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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
FORM 10-Q
QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the quarterly period ended April 4, 1998
Commission File Number 1-12375
THE LEARNING COMPANY, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
DELAWARE 94-2562108
(State or Other Jurisdiction of (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
Incorporation or Organization)
ONE ATHENAEUM STREET
CAMBRIDGE, MASSACHUSETTS 02142
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
(617) 494-1200
(Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
Indicate by check whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports
required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the
registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such
filing requirements for the past 90 days.
Yes X No
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As of April 30, 1998, there were 53,509,734 outstanding shares of the
issuer's common stock, par value $.01 per share.
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THE LEARNING COMPANY, INC.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Part I - Financial Information
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ITEM 1. Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements:
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets at
March 31, 1998 and December 31, 1997............................. 3
Condensed Consolidated Statements of
Operations for the Three Months Ended
March 31, 1998 and 1997.......................................... 4
Condensed Consolidated Statements of
Cash Flows for the Three Months
Ended March 31, 1998 and 1997.................................... 5
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements............. 7
ITEM 2. Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial
Condition and Results of Operations...............................10
Part II - Other Information
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ITEM 1. Legal Proceedings.................................................14
ITEM 2. Changes in Securities.............................................14
ITEM 6. Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K..................................15
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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION
ITEM 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
THE LEARNING COMPANY, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
(IN THOUSANDS)
March 31, December 31,
1998 1997
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(unaudited)
ASSETS
CURRENT ASSETS:
Cash and cash equivalents $107,710 $ 95,137
Accounts receivable (less allowances for returns
of $26,732 and $29,226, respectively) 94,428 99,677
Inventories 38,087 29,600
Other current assets 45,289 32,590
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285,514 257,004
Intangible assets, net 143,085 127,481
Other long-term assets 37,224 32,306
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$465,823 $ 416,791
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LIABILITIES & STOCKHOLDERS' DEFICIT
Current liabilities $169,274 $ 160,356
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LONG-TERM OBLIGATIONS:
Long-term debt 287,650 294,356
Accrued and deferred income taxes 58,512 59,746
Other long-term obligations 9,414 6,119
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355,576 360,221
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STOCKHOLDERS' DEFICIT (59,027) (103,786)
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$465,823 $ 416,791
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THE ACCOMPANYING NOTES ARE AN INTEGRAL PART OF THESE CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
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THE LEARNING COMPANY, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
(IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT SHARE AND PER SHARE DATA)
(UNAUDITED)
Three Months Ended
March 31,
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1998 1997
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REVENUES $ 113,602 $ 86,881
COSTS AND EXPENSES:
Costs of production 33,964 24,020
Sales and marketing 28,145 20,859
General and administrative 7,574 8,577
Development and software costs 10,993 10,751
Amortization, merger and other charges 156,820 124,721
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237,496 188,928
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OPERATING LOSS (123,894) (102,047)
INTEREST EXPENSE, net 5,514 5,521
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LOSS BEFORE INCOME TAXES (129,408) (107,568)
PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES: -- (250)
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NET LOSS $ (129,408) $ (107,318)
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NET LOSS PER SHARE-basic and diluted $ (2.45) $ (2.20)
WEIGHTED AVERAGE NUMBER OF SHARES
OUTSTANDING-basic and diluted 52,732,000 48,742,000
THE ACCOMPANYING NOTES ARE AN INTEGRAL PART OF THESE CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
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THE LEARNING COMPANY, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(IN THOUSANDS)
(UNAUDITED)
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Three Months Ended
March 31,
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1998 1997
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CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
Net loss $(129,408) $(107,318)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash
provided by operating activities:
Depreciation, amortization and other 55,269 126,101
Provisions for returns and doubtful accounts 12,874 8,449
Charge for incomplete technology 103,000 --
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Accounts receivable (146) 2,335
Accounts payable and accruals (18,395) (14,078)
Other (2,381) (5,598)
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NET CASH PROVIDED BY OPERATING ACTIVITIES 20,813 9,891
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CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
Purchases of fixed assets and other (11,489) (3,882)
Businesses acquired, net of cash acquired (116,972) --
Acquisition related items (18,019) (7,898)
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NET CASH USED FOR INVESTING ACTIVITIES (146,480) (11,780)
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CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
Principal payments under capital leases and
other long-term debt (266) (207)
Repurchase of Senior Convertible Notes (6,000) (7,000)
Proceeds from issuance of common stock
related to exercise of stock options, net 12,582 516
Proceeds from the issuance of special warrants, net 134,346 --
Other (2,207) (67)
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NET CASH (USED FOR) PROVIDED BY FINANCING ACTIVITIES 138,455 (6,758)
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EFFECT OF EXCHANGE RATE CHANGES ON CASH (215) (1,444)
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NET CHANGE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS 12,573 (10,091)
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, BEGINNING OF PERIOD 95,137 110,120
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CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS, END OF PERIOD $ 107,710 $ 100,029
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THE ACCOMPANYING NOTES ARE AN INTEGRAL PART OF THESE CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
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THE LEARNING COMPANY, INC.
CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
(CONTINUED)
(IN THOUSANDS)
(UNAUDITED)
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Three Months Ended
March 31,
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1998 1997
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SUPPLEMENTAL SCHEDULE OF NON-CASH
INVESTING AND FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
Common stock issued to acquire Mindscape $30,000 $ --
Common stock issued to settle note payable to related party -- 3,053
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THE ACCOMPANYING NOTES ARE AN INTEGRAL PART OF THESE CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
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THE LEARNING COMPANY, INC.
NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
(IN THOUSANDS, EXCEPT SHARE AND PER SHARE AMOUNTS)
(UNAUDITED)
1. BASIS OF PRESENTATION
The condensed consolidated financial statements of The Learning Company, Inc.
("TLC" or the "Company") for the three months ended March 31, 1998 and 1997 are
unaudited and reflect all adjustments, consisting of normal recurring
adjustments, which are, in the opinion of management, necessary for a fair
presentation of the results for the interim periods. These condensed
consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the
consolidated financial statements and notes thereto included in the Company's
Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended January 3, 1998. The results of
operations for the three months ended March 31, 1998 are not necessarily
indicative of the results for the entire year ending December 31, 1998. The
results for the three months ended March 31, 1997 have been restated to reflect
the acquisitions of Skills Bank Corporation, Learning Services, Inc. and
Microsystems Software, Inc. which were accounted for using the
pooling-of-interest method of accounting.
The first quarter reporting period for 1998 ended on April 4, 1998, and the
first quarter reporting period for 1997 ended on April 5, 1997. The periods from
January 4, 1998 to April 4, 1998 and from January 7, 1997 to April 5, 1997 are
referred to as the "First Quarter 1998" and the "First Quarter 1997" or the
"Three Months Ended March 31, 1998" and the "Three Months Ended March 31, 1997",
respectively throughout these financial statements.
The preparation of financial statements in conformity with generally accepted
accounting principles requires management to make assumptions regarding items
such as return reserves and allowances, net realizable value of intangible
assets and valuation allowances for deferred tax assets that affect the reported
amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and
liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of
revenues and expenses during the reporting period. Significant estimates in
these financial statements include: return reserves, inventory reserves,
valuation of deferred tax assets and valuation and useful lives of intangible
assets. Actual results could differ from these estimates.
2. ACQUISITIONS
On March 5, 1998, the Company acquired control of Mindscape, Inc. and certain
affiliated companies ("Mindscape") for a total purchase price of $152,557
payable in cash of $122,557 and the remainder through the issuance of 1,366,743
shares of common stock. This acquisition was accounted for using the purchase
method of accounting. The purchase price for Mindscape was allocated as follows:
Purchase price $152,557
Plus: fair value of net liabilities 3,297
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Excess to allocate 155,854
Less: excess allocated to
Incomplete technology 103,000
Completed technology and products 13,000
Brands and trade names 30,000
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146,000
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Goodwill $ 9,854
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The Company primarily used the income approach to determine the fair value of
the identified intangible assets acquired. The debt-free cash flows, net of
provision for operating expenses, were discounted to a net present value. The
Company believes that the in-complete products under development had not reached
technical feasibility at the date of the acquisition, had no alternative future
use and additional development is required to ensure their commercial viability.
In order to develop the acquired incomplete technology into commercially viable
products the Company will be required to complete development of proprietary
code, development of the
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artistic and graphic works and design of the remaining storyboards. Complete
technology is being amortized using the straight-line method over its estimated
useful life of two years and goodwill and brands and trade names are being
amortized using the straight-line method over its estimated useful life of ten
years.
Summarized pro forma combined results of operations for the Three Months Ended
March 31, 1998 and 1997 are shown as if the transaction had occurred at the
beginning of the period presented. Pro forma adjustments relate primarily to
amortization of goodwill and complete technology. These pro forma combined
results of operations include the historical results from Mindscape and do not
reflect any reductions in operating costs derived from consolidation of
functional departments. In addition, the pro forma combined operating loss
includes pro forma amortization of acquired intangible assets resulting from the
acquisition of Mindscape for the Three Months Ended March 31, 1998 and 1997 of
$2,621.
Mindscape
Three Months Ended The Learning Including Pro Forma Pro Forma
March 31, 1998 Company, Inc. Adjustments Combined
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Revenues $ 113,602 $ 9,090 $ 122,692
Operating loss (123,894) (44,270) (168,164)
Net loss (129,408) (45,330) (174,738)
Net loss per share $ (2.45) $ (2.83)
Mindscape
Three Months Ended The Learning Including Pro Forma Pro Forma
March 31, 1997 Company, Inc. Adjustments Combined
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Revenues $ 86,881 $ 14,143 $ 101,024
Operating loss (102,047) (18,847) (120,894)
Net loss (107,318) (18,841) (126,159)
Net loss per share $ (2.20) $ (2.18)
3. ISSUANCE OF SPECIAL WARRANTS
On March 12, 1998, the Company's Canadian subsidiary, Softkey Software Products
Inc. ("SoftKey"), issued in a private placement in Canada 8,687,500 special
warrants for net proceeds of approximately $134,000. Each special warrant will
be exercisable without additional payment for one (or, in certain circumstances,
1.07) exchangeable non-voting share of SoftKey (an "Exchangeable Share")
following clearance from the various regulatory bodies in Canada. The
Exchangeable Shares are exchangeable at the option of the holder on a
one-for-one basis for common stock of the Company without additional payment.
4. BORROWINGS
On May 6, 1998, the Company amended its revolving line of credit (the "Line") to
provide a maximum availability of $148,500, of which $35,000 is outstanding at
March 31, 1998. Borrowings under the line are due July 1, 2000 and bear interest
at variable rates. The Line is subject to certain financial covenants, is
secured by a general security interest in certain operating subsidiaries of the
Company and by a pledge of the stock of certain of its subsidiaries.
5. COMPREHENSIVE LOSS
Effective January 4, 1998, the Company adopted Statement of Financial Accounting
Standard No. 130, "Reporting Comprehensive Income." The Company's comprehensive
loss was as follows:
Three Months Ended March 31,
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1998 1997
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Net loss $(129,408) $(107,318)
Other comprehensive loss (2,760) (1,448)
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Total comprehensive loss $(132,168) $(108,766)
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Other comprehensive loss represents losses on foreign currency translation.
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6. INVENTORIES
Inventories are stated at the lower of weighted average cost or net realizable
value and include third-party assembly costs, CD-ROM discs, manuals and an
allocation of fixed overhead.
March 31, December 31,
1998 1997
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Components $ 1,930 $ 4,243
Finished goods 36,157 25,357
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$38,087 $29,600
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7. COMPUTATION OF EARNINGS PER SHARE
For the year ended December 31, 1997, the Company adopted Statement of
Accounting Standard No. 128 ("FAS 128"), which requires the presentation of
Basic and Dilutive earnings per share, which replaces primary and fully diluted
earnings per share. Basic net loss per share is computed using the weighted
average number of common shares outstanding during the period. Dilutive net loss
per share is computed using the weighted average number of common shares
outstanding during the period, plus the dilutive effect of common stock
equivalents. Common stock equivalents consist of convertible debentures,
preferred stock, stock options and warrants. The dilutive computations do not
included common stock equivalents for the Three Months Ended March 31, 1998 and
1997 as their inclusion would be antidilutive. Dilutive elements would include
the 750,000 shares of Series A Preferred Stock (which is ultimately convertible
into 15,000,000 shares of common stock) issued on December 5, 1997, 8,687,500
special warrants to acquire Exchangeable Shares and employee stock options
totaling 13,048,000 and 9,790,000 at March 31, 1998 and 1997, respectively.
8. EFFECT OF NEW ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS
In June 1997, the FASB issued SFAS No. 131 Disclosure about Segments of an
Enterprise and Related Information which changes the way public companies report
information about operating segments. SFAS No. 131 which is based on the
management approach to segment reporting establishes requirements to report
selected segment information quarterly and to report entity wide disclosures
about products and services major customers and the material countries in which
the entity holds assets and reports revenue. Management is currently evaluating
the effects of this change on its reporting of segment information. The Company
will adopt SFAS No. 131 for its fiscal year ending December 31, 1998.
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ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS
OF OPERATIONS
The following information should be read in conjunction with the consolidated
financial statements and the notes thereto and in conjunction with Management's
Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations in the
Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended January 3, 1998. All
dollar amounts presented in this Management's Discussion and Analysis of
Financial Condition and Results of Operations are presented in thousands, except
per share amounts. Certain of the information contained in this Quarterly Report
on Form 10-Q which are not historical facts may include "forward-looking
statements" within the meaning of Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"). The Company's actual results may differ
materially from those set forth in such forward-looking statements. Certain
risks and uncertainties including, but not limited to, those discussed below in
"Factors Affecting Future Operating Results," as well as in the Company's Annual
Report on Form 10-K for the 1997 fiscal year as filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission (the "SEC"), as well as other factors, may also cause actual
results to differ materially from those projected. The Company assumes no
obligation to update these forward-looking statements to reflect actual results
or changes in factors or assumptions affecting such forward-looking statements.
The information contained in this Management's Discussion and Analysis of
Financial Condition and Results of Operations is provided pursuant to applicable
regulations of the SEC and is not intended to serve as a basis for projections
of future events.
INTRODUCTION
The Learning Company, Inc. ("TLC" or the "Company") develops and publishes a
broad range of high quality branded consumer software for personal computers
("PCs") that educate and entertain across every age category, from young
children to adults. The Company's primary emphasis is in educational,
productivity and reference software, but it also offers a selection of lifestyle
and entertainment products, both in North America and internationally.
The Company has a history of acquiring companies in order to broaden its product
lines and sales channels. During the first quarter of 1998, the Company acquired
Mindscape, Inc. and certain affiliated companies ("Mindscape"). Mindscape is a
leading developer, publisher and distributor of consumer software.
The Company distributes its products through retail channels, including direct
sales to computer electronics stores, office superstores, mass merchandisers,
discount warehouse stores and software specialty stores which control over
23,000 North American storefronts. The Company also sells its products directly
to consumers through the mail, telemarketing and the Internet, and directly to
schools. The Company's international sales are conducted from subsidiaries in
Germany, France, Holland, Ireland, the United Kingdom, Australia and Japan. The
Company also derives revenue from licensing its products to original equipment
manufacturers ("OEMs"), which bundle the Company's products for sale with
computer systems or components and through on-line offerings.
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
NET LOSS. The Company incurred a net loss of $129,408 ($2.45 per share)
on revenues of $113,602 in the First Quarter 1998 as compared to a net loss of
$107,318 ($2.20 per share) on revenues of $86,881 in the First Quarter 1997. The
net loss in the First Quarter 1998 and 1997 is a result of the effect of the
amortization, merger and other charges of $156,820 and $124,721, respectively.
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REVENUES. Revenues by distribution channel for the First Quarter 1998 as
compared to the First Quarter 1997 and the respective percentage of revenues are
as follows:
Three Months Ended March 31,
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1998 % 1997 %
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Retail $ 55,858 49% $36,313 42%
OEM 8,544 8% 6,435 7%
School 11,628 10% 10,162 12%
Direct response 12,398 11% 10,975 13%
International 19,828 17% 16,634 19%
Tax software and services 5,346 5% 6,362 7%
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$113,602 100% $86,881 100%
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Retail sales increased in dollars and as a percentage of total revenue for the
Three Months Ended March 31, 1998 as compared to the Three Months Ended
March 31, 1997 primarily due to growth in the demand for consumer software and
the Company's increased market share. Retail revenues also were higher than the
prior year due to the acquisition of Mindscape and the launch of several new
products which included: Reader Rabbit's Second Grade, Success Builder: Math
Library, CyberPatrol, Compton's Reference Suite, and Compton's 3D Atlas. OEM
sales increased in dollars for the Three Months Ended March 31, 1998 as compared
to the Three Months Ended March 31, 1997 primarily due to additional demand from
PC manufacturers across the industry. International sales increased in dollars
for the Three Months Ended March 31, 1998 as compared to the Three Months Ended
March 31, 1997 primarily as a result of the higher PC sales in Europe and an
extension of a distribution license in Australia. Direct response revenues
increased in dollars for the Three Months Ended March 31, 1998 as compared to
the Three Months Ended March 31, 1997 due to growth in the Company's catalog
based sales to end users. School sales increased in dollars for the Three Months
Ended March 31, 1998 as compared to the Three Months Ended March 31, 1997 as a
result of the higher growth in revenues from the acquisitions of Skills Bank
Corporation and Learning Services, Inc. in 1997 and due to the increasing demand
for software in American schools. Revenues from the Tax Division decreased in
dollars and as a percentage of total revenue for the Three Months Ended
March 31, 1998 as compared to the Three Months Ended March 31, 1997 due to
greater competition in the Canadian home tax software market and lower Canadian
dollar exchange rates.
COSTS AND EXPENSES. The Company's costs and expenses and the respective
percentages of revenues for the First Quarter 1998 as compared to the First
Quarter 1997 are as follows:
Three Months Ended March 31,
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1998 % 1997 %
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Costs of $33,964 30% $24,020 28%
production
Sales and marketing 28,145 25% 20,859 24%
Development and
Software costs 10,993 10% 10,751 12%
General and
Administrative 7,574 6% 8,577 10%
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$80,676 71% $64,207 74%
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Costs of production includes the cost of manuals, packaging, diskettes,
duplication, assembly and fulfillment charges. In addition, costs of production
includes royalties paid to third-party developers and inventory obsolescence
reserves. Costs of production as a percentage of revenues increased in the First
Quarter 1998 as compared to the First Quarter 1997 from 28% to 30%. The increase
in costs of production as a percentage of revenues in First Quarter 1998 from
First Quarter 1997 was caused by sale of products from the acquisitions of
Mindscape and Creative Wonders that have higher production costs and royalties
plus the higher cost of purchasing third-party product that is sold through
catalog distribution.
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Sales and marketing expenses increased to 25% of revenues in the First Quarter
1998 as compared to 24% of revenues in the First Quarter 1997. The increase
relates to higher spending on coupon rebate promotions, retail channel marketing
and trade promotion programs.
Development and software costs decreased to 10% of revenues in the First Quarter
1998 as compared to 12% of revenues in the First Quarter 1997 due to the timing
of product introduction.
General and administrative expenses decreased to 6% of revenues in the First
Quarter 1998 as compared to 10% of revenues in the First Quarter 1997 due to
continued efforts to reduce both fixed costs and employee headcount related to
the combinations of the Company's acquisitions.
The Company reported merger, amortization and other charges in the First Quarter
1998 and the First Quarter 1997 of $156,820 and $124,721, respectively,
resulting primarily from the acquisitions. The charges in the Three Months Ended
March 31, 1998 include $103,000 related to in-process technology write-offs,
with the remainder relating to amortization of goodwill, amortization of
acquired technology related assets and other expenses. The Company primarily
used the income approach to determine the fair value of the identified
intangible assets acquired. The debt-free cash flows, net of provision for
operating expenses, were discounted to a net present value. The value of certain
completed technology was based upon comparable fair values in the open market.
In order to develop the acquired incomplete technology into commercially viable
products the Company will be required to complete development of proprietary
code, development of the artistic and graphic works and design of the remaining
storyboards.
LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES
Cash and cash equivalents increased from $95,137 at December 31, 1997 to
$107,710 at March 31, 1998. This increase was attributable to the Company's
Canadian subsidiary, Softkey Software Products Inc. ("SoftKey"), issuing
8,687,500 special warrants in a private placement for proceeds of approximately
$134,000 offset by the cash paid for the acquisition of Mindscape of
approximately $120,000. Other financing activities generated approximately
$4,455 and investing activities used approximately $26,480 offset by cash
generated from operations of approximately $20,813.
As of May 6, 1998 the Company has outstanding $297,650 principal amount Senior
Convertible Notes ($10,000 is included as current). The Senior Convertible Notes
will be redeemable by the Company on or after November 2, 1998 at declining
redemption prices. Should the Senior Convertible Notes not convert under their
terms into common stock, there can be no assurances that the Company will have
sufficient cash flows from future operations to meet payment requirements under
the debt or be able to re-finance the notes under favorable terms or at all.
On May 6, 1998, the Company amended its revolving line of credit (the "Line") to
provide a maximum availability of $148,500, of which $35,000 is outstanding at
March 31, 1998. Borrowings under the line are due July 1, 2000 and bear interest
at variable rates. The Line is subject to certain financial covenants, is
secured by a general security interest in certain operating subsidiaries of the
Company and by a pledge of the stock of certain of its subsidiaries.
The Company, through its wholly owned subsidiary The Learning Company Funding,
Inc. (a separate special purpose corporation), is party to a receivables
purchase agreement whereby it can sell without recourse undivided interests in
eligible pools of trade accounts receivable on a revolving basis during a five
year period ending September 30, 2002 of up to $75,000. The Company acts as
servicing agent for the sold receivables in the collection and administration of
the accounts.
Income generated by the Company's subsidiaries in certain foreign countries
cannot be repatriated to the Company in the United States without payment of
additional taxes since the Company does not currently receive a U.S. tax credit
with respect to income taxes paid by the Company (including its subsidiaries) in
those foreign countries.
At the present time, the Company expects that its cash flows from operations
will be sufficient to finance the Company's operations for at least the next
twelve months. Longer-term cash requirements are dictated by a
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number of external factors, which include the Company's ability to launch new
and competitive products, the strength of competition in the consumer software
industry and the growth of the home computer and software markets. In addition,
the Company's Senior Convertible Notes mature November 1, 2000. If not converted
to common stock, the Company may be required to secure alternative financing
sources. There can be no assurance that alternative financing sources will be
available on terms acceptable to the Company in the future or at all. The
Company continuously evaluates products and technologies for acquisitions,
however no estimation of short-term or long-term cash requirements for such
acquisitions can be made at this time.
FUTURE OPERATING RESULTS
The Company operates in a rapidly changing environment that is subject to many
risks and uncertainties. Some of the important risks and uncertainties which may
cause the Company's operating results to differ materially or adversely are
discussed below and in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the 1997
fiscal year on file with the SEC.
The Company's future operating results are subject to a number of uncertainties,
including its ability to develop and introduce new products, the introduction of
competitive products and general economic conditions. In addition, the Company
competes for retail shelf space and general consumer awareness with a number of
companies that market consumer software, including competitors and potential
competitors that possess significantly greater capital, marketing resources and
brand recognition than the Company. Furthermore, the rapid changes in the market
and the increasing number of new products available to consumers have increased,
and are expected to continue to increase, the degree of consumer acceptance risk
with respect to any specific title that the Company may publish.
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PART II. OTHER INFORMATION
ITEM 1. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS.
The Company is subject to various pending claims. Management, after review and
consultation with counsel, considers that any liability from the disposition of
such lawsuits in the aggregate would not have a material adverse effect upon the
consolidated financial position or results of operations of the Company.
ITEM 2. CHANGES IN SECURITIES.
On March 27, 1998, the Company issued 1,366,743 shares of the Company's common
stock to the former stockholder of Mindscape in connection with the Company's
acquisition of Mindscape.
On January 21, 1998, the Company issued 5,723 shares of its common stock to five
former stockholders of TEC Direct, Inc. to complete the Company's acquisition of
TEC Direct, Inc.
On April 15, 1998, the Company issued (i) 98,428 shares of its common stock to
Michel Bussac, a former stockholder of Edusoft, S.A., a subsidiary of the
Company; (ii) 19,164 shares of its common stock to Helmut Kunkel, a former
stockholder of tewi Verlag GmbH, a subsidiary of the Company; (iii) an aggregate
of 62,583 shares of its common stock to three former stockholders of Domus
Software B.V., a subsidiary of the Company; (iv) 42,387 shares of its common
stock to Jean-Pierre Nordman, a former stockholder of Personal Soft S.A., a
subsidiary of the Company; and (v) 21,397 shares of its common stock to Rainer
Rossipaul, a former stockholder of Rossipaul Medien GmbH, a subsidiary of the
Company. All of such shares of common stock were issued as additional
consideration for the Company's purchase of Edusoft, S.A., tewi Verlag GmbH,
Domus Software B.V., Personal Soft S.A. and Rossipaul Medien GmbH (the
"Subsidiaries") pursuant to the earn-out provisions of the respective stock
purchase agreements among the Company and the former stockholders of the
Subsidiaries.
For each issuance described above the Company has relied upon the exemption from
registration under Section 4(2) of the Securities Act. The basis for this
exemption is satisfaction of the conditions of Rule 506 under the Securities Act
in that the offers and sales satisfied all the terms and conditions of Rules 501
and 502 under the Securities Act, there were no more than 35 purchasers of
securities from the Company, other than accredited investors, and each
purchaser, either alone or with his purchaser representative, had such knowledge
and experience in financial and business matters that he was capable of
evaluating the merits and risks of the prospective investment.
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ITEM 6. EXHIBITS AND REPORTS ON FORM 8-K.
(a) EXHIBITS
EXHIBIT
NUMBER DESCRIPTION
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2.1 Stock Purchase Agreement, dated as of March 5, 1998, by and
between the Company and Mindscape Holding Company, Pearson
Overseas Holdings Ltd. and Pearson Netherlands, BV, as
amended(1)
3.1 Restated Certificate of Incorporation, as amended(2)
3.2 Certificate of Designation of Series A Convertible Participating
Preferred Stock Setting Forth the Powers, Preferences, Rights,
Qualifications, Limitations and Restrictions of such Series of
Preferred Stock(3)
3.3 Bylaws of the Company, as amended(4)
4.1 Indenture dated as of October 16, 1995 between the Company and
State Street Bank and Trust Company, as Trustee, for 5 1/2%
Senior Convertible Notes due 2000 (the "Indenture")(5)
4.2 First Supplemental Indenture to the Indenture, dated as of
November 22, 1995, by and between the Company and State Street
Bank and Trust Company, as Trustee(6)
4.3 Note Resale Registration Rights Agreement dated as of October
23, 1995 by and between the Company, on the one hand, and the
Initial Purchasers set forth therein, on the other hand (the
"Registration Rights Agreement")(6)
4.4 Letter Agreement dated November 22, 1995 amending the
Registration Rights Agreement(6)
4.5 Form of Securities Resale Registration Rights Agreement by and
among the Company and Tribune Company(7)
4.6 Voting and Exchange Trust Agreement dated as of February 4, 1994
among the Company and SoftKey Software Products Inc. and R-M
Trust Company, as Trustee(8)
4.7 Plan of Arrangement of SoftKey Software Products Inc. under
Section 182 of the Business Corporations Act (Ontario)(8)
4.8 Special Warrant Indenture dated March 12, 1998 between SoftKey
Software Products Inc. and CIBC Mellon Trust Company
4.9 Registration Rights Agreement dated as of August 26, 1997 among
the Company and Thomas H. Lee Company, Thomas H. Lee Equity Fund
III, L.P., Thomas H. Lee Foreign Fund III, L.P., Bain Capital
Fund V, L.P., Bain Capital V-B. L.P., BCIP Associates, L.P.,
BCIP Trust Associates, L.P., Centre Capital Investors II, L.P.,
Centre Capital Tax-Exempt Investors II, L.P., Centre Capital
Offshore Investors II, L.P. , State Board of Administration of
Florida, Centre Parallel Management Partners, L.P. and Centre
Partners Coinvestment, L.P.(4)
10.1 Employment Agreement dated as of March 19, 1998 by and between
the Company and Kathryn Quinby-Johnson*
10.2 Letter Agreement dated January 30, 1998 between the Company and
Michael J. Perik*
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10.3 Restricted Stock Agreement dated January 30, 1998 between the
Company and Michael J. Perik*
10.4 Letter Agreement dated January 30, 1998 between the Company and
Kevin O'Leary*
10.5 Restricted Stock Agreement dated January 30, 1998 between the
Company and Kevin O'Leary*
10.6 Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of March 27, 1998, by
and between the Company and Mindscape Holding Company(4)
27.1 Financial Data Schedule
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* Denotes management contract or compensatory plan or arrangement.
(1) Incorporated by reference to exhibits filed with the Company's Current
Report on Form 8-K dated March 27, 1998.
(2) Incorporated by reference to exhibits filed with the Company's Quarterly
Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended July 6, 1996.
(3) Incorporated by reference to exhibits filed with the Company's
Definitive Proxy Statement filed October 24, 1997.
(4) Incorporated by reference to exhibits filed with the Company's Annual
Report on Form 10-K for the year ended January 3, 1998.
(5) Incorporated by reference to exhibits filed with the Company's Quarterly
Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended September 30, 1995.
(6) Incorporated by reference to exhibits filed with the Company's
Registration Statement on Form S-3 (Reg . No. 333-145) filed January 26,
1996.
(7) Filed as exhibits to the Agreement and Plan of Merger dated November 30,
1995 by and among the Company, Cubsco I, Inc., Cubsco II, Inc., Tribune
Company, Compton's NewMedia, Inc. and Compton's Learning Company,
incorporated by reference to exhibits filed with the Company's Current
Report on Form 8-K dated December 11, 1995.
(8) Incorporated by reference to exhibits filed with the Company's
Registration Statement on Form S-3 (Reg . No. 333-40549) filed December
3, 1997.
(b) REPORTS ON FORM 8-K
The Company filed a Current Report on Form 8-K dated March 27, 1998
reporting the completion of its acquisition of Mindscape pursuant to a Stock
Purchase Agreement between the Company and Mindscape Holding Company, Pearson
Overseas Holdings Ltd. and Pearson Netherlands, BV. On April 29, 1998, the
Company filed Amendment No. 1 to such Current Report on Form 8-K/A amending the
unaudited pro forma combined condensed consolidated financial statements of the
Company.
The Company filed a Current Report on Form 8-K dated March 12, 1998
reporting the sale by SoftKey Software Products Inc., a Canadian subsidiary of
the Company, of 8,687,500 Special Warrants to certain Canadian institutional
investors through Griffiths McBurney & Partners and First Marathon Securities
Limited for a purchase price of Cdn $22.80 per Special Warrant.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
THE LEARNING COMPANY, INC.
/s/ R. Scott Murray
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R. Scott Murray
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial
Officer
(principal financial and accounting officer)
May 12, 1998
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EXHIBIT INDEX
EXHIBIT
NUMBER DESCRIPTION
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2.1 Stock Purchase Agreement, dated as of March 5, 1998, by
and between the Company and Mindscape Holding Company,
Pearson Overseas Holdings Ltd. and Pearson Netherlands,
BV, as amended(1)
3.1 Restated Certificate of Incorporation, as amended(2)
3.2 Certificate of Designation of Series A Convertible
Participating Preferred Stock Setting Forth the Powers,
Preferences, Rights, Qualifications, Limitations and
Restrictions of such Series of Preferred Stock(3)
3.3 Bylaws of the Company, as amended(4)
4.1 Indenture dated as of October 16, 1995 between the
Company and State Street Bank and Trust Company, as
Trustee, for 5 1/2% Senior Convertible Notes due 2000
(the "Indenture")(5)
4.2 First Supplemental Indenture to the Indenture, dated as
of November 22, 1995, by and between the Company and
State Street Bank and Trust Company, as Trustee(6)
4.3 Note Resale Registration Rights Agreement dated as of
October 23, 1995 by and between the Company, on the one
hand, and the Initial Purchasers set forth therein, on
the other hand (the "Registration Rights Agreement")(6)
4.4 Letter Agreement dated November 22, 1995 amending the
Registration Rights Agreement(6)
4.5 Form of Securities Resale Registration Rights Agreement
by and among the Company and Tribune Company(7)
4.6 Voting and Exchange Trust Agreement dated as of February
4, 1994 among the Company and SoftKey Software Products
Inc. and R-M Trust Company, as Trustee(8)
4.7 Plan of Arrangement of SoftKey Software Products Inc.
under Section 182 of the Business Corporations Act
(Ontario)(8)
4.8 Special Warrant Indenture dated March 12, 1998 between
SoftKey Software Products Inc. and CIBC Mellon Trust
Company
4.9 Registration Rights Agreement dated as of August 26,
1997 among the Company and Thomas H. Lee Company, Thomas
H. Lee Equity Fund III, L.P., Thomas H. Lee Foreign Fund
III, L.P., Bain Capital Fund V, L.P., Bain Capital V-B.
L.P., BCIP Associates, L.P., BCIP Trust Associates,
L.P., Centre Capital Investors II, L.P., Centre Capital
Tax-Exempt Investors II, L.P., Centre Capital Offshore
Investors II, L.P. , State Board of Administration of
Florida, Centre Parallel Management Partners, L.P. and
Centre Partners Coinvestment, L.P.(4)
10.1 Employment Agreement dated as of March 19, 1998 by and
between the Company and Kathryn Quinby-Johnson*
10.2 Letter Agreement dated January 30, 1998 between the
Company and Michael J. Perik*
10.3 Restricted Stock Agreement dated January 30, 1998
between the Company and Michael J. Perik*
10.4 Letter Agreement dated January 30, 1998 between the
Company and Kevin O'Leary*
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10.5 Restricted Stock Agreement dated January 30, 1998 between the
Company and Kevin O'Leary*
10.6 Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of March 27, 1998, by
and between the Company and Mindscape Holding Company(4)
27.1 Financial Data Schedule
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* Denotes management contract or compensatory plan or arrangement.
(1) Incorporated by reference to exhibits filed with the Company's Current
Report on Form 8-K dated March 27, 1998.
(2) Incorporated by reference to exhibits filed with the Company's Quarterly
Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended July 6, 1996.
(3) Incorporated by reference to exhibits filed with the Company's
Definitive Proxy Statement filed October 24, 1997.
(4) Incorporated by reference to exhibits filed with the Company's Annual
Report on Form 10-K for the year ended January 3, 1998.
(5) Incorporated by reference to exhibits filed with the Company's Quarterly
Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended September 30, 1995.
(6) Incorporated by reference to exhibits filed with the Company's
Registration Statement on Form S-3 (Reg . No. 333-145) filed January 26,
1996.
(7) Filed as exhibits to the Agreement and Plan of Merger dated November 30,
1995 by and among the Company, Cubsco I, Inc., Cubsco II, Inc., Tribune
Company, Compton's NewMedia, Inc. and Compton's Learning Company,
incorporated by reference to exhibits filed with the Company's Current
Report on Form 8-K dated December 11, 1995.
(8) Incorporated by reference to exhibits filed with the Company's
Registration Statement on Form S-3 (Reg . No. 333-40549) filed
December 3, 1997.
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EXHIBIT 4.8
SOFTKEY SOFTWARE PRODUCTS INC.
AND
CIBC MELLON TRUST COMPANY
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SPECIAL WARRANT INDENTURE
PROVIDING FOR THE ISSUE OF
8,687,500 SPECIAL WARRANTS
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MARCH 12, 1998
DAVIES, WARD & BECK
CASSELS BROCK & BLACKWELL
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ARTICLE ONE
INTERPRETATION
Section 1.01 - Definitions....................................................2
Section 1.02 - Number and Gender..............................................7
Section 1.03 - Interpretation Not Affected by Headings, Etc...................7
Section 1.04 - Business Day...................................................8
Section 1.05 - Time of the Essence............................................8
Section 1.06 - Applicable Law.................................................8
Section 1.07 - Severability...................................................8
ARTICLE TWO
ISSUE OF WARRANTS
Section 2.01 - Issue of Warrants..............................................8
Section 2.02 - Form and Terms of Warrants.....................................8
Section 2.03 - Signing of Warrant Certificates...............................10
Section 2.04 - Certification by the Trustee..................................10
Section 2.05 - Warrantholder Not a Shareholder, Etc..........................10
Section 2.06 - Issue in Substitution for Lost Warrant Certificates...........10
Section 2.07 - Warrants to Rank Pari Passu...................................11
Section 2.08 - Registers for Warrants........................................11
Section 2.09 - Transferee Entitled to Registration...........................12
Section 2.10 - Registers Open for Inspection.................................12
Section 2.11 - Exchange of Warrants..........................................12
Section 2.12 - Ownership of Warrants.........................................13
Section 2.13 - Adjustment of Exercise Rights.................................13
Section 2.14 - Adjustment Rules..............................................14
Section 2.15 - Proceedings Prior to Any Action Requiring Adjustment..........15
Section 2.16 - Notice of Adjustment of Exercise Rights.......................16
Section 2.17 - No Duty to Inquire, Liability.................................16
ARTICLE THREE
ESCROW OF NET PROCEEDS AND REDEMPTION OF SPECIAL WARRANTS
Section 3.01 - Deposit of Net Proceeds in Escrow.............................17
Section 3.02 - Investment of Net Proceeds....................................17
Section 3.03 - Release of Escrowed Funds to the Corporation..................17
Section 3.04 - Redemption of Warrants........................................18
Section 3.05 - Corporation to Fund Shortfall.................................19
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ARTICLE FOUR
TRIGGERING EVENT
Section 4.01 - Triggering Event..............................................19
Section 4.02 - Change in Exercise Rights.....................................20
ARTICLE FIVE
EXERCISE OF WARRANTS
Section 5.01 - Method of Exercise of Warrants................................20
Section 5.02 - Automatic Exercise............................................21
Section 5.03 - Effect of Exercise of Warrants................................21
Section 5.04 - Cancellation of Warrant Certificates..........................22
Section 5.05 - Notice of Extension of Qualification Deadline.................22
Section 5.06 - Legend on Exchangeable Shares.................................22
ARTICLE SIX
COVENANTS
Section 6.01 - General Covenants.............................................23
Section 6.02 - Notice to Securities Commissions..............................24
Section 6.03 - Trustee's Remuneration and Expenses...........................25
Section 6.04 - Performance of Covenants by Trustee...........................25
Section 6.05 - Right to Dividends or Distributions...........................25
ARTICLE SEVEN
ENFORCEMENT
Section 7.01 - Suits by Warrantholders.......................................26
Section 7.02 - Immunity of Shareholders, Etc.................................26
Section 7.03 - Limitation of Liability.......................................26
ARTICLE EIGHT
MEETINGS OF WARRANTHOLDERS
Section 8.01 - Right to Convene Meetings.....................................26
Section 8.02 - Notice........................................................27
Section 8.03 - Chair.........................................................27
Section 8.04 - Quorum........................................................27
Section 8.05 - Power to Adjourn..............................................28
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Section 8.06 - Show of Hands................................................28
Section 8.07 - Poll and Voting..............................................28
Section 8.08 - Regulations..................................................28
Section 8.09 - Corporation, Trustee and Counsel May Be Represented..........29
Section 8.10 - Powers Exercisable by Extraordinary Resolution...............29
Section 8.11 - Meaning of Extraordinary Resolution..........................30
Section 8.12 - Powers Cumulative............................................31
Section 8.13 - Minutes......................................................31
Section 8.14 - Instruments in Writing.......................................32
Section 8.15 - Binding Effect of Resolutions................................32
Section 8.16 - Holdings by the Corporation or Subsidiaries
of the Corporation Disregarded...................32
ARTICLE NINE
SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURES
Section 9.01 - Supplemental Indentures......................................33
Section 9.02 - Successor Corporations.......................................34
ARTICLE TEN
CONCERNING THE TRUSTEE
Section 10.01 - Trust Indenture Legislation.................................34
Section 10.02 - Rights and Duties of Trustee................................34
Section 10.03 - Evidence, Experts and Advisers..............................35
Section 10.04 - Documents, Money, Etc. Held by Trustee......................36
Section 10.05 - Actions by Trustee to Protect Interests.....................37
Section 10.06 - Trustee Not Required to Give Security.......................37
Section 10.07 - Protection of Trustee.......................................37
Section 10.08 - Replacement of Trustee......................................37
Section 10.09 - Conflict of Interest........................................38
Section 10.10 - Acceptance of Trusts........................................39
Section 10.11 - Trustee Not to Be Appointed Receiver........................39
Section 10.12 - Indemnity of Trustee........................................39
ARTICLE ELEVEN
GENERAL
Section 11.01 - Notice ......................................................39
Section 11.02 - Accidental Failure to Give Notice to Warrantholders..........41
Section 11.03 - Counterparts and Formal Date.................................41
Section 11.04 - Satisfaction and Discharge of Indenture......................41
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Section 11.05 - Provisions of Indenture and Warrants for the
Sole Benefit of Parties and Warrantholders...................41
Section 11.06 - Language.....................................................42
SCHEDULE A - Form of Warrant Certificate
SCHEDULE B - Form of Release Certificate
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THIS SPECIAL WARRANT INDENTURE made as of March 12, 1998.
B E T W E E N:
SOFTKEY SOFTWARE PRODUCTS INC.
a corporation existing under the laws
of the Province of Ontario,
(hereinafter called the "CORPORATION"),
OF THE FIRST PART,
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CIBC MELLON TRUST COMPANY, a trust company
incorporated under the laws of Canada and having
an office in the City of Toronto, Ontario,
(hereinafter called the "TRUSTEE"),
OF THE SECOND PART.
WHEREAS the Corporation proposes to issue and sell 8,687,500 special
warrants (the "Warrants") entitling the holders thereof to acquire upon exercise
thereof without additional payment exchangeable non-voting shares in the capital
of the Corporation upon the terms and subject to the conditions contained
herein;
AND WHEREAS for such purpose the Corporation deems it necessary to
create and issue Warrants to be constituted and issued in the manner hereinafter
set forth;
AND WHEREAS the Corporation is duly authorized to create and issue the
Warrants to be issued as herein provided;
AND WHEREAS all things necessary have been done and performed to make
the Warrants, when certified by the Trustee and issued as in this Indenture
provided, legal, valid and binding upon the Corporation with the benefits of and
subject to the terms of this Indenture;
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AND WHEREAS the Trustee has agreed to enter into this Indenture and to
hold all rights, interests and benefits contained herein for and on behalf of
those persons who from time to time become holders of Warrants issued pursuant
to this Indenture;
AND WHEREAS the foregoing recitals are made as representations and
statements of fact by the Corporation and not by the Trustee;
NOW THEREFORE THIS INDENTURE WITNESSES that for good and valuable
consideration mutually given, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby
acknowledged, the Corporation hereby appoints the Trustee as warrant trustee for
the holders of Warrants, to hold all rights, interests and benefits contained
herein for and on behalf of those persons who from time to time become holders
of Warrants issued pursuant to this Indenture, and it is hereby agreed and
declared as follows:
ARTICLE ONE
INTERPRETATION
SECTION 1.01 - DEFINITIONS
In this Indenture, unless there is something in the subject matter or
context inconsistent therewith, the following phrases and words shall have the
following meanings:
"AGGREGATE PURCHASE PRICE" means the aggregate Purchase Price received by the
Corporation upon the issue and sale of the Warrants by the Corporation on the
Closing Date, being $198,075,000;
"APPLICABLE LEGISLATION" has the meaning ascribed thereto in subsection
10.01(1);
"BUSINESS DAY" means a day other than a Saturday, Sunday or statutory or banking
holiday in Toronto, Ontario;
"CAPITAL REORGANIZATION" has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 2.13;
"CLEARANCE DATE" means, in respect of a Warrantholder, the date on which a
receipt for the Final Prospectus has been issued by the Securities Commission of
the Designated Province in which such Warrantholder resides or is deemed to
reside, as herein provided;
"CLOSING DATE" means the date hereof;
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"CLOSING TIME" means 10:00 a.m. (Toronto time) on the Closing Date or such other
time on the Closing Date as the Corporation and the Underwriters may agree
pursuant to the Underwriting Agreement;
"CORPORATION" means SoftKey Software Products Inc., a corporation existing under
the laws of the Province of Ontario, and its successors from time to time;
"CORPORATION'S AUDITORS" means the independent chartered accountant or firm of
chartered accountants duly appointed as auditor or auditors of the Corporation
from time to time;
"COUNSEL" means a barrister or solicitor or a firm of barristers or solicitors
(who may be counsel for the Corporation) acceptable to the Trustee, acting
reasonably;
"DESIGNATED PROVINCES" means the Provinces of Manitoba, Ontario and Quebec;
"DIRECTOR" means a director of the Corporation for the time being and, unless
otherwise specified herein, reference herein to an "ACTION BY THE DIRECTORS"
means an action by the directors of the Corporation as a board or, whenever duly
empowered, an action by a committee of directors;
"ESCROWED FUNDS" means the Net Proceeds and all proceeds of investment and
reinvestment thereof from time to time;
"EVENT OF FORCE MAJEURE" means any event resulting from a cause beyond the
Corporation's control which prevents the Corporation from obtaining a receipt
for the Final Prospectus from any of the Securities Commissions in the
Designated Provinces by 5:00 o'clock p.m. on the Qualification Deadline
including, without limitation, an act of God, war, riot, sabotage, flood, fire
or other like event or any general strike or lockout of the Securities
Commissions in any of the Designated Provinces, but for greater certainty does
not include any administrative action or inaction by any of such Securities
Commissions.
"EXCHANGEABLE SHARES" means the fully paid and non-assessable exchangeable
non-voting shares without nominal or par value in the capital of the
Corporation, as currently constituted;
"EXERCISE DATE" means, with respect to any Warrant, the date during the Exercise
Period on which such Warrant is surrendered for exercise or the date upon which
such Warrant is automatically exercised, in each case, in accordance with the
provisions of Article Five;
"EXERCISE PERIOD" means, with respect to any Warrant, the period beginning on
the Business Day following the date on which Transaction Approval is obtained
and ending at the Time of Expiry;
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"EXPIRY DATE" means, in respect of a Designated Province, the date that is the
first to occur of (i) the sixth Business Day following the Clearance Date and
(ii) the first anniversary of the Closing Date;
"EXTRAORDINARY RESOLUTION" has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 8.11;
"FINAL PROSPECTUS" means the (final) prospectus of the Corporation relating to
the distribution of the Underlying Shares;
"INTEREST AMOUNT" means, at any time and with respect to the determination of
the Redemption Amount:
(a) if at such time all of the Net Proceeds remain in escrow with the
Trustee pursuant to Article Three hereof:
(i) interest on the Purchase Price in an amount equal to (a) the
aggregate interest or other return actually earned (expressed as
a dollar amount) on the Permitted Investments in which the Net
Proceeds were invested during the Redemption Period divided by
(b) 8,687,500 plus;
(ii) interest on the Purchase Price in an amount equal to (A) the
weighted average annual interest rate or other annual rate of
return (expressed as a percentage) applicable to the Permitted
Investments in which the Net Proceeds were invested during the
Redemption Period multiplied by (B) the Underwriters' Fees and
Expenses, which product shall then be multiplied by (C) the
number of days in the Redemption Period, which resulting product
shall then be divided by (D) 365, which quotient shall be then
divided by (E) 8,687,500; and
(b) if at such time less than all of the Net Proceeds remain in escrow
pursuant to Article Three hereof, interest on the Purchase Price in an
amount equal to (A) the annual interest rate applicable to that
Government of Canada treasury bill which could have been purchased on
the Closing Date with an original term to maturity which most closely
approximates the Redemption Period multiplied by (B) the Aggregate
Purchase Price, which product shall then be multiplied by (C) the
number of days in the Redemption Period, which resulting product shall
then be divided by (D) 365, which quotient shall then be divided by
(E) 8,687,500;
"MINDSCAPE ACQUISITION" means the acquisition of Mindscape, Inc. and certain
affiliates contemplated by that certain stock purchase agreement dated as of
March 5, 1998 between TLC, Mindscape Holding Company, Pearson Overseas Holding,
Ltd. and Pearson Netherlands, B.V.;
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"NET PROCEEDS" means the Aggregate Purchase Price less the Underwriters' Fees
and Expenses, such Net Proceeds being $190,002,000;
"NOTICE DATE" has the meaning ascribed thereto in subsection 3.04(1);
"PERMITTED INVESTMENTS" means Government of Canada treasury bills or such other
investments rated at least R1 middle by DBRS Inc. and having an original term to
maturity of 120 days or less;
"PERSON" includes an individual, a corporation, a partnership, a trustee, any
unincorporated organization or any other juridical entity and words importing
persons have a similar meaning;
"PURCHASE PRICE" has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 2.01;
"QUALIFICATION DEADLINE" means July 10, 1998 or such later date as may be agreed
upon in writing by the Corporation and the Underwriters and notified to the
Trustee and the Warrantholders;
"REDEMPTION AMOUNT" means an amount per Warrant equal to the Purchase Price plus
the Interest Amount;
"REDEMPTION PERIOD" means the period from the Closing Date to but excluding the
first date of mailing by the Trustee of a cheque or bank draft in payment of the
Redemption Amount pursuant to subsection 3.04(1);
"RELEASE CERTIFICATE" means a certificate and request for payment substantially
in the form of Schedule B hereto, executed and delivered to the Trustee by the
Corporation and by Griffiths McBurney & Partners on behalf of the Underwriters;
"SECURITIES COMMISSIONS" means, collectively, the securities commission or
comparable securities regulatory authority in each of the Designated Provinces
and "SECURITIES COMMISSION" means any such authority;
"SECURITIES LAWS" means, collectively, the applicable securities laws of each of
the Designated Provinces and the respective regulations and rules made and forms
prescribed thereunder together with all applicable published policy statements
and blanket orders and rulings of the Securities Commissions;
"SHAREHOLDER" means a holder of record on the books of the Corporation of one or
more Exchangeable Shares;
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"SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENTS" means, collectively, the subscription agreements or
other agreements entered into between the Corporation, the Underwriters and each
Warrantholder pursuant to which the Warrantholders agree to purchase Warrants
from the Corporation;
"SUCCESSOR" has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 9.02;
"THIS WARRANT INDENTURE", "THIS INDENTURE", "HEREIN", "HEREBY" and similar
expressions mean and refer to this indenture and any indenture, deed or
instrument supplemental or ancillary hereto; and the expressions "ARTICLE",
"SECTION", "SUBSECTION" and "CLAUSE" followed by a number mean and refer to the
specified Article, Section, subsection or clause of this Indenture;
"TIME OF EXPIRY" means 5:00 p.m. (local time) on the Expiry Date;
"TLC" means The Learning Company, Inc., a corporation organized and existing
under the State of Delaware, United States of America;
"TLC COMMON STOCK" means the Common Stock, US$0.01 par value per share, of TLC;
"TRANSACTION APPROVAL" means all such consents and approvals necessary to ensure
that the rights and benefits of the holders of Underlying Shares are
substantially equivalent to the rights and benefits of the holders of the
existing Exchangeable Shares (subject to the securities laws of the United
States); provided that, for greater certainty, Transaction Approval shall not
include the filing of, or the obtaining of a receipt for, the Final Prospectus;
"TRIGGERING EVENT" has the meaning ascribed thereto in Section 4.01;
"TRUSTEE" means CIBC Mellon Trust Company, a corporation incorporated under the
laws of Canada, or its successors for the time being in the trusts hereby
created;
"UNDERLYING SHARES" means the Exchangeable Shares issuable upon the exercise or
deemed exercise of the Warrants, including any other shares, securities or
property issuable upon the exercise of the Warrants as a result of any
adjustment of exercise rights pursuant to Section 2.13 and 2.14;
"UNDERWRITERS" means, collectively, Griffiths McBurney & Partners and First
Marathon Securities Limited;
"UNDERWRITERS' FEES AND EXPENSES" means the fee of $7,923,000 together with the
Underwriters' estimated expenses in the amount of $150,000, paid to the
Underwriters by the Corporation in connection with the issue and sale of the
Warrants, being the aggregate amount of $8,073,000;
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"UNDERWRITING AGREEMENT" means the underwriting agreement dated March 12, 1998
between the Corporation, The Learning Company, Inc. and the Underwriters;
"U.S. SECURITIES LAWS" means, collectively, the applicable federal and state
securities laws of the United States of America and the rules and regulations
promulgated thereunder, and including without limitation the Securities Act of
1933, as amended.
"WARRANT CERTIFICATES" has the meaning ascribed thereto in subsection 2.02(1);
"WARRANTHOLDER" or "HOLDER" means a person whose name is entered for the time
being in the register maintained pursuant to clause 2.08(2)(a) and, for greater
certainty, in respect of any action to be taken by a holder in respect of his
Warrants, means the holder or his executors, administrators or other legal
representatives or his or their attorney duly appointed by instrument in writing
in form, substance and execution satisfactory to the Trustee with signatures
guaranteed by a Canadian chartered bank, a Canadian trust company or a member
firm of The Toronto Stock Exchange;
"WARRANTHOLDERS' REQUEST" means an instrument signed in one or more counterparts
by Warrantholders holding in the aggregate not fewer than 25% of the then
outstanding Warrants, requesting the Trustee to take some action or proceeding
specified therein;
"WARRANTS" means the special warrants of the Corporation entitling registered
holders thereof upon exercise thereof in accordance herewith to acquire
Underlying Shares; and
"WRITTEN ORDER OF THE CORPORATION", "WRITTEN REQUEST OF THE CORPORATION",
"WRITTEN CONSENT OF THE CORPORATION", "CERTIFICATE OF THE CORPORATION" and any
other document required to be signed by the Corporation means, respectively, a
written order, request, consent, certificate or other document signed in the
name of the Corporation by any one of the chairman of the board, the
vice-chairman of the board, the president or a vice-president of the
Corporation, and may consist of one or more instruments so executed.
SECTION 1.02 - NUMBER AND GENDER
Unless elsewhere herein otherwise expressly provided or unless
the context otherwise requires, words importing the singular include the plural
and vice versa and words importing the masculine gender include the feminine and
neuter genders.
SECTION 1.03 - INTERPRETATION NOT AFFECTED BY HEADINGS, ETC.
The division of this Indenture into Articles, Sections,
subsections and clauses, the provision of a table of contents and the insertion
of headings are for convenience of reference only and shall not affect the
construction or interpretation of this Indenture.
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SECTION 1.04 - BUSINESS DAY
In the event that any day on or before which any action is required or
permitted to be taken hereunder is not a Business Day, then such action shall be
required or permitted to be taken on or before the requisite time on the next
succeeding day that is a Business Day.
SECTION 1.05 - TIME OF THE ESSENCE
Time shall be of the essence in all respects in this Indenture and the
Warrants.
SECTION 1.06 - APPLICABLE LAW
This Indenture and the Warrants shall be governed by and construed and
enforced in accordance with the laws of Ontario and shall be treated in all
respects as Ontario contracts.
SECTION 1.07 - SEVERABILITY
The invalidity or unenforceability of any particular provision of this
Indenture shall not affect or limit the validity or enforceability of the
remaining provisions of this Indenture.
ARTICLE TWO
ISSUE OF WARRANTS
SECTION 2.01 - ISSUE OF WARRANTS
8,687,500 Warrants entitling the holders thereof to acquire, on the
terms and subject to the conditions herein provided, 8,687,500 Exchangeable
Shares (or, in the circumstances described in Article Four, 9,295,625
Exchangeable Shares), or such other kind and amount of Underlying Shares as may
be herein provided, are hereby created and authorized to be issued hereunder
upon the terms and conditions set forth herein at a purchase price of $22.80 per
Warrant (the "Purchase Price"). Certificates evidencing the Warrants shall be
executed by the Corporation and certified by or on behalf of the Trustee upon
the written order of the Corporation and delivered by the Corporation in
accordance with Sections 2.03 and 2.04 against payment of the Aggregate Purchase
Price.
SECTION 2.02 - FORM AND TERMS OF WARRANTS
(1) The certificates representing the Warrants (the "Warrant
certificates") shall be substantially in the form set out in Schedule A hereto,
shall be dated as of the date hereof (regardless
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of their actual date of issue) and shall have such distinguishing letters and
numbers as the Corporation may prescribe with the approval of the Trustee.
Warrant certificates may be engraved, lithographed, printed or typewritten or
partly in one form and partly in another, as the Corporation with the approval
of the Trustee may determine.
(2) Each Warrant authorized to be issued hereunder shall entitle the
holder thereof to acquire (subject to subsection 5.01(2)), at no additional
cost, one Exchangeable Share (or, in the circumstances described in Article
Four, 1.07 Exchangeable Shares) or such other kind and amount of Underlying
Shares as may be provided in accordance with the provisions of this Indenture.
(3) Fractional Warrants shall not be issued or otherwise provided for.
(4) Any legends to be typed onto the Warrant certificates or the
Underlying Shares shall be typed thereon in accordance with the provisions of
this Indenture upon the written direction of the Corporation. The Trustee and
the Corporation have no duty to ensure that the Warrantholders comply with the
provisions of any such legend.
(5) All Warrant certificates shall have typed thereon the following
legend:
"This Special Warrant, the Exchangeable Shares issuable upon exercise
hereof and the shares of Common Stock, par value US$0.01 per share, of
The Learning Company, Inc. (the "Common Stock") issuable upon exchange
of the Exchangeable Shares have not been registered under the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended, of the United States of America
(the "U.S. Securities Act"); the Special Warrant, the Exchangeable
Shares and the Common Stock may not be offered, sold or otherwise
transferred within the United States or to, or for the account or
benefit of, any U.S. person (as such terms are defined in Regulation S
promulgated under the U.S. Securities Act) unless such offer, sale or
transfer is covered by or made pursuant to an effective registration
statement under the U.S. Securities Act or pursuant to an exemption
from registration under the U.S. Securities Act, nor may any Special
Warrant or Exchangeable Share be offered, sold or otherwise
transferred within the United States or to, or for the account or
benefit of, any U.S. person unless the issuance of the Common Stock is
registered under an effective registration statement under the U.S.
Securities Act or an exemption from registration under the U.S.
Securities Act is available for the exchange of the Exchangeable
Shares. Any holder that surrenders the Special Warrant for
Exchangeable Shares or the Exchangeable Shares in exchange for Common
Stock prior to effectiveness of a registration statement filed under
the U.S. Securities Act covering such exercise or exchange, or
availability of an exemption from registration under the U.S.
Securities Act, must certify that the holder is not a U.S. person and
that the Special Warrants are not being
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exercised and the Exchangeable Shares are not being exchanged on
behalf of a U.S. person."
SECTION 2.03 - SIGNING OF WARRANT CERTIFICATES
The Warrant certificates shall be signed by any of the chairman, chief
executive officer, president, secretary or a vice-president of the Corporation
and may but need not be under the corporate seal of the Corporation or a
reproduction thereof. The signature of such officer may be mechanically
reproduced in facsimile and Warrant certificates bearing such facsimile
signatures shall be binding upon the Corporation as if they had been manually
signed by such officer. Notwithstanding that the person whose manual or
facsimile signature appears on any Warrant certificate as such officer may no
longer hold office at the date of issue of such Warrant certificate or at the
date of certification or delivery thereof, any Warrant certificate signed as
aforesaid shall, subject to Section 2.04, be valid and binding upon the
Corporation and the registered holder thereof shall be entitled to the benefits
of this Indenture.
SECTION 2.04 - CERTIFICATION BY THE TRUSTEE
(1) No Warrant certificate shall be issued or, if issued, shall be valid
for any purpose or entitle the registered holder to the benefit hereof or
thereof until it has been certified by manual signature by or on behalf of the
Trustee in the form of the Warrant certificate set out in Schedule A and such
certification by the Trustee upon any Warrant certificate shall be conclusive
evidence as against the Corporation that the Warrant certificate so certified
has been duly issued hereunder and the holder is entitled to the benefits
hereof.
(2) The certification of the Trustee on Warrant certificates issued
hereunder shall not be construed as a representation or warranty by the Trustee
as to the validity of this Indenture or the Warrants (except the due
certification thereof) and the Trustee shall in no respect be liable or
answerable for the use made of the Warrants or any of them or of the
consideration therefor except as otherwise specified herein.
SECTION 2.05 - WARRANTHOLDER NOT A SHAREHOLDER, ETC.
The holding of a Warrant shall not be construed as conferring upon a
Warrantholder any right or interest whatsoever as a Shareholder nor entitle the
holder to any right or interest in respect thereof except as expressly provided
herein and in the Warrants.
SECTION 2.06 - ISSUE IN SUBSTITUTION FOR LOST WARRANT CERTIFICATES
(1) In the case where any Warrant certificate shall become mutilated or be
lost, destroyed or stolen, the Corporation, subject to applicable law and
subsection 2.06(2), shall issue and
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thereupon the Trustee shall certify and deliver a new Warrant certificate of
like tenor as the one mutilated, lost, destroyed or stolen in exchange for and
in place of and upon cancellation of such mutilated Warrant certificate, or in
lieu of and in substitution for such lost, destroyed or stolen Warrant
certificate, and the substituted Warrant certificate shall be in a form approved
by the Trustee and shall entitle the holder to the benefits hereof and shall
rank equally in accordance with its terms with all other Warrant certificates
issued or to be issued hereunder.
(2) The applicant for the issue of a new Warrant certificate pursuant to
this Section 2.06 shall bear the cost of the issue thereof and in case of loss,
destruction or theft shall furnish to the Corporation and to the Trustee, as a
condition precedent to the issue thereof, such evidence of ownership and of the
loss, destruction or theft of the Warrant certificate so lost, destroyed or
stolen as shall be satisfactory to the Corporation and to the Trustee in their
sole discretion, and such applicant may also be required to furnish an indemnity
bond or security in amount and form satisfactory to the Corporation and the
Trustee in their sole discretion and shall pay the reasonable charges of the
Corporation and the Trustee in connection therewith.
SECTION 2.07 - WARRANTS TO RANK PARI PASSU
All Warrants shall rank pari passu, whatever may be the actual date of
issue of Warrant certificates evidencing the same.
SECTION 2.08 - REGISTERS FOR WARRANTS
(1) The Corporation hereby appoints the Trustee as transfer agent and
registrar of the Warrants. The Corporation may appoint hereafter, with the
consent of the Trustee, one or more additional transfer agents and/or registrars
of the Warrants.
(2) The Corporation shall cause to be kept by the Trustee at its principal
office in the City of Toronto (a) a register of Warrantholders in which shall be
entered the names and addresses of the Warrantholders and of the number of
Warrants held by them and (b) a register of transfers of Warrants in which shall
be entered the date and other particulars of each transfer of Warrants.
(3) No transfer of a Warrant shall be valid unless made by:
(a) the holder or his executors, administrators or other legal
representatives or his or their attorney duly appointed by an
instrument in writing in form and execution satisfactory to the
Trustee with signatures guaranteed by a Canadian chartered bank, a
Canadian trust company or a member firm of The Toronto Stock Exchange;
or
(b) the liquidator of, or a trustee in bankruptcy for, a Warrantholder,
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upon compliance with such reasonable requirements as the Trustee and the
Corporation may prescribe (including, without limitation, the requirement to
provide evidence of satisfactory compliance with applicable Securities Laws),
and unless recorded on the register of transfers maintained by the Trustee
pursuant to clause 2.08(2)(b), nor until all stamp taxes or governmental or
other charges arising by reason of such transfer have been paid.
(4) In all cases, no transfer of a Warrant shall be valid if made to, and
no Warrant may be transferred to, a person resident in any Province of Canada
other than a Designated Province. In addition, no transfer of a Warrant shall be
valid, and no Warrant may be transferred, unless at the time of surrender, the
Warrantholder agrees that if such transfer is prior to effectiveness of a
registration statement filed under the U.S. Securities Act covering the exercise
of the Warrants for Underlying Shares and the exchange of the Underlying Shares
for TLC Common Stock, or in each case an exemption from registration under the
U.S. Securities Act is available, the Warrantholder will certify that the
Warrantholder is not a U.S. person and that the Warrants are not being
transferred on behalf of a U.S. person.
SECTION 2.09 - TRANSFEREE ENTITLED TO REGISTRATION
The transferee of a Warrant shall be entitled to have his name entered
on the register of holders as the owner of such Warrant free from all equities
or rights of set-off or counterclaim between the Corporation and the transferor
or any previous holder of such Warrant, save in respect of equities of which the
Corporation or the transferee is required to take notice by statute or by order
of a court of competent jurisdiction after the transfer form attached to the
Warrant and any other form of transfer acceptable to the Trustee (which may
include the obligation of the transferee to provide representations and
warranties equivalent to those contained in Schedule C of the Subscription
Agreements) is duly completed and the Warrant is lodged with the Trustee and
upon compliance with all other conditions in that regard required by this
Indenture or by law.
SECTION 2.10 - REGISTERS OPEN FOR INSPECTION
The registers hereinbefore referred to shall be open during normal
business hours for inspection by the Corporation, the Trustee or any
Warrantholder. The Trustee shall furnish the Corporation with a list of the
names and addresses of holders of Warrants entered in the register of holders
kept by the Trustee and showing the number of Underlying Shares that might be
acquired upon the exercise of the Warrants held by each such holder from time to
time when requested to do so in writing by the Corporation.
SECTION 2.11 - EXCHANGE OF WARRANTS
(1) Warrant certificates may be exchanged for Warrant certificates in any
other authorized denomination representing in the aggregate the same number of
Warrants upon
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compliance with the reasonable requirements of the Trustee. The Corporation
shall sign and the Trustee shall certify, in accordance with Sections 2.03 and
2.04, all Warrant certificates necessary to carry out the exchanges contemplated
herein.
(2) Warrant certificates may be exchanged only at the principal office of
the Trustee in the City of Toronto or at any other place that is designated by
the Corporation with the approval of the Trustee. Any Warrant certificates
tendered for exchange shall be surrendered to the Trustee and cancelled.
(3) No charge will be levied by the Corporation or the Trustee upon a
presenter of a Warrant certificate pursuant to this Indenture for the transfer
of any Warrant or for the exchange of any Warrant certificate, however
reimbursement of the Trustee or the Corporation for any and all taxes or
governmental or other charges required to be paid shall be made by the person
requesting such exchange as a condition precedent to such exchange.
SECTION 2.12 - OWNERSHIP OF WARRANTS
The Corporation and the Trustee shall deem and treat the registered
holder of any Warrant certificate as the absolute owner of the Warrant
represented thereby for all purposes, and the Corporation and the Trustee shall
not be affected by any notice or knowledge to the contrary except where the
Corporation or the Trustee is required to take notice by statute or by order of
a court of competent jurisdiction. A Warrantholder shall be entitled to the
rights evidenced by such Warrant free from all equities or rights of set-off or
counterclaim between the Corporation and the original or any intermediate holder
thereof and all persons may act accordingly and the receipt by any such
Warrantholder of Underlying Shares pursuant to such Warrant shall be a good
discharge to the Corporation and the Trustee for the same and neither the
Corporation nor the Trustee shall be bound to inquire into the title of any such
holder except where the Corporation or the Trustee is required to take notice by
statute or by order of a court of competent jurisdiction.
SECTION 2.13 - ADJUSTMENT OF EXERCISE RIGHTS
Subject to Sections 2.14 and 2.15, if at any time after the date
hereof and prior to the Time of Expiry, and provided any Warrants remain
outstanding, there shall occur:
(a) a reclassification of the Exchangeable Shares outstanding at any time
or a change of the Exchangeable Shares into other shares or securities
or a subdivision or consolidation of the Exchangeable Shares into a
greater or lesser number of shares or any other capital
reorganization;
(b) a consolidation, amalgamation or merger of the Corporation with or
into any other person (other than a consolidation, amalgamation or
merger that does not result in
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any reclassification of the outstanding Exchangeable Shares or a
change of the Exchangeable Shares into other shares or securities);
(c) a transfer of the undertaking or assets of the Corporation as an
entirety or substantially as an entirety to another corporation or
other entity; or
(d) an issue or distribution to the holders of all or substantially all
the Corporation's outstanding Exchangeable Shares of securities of the
Corporation, including rights, options or warrants to acquire
Exchangeable Shares, or securities convertible into or exchangeable
for Exchangeable Shares or any property or assets and any evidences of
indebtedness, excluding dividends (other than stock dividends) or
other distributions made in the ordinary course by the Corporation and
excluding securities issued pursuant to a stock option or stock
purchase plan of the Corporation or other stock acquisition
arrangements of the Corporation in effect as of the date hereof,
any of such events being called a "Capital Reorganization", the holder of any
Warrant who thereafter shall exercise his right to acquire Underlying Shares
shall be entitled to receive, and shall accept for no extra cost, in lieu of the
number of Underlying Shares that he was theretofore entitled upon such exercise,
the kind and amount of Exchangeable Shares or other shares, securities or
property which such holder would have received had he been the registered holder
of the Underlying Shares in respect of his Warrants on such effective date or
record date, as the case may be. If determined appropriate by the Corporation,
acting reasonably, appropriate adjustments shall be made as a result of any such
Capital Reorganization in the application of the provisions set forth
hereinafter in this Article Two with respect to the rights and interests
thereafter of Warrantholders with the result that the provisions set forth
hereinafter in this Article Two shall thereafter correspondingly be made
applicable as nearly as may be reasonably possible in relation to any other
shares, securities or property thereafter deliverable upon the exercise of any
Warrant. Any such adjustments shall be made by and set forth in an indenture
supplemental hereto approved by the directors and the Trustee and shall for all
purposes be conclusively deemed to be an appropriate adjustment absent manifest
error.
SECTION 2.14 - ADJUSTMENT RULES
(1) The adjustments provided for in Section 2.13 are cumulative and shall
apply (without duplication) to successive Capital Reorganizations or other
events resulting in any adjustment under the provisions of Section 2.13 provided
that, notwithstanding any other provision of this Article Two, no adjustment
shall be made in the number of Underlying Shares that may be acquired on the
exercise of a Warrant unless it would result in a change of at least one
one-hundredth of an Underlying Share (provided, however, that any adjustments
that by reason of this subsection 2.14(1) are not required to be made shall be
carried forward and taken into account in any subsequent adjustment).
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(2) If any question shall arise with respect to the adjustments provided
for in this Article Two, such question, absent manifest error and subject to the
prior consent of The Toronto Stock Exchange, shall be conclusively determined by
a firm of chartered accountants appointed by the Corporation (who may be the
Corporation's auditors) and acceptable to the Trustee, acting reasonably; such
chartered accountants shall have access to all necessary records of the
Corporation and such determination shall be binding upon the Corporation, the
Trustee and the Warrantholders, absent manifest error. In the event that any
such determination is made, the Corporation shall deliver a certificate to the
Trustee describing such determination and confirming such consent.
(3) No adjustment in the number of Underlying Shares that may be acquired
upon exercise of a Warrant shall be made in respect of any event described in
Section 2.13 if Warrantholders are entitled to participate in such event on the
same terms mutatis mutandis as if Warrantholders had exercised their Warrants
prior to or on the effective date or record date of such event, such
participation being subject to the prior consent of The Toronto Stock Exchange.
(4) In case the Corporation after the date of this Indenture shall take
any action affecting the Exchangeable Shares other than an action described in
this Article Two, which in the opinion of the directors would materially affect
the rights of Warrantholders, the number of Underlying Shares that may be
acquired upon exercise of a Warrant shall be adjusted in such manner and at such
time, by action of the directors, in their sole discretion as they may determine
to be equitable in the circumstances, provided that no such adjustment will be
made unless prior approval of The Toronto Stock Exchange and any other stock
exchange on which the Exchangeable Shares are listed for trading or quoted has
been obtained. Failure of the directors to make such an adjustment shall be
prima facie evidence that the directors have determined that it is equitable to
make no adjustment in the circumstances.
(5) If the Corporation shall set a record date to determine the holders of
the Exchangeable Shares for the purpose of entitling them to receive any
issuance or distribution or for the issuance of any rights, options or warrants
and shall thereafter and before such distribution or issuance to such
shareholders abandon its plan to make such distribution or issuance, then no
adjustment in the number of Underlying Shares that may be acquired upon exercise
of any Warrant shall be required by reason of the setting of such record date.
(6) The Corporation shall not be required to issue fractional securities
in satisfaction of its obligations hereunder. If any fractional interest in an
Underlying Share would, except for the provisions of this subsection, be
deliverable upon the exercise of a Warrant, the Corporation shall make a cash
payment equal to the fair value of the fraction of such Underlying Share not so
issued as determined by the board of directors in its sole discretion, acting
reasonably.
SECTION 2.15 - PROCEEDINGS PRIOR TO ANY ACTION REQUIRING ADJUSTMENT
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As a condition precedent to the taking of any action which would
require an adjustment pursuant to Section 2.13, the Corporation shall take any
action that, in the opinion of counsel, may be necessary in order that the
Corporation may validly and legally issue as fully paid and non-assessable all
the Underlying Shares that the holders of the Warrants are entitled to receive
on the full exercise thereof in accordance with the provisions hereof.
SECTION 2.16 - NOTICE OF ADJUSTMENT OF EXERCISE RIGHTS
(1) At least seven days prior to the effective date or record date, as the
case may be, of any event that requires or that may require an adjustment in any
of the exercise rights pursuant to any of the Warrants, including the number of
Underlying Shares that may be acquired upon the exercise thereof, the
Corporation shall:
(a) file with the Trustee a certificate of the Corporation specifying the
particulars of such event and, if determinable, the required
adjustment and the computation of such adjustment; and
(b) give notice to the Warrantholders of the particulars of such event
and, if determinable, the required adjustment.
(2) In case any adjustment for which a notice in subsection 2.16(1) has
been given is not then determinable, the Corporation and not the Trustee shall
promptly after such adjustment is determinable:
(a) file a certificate of the Corporation with the Trustee showing how
such adjustment was computed; and
(b) give notice to the Warrantholders of the adjustment.
(3) The Trustee may act and rely for all purposes upon any certificates
and any other documents filed by the Corporation pursuant to this Section 2.16.
SECTION 2.17 - NO DUTY TO INQUIRE, LIABILITY
(1) Except as provided in Section 9.02, the Trustee shall not at any time
be under any duty or responsibility to any Warrantholder to determine whether
any facts exist which may require any adjustment contemplated by Sections 2.13
and 2.14 or with respect to the nature or extent of any such adjustment when
made or with respect to the method employed in making the same.
(2) In case of any adjustment contemplated by Sections 2.13 and 2.14, the
Corporation shall:
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(a) be accountable with respect to the validity or value (or the kind or
amount) of any securities or property which may at any time be issued
or delivered upon the exercise or deemed exercise of any Warrant; and
(b) be responsible for any failure to make any cash payment or to issue,
transfer or deliver security certificates upon the surrender of any
Warrant for the purpose of exercise or deemed exercise, or to comply
with any of the covenants contained in this Article Two.
ARTICLE THREE
ESCROW OF NET PROCEEDS AND REDEMPTION OF SPECIAL WARRANTS
SECTION 3.01 - DEPOSIT OF NET PROCEEDS IN ESCROW
The Corporation hereby deposits the Net Proceeds in escrow with the
Trustee, and the Trustee hereby acknowledges receipt thereof. The Corporation
hereby irrevocably authorizes and instructs the Trustee to hold and deal with
the Net Proceeds in trust for the benefit of the Warrantholders and the
Corporation as their respective interests may appear and in accordance with and
subject to the provisions of this Article.
SECTION 3.02 - INVESTMENT OF NET PROCEEDS
The Net Proceeds deposited with the Trustee hereunder, pending any
release or application thereof as required in accordance with the provisions of
this Article, shall be invested by the Trustee in its name in Permitted
Investments in accordance with any written directions of the Corporation from
time to time given to the Trustee or, in the absence of any such directions,
shall be invested by the Trustee in its name in accordance with Section 10.04.
SECTION 3.03 - RELEASE OF ESCROWED FUNDS TO THE CORPORATION
(1) The Trustee shall release the Escrowed Funds to the Corporation, for
the purpose of completing the Mindscape Acquisition, immediately following the
execution and delivery to the Trustee by the Corporation and Griffiths McBurney
& Partners on behalf of the Underwriters of the Release Certificate.
(2) If the Corporation fails to complete the Mindscape Acquisition within
five Business Days following the release of the Escrowed Funds pursuant to
subsection 3.03(1), the Corporation shall redeposit such funds in escrow with
the Trustee in trust for the benefit of the Warrantholders and the Corporation
in accordance with this Article Three. The Trustee shall thereafter release the
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Escrowed Funds to the Corporation at any time for the purpose of completing the
Mindscape Acquisition in accordance with subsection 3.03(1).
(3) If, on or before the Qualification Deadline, the Escrowed Funds are
not released to the Corporation pursuant to subsection 3.03(1), then the
Warrants shall be redeemed by the Corporation in accordance with Section 3.04
and the Trustee shall use the Escrowed Funds to effect such redemption in
accordance with Section 3.04.
SECTION 3.04 - REDEMPTION OF WARRANTS
(1) If the Corporation fails to complete the Mindscape Acquisition on or
prior to the Qualification Deadline, the Corporation shall forthwith after such
failure (but in any event within five business days following the Qualification
Deadline) give notice thereof to each of the Warrantholders and to the Trustee
(the date of such notice being hereafter referred to as the "Notice Date"). Such
notice shall specify (i) that the Corporation shall be deemed to have redeemed
all of the Warrants on the Notice Date, and that each Warrantholder shall be
deemed to have sold his Warrants to the Corporation on the Notice Date and, in
connection therewith, to have surrendered his Warrants for cancellation, in each
case, for a redemption price per Warrant equal to the Redemption Amount and (ii)
that the Trustee shall, not later than three Business Days after the Notice
Date, send by ordinary mail to each such Warrantholder, or to such person as
such holder may otherwise specify by written notice to the Trustee prior to such
mailing, at the address of such holder or, if so specified, of such person, a
cheque or bank draft made payable to or to the order of such holder or, if so
specified, such person, in an aggregate amount equal to the Redemption Amount
for each unexercised Warrant held by such Warrantholder less applicable
withholding taxes, if any.
(2) If the Corporation fails to complete the Mindscape Acquisition on or
prior to the Qualification Deadline as contemplated by subsection 3.04(1), on
the Notice Date the Corporation shall redeem, and shall be deemed to have
redeemed, all of the Warrants outstanding on such date and each Warrantholder
shall sell, and be deemed to have sold, his Warrants to the Corporation on such
date and, in connection therewith, to have surrendered his Warrants for
cancellation, in each case, for a redemption price per Warrant equal to the
Redemption Amount and, in each case, without any further action on the part of
the Corporation or any Warrantholder. Within three Business Days of the
Corporation having given the notice contemplated by subsection 3.04(1), the
Trustee shall send by ordinary mail to each Warrantholder, or to such person as
such holder may otherwise specify by written notice to the Trustee prior to such
mailing, at the address of such holder or, if so specified, such person, a
cheque or bank draft made payable to or to the order of such holder or, if so
specified, such person, in an aggregate amount equal to the Redemption Amount
for each unexercised Warrant held by such Warrantholder less applicable
withholding taxes, if any. Subject to the Corporation's obligations pursuant to
Section 3.05, the Corporation hereby authorizes and directs the Trustee, and the
Trustee is hereby authorized and directed, to use the Escrowed Funds to
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satisfy all such cheques and/or bank drafts issued in payment of the aggregate
Redemption Amount as aforesaid.
(3) Upon such payment and the cheque or bank draft being satisfied at par
on presentation, all rights under any Warrant in respect of which such payment
has been made will wholly cease and terminate and the Warrant certificate
therefor will be void and of no further force or effect.
(4) If a Warrantholder requests that a cheque or bank draft referred to
above be made payable to a person other than the registered Warrantholder, the
Warrantholder's signature on his written notice to the Trustee specifying such
other person should be guaranteed by a Canadian chartered bank, by a trust
company or a member firm of The Toronto Stock Exchange.
(5) Any payment made in accordance with these provisions shall, to the
extent of the sum represented thereby, satisfy and discharge all liability of
the Corporation with respect to such payment, unless the cheque or bank draft is
not paid at par on presentation. In the event of non-receipt of any cheque or
bank draft by a person to whom it is so sent as aforesaid, or the loss or
destruction thereof, the Trustee will issue to such person a replacement cheque
or bank draft for like amount upon being furnished with such evidence of
non-receipt, loss or destruction and with such indemnity as the Trustee may
reasonably require. The balance of the funds held by the Trustee, if any, after
any payments referred to above, will be paid to the Corporation not later than
12:00 (noon) (Toronto time) on October 1, 1998.
SECTION 3.05 - CORPORATION TO FUND SHORTFALL
To the extent that the Escrowed Funds are insufficient to permit the
Trustee to pay the aggregate Redemption Amount as aforesaid, the Corporation
shall provide to the Trustee within two Business Days of the Notice Date, by
certified cheque or bank draft, sufficient funds in sufficient time to permit
the Trustee to pay and satisfy the aggregate Redemption Amount as aforesaid.
ARTICLE FOUR
TRIGGERING EVENT
SECTION 4.01 - TRIGGERING EVENT
If for any reason, other than by reason of an Event of Force Majeure
(in which case the Clearance Date shall be extended by a period of time equal to
the period during which such Event of Force Majeure exists), the Mindscape
Acquisition has closed and Transaction Approval has been obtained but (i) the
Clearance Date does not occur by 5:00 p.m. (local time) on the Qualification
Deadline or (ii) the Corporation is unable to file the Final Prospectus with the
Securities Commission of any Designated Province by 5:00 p.m. (local time) on
the Qualification
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Deadline (each, a "Triggering Event"), the Corporation shall forthwith give
notice of that fact to the Trustee and to each of the Warrantholders resident in
the relevant Designated Province(s) (non-Canadian resident holders of Warrants
being deemed to be resident in the Province of Ontario for this purpose), which
notice shall also describe the change in the exercise rights attaching to the
Warrants held by such Warrantholders as a result of such Triggering Event.
SECTION 4.02 - CHANGE IN EXERCISE RIGHTS
Upon the occurrence during the Exercise Period of a Triggering Event
with respect to a Designated Province, each Warrant held by a holder resident or
deemed resident in such province shall thereafter entitle the holder, without
further action being required to be taken hereunder, to acquire (subject to
subsection 5.01(2)), at no additional cost, 1.07 Exchangeable Shares or such
other kind and amount of Underlying Shares as is herein provided in accordance
with the provisions of this Indenture. In such case, but without derogating from
the Corporation's obligation to use its reasonable efforts to obtain from each
of the Securities Commissions in the Designated Provinces, as soon as
practicable, a receipt or similar document for the Final Prospectus, the
Exchangeable Shares issued upon the exercise or deemed exercise of the Warrants
will be subject to restrictions on the resale thereof in accordance with
applicable Securities Laws and U.S. Securities Laws and may bear a legend to
such effect.
ARTICLE FIVE
EXERCISE OF WARRANTS
SECTION 5.01 - METHOD OF EXERCISE OF WARRANTS
(1) The holder of any Warrant may exercise during the Exercise Period the
right thereby conferred on such holder to acquire without further payment
(except as provided in subsection 5.01(2)) the Underlying Shares to which such
Warrant entitles the holder by surrendering such Warrant to the Trustee at any
time during the Exercise Period at its principal stock and bond transfer office
in the City of Toronto (or at such additional place or places as may be decided
by the Corporation from time to time with the approval of the Trustee) with a
duly completed and executed exercise form substantially in the form set out in
the Warrant certificate. A Warrant with the duly completed and executed exercise
form shall be deemed to be surrendered only upon personal delivery thereof to,
or if sent by mail or other means of transmission upon actual receipt thereof
by, the Trustee.
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(2) Any exercise form referred to in subsection 5.01(1) shall be signed by
the Warrantholder. If any of the Underlying Shares issuable upon the exercise of
Warrants by a holder are to be issued to a person or persons other than the
Warrantholder, the signatures set out in the exercise form referred to in
subsection 5.01(1) shall be guaranteed by a Canadian chartered bank, a Canadian
trust company or a member firm of The Toronto Stock Exchange and the
Warrantholder shall pay to the Corporation or the Trustee all applicable
transfer or similar taxes and the Corporation shall not be required to issue or
deliver certificates evidencing Underlying Shares unless or until such
Warrantholder shall have paid to the Corporation or the Trustee on behalf of the
Corporation the amount of such tax or shall have established to the satisfaction
of the Corporation that such tax has been paid or that no such tax is due. The
exercise form attached to the Warrant certificate shall be completed to specify
the person or persons in whose name or names the Underlying Shares to be issued
upon exercise are to be registered, such person's or persons' address or
addresses and the number of Underlying Shares to be issued to each person if
more than one is so specified.
SECTION 5.02 - AUTOMATIC EXERCISE
(1) If at the Time of Expiry the holder of a Warrant certificate has not
exercised his right to acquire Underlying Shares during the Exercise Period in
accordance with the provisions of Section 5.01, the Warrants held by such
Warrantholder shall be deemed to have been exercised by such Warrantholder,
without any further action on the part of such Warrantholder, immediately prior
to the expiry of the Exercise Period.
(2) If a Clearance Date occurs during the Exercise Period, the Corporation
shall forthwith give notice of such occurrence, together with copies of the
receipts for the Final Prospectus, to the Trustee.
(3) As soon as practicable following the automatic exercise of the
Warrants pursuant to this Section 5.02, the Trustee shall notify each of the
holders of such Warrants as have been automatically exercised to the effect that
such Warrants have been automatically exercised and that the holders thereof
have acquired the Underlying Shares and shall be entered in the relevant
register(s) of holders of Underlying Shares, in each case, effective as at the
Expiry Time, and shall receive certificates for the Underlying Shares to which
they have become entitled.
SECTION 5.03 - EFFECT OF EXERCISE OF WARRANTS
(1) Upon compliance by the Warrantholder with the provisions of Section
5.01 or the automatic exercise of the Warrants pursuant to Section 5.02, the
Underlying Shares issuable upon the exercise of the Warrants shall be deemed to
have been issued and the person to whom such Underlying Shares are to be issued
shall be deemed to have become the holder of record of such Underlying Shares on
the Exercise Date unless the transfer registers of the Corporation for the
Exchangeable Shares shall be closed on such date, in which case the Underlying
Shares subscribed
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for shall be deemed to have been issued and such person shall be deemed to have
become the holder of record of such Underlying Shares on the date on which such
transfer registers are reopened.
(2) Forthwith following the due exercise by a Warrantholder of Warrants in
accordance with Section 5.01 or the automatic exercise of the Warrants pursuant
to Section 5.02, the Trustee shall deliver to the Corporation a notice setting
out the particulars of the Warrants exercised, the person in whose name the
Underlying Shares are to be issued and the address of such person.
(3) Within three Business Days of receipt of the notice referred to in
subsection 5.03(2), the Corporation shall cause to be mailed to the person in
whose name the Underlying Shares issuable upon the exercise of the Warrants are
to be issued, as specified in the exercise form completed on the Warrant, at the
address specified therein, or, if so specified in such exercise form, cause to
be delivered to such person at the office of the Trustee where such Warrant was
surrendered, or in the event of the automatic exercise of the Warrants pursuant
to Section 5.02, to the applicable Warrantholder at his address specified in the
register for the Warrants, a certificate or certificates for the Underlying
Shares to which the Warrantholder is entitled.
(4) If at the time of any exercise of the Warrants there remain trading
restrictions on the Underlying Shares pursuant to applicable Securities Laws or
U.S. Securities Laws, the Corporation may, upon the advice of counsel, endorse
any certificates representing the Underlying Shares to such effect.
SECTION 5.04 - CANCELLATION OF WARRANT CERTIFICATES
All Warrant certificates surrendered to the Trustee pursuant to
Section 2.06, 2.09, 2.11 or 5.01 shall be cancelled by the Trustee. All Warrant
certificates deemed to have been exercised pursuant to Section 5.02 shall be
deemed to have been cancelled by the Trustee. All Warrants represented by
Warrant certificates that have been cancelled or have been deemed to have been
cancelled pursuant to this Section 5.04 shall be without further force or effect
whatsoever.
SECTION 5.05 - NOTICE OF EXTENSION OF QUALIFICATION DEADLINE
If the Corporation and the Underwriters extend the Qualification
Deadline, the Corporation shall forthwith give notice in writing thereof to the
Trustee and the Warrantholders.
SECTION 5.06 - LEGEND ON EXCHANGEABLE SHARES
All certificates representing Exchangeable Shares shall have typed
thereon the following legend:
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"The Exchangeable Shares issuable upon exercise of the Special
Warrants and the shares of Common Stock, par value U.S.$0.01 per
share, of The Learning Company, Inc. (the "Common Stock") issuable
upon exchange of the Exchangeable Shares have not been registered
under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, of the United States of
America (the "U.S. Securities Act"); the Exchangeable Shares and the
Common Stock may not be offered, sold or otherwise transferred within
the United States or to, or for the account or benefit of, any U.S.
person (as such terms are defined in Regulation S promulgated under
the U.S. Securities Act) unless such offer, sale or transfer is
covered by or made pursuant to an effective registration statement
under the U.S. Securities Act or pursuant to an exemption from
registration under the U.S. Securities Act, nor may any Exchangeable
Share be offered, sold or otherwise transferred within the United
States or to, or for the account or benefit of, any U.S. person unless
the issuance of the Common Stock is registered under an effective
registration statement under the U.S. Securities Act or an exemption
from registration under the U.S. Securities Act is available for the
exchange of the Exchangeable Shares. Any holder that surrenders this
certificate in exchange for Common Stock prior to effectiveness of a
registration statement filed under the U.S. Securities Act covering
such exchange or availability of an exemption from registration, must
certify that the holder is not a U.S. person."
ARTICLE SIX
COVENANTS
SECTION 6.01 - GENERAL COVENANTS
The Corporation covenants with the Trustee that so long as any
Warrants remain outstanding:
(1) It will at all times maintain its corporate existence and will carry
on and conduct its business in accordance with good business practice.
(2) It will send to each Warrantholder copies of all financial statements
and other material furnished to the holders of Exchangeable Shares after the
date of this Indenture.
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(3) It will reserve and there will remain unissued out of its authorized
capital a sufficient number of Underlying Shares to satisfy the rights of
acquisition provided for herein.
(4) It will cause the Underlying Shares from time to time subscribed for
pursuant to the Warrants in the manner herein provided and the certificates
representing such Underlying Shares to be duly issued and delivered in
accordance with the Warrants and the terms hereof.
(5) All Exchangeable Shares that shall be issued upon exercise of the
right to acquire provided for herein shall be issued as fully paid and
non-assessable and the holders thereof shall not be liable to the Corporation or
its creditors in respect thereof.
(6) It shall use its reasonable efforts to obtain, as soon as practicable,
Transaction Approval and, as soon as practicable thereafter, it shall use its
reasonable efforts to obtain from each of the Securities Commissions in the
Designated Provinces a receipt or similar document for the Final Prospectus.
(7) It will use its reasonable efforts to maintain the listing of the
Exchangeable Shares on The Toronto Stock Exchange and to ensure that the
Exchangeable Shares issuable upon the exercise of the Warrants will be listed
and posted for trading on such exchange simultaneously with or as soon as
practicable following their issue.
(8) It will use its reasonable best efforts to maintain its status as a
reporting issuer (or analogous entity) as set out in paragraph 4(i) of Schedule
"A" of the Subscription Agreements and to continue to be in compliance with its
obligations under the Securities Laws of such Provinces, without default, from
the date hereof up to and including the first anniversary of the Closing Date.
(9) The issue and sale of the Warrants do not and will not result in a
breach by the Corporation of, and do not and will not create a state of facts
which, after notice or lapse of time or both, will result in a breach by the
Corporation of any applicable laws and do not and will not conflict with any of
the terms, conditions or provisions of the articles of the Corporation or
by-laws or resolutions of the Corporation or any trust indenture, loan agreement
or any other agreement or instrument to which the Corporation is a party or by
which it is contractually bound on the date hereof.
SECTION 6.02 - NOTICE TO SECURITIES COMMISSIONS
The Corporation will give written notice of the issue of Underlying
Shares pursuant to the exercise of Warrants in such detail as may be required to
The Toronto Stock Exchange and to each Securities Commission in each Designated
Province in which there is legislation requiring the giving of any such notice.
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SECTION 6.03 - TRUSTEE'S REMUNERATION AND EXPENSES
The Corporation covenants that it will pay to the Trustee the fees
agreed to by the Corporation and the Trustee from time to time for the Trustee's
services hereunder and will pay or reimburse the Trustee upon its request for
all its reasonable expenses and disbursements arising from the administration or
execution of the trusts hereby created (including the reasonable compensation
and the disbursements of its counsel and all other advisers, experts,
accountants and assistants not regularly in its employ) both before any default
hereunder and thereafter until all duties of the Trustee hereunder shall be
finally and fully performed, except any such expense or disbursement in
connection with or related to or required to be made as a result of the gross
negligence, wilful misconduct or bad faith of the Trustee.
SECTION 6.04 - PERFORMANCE OF COVENANTS BY TRUSTEE
If the Corporation shall fail to perform any of its covenants
contained in this Indenture and the Corporation has not rectified such failure
within 15 Business Days after receiving written notice from the Trustee of such
failure, the Trustee may notify the Warrantholders of such failure on the part
of the Corporation or may itself perform any of the said covenants capable of
being performed by it but shall be under no obligation to perform said covenants
or to notify the Warrantholders of such performance by it. All reasonable sums
expended or disbursed by the Trustee in so doing shall be repayable as provided
in Section 6.03. No such performance, expenditure or disbursement by the Trustee
shall be deemed to relieve the Corporation of any default hereunder or of its
continuing obligations under the covenants herein contained.
SECTION 6.05 - RIGHT TO DIVIDENDS OR DISTRIBUTIONS
If, during the Exercise Period, the Corporation shall pay any dividend
or make any distribution to all or substantially all of the holders of
Exchangeable Shares or if the Corporation declares any dividend or provides for
any distribution payable to all or substantially all of the holders of
Exchangeable Shares of record during that period, Warrantholders who hold any
unexercised Warrants on the date of payment or date of record as the case may be
shall be entitled to a payment in compensation for the making of such dividend
or distribution mutatis mutandis, as if they had exercised their Warrants and
acquired Exchangeable Shares thereunder immediately prior to the effective date
or record date of the dividend or distribution. For cash dividends, this
entitlement shall be satisfied by the payment of such amounts by the Corporation
to the holders of the Warrants. For stock dividends or distributions in respect
of which an adjustment can be made in the number of Exchangeable Shares to be
delivered to the Warrantholder upon exercise of Warrants pursuant to paragraph
sections 2.13 and 2.14, this entitlement shall be satisfied by such an
adjustment.
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ARTICLE SEVEN
ENFORCEMENT
SECTION 7.01 - SUITS BY WARRANTHOLDERS
All or any of the rights conferred upon a Warrantholder by the terms
of the Warrants held by such Warrantholder and/or this Indenture may be enforced
by such Warrantholder by appropriate legal proceedings, but subject to the
rights that are hereby conferred upon the Trustee and subject to the provisions
of Section 8.10.
SECTION 7.02 - IMMUNITY OF SHAREHOLDERS, ETC.
The Trustee and, by the acceptance of the Warrant certificates and as
part of the consideration for the issue of the Warrants, the Warrantholders
hereby waive and release any right, cause of action or remedy now or hereafter
existing in any jurisdiction against any person in his capacity as an
incorporator or any past, present or future shareholder or other securityholder,
director, officer, employee or agent of the Corporation for the creation and
issue of the Underlying Shares pursuant to any Warrant or on any covenant,
agreement, representation or warranty by the Corporation herein or in the
Warrant certificates contained. The foregoing, with respect to the officers and
directors of the Corporation, shall be subject to rights of action for
rescission or damages which Warrantholders may have pursuant to applicable
Securities Laws.
SECTION 7.03 - LIMITATION OF LIABILITY
The obligations hereunder are not personally binding upon, nor shall
resort hereunder be had to, the directors or shareholders of the Corporation or
any of the past, present or future directors or shareholders of the Corporation
or any of the past, present or future officers, employees or agents of the
Corporation. Only the property of the Corporation shall be bound in respect
hereof.
ARTICLE EIGHT
MEETINGS OF WARRANTHOLDERS
SECTION 8.01 - RIGHT TO CONVENE MEETINGS
The Trustee may at any time and from time to time, and shall on
receipt of a written request of the Corporation or of a Warrantholders' Request,
convene a meeting of the Warrantholders provided that the Trustee is indemnified
and funded to its reasonable satisfaction by the Corporation or by the
Warrantholders signing such Warrantholders' Request against the costs, charges,
expenses
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and liabilities that may be incurred in connection with the calling and holding
of such meeting. If within five Business Days after the receipt of a written
request of the Corporation or a Warrantholders' Request and funding and
indemnity given as aforesaid the Trustee fails to give the requisite notice
specified in Section 8.02 to convene a meeting, the Corporation or such
Warrantholders, as the case may be, may convene such meeting. Every such meeting
shall be held in the City of Toronto or at such other place as may be approved
by the Trustee.
SECTION 8.02 - NOTICE
At least 15 days' prior notice of any meeting of Warrantholders shall
be given to the Warrantholders in the manner provided for in Section 11.01 and a
copy of such notice shall be delivered to the Trustee unless the meeting has
been called by it and to the Corporation unless the meeting has been called by
it. Such notice shall state the time and place of the meeting, the general
nature of the business to be transacted and shall contain such information as is
reasonably necessary to enable the Warrantholders to make a reasoned decision on
the matter. It shall not be necessary for any such notice to set out the terms
of any resolution to be proposed or any of the provisions of this Article Eight.
The notice convening any such meeting may be signed by an appropriate officer of
the Trustee or of the Corporation or the person designated by such
Warrantholders, as the case may be.
SECTION 8.03 - CHAIR
The Trustee may nominate in writing an individual to be Chair of the
meeting and if no individual is so nominated, or if the individual so nominated
is not present within 15 minutes after the time fixed for the holding of the
meeting, the Warrantholders present in person or by proxy shall appoint an
individual present to be Chair.
SECTION 8.04 - QUORUM
Subject to the provisions of Section 8.11, at any meeting of the
Warrantholders a quorum shall consist of Warrantholders present in person or
represented by proxy and holding at least 10% of the aggregate number of
Warrants then unexercised and outstanding, provided that at least two persons
entitled to vote thereat are personally present. If a quorum of the
Warrantholders shall not be present within one half-hour from the time fixed for
holding any meeting, the meeting, if summoned by the Warrantholders or on a
Warrantholders' Request, shall be dissolved; but in any other case the meeting
shall be adjourned to the same day in the next week at the same time and place
to the extent possible and, subject to the provisions of Section 8.11, no notice
of the adjournment need be given. Any business may be brought before or dealt
with at an adjourned meeting which might have been dealt with at the original
meeting in accordance with the notice calling the same. At the adjourned meeting
the Warrantholders present in person or represented by proxy shall form a quorum
and may transact the business for which the meeting was originally
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convened notwithstanding that they may not hold at least 10% of the aggregate
number of Warrants then unexercised and outstanding. No business shall be
transacted at any meeting unless a quorum is present at the commencement of
business.
SECTION 8.05 - POWER TO ADJOURN
The Chair of any meeting at which a quorum of the Warrantholders is
present, with the consent of the meeting, may adjourn any such meeting and no
notice of such adjournment need be given except such notice, if any, as the
meeting may prescribe.
SECTION 8.06 - SHOW OF HANDS
Every question submitted to a meeting shall be decided in the first
place by a majority of the votes given on a show of hands except that votes on
an extraordinary resolution shall be given in the manner hereinafter provided.
At any such meeting, unless a poll is duly demanded as herein provided, a
declaration by the Chair that a resolution has been carried or carried
unanimously or by a particular majority or lost or not carried by a particular
majority shall be conclusive evidence of the fact.
SECTION 8.07 - POLL AND VOTING
On every extraordinary resolution, and when demanded by the Chair or
by one or more of the Warrantholders acting in person or by proxy on any other
question submitted to a meeting and after a vote by show of hands, a poll shall
be taken in such manner as the Chair shall direct. Questions other than those
required to be determined by extraordinary resolution shall be decided by a
majority of the votes cast on a poll. On a show of hands, every person who is
present and entitled to vote, whether as a Warrantholder or as proxy for one or
more absent Warrantholders, or both, shall have one vote. On a poll, each
Warrantholder present in person or represented by a proxy duly appointed by
instrument in writing shall be entitled to one vote in respect of each Warrant
that he (or the Warrantholder appointing him as proxy) holds. A proxyholder need
not be a Warrantholder. The Chair of any meeting shall be entitled to vote, both
on a show of hands and on a poll, in respect of any Warrants held or represented
by him.
SECTION 8.08 - REGULATIONS
Subject to the provisions of this Indenture, the Trustee or the
Corporation with the approval of the Trustee from time to time may make and vary
such regulations as it shall consider necessary or appropriate:
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(a) for the deposit of instruments appointing proxies at such place and
time as the Trustee, the Corporation or the Warrantholders convening
the meeting, as the case may be, may direct in the notice convening
the meeting;
(b) for the deposit of instruments appointing proxies at some approved
place other than the place at which the meeting is to be held and
enabling particulars of such instruments appointing proxies to be
mailed or telecopied before the meeting to the Corporation or to the
Trustee at the place where the meeting is to be held and for the
voting of proxies so deposited as though the instruments themselves
were produced at the meeting;
(c) for the form of the instrument of proxy; and
(d) generally for the calling of meetings of Warrantholders and the
conduct of business thereat.
Any regulations so made shall be binding and effective and the votes
given in accordance therewith shall be valid and shall be counted. Save as such
regulations may provide, the only persons who shall be recognized at any meeting
as a Warrantholder, or be entitled to vote or be present at the meeting in
respect thereof (subject to Section 8.09), shall be Warrantholders or persons
holding proxies of Warrantholders.
SECTION 8.09 - CORPORATION, TRUSTEE AND COUNSEL MAY BE REPRESENTED
The Corporation and the Trustee, by their respective employees,
directors and officers, and the counsel for each of the Corporation, the
Warrantholders and the Trustee may attend any meeting of the Warrantholders and
speak thereto but shall have no vote as such.
SECTION 8.10 - POWERS EXERCISABLE BY EXTRAORDINARY RESOLUTION
In addition to all other powers conferred upon them by any other
provisions of this Indenture or by law, the Warrantholders at a meeting shall
have the power, exercisable from time to time by extraordinary resolution:
(a) to agree with the Corporation to any modification, abrogation,
alteration, compromise or arrangement of the rights of Warrantholders
and/or the Trustee in its capacity as Trustee hereunder (subject to
the consent of the Trustee) or on behalf of the Warrantholders against
the Corporation whether such rights arise under this Indenture or the
Warrants or otherwise, except that a change in the Purchase Price of
the Warrants shall not be binding upon a Warrantholder who does not
consent thereto;
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(b) to amend or repeal any extraordinary resolution previously passed or
sanctioned by the Warrantholders;
(c) to direct or authorize the Trustee, subject to receipt of funding and
indemnity, to enforce any of the covenants on the part of the
Corporation contained in this Indenture or the Warrants or to enforce
any of the rights of the Warrantholders in any manner specified in
such extraordinary resolution or to refrain from enforcing any such
covenant or right;
(d) to waive and direct the Trustee to waive any default on the part of
the Corporation in complying with any provisions of this Indenture or
the Warrants, either unconditionally or upon any conditions specified
in such extraordinary resolution;
(e) to restrain any Warrantholder from taking or instituting any suit,
action or proceeding against the Corporation for the enforcement of
any of the covenants on the part of the Corporation contained in this
Indenture or the Warrants or to enforce any of the rights of the
Warrantholders, except for a suit or action against the Corporation to
compel payment to a Warrantholder in respect of monies owing to him in
accordance with the provisions of Section 6.05;
(f) to direct any Warrantholder who, as such, has brought any suit, action
or proceeding to stay or discontinue or otherwise deal with any such
suit, action or proceeding, upon payment of the costs, charges and
expenses reasonably and properly incurred by such Warrantholder in
connection therewith, except for a suit or action against the
Corporation to compel payment to a Warrantholder in respect of monies
owing to him in accordance with the provisions of Section 6.05; and
(g) to remove the Trustee and appoint a successor trustee.
SECTION 8.11 - MEANING OF EXTRAORDINARY RESOLUTION
(1) The expression "extraordinary resolution" when used in this Indenture
means, subject to this Section 8.11 and Section 8.14, a resolution proposed at a
meeting of Warrantholders duly convened for that purpose and held in accordance
with the provisions of this Article Seven at which there are present in person
or represented by proxy Warrantholders holding at least 25% of the aggregate
number of then outstanding unexercised Warrants and passed by the affirmative
votes of Warrantholders holding not less than 66 2/3% of the aggregate number of
the then outstanding unexercised Warrants represented at the meeting and voted
on the poll upon such resolution.
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(2) If, at any meeting called for the purpose of passing an extraordinary
resolution, Warrantholders holding at least 25% of the aggregate number of then
outstanding unexercised Warrants are not present in person or by proxy within
one half-hour after the time appointed for the meeting, then the meeting, if
convened by Warrantholders or on a Warrantholders' Request, shall be dissolved;
but in any other case it shall stand adjourned to such day, being not less than
four or more than 10 Business Days later, and to such place and time as may be
appointed by the Chair. Not less than three Business Days' prior notice shall be
given of the time and place of such adjourned meeting in the manner provided in
Article Eleven. Such notice shall state that at the adjourned meeting the
Warrantholders present in person or represented by proxy shall form a quorum but
it shall not be necessary to set forth the purposes for which the meeting was
originally called or any other particulars. At the adjourned meeting the
Warrantholders present in person or represented by proxy shall form a quorum and
may transact the business for which the meeting was originally convened and a
resolution proposed at such adjourned meeting and passed by the requisite vote
as provided in subsection 8.11(1) shall be an extraordinary resolution within
the meaning of this Indenture notwithstanding that Warrantholders holding at
least 25% of the aggregate number of then outstanding unexercised Warrants are
not present in person or represented by proxy at such adjourned meeting.
(3) Votes on an extraordinary resolution shall always be given on a poll
and no demand for a poll on an extraordinary resolution shall be necessary.
SECTION 8.12 - POWERS CUMULATIVE
It is hereby declared and agreed that any one or more of the powers or
any combination of the powers in this Indenture stated to be exercisable by the
Warrantholders by extraordinary resolution or otherwise may be exercised from
time to time and the exercise of any one or more of such powers or any
combination of powers from time to time shall not be deemed to exhaust the right
of the Warrantholders to exercise such powers or combination of powers then or
thereafter from time to time.
SECTION 8.13 - MINUTES
Minutes of all resolutions and proceedings at every meeting of
Warrantholders shall be made and duly entered in books to be from time to time
provided for that purpose by the Trustee at the reasonable expense of the
Corporation and any such minutes, if signed by the Chair of the meeting at which
such resolutions were passed or proceedings held or by the Chair of the next
succeeding meeting of the Warrantholders, shall be prima facie evidence of the
matters therein stated and, until the contrary is proved, every such meeting in
respect of the proceedings of which minutes shall have been made shall be deemed
to have been duly convened and held and all resolutions passed thereat or
proceedings taken shall be deemed to have been duly passed and taken.
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SECTION 8.14 - INSTRUMENTS IN WRITING
All actions that may be taken and all powers that may be
exercised by the Warrantholders at a meeting held as provided in this Article
Eight also may be taken and exercised by Warrantholders holding at least 66 2/3%
of the aggregate number of then outstanding unexercised Warrants by an
instrument in writing signed in one or more counterparts by such Warrantholders
in person or by attorney duly appointed in writing and the expression
"extraordinary resolution" when used in this Indenture shall include an
instrument so signed.
SECTION 8.15 - BINDING EFFECT OF RESOLUTIONS
Every resolution and every extraordinary resolution, subject to
subsection 8.10(a), passed in accordance with the provisions of this Article
Eight at a meeting of Warrantholders shall be binding upon all the
Warrantholders, whether present at or absent from such meeting, and every
instrument in writing signed by Warrantholders in accordance with Section 8.14
shall be binding upon all the Warrantholders, whether signatories thereto or
not, and each and every Warrantholder and the Trustee (subject to the provisions
for indemnity herein contained) shall be bound to give effect accordingly to
every such resolution and instrument in writing. In the case of an instrument in
writing, the Trustee shall give notice in the manner contemplated in Section
11.01 of the effect of the instrument in writing to all Warrantholders and the
Corporation as soon as is reasonably practicable.
SECTION 8.16 - HOLDINGS BY THE CORPORATION OR SUBSIDIARIES
OF THE CORPORATION DISREGARDED
In determining whether Warrantholders holding the required number of
outstanding Warrants are present at a meeting of Warrantholders for the purpose
of determining a quorum or the number of holders who have concurred in any
consent, waiver, extraordinary resolution, Warrantholders' Request or other
action under this Indenture, Warrants owned legally or beneficially by the
Corporation or any associate or affiliate (as those terms are defined in the
Securities Act (Ontario)) of the Corporation shall be disregarded. The Trustee
shall be protected in acting and relying upon a certificate of the Corporation,
to be provided on request of the Trustee, detailing the exact registration of
any Warrants owned legally or beneficially by the Corporation or any associate
or affiliate thereof.
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ARTICLE NINE
SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURES
SECTION 9.01 - SUPPLEMENTAL INDENTURES
Subject to the provisions of this Indenture, from time to time the
Corporation and the Trustee may execute and deliver and, when so directed by
this Indenture, they shall execute and deliver by their proper officers,
indentures or instruments supplemental hereto, which thereafter shall form part
hereof, for any one or more or all of the following purposes:
(a) setting forth adjustments in the application of Article Two;
(b) adding to the provisions hereof such additional covenants and
enforcement provisions as in the opinion of counsel are necessary or
advisable, provided that the same, in the opinion of the Trustee
relying on the opinion of counsel, are not prejudicial to the
interests of the Warrantholders as a group;
(c) giving effect to any extraordinary resolution passed as provided in
Article Eight;
(d) making such provisions not inconsistent with this Indenture as may be
necessary or desirable with respect to matters or questions arising
hereunder, provided that such provisions are not, in the opinion of
the Trustee relying on the opinion of counsel, prejudicial to the
interests of the Warrantholders as a group;
(e) adding to or amending the provisions hereof in respect of the transfer
of Warrants, making provision for the exchange of Warrants and making
any modification in the forms of the Warrant certificates that does
not affect the substance thereof;
(f) making any additions to, deletions from or alterations to the
provisions of this Indenture which, in the opinion of the Trustee
relying on the advice of counsel, do not materially and adversely
affect the interests of the Warrantholders and are necessary or
advisable in order to incorporate, reflect or comply with any
Applicable Legislation; and
(g) for any other purpose not inconsistent with the terms of this
Indenture, including the correction or rectification of any
ambiguities, defective or inconsistent provisions, errors or omissions
herein, provided that, in the opinion of the Trustee relying on the
opinion of counsel, the rights of the Trustee and of the
Warrantholders as a group are not prejudiced thereby.
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SECTION 9.02 - SUCCESSOR CORPORATIONS
In the case of the consolidation, amalgamation, arrangement, merger or
transfer of the undertaking or assets of the Corporation as an entirety or
substantially as an entirety to another person (a "successor"), forthwith
following the occurrence of such event the successor resulting from such
consolidation, amalgamation, arrangement, merger or transfer (if not the
Corporation) shall expressly assume, by supplemental indenture satisfactory in
form to the Trustee relying on the advice of counsel and executed and delivered
to the Trustee, the due and punctual performance and observance of each and
every covenant and condition of this Indenture to be performed and observed by
the Corporation and, in any event, shall be bound by the provisions hereof and
all obligations for the due and punctual performance and observance of each and
every covenant and obligation contained in this Indenture to be performed by the
Corporation.
ARTICLE TEN
CONCERNING THE TRUSTEE
SECTION 10.01 - TRUST INDENTURE LEGISLATION
(1) In this Article, the term "Applicable Legislation" means the
provisions, if any, of the Business Corporations Act (Ontario) and any other
statute of Ontario or Canada and of regulations under any such named or other
statute relating to trust indentures and/or to the rights, duties and
obligations of trustees and of corporations under trust indentures to the extent
that such provisions are at the time in force and applicable to this Indenture.
(2) If and to the extent that any provision of this Indenture limits,
qualifies or conflicts with a mandatory requirement of Applicable Legislation,
such mandatory requirement shall prevail.
(3) The Corporation and the Trustee agree that at all times in relation to
this Indenture and any action to be taken hereunder each will observe and comply
with and be entitled to the benefit of Applicable Legislation.
SECTION 10.02 - RIGHTS AND DUTIES OF TRUSTEE
(1) In the exercise of the rights and duties prescribed or conferred by
the terms of this Indenture, the Trustee shall act honestly and in good faith
with a view to the best interests of the Warrantholders and shall exercise the
degree of care, diligence and skill that a reasonably prudent trustee would
exercise in comparable circumstances. No provision of this Indenture shall be
construed to relieve the Trustee from, or require any other person to indemnify
the Trustee against, liability for its own gross negligence, wilful misconduct
or bad faith.
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(2) Subject only to subsection 10.02(1), the Trustee shall not be bound to
do or take any act, action or proceeding for the enforcement of any of the
obligations of the Corporation under this Indenture unless and until it shall
have received a Warrantholders' Request specifying the act, action or proceeding
that the Trustee is requested to take. The obligation of the Trustee to commence
or continue any act, action or proceeding for the purpose of enforcing any
rights of the Trustee or the Warrantholders hereunder shall be conditional upon
the Warrantholders furnishing, when required by notice in writing by the
Trustee, sufficient funds to commence or continue such act, action or proceeding
and an indemnity reasonably satisfactory to the Trustee to protect and hold
harmless the Trustee against the costs, charges, expenses and liabilities to be
incurred thereby and any loss and damage it may suffer by reason thereof. None
of the provisions contained in this Indenture shall require the Trustee to
expend or risk its own funds or otherwise incur financial liability in the
performance of any of its duties or in the exercise of any of its rights or
powers unless indemnified as aforesaid.
(3) The Trustee, before commencing or at any time during the continuance
of any such act, action or proceeding, may require the Warrantholders at whose
instance it is acting to deposit with the Trustee the Warrants held by them, for
which Warrants the Trustee shall issue receipts.
(4) Every provision of this Indenture that by its terms relieves the
Trustee of liability or entitles it to rely upon any evidence submitted to it is
subject to the provisions of Applicable Legislation, of this Section 10.02 and
of Section 10.03.
SECTION 10.03 - EVIDENCE, EXPERTS AND ADVISERS
(1) In addition to the reports, certificates, opinions and other evidence
required by this Indenture, the Corporation shall furnish to the Trustee such
additional evidence of compliance with any provision hereof in such form as may
be prescribed by Applicable Legislation or as the Trustee may reasonably require
by written notice to the Corporation.
(2) In the exercise of its rights and duties hereunder, the Trustee, if it
is acting in good faith, may rely as to the truth of the statements and the
accuracy of the opinions expressed therein, upon statutory declarations,
opinions, reports, written requests, consents or orders of the Corporation,
certificates of the Corporation or other evidence furnished to the Trustee
provided that such evidence complies with Applicable Legislation and the Trustee
examines the same and determines that such evidence complies with the applicable
requirements of this Indenture.
(3) Whenever Applicable Legislation requires that evidence referred to in
subsection 10.03(1) be in the form of a statutory declaration, the Trustee may
accept such statutory declaration in lieu of a certificate of the Corporation
required by any provision hereof. Any such statutory
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declaration may be made by one or more of the chairman, chief executive officer,
president or any vice-president of the Corporation.
(4) Proof of the execution of an instrument in writing, including a
Warrantholders' Request, by any Warrantholder may be made by the certificate of
a notary public, or other officer with similar powers, that the person signing
such instrument acknowledged to him the execution thereof or by an affidavit of
a witness to such execution or in any other manner that the Trustee may consider
adequate.
(5) The Trustee may employ or retain such counsel, accountants or other
experts or advisers as it may reasonably require for the purpose of determining
and discharging its duties hereunder, may act on and rely upon, and shall be
protected in acting and relying in good faith upon, the advice or opinions so
obtained and may pay reasonable remuneration for all services so performed by
any of them (any such remuneration paid by the Trustee to be repaid by the
Corporation to the Trustee in accordance with Section 6.03), without taxation of
costs of any counsel, and shall not be responsible for any misconduct on the
part of any of them.
(6) The Trustee may act and rely and shall be protected in acting and
relying upon any resolution, certificate, statement, instrument, opinion,
report, notice, receipt, request, consent, order, letter, telegram, cablegram or
other paper document reasonably believed by it to be genuine and to have been
signed, presented by or on behalf of the proper party or parties.
SECTION 10.04 - DOCUMENTS, MONEY, ETC. HELD BY TRUSTEE
(1) Any securities, documents of title or other instruments that may at
any time be held by the Trustee subject to the trusts hereof may be placed in
the deposit vaults of the Trustee or of any Canadian chartered bank or trust
company or deposited for safekeeping with any such bank or trust company.
(2) Unless otherwise expressly provided herein, any monies so held pending
the application or withdrawal thereof under any provision of this Indenture
shall be held in the name of the Trustee in a segregated trust account with any
Canadian chartered bank or financial institution (which may be the Trustee or
any affiliate or related party), at the rate of interest then current on similar
deposits or, on the direction of the Corporation, may be invested in Permitted
Investments. Any such direction by the Corporation to the Trustee as to the
investment of the funds shall be in writing and shall be provided to the Trustee
no later than 9:00 a.m. on the day on which the investment is to be made. Any
such direction received by the Trustee after 9:00 a.m. or received on a
non-Business Day, shall be deemed to have been given prior to 9:00 a.m. the next
Business Day.
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SECTION 10.05 - ACTIONS BY TRUSTEE TO PROTECT INTERESTS
The Trustee shall have the power to institute and to maintain such
actions and proceedings as it may consider necessary or expedient to preserve,
protect or enforce its interests and the interests of the Warrantholders.
SECTION 10.06 - TRUSTEE NOT REQUIRED TO GIVE SECURITY
The Trustee shall not be required to give any bond or security in
respect of the execution of the trusts and powers of this Indenture or
otherwise.
SECTION 10.07 - PROTECTION OF TRUSTEE
By way of supplement to the provisions of any law for the time being
relating to trustees, it is expressly declared and agreed as follows:
(1) The Trustee shall not be liable for or by reason of any statements of
fact or recitals in this Indenture or in the Warrants (except the representation
contained in Section 10.09 or in the certificate of the Trustee on the Warrants)
or be required to verify the same.
(2) Nothing herein contained shall impose any obligation on the Trustee to
see to or to require evidence of the registration or filing (or renewal thereof)
of this Indenture or any instrument ancillary or supplemental hereto.
(3) The Trustee shall not be bound to give notice to any person of the
execution hereof.
(4) The Trustee shall not incur any liability or responsibility whatsoever
or be in any way responsible for the consequence of any breach on the part of
the Corporation of any of the covenants herein contained or of any acts of any
directors, officers, employees, agents or servants of the Corporation.
SECTION 10.08 - REPLACEMENT OF TRUSTEE
(1) The Trustee may resign its trust and be discharged from all further
duties and liabilities hereunder by giving to the Corporation not less than 45
days' prior notice in writing or such shorter prior notice as the Corporation
may accept as sufficient. The Warrantholders by extraordinary resolution shall
have the power at any time to remove the existing Trustee and to appoint a new
trustee. In the event of the Trustee resigning or being removed as aforesaid or
being dissolved, becoming bankrupt, going into liquidation or otherwise becoming
incapable of acting hereunder, the Corporation shall forthwith appoint a new
trustee unless a new trustee has already been appointed by the Warrantholders.
Failing such appointment by the Corporation, within 10 days
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the retiring Trustee or any Warrantholder may apply to a justice of the Ontario
Court (General Division) at the Corporation's expense, on such notice as such
justice may direct, for the appointment of a new trustee. Any new trustee so
appointed by the Corporation or by the Court shall be subject to removal as
aforesaid by the Warrantholders. Any new trustee appointed under any provision
of this Section 10.08 shall be a corporation authorized to carry on the business
of a trust company in the Province of Ontario and, if required by Applicable
Legislation of any other province, in such other province. On any such
appointment, the new trustee shall be vested with the same powers, rights,
duties and responsibilities as if it had been originally named herein as Trustee
without any further assurance, conveyance, act or deed. In addition, there shall
be immediately executed, at the expense of the Corporation, all such conveyances
or other instruments as may be necessary or advisable, in the opinion of
counsel, for the purpose of assuring the same to the new trustee, provided that
any resignation or removal of the Trustee and appointment of a successor trustee
shall not become effective until the successor trustee shall have executed an
appropriate instrument accepting such appointment and, at the request of the
Corporation, the predecessor Trustee, upon payment of its outstanding
remuneration and expenses, shall execute and deliver to the successor trustee an
appropriate instrument transferring to such successor trustee all rights and
powers of the Trustee hereunder.
(2) Upon the appointment of a successor trustee, the Corporation shall
promptly notify the Warrantholders thereof.
(3) Any corporation into or with which the Trustee may be merged or
consolidated or amalgamated or any corporation succeeding to the trust business
of the Trustee shall be the successor to the Trustee hereunder without any
further act on its part or of any of the parties hereto, provided that such
corporation would be eligible for appointment as a new trustee under subsection
10.08(1).
(4) Any Warrants certified but not delivered by a predecessor trustee may
be certified by the successor trustee in the name of the predecessor or
successor trustee.
SECTION 10.09 - CONFLICT OF INTEREST
(1) The Trustee represents to the Corporation that at the time of
execution and delivery hereof no material conflict of interest exists in the
Trustee's role as a fiduciary hereunder and agrees that in the event of a
material conflict of interest arising hereafter it will, within 90 days after
ascertaining that it has such a material conflict of interest, either eliminate
the same or resign its trust hereunder to a successor trustee approved by the
Corporation. If any such material conflict of interest exists or hereafter shall
exist, the validity and enforceability of this Indenture and the Warrants shall
not be affected in any manner whatsoever by reason thereof.
(2) Subject to subsection 10.09(1), the Trustee in its personal or any
other capacity may buy, lend upon and deal in securities of the Corporation and
generally may contract and enter into
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financial transactions with the Corporation or any subsidiary of the Corporation
without being liable to account for any profit made thereby.
SECTION 10.10 - ACCEPTANCE OF TRUSTS
The Trustee hereby accepts the trusts in this Indenture declared and
provided for and agrees to perform the same upon the terms and conditions herein
set forth, and to hold all rights, interests and benefits contained herein for
and on behalf of those persons who become Warrantholders from time to time.
SECTION 10.11 - TRUSTEE NOT TO BE APPOINTED RECEIVER
The Trustee and any person related to the Trustee shall not be
appointed a receiver or receiver and manager or liquidator of all or any part of
the assets or undertaking of the Corporation.
SECTION 10.12 - INDEMNITY OF TRUSTEE
The Corporation hereby indemnifies and holds harmless the Trustee and
its officers, directors, employees and agents from and against all reasonable
costs, liabilities, expenses and disbursements (including reasonable legal fees
and disbursements) that it might incur or to which it might have become subject
in any action, suit or other similar legal proceeding that might be instituted
against the Trustee arising from or out of any act, omission or error of the
Trustee arising pursuant to this Indenture, provided that the Trustee acted in
accordance with the standards set forth in Section 10.02 and that any such act,
omission or error did not constitute gross negligence, wilful misconduct or bad
faith on the part of the Trustee. This Section 10.12 shall survive the
resignation or removal of the Trustee or the termination of this Indenture.
ARTICLE ELEVEN
GENERAL
SECTION 11.01 - NOTICE
(1) Unless herein otherwise expressly provided, any notice, document or
thing required or permitted to be given or delivered hereunder shall be deemed
to be properly given or delivered if:
(a) delivered in person to the address set out below and acknowledged by
written receipt signed by the person receiving such notice;
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(b) telecopied and confirmed by prepaid registered letter addressed to the
party receiving such notice at its respective addresses set out below;
or
(c) sent by letter (provided that any notice to be so given is not
unlikely to reach its destination as a result of any actual or
threatened interruption of mail services) or courier delivery
addressed to the party receiving such notice at its respective address
set out below:
the Corporation: SoftKey Software Products Inc.
c/o The Learning Company, Inc.
One Athenaeum Street
Cambridge, Massachusetts
U.S.A. 02142
Attention: General Counsel
Telecopy: (617) 494-5660
the Trustee: CIBC Mellon Trust Company
393 University Avenue
5th Floor
Toronto, Ontario
M5G 2M7
Attention: Vice President, Client Services
Telecopy: 416) 813-4555
a Warrantholder: the address appearing in the register of holders.
(2) Any notice or delivery given in accordance with the provisions of this
Section 11.01 shall be deemed to have been given and received:
(a) if delivered in person in accordance with the provisions of clause
11.01(1)(a), on the day of delivery in person (provided that such day
is a Business Day at the place of receipt and delivery occurs prior to
4:00 p.m. (local time of the recipient) and, if it is not, on the next
following Business Day);
(b) if telecopied in accordance with the provisions of clause 11.01(1)(b)
during the business hours of the recipient, on the date of receipt of
the telecopy (provided that such day is a Business Day at the place of
receipt and, if it is not, on the next following Business Day) and if
telecopied other than during business hours, on the next following
Business Day; and
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(c) if sent by letter or courier delivery in accordance with the
provisions of clause 11.01(1)(c), on the date the letter is actually
received by the addressee.
(3) For greater certainty, a letter delivered by courier where such
courier obtains a written acknowledgement of receipt from the party receiving
the letter shall be considered a delivery in person in accordance with clause
11.01(1)(a) rather than the sending of a letter in accordance with clause
11.01(1)(c).
(4) Any party may from time to time by notice in writing delivered in
accordance with the provisions of this Article Eleven change its address for
purposes hereof.
SECTION 11.02 - ACCIDENTAL FAILURE TO GIVE NOTICE TO WARRANTHOLDERS
Accidental error or omission in giving notice or accidental failure to
give notice to any Warrantholder shall not invalidate any action or proceeding
founded thereon.
SECTION 11.03 - COUNTERPARTS AND FORMAL DATE
This Indenture may be executed in several counterparts each of which
when so executed shall be deemed to be an original and such counterparts
together shall constitute one and the same instrument and notwithstanding their
date of execution shall be deemed to be dated as of the Closing Date.
SECTION 11.04 - SATISFACTION AND DISCHARGE OF INDENTURE
Upon the date by which all Warrants theretofore certified hereunder
have been cancelled or deemed to be cancelled in accordance with Section 5.04,
this Indenture, except to the extent that Exchangeable Shares and certificates
therefor have not been issued and delivered hereunder or the Corporation has not
performed any of its obligations hereunder, shall cease to be of further effect
in respect of the Corporation and the Trustee, on written demand of and at the
cost and expense of the Corporation and upon delivery to the Trustee of a
certificate of the Corporation stating that all conditions precedent to the
satisfaction and discharge of this Indenture have been complied with and upon
payment to the Trustee of the expenses, fees and other remuneration payable to
the Trustee, shall execute proper instruments acknowledging satisfaction of and
discharging this Indenture provided that, if the Trustee has not then performed
any of its obligations hereunder, any such satisfaction and discharge of the
Corporation's obligations hereunder shall not affect or diminish the rights of
any Warrantholder or the Corporation against the Trustee.
SECTION 11.05 - PROVISIONS OF INDENTURE AND WARRANTS FOR THE
SOLE BENEFIT OF PARTIES AND WARRANTHOLDERS
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Except as provided in Sections 7.02 and 7.03, nothing in this
Indenture or the Warrants, expressed or implied, shall give or be construed to
give to any person other than the parties hereto and the holders from time to
time of the Warrants any legal or equitable right, remedy or claim under this
Indenture or under any covenant or provision therein contained, all such
covenants and provisions being for the sole benefit of the parties hereto and
the Warrantholders.
SECTION 11.06 - LANGUAGE
The parties hereto confirm their express wish that this Indenture and
all documents and agreements directly or indirectly relating thereto be drawn up
in the English language. Notwithstanding such express wish, the parties agree
that any such document or agreement or any part thereof or of this Indenture may
be drawn up in the French language.
Les parties aux presentes confirment leur volonte expresse que la
presente convention ainsi que tous les documents et conventions s'y rattachant
directement ou indirectement soient rediges en anglais. Nonobstant cette volonte
expresse, les parties aux presentes conviennent que la presente convention ainsi
que tous les documents et conventions s'y rattachant directement ou
indirectement, ou toute partie de ceux-ci, puissent etre rediges en francais.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF the parties hereto have executed this Indenture
under the hands of their proper officers in that behalf.
SOFTKEY SOFTWARE PRODUCTS INC.
By "(signed) Neal S. Winneg"
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Authorized Signing Officer
CIBC MELLON TRUST COMPANY
By "(signed) R. Woollatt"
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Authorized Signing Officer
By "(signed) Susan Clough"
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Authorized Signing Officer
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SCHEDULE A
FORM OF WARRANT CERTIFICATE
The following is the form of Warrant certificate referred to in
Section 2.02 of the Warrant Indenture:
EXERCISABLE ONLY DURING THE PERIOD COMMENCING ON THE BUSINESS DAY FOLLOWING THE
DATE ON WHICH TRANSACTION APPROVAL (AS DEFINED HEREIN) IS OBTAINED AND ENDING AT
5:00 P.M. (LOCAL TIME) ON THE DATE THAT IS THE EARLIER OF (I) THE FIRST
ANNIVERSARY OF THE DATE HEREOF AND (II) THE SIXTH BUSINESS DAY FOLLOWING THE
DATE OF ISSUANCE OF A RECEIPT BY THE SECURITIES REGULATORY AUTHORITY IN THE
PROVINCE OF RESIDENCE OF THE HOLDER HEREOF (WHICH MAY ONLY BE ONE OF THE
PROVINCES OF MANITOBA, ONTARIO AND QUEBEC, AND WILL, IN THE CASE OF PERSONS
RESIDENT OUTSIDE CANADA, BE DEEMED TO BE THE PROVINCE OF ONTARIO) FOR A (FINAL)
PROSPECTUS RELATING TO THE DISTRIBUTION OF THE EXCHANGEABLE NON-VOTING SHARES OF
SOFTKEY SOFTWARE PRODUCTS INC. TO BE ISSUED UPON THE EXERCISE OF THE SPECIAL
WARRANTS, IMMEDIATELY AT WHICH TIME THESE SPECIAL WARRANTS SHALL BE DEEMED
CONCLUSIVELY TO HAVE BEEN EXERCISED.
NO. _____________________ Representing _______________________Special
Warrants, each such warrant entitling the
holder to acquire one Exchangeable Share (or
in the circumstances described below 1.07
Exchangeable Shares), subject to adjustment,
of SoftKey Software Products Inc. for no
additional consideration.
NOTE: THESE SPECIAL WARRANTS ARE NON-TRANSFERABLE EXCEPT AS SET FORTH HEREIN.
SPECIAL WARRANT
OF
SOFTKEY SOFTWARE PRODUCTS INC.
THIS CERTIFIES that, for value received, the holder hereof,
__________________________________, (the "holder") of the Special Warrants (the
"Warrants") of SoftKey Software Products Inc. (the "Corporation") represented
hereby is entitled at any time during the period (the "Exercise Period")
commencing on the Business Day following the date on which Transaction Approval
(as defined herein) is obtained and ending at 5:00 p.m. (local time) (the
"Expiry Time") on the date (the "Expiry Date") that is the earlier of (i) March
12, 1999 and (ii) the date that is the sixth Business Day following the date
(the "Clearance Date") upon which a receipt for the Final Prospectus (as herein
defined) is issued by the securities regulatory authority in the province of
residence of the holder hereof (which may only be one of the Provinces of
Manitoba, Ontario and Quebec, and will, in the case of persons resident outside
Canada, be deemed
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to be the Province of Ontario) for the (final) prospectus (the "Final
Prospectus") of the Corporation qualifying the exchangeable non-voting shares
(the "Exchangeable Shares") of the Corporation to be issued upon the exercise of
the Warrants, to acquire in accordance with the provisions of the Warrant
Indenture (as defined below) one Exchangeable Share (or 1.07 Exchangeable Shares
to be issued by the Corporation in the circumstances described below), subject
to adjustment, for each Warrant represented hereby without payment of any
consideration in addition to the issue price of such Warrant by surrendering to
CIBC Mellon Trust Company (the "Trustee") at its principal office in the City of
Toronto this Warrant certificate together with an executed exercise form in the
form of the attached Exercise Form or any other written notice in a form
satisfactory to the Trustee, in either case duly completed and executed PROVIDED
THAT UNLESS THE HOLDER HAS SURRENDERED THE WARRANTS REPRESENTED HEREBY FOR
EXERCISE PURSUANT TO THE PROVISIONS HEREOF AND OF THE WARRANT INDENTURE DURING
THE EXERCISE PERIOD, THE WARRANTS REPRESENTED HEREBY SHALL BE DEEMED TO HAVE
BEEN EXERCISED BY THE HOLDER AT THE EXPIRY TIME WITHOUT FURTHER NOTICE TO OR
ACTION ON THE PART OF THE HOLDER. For the purposes of this Warrant certificate,
"Underwriters" means, collectively, Griffiths McBurney & Partners and First
Marathon Securities Limited.
Upon the exercise or deemed exercise of the Warrants evidenced hereby,
the Corporation shall cause to be issued to the person(s) in whose name(s) the
Exchangeable Shares so subscribed for are to be issued (provided that, if the
Exchangeable Shares are to be issued to a person other than a holder of this
Warrant certificate, the holder's signature on the Exercise Form herein shall be
guaranteed by a Canadian chartered bank, by a Canadian trust company or by a
member firm of The Toronto Stock Exchange) the number of Exchangeable Shares to
be issued to such person(s) and such person(s) shall become a holder in respect
of Exchangeable Shares with effect from the date of such exercise and upon due
surrender of this Warrant certificate. The Corporation will cause a
certificate(s) representing such Exchangeable Shares to be made available for
pick-up by such person(s) at 393 University Avenue, 5th Floor, Toronto, Ontario
M5G 2M7, or mailed to such person(s) at the address(es) specified in such
Exercise Form, within two Business Days after receipt of notice from the Trustee
of the exercise of this Warrant.
The net proceeds of sale of the Warrants will be deposited on the date
hereof in escrow with the Trustee to be held and invested by the Trustee in
accordance with the provisions of the Warrant Indenture. If the acquisition of
Mindscape, Inc. and certain of its affiliates (the "Acquisition") is not
completed in accordance with the Stock Purchase Agreement dated as of March 5,
1998 between The Learning Company, Inc., Mindscape Holding Company, Pearson
Overseas Holding, Ltd. and Pearson Netherlands, B.V., within five Business Days
following the release of the Escrowed Funds, the Corporation shall redeposit
such funds with the Trustee in escrow. The Trustee shall thereafter release the
Escrowed Funds to the Corporation at any time upon receipt of a further written
notice in prescribed form. In the event that the Corporation fails to complete
the Acquisition on or prior to July 10, 1998 or such later date as may be agreed
upon in writing by the Corporation and the Underwriters and notified to the
Trustee (the "Qualification Deadline") the Corporation shall redeem each Warrant
for an amount equal to the purchase price paid by the
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Warrantholder for the Warrant, together with interest thereon as provided in the
Warrant Indenture. For the purposes of this Warrant certificate, "Transaction
Approval" means such consents and approvals necessary to ensure that the rights
and benefits of the holders of Underlying Shares are substantially equivalent to
the rights and benefits of the holders of the existing Exchangeable Shares
(subject to the securities laws of the United States); provided that, for
greater certainty Transaction Approval shall not include the filing of, or the
obtaining of a receipt for, the Final Prospectus.
The Trustee shall, upon receipt of written notice and supporting
documents, in prescribed form, release the Escrowed Funds to the Corporation for
the purpose of completing the Acquisition. For the purpose of this Warrant
certificate, "Escrowed Funds" means the net proceeds of sale of the Warrants
deposited in escrow with the Trustee, and all proceeds of investment and
reinvestment thereof from time to time.
If, notwithstanding Transaction Approval having been obtained, the
Clearance Date does not occur by 5:00 p.m. (local time) on the Qualification
Deadline, or for any reason the Corporation is unable to file the Final
Prospectus with the securities regulatory authority of the holder's province
(which may only be one of the Provinces of Manitoba, Ontario and Quebec, and
will, in the case of non-Canadian resident holders of Warrants, be deemed to be
the Province of Ontario) by 5:00 p.m. (local time) on the Qualification
Deadline, each Warrant represented hereby shall thereafter entitle the holder
upon the exercise or deemed exercise thereof, without further action being
required to be taken hereunder or under the Warrant Indenture, to acquire 1.07
Exchangeable Shares (subject to adjustment) at no additional cost provided that
no fractional Exchangeable Shares will be issued but a cash payment will be made
in lieu thereof. IN SUCH CASE, BUT WITHOUT DEROGATING FROM THE CORPORATION'S
OBLIGATION TO USE ITS REASONABLE EFFORTS TO OBTAIN FROM EACH OF THE SECURITIES
REGULATORY AUTHORITIES OF THE PROVINCES OF MANITOBA, ONTARIO AND QUEBEC, AS SOON
AS PRACTICABLE, A RECEIPT OR SIMILAR DOCUMENT FOR THE FINAL PROSPECTUS, THE
EXCHANGEABLE SHARES ISSUED UPON THE EXERCISE OR DEEMED EXERCISE OF THE WARRANTS
WILL BE SUBJECT TO RESTRICTIONS ON THE RESALE THEREOF IN ACCORDANCE WITH
APPLICABLE SECURITIES LAWS OF CANADA AND THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND MAY
BEAR A LEGEND TO SUCH EFFECT.
This Warrant certificate represents Warrants of the Corporation issued
or issuable under the provisions of a warrant indenture (which indenture
together with all other instruments supplemental or ancillary thereto is herein
referred to as the "Warrant Indenture") made as of March 12, 1998 between the
Corporation and the Trustee, as trustee, TO WHICH WARRANT INDENTURE REFERENCE IS
HEREBY MADE FOR SPECIFIC PARTICULARS OF THE RIGHTS OF THE HOLDERS OF THE
WARRANTS AND THE CORPORATION AND OF THE TRUSTEE IN RESPECT THEREOF AND THE TERMS
AND CONDITIONS UPON WHICH THE WARRANTS ARE ISSUED AND HELD (WHICH RIGHTS, TERMS
AND CONDITIONS ARE SUMMARIZED ONLY IN THIS WARRANT CERTIFICATE), ALL TO THE SAME
EFFECT AS IF THE PROVISIONS OF THE WARRANT
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INDENTURE WERE HEREIN SET FORTH, TO ALL OF WHICH THE HOLDER OF THIS WARRANT
CERTIFICATE BY ACCEPTANCE HEREOF ASSENTS. A copy of the Warrant Indenture will
be available for inspection at 393 University Avenue, 5th Floor, Toronto,
Ontario M5G 2M7. If any conflict exists between the provisions contained herein
and the provisions of the Warrant Indenture, the provisions of the Warrant
Indenture shall govern.
The Warrant Indenture provides for adjustments to the right of
exercise, including the amount of and class and kind of Exchangeable Shares and
other shares, securities or property issuable upon exercise, upon the happening
of certain stated events including the subdivision or consolidation of the
Exchangeable Shares, certain distributions of Exchangeable Shares or securities
convertible into Exchangeable Shares or of other securities or assets of the
Corporation, certain offerings of rights, warrants or options and certain
capital reorganizations and for payment of an amount to compensate for dividends
paid on Exchangeable Shares.
If, immediately prior to the expiry of the Exercise Period, the
Warrants represented by this Warrant certificate have not been exercised, the
Warrants represented hereby shall be deemed to have been exercised and
surrendered by the holder immediately after that time without any further action
on the part of the holder.
THIS SPECIAL WARRANT, THE EXCHANGEABLE SHARES ISSUABLE UPON EXERCISE
HEREOF AND THE SHARES OF COMMON STOCK, PAR VALUE U.S.$0.01 PER SHARE, OF THE
LEARNING COMPANY, INC. (THE "COMMON STOCK") ISSUABLE UPON EXCHANGE OF THE
EXCHANGEABLE SHARES HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933,
AS AMENDED, OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (THE "U.S. SECURITIES ACT"); THE
SPECIAL WARRANT, THE EXCHANGEABLE SHARES AND THE COMMON STOCK MAY NOT BE
OFFERED, SOLD OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED WITHIN THE UNITED STATES OR TO, OR FOR
THE ACCOUNT OR BENEFIT OF, ANY U.S. PERSON (AS SUCH TERMS ARE DEFINED IN
REGULATION S PROMULGATED UNDER THE U.S. SECURITIES ACT) UNLESS SUCH OFFER, SALE
OR TRANSFER IS COVERED BY OR MADE PURSUANT TO AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION
STATEMENT UNDER THE U.S. SECURITIES ACT OR PURSUANT TO AN EXEMPTION FROM
REGISTRATION UNDER THE U.S. SECURITIES ACT, NOR MAY ANY SPECIAL WARRANT OR ANY
EXCHANGEABLE SHARE BE OFFERED, SOLD OR OTHERWISE TRANSFERRED WITHIN THE UNITED
STATES OR TO, OR FOR THE ACCOUNT OR BENEFIT OF, ANY U.S. PERSON UNLESS THE
ISSUANCE OF THE COMMON STOCK IS REGISTERED UNDER AN EFFECTIVE REGISTRATION
STATEMENT UNDER THE U.S. SECURITIES ACT OR AN EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION UNDER
THE U.S. SECURITIES ACT IS AVAILABLE FOR THE EXCHANGE OF THE EXCHANGEABLE
SHARES. ANY HOLDER THAT SURRENDERS THE SPECIAL WARRANT FOR EXCHANGEABLE SHARES
OR THE EXCHANGEABLE SHARES IN EXCHANGE FOR COMMON STOCK PRIOR TO EFFECTIVENESS
OF A REGISTRATION
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STATEMENT FILED UNDER THE U.S. SECURITIES ACT COVERING SUCH EXERCISE OR
EXCHANGE, OR AVAILABILITY OF AN EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION UNDER THE U.S.
SECURITIES ACT, MUST CERTIFY THAT THE HOLDER IS NOT A U.S. PERSON AND THAT THE
SPECIAL WARRANTS ARE NOT BEING EXERCISED AND THE EXCHANGEABLE SHARES ARE NOT
BEING EXCHANGED ON BEHALF OF A U.S. PERSON.
Upon presentation at 393 University Avenue, 5th Floor, Toronto,
Ontario M5G 2M7, subject to the provisions of the Warrant Indenture and upon
compliance with the reasonable requirements of the Trustee, Warrants may be
exchanged for Warrants entitling the holder thereof to acquire an equal
aggregate number of Exchangeable Shares (subject to adjustment) or, in the
circumstances described above, Warrants entitling the holder thereof to acquire
an aggregate number of Exchangeable Shares equal to the product of 1.07 and the
aggregate number of Warrants (subject to adjustment) rounded down to the nearest
whole number. The Corporation and the Trustee may treat the registered holder of
this Warrant certificate for all purposes as the absolute owner hereof. The
holding of this Warrant certificate shall not constitute the holder hereof a
holder of Exchangeable Shares nor entitle him to any right or interest in
respect thereof except as herein and in the Warrant Indenture expressly
provided.
The transfer of the Warrants evidenced hereby is restricted by
applicable securities laws of Canada and the United States of America. In
addition, no Warrant may be transferred to a person resident in any Province of
Canada other than Manitoba, Ontario and Quebec. Warrants may only be
transferred, upon compliance with the conditions prescribed in the Warrant
Indenture, on the register to be kept at the principal offices of the Trustee in
the City of Toronto by the registered holder thereof or his executors or
administrators or other legal representatives or his or their attorney duly
appointed by an instrument in writing in form and execution satisfactory to the
Trustee with the signature guaranteed by a Canadian chartered bank, a Canadian
trust company or a member firm of The Toronto Stock Exchange and upon compliance
with such reasonable requirements as the Trustee may prescribe (including,
without limitation, the requirement to provide evidence of satisfactory
compliance with applicable securities laws of Canada and the United States of
America).
PRIOR TO THE EARLIER OF THE CLEARANCE DATE AND THE FIRST ANNIVERSARY
OF THE DATE HEREOF, THE TRANSFER OF EXCHANGEABLE SHARES ISSUABLE UPON EXERCISE
OF THE WARRANTS EVIDENCED HEREBY IS RESTRICTED BY APPLICABLE SECURITIES
LEGISLATION.
The Warrant Indenture contains provisions making binding upon all
holders of Warrants outstanding thereunder resolutions passed at meetings of
such holders held in accordance with such provisions and instruments in writing
signed by the Warrantholders holding a specified percentage of outstanding and
unexercised Warrants.
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The Warrant Indenture identifies and provides for certain restrictive
legends that will appear on the certificates for the Exchangeable Shares.
The Warrants and the Warrant Indenture shall be governed by and
performed, construed and enforced in accordance with the laws of the Province of
Ontario and shall be treated in all respects as Ontario contracts. Time shall be
of the essence hereof and of the Warrant Indenture.
This Warrant certificate shall not be valid for any purpose until it
has been certified by or on behalf of the Trustee for the time being under the
Warrant Indenture.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF the Corporation has caused this Warrant certificate
to be signed by its duly authorized officers as of the 12th day of March, 1998.
SOFTKEY SOFTWARE PRODUCTS INC.
By
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Authorized Signing Officer
This Warrant certificate represents Warrants referred
to in the Warrant Indenture within mentioned.
CIBC MELLON TRUST COMPANY
Trustee
By date of signing
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Authorized Signing Officer
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TRANSFER FORM
FOR VALUE RECEIVED, __________________________________________
hereby sells, assigns and transfers unto
_______________________________________________________________________
PLEASE PRINT OR TYPE NAME AND ADDRESS OF ASSIGNEE
_______________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________
_______________________________________________________________________
______________________Warrants represented by the within Warrant certificate and
does hereby irrevocably constitute and appoint__________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________
attorney to transfer the said Warrants on the books of the Trustee with full
power of substitution in the premises.
The undersigned hereby certifies that the undersigned is not a U.S.
person and that the Special Warrants are not being transferred on behalf of a
U.S. person.
DATED _______________ 199__.
In the presence of )
)
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- ----------------------------------- Signature of Warrantholder
guaranteed by:
- ----------------------------------- --------------------------
Name: (Authorized Signature Number)
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Upon any due transfer of Warrants, the transferee of a Warrant shall
be a permitted assignee of the transferring holder and shall be entitled to the
benefits of the covenants of the Corporation referred to in section 5 of
Schedule "A" of the Subscription Agreements (as defined in the Warrant
Indenture) and granted by the Corporation, subject to the restrictions and
limitations described therein.
NOTICE: The signature on this assignment must correspond exactly with the name
as written upon the face of this Warrant certificate. If Exchangeable Shares are
to be issued to a person other than the registered holder, the registered holder
must pay to the Trustee all exigible taxes and the signature of the registered
holder must be guaranteed by a Canadian chartered bank, a Canadian trust company
or a member firm of The Toronto Stock Exchange.
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EXERCISE FORM
TO: SoftKey Software Products Inc.
c/o CIBC Mellon Trust Company
393 University Avenue
5th Floor
Toronto, Ontario
M5G 2M7
Attention: Stock and Bond Transfer Department
The undersigned holder of the within Warrants hereby irrevocably
exercises the Warrants represented hereby and subscribes for the maximum number
of Exchangeable Shares (or other shares, securities or property issuable in
accordance with the Warrant Indenture) issuable pursuant to the exercise of such
Warrants on the terms specified in the said Warrants and the Warrant Indenture.
The undersigned hereby directs that the said Exchangeable Shares be
issued in the name of the undersigned and delivered as follows:
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NAME(S) IN FULL ADDRESS(ES) NUMBER OF
(include Postal Code) EXCHANGEABLE
SHARES
- ------------------------------- -------------------------- -------------------
- ------------------------------- -------------------------- -------------------
- ------------------------------- -------------------------- -------------------
(Please Print)
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The undersigned hereby certifies that the undersigned is not a U.S.
person and that the Special Warrants are not being transferred on behalf of a
U.S. person.
DATED____________________ , 199__.
In the presence of )
)
) --------------------------
- ----------------------------------- Signature of Warrantholder
guaranteed by:
- ----------------------------------- --------------------------
Name: (Authorized Signature Number)
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Please note that if Exchangeable Shares are to be issued to a person
other than the registered holder, the registered holder must pay to the Trustee
all exigible taxes and the signature of the registered holder must be
guaranteed.
DATED this ______ day of _____________________, 199_.
____________________________ ) ______________________________
Witness ) Signature
)
)
______________________________
Print full name
______________________________
Address in full
|_| Please check box if these certificates are to be delivered to the
office where this Warrant certificate is surrendered, failing which the
certificates will be mailed to the address shown on the register.
(The Trustee may require that the signature above be guaranteed, in which event
the following must be completed.)
Signature of Warrantholder
guaranteed by:
____________________________________
(Signature of Warrantholder)
___________________________________ ____________________________________
Name: (Authorized Signature Number)
Note: If the signature of the person executing this form is to be guaranteed,
it must be guaranteed by a Canadian chartered bank, a Canadian trust
company or a member firm of The Toronto Stock Exchange.
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SCHEDULE B
FORM OF RELEASE CERTIFICATE
TO: CIBC MELLON TRUST COMPANY
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Reference is made to the special warrant indenture (the "Indenture")
dated March 12, 1998 between SoftKey Software Products Inc. (the "Corporation")
and CIBC Mellon Trust Company (the "Trustee"). Capitalized terms used herein and
not otherwise defined shall have the respective meanings ascribed thereto in the
Indenture.
I, [INSERT NAME], being the [INSERT TITLE] of SoftKey Software
Products Inc., on behalf of the Corporation hereby certify that the Escrowed
Funds are required for the purpose of completing the Mindscape Acquisition.
Based on the foregoing, the Corporation hereby requests that the
Escrowed Funds be released from escrow and paid to the Corporation.
DATED this ______ day of _______________ , 1998.
SOFTKEY SOFTWARE PRODUCTS INC.
By _________________________________
[NAME]
[TITLE]
_______________________
The undersigned, on behalf of the Underwriters, hereby agrees
with and confirms the foregoing and hereby requests that the Escrowed Funds be
released from escrow and paid to the Corporation.
DATED this ______ day of _______________ , 1998.
GRIFFITHS McBURNEY & PARTNERS, on
behalf of itself and on behalf of FIRST
MARATHON SECURITIES LIMITED
By _________________________________
[NAME]
[TITLE]
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EXHIBIT 10.1
EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT
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EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT made effective as of this 19th day of March, 1998 by
and between THE LEARNING COMPANY, INC., a Delaware corporation (the
"Corporation"), and Kathryn Quinby-Johnson (the "Executive").
WHEREAS the Corporation desires to employ the Executive in the position of
Executive Vice President, Marketing or a position with similar responsibilities,
and the Executive wishes to be so employed by the Corporation.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and the covenants and
agreements hereinafter set forth and for other good and valuable consideration,
the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereby
agree as follows:
ARTICLE I
EMPLOYMENT
1.1 EMPLOYMENT AND POSITION. Effective as of the date hereof and for the Term
(as defined in Section 3.1 herein), the Corporation hereby employs the Executive
in the capacity of Executive Vice President, Marketing, and the Executive hereby
accepts such employment, all on and pursuant to the terms and conditions set out
herein.
1.2 DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES. The Executive shall have such powers and
duties as are customarily associated with the office or offices of the
Corporation held by the Executive and as may from time to time be prescribed by
the Board of Directors of the Corporation (the "Board") or the Chief Executive
Officer or such other officer to whom the Executive may then report.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, it is expressly understood and agreed that the
Board may at any time give any other person authority equivalent or superior to
that of the Executive if, in the reasonable judgment of the Board such a change
is advisable under the circumstances.
1.3 FULL TIME AND ATTENTION. The Executive shall well and faithfully serve the
Corporation and its subsidiaries and shall devote his or her full working time
and attention to the business and affairs of the Corporation and its
subsidiaries and the performance of his or her duties and responsibilities
hereunder; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that the Executive may participate in other
business ventures and activities from time to time which do not interfere with
his or her duties hereunder.
1.4 PROHIBITED INTERESTS. Neither the Executive nor any member of his or her
immediate family shall purchase or hold an interest in any company doing
business with the Corporation (other than as a customer of the Corporation) or
competing with the Corporation other than a two percent or lesser interest in
publicly traded stock or such other interests to which the Corporation has given
its prior written consent.
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ARTICLE II
REMUNERATION AND BENEFITS
2.1 ANNUAL BASE SALARY. Effective as of the date hereof and for each year of
employment during the Term (an "Employment Year"), the Corporation shall pay to
the Executive an annual base salary (the "Annual Base Salary") of not less than
$225,000. The Annual Base Salary shall be payable twice monthly in equal
installments or in such other regular installments as the Corporation may pay
its employees from time to time.
2.2 BENEFITS. The Corporation shall provide to the Executive benefits
consistent with benefits provided under the existing benefit plans, practices,
programs and policies of the Corporation in effect for executive officers from
time to time during the Term.
2.3 VACATION. The Executive shall be entitled to paid vacation in accordance
with the Corporation's vacation policy, as the same may be in effect from time
to time; provided, however that the Executive shall be entitled to at least four
weeks of paid vacation per year.
2.4 BONUS. In addition to the Annual Base Salary, the Executive shall be
eligible to participate in the Corporation's current Management Committee bonus
program, or any similar program that may replace such program, pursuant to which
the Executive may receive bonus payments based upon a plan approved by the
Corporation's Compensation Committee for each Employment Year (the "Bonus").
2.5 EXPENSES. During the Term the Corporation will reimburse the Executive for
all normal and customary expenses incurred by the Executive in carrying out his
or her duties under this Agreement, provided that the Executive complies with
the policies, practices and procedures of the Corporation for submission of
expense reports, receipts or other similar documentation of such expenses.
ARTICLE III
TERM AND TERMINATION
3.1 TERM. Unless otherwise terminated in accordance with the provisions hereof,
this Agreement shall have a term of two years from the effective date hereof, as
the same is first set forth above (the "Term"). On the expiration of the Term
and on each anniversary of the expiration of the Term this Agreement shall
automatically renew for an additional one year period (each of which renewal
periods shall form part of the Term) unless the Corporation notifies the
Executive in writing three months in advance of the expiration of the Term, or
any subsequent anniversary thereof, that the Corporation does not wish to
further extend this Agreement.
3.2 TERMINATION FOR JUST CAUSE.
(a) The Corporation may terminate the employment of the Executive
hereunder at any time for Just Cause, such termination to be communicated by the
Corporation to the Executive by written notice. For the purposes hereof, "Just
Cause" means a determination by the Board, in the exercise of its reasonable
judgment and after permitting the Executive
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a reasonable opportunity to be heard, that any of the following has occurred:
(i) the willful and continued failure by the Executive to perform his
or her duties and responsibilities with the Corporation under this
Agreement (other than any such failure resulting from incapacity due to
physical or mental illness or disability) which is not cured within 30 days
of receiving written notice from the Corporation specifying in reasonable
detail the duties and responsibilities which the Corporation believes are
not being adequately performed;
(ii) the willful engaging by the Executive in any act which is
demonstrably and materially injurious to the Corporation;
(iii) the conviction of the Executive of a criminal offense involving
fraud, dishonesty or other moral turpitude;
(iv) any material breach by the Executive of the terms of this
Agreement or any other written agreement between the Executive and the
Corporation relating to proprietary information, confidentiality,
non-competition or non-solicitation which is not cured within 30 days of
receiving written notice from the Corporation specifying in reasonable
detail such breach; or
(v) the engaging by the Executive in any intentional act of dishonesty
resulting or intended to result, directly or indirectly, in personal gain
to the Executive at the Corporation's expense.
(b) Upon the termination of the Executive's employment for Just Cause, the
Executive shall not be entitled to any severance, termination or other
compensation payment other than unpaid base salary earned by the Executive up to
the date of termination, together with any amount to which the Executive may be
entitled under the provisions of applicable employment legislation in force at
the date of termination of the Executive's employment (less any deductions
required by law).
3.3 TERMINATION WITHOUT JUST CAUSE OR FOR GOOD REASON.
(a) The Corporation may terminate the employment of the Executive
hereunder at any time without Just Cause, such termination to be communicated by
the Corporation to the Executive by at least 30 days prior written notice. In
addition, the Executive may terminate his or her employment for Good Reason,
such termination to be communicated by the Executive to the Corporation by at
least 30 days prior written notice. For purposes of this Agreement, "Good
Reason" shall mean (i) a substantial diminution in the Executive's position,
duties, responsibilities or authority with the Corporation, (ii) any purported
termination of the Executive's employment which is not effected in accordance
with this Agreement (which purported termination shall not be effective), (iii)
the failure of the Corporation to obtain a satisfactory agreement from any
successor to assume and agree to perform this Agreement, as contemplated in
Section 4.8 hereof or (iv) any material breach by the Corporation of this
Agreement which is not cured within 30 days of receiving
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written notice from the Executive specifying in reasonable detail such breach
(or 10 days in the case of the failure to make any payment hereunder). The
Executive's right to terminate his or her employment for Good Reason shall not
be affected by his or her incapacity due to physical or mental illness or
disability. The Executive's continued employment shall not constitute consent
to, or a waiver of rights with respect to, any circumstance constituting Good
Reason hereunder.
(b) Upon the termination of the Executive's employment without Just Cause
or for Good Reason, the Corporation shall have the following obligations:
(i) if not theretofore paid, the Corporation shall pay to or to the
order of the Executive within 10 days after the date of termination of the
Executive's employment hereunder any unpaid base salary earned by the
Executive up to the date of termination (less any deductions required by
law);
(ii) the Corporation shall pay to or to the order of the Executive, in
equal installments in accordance with its normal payroll practices over a
one-year period (the "Continuation Period"), as compensation for the
Executive's loss of employment, an amount equal to the Annual Base Salary
plus the amount of all bonuses pursuant to Section 2.4 hereof paid to or
accrued by the Executive with respect to the twelve month period
immediately preceding such termination (less any deductions required by
law); and
(iii) during the Continuation Period the Corporation shall provide the
Executive with medical and dental insurance benefits identical or
substantially similar to those which the Executive was receiving
immediately prior to the written notice of termination referenced in
section 3.3(a) hereof. On the date following the termination of the
Continuation Period, the Executive shall be eligible to commence benefit
coverage in accordance with the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation
Act of 1995, as amended.
3.4 TERMINATION UPON DEATH OR DISABILITY OR BY EXECUTIVE FOR OTHER THAN GOOD
REASON.
(a) The Corporation may terminate the employment of the Executive
hereunder at any time forthwith upon the death or permanent disability of the
Executive, such termination to be communicated by written notice given by the
Corporation to the Executive or, in the event of the death of the Executive, to
his or her personal representative or his or her estate. The Executive shall be
considered to have become permanently disabled if in any period of 12
consecutive months during the Term, because of ill health, physical or mental
disability, or for other causes beyond the control of the Executive, the
Executive has been or is reasonably likely to be continuously unable or
unwilling or has failed to perform his or her duties and responsibilities
hereunder for 120 consecutive days, or if, during any period of 12 consecutive
months during the Term, the Executive has been unable or unwilling or has failed
to perform his or her duties and responsibilities hereunder
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for a total of 180 days, consecutive or not.
(b) The Executive may, upon 30 days prior written notice to the
Corporation, voluntarily terminate his or her employment hereunder for other
than Good Reason.
(c) On termination of the Executive's employment as a result of the
Executive's death or as a result of the Executive having become permanently
disabled, or upon the termination by the Executive of his or her or her
employment for other than Good Reason, the Corporation shall pay to the
Executive or his or her personal representative on behalf of the estate of the
Executive, within 10 days after date of termination of the Executive's
employment, any unpaid base salary earned by the Executive up to the date of
termination, together with any amount to which the Executive may be entitled
under the provisions of applicable employment legislation in force at the date
of termination of the Executive's employment (less any deductions required by
law).
(d) The several payments and other obligations of the Corporation
described in this Section 3.4 are the only severance, compensation or
termination payments or benefits that the Executive will receive in the event of
any termination of employment set forth in this Section 3.4.
3.5 RETURN OF PROPERTY. Upon the termination of the employment of the Executive
hereunder, regardless of the reason therefor, the Executive will immediately
deliver or cause to be delivered to the Corporation all books, documents,
effects, money, securities, equipment or other property (including manuals,
computer disks and software products) belonging to the Corporation, or for which
the Corporation is liable to others, which are in the possession, charge or
custody of the Executive. The Executive agrees not to make for personal or
business use or for the use of any other party any reproductions or copies of
any such books, documents, effects or other property belonging to the
Corporation or for which the Corporation is liable to others.
ARTICLE IV
GENERAL
4.1 CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION. The Executive shall hold in a fiduciary capacity
for the benefit of the Corporation all secret or confidential information,
knowledge or data relating to the Corporation and its subsidiaries and their
respective businesses which shall have been obtained by the Executive during the
Executive's employment by the Corporation and which shall not be or become
public knowledge (other than by acts of the Executive or representatives of the
Executive in violation of this Agreement). If the employment of the Executive
hereunder is terminated for any reason, the Executive shall not, without the
prior written consent of the Corporation or as may otherwise be required by law
or legal process, communicate or divulge any such information, knowledge or data
to any person other than the Corporation and those persons designated by it.
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4.2 NON-INTERFERENCE WITH PERSONNEL RELATIONS. During the Executive's
employment with the Corporation and for a period of twelve months thereafter,
the Executive will not, directly or indirectly, solicit, entice or persuade any
employee of the Corporation or any of its subsidiaries to leave the services of
the Corporation for any reason.
4.3 EQUITABLE RELIEF. The Executive acknowledges that a breach of the
restrictions contained in Sections 4.1 and 4.2 hereof will cause irreparable
damage to the Corporation, the exact amount of which will be difficult to
ascertain, and that the remedies at law for any such breach will be inadequate.
Accordingly, the Executive and the Corporation agree that if the Executive
breaches or attempts to breach any of the restrictions contained in Sections 4.1
and 4.2 hereof, then the Corporation shall be entitled to temporary or permanent
injunctive relief with respect to any such breach or attempted breach (in
addition to any other remedies, at law or in equity, as may be available to the
Corporation), without posting bond or other security.
4.4 RESIGNATIONS. If the employment of the Executive hereunder is terminated in
accordance with the terms of this Agreement, the Executive shall tender his or
her resignation from all positions he may hold as an officer or director of the
Corporation or any of its subsidiaries.
4.5 MITIGATION. The Executive shall have no duty to mitigate the amount of any
payment provided for in this Agreement by seeking other employment or otherwise,
nor shall the amount of any payment provided for in this Agreement be reduced by
any compensation earned by the Executive as the result of employment by another
employer after the date of termination of the Employee's employment with the
Corporation, or otherwise.
4.6 NOTICES. Any notice required or permitted to be given under this Agreement
shall be in writing and shall be properly given if delivered personally or
mailed by prepaid registered mail addressed as follows:
(a) in the case of the Corporation, to:
The Learning Company, Inc.
One Athenaeum Street
Cambridge, Massachusetts 02142
Attention: General Counsel
(b) in the case of the Executive, to:
Kathryn Quinby-Johnson
11553 Welters Way
Eden Prairie, MN 55347
or to such other address as the parties may from time to time specify by notice
given in accordance herewith. Any notice so given shall be conclusively deemed
to have been given or made on the day of delivery, if delivered, or, if mailed
by registered mail, upon the date shown on the postal return receipt as the date
upon which the envelope containing
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such notice was actually received by the addressee.
4.7 ENTIRE AGREEMENT. This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between
the parties with respect to the employment relationship contemplated hereby and
cancels and supersedes all prior understandings and agreements between the
parties with respect thereto, and no agreements or representations, oral or
otherwise, express or implied, with respect to the subject matter hereof have
been made by either party which are not expressly set forth in this Agreement.
4.8 SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS. Neither the Executive nor the Corporation may
assign its rights hereunder to another person without the consent of the other;
provided, however, that the Corporation may assign its rights hereunder to a
successor corporation which acquires (whether directly or indirectly, by
purchase, arrangement, merger, consolidation, dissolution or otherwise) all or
substantially all of the business or assets of the Corporation and expressly
assumes and agrees to perform this Agreement in the same manner and to the same
extent that the Corporation would be required to perform it if no such
succession had taken place and provided that such successor shall reasonably be
able to perform all of its obligations under this Agreement. As used in this
Agreement, the term "Corporation" shall mean the Corporation (as herein defined)
and any successor to its business or assets as aforesaid which assumes and
agrees to perform this Agreement by operation of law or otherwise.
4.9 ENUREMENT. This Agreement shall enure to the benefit of and be binding upon
the Executive and his or her personal representatives and upon the Corporation
and its successors and permitted assigns.
4.10 FURTHER ASSURANCES. Each of the Corporation and the Executive agrees to
execute all such documents and to do all such acts and things as the other party
may reasonably request and as may be lawful and within its power to do or to
cause to be done in order to carry out or implement in full the provisions and
intent of this Agreement.
4.11 GOVERNING LAW. This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in
accordance with the laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and the federal
laws of the United States of America applicable therein. Each of the parties
assents to the jurisdiction of the courts of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts
to hear any action, suit or proceeding arising in connection with this
Agreement.
4.12 WAIVER OF RIGHTS. No provision of this Agreement may be modified, waived or
discharged unless such waiver, modification or discharge is agreed to in writing
by the party against whom the same is sought to be enforced and no failure by
any party to enforce any of its rights hereunder shall, except as aforesaid, be
deemed to be a waiver of such right. No waiver by either party hereto at any
time of any breach by the other party hereto of, or compliance with, any
provision of this Agreement to be performed by such other party shall be deemed
to be a waiver of a similar or dissimilar provision hereof at the same or at any
prior or subsequent time.
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4.13 MANDATORY ARBITRATION. Except as expressly stated below, any dispute,
controversy or claim arising out of or relating to my employment by the
Corporation or its termination, including but not limited to claims of unlawful
discrimination or harassment (collectively, the "Arbitrable Claims"), will be
settled by binding arbitration in (a) Boston or Cambridge, Massachusetts (if the
Executive's primary place of work is in Massachusetts), or (b) Fremont or San
Francisco, California (if the Executive's primary place of work is in
California) or (c) in such city as is located the office of the Corporation in
which constitutes the Executive's primary place of work (if the Executive's
primary place of work is not in Massachusetts or California), in accordance with
the then current rules of the American Arbitration Association (the "AAA"),
before an experienced employment arbitrator licensed to practice law in the
state in which the arbitration is conducted (the "Arbitration Site") and
selected in accordance with the Model Employment Arbitration Procedures of the
AAA. Notwithstanding the foregoing, and for purposes of clarity, each of the
Corporation and the Executive acknowledges and agrees that any Arbitrable Claim
shall be governed by the internal laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts
(regardless of the Arbitration Site) without regard to the laws that might
otherwise apply under applicable principles of conflicts of laws. The
Corporation and the Executive each knowingly waive the right to a jury trial in
a court of law with respect to the Arbitrable Claims. For purposes of any
arbitration under this Section 4.13, the Corporation and the Executive hereby
incorporate by reference, and adopt all of the discovery rights and procedures
referenced in, the Massachusetts Code of Civil Procedure, and agree that each of
the Corporation and the Executive shall pay the fees of its, his or her own
attorneys, the expenses of its, his or her own witnesses and any other expenses
connected with presenting its, his or her own claims. The fees of the arbitrator
will be paid half by the Executive and half by the Corporation, provided that
the Corporation will pay 100% of any portion of the arbitrator's fee that
exceeds $1000. The Arbitrator shall have the power to summarily adjudicate
claims and/or enter summary judgment in appropriate cases. Notwithstanding any
of the foregoing, any claim or counterclaim brought for infringement or
misappropriation of any patent, copyright, trade secret, trademark or other
proprietary right shall not be subject to arbitration, and neither the Executive
nor the Corporation waive any right to submit any such claim, or any factual or
legal issues relating to such a claim, to a court of competent jurisdiction.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF the parties hereto have executed this Agreement on
the date and year first above written.
/s/ Kathryn Quinby-Johnson
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KATHRYN QUINBY-JOHNSON
THE LEARNING COMPANY, INC.
By: /s/ William Shupert
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William Shupert
Vice President, Human Resources
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EXHIBIT 10.2
The Learning Company, Inc.
One Athenaeum Street
Cambridge, Massachusetts 02142
January 30, 1998
Mr. Michael J. Perik
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
The Learning Company, Inc.
One Athenaeum Street
Cambridge, Massachusetts 02142
Dear Michael:
In order to induce you to remain in the employ of The Learning Company,
Inc. (the "Company"), the Company and you agree as set forth in this letter
agreement.
1. RESTRICTED STOCK GRANT. The Company agrees to issue and sell to you on
the date hereof under the Company's Long Term Equity Incentive Plan (the
"LTIP"), and you agree to purchase, at a price of $.01 per share, 350,000 shares
of the Company's Common Stock, $.01 par value per share (the "Common Stock").
The shares of Common Stock will be "Restricted Stock" under the LTIP, will be
issued and sold pursuant to a Restricted Stock Agreement substantially in the
form of EXHIBIT A attached hereto and will be subject to stockholder approval of
an amendment to the LTIP as further described in paragraph 2 below.
2. AMENDMENT TO COMPANY'S LONG TERM EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN. The Company
agrees to submit to its stockholders for consideration at the first meeting of
stockholders of the Company after the date hereof (the "Stockholders Meeting")
an amendment (the "LTIP Amendment") to the LTIP to restate Section 7E to (a)
expand the definition of performance goals under subsection (i) thereof, and (b)
to remove subsection (ii) which limits the number of shares of Restricted Stock
(as defined in the LTIP) that may be granted to any Covered Employee (as defined
in the LTIP) in any fiscal year.
3. CHANGE IN CONTROL.
(a) Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event of a "Change in
Control" (as hereinafter defined) of the Company prior to approval of the LTIP
Amendment, you shall be entitled to receive cash in an amount equal to the
product of (i) 350,000, multiplied by (ii) the fair market value per share (as
determined in
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Mr. Michael J. Perik
January 30, 1998
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good faith by the Board of Directors of the Company) of the Company's Common
Stock on the date of such Change in Control.
(b) The amount payable under paragraph 3(a) shall be paid as a lump
sum upon the Change in Control.
(c) For purposes of this paragraph 3, "Change in Control" has the
meaning set forth in the LTIP on the date hereof.
(d) In the event that the Company pays the cash payment due under
paragraph 3(a), the Company shall have no further obligations pursuant to
paragraph 1 or paragraph 2 hereof and the Company will repurchase from you, and
you agree to sell to the Company, the Restricted Stock described in paragraph 1
above. Notwithstanding any other provision herein, in no event will you be
entitled to receive both the Restricted Stock described in paragraph 1 above and
the cash payment described in paragraph 3(a).
4. EXPIRATION; TERMINATION.
(a) This Agreement shall expire on the first to occur of the
following: (i) immediately following the Stockholder Meeting, if the LTIP
Amendment is approved by the stockholders; and (ii) termination of your
employment with the Company for any reason prior to a Change in Control,
provided that this Agreement shall not terminate pursuant to this paragraph
4(a)(ii) if the Company terminates your employment prior to the Stockholder
Meeting other than for just cause (as defined in the employment agreement, dated
April 9, 1997, between the Company and you); or (iii) if the stockholders do not
approve the LTIP Amendment at the Stockholder Meeting, at such time that the
Company and you enter into mutually acceptable alternative arrangements.
(b) The expiration of this Agreement pursuant to this paragraph 4
shall not affect any claim of any party arising from a breach of this Agreement
occurring prior to such expiration.
5. SUCCESSORS; BINDING AGREEMENT.
(a) The Company will require any successor (whether direct or
indirect, by purchase, merger, consolidation or otherwise) to all or
substantially all of the business or assets of the Company expressly to assume
and agree to perform this Agreement to the same extent that the Company would be
required to perform it if no such succession had taken place. Failure of the
Company to obtain an assumption of this Agreement prior to the effectiveness of
any succession shall be a breach of this Agreement and shall entitle you to
compensation from the Company in the same amount and on the same terms as you
would be entitled hereunder. As used in this
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Mr. Michael J. Perik
January 30, 1998
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Agreement, "the Company" shall mean the Company as defined above and any
successor to its business or assets as aforesaid.
(b) Your rights and obligations hereunder are not assignable by you,
provided that this Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by
your personal or legal representatives, executors, administrators, successors,
heirs, distributees, devisees and legatees. If you should die while any amount
would still be payable to you hereunder if you had continued to live, all such
amounts, unless otherwise provided herein, shall be paid in accordance with the
terms of this Agreement to your devisee, legatee or other designee or if there
is no such designee, to your estate.
6. NOTICE. For the purposes of this Agreement, notices and all other
communications provided for in this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be
duly given when delivered or when mailed by United States registered or
certified mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid, addressed to the
General Counsel of the Company at One Athenaeum Street, Cambridge, Massachusetts
02142, and to you at the address shown above or to such other address as either
the Company or you may have furnished to the other in writing in accordance
herewith, except that notice of change of address shall be effective only upon
receipt.
7. MISCELLANEOUS.
(a) The invalidity or unenforceability of any provision of this
Agreement shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision
of this Agreement, which shall remain in full force and effect.
(b) The validity, interpretation, construction and performance of
this Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the Commonwealth of
Massachusetts.
(c) No waiver by you at any time of any breach of, or compliance
with, any provision of this Agreement to be performed by the Company shall be
deemed a waiver of that or any other provisions at any subsequent time.
(d) This Agreement may be executed in several counterparts, each of
which shall be deemed to be an original but all of which together will
constitute one and the same instrument.
(e) Any payments provided for hereunder shall be paid net of any
applicable withholding required under federal, state or local law.
(f) This letter agreement does not amend or supersede in any way the
terms of the employment agreement, dated April 9, 1997, between the Company and
you, which remains in full force and effect.
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Mr. Michael J. Perik
January 30, 1998
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If this letter sets forth our agreement on the subject matter hereof,
kindly sign and return to the Company the enclosed copy of this letter, which
will then constitute our agreement on this subject.
Sincerely,
THE LEARNING COMPANY, INC.
By: /s/ Robert Rubinoff
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Agreed to this 30th day of January, 1998.
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/s/ Kevin O'Leary
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(Signature)
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Exhibit 10.3
THE LEARNING COMPANY, INC.
Restricted Stock Agreement
Granted Under Long Term Equity Incentive Plan
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AGREEMENT made this 30th day of January, 1998, between The Learning
Company, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), and Michael J. Perik (the
"Participant").
For valuable consideration, receipt of which is acknowledged, the
parties hereto agree as follows:
1. PURCHASE OF SHARES.
The Company shall issue and sell to the Participant, and the
Participant shall purchase from the Company, subject to the terms and conditions
set forth in this Agreement and in the Company's Long Term Equity Incentive Plan
(the "Plan") 350,000 shares (the "Shares") of common stock, $0.01 par value, of
the Company ("Common Stock"), at a purchase price of $0.01 per share. The
aggregate purchase price for the Shares shall be paid by the Participant by
check payable to the order of the Company or such other method as may be
acceptable to the Company. Upon receipt by the Company of payment for the
Shares, the Company shall issue to the Participant one or more certificates in
the name of the Participant for that number of Shares purchased by the
Participant. The Participant agrees that the Shares shall be subject to the
Purchase Option set forth in Section 2 of this Agreement and the restrictions on
transfer set forth in Section 4 of this Agreement.
2. PURCHASE OPTION. The Company shall have the right and option
(the "Purchase Option") to purchase from the Participant, for a sum of $.01 per
share (the "Option Price"), some or all of the Unvested Shares (as defined
below) upon occurrence of any of the following events (each a "Repurchase
Event"):
(a) In the event that the Participant ceases to be employed by the
Company for any reason or no reason, with or without cause, prior to January 30,
2008, the Company may exercise the Purchase Option to purchase from the
Participant at a price per share equal to the Option Price, some or all of the
Unvested Shares.
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(b) In the event that the Company does not achieve the Performance
Objectives (as defined below), then the Company shall exercise the Purchase
Option to purchase from the Participant, at a price per share equal to the
Option Price, all of the Unvested Shares; and
(c) In the event that the Company does not receive approval at the
Stockholder Meeting (as defined below) of the LTIP Amendment (as defined below),
the Company shall exercise the Purchase Option to purchase from the Participant,
at a price per share equal to the Option Price, all of the Unvested Shares.
"Unvested Shares" means the total number of Shares multiplied by the
Applicable Percentage at the time the Purchase Option becomes exercisable by the
Company. The "Applicable Percentage" shall be 100% prior to July 30, 1998. The
Applicable Percentage shall be reduced by 5% on July 30, 1998, provided that (i)
the Performance Objectives have been achieved, and (ii) the Company has received
stockholder approval at the Stockholder Meeting of the LTIP Amendment.
Thereafter, the Applicable Percentage shall be reduced by 2.5% on each October
30, January 30, April 30 and July 30, and shall be zero on or after January 30,
2008, provided that the Applicable Percentage shall cease to be reduced if the
Participant is no longer employed by the Company.
(d) For purposes of this Agreement, employment with the Company
shall include employment with a parent or subsidiary of the Company.
(e) The Performance Objectives shall mean the objectives set by
the Compensation Committee as set forth on Exhibit A. The Stockholder Meeting
and the LTIP Amendment shall have the meanings set forth in the letter
agreement, in the form attached as Exhibit B, dated as of the date hereof,
between the Company and the Participant.
3. EXERCISE OF PURCHASE OPTION AND CLOSING.
(a) EXERCISE OF PURCHASE OPTION.
(i) The Company shall be deemed to have exercised the
Purchase Option for the full number of Unvested
Shares immediately upon occurrence of either of the
events set forth in Section 2(b) or 2(c) above. The
Company shall, within 30 days after the occurrence of
either such event, deliver to the Participant a
written notice of exercise of the Purchase Option.
(ii) The Company may exercise the Purchase Option by
delivering or mailing to the Participant (or his
estate), within 60 days after the termination of the
employment of the Participant with the
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Company, a written notice of exercise of the Purchase
Option. Such notice shall specify the number of
Shares to be purchased. If and to the extent the
Purchase Option is not so exercised by the giving of
such a notice within such 60-day period, the Purchase
Option shall automatically expire and terminate
effective upon the expiration of such 60-day period.
(b) Within 5 days after his receipt of the Company's notice of the
exercise of the Purchase Option pursuant to subsection (a) above, the
Participant (or his estate) shall tender or cause to be tendered to the Company
at its principal offices the certificate or certificates representing the Shares
which the Company has elected to purchase in accordance with the terms of this
Agreement, duly endorsed in blank or with duly endorsed stock powers attached
thereto, all in form suitable for the transfer of such Shares to the Company.
Upon its receipt of such certificate or certificates, the Company shall deliver
or mail to the Participant a check in the amount of the aggregate Option Price
therefor.
(c) After the time at which any Shares are required to be
delivered to the Company for transfer to the Company pursuant to subsection (b)
above, the Company shall not pay any dividend to the Participant on account of
such Shares or permit the Participant to exercise any of the privileges or
rights of a stockholder with respect to such Shares, but shall, in so far as
permitted by law, treat the Company as the owner of such Shares.
(d) The Option Price may be payable, at the option of the Company,
in cancellation of all or a portion of any outstanding indebtedness of the
Participant to the Company or in cash (by check) or both.
(e) The Company shall not purchase any fraction of a Share upon
exercise of the Purchase Option, and any fraction of a Share resulting from a
computation made pursuant to Section 2 of this Agreement shall be rounded to the
nearest whole Share (with any one-half Share being rounded upward).
4. RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFER.
The Participant shall not sell, assign, transfer, pledge, hypothecate
or otherwise dispose of, by operation of law or otherwise (collectively
"transfer") any Shares, or any interest therein, that are subject to the
Purchase Option, except that the Participant may transfer such Shares to or for
the benefit of any spouse, child or grandchild, or to a trust for their benefit,
PROVIDED that such Shares shall remain subject to this Agreement (including
without limitation the restrictions on transfer set forth in this Section 4, and
the Purchase Option and such permitted transferee shall, as a condition to such
transfer, deliver to the Company a written instrument
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confirming that such transferee shall be bound by all of the terms and
conditions of this Agreement.
5. EFFECT OF PROHIBITED TRANSFER.
The Company shall not be required (a) to transfer on its books any of
the Shares which shall have been sold or transferred in violation of any of the
provisions set forth in this Agreement, or (b) to treat as owner of such Shares
or to pay dividends to any transferee to whom any such Shares shall have been so
sold or transferred.
6. ESCROW.
The Participant shall, upon the execution of this Agreement, execute
Joint Escrow Instructions in the form attached to this Agreement as Exhibit C.
The Joint Escrow Instructions shall be delivered to the General Counsel of the
Company, as escrow agent thereunder. The Participant shall deliver to such
escrow agent a stock assignment duly endorsed in blank and hereby instructs the
Company to deliver to such escrow agent, on behalf of the Participant, the
certificate(s) evidencing the Shares issued hereunder. Such materials shall be
held by such escrow agent pursuant to the terms of such Joint Escrow
Instructions.
7. RESTRICTIVE LEGEND.
All certificates representing Shares shall have affixed thereto a
legend in substantially the following form, in addition to any other legends
that may be required under federal or state securities laws:
"The shares of stock represented by this certificate are
subject to restrictions on transfer and an option to purchase
set forth in a certain Stock Restriction Agreement between the
corporation and the registered owner of these shares (or his
predecessor in interest), and such Agreement is available for
inspection without charge at the office of the Secretary of
the corporation."
8. PROVISIONS OF THE PLAN.
This Agreement is subject to the provisions of the Plan, a copy of
which is furnished to the Participant with this Agreement.
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9. CHANGE IN CONTROL.
In the event of a "Change in Control" as defined in Section 10A of the
Plan on the date hereof, and PROVIDED THAT (i) the Company has achieved the
Performance Objectives, and (ii) the LTIP Amendment has been approved at the
Stockholder Meeting, the Company's Purchase Option described in Section 2 herein
shall lapse and the Shares shall become fully vested.
10. WITHHOLDING TAXES; SECTION 83(b) ELECTION.
(a) The Participant acknowledges and agrees that the Company has
the right to deduct from payments of any kind otherwise due to the Participant
any federal, state or local taxes of any kind required by law to be withheld
with respect to the purchase of the Shares by the Participant or the lapse of
the Purchase Option.
(b) The Participant acknowledges that he has been informed of the
availability of making an election in accordance with Section 83(b) of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended; that such election must be filed with
the Internal Revenue Service within 30 days of the transfer of shares to the
Participant; and that the Participant is solely responsible for making such
election.
11. THE PLAN.
(a) PLAN PROVISIONS APPLICABLE. This Agreement is subject to all
provisions of the Plan, a copy of which is being delivered to you with this
Agreement. The Plan is described in the Prospectus which is also being delivered
to you with this Agreement.
(b) AGREEMENT AND PLAN PROVISIONS CONTROL. The Restricted Stock
described in the Prospectus may vary substantially from this Agreement. Your
rights are as set forth in this Agreement and the Plan, which control in the
event of any inconsistency with the description in the Prospectus.
12. SEVERABILITY.
The invalidity or unenforceability of any provision of this Agreement
shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision of this
Agreement, and each other provision of this Agreement shall be severable and
enforceable to the extent permitted by law.
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13. WAIVER.
Any provision for the benefit of the Company contained in this
Agreement may be waived, either generally or in any particular instance, by the
Board of Directors of the Company.
14. BINDING EFFECT.
This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the
Company and the Participant and their respective heirs, executors,
administrators, legal representatives, successors and assigns, subject to the
restrictions on transfer set forth in Sections 4 and 5 of this Agreement.
15. NOTICE.
All notices required or permitted hereunder shall be in writing and
deemed effectively given upon personal delivery or five days after deposit in
the United States Post Office, by registered or certified mail, postage prepaid,
addressed to the other party hereto at the address shown beneath his or its
respective signature to this Agreement, or at such other address or addresses as
either party shall designate to the other in accordance with this Section 15.
16. PRONOUNS.
Whenever the context may require, any pronouns used in this Agreement
shall include the corresponding masculine, feminine or neuter forms, and the
singular form of nouns and pronouns shall include the plural, and vice versa.
17. ENTIRE AGREEMENT.
This Agreement and the Plan constitutes the entire agreement between
the parties, and supersedes all prior agreements and understandings, relating to
the subject matter of this Agreement.
18. AMENDMENT.
This Agreement may be amended or modified only by a written instrument
executed by both the Company and the Participant.
19. GOVERNING LAW.
Except as required by the Delaware General Corporation Law,
this Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the
internal laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
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20. ASSIGNMENT; BINDING EFFECT; NO TRANSFER.
Subject to the limitations set forth in this Agreement, this
Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the executors,
administrators, heirs, legal representatives, successors and assigns of the
parties hereto; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that you may not assign any of your rights
under this Agreement.
21. DAMAGES.
You shall be liable to the Company for all costs and damages,
including incidental and consequential damages and attorneys' fees and expenses,
resulting from a disposition of Shares which is not in conformity with the
provisions of this Agreement.
This Agreement shall no confer upon you any right to continued
employment, nor shall it interfere in any way with the right of the Company, a
subsidiary or affiliate to terminate your employment at any time.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement as
of the day and year first above written.
THE LEARNING COMPANY, INC.
By: /s/ Robert Rubinoff
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Title: Chairman, Compensation Committee
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Address: One Athenaeum Street
Cambridge, Massachusetts
02142
/s/ Michael J. Perik
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Michael J. Perik
Address:
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EXHIBIT 10.4
The Learning Company, Inc.
One Athenaeum Street
Cambridge, Massachusetts 02142
January 30, 1998
Mr. Kevin O'Leary
President
The Learning Company, Inc.
One Athenaeum Street
Cambridge, Massachusetts 02142
Dear Kevin:
In order to induce you to remain in the employ of The Learning Company,
Inc. (the "Company"), the Company and you agree as set forth in this letter
agreement.
1. RESTRICTED STOCK GRANT. The Company agrees to issue and sell to you on
the date hereof under the Company's Long Term Equity Incentive Plan (the
"LTIP"), and you agree to purchase, at a price of $.01 per share, 350,000 shares
of the Company's Common Stock, $.01 par value per share (the "Common Stock").
The shares of Common Stock will be "Restricted Stock" under the LTIP, will be
issued and sold pursuant to a Restricted Stock Agreement substantially in the
form of EXHIBIT A attached hereto and will be subject to stockholder approval of
an amendment to the LTIP as further described in paragraph 2 below.
2. AMENDMENT TO COMPANY'S LONG TERM EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN. The Company
agrees to submit to its stockholders for consideration at the first meeting of
stockholders of the Company after the date hereof (the "Stockholders Meeting")
an amendment (the "LTIP Amendment") to the LTIP to restate Section 7E to (a)
expand the definition of performance goals under subsection (i) thereof, and (b)
to remove subsection (ii) which limits the number of shares of Restricted Stock
(as defined in the LTIP) that may be granted to any Covered Employee (as defined
in the LTIP) in any fiscal year.
3. CHANGE IN CONTROL.
(a) Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event of a "Change in
Control" (as hereinafter defined) of the Company prior to approval of the LTIP
Amendment, you shall be entitled to receive cash in an amount equal to the
product of (i) 350,000, multiplied by (ii) the fair market value per share (as
determined in
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January 30, 1998
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good faith by the Board of Directors of the Company) of the Company's Common
Stock on the date of such Change in Control.
(b) The amount payable under paragraph 3(a) shall be paid as a lump
sum upon the Change in Control.
(c) For purposes of this paragraph 3, "Change in Control" has the
meaning set forth in the LTIP on the date hereof.
(d) In the event that the Company pays the cash payment due under
paragraph 3(a), the Company shall have no further obligations pursuant to
paragraph 1 or paragraph 2 hereof and the Company will repurchase from you, and
you agree to sell to the Company, the Restricted Stock described in paragraph 1
above. Notwithstanding any other provision herein, in no event will you be
entitled to receive both the Restricted Stock described in paragraph 1 above and
the cash payment described in paragraph 3(a).
4. EXPIRATION; TERMINATION.
(a) This Agreement shall expire on the first to occur of the
following: (i) immediately following the Stockholder Meeting, if the LTIP
Amendment is approved by the stockholders; and (ii) termination of your
employment with the Company for any reason prior to a Change in Control,
provided that this Agreement shall not terminate pursuant to this paragraph
4(a)(ii) if the Company terminates your employment prior to the Stockholder
Meeting other than for just cause (as defined in the employment agreement, dated
April 9, 1997, between the Company and you); or (iii) if the stockholders do not
approve the LTIP Amendment at the Stockholder Meeting, at such time that the
Company and you enter into mutually acceptable alternative arrangements.
(b) The expiration of this Agreement pursuant to this paragraph 4
shall not affect any claim of any party arising from a breach of this Agreement
occurring prior to such expiration.
5. SUCCESSORS; BINDING AGREEMENT.
(a) The Company will require any successor (whether direct or
indirect, by purchase, merger, consolidation or otherwise) to all or
substantially all of the business or assets of the Company expressly to assume
and agree to perform this Agreement to the same extent that the Company would be
required to perform it if no such succession had taken place. Failure of the
Company to obtain an assumption of this Agreement prior to the effectiveness of
any succession shall be a breach of this Agreement and shall entitle you to
compensation from the Company in the same amount and on the same terms as you
would be entitled hereunder. As used in this
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January 30, 1998
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Agreement, "the Company" shall mean the Company as defined above and any
successor to its business or assets as aforesaid.
(b) Your rights and obligations hereunder are not assignable by you,
provided that this Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by
your personal or legal representatives, executors, administrators, successors,
heirs, distributees, devisees and legatees. If you should die while any amount
would still be payable to you hereunder if you had continued to live, all such
amounts, unless otherwise provided herein, shall be paid in accordance with the
terms of this Agreement to your devisee, legatee or other designee or if there
is no such designee, to your estate.
6. NOTICE. For the purposes of this Agreement, notices and all other
communications provided for in this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be
duly given when delivered or when mailed by United States registered or
certified mail, return receipt requested, postage prepaid, addressed to the
General Counsel of the Company at One Athenaeum Street, Cambridge, Massachusetts
02142, and to you at the address shown above or to such other address as either
the Company or you may have furnished to the other in writing in accordance
herewith, except that notice of change of address shall be effective only upon
receipt.
7. MISCELLANEOUS.
(a) The invalidity or unenforceability of any provision of this
Agreement shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision
of this Agreement, which shall remain in full force and effect.
(b) The validity, interpretation, construction and performance of
this Agreement shall be governed by the laws of the Commonwealth of
Massachusetts.
(c) No waiver by you at any time of any breach of, or compliance
with, any provision of this Agreement to be performed by the Company shall be
deemed a waiver of that or any other provisions at any subsequent time.
(d) This Agreement may be executed in several counterparts, each of
which shall be deemed to be an original but all of which together will
constitute one and the same instrument.
(e) Any payments provided for hereunder shall be paid net of any
applicable withholding required under federal, state or local law.
(f) This letter agreement does not amend or supersede in any way the
terms of the employment agreement, dated April 9, 1997, between the Company and
you, which remains in full force and effect.
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Mr. Kevin O'Leary
January 30, 1998
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If this letter sets forth our agreement on the subject matter hereof,
kindly sign and return to the Company the enclosed copy of this letter, which
will then constitute our agreement on this subject.
Sincerely,
THE LEARNING COMPANY, INC.
By: /s/ Robert Rubinoff
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Agreed to this 30th day of January, 1998.
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/s/ Kevin O'Leary
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(Signature)
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Exhibit 10.5
THE LEARNING COMPANY, INC.
Restricted Stock Agreement
Granted Under Long Term Equity Incentive Plan
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AGREEMENT made this 30th day of January, 1998, between The Learning
Company, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), and Kevin O'Leary (the
"Participant").
For valuable consideration, receipt of which is acknowledged, the
parties hereto agree as follows:
1. PURCHASE OF SHARES.
The Company shall issue and sell to the Participant, and the
Participant shall purchase from the Company, subject to the terms and conditions
set forth in this Agreement and in the Company's Long Term Equity Incentive Plan
(the "Plan") 350,000 shares (the "Shares") of common stock, $0.01 par value, of
the Company ("Common Stock"), at a purchase price of $0.01 per share. The
aggregate purchase price for the Shares shall be paid by the Participant by
check payable to the order of the Company or such other method as may be
acceptable to the Company. Upon receipt by the Company of payment for the
Shares, the Company shall issue to the Participant one or more certificates in
the name of the Participant for that number of Shares purchased by the
Participant. The Participant agrees that the Shares shall be subject to the
Purchase Option set forth in Section 2 of this Agreement and the restrictions on
transfer set forth in Section 4 of this Agreement.
2. PURCHASE OPTION. The Company shall have the right and option
(the "Purchase Option") to purchase from the Participant, for a sum of $.01 per
share (the "Option Price"), some or all of the Unvested Shares (as defined
below) upon occurrence of any of the following events (each a "Repurchase
Event"):
(a) In the event that the Participant ceases to be employed by the
Company for any reason or no reason, with or without cause, prior to January 30,
2008, the Company may exercise the Purchase Option to purchase from the
Participant at a price per share equal to the Option Price, some or all of the
Unvested Shares.
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(b) In the event that the Company does not achieve the Performance
Objectives (as defined below), then the Company shall exercise the Purchase
Option to purchase from the Participant, at a price per share equal to the
Option Price, all of the Unvested Shares; and
(c) In the event that the Company does not receive approval at the
Stockholder Meeting (as defined below) of the LTIP Amendment (as defined below),
the Company shall exercise the Purchase Option to purchase from the Participant,
at a price per share equal to the Option Price, all of the Unvested Shares.
"Unvested Shares" means the total number of Shares multiplied by the
Applicable Percentage at the time the Purchase Option becomes exercisable by the
Company. The "Applicable Percentage" shall be 100% prior to July 30, 1998. The
Applicable Percentage shall be reduced by 5% on July 30, 1998, provided that (i)
the Performance Objectives have been achieved, and (ii) the Company has received
stockholder approval at the Stockholder Meeting of the LTIP Amendment.
Thereafter, the Applicable Percentage shall be reduced by 2.5% on each October
30, January 30, April 30 and July 30, and shall be zero on or after January 30,
2008, provided that the Applicable Percentage shall cease to be reduced if the
Participant is no longer employed by the Company.
(d) For purposes of this Agreement, employment with the Company
shall include employment with a parent or subsidiary of the Company.
(e) The Performance Objectives shall mean the objectives set by
the Compensation Committee as set forth on Exhibit A. The Stockholder Meeting
and the LTIP Amendment shall have the meanings set forth in the letter
agreement, in the form attached as Exhibit B, dated as of the date hereof,
between the Company and the Participant.
3. EXERCISE OF PURCHASE OPTION AND CLOSING.
(a) EXERCISE OF PURCHASE OPTION.
(i) The Company shall be deemed to have exercised the
Purchase Option for the full number of Unvested
Shares immediately upon occurrence of either of the
events set forth in Section 2(b) or 2(c) above. The
Company shall, within 30 days after the occurrence of
either such event, deliver to the Participant a
written notice of exercise of the Purchase Option.
(ii) The Company may exercise the Purchase Option by
delivering or mailing to the Participant (or his
estate), within 60 days after the termination of the
employment of the Participant with the
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Company, a written notice of exercise of the Purchase
Option. Such notice shall specify the number of
Shares to be purchased. If and to the extent the
Purchase Option is not so exercised by the giving of
such a notice within such 60-day period, the Purchase
Option shall automatically expire and terminate
effective upon the expiration of such 60-day period.
(b) Within 5 days after his receipt of the Company's notice of the
exercise of the Purchase Option pursuant to subsection (a) above, the
Participant (or his estate) shall tender or cause to be tendered to the Company
at its principal offices the certificate or certificates representing the Shares
which the Company has elected to purchase in accordance with the terms of this
Agreement, duly endorsed in blank or with duly endorsed stock powers attached
thereto, all in form suitable for the transfer of such Shares to the Company.
Upon its receipt of such certificate or certificates, the Company shall deliver
or mail to the Participant a check in the amount of the aggregate Option Price
therefor.
(c) After the time at which any Shares are required to be
delivered to the Company for transfer to the Company pursuant to subsection (b)
above, the Company shall not pay any dividend to the Participant on account of
such Shares or permit the Participant to exercise any of the privileges or
rights of a stockholder with respect to such Shares, but shall, in so far as
permitted by law, treat the Company as the owner of such Shares.
(d) The Option Price may be payable, at the option of the Company,
in cancellation of all or a portion of any outstanding indebtedness of the
Participant to the Company or in cash (by check) or both.
(e) The Company shall not purchase any fraction of a Share upon
exercise of the Purchase Option, and any fraction of a Share resulting from a
computation made pursuant to Section 2 of this Agreement shall be rounded to the
nearest whole Share (with any one-half Share being rounded upward).
4. RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFER.
The Participant shall not sell, assign, transfer, pledge, hypothecate
or otherwise dispose of, by operation of law or otherwise (collectively
"transfer") any Shares, or any interest therein, that are subject to the
Purchase Option, except that the Participant may transfer such Shares to or for
the benefit of any spouse, child or grandchild, or to a trust for their benefit,
PROVIDED that such Shares shall remain subject to this Agreement (including
without limitation the restrictions on transfer set forth in this Section 4, and
the Purchase Option and such permitted transferee shall, as a condition to such
transfer, deliver to the Company a written instrument
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confirming that such transferee shall be bound by all of the terms and
conditions of this Agreement.
5. EFFECT OF PROHIBITED TRANSFER.
The Company shall not be required (a) to transfer on its books any of
the Shares which shall have been sold or transferred in violation of any of the
provisions set forth in this Agreement, or (b) to treat as owner of such Shares
or to pay dividends to any transferee to whom any such Shares shall have been so
sold or transferred.
6. ESCROW.
The Participant shall, upon the execution of this Agreement, execute
Joint Escrow Instructions in the form attached to this Agreement as Exhibit C.
The Joint Escrow Instructions shall be delivered to the General Counsel of the
Company, as escrow agent thereunder. The Participant shall deliver to such
escrow agent a stock assignment duly endorsed in blank and hereby instructs the
Company to deliver to such escrow agent, on behalf of the Participant, the
certificate(s) evidencing the Shares issued hereunder. Such materials shall be
held by such escrow agent pursuant to the terms of such Joint Escrow
Instructions.
7. RESTRICTIVE LEGEND.
All certificates representing Shares shall have affixed thereto a
legend in substantially the following form, in addition to any other legends
that may be required under federal or state securities laws:
"The shares of stock represented by this certificate are
subject to restrictions on transfer and an option to purchase
set forth in a certain Stock Restriction Agreement between the
corporation and the registered owner of these shares (or his
predecessor in interest), and such Agreement is available for
inspection without charge at the office of the Secretary of
the corporation."
8. PROVISIONS OF THE PLAN.
This Agreement is subject to the provisions of the Plan, a copy of
which is furnished to the Participant with this Agreement.
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9. CHANGE IN CONTROL.
In the event of a "Change in Control" as defined in Section 10A of the
Plan on the date hereof, and PROVIDED THAT (i) the Company has achieved the
Performance Objectives, and (ii) the LTIP Amendment has been approved at the
Stockholder Meeting, the Company's Purchase Option described in Section 2 herein
shall lapse and the Shares shall become fully vested.
10. WITHHOLDING TAXES; SECTION 83(b) ELECTION.
(a) The Participant acknowledges and agrees that the Company has
the right to deduct from payments of any kind otherwise due to the Participant
any federal, state or local taxes of any kind required by law to be withheld
with respect to the purchase of the Shares by the Participant or the lapse of
the Purchase Option.
(b) The Participant acknowledges that he has been informed of the
availability of making an election in accordance with Section 83(b) of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended; that such election must be filed with
the Internal Revenue Service within 30 days of the transfer of shares to the
Participant; and that the Participant is solely responsible for making such
election.
11. THE PLAN.
(a) PLAN PROVISIONS APPLICABLE. This Agreement is subject to all
provisions of the Plan, a copy of which is being delivered to you with this
Agreement. The Plan is described in the Prospectus which is also being delivered
to you with this Agreement.
(b) AGREEMENT AND PLAN PROVISIONS CONTROL. The Restricted Stock
described in the Prospectus may vary substantially from this Agreement. Your
rights are as set forth in this Agreement and the Plan, which control in the
event of any inconsistency with the description in the Prospectus.
12. SEVERABILITY.
The invalidity or unenforceability of any provision of this Agreement
shall not affect the validity or enforceability of any other provision of this
Agreement, and each other provision of this Agreement shall be severable and
enforceable to the extent permitted by law.
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13. WAIVER.
Any provision for the benefit of the Company contained in this
Agreement may be waived, either generally or in any particular instance, by the
Board of Directors of the Company.
14. BINDING EFFECT.
This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the
Company and the Participant and their respective heirs, executors,
administrators, legal representatives, successors and assigns, subject to the
restrictions on transfer set forth in Sections 4 and 5 of this Agreement.
15. NOTICE.
All notices required or permitted hereunder shall be in writing and
deemed effectively given upon personal delivery or five days after deposit in
the United States Post Office, by registered or certified mail, postage prepaid,
addressed to the other party hereto at the address shown beneath his or its
respective signature to this Agreement, or at such other address or addresses as
either party shall designate to the other in accordance with this Section 15.
16. PRONOUNS.
Whenever the context may require, any pronouns used in this Agreement
shall include the corresponding masculine, feminine or neuter forms, and the
singular form of nouns and pronouns shall include the plural, and vice versa.
17. ENTIRE AGREEMENT.
This Agreement and the Plan constitutes the entire agreement between
the parties, and supersedes all prior agreements and understandings, relating to
the subject matter of this Agreement.
18. AMENDMENT.
This Agreement may be amended or modified only by a written instrument
executed by both the Company and the Participant.
19. GOVERNING LAW.
Except as required by the Delaware General Corporation Law,
this Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the
internal laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
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20. ASSIGNMENT; BINDING EFFECT; NO TRANSFER.
Subject to the limitations set forth in this Agreement, this
Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the executors,
administrators, heirs, legal representatives, successors and assigns of the
parties hereto; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that you may not assign any of your rights
under this Agreement.
21. DAMAGES.
You shall be liable to the Company for all costs and damages,
including incidental and consequential damages and attorneys' fees and expenses,
resulting from a disposition of Shares which is not in conformity with the
provisions of this Agreement.
This Agreement shall no confer upon you any right to continued
employment, nor shall it interfere in any way with the right of the Company, a
subsidiary or affiliate to terminate your employment at any time.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement as
of the day and year first above written.
THE LEARNING COMPANY, INC.
By: /s/ Robert Rubinoff
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Title: Chairman, Compensation Committee
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Address: One Athenaeum Street
Cambridge, Massachusetts
02142
/s/ Kevin O'Leary
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Kevin O'Leary
Address:
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