,
none of the Company Benefit Plans is subject to Title IV of ERISA or Sections 4063
or 4064 of ERISA. The Company Benefit Plans intended to qualify under Section 401
of the Code or other tax-favored treatment under applicable laws do so qualify,
and nothing has occurred with respect to the operation of the Company Benefit Plans
that could cause the loss of such qualification or tax-favored treatment, or the
imposition of any liability, penalty or tax under ERISA or the Code, except for
non-compliance which has not had or could not reasonably be expected to have a Material
Adverse Effect on the Company. No Company Benefit Plan provides post-termination
health, medical or life insurance benefits for current, former or retirement employees
of the Company or any of its subsidiaries, except as required to avoid an excise
Tax under Section 4980B of the Code or as otherwise required by any other applicable
Law, or except as would not have or could not reasonably expect to have a Material
Adverse Effect on the Company.
(d) There are no pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened actions,
claims or lawsuits with respect to any Company Benefit Plan (other than routine
benefit claims), nor does the Company have any knowledge of facts that could form
the basis for any such claim or lawsuit, except for such actions, claims or lawsuits
which, if adversely determined, could not reasonably be expected to have a Material
Adverse Effect on the Company.
(e) Neither the execution and delivery of this Agreement nor the consummation
of the transactions contemplated hereunder, either by themselves or in connection
with any other event, will entitle any employee, officer or director of the Company
or any of its subsidiaries to (i) accelerate the time of any payment, vesting of
any payment or funding of compensation or benefits, except for the acceleration
of vesting of outstanding stock options and restricted stock awards pursuant to
the Company Option Plans and the distribution of all account balances under the
Companys Non-Qualified Deferred Compensation Plan, (ii) any increase in the amount
payable under any Company Benefit Plan or any employment, severance, bonus or similar
agreement, or (iii) any payment of any material amount that could individually or
in combination with any other such payment constitute an "excess parachute payment"
as defined in Section 280G(b)(1) of the Code except as disclosed on Section 4.14(e)
of the Company Disclosure Schedule.
(f) There is no union organization activity involving any of the employees of
the Company or its subsidiaries pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened.
There is no picketing pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened, and
there are no strikes, slowdowns, work stoppages, other material job actions, lockouts,
arbitrations, material grievances or other material labor disputes involving any
of the employees of the Company or its subsidiaries pending or, to the knowledge
of the Company, threatened. With respect to all employees, the Company and each
subsidiary is in material compliance with all laws, regulations and orders relating
to the employment of labor, including all such Laws, regulations and orders relating
to wages, hours, the WARN Act, collective bargaining, discrimination, civil rights,
safety and health, workers compensation, and the collection and payment of withholding
and/or social security taxes and any similar tax, except such non-compliance as
would not have or reasonably be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect. All
independent contractors presently retained by the Company or its subsidiaries to
provide any and all services are appropriately classified as such in accordance
with applicable law, except such failures as would not have, or would not reasonably
be expected to have, a Material Adverse Effect.
Section 4.15 State Takeover Statutes. The Company has taken all action necessary
to exempt the Merger, this Agreement, and transaction contemplated hereby from the
provisions of Article 13 of the TBCA and such action is effective. No other state
takeover, "moratorium", "fair price", "affiliate transaction" or similar statute
or regulation under any applicable Law is applicable to the Merger or any of the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
Section 4.16 Opinion of Financial Advisors. The Board of Directors of the Company
has received an oral opinion of Goldman Sachs & Co. and the special advisory committee
of the Board of Directors of the Company has received the oral opinion of Lazard,
to the effect that, as of the date of each such opinion and based upon and subject
to the limitations, qualifications and assumptions set forth therein, the Merger
Consideration as provided in Section 3.01(b) payable to each holder of outstanding
shares of Company Common Stock (other than shares cancelled pursuant to Section
3.01(b) hereof, shares held by affiliates of the Company, Dissenting Shares and
the Rollover Shares), in the aggregate, is fair to the holders of the Company Common
Stock from a financial point of view. The Company shall deliver executed copies
of the written opinions received from Goldman Sachs & Co. and Lazard to the Parents
promptly upon receipt thereof.
Section 4.17 Brokers. No broker, finder or investment banker is entitled to any
brokerage, finders or other fee or commission in connection with the Merger based
upon arrangements made by or on behalf of the Company other than as provided in
the letter of engagement by and between the Board of Directors of the Company and
Goldman Sachs & Co. and the special advisory committee of the Board of Directors
of the Company and Lazard provided to the Parents prior to the date hereof, which
such letters have not been amended or supplemented.
Section 4.18 No Other Representations or Warranties. Except for the representations
and warranties contained in this Article IV, neither the Company nor any other person
on behalf of the Company makes any express or implied representation or warranty
with respect to the Company or with respect to any other information provided to
the Parents in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby. Neither the
Company nor any other person will have or be subject to any liability or indemnification
obligation to Mergerco, either Parent or any other person resulting from the distribution
to the Parents, or the Parents use of, any such information, including any information,
documents, projections, forecasts of other material made available to the Parents
in certain "data rooms" or management presentations in expectation of the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement, unless any such information is expressly included
in a representation or warranty contained in this Article IV.
ARTICLE V.
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE PARENTS AND MERGERCO
Except as disclosed in the separate disclosure schedule which has been delivered
by the Parents to the Company prior to the execution of this Agreement (the "Mergerco
Disclosure Schedule") (provided that any information set forth in one Section of
the Mergerco Disclosure Schedule will be deemed to apply to each other Section or
subsection of this Agreement to the extent such disclosure is made in a way as to
make its relevance to such other Section or subsection readily apparent), the Parents
and Mergerco hereby jointly and severally represent and warrant to the Company as
follows:
Section 5.01 Organization and Qualification; Subsidiaries. Each Parent is a limited
liability company duly organized, validly existing in good standing under the laws
of its jurisdiction of organization and has the requisite limited liability company
power and authority and all necessary governmental approvals to own, lease and operate
its properties and to carry on its business as it is now being conducted. Each Parent
is duly qualified or licensed as a foreign limited liability company to do business,
and, if applicable, is in good standing, in each jurisdiction where the character
of the properties owned, leased or operated by it or the nature of its business
makes such qualification or licensing necessary. Mergerco is a corporation duly
organized, validly existing in good standing under the laws of its jurisdiction
of organization and has the requisite corporate power and authority and all necessary
governmental approvals to own, lease and operate its properties and to carry on
its business as it is now being conducted, except where the failure to have such
governmental approvals would not have, individually or in the aggregate, a Mergerco
Material Adverse Effect. Mergerco is duly qualified or licensed as a foreign corporation
to do business, and, if applicable, is in good standing, in each jurisdiction where
the character of the properties owned, leased or operated by it or the nature of
its business makes such qualification or licensing necessary, except for such failures
to be so qualified or licensed and in good standing that would not have, individually
or in the aggregate, a Mergerco Material Adverse Effect.
Section 5.02 Certificate of Incorporation, Bylaws, and Other Organizational Documents.
The Parents have made available to the Company a complete and correct copy of the
certificate of incorporation, the bylaws (or equivalent organizational documents),
and other operational documents, agreements or arrangements, each as amended to
date, of Mergerco (collectively, the "Mergerco Organizational Documents"). The Mergerco
Organizational Documents are in full force and effect. Neither Mergerco, nor to
the knowledge of the Parents the other parties thereto, are in violation of any
provision of the Mergerco Organizational Documents, as applicable, except as would
not have, individually or in the aggregate, a Mergerco Material Adverse Effect.
Section 5.03 Authority Relative to Agreement. The Parents and Mergerco have all
necessary power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement, to perform
their respective obligations hereunder and to consummate the Merger and the other
transactions contemplated hereby, including the Financing by the Parents. The execution
and delivery of this Agreement by the Parents and Mergerco and the consummation
of the Merger by them and the other transactions contemplated hereby, including
the Financing by the Parents, have been duly and validly authorized by all necessary
limited liability company action on the part of the Parents and all corporate action
of Mergerco, and no other corporate proceedings on the part of the Parents or Mergerco
are necessary to authorize the execution and delivery of this Agreement or to consummate
the Merger and the other transactions contemplated hereby, including the Financing
by the Parents (other than, with respect to the Merger, the filing of the Articles
of Merger with the Secretary of State). This Agreement has been duly and validly
executed and delivered by the Parents and Mergerco and, assuming the due authorization,
execution and delivery by the Company, this Agreement constitutes a legal, valid
and binding obligation of the Parents and Mergerco, enforceable against the Parents
and Mergerco in accordance with its terms (except as such enforceability may be
limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent transfer, reorganization, moratorium
and other similar laws of general applicability relating to or affecting creditors
rights, and to general equitable principles).
Section 5.04 No Conflict; Required Filings and Consents.
(a) The execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Parents and Mergerco
do not, and the performance of this Agreement by the Parents and Mergerco will not
and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby will not, (i) conflict
with or violate the certificates of formation or limited liability company agreements
(or equivalent organizational documents) of the Parents or the certificate of incorporation
or bylaws (or equivalent organizational documents) of Mergerco; (ii) assuming the
consents, approvals and authorizations specified in Section 5.04(b) have been received
and the waiting periods referred to therein have expired, and any condition to the
effectiveness of such consent, approval, authorization, or waiver has been satisfied,
conflict with or violate any Law applicable to the Parents or Mergerco; or (iii)
result in any breach of or constitute a default (with notice or lapse of time or
both) under, or give to others any right of termination, amendment, acceleration
or cancellation of, or result in the creation of a Lien on any property or asset
of the Parents or Mergerco pursuant to, any note, bond, mortgage, indenture or credit
agreement, or any other contract, agreement, lease, license, permit, franchise or
other instrument or obligation to which a Parent or Mergerco is a party or by which
a Parent or Mergerco or any property or asset of a Parent or Mergerco is bound or
affected, other than, in the case of clauses (ii) and (iii), for any such conflicts,
violations, breaches, defaults or other occurrences of the type referred to above
which would not have, individually or in the aggregate, a Mergerco Material Adverse
Effect.
(b) The execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Parents and Mergerco
does not, and the consummation by the Parents and Mergerco of the transactions contemplated
by this Agreement, including the Financing, will not, require any consent, approval,
authorization, waiver or permit of, or filing with or notification to, any Governmental
Authority, except for applicable requirements of the Exchange Act, the Securities
Act, Blue Sky Laws, the HSR Act, any applicable non-U.S. competition, antitrust
or investment Laws, any filings, approvals or waivers of the FCC as may be required
under the Communications Act and foreign communications, filing and recordation
of appropriate merger documents as required by the Texas Acts, the DGCL and the
rules of the NYSE, and except where failure to obtain such consents, approvals,
authorizations or permits, or to make such filings or notifications, would not have,
individually or in the aggregate, a Mergerco Material Adverse Effect.
Section 5.05 FCC Matters. Section 5.05 of the Mergerco Disclosure Schedule sets
forth each Attributable Interest. Subject to compliance with the Parents obligations
under Section 6.05, (i) Mergerco is legally and financially qualified under the
Communications Act to control the Company FCC Licenses; (ii) Mergerco is in compliance
with Section 3.10(b) of the Communications Act and the FCCs rules governing alien
ownership; (iii) there are no facts or circumstances pertaining to Mergerco or any
of its subsidiaries which, under the Communications Act would reasonably be expected
to (x) result in the FCCs refusal to grant the FCC Consent or otherwise disqualify
Mergerco, or (y) materially delay obtaining the FCC Consent, or cause the FCC to
impose a condition or conditions that, individually or in the aggregate, would reasonably
be expected to have a Material Adverse Effect on the Company; and (iv) no waiver
of, or exemption from, any provision of the Communications Act or the rules, regulations
and policies of the FCC is necessary to obtain the FCC Consent.
Section 5.06 Absence of Litigation. There is no claim, action, proceeding, or
investigation pending or, to the knowledge of the Parents, threatened against any
of the Parents or Mergerco or any of their respective properties or assets at law
or in equity, and there are no Orders before any arbitrator or Governmental Authority,
in each case, as would have, individually or in the aggregate, a Mergerco Material
Adverse Effect.
Section 5.07 Available Funds.
(a) Section 5.07(a) of Mergerco Disclosure Schedule sets forth true, accurate
and complete copies, as of the date hereof, of executed commitment letters from
the parties listed in Section 5.07(a) of the Mergerco Disclosure Schedule dated
as of the date hereof (as the same may be amended, modified, supplemented, restated,
superseded and replaced in accordance with Section 6.13(a), collectively, the "Debt
Commitment Letters"), pursuant to which, and subject to the terms and conditions
thereof, the lender parties thereto have committed to lend the amounts set forth
therein for the purpose of funding the transactions contemplated by this Agreement
(the "Debt Financing"). Section 5.07(a) of Mergerco Disclosure Schedule sets forth
true, accurate and complete copies, as of the date hereof, of executed commitment
letters (collectively, the "Equity Commitment Letters" and together with the Debt
Commitment Letters, the "Financing Commitments") pursuant to which the investors
listed in Section 5.07(a) of the Mergerco Disclosure Schedule (the "Investors")
have committed to invest the cash amounts set forth therein subject to the terms
therein (the "Equity Financing" and together with the Debt Financing, the "Financing").
(b) As of the date hereof, the Financing Commitments are in full force and effect
and have not been withdrawn or terminated or otherwise amended or modified in any
respect. As of the date hereof, each of the Financing Commitments, in the form so
delivered, is in full force and effect and is a legal, valid and binding obligation
of the Parents and to Parents knowledge, the other parties thereto. Except as set
forth in the Financing Commitments, there are no (i) conditions precedent to the
respective obligations of the Investors to fund the full amount of the Equity Financing;
(ii) conditions precedent to the respective obligations of the lenders specified
in the Debt Commitment Letter to fund the full amount of the Debt Financing; or
(iii) contractual contingencies under any agreements, side letters or arrangements
relating to the Financing Commitments to which either Parent or any of their respective
affiliates is a party that would permit the lenders specified in the Debt Commitment
Letters or the Investors providing the Equity Commitment Letters to reduce the total
amount of the Financing (other than retranching or reallocating the Debt Financing
in a manner that does not reduce the aggregate amount of the debt financing), or
that would materially affect the availability of the Debt Financing or the Equity
Financing. As of the date hereof, (A) no event has occurred which, with or without
notice, lapse of time or both, would constitute a default or breach on the part
of the Parents under any term or condition of the Financing Commitments, and (B)
subject to the accuracy of the representations and warranties of the Company set
forth in Article II hereof, and the satisfaction of the conditions set forth in
Section 7.01 and Section 7.02 hereof, the Parents have no reason to believe that
it will be unable to satisfy on a timely basis any term or condition of closing
to be satisfied by it contained in the Financing Commitments. The Parents have fully
paid any and all commitment fees or other fees required by the Financing Commitments
to be paid on or before the date of this Agreement. Subject to the terms and conditions
of this Agreement and as of the date hereof, assuming the funding of the Financing
in accordance with the terms and conditions of the Financing Commitments, the aggregate
proceeds from the Financing constitute all of the financing required to be provided
by the Parents or Mergerco for the consummation of the transactions contemplated
hereby, and are sufficient for the satisfaction of all of the Parents and Mergercos
obligations under this Agreement, including the payment of the Aggregate Merger
Consideration and the payment of all associated costs and expenses (including any
refinancing of indebtedness of Mergerco or the Company required in connection therewith).
(c) From and after the date hereof, Mergerco, the Parents, any Investor and their
respective affiliates shall not enter into any discussions, negotiations, arrangements,
understanding or agreements with respect to the Equity Financing with those persons
identified on Section 5.07(c) of the Company Disclosure Schedule.
Section 5.08 Limited Guarantee. Concurrently with the execution of this Agreement,
the Parents have delivered to the Company the Limited Guarantee of each of the Investors,
dated as of the date hereof, with respect to certain matters on the terms specified
therein.
Section 5.09 Capitalization of Mergerco. As of the date of this Agreement, the
authorized capital stock of Mergerco (the "Mergerco Shares") will be held by the
persons listed on Section 5.09 of Mergerco Disclosure Schedule. On the Closing Date,
the Mergerco Shares will be held by the persons listed on Section 5.09 of the Mergerco
Disclosure Schedule and any other Investor who has committed to invest in the Equity
Financing pursuant to the provisions of Section 6.13 (each such Investor, a "New
Equity Investor" and each such New Equity Investors equity commitment letter, a
"New Equity Commitment Letter"). Other than as set forth on Section 5.09 of the
Mergerco Disclosure Schedule, no person who holds shares of record or beneficially
has an Attributable Interest in Mergerco. Except as provided in the Equity Commitment
Letters or the New Equity Commitment Letters, if any, there are no outstanding options,
warrants, rights, calls, subscriptions, claims of any character, agreements, obligations,
convertible or exchangeable securities, or other commitments, contingent or otherwise,
relating to the Mergerco Shares or any capital stock equivalent or other nominal
interest in Mergerco (the "Mergerco Equity Interests"), pursuant to which Mergerco
is or may become obligated to issue shares of its capital stock or other equity
interests or any securities convertible into or exchangeable for, or evidencing
the right to subscribe for any Mergerco Equity Interests. Except as provided in
the Equity Commitment Letters or New Equity Commitment Letters, if any, there are
no contracts or commitments to which Mergerco is a party relating to the issuance,
sale or transfer of any equity securities or other securities of Mergerco. Mergerco
was formed solely for the purpose of engaging in the transactions contemplated hereby,
and it has not conducted any business prior to the date hereof and has no, and prior
to the Effective Time will have no, assets, liabilities or obligations of any nature
other than those incident to its formation and pursuant to this Agreement and the
Merger and the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
Section 5.10 Brokers. No broker, finder or investment banker is entitled to any
brokerage, finders or other fee or commission in connection with the Merger based
upon arrangements made by or on behalf of Mergerco with respect to which the Company
or any subsidiary is or could become liable for payment in full or in part, except
in the event that the Company becomes obligated with respect to the payment of Mergercos
Expenses pursuant to the terms of Section 8.02(a).
Section 5.11 Information Supplied. None of the information supplied or to be
supplied by the Parents for inclusion or incorporation by reference in the Proxy
Statement will, at the date it is first mailed to the shareholders of the Company
and at the time of the Shareholders Meeting, contain any untrue statement of a
material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or
necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances
under which they are made, not misleading.
Section 5.12 Solvency. As of the Effective Time, assuming (a) satisfaction of
the conditions to the Parents and Mergercos obligation to consummate the Merger,
(b) the accuracy of the representation and warranties of the Company set forth in
Article IV hereof (for such purposes, such representations and warranties shall
be true and correct in all material respects without giving effect to any knowledge,
materiality or "Material Adverse Effect" qualification or exception), (c) any estimates,
projections or forecasts have been prepared on good faith based upon reasonable
assumptions, and (d) the Required Financial Information fairly presents the consolidated
financial condition of the Company and its subsidiaries as at the end of the periods
covered thereby and the consolidated results of operations of the Company and its
subsidiaries for the periods covered thereby, then immediately after giving effect
to all of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, the Surviving Corporation
will be solvent.
Section 5.13 No Other Representations or Warranties. Except for the representations
and warranties contained in this Article V, none of Mergerco, the Parents, or any
other person on behalf of Mergerco or the Parents makes any express or implied representation
or warranty with respect to Mergerco or with respect to any other information provided
to the Company in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby. None of
Mergerco, the Parents and any other person will have or be subject to any liability
or indemnification obligation to the Company or any other person resulting from
the distribution to the Company, or the Companys use of, any such information unless
any such information is expressly included in a representation or warranty contained
in this Article V.
ARTICLE VI.
COVENANTS AND AGREEMENTS
Section 6.01 Conduct of Business by the Company Pending the Merger. The Company
covenants and agrees that, between the date of this Agreement and the Effective
Time or the date, if any, on which this Agreement is terminated pursuant to Section
8.01, except (i) as may be required by Law; (ii) as may be agreed in writing by
the Parents; (iii) as may be expressly permitted pursuant to, or required under,
this Agreement; or (iv) as set forth in Section 6.01 of the Company Disclosure Schedule,
the business of the Company and its subsidiaries shall be conducted in the ordinary
course of business and in a manner consistent with past practice in all material
respects; and the Company and its subsidiaries shall use commercially reasonable
efforts to preserve substantially intact the Companys business organization (except
as otherwise contemplated by this Section 6.01) and retain the employment of the
Senior Executives; provided, however, that no action by the Company or its subsidiaries
with respect to matters specifically addressed by any provision of this Section
6.01 shall be deemed a breach of this sentence unless such action would constitute
a breach of such specific provision. Furthermore, the Company agrees with the Parents
and Mergerco that, except as set forth in Section 6.01 of the Company Disclosure
Schedule or as may be consented to in writing by the Parents, the Company shall
not, and shall not permit any subsidiary to:
(a) amend or otherwise change the Articles of Incorporation or Bylaws of the
Company or such equivalent organizational documents of any of the subsidiaries;
(b) except for transactions between the Company and its subsidiaries, or among
the Companys subsidiaries, or as otherwise permitted in Section 6.01 of this Agreement,
issue, sell, pledge, dispose, encumber or grant any Equity Securities or Convertible
Securities of the Company or its subsidiaries; provided, however, that (i) the Company
may issue shares upon exercise of any Company Option or other Convertible Security
outstanding as of the date hereof, other agreement existing as of the date hereof,
or as may be granted after the date hereof in accordance with this Section 6.01,
(ii) the Company may issue shares of Company Common Stock pursuant to the Company
ESPP in accordance with this Section 6.01 and (iii) any other agreement existing
as of the date hereof;
(c) acquire, except in respect of any mergers, consolidations, business combinations
among the Company and its subsidiaries or among the Companys subsidiaries (including
by merger, consolidation, or acquisition of stock or assets), any corporation, partnership,
limited liability company, other business organization or any division thereof,
or any material amount of assets in connection with acquisitions or investments
with a purchase price in excess of $150,000,000 in the aggregate; provided, that
without the Parents consent, which such consent shall not be unreasonably withheld,
the Company and its subsidiaries shall not acquire or make any investment (or agree
to acquire or to make any investment) in any entity that holds, or has an attributable
interest in, any license, authorization, permit or approval issued by the FCC; provided
that it shall be deemed reasonable by the Parents to withhold consent for an acquisition
or investment that would be reasonably likely to delay, impede or prevent receipt
of the FCC Consent;
(d) adjust, recapitalize, reclassify, combine, split, subdivide, redeem, purchase
or otherwise acquire any Equity Securities or Convertible Securities (other than
the acquisition of Equity Securities or Convertible Securities originally issued
pursuant to the terms of the Company Benefit Plan in connection with a cashless
exercise or as contemplated by Section 6.01 hereof) tendered by employees or former
employees;
(e) other than with respect to the payment by the Company of a regular quarterly
dividend, as and when normally paid, not to exceed $0.1875 per share, declare, set
aside for payment or pay any dividend payable in cash, property or stock on, or
make any other distribution in respect of, any shares of its capital stock or otherwise
make any payments to its shareholders in their capacity as such (other than dividends
by a direct or indirect majority-owned subsidiary of the Company to its parent);
(f) create, incur or assume any indebtedness for borrowed money, issue any note,
bond or other security or guarantee any indebtedness for any person (other than
a subsidiary) except for indebtedness: (i) incurred under the Companys or a subsidiarys
existing credit facilities or incurred to replace, renew, extend, refinance or refund
any existing indebtedness in the ordinary course of business consistent with past
practice, not in excess of the existing credit limits, provided that no syndication,
placement or other marketing efforts in connection with the replacement, renewal,
extension or refinancing of any existing indebtedness shall be conducted or be announced
during the Marketing Period and during the period commencing twenty (20) business
days immediately prior to the Marketing Period; (ii) for borrowed money incurred
pursuant to agreements in effect prior to the execution of this Agreement; (iii)
as otherwise required in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice;
or (iv) other than as permitted pursuant to this Section 6.01, in an aggregate principal
amount not to exceed $250,000,000; provided that, notwithstanding the foregoing,
in no event shall: (x) the Company redeem, repurchase, prepay, defease, cancel or
otherwise acquire any notes maturing on or after January 1, 2009; (y) the Company
or any subsidiary create, incur or assume any indebtedness that can not be prepaid
at any time without penalty or premium (other than customary LIBOR "breakage" costs);
or (z) create, incur or assume any indebtedness that would interfere with, hinder
or prevent the Parents from being able to consummate the Financing Commitments in
effect as of the date hereof;
(g) make any material change to its methods of accounting in effect at December
31, 2005, except (i) as required by GAAP, Regulation S-X of the Exchange Act or
as required by a Governmental Authority or quasi-Governmental Authority (including
the Financial Accounting Standards Board or any similar organization); (ii) as required
by a change in applicable Law; or (iii) as disclosed in the Company SEC Documents
filed prior to the date hereof;
(h) without the consent of the Parents, adopt or enter into a plan of restructuring,
recapitalization or other reorganization (other than the Merger and other than transactions
exclusively between the Company and its subsidiaries or between the Companys subsidiaries,
in which case, the Parents consent will not be unreasonably withheld or delayed);
(i) except for (i) transactions among the Company and its subsidiaries, (ii)
as provided for in Section 6.01(i) of the Company Disclosure Schedule, and (iii)
pursuant to contracts in force on the date of this Agreement and listed in Section
6.01(i) of the Company Disclosure Schedule, sell, lease, license, transfer, exchange
or swap, mortgage or otherwise encumber (including securitizations), or subject
to any Lien (other than Permitted Liens) or otherwise dispose of any asset or any
portion of its properties or assets with a sale price in excess of $50,000,000;
(j) except (a) as required by Law or the Treasury Regulations promulgated under
the Code, or (b) as would not result in the incurrence of a material amount of additional
taxes, or (c) as otherwise is in the ordinary course of business and in a manner
consistent with past practice, (i) make any material change (or file any such change)
in any method of Tax accounting or any annual Tax accounting period; (ii) make,
change or rescind any material Tax election; (iii) participate in any settlement
negotiations concerning United States federal income Taxes in respect of the 2003
or subsequent tax year without giving one representative designated by the Parents
the opportunity to monitor such audit and providing monthly updates to the Parents
in respect of any significant developments regarding such 2003 or subsequent tax
years; (iv) settle or compromise any material Tax liability, audit claim or assessment;
(v) surrender any right to claim for a material Tax refund; (vi) file any amended
Tax Return involving a material amount of additional Taxes; (vii) enter into any
closing agreement relating to material Taxes; or (viii) waive or extend the statute
of limitations in respect of material Taxes other than pursuant to extensions of
time to file Tax Returns obtained in the ordinary course of business;
(k) grant, confer or award Convertible Securities or other rights to acquire
any of its or its subsidiaries capital stock or take any action to cause to be
exercisable any otherwise unexercisable option under any Company Option Plan (except
as otherwise provided by the terms of any unexercisable options outstanding on the
date hereof), except (i) as may be required under any bonus or incentive plans existing
prior to the date hereof or entered into after the date hereof in accordance with
this Section 6.01 and employment agreements executed prior to the date hereof or
entered into after the date hereof in accordance with this Section 6.01; and (ii)
for customary grants of Equity Securities and Convertible Securities made to employees
at fair market value, as determined by the Board of Directors of the Company; provided
that with respect to subsections (i) and (ii) hereof, the number of shares of Company
Common Stock subject to such Equity Securities or Convertible Securities shall not
exceed 0.25% of the outstanding shares of Company Common Stock as of the close of
business on November 10, 2006;
(l) except as required pursuant to existing written agreements or existing Company
Benefit Plans in effect as of the date hereof, or as permitted by this Section 6.01
or as disclosed in Section 6.01(l) of the Company Disclosure Schedule, or as otherwise
required by Law, (i) increase the compensation or other benefits payable or to become
payable to (x) current or former directors (including Lowry Mays, Mark Mays, and
Randall Mays in their capacities as executive officers of the Company); (y) any
other Senior Executives of the Company by an amount exceeding the amount set forth
on Section 6.01(l) of the Company Disclosure Schedule, or (z) other employees except
in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practices (ii) grant any
severance or termination pay to, or enter into any severance agreement with any
current or former director, executive officer or employee of the Company or any
of its subsidiaries, except as are required in accordance with any Company Benefit
Plan and in the case of employees other than the Senior Executives, other than in
the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice, (iii) enter into
any employment agreement with any director, executive officer or employee of the
Company or any of its subsidiaries, except (A) employment agreements to the extent
necessary to replace a departing executive officer or employee upon substantially
similar terms, (B) employment agreements with on-air talent, (C) new employment
agreements entered into in the ordinary course of business providing for compensation
not in excess of $250,000 annually and with a term of no more than two (2) years,
or (D) extension of employment agreements other than agreements with the Senior
Executives in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice (iv)
adopt, approve, ratify, enter into or amend any collective bargaining agreement,
side letter, memorandum of understanding or similar agreement with any labor union,
except, in each case, as would not result in a material increase to the Company
in the cost of maintaining such collective bargaining agreement, plan, trust, fund,
policy or arrangement or (v) adopt, amend or terminate any Company Benefit Plan
(except as otherwise specifically provided in this Section 6.01(l) or as required
by applicable law), retention, change in control, profit sharing, or severance plan
or contract for the benefit of any of their current or former directors, officers,
or employees or any of their beneficiaries, except for any amendment to comply with
Section 409(A) of the Code;
(m) make any capital expenditure or expenditures which is in excess of $50,000,000
individually or $100,000,000 in the aggregate, except for any such capital expenditures
in aggregate amounts consistent with past practice or as required pursuant to new
contracts entered into in the ordinary course of business;
(n) make any investment (by contribution to capital, property transfers, purchase
of securities or otherwise) in, or loan or advance (other than travel and similar
advances to its employees in the ordinary course of business consistent with past
practice) to, any person in excess of $25,000,000 in the aggregate for all such
investments, loans or advances, other than an investment in, or loan or advance
to a subsidiary; provided, however, that (other than travel and similar advances
in the ordinary course of business) the Company shall not make any loans or advances
to any Senior Executives;
(o) settle or compromise any material claim, suit, action, arbitration or other
proceeding whether administrative, civil or criminal, in law or in equity, provided
that the Company may settle or compromise any such claim that is not related to
this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby that do not exceed $10,000,000
individually or $30,000,000, in the aggregate and do not impose any material restriction
on the business or operations of the Company or its subsidiaries;
(p) except with respect to any Permitted Divestitures, without the Parents consent,
which consent may not be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned, enter into
any LMA in respect of the programming of any radio or television broadcast station
or contract for the acquisition or sale of any radio broadcast station, television
broadcast station or daily newspaper (by merger, purchase or sale of stock or assets
or otherwise) or of any equity or debt interest in any person that directly or indirectly
has an attributable interest in any radio broadcast station, television broadcast
station or daily newspaper; provided, that it shall be deemed reasonable for the
Parents to withhold consent for any such LMA or acquisition that would be reasonably
likely to delay, impede or prevent receipt of the FCC Consent;
(q) make any amendment or modification to, or give any consent or grant any waiver
under, that certain Master Agreement, dated as of November 16, 2005, by and between
the Company and Outdoor Holdings (the "Master Agreement"), to permit Outdoor Holdings
to issue capital stock, option or other security, consolidate or merge with another
person, declare or pay any dividend, sell or encumber any of its assets, amend,
modify, cancel, forgive or assign any intercompany notes or amend, terminate or
modify the Master Agreement or the Corporate Services Agreement between Clear Channel
Management Services, L.P. and Outdoor Holdings, dated November 16, 2005;
(r) enter into any transaction, agreement, arrangement or understanding between
(i) the Company or any of its subsidiaries, on the one hand, and (ii) any affiliate
of the Company (other than its subsidiaries) on the other hand, of the type that
would be required to be disclosed under Item 404 of Regulation S-K that involves
more than $100,000, except for (a) in the ordinary course of business consistent
with the practices disclosed in the SEC Documents; and (b) the grant of Equity Securities
or Convertible Securities permitted by this Agreement under Company Option Plans
and (c) compensatory payments as provided for in the Companys bonus or incentive
plans adopted by the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors of the Company
or the Board of Directors of the Company prior to the date hereof;
(s) adopt any takeover defenses or take any action to render any state takeover
statutes inapplicable to any transaction other than the transactions contemplated
by this Agreement; or
(t) authorize or enter into any written agreement or otherwise make any commitment
to do any of the foregoing.
Section 6.02 FCC Matters. During the period from the date of this Agreement to
the Effective Time or the date, if any, on which this Agreement is terminated pursuant
to Section 8.01, the Company shall, and shall cause each of its Material Subsidiaries
to: (i) use reasonable best efforts to comply with all material requirements of
the FCC applicable to the operation of the Company Stations; (ii) promptly deliver
to the Parents copies of any material reports or applications filed with the FCC;
(iii) promptly notify the Parents of any inquiry, investigation or proceeding initiated
by the FCC relating to the Company Stations which, if determined adversely to the
Company, would be reasonably likely to have, in the aggregate, a Material Adverse
Effect on the Company; and (iv) not make or revoke any election with the FCC if
such election or revocation would have, in the aggregate, a Material Adverse Effect
on the Company.
Section 6.03 Proxy Statement.
(a) Covenants of the Company with Respect to the Proxy Statement. Within thirty
(30) days following the date of this Agreement, subject to Section 6.07 hereof,
the Company shall prepare and shall cause to be filed with the SEC a proxy statement
(together with any amendments thereof or supplements thereto, the "Proxy Statement")
relating to the meeting of the Companys shareholders to be held to consider the
adoption and approval of this Agreement and the Merger. The Company shall include,
except to the extent provided in Section 6.07, the text of this Agreement and the
recommendation of the Board of Directors of the Company that the Companys shareholders
approve and adopt this Agreement. The Company shall use reasonable best efforts
to respond as promptly as reasonably practicable to any comments of the SEC with
respect to the Proxy Statement. The Company shall promptly notify the Parents upon
the receipt of any comments from the SEC or its staff or any request from the SEC
or its staff for amendments or supplements to the Proxy Statement, shall consult
with the Parents prior to responding to any such comments or request or filing any
amendment or supplement to the Proxy Statement and shall provide the Parents with
copies of all correspondence between the Company and its Representatives on the
one hand and the SEC and its staff on the other hand. None of the information with
respect to the Company or its subsidiaries to be included in the Proxy Statement
will, at the time of the mailing of the Proxy Statement or any amendments or supplements
thereto, and at the time of the Shareholders Meeting, contain any untrue statement
of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein
or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances
under which they were made, not misleading. The Proxy Statement will comply in all
material respects with the provisions of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations
promulgated thereunder.
(b) Covenants of the Parents with Respect to the Proxy Statement. None of the
information with respect to the Parents, Mergerco or their respective subsidiaries
specifically provided in writing by the Parents or any person authorized to act
on their behalf for inclusion in the Proxy Statement will, at the time of the mailing
of the Proxy Statement or any amendments or supplements thereto, and at the time
of the Shareholders Meeting, contain any untrue statement of a material fact or
omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order
to make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were
made, not misleading.
(c) Cooperation. The Company and the Parents shall cooperate and consult with
each other in preparation of the Proxy Statement. Without limiting the generality
of the foregoing, the Parents will furnish to the Company the information relating
to it required by the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder
to be set forth in the Proxy Statement. Notwithstanding anything to the contrary
stated above, prior to filing and mailing the Proxy Statement (or any amendment
or supplement thereto) or responding to any comments of the SEC with respect thereto,
the party responsible for filing or mailing such document shall provide the other
party an opportunity to review and comment on such document or response and shall
discuss with the other party and include in such document or response, comments
reasonably and promptly proposed by the other party.
(d) Mailing of Proxy Statement; Amendments. Within five (5) days after the Proxy
Statement has been cleared by the SEC, the Company shall mail the Proxy Statement
to the holders of Company Common Stock as of the record date established for the
Shareholders Meeting. If at any time prior to the Effective Time any event or circumstance
relating to the Company, the Parents or Mergerco or any of the Companys subsidiaries
or the Parents or Mergercos subsidiaries, or their respective officers or directors,
should be discovered by the Company or the Parents, respectively, which, pursuant
to the Securities Act or Exchange Act, should be set forth in an amendment or a
supplement to the Proxy Statement so that the Proxy Statement shall not contain
any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required
to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in light
of the circumstances under which they are made, not misleading, such party shall
promptly inform the other. Each of the Parents and the Company agree to correct
any information provided by it for use in the Proxy Statement which shall have become
false or misleading (determined in accordance with Rule 14a-9(a) of the Exchange
Act). All documents that each of the Company and the Parents is responsible for
filing with the SEC in connection with the Merger will comply as to form and substance
in all material respects with the applicable requirements of the Securities Act
and the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations of the NYSE.
Section 6.04 Shareholders Meeting. Unless this Agreement has been terminated
pursuant to Section 8.01, the Company shall, promptly after the SEC indicates that
it has no further comments on the Proxy Statement, establish a record date for,
duly call, give notice of, convene and hold a meeting of its shareholders within
forty-five (45) days of the mailing of such Proxy Statement, for the purpose of
voting upon the adoption of this Agreement and approval of the Merger (the "Shareholders
Meeting"), and the Company shall hold the Shareholders Meeting. The Company shall
recommend to its shareholders the adoption of this Agreement and approval of the
Merger in the Proxy Statement and at the Shareholders Meeting (the "Company Recommendation");
provided, however, that the Company shall not be obligated to recommend to its shareholders
the adoption of this Agreement or approval of the Merger at its Shareholders Meeting
to the extent that the Board of Directors of the Company makes a Change of Recommendation
pursuant to the provisions of Section 6.07. Unless the Company makes a Change of
Recommendation, the Company will use commercially reasonable efforts to solicit
from its shareholders proxies in favor of the adoption and approval of this Agreement
and the Merger and will take all other action necessary or advisable to secure the
vote or consent of its shareholders required by the rules of the NYSE or the applicable
Law to obtain such approvals. The Company shall keep the Parents updated with respect
to proxy solicitation results as reasonably requested by the Parents.
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