As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 8, 1998
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 10-Q
(Mark One)
Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934
For the quarterly period ended August 31, 1998 or
Transition report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934
For the transition period from ________ to ________
Commission file number: 0-23264
EMMIS COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
INDIANA 35-1542018
(State or other jurisdiction of (I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization) Identification No.)
950 NORTH MERIDIAN STREET
SUITE 1200
INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA 46204
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
(317) 266-0100
(Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
NOT APPLICABLE
(Former Name, Former Address and Former Fiscal Year, if Changed Since
Last Report)
Indicate by check mark 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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The number of shares outstanding of each of the Registrant's classes
of common stock, as of October 5, 1998, was:
13,091,835 Shares of Class A Common Stock, $.01 Par Value
2,560,610 Shares of Class B Common Stock, $.01 Par Value
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INDEX
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PART I - FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1. Financial Statements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
at February 28, 1998 and August 31, 1998 . . . . . . . . . . .5
Condensed Consolidated Statements of
Operations for the three and six months
ended August 31, 1997 and 1998 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash
Flows for the six months ended
August 31, 1997 and 1998. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9
Notes to Condensed Consolidated
Financial Statements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Item 2 Management's Discussion and
Analysis of Financial Condition
and Results of Operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
PART II - OTHER INFORMATION
Item 4. Submission of Matters to Vote of Security Holders . . . . 22
Item 6. Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K. . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
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REPORT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS
To the Board of Directors and Shareholders of
Emmis Communications Corporation and Subsidiaries:
We have reviewed the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheet
of Emmis Communications Corporation (an Indiana corporation) and
Subsidiaries as of August 31, 1998, and the related condensed
consolidated statements of operations for the three-month and
six-month periods ended August 31, 1998 and 1997 and the condensed
consolidated statements of cash flows for the six-month periods ended
August 31, 1998 and 1997. These financial statements are the
responsibility of the Company's management.
We conducted our review in accordance with standards established by
the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants. A review of
interim financial information consists principally of applying
analytical procedures to financial data and making inquiries of
persons responsible for financial and accounting matters. It is
substantially less in scope than an audit conducted in accordance with
generally accepted auditing standards, the objective of which is the
expression of an opinion regarding the financial statements taken as a
whole. Accordingly, we do not express such an opinion.
Based on our review, we are not aware of any material modifications
that should be made to the financial statements referred to above for
them to be in conformity with generally accepted accounting
principles.
We have previously audited, in accordance with generally accepted
auditing standards, the consolidated balance sheet of Emmis
Communications Corporation as of February 28, 1998, and the related
consolidated statements of operations, changes in shareholders' equity
and cash flows for the year then ended (not presented separately
herein), and, in our report dated March 31, 1998, we expressed an
unqualified opinion on those financial statements. In our
opinion, the information set forth in the accompanying condensed
consolidated balance sheet as of February 28, 1998 is fairly stated,
in all material respects, in relation to the consolidated balance
sheet from which it has been derived.
ARTHUR ANDERSEN LLP
Indianapolis, Indiana,
October 7, 1998.
ITEM 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
EMMIS COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS
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(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)
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<CAPTION>
February 28, August 31,
1998 1998
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(Note 1) (unaudited)
ASSETS
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CURRENT ASSETS:
Cash and cash equivalents $ 5,785 $ 12,762
Accounts receivable, net 32,120 47,326
Current income tax receivable 4,968 -
Prepaid expenses and other 8,279 12,147
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Total current assets 51,152 72,235
Property and equipment, net 33,446 80,706
Intangible assets, net 234,558 723,850
Other assets, net 14,232 34,036
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Total assets $ 333,388 $ 910,827
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LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY
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CURRENT LIABILITIES:
Current maturities of long-term debt $ 51 $ 50
Accounts payable 13,140 11,942
Accrued salaries and commissions 2,893 3,256
Accrued interest 2,421 3,001
Deferred revenue 7,985 6,826
Current portion of TV program rights payable - 5,101
Income taxes payable - 16,881
Note payable-SF Acquisition - 25,000
Other 1,579 7,795
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Total current liabilities 28,069 79,852
LONG-TERM DEBT, NET OF CURRENT MATURITIES 231,371 490,499
TV PROGRAM RIGHTS PAYABLE, NET OF CURRENT PORTION - 16,303
OTHER NONCURRENT LIABILITIES 604 3,902
MINORITY INTEREST 1,875 -
DEFERRED INCOME TAXES 26,259 84,898
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Total liabilities 288,178 675,454
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SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY:
Class A common stock, $.01 par value;
authorized 34,000,000 shares; issued
and outstanding 8,430,660 shares at
February 28, 1998 and 13,091,793 shares
at August 31, 1998 84 131
Class B common stock, $.01 par value;
authorized 6,000,000 shares; issued
and outstanding 2,560,894 shares at
February 28, 1998 and 2,560,610 at August 31, 1998 26 26
Additional paid-in capital 72,753 257,064
Accumulated deficit (27,653) (21,202)
Cumulative translation adjustments - (646)
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Total shareholders' equity 45,210 235,373
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Total liabilities and shareholders'
equity $ 333,388 $ 910,827
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The accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial
statements are an integral part of these balance sheets.
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EMMIS COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS
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(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)
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<CAPTION>
Three Months Ended Six Months Ended
August 31, August 31,
(Unaudited) (Unaudited)
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1997 1998 1997 1998
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
GROSS BROADCASTING REVENUES $ 40,055 $ 56,876 73,875 99,238
LESS: AGENCY COMMISSIONS 6,166 8,652 11,424 15,585
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NET BROADCASTING REVENUES 33,889 48,224 62,451 83,653
Broadcasting operating expenses 15,314 24,006 31,539 44,074
Amortization of TV program rights - 648 - 648
Publication and other revenue, net
of operating expenses 246 1,241 491 2,704
International business development
expenses 267 354 605 561
Corporate expenses 1,728 1,969 3,372 3,926
Depreciation and amortization 1,823 6,505 3,505 9,912
Noncash compensation 1,585 (1,788) 2,412 (1,364)
Time brokerage fee 1,416 95 1,416 2,220
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OPERATING INCOME 12,002 17,676 20,093 26,380
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OTHER INCOME (EXPENSE):
Interest expense (4,370) (7,121) (7,019) (12,629)
Minority interest - 868 - 1,875
Other income (expense), net 34 811 206 1,123
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Total Other Income (Expense) (4,336) (5,442) (6,813) (9,631)
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INCOME BEFORE INCOME TAXES AND
EXTRAORDINARY ITEM 7,666 12,234 13,280 16,749
PROVISION FOR INCOME TAXES 2,994 6,300 5,240 8,700
NET INCOME BEFORE EXTRAORDINARY ITEM 4,672 5,934 8,040 8,049
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EXTRAORDINARY ITEM, NET OF TAX - 1,597 - 1,597
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NET INCOME $ 4,672 $ 4,337 $ 8,040 $ 6,452
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Basic net income per share $ .41 $ .28 $ .70 $ .49
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Diluted net income per share $ .40 $ .27 $ .69 $ .47
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Weighted average common shares outstanding:
Basic 11,532,609 15,512,702 11,524,351 13,255,592
Diluted 11,608,030 15,927,505 11,627,649 13,702,470
</TABLE>
The accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial
statements are an integral part of these statements.
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EMMIS COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
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(Dollars in thousands)
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<CAPTION>
Six Months Ended August 31,
(Unaudited)
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1997 1998
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OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
Net income $ 8,040 $ 6,452
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net
cash provided by operating activities-
Extraordinary item - 1,597
Depreciation and amortization of
property and equipment 1,222 3,403
Amortization of debt issuance costs
and cost of interest rate cap agreements 1,694 604
Amortization of intangible assets 2,283 6,509
Amortization of TV program rights - 648
Deferred income taxes (870) 3,317
Noncash compensation 2,412 (1,364)
Other - (2,573)
(Increase) decrease in certain current
assets -
Accounts receivable (11,084) (15,357)
Prepaid expenses and other 1,428 144
Increase (decrease) in certain current
liabilities -
Accounts payable 64 (3,326)
Accrued salaries and commissions 990 48
Accrued interest 470 580
Deferred revenue (105) (1,159)
Other 1,034 6,216
Increase (decrease) in other assets, net (417) 2,466
Increase in other liabilities - 4,120
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Net cash provided by operating
activities 7,161 12,325
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INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
Purchases of property and equipment (2,031) (16,503)
Proceeds from sale of equipment - 607
Acquisition of WQCD-FM - (128,449)
Acquisition of SF Broadcasting - (287,293)
Acquisition of WALC-FM, WKBQ-AM, and WKKX-FM (36,964) -
Escrow deposit related to the acquisition of
WTLC-FM and WTLC-AM (750) -
Escrow deposit related to the acquisition of
Wabash Valley Broadcasting - (9,000)
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Net cash used by investment
activities (39,745) (440,638)
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FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
Payments on long-term debt (5,741) (396,525)
Proceeds from long-term debt 51,700 655,652
Proceeds (purchase) of Class A Common Stock (7,000) 182,640
Purchase of interest rate cap agreements and
other debt related costs (4,086) (8,912)
Proceeds from exercise of stock options and
related income tax benefits 1,524 3,081
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Net cash provided by
financing activities 36,397 435,936
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EFFECT OF EXCHANGE RATES ON CASH - (646)
INCREASE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS 3,813 6,977
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS:
Beginning of period 1,191 5,785
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End of period $5,004 $12,762
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SUPPLEMENTAL DISCLOSURES:
Cash paid for-
Interest $ 4,855 10,971
Income taxes 595 286
ACQUISITION OF WALC-FM, WKBQ-AM AND WKKX-FM:
Fair value of assets acquired $ 44,642
Cash paid 43,642
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Liabilities assumed $1,000
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ACQUISITION OF WQCD-FM:
Fair value of assets acquired $203,813
Cash paid 128,449
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Liabilities assumed $ 75,364
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SF ACQUISITION:
Fair value of assets acquired $338,790
Cash paid 287,293
Note payable 25,000
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Liabilities assumed $ 26,497
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</TABLE>
The accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial
statements are an integral part of these statements.
EMMIS COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
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NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
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(Unaudited)
AUGUST 31, 1998
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NOTE 1. GENERAL
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Pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange
Commission, the condensed consolidated interim financial statements included
herein have been prepared, without audit, by Emmis Communications Corporation,
and Subsidiaries ("Emmis" or the "Company"). Certain information and footnote
disclosures normally included in financial statements prepared in accordance
with generally accepted accounting principles have been condensed or omitted
pursuant to such rules and regulations; however, Emmis believes that the
disclosures are adequate to make the information presented not misleading. The
condensed consolidated financial statements included herein should be read in
conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and the notes thereto
included in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended
February 28, 1998.
In the opinion of the registrant, the accompanying interim financial
statements contain all material adjustments (consisting only of normal
recurring adjustments), necessary to present fairly the consolidated financial
position of Emmis at August 31, 1998 and the results of its operations for the
three and six months ended August 31, 1998 and 1997 and its cash flows for the
six months ended August 31, 1998 and 1997.
NOTE 2. PRO FORMA CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT
OF OPERATIONS
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On June 5, 1998, the Company completed its acquisition of radio station
WQCD-FM in New York City (the "WQCD Acquisition") for a cash purchase price
of $141 million less approximately $13 million for cash purchase price
adjustments relating to taxes. The total purchase price plus $20,042 of net
current tax liabilities and $55,322 of deferred tax liabilites assumed, were
allocated to property and equipment, broadcast license and goodwill based upon
a preliminary appraisal. Broadcast license and goodwill are included in
intangible assets in the accompanying balance sheet. The Company financed the
acquisition through additional bank borrowings under its Credit Facility.
Effective July 1, 1997 through the date of closing, the Company operated
WQCD-FM under a time brokerage agreement.
In June 1998, Emmis completed the sale of 4.6 million shares of its Class
A Common Stock at $42.00 per share resulting in total proceeds of $193 million
(the "Offering"). Net proceeds of $182.6 million were used to repay
outstanding obligations under the Credit Facility.
On July 16, 1998, the Company entered into an amended and restated Credit
Facility (the "Credit Facility"). See Note 6.
On July 16, 1998, the Company completed its acquisition of substantially
all of the assets of SF Broadcasting of Wisconsin, Inc. and SF Multistations,
Inc. and Subsidiaries (collectively the "SF Acquisition") for a cash purchase
price of $287 million, including transaction costs, a $25 million promissory
note due to the former owner, plus assumed program rights payable and other
liabilities of approximately $27 million. The Company financed the
acquisition through a $25 million advance payment, the $25 million
promissory note (due July 15, 1999, bearing interest at 8%) and borrowings
under the Credit Facility. Pledged as collateral for the
promissory note is approximately $25 million of the Company's Class A Common
Stock. At the option of the Company, the promissory note may be paid in cash
or an equivalent amount of the Company's Class A Common Stock. The Company
intends to pay this obligation in cash. The total purchase price was allocated
to property and equipment, television program rights and broadcast licenses
based on a preliminary appraisal. Broadcast licenses are included in intangible
assets in the accompanying balance sheet and are being amortized over 40
years. Amortization of television program rights is computed under either
straight-line over the contract period or run value, which ever yields the
greater amortization for each program on a monthly basis.
The SF Acquisition consists of four
Fox network affiliated television stations: WLUK-TV in Green Bay, Wisconsin,
WVUE-TV in New Orleans, Louisiana, WALA-TV in Mobile, Alabama, and KHON-TV in
Honolulu, Hawaii (including McHale Videofilm and satellite stations KAII-TV,
Wailuku, Hawaii, and KHAW-TV, Hilo, Hawaii).
The unaudited pro forma condensed consolidated statement of operations of
the Company for the three and six month periods ended August 31, 1997, reflects
adjustments to the condensed consolidated historical operating data of the
Company to give effect to (i) the acquisitions of WALC-FM, WKKX-FM, WKBQ-AM,
WTLC-FM and AM, and TEXAS MONTHLY and the disposition of WKBQ-AM, all of which
occurred during the year ended February 28, 1998, (ii) the WQCD Acquisition,
(iii) the Offering and Credit Facility, and (iv) the SF Acquisition, as if such
transactions had occurred as of March 1, 1997. The unaudited pro forma
condensed consolidated statement of operations of the Company for the three and
six month periods ended August 31, 1998 reflects adjustments to the condensed
consolidated historical operating data of the Company to give effect to (i) the
Offering and Credit Facility, (ii) the WQCD Acquisition, and (iii) the SF
Acquisition, as if such transactions had occurred as of March 1, 1998.
Preparation of the pro forma condensed consolidated financial information
was based on assumptions deemed appropriate by management. The assumptions
give effect to the acquisitions under the purchase method of accounting in
accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. The pro forma
condensed consolidated financial information is unaudited and is not
necessarily indicative of the results which actually would have occurred if the
financing activities, the acquisitions and disposition had been consummated at
the beginning of the periods presented, nor does it purport to represent the
future financial position and results of operations for future periods.
PRO FORMA CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED
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STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS
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(Dollars in thousands, except per share data)
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<CAPTION>
Three Months Ended Six Months Ended
August 31, August 31,
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1997 1998 1997 1998
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Pro forma Pro forma Pro forma Pro forma
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Net broadcasting revenues $ 48,990 $ 54,374 $ 96,177 $ 103,548
Broadcasting operating expenses 25,575 28,608 53,612 57,695
Amortization of TV program rights 882 1,089 1,764 1,971
Publication and other revenue,
net of operating expenses 1,006 1,241 1,748 2,704
International business development
expenses 267 354 605 561
Corporate expenses 2,085 2,357 4,340 4,744
Depreciation and amortization 7,133 8,059 14,230 15,768
Noncash compensation 1,585 (1,788) 2,412 (1,364)
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Operating income 12,469 16,936 20,962 26,877
Interest expense (9,811) (10,168) (19,910) (21,071)
Other income (expense), net (10) 1,621 117 2,881
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Income before income taxes 2,648 8,389 1,169 8,687
Provision for income taxes 1,400 4,400 600 4,500
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Net income $ 1,248 $ 3,989 $ 569 $ 4,187
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Basic net income per share $ .08 $ .25 $ .04 $ .27
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Diluted net income per share $ .08 $ .25 $ .04 $ .26
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Weighted average shares outstanding
Basic 16,132,609 15,662,702 16,124,351 15,630,592
Diluted 16,208,030 16,077,505 16,227,649 16,077,470
</TABLE>
NOTE 3. BASIC AND DILUTED NET INCOME PER SHARE
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Basic net income per share excludes dilution and is computed by dividing
net income available to common shareholders by the weighted-average number of
common shares outstanding for the period. Diluted net income per share
reflects the potential dilution that could occur if securities or other
contracts to issue common stock were exercised or converted into common stock
or resulted in the issuance of common stock that then shared in the earnings
of the entity.
NOTE 4. ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS
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Effective March 1, 1998, the Company adopted Statement of Financial
Accounting Standards No. 130, "Reporting Comprehensive Income", which
established standards for reporting and displaying comprehensive income and its
components in financial statements. Comprehensive income is defined as net
income and all nonowner changes in shareholders' equity. Comprehensive income
was comprised of the following for the three and six month periods ended August
31, 1998 and 1997 (dollars in thousands):
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Three Months Ended Six Months Ended
August 31, August 31,
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1997 1998 1997 1998
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Net income $4,672 $4,337 $8,040 $6,452
Translation adjustment - (475) - (646)
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Total comprehensive income $4,672 $3,862 $8,040 $5,806
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NOTE 5. INCOME TAXES
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Under Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 109, the Company
recognizes income taxes under the liability method. The liability method
measures the expected tax impact of future taxable income or deductions
resulting from differences in the tax and financial reporting bases of assets
and liabilities reflected in the consolidated balance sheet and the expected
tax impact of carryforwards for tax purposes.
Income tax expense is generally reported during interim periods on the
basis of the estimated annual effective tax rate for the taxable jurisdictions
in which the Company operates.
NOTE 6. PENDING ACQUISITION AND OTHER SIGNIFICANT EVENTS
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A. Pending Acquisition
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Effective March 20, 1998, the Company entered into an agreement to purchase
the majority of the assets of Wabash Valley Broadcasting Corporation for
approximately $90 million in cash. The acquisition consists of WTHI-TV, a CBS
network affiliated television station, WTHI-FM and AM and WWVR-FM, radio
stations located in the Terre Haute, Indiana area, and WFTX-TV, a Fox network
affiliated television station in Ft. Myers, Florida. The Company plans to
close this acquisition in October 1998. The Company will account for this
acquisition under the purchase method of accounting.
B. Amended and Restated Credit Facility
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On July 16, 1998, the Company entered into an amended and restated Credit
Facility. As a result of the early payoff of the refinanced debt, the Company
recorded an extraordinary loss of approximately $1.6 million, net of taxes,
in the quarter ending August 31, 1998 related to unamortized deferred debt
issuance costs. The amended and restated Credit Facility matures on August 31,
2006, except for Term Note B, which matures on February 28, 2007 and
consists of the following:
Credit Facility Amount
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Revolving Credit Facility $150,000,000
Term Note A $250,000,000
Revolving Credit Facility/Term Note $100,000,000
Term Note B $250,000,000
The Credit Facility provides for Letters of Credit to be made available to
the Company not to exceed $50,000,000. The aggregate amount of outstanding
Letters of Credit and amounts borrowed under the Revolving Credit Facility
cannot exceed the Revolving Credit Facility commitment.
As of August 31, 1998, the Company had amounts outstanding under the Credit
Facility of $223 million under Term Note A and $250 million under Term Note B.
All outstanding amounts under the Credit Facility bear interest, at the
option of Emmis, at a rate equal to the Eurodollar Rate or an alternative base
rate (as defined in the Credit Facility) plus a margin. The margin over the
Eurodollar Rate or the alternative base rate varies from time to time,
depending on Emmis' ratio of debt to earnings before interest, taxes,
depreciation and amortization (EBITDA), as defined in the agreement. Interest
is due on a calendar quarter basis under the alternative base rate and at least
every three months under the Eurodollar Rate. The Credit Facility requires the
Company to maintain interest rate protection agreements through July 2001. The
notional amount required varies based upon Emmis' ratio of adjusted debt to
EBITDA, as defined in the Credit Facility. The notional amount of the
agreements outstanding as of October 7, 1998 were $274 million. The
agreements, which expire at various dates ranging from April 2000 to February
2001, establish ceilings of 6.5% to 8.0% on the LIBOR interest rate. The cost
of these agreements are being amortized over the lives of the agreements and
the amortization is included as a component of interest expense.
The aggregate amount of the Revolving Credit Facility reduces quarterly
beginning August 31, 2001. Amortization of the outstanding principal amount
under the Term Notes and Revolving Credit Facility/Term Note is payable in
quarterly installments beginning August 31, 2001. The annual amortization and
reduction schedules as of August 31, 1998, assuming the entire $750 million
Credit Facility is outstanding prior to the scheduled amortization payments are
as follows:
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SCHEDULED AMORTIZATION/REDUCTION OF
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CREDIT FACILITY AVAILABILITY
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(In thousands)
Revolving
Year Revolving Credit
Ended Credit Facility/
February Facility Term Note A Term Note Term Note B
28(29) Amortization Amortization Amortization Amortization Total
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2002 $ 15,000 $ 25,000 $10,000 $1,875 $51,875
2003 22,500 37,500 15,000 2,500 77,500
2004 30,000 50,000 20,000 2,500 102,500
2005 33,750 56,250 22,500 2,500 115,000
2006 26,250 43,750 17,500 2,500 90,000
2007 22,500 37,500 15,000 238,125 313,125
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Total $150,000 $250,000 $100,000 $250,000 $750,000
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Commencing with the fiscal year ending February 28, 2002, in addition to
the scheduled amortization/reduction of the Credit Facility, within 60 days
after the end of each fiscal year, the Credit Facility is permanently reduced
by 50% of the Company's excess cash flow if the ratio of adjusted debt (as
defined in the Credit Facility) to EBITDA exceeds 4.5 to 1. Excess cash flow
is generally defined as EBITDA reduced by cash taxes, capital expenditures,
required debt service, increases in working capital (net of cash or cash
equivalents), and $5,000,000. The net proceeds of any sale of certain assets
must also be used to permanently reduce borrowings under the Credit Facility.
If the ratio of adjusted debt to EBITDA is less than 5.5 to 1 and certain other
conditions are met, the Company will be permitted in certain circumstances to
reborrow the amount of the net proceeds within nine months solely for the
purpose of funding an acquisition.
The Credit Facility contains various financial and operating covenants and
other restrictions with which Emmis must comply, including, among others,
restrictions on additional indebtedness, engaging in businesses other than
broadcasting and publishing, paying cash dividends, redeeming or
repurchasing capital stock of Emmis and use of borrowings, as well as
requirements to maintain certain financial ratios. The Credit Facility also
prohibits Emmis, under certain circumstances, from making acquisitions and
disposing of certain assets without the prior consent of the lenders, and
provides that an event of default will occur if Jeffrey H. Smulyan ceases to
maintain (i) a significant equity investment in Emmis (as specified in the
Credit Facility), (ii) the ability to elect a majority of Emmis' directors or
(iii) control of a majority of shareholder voting power. Substantially all of
Emmis' assets, including the stock of Emmis' subsidiaries, are pledged to
secure the Credit Facility.
C. Other
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The board of directors elected not to grant options to acquire 100,000
shares of stock to the CEO for the year ended February 28, 1998. The Company
has previously reflected in the financial statements noncash compensation
totaling $2.9 million and a corresponding increase to additional paid in
capital. The impact of this decision, net of other noncash compensation, is
reflected in the statement of operations as ($1.8) million and ($1.4) million
for three months and six months ended August 31, 1998, respectively.
ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION
AND
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
GENERAL
The performance of a broadcasting group, such as the Company, is
customarily measured by the ability of its stations to generate Broadcast Cash
Flow and Operating Cash Flow. Emmis defines Broadcast Cash Flow as advertising
revenues net of agency commissions, less broadcast operating expenses and
amortization of TV program rights. Operating Cash Flow is defined by the
Company as operating income before depreciation and amortization, time brokerage
fees and noncash compensation expenses. Broadcast Cash Flow and Operating Cash
Flow are not measures of liquidity or of performance calculated in accordance
with generally accepted accounting principles, and should be viewed as a
supplement to and not a substitute for the Company's results of operations
presented on the basis of generally accepted accounting principles. The
Company believes that Broadcast Cash Flow and Operating Cash Flow are useful
because they are generally recognized by the broadcasting industry as
measures of performance and are used by analysts who report on the performance
of broadcast companies.
RESULTS OF OPERATIONS
THREE AND SIX MONTHS ENDED AUGUST 31, 1998 COMPARED TO AUGUST 31,
1997
Net broadcasting revenues for the quarter ended August 31, 1998 were $48.2
million compared to $33.9 million for the same quarter of the prior year, an
increase of $14.3 million or 42.3%. Net broadcasting revenues for the six
months ended August 31, 1998 were $83.7 million compared to $62.5 million for
the same period of the prior year, an increase of $21.2 million or 34.0%.
These increases are principally due to the operation of WQCD under a time
brokerage agreement and subsequent acquisition thereof, the acquisition of WTLC
FM and AM, the commencement of operations of Slager Radio and the SF
Acquisition, as well as the ability to realize higher advertising rates at the
Company's broadcasting properties, resulting from higher ratings at certain
broadcasting properties, as well as increases in general radio spending in the
markets in which the Company operates. On a pro forma basis, net broadcasting
revenues increased $5.4 million or 11.0% for the quarter and increased $7.4
million or 7.7% for the six month period.
Broadcasting operating expenses for the quarter ended August 31, 1998 were
$24.0 million compared to $15.3 million for the same quarter of the prior year,
an increase of $8.7 million or 56.8%. Broadcasting operating expenses for the
six months ended August 31, 1998 were $44.1 million compared to $31.5 million
for the same period of the prior year, an increase of $12.6 million or 39.7%.
These increases are primarily attributable to the operation of WQCD under a
time brokerage agreement and subsequent acquisition thereof, the acquisition
of WTLC FM and AM, the commencement of operations of Slager Radio, and the SF
Acquisition. On a pro forma basis, broadcasting operating expenses increased
$3.0 million or 11.9% for the quarter and increased $4.1 million or 7.6% for
the six month period.
Broadcast Cash Flow for the quarter ended August 31, 1998 was $23.6 million
compared to $18.6 million for the same quarter of the prior year, an increase
of $5.0 million or 26.9%. Broadcast Cash Flow for the six months ended August
31, 1998 was $38.9 million compared to $30.9 million for the same period of the
prior year, an increase of $8.0 million or 25.9%. These increases are
principally due to increased net broadcasting revenues offset by increased
broadcasting operating expenses as discussed above. On a pro forma basis,
Broadcast Cash Flow increased $2.1 million or 9.5% for the quarter and
increased $3.1 million or 7.6% for the six month period.
Corporate expenses for the quarter ended August 31, 1998 were $2.0 million
compared to $1.7 million for the same quarter of the prior year, an increase
of $0.3 million or 14.0%. Corporate expenses for the six month period ended
August 31, 1998 were $3.9 million compared to $3.4 million for same period of
the prior year, an increase of $.5 million or 16.4%. These increases are
primarily due to the establishment of a corporate division for publishing and
television.
International business development expenses for the quarter ended August
31, 1998 were $.4 million compared to $.3 million for the same quarter of the
prior year. International business development expenses for the six month
periods ended August 31, 1998 and 1997 were $.6 million. These expenses
reflect costs associated with Emmis International Corporation. The purpose of
this wholly owned subsidiary is to identify, investigate and develop
international broadcast investments or other international business
opportunities. Expenses consist primarily of salaries, travel and various
administrative costs.
Operating Cash Flow for the quarter ended August 31, 1998 was $22.5 million
compared to $16.8 million for the same quarter of the prior year, an increase
of $5.7 million or 33.7%. Operating Cash Flow for the six months ended August
31, 1998 was $37.1 million compared to $27.4 million for the same period of the
prior year, an increase of $9.7 million or 35.5%. These increases are
principally due to increased net broadcasting revenues offset by increased
broadcasting operating expenses, as discussed above, and an increase in
publication and other revenue, net of operating expenses resulting from the
acquisition of TEXAS MONTHLY. On a pro forma basis, Operating Cash Flow
increased $2.0 million or 9.5% for the quarter and increased $3.7 million or
9.8% for the six month period.
Interest expense was $7.1 million for the quarter ended August 31, 1998
compared to $4.4 million for the same quarter of the prior year, an increase
of $2.7 million or 63.0%. Interest expense was $12.6 million for the six
months ended August 31, 1998 compared to $7.0 million for the same period of
the prior year, an increase of $5.6 million or 79.9%. These increases reflect
higher outstanding debt due to the WTLC FM and AM, TEXAS MONTHLY, Slager Radio,
WQCD-FM, and SF acquisitions and an escrow deposit related to the Wabash Valley
acquisition. On a pro forma basis, interest expense increased $.4 million or
3.6% for the quarter and increased $1.2 million or 5.8% for the six month
period.
LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES
The increase in accounts receivable from February 28, 1998 to August 31,
1998 is due to the increase of net broadcasting revenues in the quarter ended
August 31, 1998 compared to the quarter ended February 28, 1998.
In August 1996, Emmis announced its plan to build an office building in
downtown Indianapolis for its corporate office and its Indianapolis operations.
The project is expected to be completed in 1999 for an estimated cost of $32
million, net of reimbursable construction costs of $2 million. This amount
reflects an increase over the original amount due to the acquisition of WTLC
FM and AM, and network and television acquisitions, as well as an increase in
overall staffing. Certain factors such as additional studio costs related to
digital technology and historical landmark requirements may cause the cost of
this project to increase. The Company is funding this project through cash
flow from operating activities.
In the six month period ended August 31, 1998, the Company had capital
expenditures of $16.5 million. These capital expenditures consist primarily
of progress payments in connection with the Indianapolis building project.
In June 1998, Emmis completed the sale of 4.6 million shares of its Class
A Common Stock at $42.00 per share resulting in net proceeds of $182.6 million.
Net proceeds from the offering were used to repay outstanding obligations under
the Credit Facility.
In July 1998, Emmis entered into an amended and restated Credit Facility.
See Note 6 for further discussion.
The Company expects that cash flow from operating activities will be
sufficient to fund all debt service for debt existing at August 31, 1998,
working capital and capital expenditure requirements. To complete the
acquisition of assets from Wabash Valley Broadcasting, the Company will
increase its bank borrowings under its new Credit Facility. As part of its
business strategy, the Company frequently evaluates potential acquisitions of
radio and television stations. In connection with future acquisition
opportunities, the Company may incur additional debt or issue additional equity
or debt securities depending on market conditions and other factors.
YEAR 2000 COMPLIANCE
The Company has completed its assessment phase of year 2000 compliance for
information technology for its radio broadcasting properties, publishing
entities and corporate. It has also completed its assessment of other
equipment, including broadcast equipment, at some radio properties. Year 2000
compliance at newly acquired properties is being assessed. It has been
determined that certain information technology and other equipment is
represented by its vendors to be year 2000 compliant. This technology and
equipment will be tested prior to August 31, 1999. Technology and equipment
that is currently not represented as year 2000 compliant will be
upgraded or replaced, and tested prior to August 31, 1999. In connection with
the Company's move of its corporate and Indianapolis operations to an office
building in downtown Indianapolis, in early 1999, substantially all information
technology and other equipment in the building will be year 2000 compliant.
Given the status of the Company's assessment phase, the Company is in the
process of determining the total cost of remediation relating to year 2000
issues. The Company intends to fund all expenditures relating to year 2000
remediation from current operations. If certain broadcast equipment and
information technology is not year 2000 compliant prior to January 1, 2000, a
station using that equipment or information technology might not be able
to broadcast and process transactions. If this were to occur, temporary
solutions or processes not involving the malfunctioning equipment could be
developed. The Company intends to develop a contingency plan for use of
such temporary solutions.
PART II - OTHER INFORMATION
ITEM 4. SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS
At the annual meeting of the shareholders of the Company held on June
23, 1998, the following matters received the following votes:
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VOTES VOTES
MATTER DESCRIPTION FOR AGAINST ABSTAINING
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1. Election of Directors:
Jeffrey H. Smulyan . . . 9,307,252 - 23,064
Doyle L. Rose . . . . . 9,307,252 - 23,064
Gary L. Kaseff . . . . . 9,307,252 - 23,064
Lawrence B. Sorrel . . . 9,307,252 - 23,064
Susan B. Bayh* . . . . . 9,307,252 - 23,064
Richard A. Leventhal*. . 9,307,252 - 23,064
* Class A Director
2. Approval of the name change
From Emmis Broadcasting
Corporation to Emmis
Communications Corporation. 9,327,902 1,894 520
3. Approval of Appointment of
Auditors . . . . . . . . . 9,927,360 626 2,330
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ITEM 6. EXHIBITS AND REPORTS ON FORM 8-K
EXHIBITS.
The following exhibits are filed or incorporated by reference as a
part of this report:
3.1 Articles of Amendment to Articles of Incorporation
3.2 Amendment to the Amended and Restated Code of By-Laws
10.1 Second Amended and Restated Revolving Credit and Term Loan Agreement
10.2 1st Amendment to the Second Amended and Restated Revolving Credit and
Term Loan Agreement
11 Statements re: Calculations of per share net income
15 Letter re: unaudited interim financial information
27 Financial data schedule (Edgar version only)
REPORTS ON FORM 8-K
The Company filed Form 8-K on June 22, 1998, to report the closing
of its purchase of radio station WQCD-FM in New York City. On July 31,
1998, the Company filed Form 8-K to report the closing of the SF
Acquisition and the change of its name from Emmis Broadcasting
Corporation to Emmis Communications Corporation.
Additionally, the Company filed Form 8-K/A on September 29, 1998,
to include the financial statements of SF Broadcasting of Wisconsin,
Inc. And SF Multistations, Inc. and Subsidiaries as of June 28, 1998 and
December 28, 1997 and pro forma financial information.
SIGNATURES
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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.
EMMIS COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION
Date: October 8, 1998 By: /s/ Howard L. Schrott
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Howard L. Schrott
Vice President(Authorized
Corporate Officer), Chief
Financial Officer and Treasurer
ARTICLES OF AMENDMENT
TO
ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION
OF
EMMIS BROADCASTING CORPORATION
The undersigned officer of Emmis Broadcasting Corporation
(hereinafter referred to as the "Corporation") existing pursuant to
Indiana Business Corporation Law, as amended (hereinafter referred to as
the "Act"), desiring to give notice of corporate action effectuating
amendment of certain provisions of its Articles of Incorporation,
certifies the following facts:
ARTICLE I
AMENDMENTS
Section 1. The date of incorporation of the Corporation is
July 17, 1986.
Section 2. The name of the Corporation following this
amendment to the Articles of Incorporation is Emmis Communications
Corporation.
Section 3. The exact text of Article I of the Articles of
Incorporation is now as follows:
Corporate Name. The name of the
Corporation shall be Emmis
Communications Corporation.
ARTICLE II
MANNER OF ADOPTION AND VOTE
Section 1. Action by Directors. The Board of Directors of the
Corporation duly adopted a resolution proposing to amend the terms and
provisions of Article I of the Articles of Incorporation and directing
a meeting of the Shareholders to be held on June 23, 1998, allowing such
members to vote on the proposed amendment.
Section 2. Action by Shareholders. The Shareholders of the
Corporation entitled to vote in respect of the Articles of Amendment
adopted the proposed Amendment by vote of such Shareholders during the
meeting called by the Board of Directors. The result of such vote was
as follows:
Class A Class B Total
Common Stock Common Stock* Votes**
NUMBER OF OUTSTANDING SHARES ________ 2,560,894 ________
SHARES ENTITLED TO VOTE: ________ 2,560,894 ________
SHARES REPRESENTED AT MEETING ________ 2,560,894 ________
SHARES VOTED IN FAVOR: ________ 2,560,894 ________
SHARES VOTED AGAINST: ________ -0- ________
ABSTENTIONS: ________ -0- ________
* Pursuant to the Articles of Incorporation, each share of Class B
Common Stock is entitled to ten votes per share. Share data listed in
this column should be multiplied by ten to determine the number of
actual votes cast.
** Share data listed in this column reflects the number of actual
votes, counting each Class B share as ten votes.
Section 3. Compliance with Legal Requirements. The manner of
adoption of the Articles of Amendment and the vote by which they were
adopted constitute full legal compliance with the provisions of the Act,
the Articles of Incorporation, and the By-Laws of the Corporation.
Executed this 23rd day of June, 1998.
Jeffrey H. Smulyan, President and CEO
ART.WPD
AMENDMENT TO THE
AMENDED AND RESTATED CODE OF BY-LAWS
(Adopted June 23, 1998)
SECTION 1.1 OF THE CORPORATION'S AMENDED AND RESTATED CODE OF
BY-LAWS IS AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1.1. Name. The name of the Corporation is
Emmis Communications Corporation (hereinafter referred to as
the "Corporation").
THE TITLE OF THE AMENDED AND RESTATED CODE OF BY-LAWS IS AMENDED
TO REFLECT THE CHANGE OF THE NAME OF THE CORPORATION TO EMMIS
COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION.
SECTION 4.5.1 OF THE AMENDED AND RESTATED CODE OF BY-LAWS IS
AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS:
Section 4.5.1. Radio Division President. The Radio
Division President, if one is elected, shall have general
active management of all radio operations of the
Corporation. He may execute and deliver, in the name of the
Corporation, any deeds, mortgages, bonds, contracts, or
other instruments pertaining to the business of the
Corporation unless the authority to execute and deliver is
required by law to be exercised by another person or is
delegated by the Articles or By-Laws or by the Board of
Directors to some other officer or agent of the Corporation.
He shall have such other duties as may be prescribed from
time to time by the Board of Directors.
A NEW SECTION 4.5.3 IS INSERTED INTO THE AMENDED AND RESTATED
CODE OF BY-LAWS TO READ AS FOLLOWS:
Section 4.5.3. Television Division President. The
Television Division President, if one is elected, shall have
general active management of all television operations of
the Corporation. He may execute and deliver, in the name of
the Corporation, any deeds, mortgages, bonds, contracts, or
other instruments pertaining to the business of the
Corporation unless the authority to execute and deliver is
required by law to be exercised by another person or is
delegated by the Articles or By-Laws or by the Board of
Directors to some other officer or agent of the Corporation.
He shall have such other duties as may be prescribed from
time to time by the Board of Directors.
SECTION 4.6 OF THE AMENDED AND RESTATED CODE OF BY-LAWS IS
AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS:
Section 4.6. Executive Vice Presidents and other Vice
Presidents. The Executive Vice Presidents and other Vice
Presidents shall have such powers and shall perform such
duties as may be specified in these By-Laws or prescribed by
the Board of Directors or the President. Any Executive Vice
President may execute and deliver, in the name of the
Corporation, any deeds, mortgages, bonds, contracts, or
other instruments pertaining to the business of the
Corporation unless the authority to execute and deliver is
required by law to be exercised by another person or is
delegated by the Articles or By-Laws or by the Board of
Directors to some other officer or agent of the Corporation.
SECTION 4.12 OF THE AMENDED AND RESTATED CODE OF BY-LAWS IS
AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS:
Section 4.12. Delegation of Authority. In the event
of the absence or disability of the President, the Radio
Division President, the Television Division President, the
Executive Vice Presidents and other Vice Presidents shall
succeed to the President's power and duties in the order
designated by the Board of Directors or the President. In
the case of the absence of any officer or for any other
reason that the Board of Directors may deem sufficient, the
Board of Directors may delegate the powers or duties of such
officer to any other officer or to any Director, for the
time being, provided a majority of the entire Board of
Directors concurs therein.
BYLAW.WPD
SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED
REVOLVING CREDIT
AND
TERM LOAN AGREEMENT
Dated as of July 16, 1998
Among
EMMIS COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION
(F/K/A EMMIS BROADCASTING CORPORATION)
as Borrower,
THE FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
NOW OR HEREAFTER PARTIES HERETO,
TORONTO DOMINION (TEXAS), INC.,
as Administrative Agent,
BANKBOSTON, N.A.,
as Documentation Agent,
and
FIRST UNION NATIONAL BANK,
as Syndication Agent
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1. DEFINITIONS AND RULES OF INTERPRETATION.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1
1.1. Definitions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1
1.2. Rules of Interpretation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
2. THE REVOLVING CREDIT FACILITY.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
2.1. Tranche A. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
2.1.1 Commitment to Lend.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
2.1.2 Commitment Fee.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
2.1.3 Reduction of Tranche A Commitment Amount.. . . . . . . . 27
2.1.4 The Tranche A Notes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
2.2. Tranche C. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
2.2.1. Commitment to Lend. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
2.2.2. Commitment Fee. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
2.2.3. Reduction of Tranche C Commitment.. . . . . . . . . . . 30
2.2.4. The Tranche C Notes.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
2.3. Interest on Revolving Credit Loans.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
2.4. Requests for Revolving Credit Loans. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
2.5. Conversion Options.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
2.5.1Conversion to Different Type of Revolving Credit Loan... .31
2.5.2Continuation of Type of Revolving Credit Loan.. . . . . . 32
2.5.3Eurodollar Rate Loans.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
2.6. Funds for Revolving Credit Loans.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
2.6.1Funding Procedures. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
2.6.2Advances by Administrative Agent. . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
3. THE TERM LOANS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
3.1. Tranche B Term Loan. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
3.1.1.Tranche B Term Loan. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
3.1.2.The Tranche B Term Notes.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
3.2. Fund Tranche Term Loan.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
3.2.1.Fund Tranche Term Loan.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
3.2.2.Fund Tranche Term Notes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
3.3. Tranche C Term Loan. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
3.3.1.Tranche C Term Loan. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
3.3.2.The Tranche C Term Notes.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
3.4. Mandatory Payments.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
3.4.1.Schedule of Installment Payments of Principal of
Tranche B Term Loan. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
3.4.2.Schedule of Installment Payments of Principal of
Fund Tranche Term Loan.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
3.4.3.Schedule of Installment Payments of Principal of
Tranche C Term Loan. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
3.5. Interest on Term Loans.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
3.5.1.Interest Rates.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
3.5.2.Notification by Borrower.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
3.5.3.Amounts, etc.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
4. PREPAYMENTS OF LOANS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
4.1. Optional Repayments of Revolving Credit Loans. . . . . . . . . 39
4.2Optional Prepayment of Term Loans.. . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
4.3 Mandatory Repayments of Loans. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
5. LETTERS OF CREDIT.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
5.1. Letter of Credit Commitments. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
5.1.1.Commitment to Issue Letters of Credit. . . . . . . . . . 42
5.1.2.Letter of Credit Applications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
5.1.3.Terms of Letters of Credit.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
5.1.4.Reimbursement Obligations of Banks.. . . . . . . . . . . 43
5.1.5.Participations of Banks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
5.2. Reimbursement Obligation of the Borrower.. . . . . . . . . . . 43
5.3. Letter of Credit Payments. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
5.3.1.Obligations Absolute.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
5.4. Reliance by Issuer.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
5.5. Letter of Credit Fee.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
6. CERTAIN GENERAL PROVISIONS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
6.1. Fees.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
6.2. Funds for Payments.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
6.2.1.Payments to Administrative Agent.. . . . . . . . . . . . 46
6.2.2.No Offset, etc.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
6.2.3.Withholding Tax Exemption. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
6.3. Computations.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
6.4. Inability to Determine Eurodollar Rate.. . . . . . . . . . . . 47
6.5. Illegality.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
6.6. Additional Costs, Etc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
6.7. Capital Adequacy.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
6.8. Certificate. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
6.9. Indemnity. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
6.10.Interest After Default.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
7. SECURITY AND GUARANTIES.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
7.1. Security of Borrower.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
7.2. Guaranties and Security of Subsidiaries. . . . . . . . . . . . 51
8. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
8.1. Corporate Authority. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
8.1.1.Incorporation; Good Standing.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
8.1.2.Authorization. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
8.1.3.Enforceability.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
8.2. Governmental Approvals.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
8.3. Title to Properties; Leases. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
8.4. Financial Statements and Projections.. . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
8.4.1.Financial Statements.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
8.4.2.Projections. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
8.5. No Material Changes, Etc.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
8.6. Franchises, Patents, Copyrights, Etc.. . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
8.7. Litigation.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
8.8. No Materially Adverse Contracts, Etc.. . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
8.9. Compliance With Other Instruments, Laws, Etc.. . . . . . . . . 54
8.10.Tax Status.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
8.11.No Event of Default. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
8.12.HoldCo, Investment Company and Communications Acts.. . . . . . 55
8.13.Absence of Financing Statements, Etc.. . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
8.14.Perfection of Security Interest. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
8.15.Certain Transactions.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
8.16.Employee Benefit Plans.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
8.16.1.In General. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
8.16.2.Terminability of Welfare Plans. . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
8.16.3.Guaranteed Pension Plans. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
8.16.4.Multiemployer Plans.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
8.17.Use of Proceeds; Regulations U and X.. . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
8.18.Environmental Compliance.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
8.19.Subsidiaries, etc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
8.20.Bank Accounts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
8.21.Licenses and Approvals.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
8.22.Material Agreements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
8.23.Year 2000 Compliance.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
9. AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS OF THE BORROWER.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
9.1. Punctual Payment.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
9.2. Maintenance of Office. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
9.3. Records and Accounts.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
9.4. Financial Statements, Certificates and Information.. . . . . . 60
9.5. Notices. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
9.5.1.Defaults.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
9.5.2.Environmental Events.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
9.5.3.Notification of Claims against Collateral. . . . . . . . 62
9.5.4.Notice of Litigation and Judgments.. . . . . . . . . . . 63
9.6. Corporate Existence; Business Activity; Maintenance of
Properties.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
9.7. Insurance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
9.8. Taxes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
9.9. Inspection of Properties and Books, Etc. . . . . . . . . . . . 64
9.9.1.General. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
9.9.2.Appraisals.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
9.9.3.Environmental Assessments. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
9.9.4.Communication with Accountants.. . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
9.10.Compliance with Laws, Contracts, Licenses, and Permits.. . . . 65
9.11.Employee Benefit Plans.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
9.12.Use of Proceeds. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
9.13.Additional Collateral. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
9.14.Interest Rate Protection.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
9.15.Further Assurances.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
10. CERTAIN NEGATIVE COVENANTS OF THE BORROWER. . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
10.1.Restrictions on Indebtedness.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
10.2.Restrictions on Liens. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
10.3.Restrictions on Investments. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
10.4.Restricted Payments. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
10.5.Mergers, Acquisitions, Dispositions of Assets. . . . . . . . . 73
10.6.Sale and Leaseback.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
10.7.Compliance with Environmental Laws.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
10.8.Employee Benefit Plans.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
10.9.Subsidiary Distributions.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
10.10 HoldCo.; Emmis Pledge Corporation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
11. FINANCIAL COVENANTS OF THE BORROWER.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
11.1.Consolidated Operating Cash Flow to Consolidated
Total Interest Expense. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
11.2.Leverage Ratio.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
11.3.Pro Forma Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio. . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
11.5.Senior Leverage Ratio. The Borrower and the . . . . . . . . . 79
12. CLOSING CONDITIONS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
12.1.Loan Documents.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
12.2.Certified Copies of Charter Documents. . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
12.3.Corporate Action.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
12.4.Incumbency Certificate.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
12.5.Financial Condition. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
12.6.Validity of Liens. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
12.7.Perfection Certificates and UCC Search Results.. . . . . . . . 80
12.8.Taxes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
12.9.Title Insurance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
12.10 Landlord; Lessor Consents.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
12.11 Certificates of Insurance.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
12.12.Opinions of Counsel.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
12.13.Payment of Fees.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
12.14.Assignment and Acceptance.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
12.15.Disbursement Instructions.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
12.16.FCC Licenses; Third Party Consents. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
12.17.Accountant's Letter.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
12.18.SF Broadcasting.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
12.19.New Equity. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
13. CONDITIONS TO ALL BORROWINGS; CONDITIONS TO INITIAL
TRANCHE C BORROWING. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
13.1.Representations True; No Event of Default. . . . . . . . . . . 83
13.2.No Legal Impediment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
13.3.Governmental Regulation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
13.4.Proceedings and Documents. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
13.5.Initial Tranche C Borrowing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
14. WABASH VALLEY BROADCASTING ACQUISITION CLOSING CONDITIONS.. . . . .
84
15. EVENTS OF DEFAULT; ACCELERATION; ETC. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
15.1.Events of Default and Acceleration.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
15.2.Termination of Commitments.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
15.3.Remedies.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
15.4.Distribution of Collateral Proceeds. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
16. ADDITIONAL FINANCING. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
16.1.Commitment Amount. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
16.2.Commitment Percentages.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
16.3.Notes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
17. SETOFF. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
18. THE AGENTS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
18.1.Authorization. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
18.2.Employees and Agents.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
18.3.No Liability.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
18.4.No Representations.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
18.5.Payments.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
18.5.1. Payments to Administrative Agent.. . . . . . . . . . . 95
18.5.2. Distribution by Administrative Agent.. . . . . . . . . 95
18.5.3. Delinquent Banks.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
18.6.Holders of Notes.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
18.7.Indemnity. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
18.8.Agents as Bank.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
18.9.Resignation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
18.10.Notification of Defaults and Events of Default. . . . . . . . 97
18.11.Delegation of Duties. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
18.12.Documentation Agent and Syndication Agent.. . . . . . . . . . 97
19. EXPENSES. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
20. INDEMNIFICATION.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
21. SURVIVAL OF COVENANTS, ETC. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
22. ASSIGNMENT AND PARTICIPATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
22.1.Conditions to Assignment by Banks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
22.2.Certain Representations and Warranties; Limitations; Covenants100
22.3.Register.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .101
22.4.New Notes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .101
22.5.Participations.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .101
22.6.Disclosure.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .102
22.7.Assignee or Participant Affiliated with the Borrower.. . . . .102
22.8.Miscellaneous Assignment Provisions. . . . . . . . . . . . . .102
22.9.Assignment by Borrower.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .103
23. NOTICES, ETC. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .103
24. GOVERNING LAW.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .103
25. HEADINGS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .104
26. COUNTERPARTS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .104
27. ENTIRE AGREEMENT, ETC.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .104
28. WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .104
29. CONSENTS, AMENDMENTS, WAIVERS, ETC. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .104
30. TRANSITIONAL ARRANGEMENTS.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .105
30.1.Existing Credit Agreement Superseded.. . . . . . . . . . . . .106
30.2.Fees Under Existing Credit Agreement.. . . . . . . . . . . . .106
31. FCC APPROVAL. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .106
32. SEVERABILITY. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .106
SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED
REVOLVING CREDIT
AND
TERM LOAN AGREEMENT
This SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED REVOLVING CREDIT AND TERM LOAN
AGREEMENT is made as of the 16th day of July, 1998, by and among (a) EMMIS
COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION (f/k/a/ EMMIS Broadcasting Corporation), an Indiana
corporation (the "Borrower"), (b) the lending institutions listed on Schedule
1 hereto, (c) TORONTO DOMININION (TEXAS), INC., a Delaware corporation, as
administrative agent (the "Administrative Agent"), (d) BANKBOSTON, N.A., a
national banking association, as documentation agent (the "Documentation
Agent"), (e) FIRST UNION NATIONAL BANK, a national banking association, as
syndication agent (the "Syndication Agent") and (f) such other lending
institutions which may become parties hereto from time to time and which are
identified on Schedule 1 hereto.
WITNESSETH
WHEREAS, pursuant to that certain Amended and Restated Revolving Credit
and Term Loan Agreement, dated as of July 1, 1997 (as amended from time to
time, the "Existing Credit Agreement"), by and among the Borrower, the lending
institutions party thereto (the "Existing Banks"), and BankBoston, N.A., as
Managing Agent, the Existing Banks have made available certain financing to
the Borrower upon the terms and conditions contained therein;
WHEREAS, the Borrower has requested, among other things, additional
financing and the Banks (as defined below) are willing to provide such
financing on the terms and conditions set forth herein to replace the Existing
Credit Agreement;
NOW THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing premises and the mutual
covenants contained herein, the Borrower, the Banks, the Administrative Agent,
the Documentation Agent and the Syndication Agent agree that as of the Closing
Date (as defined below), the Existing Credit Agreement shall be amended and
restated in its entirety as set forth herein:
1. DEFINITIONS AND RULES OF INTERPRETATION.
1.1. Definitions.
The following terms shall have the meanings set forth in this Section
1 or elsewhere in the provisions of this Credit Agreement referred to below:
Administrative Agent. Toronto Dominion (Texas), Inc., in its capacity
as administrative agent hereunder.
Administrative Agent's Head Office. The Administrative Agent's head
office located at 909 Fannin, Suite 1700, Houston, Texas 77010 or at such
other location as the Administrative Agent may designate from time to time.
Affiliate. With respect to the Borrower or a Bank, as the context
indicates any Person that would be considered to be an affiliate of the
Borrower or such Bank, as applicable, under Rule 144(a) of the Rules and
Regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission, as in effect on the
date hereof, if the Borrower or such Bank, as applicable, were issuing
securities and with respect to any Bank, a Related Fund.
Agents. The Administrative Agent, the Syndication Agent and the
Documentation Agent.
Agents' Special Counsel. Bingham Dana LLP or such other counsel as may
be approved by each of the Agents.
Aggregate Facilities Commitment. As of any date, the amount equal to
the sum of (a) the aggregate principal amounts of the Term Loans outstanding
on such date, plus (b) the Total Commitment as of such date.
Applicable Margin. (a) With respect to any Loans, other than Fund
Tranche Term Loans, for any fiscal quarter of the Borrower and each Type of
Loan, the applicable percentage set forth below opposite the Leverage Ratio
determined as at the last day of the most recently ended period of four (4)
consecutive fiscal quarters for which the Borrower has delivered financial
statements pursuant to Section 9.4(b) hereof:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Base Rate Eurodollar Rate
Leverage Applicable Applicable
Ratio Margin Margin
--------- ---------- ------------
<S> <C> <C>
Greater than or equal
to 7..00:1.00 1.500% 2.500%
Less than 7.00:1.00
but greater than
or equal to 6.75:1.00 1.250% 2.250%
Less than 6.75:1.00
but greater than
or equal to 6.50:1.00 1.000% 2.000%
Less than 6.50:1.00
but greater than
or equal to 6.00:1.00 0.750% 1.750%
Less than 6.00:1:00
but greater than
or equal to 5.50:1.00 0.375% 1.250%
Less than 5.50:1:00
but greater than
or equal to 5.00:1.00 0.125% 1.000%
Less than 5.00:1.00
but greater than
or equal to 4.50:1.0 0.000% 0.750%
Less than 4.50:1.00 0.000% 0.500%
</TABLE>
(b) With respect to any Fund Tranche Term Loans, for any fiscal quarter
of the Borrower and each Type of Loan, the applicable percentage set forth
below opposite the Leverage Ratio determined as at the last day of the most
recently ended period of four (4) consecutive fiscal quarters for which the
Borrower has delivered financial statements pursuant to Section 9.4(b) hereof:
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
Base Rate Eurodollar Rate
Leverage Applicable Applicable
Ratio Margin Margin
------ ---------- -----------
<S> <C> <C>
Greater than or equal
to 7.00:1.00 1.750% 2.750%
Less than 7.00:1.00
but greater than
or equal to 6.75:1.00 1.500% 2.500%
Less than 6.75:1:00
but greater than
or equal to 5.00:1.00 1.375% 2.375%
Less than 5.00:1.00 1.125% 2.125%
</TABLE>
(c) Notwithstanding any of the foregoing, if the Borrower's financial
statements are not furnished to the Banks pursuant to Section 9.4(b) within
five (5) Business Days after the relevant period of time specified in
Section 9.4 therefor, the Applicable Margin with respect to each Type of Loan
shall be the highest Applicable Margin set forth above for Loans in such
Tranche during the period commencing on the date such statements are due and
(provided that such financial statements are subsequently furnished to the
Banks) ending on the date two (2) days following the delivery to the
Administrative Agent of such financial statements. If at any time the
financial statements furnished to the Banks pursuant to Section 9.4 hereof
indicate that the actual Leverage Ratio for any period, was higher than the
Leverage Ratio previously reported for such period, then the Borrower shall,
promptly, but in any event no less than five (5) days after delivery of such
financial statements, retroactively pay to the Banks the difference (if any)
between the interest rate calculated using the Applicable Margin based on the
actual Leverage Ratio and the interest rate calculated using the Applicable
Margin based on the Leverage Ratio as previously reported.
(d) Notwithstanding any of the foregoing, with respect to any Loans,
other than Fund Tranche Term Loans, for the first six months following the
Closing Date, the Applicable Margin shall be the greater of (a) the Applicable
Margin calculated by reference to the Leverage Ratio as set forth above or (b)
1.250% for Base Rate Loans and 2.250% for LIBOR Rate Loans.
Arrangers. Collectively, TD Securities (USA) Inc., First Union Capital
Markets, a Division of Wheat First Securities, Inc. and BancBoston Securities
Inc.
Assignment and Acceptance. See Section 22.1 hereof.
Balance Sheet Date. February 28, 1998.
Banks. Collectively, (a) the lending institutions listed on Schedule 1
hereto, (b) any other Person who becomes an assignee of any rights and
obligations of any Bank pursuant to Section 22 hereof and (c) any other Person
who becomes a party hereto by executing and delivering to the Administrative
Agent an Instrument of Accession pursuant to Section 16 hereof.
Base Rate. The higher of (a) the annual rate of interest announced from
time to time by the Administrative Agent's Head Office in, as its "prime
rate", and (b) one-half of one percent (0.50%) above the Federal Funds
Effective Rate. For the purposes of this definition, "Federal Funds Effective
Rate" shall mean, for any day, the rate per annum equal to the weighted
average of the rates on overnight federal funds transactions with members of
the Federal Reserve System arranged by federal funds brokers, as published for
such day (or if such day is not a Business Day, for the next preceding
Business Day) by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, or, if such rate is not
so published for any day that is a Business Day, the average of the quotations
for such day on such transactions received by the Administrative Agent from
three funds brokers of recognized standing selected by the Administrative
Agent.
Base Rate Loans. Revolving Credit Loans and all or any portions of the
Term Loans bearing interest calculated by reference to the Base Rate.
BKB. BankBoston, N.A., a national banking association.
Borrower. As defined in the preamble hereto.
Borrower Security Agreement. The Second Amended and Restated Security
Agreement, dated as of the date hereof, as the same may be amended from time
to time hereafter, between the Borrower and the Administrative Agent, in form
and substance satisfactory to the Banks and the Administrative Agent.
Borrower Stock Pledge Agreement. The Second Amended and Restated Stock
Pledge Agreement, dated as of the date hereof, as the same may be amended from
time to time hereafter, between the Borrower and the Administrative Agent, in
form and substance satisfactory to the Banks and the Administrative Agent.
Business Day. Any day on which banking institutions in Houston, Texas
and New York, New York are open for the transaction of banking business and,
in the case of Eurodollar Rate Loans, also a day which is a Eurodollar
Business Day.
Capital Assets. Fixed assets, both tangible (such as land, buildings,
fixtures, machinery and equipment) and intangible (such as patents,
copyrights, trademarks, franchises, licenses and good will); provided that
Capital Assets shall not include any item customarily charged directly to
expense or depreciated over a useful life of twelve (12) months or less in
accordance with generally accepted accounting principles.
Capital Expenditures. Amounts paid or indebtedness incurred by the
Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries (other than Excluded Subsidiaries) in
connection with the purchase or lease by the Borrower or any of its
Subsidiaries of Capital Assets that would be required to be capitalized and
shown on the balance sheet of such Person in accordance with generally
accepted accounting principles.
Capitalized Leases. Leases under which the Borrower or any of its
Subsidiaries (other than Excluded Subsidiaries) is the lessee or obligor, the
discounted future rental payment obligations under which are required to be
capitalized on the balance sheet of the lessee or obligor in accordance with
generally accepted accounting principles.
CERCLA. See Section 8.18 hereof.
Closing Date. The first date on which the conditions set forth in
Section 12 hereof have been satisfied and any Revolving Credit Loan or Term
Loan is to be made hereunder.
Code. The Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
Collateral. All of the properties, assets, rights and interests of the
Borrower and each of its Subsidiaries that are or are intended to be subject
to the security interests and mortgages created by the Security Documents.
Collateral Assignments of Contracts. Collectively, each collateral
assignment of contracts entered into by the Borrower and/or certain of its
Subsidiaries pursuant to Sections 10.5(c) and 10.5(h) hereof.
Collateral Assignments of Leases. Collectively, the several Collateral
Assignment of Station Leases and the several Collateral Assignment of Station
Tower Leases identified on Schedule 1.1(a) hereof, each dated as of the date
hereof, as the same may be amended from time to time hereafter, from the
Borrower and/or certain of its Subsidiaries to the Administrative Agent with
respect to the non-recorded leasehold interests of the Borrower and such
Subsidiaries in the Stations and the Station towers.
Collateral Assignment of Partnership Interests. The Amended and
Restated Collateral Assignment of Partnership Interests, dated as of the date
hereof, as the same may be amended from time to time hereafter, among certain
Subsidiaries of the Borrower, on the one hand, and the Administrative Agent
on the other hand, in form and substance satisfactory to the Banks and the
Administrative Agent.
Commitment. The agreement of each Bank, subject to the terms and
conditions of this Credit Agreement, to make Loans to, and to participate in
the issuance, renewal and extension of Letters of Credit for the account of,
the Borrower.
Commitment Percentage. With respect to each Bank and each of the
Tranche A Loans, the Tranche B Loan, the Tranche C Loans (or after the Tranche
C Conversion Date, the Tranche C Term Loan), the Fund Tranche Term Loan, the
Tranche A Commitment Amount, and the Tranche C Commitment Amount, the
respective percentages set forth on Schedule 1 as such Bank's percentage of
the Loans made in each Tranche or of such Bank's share of the Tranche A
Commitment Amount or Tranche C Commitment Amount as the case may be.
Common Stock. The Common Stock of the Borrower, par value $.01 per
share.
Communications Act. The Communications Act of 1934, as amended, and the
rules and regulations of the FCC thereunder as now or hereafter in effect.
Consolidated or consolidated. With reference to any term defined
herein, shall mean that term as applied to the accounts of the Borrower and
its Subsidiaries, consolidated in accordance with generally accepted
accounting principles.
Consolidated Broadcast Cash Flow. For any period, the sum of
Consolidated Operating Cash Flow for such period plus Corporate Overhead for
such period.
Consolidated Current Assets. As of any date, all assets of the Borrower
and its Subsidiaries (other than Excluded Subsidiaries) on a consolidated
basis that, in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles, are
properly classified as current assets as of such date, but excluding cash or
cash equivalents.
Consolidated Current Liabilities. As of any date, all liabilities of
the Borrower and its Subsidiaries (other than Excluded Subsidiaries) on a
consolidated basis maturing on demand or within one (1) year from such date,
and such other liabilities as of such date as may properly be classified as
current liabilities in accordance with generally accepted accounting
principles.
Consolidated Excess Cash Flow. With respect to the Borrower and its
Subsidiaries, other than Excluded Subsidiaries, and any particular fiscal
period, an amount equal to (a) Consolidated Operating Cash Flow for such
period less (b) the sum of (i) Consolidated Total Interest Expense for such
period, plus (ii) any mandatory repayments (whether scheduled or otherwise)
of principal on any Indebtedness of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries
paid or due and payable during such period, plus (iii) any voluntary
repayments of principal of the Revolving Credit Loans to the extent that such
repayments were accompanied by permanent reductions in the Total Commitment
in like amount, plus (iv) cash payments made during such period on account of
Capital Expenditures, plus (v) cash taxes paid during such period, plus
(vi) the excess of Consolidated Working Capital as at the last day of such
period over Consolidated Working Capital as at the first day of such period,
if positive, plus (vii) $5,000,000 plus (c) the excess of Consolidated Working
Capital as at the first day of such period over Consolidated Working Capital
as at the last day of such period, if positive.
Consolidated Net Income. For any period, the consolidated net income
of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, other than Excluded Subsidiaries, for
such period, after deduction of all expenses, taxes, and other proper charges
for such period, determined in accordance with generally accepted accounting
principles, after eliminating therefrom (a) all extraordinary nonrecurring
gains or losses, including, without limitation, any gains (or losses) from any
Sale of any Station or other assets, (b) non-cash dividends or non-cash
Distributions received from Investments, (c) income and expenses arising from
or in connection with Trades and other non-cash credits to Consolidated Net
Income and (d) Programming Cash Payments, in each case to the extent otherwise
included in consolidated net income for such period.
Consolidated Operating Cash Flow. For any period, an amount equal to
(a) the sum of (i) Consolidated Net Income for such period, plus (ii)
depreciation, amortization (including Programming Amortization Expense) and
all other non-cash charges for such period deducted from Consolidated Net
Income, plus (iii) to the extent deducted in the calculation of Consolidated
Net Income, Consolidated Total Interest Expense and taxes paid or payable for
such period by the Borrower and its Subsidiaries (other than Excluded
Subsidiaries) on a consolidated basis, less (b) (i) Corporate Overhead for
such period to the extent not deducted in the calculation of Consolidated Net
Income and (ii) Programming Cash Payments. For purposes of calculating
Consolidated Operating Cash Flow for any period, any Permitted Acquisition or
Sale of assets of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries which occurred
during such period shall be deemed to have occurred immediately prior to the
beginning of such period and any indebtedness incurred or repaid, as the case
may be, in connection with any such Permitted Acquisition or Sale shall be
deemed to have been incurred or repaid at the beginning of such period, with
Consolidated Net Income and Consolidated Total Interest Expense adjusted
accordingly; provided that, with respect to any such Permitted Acquisition,
Consolidated Net Income shall be increased by (i) the amount of any
pre-acquisition management fees paid during such period in connection with the
operation of any Station subject to such Permitted Acquisition to the extent
such fees are not payable after such acquisition, (ii) the amount of any bad
debt reserve adjustment associated with any accounts receivable on the books
of such acquired Station on the date of acquisition thereof to the extent that
such accounts receivable are not acquired by the Borrower or any of such
Subsidiaries, (iii) the amount of any bad debt reserve adjustment associated
with any accounts receivable on the books of such acquired Station on the date
of acquisition thereof and which are acquired by the Borrower or any of such
Subsidiaries to the extent such bad debt reserve adjustment exceeds the amount
the Borrower would have reserved with respect to such accounts receivable in
accordance with its customary reserve practices; and (iv) for any period prior
to the occurrence of the SF Broadcasting Acquisition or Wabash Valley
Broadcasting Acquisition, as the case may be, which is included in the period
for which Consolidated Operating Cash Flow is then being calculated, pro forma
expense reductions reasonably anticipated by the Borrower to be realized after
the SF Broadcasting Acquisition or Wabash Valley Broadcasting Acquisition, as
the case may be, and which were otherwise deducted from Consolidated Operating
Cash Flow, provided that such pro forma expense reductions which are added
back to the Consolidated Operating Cash Flow shall not exceed the amount set
forth below for any period of five (5) consecutive fiscal quarters ending on
the dates set forth below:
Period Ending Maximum Pro Forma Expense Reduction
--------------- -------------------------------------
May 31, 1998 $2,600,000
August 31, 1998 $2,600,000
November 30,1998 $1,950,000
February 28, 1999 $1,300,000
May 31, 1999 $650,000
Consolidated Total Interest Expense. For any period, the sum of (a) the
aggregate amount of interest required to be paid or accrued by HoldCo, the
Borrower, or any of its Subsidiaries (other than Excluded Subsidiaries) during
such period on all Indebtedness of HoldCo, the Borrower, or any of its
Subsidiaries (other than Excluded Subsidiaries) outstanding during all or any
part of such period, whether such interest was or is required to be reflected
as an item of expense or capitalized (provided that, if such interest is
capitalized, only the portion amortized for such period shall be included as
interest for such period), including, without limitation, payments consisting
of interest in respect of Capitalized Leases, Letter of Credit Fees,
commitment fees payable pursuant to this Credit Agreement and similar fees
payable in connection with other Indebtedness, plus (b) all scheduled monthly
fees payable in connection with LMA agreements or time brokerage agreements.
For purposes of determining the Consolidated Total Interest Expense for any
period, a portion of which falls prior to and includes the Closing Date, the
Consolidated Total Interest Expense for the portion of such period prior to
and including the Closing Date (the "Pro-Forma Period") shall be determined
as if (a) the Total Funded Debt outstanding as of the Closing Date and after
giving effect to the funding of the Loans, the issuance of the Letters of
Credit and the application of the Loan proceeds on the Closing Date was
outstanding throughout the Pro-Forma Period, (b) the interest rate payable
with respect to any particular item of Total Funded Debt during the Pro-Forma
Period was at all times during the Pro-Forma Period equal to the interest rate
payable on such item of Total Funded Debt on and as of the Closing Date, and
any commitment fees and Letter of Credit Fees applicable on the Closing Date
were applicable at all times during the Pro Forma Period, and (c) all such
interest was payable on a periodic basis throughout the Pro-Forma Period in
a manner consistent with the terms of the instruments governing such Total
Funded Debt as of the Closing Date. For purposes of determining the
Consolidated Total Interest Expenses for any period, any Permitted Acquisition
or Sale of assets of the Borrower or its Subsidiaries which occurred during
such period as permitted pursuant to Section 10.5 hereof shall be deemed to
have occurred immediately prior to such period, and Consolidated Total
Interest Expense shall be determined as if (i) any Indebtedness incurred in
connection with such Permitted Acquisition or repaid in connection with such
Sale was incurred or repaid, as the case may be, immediately prior to such
period and (ii) the interest rate payable with respect to any increase in
Indebtedness in connection with such Permitted Acquisition which was
outstanding during all or any part of such period was at all times equal to
the rate of interest payable with respect to such Indebtedness on the last day
of the period for which Consolidated Total Interest Expense is to be
determined or if earlier, the last day on which such Indebtedness was
outstanding.
Consolidated Working Capital. As of any date, the excess of
Consolidated Current Assets over Consolidated Current Liabilities as of such
date.
Conversion Request. A notice given by the Borrower to the
Administrative Agent of the Borrower's election to convert or continue a Loan
in accordance with Section 2.5 or 3.5.2 hereof.
Copyright Notice. The Second Amended and Restated Memorandum of Grant
of Security Interest in Copyrights, dated as of the date hereof, as the same
may be amended from time to time hereafter, made by the Borrower in favor of
the Administrative Agent, in form and substance satisfactory to the Banks and
the Administrative Agent.
Corporate Overhead. For any period, that portion of the cash overhead
expenses of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, other than Excluded
Subsidiaries, on a consolidated basis, for such period which are not directly
allocable to the operations of any of the Stations and other operating assets
of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, other than Excluded Subsidiaries,
calculated on a basis consistent with past financial statements of the
Borrower, including, without duplication, the amount of salaries and bonuses
paid to the management of the Borrower.
CPF Letter of Credit. That certain Letter of Credit issued by The
Toronto Dominion Bank for the account of the Borrower and the benefit of the
New York City District Council of Carpenters Pension Fund in the face amount
of $1,086,925.
Credit Agreement. This Second Amended and Restated Revolving Credit and
Term Loan Agreement, including the Schedules and Exhibits hereto.
Default. See Section 15 hereof.
Distribution. The declaration or payment of any dividend (whether in
cash or otherwise) on or in respect of any shares of any class of capital
stock of any Person, other than dividends payable solely in shares of common
stock of such Person; the purchase, redemption, or other retirement of any
shares of any class of capital stock of any Person, directly or indirectly
through a Subsidiary or otherwise; the return of capital by any Person to its
shareholders as such; or any other distribution on or in respect of any shares
of any class of capital stock of any Person.
Documentation Agent. As defined in the preamble hereto.
Dollars or $. Dollars in lawful currency of the United States of
America.
Domestic Lending Office. Initially, the office of each Bank designated
as such in Schedule 1 hereto; thereafter, such other office of such Bank, if
any, located within the United States of America that will be making or
maintaining Base Rate Loans.
Drawdown Date. The date on which any Revolving Credit Loan or Term Loan
is made or is to be made, and the date on which any Revolving Credit Loan is
converted from one Type of Loan to another or continued as a particular Type
of Loan in accordance with Section 2.5 hereof, or all or any portion of the
Term Loans is converted from one Type of Loan to another or continued as a
particular Type of Loan in accordance with Section 3.5.2 hereof.
Eligible Assignee. Any of (a) a commercial bank or finance company
organized under the laws of the United States of America, any State thereof
or the District of Columbia, and having total assets in excess of
$1,000,000,000; (b) a savings and loan association or savings bank organized
under the laws of the United States of America, any State thereof or the
District of Columbia, and having a net worth of at least $100,000,000,
calculated in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles; (c)
a commercial bank organized under the laws of any other country which is a
member of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (the
"OECD"), or a political subdivision of any such country, and having total
assets in excess of $1,000,000,000; provided that, such bank is acting through
a branch or agency located in the country in which it is organized or another
country which is also a member of the OECD; (d) the central bank of any
country which is a member of the OECD; (e) any mutual fund, insurance company
or investment fund that is an "accredited investor" (as defined in Regulation
D of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended), (f) any Affiliate of a Bank
which Bank is already a party hereto and (g) any other bank, insurance
company, commercial finance company or other financial institution approved
by the Administrative Agent, and so long as no Event of Default has occurred
and is then continuing, the Borrower, such approval not to be unreasonably
withheld.
Employee Benefit Plan. Any employee benefit plan within the meaning of
Section 3(2) of ERISA maintained or contributed to by the Borrower or any
ERISA Affiliate, other than a Multiemployer Plan.
Environmental Laws. See Section 8.18(a) hereof.
ERISA. The Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974.
ERISA Affiliate. Any Person which is treated as a single employer with
the Borrower under Section 414 of the Code.
ERISA Reportable Event. A reportable event with respect to a Guaranteed
Pension Plan within the meaning of Section 4043 of ERISA and the regulations
promulgated thereunder as to which the requirement of notice has not been
waived.
Eurocurrency Reserve Rate. For any day with respect to a Eurodollar
Rate Loan, the maximum rate (expressed as a decimal) at which any Bank subject
thereto would be required to maintain reserves under Regulation D of the Board
of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (or any successor or similar
regulations relating to such reserve requirements) against "Eurocurrency
Liabilities" (as that term is used in Regulation D), if such liabilities were
outstanding. The Eurocurrency Reserve Rate shall be adjusted automatically
on and as of the effective date of any change in the Eurocurrency Reserve
Rate.
Eurodollar Business Day. Any day on which commercial banks are open for
international business (including dealings in Dollar deposits) in London or
such other eurodollar interbank market as may be selected by the
Administrative Agent in its sole discretion acting in good faith.
Eurodollar Lending Office. Initially, the office of each Bank
designated as such in Schedule 1 hereto; thereafter, such other office of such
Bank, if any, that shall be making or maintaining Eurodollar Rate Loans.
Eurodollar Rate. For any Interest Period with respect to a Eurodollar
Rate Loan, the rate of interest equal to (a) the arithmetic average (rounded
upwards to the nearest 1/16 of one percent) of the rates per annum at which
the Administrative Agent's Eurodollar Lending Office is offered Dollar
deposits two (2) Eurodollar Business Days prior to the beginning of such
Interest Period in the interbank eurodollar market where the eurodollar and
foreign currency and exchange operations of such Eurodollar Lending Office are
customarily conducted at or about 11:00 a.m., New York, New York time, for
delivery on the first day of such Interest Period for the number of days
comprised therein and in an amount comparable to the amount of the Eurodollar
Rate Loan to which such Interest Period applies, divided by (b) a number equal
to 1.00 minus the Eurocurrency Reserve Rate, if applicable.
Eurodollar Rate Loans. Revolving Credit Loans and all or any portion
of the Term Loans bearing interest calculated by reference to the Eurodollar
Rate.
Event of Default. See Section 15 hereof.
Excluded Subsidiaries. Radio Hungary, Emmis Pledge Corporation, a
Delaware corporation, a wholly owned Subsidiary of Emmis and any other
Subsidiary formed or acquired in the future and designated as an Excluded
Subsidiary by Borrower.
Existing Banks. See Preamble.
Existing Credit Agreement. See Preamble.
Existing Stations. Collectively, (a) KPWR-FM, Los Angeles, California,
(b) WQHT-FM, New York, New York, (c) WKQX-FM, Chicago, Illinois, (d) KSHE-FM,
St. Louis, Missouri, (e) WENS-FM, Indianapolis, Indiana, (f) WRKS-FM, New
York, New York, (g) WALC-FM, St. Louis, Missouri, (h) WKKX-FM, St. Louis,
Missouri, (i) WNAP-FM, Indianapolis, Indiana, (j) WIBC-AM, Indianapolis,
Indiana, (k) WQCD-FM, New York, New York, (l) WTLC-FM, Indianapolis, Indiana,
(m) WTLC-AM, Indianapolis, Indiana, (n) Emmis 1380 AM Radio Corporation of St.
Louis, (o) Emmis Meadowlands Corporation, (p) WLUK (TV), Channel 11, Green Bay
Wisconsin and television translator station W40AN Escanaba, Michigan, (q) KHON
(TV), Channel 2, Honolulu, Hawaii, satellite station KAII (TV) Wailuku,
Hawaii, satellite station KHAW (TV) Hilo, Hawaii, television translator
station K55D2 Lihu and Kauai, Hawaii, and McHale Videofilm, (r) WALA (TV),
Channel 10, Mobile, Alabama, (s) WVUE (TV), Channel 8, New Orleans, Louisiana
and (t) any other Station acquired by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries
after the Closing Date pursuant to a Permitted Acquisition.
FCC. The Federal Communications Commission (or any successor agency,
commission, bureau, department or other political subdivision of the United
States of America).
FCC License. Any license, permit, certificate of compliance, franchise,
approval or authorization granted or issued by the FCC.
Fee Letter. The Fee Letter, dated as of the date hereof, between the
Borrower and the Administrative Agent.
First Union. First Union National Bank, a national banking association.
Fund Tranche Maturity Date. February 28, 2007.
Fund Tranche Reduction Date(s). Each date on which the Fund Tranche
Term Loan is reduced pursuant to Section 3.4.2 hereof.
Fund Tranche Term Loan. The Term Loan made or to be made by the Banks
to the Borrower on the Closing Date in the aggregate principal amount of
$250,000,000 pursuant to Section 3.2 hereof.
Fund Tranche Term Notes. See Section 3.2.2 hereof.
generally accepted accounting principles or GAAP. (a) When used in
Section 11 hereof, whether directly or indirectly through reference to a
capitalized term used therein, means (i) principles that are consistent with
the principles promulgated or adopted by the Financial Accounting Standards
Board and its predecessors, in effect for the fiscal year ended on the Balance
Sheet Date, and (ii) to the extent consistent with such principles, the
accounting practice of the Borrower reflected in its financial statements for
the year ended on the Balance Sheet Date, and (b) when used in general, other
than as provided above, means principles that are (i) consistent with the
principles promulgated or adopted by the Financial Accounting Standards Board
and its predecessors, as in effect from time to time and (ii) consistently
applied with past financial statements of the Borrower adopting the same
principles; provided that in each case referred to in this definition of
"generally accepted accounting principles" or "GAAP" a certified public
accountant would, insofar as the use of such accounting principles is
pertinent, be in a position to deliver an unqualified opinion (other than a
qualification regarding changes in generally accepted accounting principles)
as to financial statements in which such principles have been properly
applied.
Guaranteed Pension Plan. Any employee pension benefit plan within the
meaning of Section 3(2) of ERISA maintained or contributed to by the Borrower
or any ERISA Affiliate the benefits of which are guaranteed on termination in
full or in part by the PBGC pursuant to Title IV of ERISA, other than a
Multiemployer Plan.
Guaranty. The Second Amended and Restated Guaranty, dated as of the
date hereof, as the same may be amended from time to time hereafter, made by
each of the Subsidiaries of the Borrower named therein in favor of the Banks
and the Administrative Agent, in form and substance satisfactory to the Banks
and the Administrative Agent.
Hazardous Substances. See Section 8.18(b) hereof.
HoldCo. A corporation which may be formed after the Closing Date, the
sole business purpose of which shall be to own directly one hundred percent
(100%) of the equity of the Borrower and to issue Subordinated Indebtedness
permitted under Section 10.1(k) hereof.
Indebtedness. All obligations, contingent and otherwise, that in
accordance with generally accepted accounting principles should be classified
upon the obligor's balance sheet as liabilities, or to which reference should
be made by footnotes thereto, including in any event and whether or not so
classified: (a) all debt and similar monetary obligations, whether direct or
indirect; (b) all liabilities secured by any mortgage, pledge, security
interest, lien, charge, or other encumbrance existing on property owned or
acquired subject thereto, whether or not the liability secured thereby shall
have been assumed; (c) all guarantees, endorsements and other contingent
obligations whether direct or indirect in respect of indebtedness of others,
including any obligation to supply funds to or in any manner to invest in,
directly or indirectly, the debtor, to purchase indebtedness, or to assure the
owner of indebtedness against loss, through an agreement to purchase goods,
supplies, or services for the purpose of enabling the debtor to make payment
of the indebtedness held by such owner or otherwise, and the obligations to
reimburse the issuer in respect of any letters of credit; and (d) all
obligations under Interest Rate Protection Agreements and every other
obligation under any forward contract, futures contract, swap, option or other
financing agreement or arrangement (including, without limitation, caps,
floors, collars and similar agreements), the value of which is dependent upon
interest rates, currency exchange rates, commodities or other indices (a
"derivative contract").
Instrument of Accession. An Instrument of Accession in the form of
Exhibit J hereto.
Interest Payment Date. (a) As to any Base Rate Loan, the last day of
the calendar quarter which includes the Drawdown Date thereof and the last day
of each calendar quarter thereafter; and (b) as to any Eurodollar Rate Loan
in respect of which the Interest Period is (i) 3 months or less, the last day
of such Interest Period and (ii) more than 3 months, each date that is 3
months from the first day of such Interest Period or the previous Interest
Payment Date with respect to such Interest Period if such Interest Period is
then continuing and, in addition, the last day of such Interest Period.
Interest Period. With respect to each Eurodollar Rate Loan, (a)
initially, a period consisting of 1, 2, 3 or 6 months, or if made available
by all of the Banks, 9 or 12 months, commencing on the Drawdown Date of such
Loan and ending on the last day of such period as selected by the Borrower in
a Loan Request; and (b) thereafter, each period commencing on the last day of
the next preceding Interest Period applicable to such Loan and ending on the
last day of one of the periods set forth above, as selected by the Borrower
in a Conversion Request; provided that all of the foregoing provisions
relating to Interest Periods are subject to the following:
(A) if any Interest Period with respect to a Eurodollar Rate Loan would
otherwise end on a day that is not a Eurodollar Business Day, that Interest
Period shall be extended to the next succeeding Eurodollar Business Day unless
the result of such extension would be to carry such Interest Period into
another calendar month, in which event such Interest Period shall end on the
immediately preceding Eurodollar Business Day;
(B) if the Borrower shall fail to give notice as provided in
Section 2.5 or 3.5.2 hereof, as applicable, the Borrower shall be deemed to
have requested a conversion of the affected Eurodollar Rate Loan to a Base
Rate Loan on the last day of the then current Interest Period with respect
thereto;
(C) any Interest Period that begins on the last Eurodollar Business Day
of a calendar month (or on a day for which there is no numerically
corresponding day in the calendar month at the end of such Interest Period)
shall end on the last Eurodollar Business Day of a calendar month; and
(D) any Interest Period relating to any Eurodollar Rate Loan that would
otherwise extend beyond the Maturity Date relating to such loans shall end on
the applicable Maturity Date.
Interest Rate Protection Agreements. See Section 9.14 hereof.
Investments. All expenditures made and all liabilities incurred
(contingently or otherwise) for the acquisition of stock or Indebtedness of,
or for loans, advances, capital contributions or transfers of property to, or
in respect of any guaranties (or other commitments as described under
Indebtedness) or obligations of, any Person, but excluding accrued interest
or earnings thereon. In determining the aggregate amount of Investments
outstanding at any particular time: (a) the amount of any Investment
represented by a guaranty shall be taken at not less than the principal amount
of the obligations guaranteed and still outstanding; (b) there shall be
deducted in respect of each such Investment any cash amount received as a
return of capital (but only by repurchase, redemption, retirement, repayment,
liquidating dividend or liquidating distribution); (c) there shall not be
deducted in respect of any Investment any amounts received as earnings on such
Investment, whether as dividends, interest or otherwise; and (d) there shall
not be deducted from the aggregate amount of Investments any decrease in the
value thereof.
Letter of Credit. See Section 5.1.1 hereof.
Letter of Credit Application. See Section 5.1.1 hereof.
Letter of Credit Fee. See Section 5.5 hereof.
Letter of Credit Participation. See Section 5.1.4 hereof.
Leverage Ratio. As of any date of determination, the ratio of (a) Total
Funded Debt as at such date to (b) Consolidated Operating Cash Flow for the
period of four (4) consecutive fiscal quarters ending on such date.
License Subsidiaries. Collectively, Emmis License Corporation, Emmis
License Corporation of New York, Emmis FM License Corporation of St. Louis,
Emmis FM License Corporation of Chicago, KPWR License, Inc., Emmis FM License
Corporation of Indianapolis, Emmis FM Radio License Corporation of
Indianapolis, Emmis AM Radio License Corporation of Indianapolis, Emmis Radio
License Corporation of New York, Emmis 104.1 FM Radio License Corporation of
St. Louis, Emmis 106.5 FM License Corporation of St. Louis, Emmis 105.7 FM
Radio License Corporation of Indianapolis, Emmis 1310 AM Radio License
Corporation of Indianapolis, Emmis Television License Corporation of Honolulu,
Emmis Television License Corporation of Green Bay, Emmis Television License
Corporation of Mobile, and Emmis Television License Corporation of New
Orleans, each a California corporation.
Loan Documents. Collectively, this Credit Agreement, the Notes, the
Letter of Credit Applications, the Letters of Credit, the Security Documents,
the Fee Letter, and any other documents, agreements or instruments
contemplated hereby or thereby or executed in connection herewith or
therewith.
Loan Request. See Section 2.4 hereof.
Loans. Collectively, the Revolving Credit Loans and the Term Loans.
Majority Banks. As of any date, the Banks which hold collectively at
least fifty-one percent (51%) of the Aggregate Facilities Commitment.
Material Labor Dispute. With respect to any Person, any strike, work
stoppage, material unfair labor practice claim or charge, arbitration or other
material labor dispute against or affecting such Person.
Maturity Date. With respect of Tranche A Loans, the Tranche A Maturity
Date; with respect of Tranche B Term Loans, the Tranche B Maturity Date; with
respect of Tranche C Loans, the Tranche C Maturity Date; and, with respect of
Fund Tranche Term Loans, the Fund Tranche Maturity Date.
Maximum Drawing Amount. The maximum aggregate amount that the
beneficiaries may at any time draw under outstanding Letters of Credit, as
such aggregate amount may be reduced from time to time pursuant to the terms
of the Letters of Credit.
Mortgaged Property. Any Real Estate which is subject to any Mortgage.
Mortgages. Collectively, the several Mortgages and Deeds of Trust
identified on Schedule 1.1(b) hereto, as each may be amended from time to time
hereafter, from the Borrower and/or its Subsidiaries to the Administrative
Agent, in each case with respect to the fee and recorded leasehold interests
of the Borrower and such Subsidiaries in the Real Estate.
Multiemployer Plan. Any multiemployer plan within the meaning of
Section 3(37) of ERISA maintained or contributed to by the Borrower or any
ERISA Affiliate.
Net Proceeds. One hundred percent (100%) of the cash proceeds from a
Sale of any assets, less the sum of (a) customary and reasonable amounts paid
or payable in respect of brokerage fees, (b) other reasonable closing costs
actually paid in connection with such Sale, and (c) sales or other gross
receipts, income, or property transfer taxes payable by the Seller in cash,
in each case relating to such Sale. If the Borrower or any of its
Subsidiaries receives any promissory notes or other instruments as part of the
consideration for such Sale or if payment in cash of any portion of the
consideration for such Sale is otherwise deferred, Net Proceeds shall be
deemed to include any cash payments in respect of such notes or instruments
or otherwise deferred portion of such consideration when and to the extent
received by such Person.
Note Record. The grid attached to a Note, or the continuation of such
grid, or any other similar record, including computer records, maintained by
any Bank with respect to any Loan referred to in such Note.
Notes. The Term Notes and the Revolving Credit Notes.
Obligations. All indebtedness, obligations and liabilities of any of
the Borrower and its Subsidiaries to any of the Banks (or, with respect to
clause (b) below, to any of their Affiliates or to any other financial
institution which at the time of entering into the Interest Rate Protection
Agreement in question was either a "Bank" hereunder or an affiliate of a Bank)
and the Administrative Agent, individually or collectively, existing on the
date of this Credit Agreement or arising thereafter, direct or indirect, joint
or several, absolute or contingent, matured or unmatured, liquidated or
unliquidated, secured or unsecured, arising by contract, operation of law or
otherwise, arising or incurred under or with respect to (a) this Credit
Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents or in respect of any of the Loans
made or Reimbursement Obligations incurred or any other instruments at any
time evidencing any thereof or (b) the Interest Rate Protection Agreements,
or (c) for purposes of the obligations secured by the Security Documents only,
the CPF Letter of Credit.
Operating Subsidiaries. Collectively, Emmis FM Broadcasting Corporation
of Indianapolis, Emmis FM Broadcasting Corporation of Chicago, Emmis FM
Broadcasting Corporation of St. Louis, KPWR, Inc., Emmis FM Radio Corporation
of Indianapolis, Emmis AM Radio Corporation of Indianapolis, Emmis Radio
Corporation of New York, Emmis 104.1 FM Radio Corporation of St. Louis, Emmis
106.5 FM Broadcasting Corporation of St. Louis, Emmis International
Corporation, Emmis 105.7 FM Radio Corporation of Indianapolis, Emmis 1310 AM
Radio Corporation of Indianapolis, Emmis Publishing Corporation, Emmis
International Broadcasting Corporation, Emmis DAR, Inc., Emmis 101.9 FM Radio
Corporation of New York, Emmis Broadcasting Corporation of New York, Emmis
1380 AM Radio Corporation of St. Louis, Emmis Meadowlands Corporation, Emmis
License Corp., Mediatex Communications Corporation, Emmis FM Holding
Corporation of New York, Mediatex Development Corporation, Texas Monthly, Inc.
and the Partnership Subsidiaries.
outstanding. With respect to the Loans, the aggregate unpaid principal
thereof as of any date of determination.
Partnership Pledge Agreement. The Collateral Assignment of Partnership
Interests, dated as of the date hereof, as the same may be amended from time
to time hereafter, among the partners of the Partnership Subsidiaries, on the
one hand, and the Administrative Agent, on the other hand, in form and
substance satisfactory to the Banks and the Administrative Agent.
Partnership Subsidiaries. Collectively, Emmis Indiana Broadcasting,
L.P., Emmis Publishing, L.P., and Emmis Television Broadcasting, L.P.
PBGC. The Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation created by Section 4002
of ERISA and any successor entity or entities having similar responsibilities.
Perfection Certificates. The Perfection Certificates as defined in the
Security Agreements.
Permitted Acquisition. Any Station Acquisition permitted under
Sections 10.5(c) and any Related Media Acquisition permitted under 10.5(h)
hereof.
Permitted Liens. Liens, security interests and other encumbrances
permitted by Section 10.2 hereof.
Person. Any individual, corporation, limited liability company,
partnership, trust, unincorporated association, business, or other legal
entity, and any government or any governmental agency or political subdivision
thereof.
Pledge Agreements. Collectively, the Borrower Stock Pledge Agreement,
the Subsidiary Pledge Agreements and the Partnership Pledge Agreements.
Pro Forma Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio. With respect to any date of
determination, the ratio of (a) Consolidated Operating Cash Flow for the
period of four consecutive fiscal quarters ending on such date to (b) Pro
Forma Fixed Charges for the period of four consecutive fiscal quarters
commencing on the date following such date of determination.
Pro Forma Fixed Charges. With respect to any date of determination, the
sum of (a) Consolidated Total Interest Expense required to be paid or accrued
by HoldCo, the Borrower, or any of its Subsidiaries (other than Excluded
Subsidiaries) during the period of four (4) consecutive fiscal quarters
commencing on the date following such date of determination, plus (b) the sum
of all principal scheduled to be paid by each such Person with respect to
Total Funded Debt during such four (4) quarter period, plus (c) all Capital
Expenditures scheduled to be made by the Borrower and/or its Subsidiaries
(other than Excluded Subsidiaries) during such four (4) quarter period, plus
(d) the aggregate amount of cash taxes scheduled to be paid by the Borrower
and/or its Subsidiaries (other than Excluded Subsidiaries) during such four
(4) quarter period. For purposes of the foregoing calculation, (A) the amount
of Capital Expenditures scheduled to be made by the Borrower and its
Subsidiaries (other than Excluded Subsidiaries) shall be deemed to equal the
amount of Capital Expenditures projected to be made during such prospective
four (4) quarter period pursuant to the Projections or any updated projections
which have been approved by the Banks for use in this definition, (B) the
amount of cash taxes scheduled to be paid by the Borrower and its Subsidiaries
(other than Excluded Subsidiaries) during such prospective four (4) quarter
period shall be deemed to be equal to the aggregate amount of cash taxes paid
by the Borrower and its Subsidiaries (other than Excluded Subsidiaries) during
the period of the four (4) fiscal quarters ended on such date of
determination, after excluding therefrom cash taxes paid during such period
with respect to the gain from any Sale of one or more Stations during such
period, (C) interest payable hereunder for such prospective four (4) quarter
period shall be determined based upon the Type of Loans outstanding as of the
date of determination and using the interest rate in effect for each Type of
Loan on such date, (D) the principal amount of and the interest rate on any
other Indebtedness for borrowed money during such prospective four (4) quarter
period shall be the principal amount of and the interest rate on such
Indebtedness on the date of determination, (E) the aggregate principal amount
of Loans outstanding during each day of such prospective four (4) quarter
period shall be deemed, for purposes of calculating interest payable
hereunder, to be equal to the sum of (i) the lesser of (x) the average daily
principal amount of the Revolving Credit Loans outstanding during the fiscal
quarter ending on such date of determination and (y) the Commitment in effect
on the date of determination adjusted during such period to reflect scheduled
reductions in such Commitment during such period plus (ii) the aggregate
principal amount of the Term Loans outstanding on the date of determination
as adjusted to reflect principal payments scheduled to be made during such
period, (F) the aggregate principal amount of Tranche A Loans scheduled to be
paid during such prospective four (4) quarter period shall be deemed to be
equal to the amount by which the average daily principal amount of the Tranche
A Loans outstanding during the fiscal quarter ending on such date of
determination exceeds the Tranche A Commitment Amount scheduled to be in
effect on the last day of such prospective four (4) quarter period, and (G)
should the Tranche C Conversion Date occur during such prospective four (4)
quarter period, the amount of Tranche C Loans outstanding on the Tranche C
Conversion Date shall be deemed to be the amount of the Tranche C Loans
outstanding during the fiscal quarter ending on such date of determination.
Program. Any television series or other program produced or distributed
for television release (including any syndicated series or other program
regardless of its medium of initial exploitation), in each case whether
recorded on film, videotape, audiotape, cassette, cartridge, disc or by any
other means, method, process or device, whether now known or hereafter
developed.
Program Contracts. All contracts for television, film, programs, music
and related audio rights and syndicated series exhibition rights acquired
under license agreements.
Program Rights. Any right whether arising under Program Contracts or
otherwise, to sell, distribute, subdistribute, exhibit, lease, sublease,
license, sublicense or otherwise exploit Programs.
Program Rights Costs. The maximum amount which the Borrower and/or any
of its Subsidiaries or its or their co-venturers have furnished or have
contractually committed to furnish (whether or not such commitments shall be
reflected as an asset or liability on the Consolidated balance sheet of the
Borrower) toward the production or acquisition by the Borrower and/or any of
its Subsidiaries or its or their co-venturers of any Program Rights with
respect to any Program.
Programming Amortization Expense. For any period, total amortization
expense of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries for such period which is directly
attributable to Programs, Program Rights or Program Contracts, determined on
a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP.
Programming Cash Payments. For any period, the aggregate cash payments
actually made by Borrower and its Subsidiaries during such period in respect
of Programming Obligations, determined on a consolidated basis in conformity
with generally accepted accounting principles.
Programming Obligations. For any period, all direct or indirect
liabilities (including, but without duplication, any guaranties and other
contingent obligations relating to or arising in connection with a Programming
Obligation), contingent or otherwise, with respect to Program Contracts,
Programs or Program Rights, (including, without limitation, all Program Rights
Costs) of the Borrower and/or its Subsidiaries, whether or not reflected on
the consolidated balance sheet of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries prepared
in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles.
Projections. See Section 8.4.2 hereof.
Radio Hungary. Radio Hungaria Co., Ltd., a company limited by shares
organized under the laws of Hungary.
Real Estate. All real property at any time owned or leased (as lessee
or sublessee) by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries (other than Excluded
Subsidiaries).
Refinancing Obligations. The Indebtedness of the Borrower in the
aggregate principal amount of $206,000,000 under the Existing Credit
Agreement, plus all accrued and unpaid interest thereon and all commitment and
prepayment fees and other charges relating thereto.
Reimbursement Obligation. The Borrower's obligation to reimburse the
Administrative Agent and the Banks for amounts drawn under any Letter of
Credit as provided in Section 5.2 hereof.
Related Fund. With respect to any Bank which is a fund that invests in
loans, any other fund that invests in loans and is managed by the same
investment advisor as such Bank or by an Affiliate of such Bank.
Related Media Acquisition. Borrower's acquisition of a media related
company, or substantially all the assets of such, on terms and conditions
acceptable to the Agents and notified to the Banks.
Restricted Payments. Collectively, distributions, dividends or other
payments in respect of the capital stock of the Borrower, other than
distributions of shares of Borrower's common stock; payments in respect of any
subordinated debt (including, without limitation, any Indebtedness permitted
under Section 10.1(k) hereof); and payments of management, consulting or
similar fees to Affiliates of the Borrower.
Revolving Credit Loans. Collectively, the Tranche A Loans and, until
the Tranche C Conversion Date, the Tranche C Loans.
Revolving Credit Notes. Collectively, the Tranche A Notes and, until
the Tranche C Conversion Date, the Tranche C Notes.
Sale. Any sale, transfer or other disposition of assets, including by
means of a simultaneous exchange of Stations.
Security Agreements. Collectively, the Borrower Security Agreement and
the Subsidiary Security Agreement.
Security Documents. Collectively, the Guaranty, the Security
Agreements, the Mortgages, the Trademark Assignments, the Copyright Notice,
the Collateral Assignments of Contracts, the Collateral Assignments of Leases
and the Pledge Agreements.
Senior Debt. At any time of determination, Total Funded Debt minus the
principal amount of all Indebtedness which is by its terms expressly
subordinated to the Obligations of the Borrower arising or outstanding under
this Credit Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents pursuant to
subordination provisions satisfactory to the Super Majority Banks and the
Agents, including, without limitation, the principal amount of the
Indebtedness permitted under Section 10.1(k) hereof outstanding on such date.
Senior Leverage Ratio. As of any date of determination, the ratio of
(a) Senior Debt as at such date to (b) Consolidated Operating Cash Flow for
the period of four (4) consecutive fiscal quarters ending on such date.
SF Asset Purchase Agreement. That certain Asset Purchase Agreement,
dated as of March 30, 1998, by and among SF Broadcasting and Borrower in the
form delivered to the Administrative Agent and the Banks.
SF Broadcasting. Collectively, SF Broadcasting of Honolulu, Inc., a
Delaware corporation, SF Honolulu License Subsidiary, Inc., a Delaware
corporation, SF Broadcasting of New Orleans, Inc., a Delaware corporation, SF
New Orleans License Subsidiary, Inc., a Delaware corporation, SF Broadcasting
of Mobile, Inc., a Delaware corporation, SF Mobile License Subsidiary, Inc.,
a Delaware corporation, SF Broadcasting of Green Bay, Inc., a Delaware
corporation, and SF Green Bay License Subsidiary, Inc., a Delaware
corporation.
SF Broadcasting Acquisition. The acquisition by Borrower of
substantially all of the assets of SF Broadcasting pursuant to the SF Asset
Purchase Agreement for a purchase price not to exceed $307,000,000.
SF Broadcasting Acquisition Documents. Collectively, (a) the SF Asset
Purchase Agreement, as amended as the Banks deem necessary to provide that the
Borrower will be able to satisfy the SF Broadcasting Seller Note in full by
delivery of Class A Common Shares of the Borrower, (b) the SF Broadcasting
Seller Note, and (c) all other agreements and documents entered into or
delivered pursuant to or in connection with the SF Broadcasting Acquisition.
SF Broadcasting Closing Date. The "Closing Date" as defined in the SF
Asset Purchase Agreement on which the Borrower has acquired directly or
indirectly, through a wholly owned Subsidiary the "Sale Assets" of SF
Broadcasting as defined in the SF Asset Purchase Agreement pursuant to the
terms thereof.
SF Broadcasting Seller Note. That certain Promissory Note in the amount
of $25,000,000, dated as of July 16, 1998, delivered pursuant to Section 2.5
of the SF Asset Purchase Agreement, in form and substance satisfactory to the
Agents.
SF Stock Pledge Agreement. The Stock Pledge Agreement in substantially
the same form as attached as Exhibit B to the SF Asset Purchase Agreement
between the Borrower and one of its Subsidiaries and SF Broadcasting or its
nominee pursuant to which certain shares of Class A Common Stock of the
Borrower are pledged to secure the SF Broadcasting Seller Note.
Station. All of the properties, assets and operating rights
constituting a system for transmitting radio or television signals from a
transmitter licensed by the FCC, together with any subsystem which is
ancillary to such system, and including each of the Existing Stations.
Station Acquisition. Any transaction (including through a simultaneous
exchange of Stations) by which the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries
acquires any Station or the control of a majority of the equity interest in
any Person whose primary business is the operation of one or more Stations,
as evidenced by the transfer to the Borrower of title in the assets so
acquired and the receipt of any FCC approval required in connection with the
transfer of such assets and the operation of such Station or Stations thereby
acquired, whether directly or indirectly through the acquisition of an equity
interest in any Person.
Stations' Cash Flow. See Section 10.5(e) hereof.
Subsidiary. Any corporation, association, limited liability company,
partnership, trust, or other business entity of which the designated parent
shall at any time own directly or indirectly through a Subsidiary or
Subsidiaries at least a majority (by number of votes) of the outstanding
Voting Stock, or similar interests entitled to vote or in the case of a
partnership, a majority of the economic interest.
Subsidiary Pledge Agreement. The Second Amended and Restated Pledge
Agreement, dated as of the date hereof, as the same may be amended from time
to time hereafter, among certain of the Subsidiaries of the Borrower, on the
one hand, and the Administrative Agent, on the other hand, in form and
substance satisfactory to the Banks and the Administrative Agent.
Subsidiary Security Agreement. The Second Amended and Restated Security
Agreement dated as of the date hereof, as the same may be amended from time
to time hereafter, among the Subsidiaries of the Borrower named therein, on
the one hand, and the Administrative Agent, on the other hand, in form and
substance satisfactory to the Banks and the Administrative Agent.
Super Majority Banks. As of any date, the Banks which hold collectively
at least seventy percent (70%) of the Aggregate Facilities Commitment.
Syndication Agent. As defined in the preamble hereto.
TD. Toronto Dominion (Texas), Inc.
Term Loans. Collectively, the Tranche B Term Loan, the Fund Tranche
Term Loan and, from and after the Tranche C Conversion Date, the Tranche C
Term Loan.
Term Notes. Collectively, the Tranche B Term Notes, the Fund Tranche
Term Notes and, from and after the Tranche C Conversion Date, the Tranche C
Term Notes.
Title Insurance Company. With respect to each Mortgaged Property, as
applicable, Chicago Title Insurance Company; Continental Lawyers Title
Insurance Corporation; First American Title Insurance Company, Commonwealth
Land Title Insurance Company, and Illinois Commonwealth Property, and
collectively if the context requires all such companies.
Title Policy. In relation to each Mortgaged Property, an ALTA standard
form title insurance policy issued by the Title Insurance Company (with such
reinsurance or co-insurance as the Administrative Agent may require, any such
reinsurance to be with direct access endorsements) in such amount as may be
determined by the Administrative Agent insuring the priority of the Mortgage
of such Mortgaged Property and that the Borrower or one of its Subsidiaries
holds marketable fee simple or leasehold title (as applicable) to such
Mortgaged Property, subject only to the encumbrances permitted by such
Mortgage and which shall not contain exceptions for mechanics liens, persons
in occupancy or matters which would be shown by a survey (except as may be
permitted by such Mortgage), shall not insure over any matter except to the
extent that any such affirmative insurance is acceptable to the Administrative
Agent in its sole discretion, and shall contain such endorsements and
affirmative insurance as the Administrative Agent in its discretion may
require, including but not limited to (a) comprehensive endorsement, (b)
variable rate of interest endorsement, (c) usury endorsement, (d) revolving
credit endorsement, (e) tie-in endorsement, (f) doing business endorsement and
(g) ALTA form 3.1 zoning endorsement.
Total Commitment. The sum of the Tranche A Commitment Amount plus,
until the Tranche C Conversion Date, the Tranche C Commitment Amount.
Total Funded Debt. At any time of determination, the sum of (a) the
outstanding principal amount of the Loans and other Obligations due and
payable, plus (b) the outstanding principal amount of any other Indebtedness
for borrowed money owed by HoldCo, the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries
(other than Excluded Subsidiaries) on a consolidated basis (including, without
limitation, the outstanding principal amount of all Indebtedness permitted
under Section 10.1(k) hereof), plus (c) to the extent not otherwise included,
all obligations (contingent or otherwise) relating to letters of credit issued
for the account of the Borrower and/or its Subsidiaries, other than Excluded
Subsidiaries, plus (d) to the extent not otherwise included, all liabilities
in respect of Capitalized Leases of the Borrower and/or its Subsidiaries,
other than Excluded Subsidiaries, on a consolidated basis, plus (e) to the
extent not otherwise included, all purchase money indebtedness, other than the
SF Broadcasting Seller Note.
Trademark Assignment. The Second Amended and Restated Trademark
Collateral Security and Pledge Agreement dated as of the date hereof, as the
same may be amended from time to time hereafter, among the Borrower and the
Administrative Agent, in form and substance satisfactory to the Banks and the
Administrative Agent.
Trades. Those assets and liabilities of the Borrower and any of its
Subsidiaries which do not represent the right to receive payment in cash or
the obligation to make payment in cash and which arise pursuant to so-called
trade or barter transactions.
Tranche. Collectively, or individually as the context indicates, the
Tranche A Loans if any are outstanding, the Tranche A Commitment Amount, the
Tranche B Loans, the Fund Tranche Term Loans, the Tranche C Commitment Amount
and the Tranche C Loans (or Tranche C Term Loans as the case may be) if any
are outstanding.
Tranche A Commitment. The Commitment of the Bank(s) listed on Schedule 1
as having a Tranche A Commitment Percentage to make Tranche A Loans hereunder
pursuant to Section 2.1 hereof up to an aggregate amount equal to the Tranche
A Commitment Amount.
Tranche A Commitment Amount. $150,000,000, as such amount is reduced
pursuant to Sections 2.1.3, 4.3(c), 4.3(d) and 4.3(e) hereof.
Tranche A Commitment Percentage. With respect to each Bank, the
percentage initially set forth next to such Bank's name on Schedule 1 hereto,
as such may be adjusted in accordance with Sections 2.1.3. and 22 hereof.
Tranche A Loans. The Tranche A Revolving Credit Loans made or to be
made by the Banks to the Borrower pursuant to Section 2.1 hereof.
Tranche A Maturity Date. August 31, 2006.
Tranche A Notes. See Section 2.1.4 hereof.
Tranche A Reduction Dates. Each date on which the Tranche A Commitment
Amount is reduced pursuant to Section 2.1.3 hereof.
Tranche A Reduction Percentage. The percentage by which the Tranche A
Commitment Amount is reduced on the Tranche A Reduction Dates pursuant to
Section 2.1.3 hereof.
Tranche B Commitment Amount. $250,000,000, as such amount is reduced
pursuant to Sections 4.3(c), 4.3(d) and 4.3(e).
Tranche B Commitment Percentage. With respect to each Bank, the
percentage initially set forth next to such Bank's name on Schedule 1 hereto.
Tranche B Funding Date: Any two dates on or after the Closing Date and
before September 2, 1998, on which the Tranche B Term Loan is made by the
Banks to the Borrower in the aggregate principal amount of $250,000,000
pursuant to Section 3.1 hereof.
Tranche B Maturity Date. August 31, 2006.
Tranche B Reduction Date(s). Each date on which the Tranche B Term Loan
is reduced pursuant to Section 3.4.1 hereof.
Tranche B Term Loan. The Term Loans made or to be made by the Banks to
the Borrower on the Tranche B Funding Dates in the aggregate principal amount
not to exceed $250,000,000 pursuant to Section 3.1 hereof.
Tranche B Term Notes. See Section 3.1.2 hereof.
Tranche C Commitment Amount. $100,000,000, as such amount is reduced
pursuant to Sections 2.2.3, 4.3(c), 4.3(d) and 4.3(e) hereof.
Tranche C Conversion Date. The earlier to occur of July 16, 1999 or the
date on which the Tranche C Commitment Amount is terminated pursuant to
Section 15.2 hereof.
Tranche C Loans. The Revolving Credit Loans made or to be made by the
Banks to the Borrower prior to the Tranche C Conversion Date, pursuant to
Section 2.2 hereof.
Tranche C Maturity Date. August 31, 2006.
Tranche C Notes. See Section 2.2.4 hereof.
Tranche C Reduction Date(s). Each date on which the Tranche C Term Loan
is reduced pursuant to Section 3.4.3 hereof.
Tranche C Term Loan. The Term Loan made or to be made by the Banks to
the Borrower after the Tranche C Conversion Date, pursuant to Section 3.3.1
hereof.
Tranche C Term Notes. See Section 3.3.2 hereof.
Type. As to any Revolving Credit Loan or all or any portion of the Term
Loans, its nature as a Base Rate Loan or a Eurodollar Rate Loan.
Uniform Customs. With respect to any Letter of Credit, the Uniform
Customs and Practice for Documentary Credits (1993 Revision), International
Chamber of Commerce Publication No. 500, or any successor version thereto
adopted by the Administrative Agent in the ordinary course of its business as
a letter of credit issuer and in effect at the time of issuance of such Letter
of Credit.
Unpaid Reimbursement Obligation. Any Reimbursement Obligation for which
the Borrower does not reimburse the Administrative Agent and the Banks on the
date specified in, and in accordance with, Section 5.2 hereof.
Voting Stock. Stock or similar interests, of any class or classes
(however designated), the holders of which are at the time entitled, as such
holders, to vote for the election of a majority of the directors (or persons
performing similar functions) of the corporation, limited liability company,
association, trust or other business entity involved, whether or not the right
so to vote exists by reason of the happening of a contingency.
Wabash Valley Asset Purchase Agreement. That certain Asset Purchase
Agreement, dated as of March 20, 1998, between Wabash Valley Broadcasting and
Borrower in the form delivered to the Administrative Agent and the Banks.
Wabash Valley Broadcasting. Wabash Valley Broadcasting Corporation, an
Indiana corporation.
Wabash Valley Broadcasting Acquisition. The acquisition by Borrower of
substantially all of the assets of Wabash Valley Broadcasting pursuant to the
Wabash Valley Asset Purchase Agreement for a purchase price not to exceed
$90,000,000.
Wabash Valley Broadcasting Acquisition Documents. Collectively, (a) the
Wabash Valley Asset Purchase Agreement and (b) all other agreements and
documents entered into or delivered pursuant to or in connection with the
Wabash Valley Broadcasting Acquisition.
Wabash Valley Broadcasting Closing Date. The "Closing Date" as defined
in the Wabash Valley Asset Purchase Agreement in which the Borrower has
acquired directly or indirectly through a wholly owned Subsidiary the "Assets"
of Wabash Valley Broadcasting as defined in the Wabash Valley Asset Purchase
Agreement pursuant to the terms thereof.
Year 2000 Compliance Issue. The risk that computer applications used
by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries may be unable to recognize and
perform properly date-sensitive functions involving certain dates prior to and
any date after December 31, 1999.
1.2. Rules of Interpretation.
(a) A reference to any document or agreement shall include such
document or agreement as amended, modified or supplemented from time to
time in accordance with its terms and the terms of this Credit
Agreement.
(b) The singular includes the plural and the plural includes the
singular.
(c) A reference to any law includes any amendment or modification
to such law.
(d) A reference to any Person includes its permitted successors
and permitted assigns.
(e) Accounting terms not otherwise defined herein have the
meanings assigned to them by generally accepted accounting principles
applied on a consistent basis by the accounting entity to which they
refer.
(f) The words "include", "includes" and "including" are not
limiting.
(g) All terms not specifically defined herein or by generally
accepted accounting principles, which terms are defined in the Uniform
Commercial Code as in effect in Massachusetts, have the meanings
assigned to them therein.
(h) Reference to a particular "Section" refers to that section
of this Credit Agreement unless otherwise indicated.
(i) The words "herein", "hereof", "hereunder" and words of like
import shall refer to this Credit Agreement as a whole and not to any
particular section or subdivision of this Credit Agreement.
2. THE REVOLVING CREDIT FACILITY.
2.1. Tranche A.
2.1.1. Commitment to Lend.
Subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this Credit
Agreement, each of the Banks severally agrees to lend to the
Borrower and the Borrower may borrow, repay, and reborrow from
time to time between the Closing Date and the Tranche A Maturity
Date upon notice by the Borrower to the Administrative Agent given
in accordance with Section 2.4 hereof, such sums as are requested
by the Borrower up to a maximum aggregate principal amount
outstanding (after giving effect to all amounts requested) at any
one time equal to the Tranche A Commitment Amount minus the sum of
(a) the Maximum Drawing Amount plus (b) all Unpaid Reimbursement
Obligations; provided that, with respect to each Bank, the
outstanding amount of the Tranche A Loans (after giving effect to
all amounts requested) made by such Bank plus such Bank's
Commitment Percentage of the sum of the Maximum Drawing Amount and
all Unpaid Reimbursement Obligations shall not at any time exceed
such Bank's Commitment Percentage of the Tranche A Commitment
Amount. The Tranche A Loans shall be made by each Bank pro rata
in accordance with each Bank's applicable Commitment Percentage in
respect of Tranche A. Each request for a Tranche A Loan hereunder
shall constitute a representation and warranty by the Borrower
that the conditions set forth in Sections 12 and 13, in the case
of the initial Tranche A Loans, and Section 13, in the case of all
other Tranche A Loans, have been satisfied on the date of such
request.
2.1.2. Commitment Fee.
The Borrower agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent, for
the pro rata accounts of the Banks in accordance with their
respective Commitment Percentages of the Tranche A Commitment
Amount, a commitment fee calculated at the rate of (a) at any time
when the Leverage Ratio, determined as at the last day of the
period of four (4) consecutive fiscal quarters most recently
ended, equals or exceeds 6.50:1.00, 0.500% per annum, (b) at any
time when the Leverage Ratio, determined as at the last day of the
period of four (4) consecutive fiscal quarters most recently
ended, equals or exceeds 5.00:1.00, but is less than 6.50:1.00,
0.375% per annum, and (c) at any time when the Leverage Ratio,
determined as at the last day of the period of four (4)
consecutive fiscal quarters most recently ended, is less than
5.00:1.00, 0.250% per annum, on the average daily amount during
each calendar quarter or portion thereof from the Closing Date to
the Tranche A Maturity Date by which the Tranche A Commitment
Amount minus the sum of the Maximum Drawing Amount and all Unpaid
Reimbursement Obligations, exceeds the amount of the outstanding
Tranche A Loans. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Borrower's
financial statements are not furnished to the Banks pursuant to
Section 9.4(b) within five (5) Business Days after the relevant
period of time specified in Section 9.4 therefor, the commitment
fee shall be 0.500% per annum, during the period commencing on the
date such statements are due and (provided such financial
statements are subsequently furnished to the Banks) ending on the
date two (2) days following the delivery to the Administrative
Agent of such financial statements. The commitment fee shall be
payable quarterly in arrears on the last day of each calendar
quarter, commencing on the first such date following the date
hereof, with a final payment on the Tranche A Maturity Date or any
earlier date on which the Commitments shall terminate.
2.1.3. Reduction of Tranche A Commitment Amount.
(a) On each of the Tranche A Reduction Dates set forth
below, the Tranche A Commitment Amount shall be reduced by the
amount equal to the product of the Tranche A Reduction Percentage
set forth below opposite such date multiplied by the Tranche A
Commitment Amount as in effect on August 31, 2001, with a final
reduction on the Tranche A Maturity Date in an amount equal to the
remaining Tranche A Commitment Amount:
Tranche A Reduction Date Tranche A Reduction Percentage
August 31, 2001 3.330%
November 30, 2001 3.330%
February 28, 2002 3.340%
May 31, 2002 3.750%
August 31, 2002 3.750%
November 30, 2002 3.750%
February 28, 2003 3.750%
May 31, 2003 5.000%
August 31, 2003 5.000%
November 30, 2003 5.000%
February 29, 2004 5.000%
May 31, 2004 5.625%
August 31, 2004 5.625%
November 30, 2004 5.625%
February 28, 2005 5.625%
May 31, 2005 4.375%
August 31, 2005 4.375%
November 30, 2005 4.375%
February 28, 2006 4.375%
May 31, 2006 7.500%
Tranche A Maturity Date 7.500%
Each payment required to be made by the Borrower pursuant to
this Section 2.1.3 shall be allocated among the Banks pro rata in
accordance with each Bank's Commitment Percentage of the Tranche
A Commitment Amount.
(b) The Borrower shall have the right at any time and from
time to time upon five (5) Business Days' prior written notice to
the Administrative Agent to reduce by $500,000 or an integral
multiple thereof or terminate entirely the unborrowed portion of
the Tranche A Commitment Amount, whereupon the Tranche A
Commitment Amount shall be reduced pro rata among the Banks in
accordance with their respective Commitment Percentages of the
amount specified in such notice or, as the case may be,
terminated. Promptly after receiving any notice of the Borrower
delivered pursuant to this Section 2.1.3, the Administrative Agent
will notify the Banks of the substance thereof. Upon the
effective date of any such reduction or termination, the Borrower
shall pay to the Administrative Agent for the respective accounts
of the Banks the full amount of any commitment fee then accrued on
the amount of the reduction. No reduction of the Tranche A
Commitment Amount may be reinstated.
2.1.4. The Tranche A Notes.
The Tranche A Loans shall be evidenced by separate promissory
notes of the Borrower in substantially the form of Exhibit A
hereto (each a "Tranche A Note"), each dated as of the Closing
Date and completed with appropriate insertions. One Tranche A
Note shall be payable to the order of each Bank in a principal
amount equal to such Bank's Commitment Percentage of the Tranche
A Commitment Amount or, if less, the outstanding amount of all
Tranche A Loans made by such Bank, plus interest accrued thereon,
as set forth below. The Borrower irrevocably authorizes each Bank
to make or cause to be made, at or about the time of the Drawdown
Date of any Tranche A Loan or at the time of receipt of any
payment of principal on such Bank's Tranche A Note, an appropriate
notation on such Bank's Note Record reflecting the making of such
Tranche A Loan or (as the case may be) the receipt of such
payment. The outstanding amount of the Tranche A Loans set forth
on such Bank's Note Record shall be prima facie evidence of the
principal amount thereof owing and unpaid to such Bank, but the
failure to record, or any error in so recording, any such amount
on such Bank's Note Record shall not limit or otherwise affect the
obligations of the Borrower hereunder or under any Tranche A Note
to make payments of principal of or interest on any Tranche A Note
when due.
2.2. Tranche C.
2.2.1. Commitment to Lend.
Subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this Credit
Agreement, each of the Banks severally agrees to lend to the
Borrower and the Borrower may borrow, repay, and reborrow from
time to time after the Closing Date and until the Tranche C
Conversion Date, upon notice by the Borrower to the Administrative
Agent given in accordance with Section 2.4 hereof, such sums as
are requested by the Borrower up to a maximum aggregate principal
amount outstanding (after giving effect to all amounts requested)
at any one time equal to the Tranche C Commitment Amount; provided
that, with respect to each Bank, the sum of the outstanding amount
of the Tranche C Loans (after giving effect to all amounts
requested) made by such Bank shall not at any time exceed such
Bank's Commitment Percentage of the Tranche C Commitment Amount.
The Tranche C Loans shall be made by each Bank pro rata in
accordance with each Bank's applicable Commitment Percentage of
the Tranche C Commitment Amount. Each request for a Tranche C
Loan hereunder shall constitute a representation and warranty by
the Borrower that the conditions set forth in Section 13 hereof
have been satisfied on the date of such request.
2.2.2. Commitment Fee.
The Borrower agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent for
the accounts of the Banks in accordance with their respective
Commitment Percentages of the Tranche C Commitment Amount a
commitment fee on the average daily amount during each calendar
quarter or portion thereof from the Closing Date until the Tranche
C Conversion Date by which the Tranche C Commitment Amount exceeds
the amount of Tranche C Loans outstanding during such calendar
quarter or portion thereof, calculated at the rate of (a) at any
time prior to the date on which the Borrower first borrows any
Tranche C Loans, 0.375% per annum, and (b) at any time after the
date on which the Borrower first borrows any Tranche C Loans (i)
when the Leverage Ratio, determined as at the last day of the
period of four (4) consecutive fiscal quarters most recently
ended, equals or exceeds 6.50:1.00, 0.500% per annum, (ii) when
the Leverage Ratio, determined as at the last day of the period of
four (4) consecutive fiscal quarters most recently ended, equals
or exceeds 5.00:1.00, but is less than 6.50:1.00, 0.375% per
annum, and (iii) when the Leverage Ratio, determined as at the
last day of the period of four (4) consecutive fiscal quarters
most recently ended, is less than 5.00:1.00, 0.250% per annum.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Borrower's financial
statements are not furnished to the Banks pursuant to Section
9.4(b) within five (5) Business Days after the relevant period of
time specified in Section 9.4 therefor, the commitment fee shall
be 0.500% per annum, during the period commencing on the date such
statements are due and (provided such financial statements are
subsequently furnished to the Banks) ending on the date two (2)
days following the delivery to the Administrative Agent of such
financial statements. The commitment fee shall be payable
quarterly in arrears on the last date of each calendar quarter,
commencing on the first such date following the date hereof, with
a final payment on the Tranche C Conversion Date or any earlier
date on which the Tranche C Commitment Amount shall terminate.
2.2.3. Reduction of Tranche C Commitment.
The Borrower shall have the right at any time and from time
to time upon five (5) Business Days' prior written notice to the
Administrative Agent to reduce by $500,000 or an integral multiple
thereof or terminate entirely the unborrowed portion of the
Tranche C Commitment Amount, whereupon the Tranche C Commitment
Amount shall be reduced pro rata among the Banks in accordance
with their respective Commitment Percentages of the amount
specified in such notice or, as the case may be, terminated.
Promptly after receiving any notice of the Borrower delivered
pursuant to this Section 2.2.3, the Administrative Agent will
notify the Banks of the substance thereof. Upon the effective
date of any such reduction or termination, the Borrower shall pay
to the Administrative Agent for the respective accounts of the
Banks the full amount of any commitment fee then accrued on the
amount of the reduction. No reduction of the Tranche C Commitment
Amount may be reinstated.
2.2.4. The Tranche C Notes.
The Tranche C Loans shall be evidenced by separate promissory
notes of the Borrower in substantially the form of Exhibit B-1
hereto (each a "Tranche C Note"), each dated as of the Closing
Date and completed with appropriate insertions. One Tranche C
Note shall be payable to the order of each Bank in a principal
amount equal to such Bank's Commitment Percentage of the Tranche
C Commitment Amount or, if less, the outstanding amount of all
Tranche C Loans made by such Bank, plus interest accrued thereon,
as set forth below. The Borrower irrevocably authorizes each Bank
to make or cause to be made, at or about the time of the Drawdown
Date of any Tranche C Loan or at the time of receipt of any
payment of principal on such Bank's Tranche C Note, an appropriate
notation on such Bank's Note Record reflecting the making of such
Tranche C Loan or (as the case may be) the receipt of such
payment. The outstanding amount of the Tranche C Loans set forth
on such Bank's Note Record shall be prima facie evidence of the
principal amount thereof owing and unpaid to such Bank, but the
failure to record, or any error in so recording, any such amount
on such Bank's Note Record shall not limit or otherwise affect the
obligations of the Borrower hereunder or under any Tranche C Note
to make payments of principal of or interest on any Tranche C Note
when due.
2.3. Interest on Revolving Credit Loans.
Except as otherwise provided in Section 6.10 hereof:
(a) The unpaid principal balance of each Revolving Credit
Loan which is a Base Rate Loan shall bear interest at the Base
Rate plus the Applicable Margin.
(b) The unpaid principal balance of each Revolving Credit
Loan which is a Eurodollar Rate Loan shall bear interest for the
period commencing with the Drawdown Date thereof and ending on the
last day of the Interest Period with respect thereto at the
Eurodollar Rate determined for such Interest Period plus the
Applicable Margin.
(c) The Borrower promises to pay interest on each Loan in
arrears on each Interest Payment Date with respect thereto.
2.4. Requests for Revolving Credit Loans.
The Borrower shall give to the Administrative Agent written notice
in the form of Exhibit C hereto (or telephonic notice confirmed in a
writing in the form of Exhibit C hereto) of each Revolving Credit Loan
requested hereunder (a "Loan Request") no less than (a) one (1) Business
Day prior to the proposed Drawdown Date of any Base Rate Loan and (b)
three (3) Eurodollar Business Days prior to the proposed Drawdown Date
of any Eurodollar Rate Loan. Each such notice shall specify (i) the
principal amount of the Revolving Credit Loan requested, (ii) the
proposed Drawdown Date of such Revolving Credit Loan, (iii) the Type of
such Revolving Credit Loan, (iv) if such Revolving Credit Loan is a
Eurodollar Rate Loan, the Interest Period therefor, and (v) whether the
Revolving Credit Loan requested shall be a Tranche A Loan or a Tranche
C Loan. Promptly upon receipt of any such notice, the Administrative
Agent shall notify each of the Banks thereof. Each such notice shall
be irrevocable and binding on the Borrower and shall obligate the
Borrower to accept the Revolving Credit Loan requested from the Banks
on the proposed Drawdown Date. Each Loan Request shall be in a minimum
aggregate amount of (a) in the case of Base Rate Loans, $500,000 or in
integral multiples of $100,000 in excess thereof and (b) in the case of
Eurodollar Rate Loans, $1,000,000 or in integral multiples of $100,000
in excess thereof; provided, that the number of Eurodollar Rate Loans
outstanding at any time shall not exceed ten.
2.5. Conversion Options.
2.5.1. Conversion to Different Type of Revolving Credit Loan.
The Borrower may elect from time to time to convert any
outstanding Revolving Credit Loan to a Revolving Credit Loan of
another Type, provided that (a) with respect to any such
conversion of a Eurodollar Rate Loan into a Base Rate Loan, such
conversion shall only be made on the last day of the Interest
Period with respect thereto; (b) with respect to any such
conversion of a Base Rate Loan to a Eurodollar Rate Loan, the
Borrower shall give the Administrative Agent at least three (3)
Eurodollar Business Days' prior written notice of such election
and (c) no Loan may be converted into a Eurodollar Rate Loan when
any Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing.
On the date on which such conversion is being made each Bank shall
take such action as is necessary to transfer its Commitment
Percentage of such Revolving Credit Loans to its Domestic Lending
Office or its Eurodollar Lending Office, as the case may be. All
or any part of outstanding Revolving Credit Loans of any Type may
be converted as provided herein; provided that partial conversions
shall be in a minimum aggregate principal amount of (a) in the
case of Base Rate Loans, $500,000 or in integral multiples of
$100,000 in excess thereof and (b) in the case of Eurodollar Rate
Loans, $1,000,000 or in integral multiples of $100,000 in excess
thereof. Each Conversion Request relating to the conversion of a
Base Rate Loan to a Eurodollar Rate Loan shall be irrevocable by
the Borrower.
2.5.2. Continuation of Type of Revolving Credit Loan.
Any Revolving Credit Loans of any Type may be continued as
such upon the expiration of an Interest Period with respect
thereto by compliance by the Borrower with the notice provisions
contained in Section 2.5.1; provided that no Eurodollar Rate Loan
may be continued as such when any Default or Event of Default has
occurred and is continuing, but shall be automatically converted
to a Base Rate Loan on the last day of the first Interest Period
relating thereto ending during the continuance of such Default or
Event of Default of which the officers of the Administrative Agent
active upon the Borrower's account have actual knowledge. In the
event that the Borrower fails to provide any such notice with
respect to the continuation of any Eurodollar Rate Loan as such,
then such Eurodollar Rate Loan shall be automatically converted to
a Base Rate Loan on the last day of the then current Interest
Period related thereto. The Administrative Agent shall notify the
Banks promptly when any such automatic conversion contemplated by
this Section 2.5.2 hereof is scheduled to occur.
2.5.3. Eurodollar Rate Loans.
Any conversion to or from Eurodollar Rate Loans shall be in
such amounts and be made pursuant to such elections so that, after
giving effect thereto, (a) the aggregate principal amount of all
Eurodollar Rate Loans having the same Interest Period shall not be
less than $1,000,000 or an integral multiple of $100,000 in excess
thereof and (b) the number of Eurodollar Rate Loans outstanding at
any time shall not exceed ten.
2.6. Funds for Revolving Credit Loans.
2.6.1. Funding Procedures.
Not later than 12 o'clock p.m. (Houston, Texas time) on the
proposed Drawdown Date of any Revolving Credit Loans, each of the
Banks will make available to the Administrative Agent, at its Head
Office, in immediately available funds, the amount of such Bank's
applicable Commitment Percentage of the amount of the requested
Revolving Credit Loans. Upon receipt from each Bank of such
amount, and upon receipt of the documents required by Sections 12
and 13 hereof and the satisfaction of the other conditions set
forth therein, to the extent applicable, the Administrative Agent
will make available to the Borrower the aggregate amount of such
Revolving Credit Loans made available to the Administrative Agent
by the Banks, subject to the provisions of Section 2.6.2 below.
The failure or refusal of any Bank to make available to the
Administrative Agent at the aforesaid time and place on any
Drawdown Date the amount of its applicable Commitment Percentage
of the requested Revolving Credit Loans shall not relieve any
other Bank from its several obligation hereunder to make available
to the Administrative Agent the amount of such other Bank's
applicable Commitment Percentage of any requested Revolving Credit
Loans.
2.6.2. Advances by Administrative Agent.
The Administrative Agent may, unless notified to the contrary
by any Bank prior to a Drawdown Date, assume that such Bank has
made available to the Administrative Agent on such Drawdown Date
the amount of such Bank's Commitment Percentage of the Revolving
Credit Loans to be made on such Drawdown Date, and the
Administrative Agent may (but it shall not be required to), in
reliance upon such assumption, make available to the Borrower a
corresponding amount. If any Bank makes available to the
Administrative Agent such amount on a date after such Drawdown
Date, such Bank shall pay to the Administrative Agent on demand an
amount equal to the product of (a) the average computed for the
period referred to in clause (c) below of the weighted average
interest rate paid by the Administrative Agent for federal funds
acquired by the Administrative Agent during each day included in
such period, times (b) the amount of such Bank's Commitment
Percentage of such Revolving Credit Loans, times (c) a fraction,
the numerator of which is the number of days that elapse from and
including such Drawdown Date to the date on which the amount of
such Bank's Commitment Percentage of such Revolving Credit Loans
shall become immediately available to the Administrative Agent,
and the denominator of which is 365. A statement of the
Administrative Agent submitted to such Bank with respect to any
amounts owing under this paragraph shall be prima facie evidence
of the amount due and owing to the Administrative Agent by such
Bank. If the amount of such Bank's Commitment Percentage of such
Revolving Credit Loans is not made available to the Administrative
Agent by such Bank within three (3) Business Days following such
Drawdown Date, the Administrative Agent shall be entitled to
recover such amount from the Borrower on demand, with interest
thereon at the rate per annum applicable to the Revolving Credit
Loans made on such Drawdown Date.
3. THE TERM LOANS.
3.1. Tranche B Term Loan.
3.1.1. Tranche B Term Loan.
Subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this Credit
Agreement, each Bank agrees to lend to the Borrower on a Tranche
B Funding Date the amount of its Commitment Percentage of the
Tranche B Term Loan to be funded on such date; provided that the
Borrower shall give the Administrative Agent no less than three
Business Days prior written notice specifying such Tranche B
Funding Date, the amount of the Tranche B Loan to be funded on
such date and the Type of Loan requested. The Banks shall have no
obligation to advance any amounts in respect of a Tranche B Term
Loan after the earlier to occur of the second Tranche B Funding
Date or September 2, 1998 and the Tranche B Commitment Amount
shall be deemed to have terminated on such earlier date. The
Administrative Agent shall promptly notify the Banks of its
receipt of a notice from the Borrower requesting a drawdown of a
Tranche B Term Loan. The terms of Section 2.6.1 and 2.6.2 hereof
shall apply mutatis mutandis to the advance of a Tranche B Term
Loan in the same manner as to the advance of a Revolving Credit
Loan. No Bank shall have any obligation to fund a Tranche B Term
Loan if after giving effect to such funding the aggregate amount
of any Tranche B Term Loans funded by such Bank's exceeds such
Tranche B Commitment Percentage of the Tranche B Commitment
Amount.
3.1.2. The Tranche B Term Notes.
The Tranche B Term Loan shall be evidenced by separate
promissory notes of the Borrower in substantially the form of
Exhibit D hereto (each a "Tranche B Term Note"), each dated as of
the Tranche B Funding Date and completed with appropriate
insertions. One Tranche B Term Note shall be payable to the order
of each Bank in a principal amount equal to such Bank's Commitment
Percentage of the Tranche B Term Loan and representing the
obligation of the Borrower to pay to such Bank such principal
amount or, if less, the outstanding amount of such Bank's
Commitment Percentage of the Tranche B Term Loan, plus interest
accrued thereon, as set forth below. The Borrower irrevocably
authorizes each Bank to make or cause to be made a notation on
such Bank's Note Record reflecting the original principal amount
of such Bank's Commitment Percentage of the Tranche B Term Loan
and, at or about the time of such Bank's receipt of any principal
payment on such Bank's Tranche B Term Note, an appropriate
notation on such Bank's Note Record reflecting such payment. The
aggregate unpaid amount set forth on such Bank's Note Record shall
be prima facie evidence of the principal amount thereof owing and
unpaid to such Bank, but the failure to record, or any error in so
recording, any such amount on such Bank's Note Record shall not
affect the obligations of the Borrower hereunder or under any
Tranche B Term Note to make payments of principal of and interest
on any Tranche B Term Note when due.
3.1.3. Tranche B Commitment Fee. The Borrower agrees to pay to
the Administrative Agent, for the pro rata accounts of the Banks in
accordance with their respective Tranche B Commitment Percentages, a
commitment fee calculated at the rate of (a) at any time when the
Leverage Ratio, determined as at the last day of the period of four
(4) consecutive fiscal quarters most recently ended, equals or exceeds
6.50:1.00, 0.500% per annum, (b) at any time when the Leverage Ratio,
determined as at the last day of the period of four (4) consecutive
fiscal quarters most recently ended, equals or exceeds 5.00:1.00, but
is less than 6.50:1.00, 0.375% per annum, and (c) at any time when the
Leverage Ratio, determined as at the last day of the period of four
(4) consecutive fiscal quarters most recently ended, is less than
5.00:1.00, 0.250% per annum, on the average daily amount during each
calendar quarter or portion thereof from the Closing Date to September
1, 1998, by which the Tranche B Commitment Amount exceeds the amount
of the outstanding Tranche B Term Loans. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, if the Borrower's financial statements are not furnished
to the Banks pursuant to Section 9.4(b) within five (5) Business
Days after the relevant period of time specified in Section 9.4
therefor, the commitment fee shall be 0.500% per annum, during the
period commencing on the date such
statements are due and (provided such financial statements are
subsequently furnished to the Banks) ending on the date two (2) days
following the delivery to the Administrative Agent of such financial
statements. The commitment fee shall be payable in arrears on
September 1, 1998 or upon the second Tranche B Funding Date, whichever
is the earlier date.
3.2. Fund Tranche Term Loan.
3.2.1. Fund Tranche Term Loan.
On the Closing Date, subject to the terms and conditions set
forth in this Credit Agreement, each Bank agrees to lend to the
Borrower the amount of its Commitment Percentage of the Fund
Tranche Term Loan.
3.2.2. Fund Tranche Term Notes.
The Fund Tranche Term Loan shall be evidenced by separate
promissory notes of the Borrower in substantially the form of
Exhibit E hereto (each a "Fund Tranche Term Note"), each dated the
Closing Date and completed with appropriate insertions. One Fund
Tranche Term Note shall be payable to the order of each Bank in a
principal amount equal to such Bank's Commitment Percentage of the
Fund Tranche Term Loan and representing the obligation of the
Borrower to pay to such Bank such principal amount or, if less,
the outstanding amount of such Bank's Commitment Percentage of the
Fund Tranche Term Loan, plus interest accrued thereon, as set
forth below. The Borrower irrevocably authorizes each Bank to
make or cause to be made a notation on such Bank's Note Record
reflecting the original principal amount of such Bank's Commitment
Percentage of the Fund Tranche Term Loan and, at or about the time
of such Bank's receipt of any principal payment on such Bank's
Fund Tranche Term Note, an appropriate notation on such Bank's
Note Record reflecting such payment. The aggregate unpaid amount
set forth on such Bank's Note Record shall be prima facie evidence
of the principal amount thereof owing and unpaid to such Bank, but
the failure to record, or any error in so recording, any such
amount on such Bank's Note Record shall not affect the obligations
of the Borrower hereunder or under any Fund Tranche Term Note to
make payments of principal of and interest on any Fund Tranche
Term Note when due.
3.3. Tranche C Term Loan.
3.3.1. Tranche C Term Loan.
Subject to the terms and conditions set forth in this Credit
Agreement, on the Tranche C Conversion Date all outstanding
Tranche C Loans shall automatically convert into a term loan (the
"Tranche C Term Loan") in the amount of the Tranche C Loans then
outstanding. The Borrower shall pay to the Administrative Agent
for the account of the Banks on the Tranche C Conversion Date any
commitment fees accrued to date and payable with respect to the
Tranche C Commitment Amount. All interest accrued to such date on
the Tranche C Loans shall be paid to the Administrative Agent for
the account of the Banks as provided in Section 2.3(c) hereof on
the dates set forth therein.
3.3.2. The Tranche C Term Notes.
The Tranche C Term Loan shall be evidenced by separate
promissory notes of the Borrower in substantially the form of
Exhibit B-2 hereto (each a "Tranche C Term Note"), each dated the
Tranche C Conversion Date and completed with appropriate
insertions. One Tranche C Term Note shall be payable to the order
of each Bank in a principal amount equal to such Bank's Commitment
Percentage of the Tranche C Term Loan and representing the
obligation of the Borrower to pay to such Bank such principal
amount or, if less, the outstanding amount of such Bank's
Commitment Percentage of the Tranche C Term Loan, plus interest
accrued thereon, as set forth below. The Borrower irrevocably
authorizes each Bank to make or cause to be made a notation on
such Bank's Note Record reflecting the original principal amount
of such Bank's Commitment Percentage of the Tranche C Term Loan
and, at or about the time of such Bank's receipt of any principal
payment on such Bank's Tranche C Term Note, an appropriate
notation on such Bank's Note Record reflecting such payment. The
aggregate unpaid amount set forth on such Bank's Note Record shall
be prima facie evidence of the principal amount thereof owing and
unpaid to such Bank, but the failure to record, or any error in so
recording, any such amount on such Bank's Note Record shall not
affect the obligations of the Borrower hereunder or under any
Tranche C Term Note to make payments of principal of and interest
on any Tranche C Term Note when due. Each Bank, within five (5)
Business Days after the receipt of a Tranche C Term Note, shall
deliver the Tranche C Note currently held by it marked
"substituted".
3.4. Mandatory Payments.
3.4.1. Schedule of Installment Payments of Principal of
Tranche B Term Loan.
On each Tranche B Reduction Date, the Borrower promises to pay to
the Administrative Agent for the account of the Banks on each of
the following dates an amount equal to the product of the
Reduction Percentage set forth below opposite such date multiplied
by the sum of (a) the amount of Tranche B Term Loans outstanding
on September 1, 1998 plus (b) any increase in Tranche B Term Loans
pursuant to Section 16 hereof, with the final payment on the
Tranche B Maturity Date to be adjusted to equal the entire then
unpaid balance of (including principal of, interest on and other
amounts payable in respect of) the Tranche B Term Loan:
Reduction Date Reduction Percentage
--------------- ------------------
August 31, 2001 3.330%
November 30, 2001 3.330%
February 28, 2002 3.340%
May 31, 2002 3.750%
August 31, 2002 3.750%
November 30, 2002 3.750%
February 28, 2003 3.750%
May 31, 2003 5.000%
August 31, 2003 5.000%
November 30, 2003 5.000%
February 29, 2004 5.000%
May 31, 2004 5.625%
August 31, 2004 5.625%
November 30, 2004 5.625%
February 28, 2005 5.625%
May 31, 2005 4.375%
August 31, 2005 4.375%
November 30, 2005 4.375%
February 28, 2006 4.375%
May 31, 2006 7.500%
Tranche B Maturity Date 7.500%
3.4.2. Schedule of Installment Payments of Principal of Fund
Tranche Term Loan.
On each Fund Tranche Reduction Date, the Borrower promises to pay
to the Administrative Agent for the account of the Banks on each
of the following dates an amount equal to the product of the
Reduction Percentage set forth below opposite such date multiplied
by the sum of (a) the amount of Fund Tranche Term Loans
outstanding on the Closing Date plus (b) any increase in Fund
Tranche Term Loans pursuant to Section 16 hereof, with the final
payment on the Fund Tranche Maturity Date to be adjusted to equal
the entire then unpaid balance of (including principal of,
interest on and other amounts payable in respect of) the Tranche
B Term Loan:
Reduction Date Reduction Percentage
---------------- --------------------
August 31, 2001 0.250%
November 30, 2001 0.250%
February 28, 2002 0.250%
May 31, 2002 0.250%
August 31, 2002 0.250%
November 30, 2002 0.250%
February 28, 2003 0.250%
May 31, 2003 0.250%
August 31, 2003 0.250%
November 30, 2003 0.250%
February 29, 2004 0.250%
May 31, 2004 0.250%
August 31, 2004 0.250%
November 30, 2004 0.250%
February 28, 2005 0.250%
May 31, 2005 0.250%
August 31, 2005 0.250%
November 30, 2005 0.250%
February 28, 2006 0.250%
May 31, 2006 0.250%
August 31, 2006 31.660%
November 30, 2006 31.670%
Fund Tranche
Maturity Date 31.670%
3.4.3. Schedule of Installment Payments of Principal of
Tranche C Term Loan.
On each of the Tranche C Reduction Dates set forth below, the
Borrower shall permanently reduce the principal amount of the
Tranche C Term Loan by the amount equal to the product of the
Reduction Percentage set forth below opposite such date multiplied
by the sum of (a) the amount of Tranche C Loans outstanding on the
Tranche C Conversion Date plus (b) any increase in Tranche C Term
Loans pursuant to Section 16 hereof, with the final payment on the
Tranche C Maturity Date to be adjusted to equal the entire then
unpaid balance of (including principal of, interest on and other
amounts payable in respect of) the Tranche C Term Loan:
Reduction Date Reduction Percentage
------------- ------------------
August 31, 2001 3.330%
November 30, 2001 3.330%
February 28, 2002 3.340%
May 31, 2002 3.750%
August 31, 2002 3.750%
November 30, 2002 3.750%
February 28, 2003 3.750%
May 31, 2003 5.000%
August 31, 2003 5.000%
November 30, 2003 5.000%
February 29, 2004 5.000%
May 31, 2004 5.625%
August 31, 2004 5.625%
November 30, 2004 5.625%
February 28, 2005 5.625%
May 31, 2005 4.375%
August 31, 2005 4.375%
November 30, 2005 4.375%
February 28, 2006 4.375%
May 31, 2006 7.500%
Tranche C Maturity Date 7.500%
3.5. Interest on Term Loans.
3.5.1. Interest Rates.
Except as otherwise provided in Section 6.10 hereof, the Term
Loans outstanding in respect of each Tranche shall bear interest
at the following rates:
(a) To the extent that all or any portion of any Term Loan
is a Base Rate Loan, such Term Loan or such portion shall bear
interest at the Base Rate plus the Applicable Margin for Term
Loans in the relevant Tranche.
(b) To the extent that all or any portion of any Term Loan
is a Eurodollar Rate Loan, such Term Loan or such portion shall
bear interest during the Interest Period relating thereto at the
Eurodollar Rate plus the Applicable Margin for Term Loans in the
relevant Tranche.
(c) The Borrower promises to pay interest on the Term Loans
or any portion thereof outstanding in arrears on each Interest
Payment Date.
3.5.2. Notification by Borrower.
The Borrower shall notify the Administrative Agent, such
notice to be irrevocable, at least three (3) Eurodollar Business
Days prior to the Drawdown Date of any Term Loan if all or any
portion of such Loan is to bear interest at the Eurodollar Rate.
After any Term Loan has been made, the provisions of Section 2.5
above shall apply mutatis mutandis with respect to all or any
portion of such Loan so that the Borrower may have the same
interest rate options with respect to all or any portion of such
Loan as it would be entitled to with respect to the Revolving
Credit Loans.
3.5.3. Amounts, etc.
Any portion of the Term Loans bearing interest at the
Eurodollar Rate relating to any Interest Period shall be in the
amount of $1,000,000 or in integral multiples of $100,000 in
excess thereof. The number of Eurodollar Rate Loans outstanding
at any time shall not exceed ten. No Interest Period relating to
the Term Loans or any portion thereof shall extend beyond the date
on which a regularly scheduled installment payment of the
principal of such Term Loan is to be made unless a portion of such
Term Loan at least equal to such installment payment is either a
Base Rate Loan or has an Interest Period ending on such date.
4. PREPAYMENTS OF LOANS.
4.1. Optional Repayments of Revolving Credit Loans.
The Borrower shall have the right, at its election, to repay the
outstanding amount of the Revolving Credit Loans, as a whole or in part,
at any time without penalty or premium, provided that the full or
partial prepayment of the outstanding amount of any Eurodollar Rate
Loans pursuant to this Section 4.1 may be made only on the last day of
the Interest Period relating thereto. The Borrower shall give the
Administrative Agent, no later than 11:00 a.m., Houston, Texas time, at
least one (1) Business Day's prior written notice, of any proposed
repayment pursuant to this Section 4.1 of Base Rate Loans, and three (3)
Eurodollar Business Days' notice of any proposed repayment pursuant to
this Section 4.1 of Eurodollar Rate Loans, in each case, specifying the
proposed date of payment of Revolving Credit Loans and the principal
amount to be paid. Each such partial prepayment of the Loans shall be
in the amount of $500,000 or in integral multiples of $100,000 in excess
thereof, shall be accompanied by the payment of accrued interest on the
principal repaid to the date of payment and shall be applied to the
principal of Base Rate Loans or to the principal of Eurodollar Rate
Loans, at the Borrower's option. Each partial prepayment shall be
allocated among the Banks, in proportion, as nearly as practicable, to
the respective unpaid principal amount of each Bank's Tranche A Note or
Tranche C Note, at the Borrower's option, with adjustments to the extent
practicable to equalize any prior repayments not exactly in proportion.
4.2 Optional Prepayment of Term Loans.
The Borrower shall have the right at any time to prepay the Term
Notes on or before the Maturity Date relating thereto, as a whole, or
in part, upon not less than three (3) Business Days' prior written
notice to the Administrative Agent, without premium or penalty; provided
that, (a) each partial prepayment shall be in the principal amount of
$500,000 or in integral multiples of $100,000 in excess thereof, (b) any
portion of the Term Loans bearing interest at the Eurodollar Rate may
only be prepaid pursuant to this Section 4.2 on the last day of the
Interest Period relating thereto, and (c) each partial prepayment shall
be allocated among the Banks, in proportion, as nearly as practicable,
to the respective outstanding amount of each Bank's Tranche B Term Note,
Tranche C Term Note or Fund Tranche Term Note, at the Borrower's option,
with adjustments to the extent practicable to equalize any prior
prepayments not exactly in proportion. Any prepayment of principal of
the Term Loans shall include all interest accrued to the date of
prepayment and shall be applied against the scheduled installments of
principal due on the Tranche B Term Loan, the Tranche C Term Loan on the
Fund Tranche Term Loan, at the Borrower's option, in the inverse order
of maturity. No amount repaid with respect to the Term Loans may be
reborrowed.
4.3 Mandatory Repayments of Loans.
(a) If at any time the sum of the outstanding amount of the
Tranche A Loans, the Maximum Drawing Amount and all Unpaid Reimbursement
Obligations exceeds the Tranche A Commitment Amount, then the Borrower
shall immediately pay the amount of such excess to the Administrative
Agent for the respective accounts of the Banks for application first to
any Unpaid Reimbursement Obligations, second to the Tranche A Loans and
third, to be held by the Administrative Agent, as cash collateral for
the Maximum Drawing Amount.
(b) If at any time the sum of the outstanding amount of the
Tranche C Loans exceeds the Tranche C Commitment Amount, then the
Borrower shall immediately pay the amount of such excess to the
Administrative Agent for the respective accounts of the Banks for
application to the Tranche C Loans.
(c) Within sixty (60) days after the end of each fiscal year of
the Borrower commencing with the fiscal year ending February 28, 2002,
if the Leverage Ratio as at the last day of such fiscal year exceeds
4.50:1.00, the Borrower shall repay the Loans in the aggregate principal
amount equal to fifty percent (50%) of Consolidated Excess Cash Flow for
such fiscal year. Each such mandatory prepayment of the Loans shall be
applied (i) first, pro rata to the remaining principal installments of
the Tranche B Term Loan, the Fund Tranche Term Loan and the Tranche C
Term Loan and (ii) second, if the Tranche B Term Loan, the Fund Tranche
Term Loan and the Tranche C Term Loan have been repaid in full, to repay
the Tranche A Loans. Each such mandatory prepayment shall be allocated
among the Banks in proportion, as nearly as practicable, to the
respective aggregate amounts outstanding on each Bank's Notes evidencing
the applicable Loan or Loans advanced under the applicable Tranche. Any
mandatory prepayment of principal of the Loans required hereunder shall
be accompanied by a payment of all interest accrued to the date of such
prepayment. In the event that any Term Loan is required to be prepaid
hereunder, all principal amounts prepaid shall be applied against the
scheduled installments of principal due on such Term Loan in the inverse
order of maturity. In the event that any Tranche A Loans are required
to be prepaid hereunder, the Tranche A Commitment Amount shall be
reduced by the amount of such prepayment.
(d) If as of the last day of the fiscal quarter most recently
ended prior to a Sale of assets of the Borrower or of any of its
Subsidiaries pursuant to Section 10.5 hereof, the Leverage Ratio
calculated for the period of (4) four consecutive fiscal quarters ending
on such last day on a pro forma basis after giving effect to such Sale
and after giving effect to any repayment of Total Funded Debt to be made
with the proceeds of such Sale is greater than or equal to 5.50:1.00,
then within ten (10) days after such Sale, the Borrower shall prepay the
Loans by an amount equal to the Net Proceeds from such Sale. Such Net
Proceeds shall be applied (i) (A) prior to the Tranche C Conversion
Date, pro rata to repay the Tranche B Term Loan, the Fund Tranche Term
Loan and the Tranche C Loans, and (B) after the Tranche C Conversion
Date, pro rata to the remaining principal installments of the Tranche
B Term Loan, the Fund Tranche Term Loan and the Tranche C Term Loan, and
(ii) if the Term Loans have been paid in full and no Tranche C Loans are
outstanding, to repay Tranche A Loans. If such Leverage Ratio,
calculated as provided above, is less than 5.50:1.00, then the Borrower
may use the Net Proceeds from such Sale for the purpose of funding
Permitted Acquisitions within the nine (9) month period commencing on
the date of such Sale; provided, that any Net Proceeds from such Sale
which are not reinvested in a Permitted Acquisition within such nine (9)
month period shall be applied according to (i) and (ii) above. Any
mandatory prepayment of principal of the Loans required hereunder shall
be accompanied by a payment of all interest accrued to the date of such
prepayment. Any mandatory prepayment of Term Loans hereunder shall not
reduce the scheduled repayment installments required under Section 3.4
hereof. The Tranche A Commitment Amount and the Tranche C Commitment
Amount, respectively, shall be permanently reduced by the amount of such
Net Proceeds applied to repay Tranche A Loans and Tranche C Loans (as
the case may be); provided that, such reduction shall not reduce the
scheduled Tranche A Commitment Amount reductions set forth in Section
2.1.3 above. Each such mandatory prepayment shall be allocated among
the Banks in proportion, as nearly as practicable, to the respective
aggregate amounts outstanding of each Bank's Notes evidencing the Loan
or Loans advanced under the applicable Tranche. In the event that any
Term Loan is required to be prepaid hereunder, all principal amounts
prepaid shall be applied against the scheduled installments of principal
due on such Term Loan in the inverse order of maturity.
(e) If as of the last day of the fiscal quarter most recently
ended prior to the issuance of unsecured and subordinated debt by
HoldCo, the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries pursuant to Section
10.1(k) hereof, the Leverage Ratio calculated for the period of 4
consecutive fiscal quarters ending on such last day as if such unsecured
and subordinated debt were outstanding on such date is greater than
6.50:1.00, then within ten (10) days after such issuance the Borrower
shall prepay the Loans by an amount equal to fifty percent (50%) of the
gross proceeds from such issuance. Such proceeds shall be applied (i)
(A) prior to the Tranche C Conversion Date, pro rata to repay the
Tranche B Term Loan, the Fund Tranche Term Loan and the Tranche C Loans,
and (B) after the Tranche C Conversion Date, pro rata to the remaining
principal installments of the Tranche B Term Loan, the Fund Tranche Term
Loan and the Tranche C Term Loan, and (ii) if the Term Loans have been
paid in full and no Tranche C Loans are outstanding, to repay Tranche
A Loans. Any mandatory prepayment of principal of the Loans required
hereunder shall be accompanied by a payment of all interest accrued to
the date of such prepayment. Any mandatory prepayment of Term Loans
hereunder shall not reduce the scheduled repayment installments required
under Section 3.4 hereof. The Tranche A Commitment Amount and the
Tranche C Commitment Amount, respectively, shall be permanently reduced
by the amount of such proceeds applied to repay Tranche A Loans and
Tranche C Loans (as the case may be); provided that, such reduction
shall not reduce the scheduled Tranche A Commitment Amount reductions
set forth in Section 2.1.3 above. Each such mandatory prepayment shall
be allocated among the Banks in proportion, as nearly as practicable,
to the respective aggregate amounts outstanding on each Bank's Notes
evidencing the Loan or Loans advanced under the applicable Tranche. In
the event that any Term Loan is required to be prepaid hereunder, all
principal amounts prepaid shall be applied against the scheduled
installments of principal due on such Term Loan in the inverse order of
maturity.
5. LETTERS OF CREDIT.
5.1. Letter of Credit Commitments.
5.1.1. Commitment to Issue Letters of Credit.
Subject to the terms and conditions hereof and the execution
and delivery by the Borrower of a letter of credit application on
the Administrative Agent's customary form (a "Letter of Credit
Application"), the Administrative Agent on behalf of the Banks and
in reliance upon the agreement of the Banks set forth in Section
5.1.4 below and upon the representations and warranties of the
Borrower contained herein, agrees to issue, extend and renew for
the account of the Borrower one or more standby letters of credit
(individually, each a "Letter of Credit"), in such form as may be
requested from time to time by the Borrower and agreed to by the
Administrative Agent; provided, however, that, after giving effect
to such request, (a) the sum of the aggregate Maximum Drawing
Amount and all Unpaid Reimbursement Obligations shall not exceed
$50,000,000 at any one time, and (b) the sum of (i) the Maximum
Drawing Amount on all Letters of Credit, (ii) all Unpaid
Reimbursement Obligations, and (iii) the amount of all Tranche A
Loans outstanding shall not exceed the Tranche A Commitment
Amount.
5.1.2. Letter of Credit Applications.
Each Letter of Credit Application shall be completed to the
satisfaction of the Administrative Agent. In the event that any
provision of any Letter of Credit Application shall be
inconsistent with any provision of this Credit Agreement, then the
provisions of this Credit Agreement shall, to the extent of any
such inconsistency, govern.
5.1.3. Terms of Letters of Credit.
Each Letter of Credit issued, extended or renewed hereunder
shall, among other things, (a) provide for the payment of sight
drafts for honor thereunder when presented in accordance with the
terms thereof and when accompanied by the documents described
therein, and (b) have an expiration date no later than the date
which is fourteen (14) days prior to the Tranche A Maturity Date.
Each Letter of Credit so issued, extended or renewed shall be
subject to the Uniform Customs.
5.1.4. Reimbursement Obligations of Banks.
Each Bank severally agrees that it shall be absolutely
liable, without regard to the occurrence of any Default or Event
of Default or any other condition precedent whatsoever, to the
extent of such Bank's Commitment Percentage of all Letters of
Credit issued, extended or renewed and all Unpaid Reimbursement
Obligations, to reimburse the Administrative Agent on demand for
the amount of each draft paid by the Administrative Agent under
each Letter of Credit to the extent that such amount is not
reimbursed by the Borrower pursuant to Section 5.2 below (such
agreement for a Bank being called herein the "Letter of Credit
Participation" of such Bank).
5.1.5. Participations of Banks.
Each such payment made by a Bank shall be treated as the
purchase by such Bank of a participating interest in the
Borrower's Reimbursement Obligation under Section 5.2 below in an
amount equal to such payment. Each Bank shall share in accordance
with its participating interest in any interest which accrues
pursuant to Section 5.2.
5.2. Reimbursement Obligation of the Borrower.
In order to induce the Administrative Agent to issue, extend and
renew each Letter of Credit and the Banks to participate therein, the
Borrower hereby agrees to reimburse or pay to the Administrative Agent,
for the account of the Administrative Agent or (as the case may be) the
Banks, with respect to each Letter of Credit issued, extended or renewed
by the Administrative Agent hereunder,
(a) except as otherwise expressly provided in Sections 5.2(b) and
(c) below, on each date that any draft presented under such Letter of
Credit is honored by the Administrative Agent, or the Administrative
Agent otherwise makes a payment with respect thereto, (i) the amount
paid by the Administrative Agent under or with respect to such Letter
of Credit, and (ii) the amount of any taxes, fees, charges or other
costs and expenses whatsoever incurred by the Administrative Agent or
any Bank in connection with any payment made by the Administrative Agent
or any Bank under, or with respect to, such Letter of Credit,
(b) upon the reduction (but not termination) of the Tranche A
Commitment Amount to an amount less than the Maximum Drawing Amount, an
amount equal to such difference, which amount shall be held by the
Administrative Agent for the benefit of the Banks and the Administrative
Agent as cash collateral for all Reimbursement Obligations, and
(c) upon the termination of the Tranche A Commitment Amount, or
the acceleration of the Reimbursement Obligations with respect to all
Letters of Credit in accordance with Section 15 hereof, an amount equal
to the then Maximum Drawing Amount on all Letters of Credit, which
amount shall be held by the Administrative Agent for the benefit of the
Banks and the Administrative Agent as cash collateral for all
Reimbursement Obligations.
Each such payment shall be made to the Administrative Agent at the
Administrative Agent's Head Office in immediately available funds.
Interest on any and all amounts remaining unpaid by the Borrower under
this Section 5.2, at any time from the date such amounts become due and
payable (whether as stated in this Section 5.2, by acceleration or
otherwise) until payment in full (whether before or after judgment),
shall be payable to the Administrative Agent on demand at the rate
specified in Section 6.10 hereof for Base Rate Loans.
5.3. Letter of Credit Payments.
If any draft shall be presented or other demand for payment shall
be made under any Letter of Credit, the Administrative Agent shall
notify the Borrower of the date and amount of the draft presented or of
the demand for payment made and of the date and time when it expects to
pay such draft or honor such demand for payment. If the Borrower fails
to reimburse the Administrative Agent as provided in Section 5.2 above
on or before the date that such draft is paid or other payment is made
by the Administrative Agent, the Administrative Agent may at any time
thereafter notify the Banks of the amount of any such Unpaid
Reimbursement Obligation. No later than 4:00 p.m. (Houston, Texas time)
on the Business Day next following the receipt of such notice, each Bank
shall make available to the Administrative Agent, at its Head Office,
in immediately available funds, such Bank's Commitment Percentage of
such Unpaid Reimbursement Obligation, together with an amount equal to
the product of (a) the average, computed for the period referred to in
clause (c) below, of the weighted average interest rate paid by the
Administrative Agent for federal funds acquired by the Administrative
Agent during each day included in such period, times (b) the amount
equal to such Bank's Commitment Percentage of such Unpaid Reimbursement
Obligation, times (c) a fraction, the numerator of which is the number
of days that elapse from and including the date the Administrative Agent
paid the draft presented for honor or otherwise made payment to the date
on which such Bank's Commitment Percentage of such Unpaid Reimbursement
obligation shall become immediately available to the Administrative
Agent, and the denominator of which is 365. The responsibility of the
Administrative Agent to the Borrower and the Banks shall be only to
determine that the documents (including each draft) delivered under each
Letter of Credit in connection with such presentment shall be in
conformity in all material respects with such Letter of Credit.
5.3.1. Obligations Absolute.
The Borrower's obligations under this Section 5 shall be
absolute and unconditional under any and all circumstances and
irrespective of the occurrence of any Default or Event of Default
or any condition precedent whatsoever or any setoff, counterclaim
or defense to payment which the Borrower may have or have had
against the Administrative Agent, any Bank or any beneficiary of
a Letter of Credit. The Borrower further agrees with the
Administrative Agent and the Banks that the Administrative Agent
and the Banks shall not be responsible for, and the Borrower's
Reimbursement Obligations under Section 5.2 above shall not be
affected by, among other things, the validity or genuineness of
documents or of any endorsements thereon, even if such documents
should in fact prove to be in any or all respects invalid,
fraudulent or forged, or any dispute between or among the
Borrower, the beneficiary of any Letter of Credit or any financing
institution or other party to which any Letter of Credit may be
transferred or any claims or defenses whatsoever of the Borrower
against the beneficiary of any Letter of Credit or any such
transferee. The Administrative Agent and the Banks shall not be
liable for any error, omission, interruption or delay in
transmission, dispatch or delivery of any message or advice,
however transmitted, in connection with any Letter of Credit. The
Borrower agrees that any action taken or omitted by the
Administrative Agent or any Bank under or in connection with each
Letter of Credit and the related drafts and documents, if done in
good faith, shall be binding upon the Borrower and shall not
result in any liability on the part of the Administrative Agent or
any Bank.
5.4. Reliance by Issuer.
To the extent not inconsistent with Section 5.4 above, the
Administrative Agent shall be entitled to rely, and shall be fully
protected in relying upon, (a) any Letter of Credit, draft, writing,
resolution, notice, consent, certificate, affidavit, letter, cablegram,
telegram, telecopy, telex or teletype message, statement, order or other
document believed by it to be genuine and correct and to have been
signed, sent or made by the proper Person or Persons, and (b) any advice
and statements of legal counsel, independent accountants and other
experts selected by the Administrative Agent with due care. The
Administrative Agent shall be fully justified in failing or refusing to
take any action under this Agreement unless it shall first have received
such advice or concurrence of the Majority Banks as it reasonably deems
appropriate or it shall first be indemnified to its reasonable
satisfaction by the Banks against any and all liability and expense
which may be incurred by it by reason of taking or continuing to take
any such action. The Administrative Agent shall in all cases be fully
protected in acting, or in refraining from acting, under this Agreement
in accordance with a request of the Majority Banks, and such request and
any action taken or failure to act pursuant thereto shall be binding
upon the Banks and all future holders of the Revolving Credit Notes or
of a Letter of Credit Participation.
5.5. Letter of Credit Fee.
The Borrower shall, on the date of issuance or of any extension or
renewal of any Letter of Credit and at such other time or times as such
charges are customarily made by the Administrative Agent, pay in advance
an annual fee (in each case, a "Letter of Credit Fee") to the
Administrative Agent in an amount equal to the sum of (for each day in
such annual period) the product of the Applicable Margin for Revolving
Credit Loans which bear interest based on the Eurodollar Rate as in
effect on the first day of such annual period times the Maximum Drawing
Amount scheduled to be available under such Letter of Credit on such
day; provided that should any Letter of Credit be terminated prior to
its scheduled expiration date, each Bank and the Administrative Agent
shall refund to the Borrower an amount equal to that portion of the
annual fee received by it which is attributable to the period after such
early termination. A portion of each such Letter of Credit Fee equal
to one-eighth percent (0.125%) per annum of the face amount of each such
Letter of Credit (and such other issuance, amendment, negotiation,
document examination and other administrative processing fees of the
Administrative Agent as referred to below) to be for the Administrative
Agent's own account, and with the remainder of each such Letter of
Credit Fee to be for the accounts of the Banks in accordance with their
respective Commitment Percentages of all such Letters of Credit then
issued, extended or renewed. The Borrower shall also pay to the
Administrative Agent for the Administrative Agent's own account the
Administrative Agent's customary issuance, amendment, negotiation,
document examination and other administrative processing fees, and the
term "Letter of Credit Fee" herein shall include all such other fees of
the Administrative Agent.
6. CERTAIN GENERAL PROVISIONS.
6.1. Fees.
The Borrower shall to pay to the Administrative Agent the fees
in accordance with the terms of the Fee Letter.
6.2. Funds for Payments.
6.2.1. Payments to Administrative Agent.
All payments of principal, interest, Reimbursement Obligations,
commitment fees, Letter of Credit Fees and any other amounts due
hereunder or under any of the other Loan Documents shall be made to the
Administrative Agent, for the respective accounts of the Banks and the
Administrative Agent, at the Administrative Agent's Head Office or at
such other location that the Administrative Agent may from time to time
designate, in each case in immediately available funds.
6.2.2. No Offset, etc.
All payments by the Borrower hereunder and under any of the other
Loan Documents shall be made without setoff or counterclaim and free and
clear of and without deduction for any taxes, levies, imposts, duties,
charges, fees, deductions, withholdings, compulsory loans, restrictions
or conditions of any nature now or hereafter imposed or levied by any
jurisdiction or any political subdivision thereof or taxing or other
authority therein unless the Borrower is compelled by law to make such
deduction or withholding. The Borrower will deliver promptly to the
Administrative Agent certificates or other valid vouchers for all taxes
or other charges deducted from or paid with respect to payments made by
the Borrower hereunder or under such other Loan Document.
6.2.3. Withholding Tax Exemption.
Each Bank that is not organized under the laws of the United States
of America or a state thereof agrees that it will deliver to each of the
Borrower and the Administrative Agent, two duly completed copies of
United States Internal Revenue Service Form 1001 or 4224 (or a successor
form), in either case certifying whether such Bank is entitled to receive
payments under this Agreement and the Notes without deduction or
withholding of any United State Federal income taxes or, if such Bank is
not a "bank" within the meaning of Section 881(c)(3)(A) of the Code and
intends to claim exemption from U.S. Federal withholding tax under
Section 871(h) or 881(c) of the Code with respect to payments of
"portfolio interest", a Form W-8, or any subsequent versions thereof or
successors thereto (and, if such Non-U.S. Bank delivers a Form W-8, a
certificate representing that such Non-U.S. Bank is not a bank for
purposes of Section 881(c) of the Code, is not a 10-percent shareholder
(within the meaning of Section 871(h)(3)(B) of the Code of the Borrower
and is not a controlled foreign corporation related to the Borrower
(within the meaning of Section 864(d)(4) of the Code)), properly
completed and duly executed by such Non U.S. Bank claiming complete
exemption from, or a reduced rate of, U.S. Federal withholding tax on
payments of interest by the Borrower under this Agreement and the other
Loan Documents.
6.3. Computations.
All computations of interest on the Loans and of commitment, Letter
of Credit and other fees, other than interest calculations on Base Rate
Loans, shall be based on a 360-day year and paid for the actual number
of days elapsed. All computations of interest on Base Rate Loans shall
be based on a 365-day or 366-day year, as the case may be, for the actual
number of days elapsed. Except as otherwise provided in the definition
of the term "Interest Period" with respect to Eurodollar Rate Loans,
whenever a payment hereunder or under any of the other Loan Documents
becomes due on a day that is not a Business Day, the due date for such
payment shall be extended to the next succeeding Business Day, and
interest shall accrue during such extension.
6.4. Inability to Determine Eurodollar Rate.
In the event, prior to the commencement of any Interest Period
relating to any Eurodollar Rate Loan, the Administrative Agent shall
determine or be notified by the Majority Banks that adequate and
reasonable methods do not exist for ascertaining the Eurodollar Rate that
would otherwise determine the rate of interest to be applicable to any
Eurodollar Rate Loan during any Interest Period, the Administrative Agent
shall forthwith give notice of such determination (which shall be
conclusive and binding on the Borrower and the Banks) to the Borrower and
the Banks. In such event (a) any Loan Request or Conversion Request with
respect to Eurodollar Rate Loans shall be automatically withdrawn and
shall be deemed a request for Base Rate Loans, (b) each Eurodollar Rate
Loan will automatically, on the last day of the then current Interest
Period thereof, become a Base Rate Loan, and (c) the obligations of the
Banks to make Eurodollar Rate Loans shall be suspended until the
Administrative Agent or the Majority Banks determine that the
circumstances giving rise to such suspension no longer exist, whereupon
the Administrative Agent or, as the case may be, the Administrative Agent
upon the instruction of the Majority Banks, shall so notify the Borrower
and the Banks.
6.5. Illegality.
Notwithstanding any other provisions herein, if any present or
future law, regulation, treaty or directive or the interpretation or
application thereof shall make it unlawful for any Bank to make or
maintain Eurodollar Rate Loans, such Bank shall forthwith give notice of
such circumstances to the Borrower and the other Banks and thereupon (a)
the commitment of such Bank to make Eurodollar Rate Loans or convert
Loans of another Type to Eurodollar Rate Loans shall forthwith be
suspended and (b) such Bank's Loans then outstanding as Eurodollar Rate
Loans, if any, shall be converted automatically to Base Rate Loans on the
last day of each Interest Period applicable to such Eurodollar Rate Loans
or within such earlier period as may be required by law. The Borrower
hereby agrees promptly to pay the Administrative Agent for the account
of such Bank, upon demand by such Bank, any additional amounts necessary
to compensate such Bank for any costs incurred by such Bank in making any
conversion in accordance with this Section 6.5, including any interest
or fees payable by such Bank to lenders of funds obtained by it in order
to make or maintain its Eurodollar Rate Loans hereunder.
6.6. Additional Costs, Etc.
If any present or future applicable law, which expression, as used
herein, includes statutes, rules and regulations thereunder and
interpretations thereof by any competent court or by any governmental or
other regulatory body or official charged with the administration or the
interpretation thereof and requests, directives or instructions at any
time or from time to time hereafter made upon or otherwise issued to any
Bank or the Administrative Agent by any central bank or other fiscal,
monetary or other authority (whether or not having the force of law),
shall:
(a) subject any Bank or the Administrative Agent to any tax, levy,
impost, duty, charge, fee, deduction or withholding of any nature with
respect to this Credit Agreement, the other Loan Documents, such Bank's
Commitment or the Loans (other than taxes based upon or measured by the
income or profits of such Bank or the Administrative Agent), or
(b) materially change the basis of taxation (except for changes in
taxes on income or profits) of payments to any Bank of the principal of
or the interest on any Loans or any other amounts payable to any Bank or
the Administrative Agent under this Credit Agreement or the other Loan
Documents, or
(c) impose or increase or render applicable (other than to the
extent specifically provided for elsewhere in this Credit Agreement) any
special deposit, reserve, assessment, liquidity, capital adequacy or
other similar requirements (whether or not having the force of law)
against assets held by, or deposits in or for the account of, or loans
by, or letters of credit issued by, or commitments of an office of any
Bank or the Administrative Agent, or
(d) impose on any Bank or the Administrative Agent any other
conditions or requirements with respect to this Credit Agreement, the
other Loan Documents, the Loans, such Bank's Commitment, or any class of
loans or commitments of which any of the Loans or such Bank's Commitment
forms a part,
and the result of any of the foregoing is
(i) to increase the cost to any Bank of making, funding, issuing,
renewing, extending or maintaining any of the Loans or such Bank's
Commitment or any Letter of Credit, or
(ii) to reduce the amount of principal, interest, Reimbursement
Obligation or other amount payable to such Bank or to the Administrative
Agent hereunder on account of such Bank's Commitment or Notes, any Letter
of Credit or any of the Loans, or
(iii) to require such Bank or the Administrative Agent to make any
payment or to forego any interest or Reimbursement Obligation or other
sum payable hereunder, the amount of which payment or foregone interest
or Reimbursement Obligation or other sum is calculated by reference to
the gross amount of any sum receivable or deemed received by such Bank
or the Administrative Agent from the Borrower hereunder,
then, and in each such case, the Borrower will, upon demand made by such
Bank or (as the case may be) the Administrative Agent at any time and
from time to time and as often as the occasion therefor may arise, pay
to such Bank or the Administrative Agent such additional amounts as will
be sufficient to compensate such Bank or the Administrative Agent for
such additional cost, reduction, payment or foregone interest or
Reimbursement Obligation or other sum. Each Bank agrees promptly to
notify the Borrower and the Administrative Agent of any event of which
it has knowledge, occurring after the date hereof, which will entitle
such Bank to compensation pursuant to this section and will designate a
different lending office if such designation will avoid the need for, or
reduce the amount of, such compensation and will not, in the sole
judgment of such Bank made in good faith, be otherwise disadvantageous
to such Bank.
6.7. Capital Adequacy.
If after the date hereof any Bank determines that (a) the adoption
of or change in any law, governmental rule, regulation, policy, guideline
or directive (whether or not having the force of law) regarding capital
requirements for banks or bank holding companies or any change in the
interpretation or application thereof by a court or governmental
authority with appropriate jurisdiction, or (b) compliance by such Bank
or any corporation controlling such Bank with any law, governmental rule,
regulation, policy, guideline or directive (whether or not having the
force of law) of any such entity regarding capital adequacy, has the
effect of reducing the return on such Bank's commitment with respect to
any Loans or Letters of Credit to a level below that which such Bank
could have achieved but for such adoption, change or compliance (taking
into consideration such Bank's then existing policies with respect to
capital adequacy and assuming full utilization of such entity's capital)
by any amount deemed by such Bank to be material, then such Bank may
notify the Borrower of such fact. To the extent that the amount of such
reduction in the return on capital is not reflected in the Base Rate, the
Borrower agrees to pay such Bank for the amount of such reduction in the
return on capital as and when such reduction is determined upon
presentation by such Bank of a certificate in accordance with Section 6.8
hereof. Each Bank shall allocate such cost increases among its customers
in good faith and on an equitable basis.
6.8. Certificate.
A certificate setting forth any additional amounts payable pursuant
to Section 6.6 or 6.7 above and a brief explanation of such amounts which
are due, submitted by any Bank or the Administrative Agent to the
Borrower, shall be conclusive, absent manifest error, that such amounts
are due and owing.
6.9. Indemnity.
The Borrower agrees to indemnify each Bank and to hold each Bank
harmless from and against any loss, cost or expense (including loss of
anticipated profits) that such Bank may sustain or incur as a consequence
of (a) default by the Borrower in payment of the principal amount of or
any interest on any Eurodollar Rate Loans as and when due and payable,
including any such loss or expense arising from interest or fees payable
by such Bank to lenders of funds obtained by it in order to maintain its
Eurodollar Rate Loans, (b) default by the Borrower in making a borrowing
or conversion after the Borrower has given (or is deemed to have given)
a Loan Request, notice (in the case of all or any portion of the Term
Loans pursuant to Section 3.5.2 above) or a Conversion Request relating
thereto in accordance with Section 2.5 above or (c) the making of any
payment of a Eurodollar Rate Loan or the making of any conversion of any
such Loan to a Base Rate Loan on a day that is not the last day of the
applicable Interest Period with respect thereto, including interest or
fees payable by such Bank to lenders of funds obtained by it in order to
maintain any such Loans.
6.10. Interest After Default.
During the continuance of a Default or an Event of Default (a) under
Section 15.1(a), 15.1(b), 15.1(c) (with respect only to Section 11
hereof), 15.1(g) or 15.1(h) hereof and (b) under any other subsection of
Section 15.1 upon the request of the Majority Banks, the principal of the
Loans and (to the extent permitted by applicable law) interest and all
other amounts payable hereunder or under any of the other Loan Documents
shall, until such Default or Event of Default has been cured or remedied
or such Default or Event of Default has been waived by the Majority Banks
pursuant to Section 29 below, bear interest at a rate per annum equal to
two percent (2%) above the rate of interest otherwise applicable to such
amounts (the "Default Rate"); provided, that, in the case of a Default
or an Event of Default under Section 15.1(c) hereof with respect to
Section 11 hereof for a particular fiscal quarter, if, the financial
statements furnished to the Banks pursuant to Section 9.4 hereof indicate
that such Default or Event of Default does not exist as at the end of any
subsequent fiscal quarter then commencing with the first day following
the end of such subsequent fiscal quarter the Default Rate shall no
longer apply to such amounts.
7. SECURITY AND GUARANTIES.
7.1. Security of Borrower.
The Obligations shall be secured by (a) a pledge of and perfected
first-priority lien on all of the issued and outstanding shares of the
capital stock of each of the Borrower's direct Subsidiaries, other than
Excluded Subsidiaries, (b) a perfected first-priority security interest
(subject only to Permitted Liens entitled to priority under applicable
law) in all of the assets and properties (both personal and real) of the
Borrower, whether now owned or hereafter acquired, (c) an assignment of
all insurance policies concerning the business, assets and properties of
the Borrower, and (d) an assignment of all of the Borrower's rights and
interests in, to and under (i) each Station lease and Station tower lease
to which the Borrower is a party, and (ii) each contract and agreement
entered into by the Borrower in connection with the transactions
contemplated by Sections 10.5(c) and 10.5(h) hereof, pursuant to the
terms of the Security Documents to which the Borrower is a party.
7.2. Guaranties and Security of Subsidiaries.
The Obligations shall also be guaranteed pursuant to the terms of
the Guaranty. The obligations of the Borrower's Subsidiaries, other than
Excluded Subsidiaries, under the Guaranty shall be in turn secured by (a)
a pledge of and perfected first-priority lien on all of the issued and
outstanding shares of the capital stock of each indirect Subsidiary,
other than Excluded Subsidiaries, of the Borrower,
(b) a perfected first-priority security interest
(subject only to Permitted Liens entitled to
priority under applicable law) in all of the assets and properties (both
personal and real) of each such Subsidiary, whether now owned or
hereafter acquired, and (c) an assignment of each such Subsidiary's
rights and interests in, to and under each (A) Station lease and Station
tower lease to which each such Subsidiary is a party and (B) contract and
agreement entered into by each such Subsidiary in connection with the
transactions contemplated by Sections 10.5(c) and 10.5(h) hereof,
pursuant to the terms of the Security Documents to which such Subsidiary
is a party.
8. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES.
The Borrower represents and warrants to the Banks and the
Administrative Agent as follows:
8.1. Corporate Authority.
8.1.1. Incorporation; Good Standing.
Each of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, (a) is a corporation duly
organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of its
state of incorporation, (b) has all requisite corporate power to own its
property and conduct its business as now conducted and as presently
contemplated, and (c) is in good standing as a foreign corporation and
is duly authorized to do business in each jurisdiction where such
qualification is necessary except where a failure to be so qualified
would not have a materially adverse effect on the business, assets or
financial condition of the Borrower or its Subsidiaries.
8.1.2. Authorization.
The execution, delivery and performance of this Credit Agreement and
the other Loan Documents to which the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries
is or is to become a party and the transactions contemplated hereby and
thereby (a) are within the corporate authority of such Person, (b) have
been duly authorized by all necessary corporate proceedings, (c) do not
conflict with or result in any breach or contravention of any provision
of law, statute, rule or regulation to which the Borrower or any of its
Subsidiaries is subject or any judgment, order, writ, injunction, license
or permit applicable to the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries and (d)
do not conflict with any provision of the corporate charter or bylaws of,
or any agreement or other instrument binding upon, the Borrower or any
of its Subsidiaries.
8.1.3. Enforceability.
The execution and delivery of this Credit Agreement and the other
Loan Documents to which the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries is or is
to become a party will result in valid and legally binding obligations
of such Person enforceable against it in accordance with the respective
terms and provisions hereof and thereof, except as enforceability is
limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other
laws relating to or affecting generally the enforcement of creditors'
rights and except to the extent that availability of the remedy of
specific performance or injunctive relief is subject to the discretion
of the court before which any proceeding therefor may be brought.
8.2. Governmental Approvals.
The execution, delivery and performance by the Borrower and any of
its Subsidiaries of this Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents
to which the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries is or is to become a
party and the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby do not require
the approval or consent of, or filing with, any governmental agency or
authority, including the FCC, other than those already obtained.
8.3. Title to Properties; Leases.
Except as indicated on Schedule 8.3(a) hereto, the Borrower and its
Subsidiaries own all of the assets reflected in the consolidated balance
sheet of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries as at the Balance Sheet Date
or acquired since that date (except property and assets which are not
integral to the operations of the Existing Stations as such Stations are
operated immediately prior to the Balance Sheet Date and which have been
sold or otherwise disposed of in the ordinary course of business since
that date or property and assets which have been replaced since that
date), subject to no rights of others, including any mortgages, leases,
conditional sales agreements, title retention agreements, liens or other
encumbrances except Permitted Liens. Except as listed on Schedule 8.3(b)
hereto, none of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries owns any Real
Estate. Except as listed on Schedule 8.3(c) hereto, none of the Borrower
or any of its Subsidiaries is party to any lease concerning Real Estate
(including any studio or tower leases relating to any Station). None of
the leases listed on Schedule 8.3(c) have been recorded in the land
records of any jurisdiction or in any other office of any governmental
authority.
8.4. Financial Statements and Projections.
8.4.1. Financial Statements.
There has been furnished to the Banks the consolidated and
consolidating balance sheets of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, as at
the Balance Sheet Date, and the related, similarly adjusted, consolidated
and consolidating statements of income and cash flow for the fiscal year
then ended, each, in the case of consolidated financial statements,
certified by both the Borrower's independent certified public accountants
and an authorized officer of the Borrower. Such balance sheets and
statements of income and cash flow have been prepared in accordance with
generally accepted accounting principles and fairly present the financial
condition of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, as at the close of
business on the date thereof and the results of operations for the fiscal
periods then ended. There are no contingent liabilities of the Borrower
or any of its Subsidiaries, as of the Closing Date involving material
amounts, known to any officer of the Borrower or of any of its
Subsidiaries not disclosed in the balance sheet dated the Balance Sheet
Date and the related notes thereto other than contingent liabilities
disclosed to the Banks in writing.
8.4.2. Projections.
The projections, dated July, 1998 of the annual operating budgets
and operating cash flow of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, on a
consolidated and consolidating basis, for the 1998 to 2007 fiscal years,
copies of which are attached hereto as Exhibit F (the "Projections"),
disclose all assumptions made with respect to general economic, financial
and market conditions used in formulating the Projections. To the
knowledge of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, no facts exist that
(individually or in the aggregate) would result in any material change
in any of the Projections. The Projections are based upon reasonable
estimates and assumptions, have been prepared on the basis of the
assumptions stated therein and reflect the reasonable estimates of the
Borrower and its Subsidiaries of the results of operations and other
information projected therein.
8.5. No Material Changes, Etc.
Since the Balance Sheet Date there has occurred no materially
adverse change in the financial condition or business of the Borrower and
its Subsidiaries as shown on or reflected in the consolidated balance
sheet of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries as at the Balance Sheet Date,
or the consolidated statement of income for the fiscal year then ended,
other than changes in the ordinary course of business that have not had
any materially adverse effect either individually or in the aggregate on
the business or financial condition of the Borrower and any of the
Operating Subsidiaries and License Subsidiaries taken as a whole. Since
the Balance Sheet Date, the Borrower has not made any Distributions,
except as set forth on Schedule 8.5 hereto.
8.6. Franchises, Patents, Copyrights, Etc.
Each of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries possesses all franchises,
patents, copyrights, trademarks, and trade names, and rights in respect
of the foregoing, adequate for the conduct of its business substantially
as now conducted without known conflict with any rights of others.
8.7. Litigation. Except as set forth on Schedule 8.7 hereto,
there are no actions,
suits, proceedings or investigations of any kind, including without
limitation any Material Labor Dispute, pending or, to the Borrower's
knowledge, threatened against the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries
before any court, tribunal or administrative agency or board (including
the FCC). None of such actions, suits, proceedings or investigations,
if adversely determined, might, either in any case or in the aggregate,
materially adversely affect the properties, assets, financial condition
or business of the Borrower, or the Borrower, its Subsidiaries or any of
the Stations owned or operated by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries
considered as a whole, or materially impair the right of the Borrower and
its Subsidiaries, considered as a whole, to carry on business
substantially as now conducted by them, or result in any substantial
liability not adequately covered by insurance, or for which adequate
reserves are not maintained on the consolidated balance sheet of the
Borrower and its Subsidiaries, or which question the validity of this
Credit Agreement, any of the other Loan Documents, or any action taken
or to be taken pursuant hereto or thereto.
8.8. No Materially Adverse Contracts, Etc.
Neither the Borrower nor any of its Subsidiaries is subject to any
charter, corporate or other legal restriction, or any judgment, decree,
order, rule or regulation that has or is expected in the future to have
a materially adverse effect on the business, assets or financial
condition of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries. Neither the
Borrower nor any of its Subsidiaries is a party to any contract or
agreement that has or is expected, in the judgment of the Borrower's
officers, to have any materially adverse effect on the business of the
Borrower or the Borrower and its Subsidiaries considered as a whole.
8.9. Compliance With Other Instruments, Laws, Etc.
Neither the Borrower nor any of its Subsidiaries is in violation of
any provision of its charter documents, bylaws, or any agreement or
instrument to which it may be subject or by which it or any of its
properties or assets may be bound or any decree, order, judgment,
statute, license, rule or regulation, in any of the foregoing cases in
a manner that could result in the imposition of substantial penalties or
materially and adversely affect the financial condition, properties or
business of the Borrower or the Borrower and its Subsidiaries considered
as a whole.
8.10. Tax Status.
The Borrower and its Subsidiaries, (a) have made or filed all
federal and state income and all other tax returns, reports and
declarations required by any jurisdiction to which any of them is
subject, (b) have paid all taxes and other governmental assessments and
charges shown or determined to be due on such returns, reports and
declarations, except those being contested in good faith and by
appropriate proceedings and (c) have set aside on their books provisions
reasonably adequate for the payment of all taxes for periods subsequent
to the periods to which such returns, reports or declarations apply.
There are no unpaid taxes in any material amount claimed to be due by the
taxing authority of any jurisdiction, and the officers of the Borrower
know of no basis for any such claim.
8.11. No Event of Default.
No Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing.
8.12. HoldCo, Investment Company and Communications Acts.
Neither the Borrower nor any of its Subsidiaries is a "holding
company", or a "subsidiary company" of a "holding company", or an
affiliate" of a "holding company", as such terms are defined in the
Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935; nor is it an "investment
company", or an "affiliated company" or a "principal underwriter" of an
"investment company", as such terms are defined in the Investment Company
Act of 1940. The Borrower and each of its Subsidiaries is in compliance
with the Communications Act with regard to alien control or ownership.
8.13. Absence of Financing Statements, Etc. Except with
respect to Permitted Liens, there is no financing
statement, security agreement, chattel mortgage, real estate mortgage or
other document filed or recorded with any filing records, registry, or
other public office, that purports to cover, affect or give notice of any
present or possible future lien on, or security interest in, any assets
or property of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, other than
Excluded Subsidiaries, or rights thereunder.
8.14. Perfection of Security Interest. All filings,
assignments, pledges and deposits of documents or
instruments have been made and all other actions have been taken that are
necessary or advisable, under applicable law, to establish and perfect
the Administrative Agent's security interest in the Collateral. The
Collateral and the Administrative Agent's rights with respect to the
Collateral are not subject to any setoff, claims, withholdings or other
defenses. The Collateral owned by each of the Borrower and its
Subsidiaries is free from any lien, security interest, encumbrance and
any other claim or demand, except for Permitted Liens (excluding on the
Closing Date, in the case of the Mortgaged Properties, liens permitted
under Section 10.2(v) hereof).
8.15. Certain Transactions. Except for Investments
permitted under Section 10.3, none of the
officers, directors, or employees of the Borrower or any of its
Subsidiaries is presently a party to any transaction with the Borrower
or any of its Subsidiaries, other than for services as employees,
officers and directors, including any contract, agreement or other
arrangement providing for the furnishing of services to or by, providing
for rental of real or personal property to or from, or otherwise
requiring payments to or from any officer, director or such employee or,
to the knowledge of the Borrower, any corporation, partnership, trust or
other entity in which any officer, director, or any such employee has a
substantial interest or is an officer, director, trustee or partner.
8.16. Employee Benefit Plans.
8.16.1. In General. Each Employee Benefit Plan has been maintained
and operated in
compliance in all material respects with the provisions of ERISA and, to
the extent applicable, the Code, including but not limited to the
provisions thereunder respecting prohibited transactions. The Borrower
has heretofore delivered to the Administrative Agents the most recently
completed annual report, Form 5500, with all required attachments, and
actuarial statement required to be submitted under Section 103(d) of
ERISA, with respect to each Guaranteed Pension Plan.
8.16.2. Terminability of Welfare Plans.
Under each Employee Benefit Plan which is an employee welfare
benefit plan within the meaning of Section 3(1) or 3(2)(B) of ERISA, no
benefits are due unless the event giving rise to the benefit entitlement
occurs prior to plan termination (except as required by Title I, Part 6
of ERISA). The Borrower or an ERISA Affiliate, as appropriate, may
terminate each such Plan at any time (or at any time subsequent to the
expiration of any applicable bargaining agreement) in the discretion of
the Borrower or such ERISA Affiliate without liability to any Person.
8.16.3. Guaranteed Pension Plans.
Each contribution required to be made to a Guaranteed Pension Plan,
whether required to be made to avoid the incurrence of an accumulated
funding deficiency, the notice or lien provisions of Section 302(f) of
ERISA, or otherwise, has been timely made. No waiver of an accumulated
funding deficiency or extension of amortization periods has been received
with respect to any Guaranteed Pension Plan. No liability to the PBGC
(other than required insurance premiums, all of which have been paid) has
been incurred by the Borrower or any ERISA Affiliate with respect to any
Guaranteed Pension Plan and there has not been any ERISA Reportable
Event, or any other event or condition which presents a material risk of
termination of any Guaranteed Pension Plan by the PBGC. Based on the
latest valuation of each Guaranteed Pension Plan (which in each case
occurred within twelve months of the date of this representation), and
on the actuarial methods and assumptions employed for that valuation, the
aggregate benefit liabilities of all such Guaranteed Pension Plans within
the meaning of Section 4001 of ERISA did not exceed the aggregate value
of the assets of all such Guaranteed Pension Plans, disregarding for this
purpose the benefit liabilities and assets of any Guaranteed Pension Plan
with assets in excess of benefit liabilities.
8.16.4. Multiemployer Plans. Neither the Borrower nor any
ERISA Affiliate has incurred any
material liability (including secondary liability) to any Multiemployer
Plan as a result of a complete or partial withdrawal from such
Multiemployer Plan under Section 4201 of ERISA or as a result of a sale
of assets described in Section 4204 of ERISA. Neither the Borrower nor
any ERISA Affiliate has been notified that any Multiemployer Plan is in
reorganization or insolvent under and within the meaning of Section 4241
or 4245 of ERISA or that any Multiemployer Plan intends to terminate or
has been terminated under Section 4041A of ERISA.
8.17. Use of Proceeds; Regulations U and X.
The proceeds of the Loans shall be used for the purpose of
(a) working capital and general corporate purposes, (b) funding Permitted
Acquisitions including, without limitation, the SF Broadcasting
Acquisition and Wabash Valley Broadcasting Acquisition, (c) refinancing
all outstanding loans under the Existing Credit Agreement, and (d)
funding other Investments permitted hereunder. No portion of any Loan is
to be used for the purpose of purchasing or carrying any "margin
security" or "margin stock" as such terms are used in Regulations U and
X of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, 12 C.F.R.
Parts 221 and 224. No portion of any Loan is to be used, and no portion
of any Letter of Credit is to be obtained, for an investment in any
Subsidiary of the Borrower which is not a party to a Guaranty.
8.18. Environmental Compliance.
The Borrower has taken all necessary steps to investigate the past
and present condition and usage of the Real Estate and the operations
conducted thereon and, based upon such diligent investigation, has
determined that:
(a) none of the Borrower, its Subsidiaries or any operator of the
Real Estate or any operations thereon is in violation, or alleged
violation, of any judgment, decree, order, law, license, rule or
regulation pertaining to environmental matters, including without
limitation, those arising under the Resource Conservation and Recovery
Act ("RCRA"), the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and
Liability Act of 1980 as amended ("CERCLA"), the Superfund Amendments and
Reauthorization Act of 1986 ("SARA"), the Federal Clean Water Act, the
Federal Clean Air Act, the Toxic Substances Control Act, or any state or
local statute, regulation, ordinance, order or decree relating to health,
safety or the environment (hereinafter, collectively, "Environmental
Laws"), which violation would have a material adverse effect on the
environment or the business, assets or financial condition of the
Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries;
(b) neither the Borrower nor any of its Subsidiaries has received
notice from any third party including, without limitation: any federal,
state or local governmental authority, (i) that any one of them has been
identified by the United States Environmental Protection Agency ("EPA")
as a potentially responsible party under CERCLA with respect to a site
listed on the National Priorities List, 40 C.F.R. Part 300 Appendix B
(1986); (ii) that any hazardous waste, as defined by 42 U.S.C. Section
6903(5), any hazardous substances as defined by 42 U.S.C.
Section 9601(14), any pollutant or contaminant as defined by 42 U.S.C.
Section 9601(33) and any toxic substances, oil or hazardous materials or
other chemicals or substances regulated by any Environmental Laws
(collectively, "Hazardous Substances") which any one of them has
generated, transported or disposed of has been found at any site at which
a federal, state or local agency or other third party has conducted or
has ordered that the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries conduct a
remedial investigation, removal or other response action pursuant to any
Environmental Law; or (iii) that it is or shall be a named party to any
claim, action, cause of action, complaint, or legal or administrative
proceeding (in each case, contingent or otherwise) arising out of any
third party's incurrence of costs, expenses, losses or damages of any
kind whatsoever in connection with the release of Hazardous Substances;
(c) except as set forth on Schedule 8.18 attached hereto: (i) no
portion of the Real Estate has been used for the handling, processing,
storage or disposal of Hazardous Substances except in accordance with
applicable Environmental Laws; and no underground tank or other
underground storage receptacle for Hazardous Substances is located on any
portion of the Real Estate; (ii) in the course of any activities
conducted by the Borrower, its Subsidiaries or operators of its
properties, no Hazardous Substances have been generated or are being used
on the Real Estate except in accordance with applicable Environmental
Laws; (iii) there have been no releases (i.e. any past or present
releasing, spilling, leaking, pumping, pouring, emitting, emptying,
discharging, injecting, escaping, disposing or dumping) or threatened
releases of Hazardous Substances on, upon, into or from the properties
of the Borrower or its Subsidiaries, which releases would have a material
adverse effect on the value of any of the Real Estate or adjacent
properties or the environment; (iv) to the best of the Borrower's
knowledge, there have been no releases on, upon, from or into any real
property in the vicinity of any of the Real Estate which, through soil
or groundwater contamination, may have come to be located on, and which
would have a material adverse effect on the value of, the Real Estate;
and (v) in addition, any Hazardous Substances that have been generated
on any of the Real Estate have been transported offsite only by carriers
having an identification number issued by the EPA, treated or disposed
of only by treatment or disposal facilities maintaining valid permits as
required under applicable Environmental Laws, which transporters and
facilities have been and are, to the best of the Borrower's knowledge,
operating in compliance with such permits and applicable Environmental
Laws; and
(d) None of the Borrower, its Subsidiaries, any Mortgaged Property
or any of the other Real Estate is subject to any applicable
environmental law requiring the performance of Hazardous Substances site
assessments, or the removal or remediation of Hazardous Substances, or
the giving of notice to any governmental agency or the recording or
delivery to other Persons of an environmental disclosure document or
statement by virtue of the transactions set forth herein and contemplated
hereby, or as a condition to the recording of any Mortgage or to the
effectiveness of any other transactions contemplated hereby.
8.19. Subsidiaries, etc.
Set forth on Schedule 8.19 hereto is a list of all Subsidiaries of
the Borrower. Except as set forth on Schedule 8.19, the Borrower owns
all of the issued and outstanding shares of capital stock of each such
Subsidiary, and neither the Borrower nor any Subsidiary of the Borrower
is engaged in any joint venture or partnership with any other person.
Emmis International Corporation does not lease or own any real property,
employ any employees, agents (other than a registered service agent in
its respective state of incorporation) or representatives, or own any
assets or personal property of any kind or nature.
8.20. Bank Accounts.
Schedule 8.20 hereto sets forth the account numbers and location of
all bank accounts of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries.
8.21. Licenses and Approvals.
(a) Each of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries has all requisite
power and authority and necessary licenses, permits and approvals,
including all FCC Licenses, to hold the FCC Licenses and to own and
operate its Stations and to carry on its businesses as now conducted.
(b) Set forth in Schedule 8.21 hereto is a complete description of
all FCC Licenses of the Borrower and/or its Subsidiaries and the dates
on which such FCC Licenses expire. Complete and correct copies of all
such FCC licenses have been delivered to the Administrative Agent. Each
such FCC License which is necessary to the operation of the business of
the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries is validly issued and in full
force and effect. The Borrower and each of its Subsidiaries has
fulfilled and performed all of its obligations with respect to each such
FCC License. No event has occurred which: (i) has resulted in, or after
notice or lapse of time or both would result in, revocation or
termination of any FCC License, or (ii) materially and adversely affects
or in the future could reasonably be expected to materially adversely
affect any of the rights of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries
thereunder. No license or franchise, other than the FCC Licenses
described in Schedule 8.21, is necessary for the operation of the
business (including the Stations) of the Borrower or any of its
Subsidiaries as now conducted.
(c) None of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries is a party to
or has knowledge of any investigation, notice of violation, order or
complaint issued by or before any governmental authority, including the
FCC, or of any other proceedings (other than proceedings relating to the
radio broadcasting industry generally) which could in any manner threaten
or adversely affect the validity or continued effectiveness of the FCC
Licenses of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries or the business of
the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries. None of the Borrower or any of
its Subsidiaries has reason to believe that any of the FCC Licenses
described in Schedule 8.21 will not be renewed in the ordinary course.
Each of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries has filed all material reports,
applications, documents, instruments and information required to be filed
by it pursuant to applicable rules and regulations or requests of every
regulatory body having jurisdiction over any of its FCC Licenses or the
activities or business of such Person with respect thereto.
8.22. Material Agreements.
Schedule 8.22 hereto accurately and completely lists all agreements
among the Borrower and its Subsidiaries (including all agreements between
the License Subsidiaries and the Operating Subsidiaries) and all material
radio or television network affiliation, programming, engineering,
consulting, management, employment and related agreements of the Borrower
and its Subsidiaries, if any, which are presently in effect in connection
with the conduct of the business of the Borrower or any of its
Subsidiaries, including without limitation the operation of any Station
by the Borrower or any Subsidiary of the Borrower. All of the foregoing
agreements are valid, subsisting and in full force and effect and none
of the Borrower, any of its Subsidiaries or, to the Borrower's best
knowledge, any other Person are in material default thereunder. Copies
of all such agreements have been furnished to the Agents.
8.23. Year 2000 Compliance. The Borrower and its Subsidiaries
(other than Excluded Subsidiaries)
have reviewed the areas within their businesses and operations which
could be adversely affected by, and have developed or are developing a
program to address on a timely basis, the Year 2000 Compliance Issue.
Based upon such review, the Borrower reasonably believes that the Year
2000 Compliance Issue will not have any materially adverse effect on the
business, operations or financial condition of the Borrower and its
Subsidiaries taken as a whole.
9. AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS OF THE BORROWER.
The Borrower covenants and agrees that, until all of the
Obligations have been irrevocably paid and satisfied in full, and so long
as any Loan, Note or Letter of Credit is outstanding or any Bank has any
obligation to make any Loans, or the Administrative Agent has any
obligation to issue, extend or renew any Letters of Credit hereunder:
9.1. Punctual Payment.
The Borrower will duly and punctually pay or cause to be paid the
principal and interest on the Loans, all Reimbursement Obligations, the
Letter of Credit Fees, the commitment fees and all other fees and amounts
provided for in this Credit Agreement, all in accordance with the terms
of this Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents.
9.2. Maintenance of Office.
The Borrower will and will cause each of its Subsidiaries (other
than Excluded Subsidiaries and License Subsidiaries) to maintain its
chief executive office in Indianapolis, Indiana, or at such other place
in the United States of America as the Borrower shall designate upon
written notice to the Administrative Agent, where notices, presentations
and demands to or upon the Borrower in respect of the Loan Documents may
be given or made.
9.3. Records and Accounts.
The Borrower will (a) keep, and cause each of its Subsidiaries to
keep, true and accurate records and books of account in which full, true
and correct entries will be made in accordance with generally accepted
accounting principles and (b) maintain adequate accounts and reserves for
all taxes (including income taxes), depreciation, depletion, obsolescence
and amortization of its properties and the properties of its
Subsidiaries, contingencies, and other reserves.
9.4. Financial Statements, Certificates and Information.
The Borrower will deliver to each of the Banks:
(a) as soon as practicable, but in any event not later than one
hundred and twenty (120) days after the end of each fiscal year of the
Borrower, the consolidated balance sheet of the Borrower and its
Subsidiaries, and the consolidating balance sheets of the Borrower and
its Subsidiaries, each as at the end of such year, and the related
consolidated statement of income and consolidated statement of cash flow
and consolidating statement of income and consolidating statement of cash
flow for such year, each setting forth in comparative form the figures
for the previous fiscal year and all such consolidated and consolidating
statements to be in reasonable detail, prepared in accordance with
generally accepted accounting principles, and, in the case of all
consolidated statements, certified without qualification by Arthur
Andersen & Co. or Katz Sapper & Miller or by other independent certified
public accountants satisfactory to the Agents, together with a written
statement from such accountants to the effect that they have read a copy
of this Credit Agreement, and that, in making the examination necessary
to said certification, they have obtained no knowledge of any Default or
Event of Default, or, if such accountants shall have obtained knowledge
of any then existing Default or Event of Default they shall disclose in
such statement any such Default or Event of Default; provided that such
accountants shall not be liable to the Banks for failure to obtain
knowledge of any Default or Event of Default;
(b) as soon as practicable, but in any event not later than
forty-five (45) days after the end of each fiscal quarter of the Borrower,
copies of the unaudited consolidated balance sheet of the Borrower and
its Subsidiaries, and the unaudited consolidating balance sheet of the
Borrower and its Subsidiaries, each as at the end of such quarter, and
the related consolidated statement of income and consolidated statement
of cash flow and consolidating statement of income and consolidating
statement of cash flow for the portion of the Borrower's and
Subsidiaries', fiscal year then elapsed, all in reasonable detail and
prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles,
together with a certification by the principal financial or accounting
officer of the Borrower that the information contained in such financial
statements fairly presents the financial position of the Borrower and its
Subsidiaries, on the date thereof (subject to year-end adjustments);
(c) as soon as practicable, but in any event within thirty (30)
days after the end of each month in each fiscal year of the Borrower,
unaudited monthly consolidated and consolidating statements of income and
cash flows of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, for such month, each
prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles,
together with a certification by the principal financial or accounting
officer of the Borrower that the information contained in such financial
statements fairly presents the financial condition of the Borrower and
its Subsidiaries, on the date thereof (subject to year-end adjustments);
(d) simultaneously with the delivery of the financial statements
referred to in Subsections (a) and (b) above, a statement certified by
the principal financial or accounting officer of the Borrower in
substantially the form of Exhibit F hereto and setting forth in
reasonable detail computations evidencing compliance with the covenants
contained in Section 11 and (if applicable) reconciliations to reflect
changes in generally accepted accounting principles since the Balance
Sheet Date; and simultaneously with the delivery of the fiscal year-end
financial statements referred to in Subsection (a) above, a detailed
statement of operating expenses incurred by Emmis International
Corporation for such fiscal year in form and substance satisfactory to
the Administrative Agent and certified by the principal financial or
accounting officer of the Borrower;
(e) promptly upon completion thereof and in any event no later than
thirty (30) days after the beginning of each fiscal year of the Borrower,
the Borrower's annual operating budget in the form of consolidated and
consolidating (on a Station-by-Station basis) financial projections for
each such fiscal year prepared on a monthly basis and setting forth
projected operating results for each month in such fiscal year and for
the fiscal year as a whole, including projections of operating cash flow,
together with a statement of reasonable assumptions made by the Borrower
in preparing such budgets and projections and explanations attached
thereto;
(f) contemporaneously with the filing or mailing thereof, copies
(i) of all material of a financial nature filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission (including any registration statements) or sent to
the stockholders of the Borrower and (ii) any periodic or special reports
filed with the FCC and relating to any Station owned or operated by the
Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries;
(g) from time to time upon the request therefor of the Agents,
projections of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, updating the
Projections or, if applicable, updating any later such projections
delivered in response to a request pursuant to this Section 9.4(g);
(h) from time to time such other financial data and information
(including accountants' management letters) as the Administrative Agent
or any Bank may reasonably request; and
(i) promptly upon their becoming available, copies of all annual
appraisals of the then current business value of the Borrower and its
Subsidiaries, other than Excluded Subsidiaries, conducted, commissioned
or received by the Borrower, whether prepared by an independent appraiser
or otherwise.
9.5. Notices.
9.5.1. Defaults.
The Borrower will promptly notify the Administrative Agent and each
of the Banks in writing of the occurrence of any Default or Event of
Default. If any Person shall give any notice or take any other action
in respect of a claimed default (whether or not constituting a Default
or an Event of Default) under this Credit Agreement or any other note,
evidence of indebtedness, indenture or other obligation to which or with
respect to which the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries is a party or
obligor, whether as principal or surety, the Borrower shall forthwith
give written notice thereof to each of the Banks and the Administrative
Agent, describing the notice or action and the nature of the claimed
default.
9.5.2. Environmental Events.
The Borrower will promptly give notice to the Administrative Agent
(a) of any violation of any Environmental Law that the Borrower or any
of its Subsidiaries reports in writing or is reportable by such Person
in writing (or for which any written report supplemental to any oral
report is made) to any federal, state or local environmental agency and
(b) upon becoming aware thereof, of any inquiry, proceeding,
investigation, or other action, including a notice from any agency of
potential environmental liability, or any federal, state or local
environmental agency or board, that has the potential to materially
affect the business, assets, liabilities, financial conditions or
operations of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, or the
Administrative Agent's security interests pursuant to the Security
Documents.
9.5.3. Notification of Claims against Collateral. The Borrower
will, immediately upon becoming aware thereof, notify
the Administrative Agents in writing of any setoff, claims (including,
with respect to the Real Estate, environmental claims), withholdings or
other defenses to which any of the Collateral, or the Administrative
Agent's rights with respect to the Collateral, are subject.
9.5.4. Notice of Litigation and Judgments.
The Borrower will, and will cause each of its Subsidiaries to, give
notice to the Administrative Agent in writing within fifteen (15) days
of becoming aware of any litigation or proceedings threatened in writing
or any pending litigation or proceedings affecting the Borrower or any
of its Subsidiaries or to which the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries
is or becomes a party involving an uninsured claim against the Borrower
or any of its Subsidiaries that could reasonably be expected to have a
materially adverse effect on the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, or
on any of such Person's material assets or properties, and stating the
nature and status of such litigation or proceedings. The Borrower will,
and will cause each of its Subsidiaries to, give notice to the
Administrative Agent, in writing, in form and detail satisfactory to the
Administrative Agent, within ten (10) days of any judgment not covered
by insurance, final or otherwise, against the Borrower or any of its
Subsidiaries in an amount in excess of $250,000.
9.6. Corporate Existence; Business Activity; Maintenance of
Properties. The Borrower will do or cause to be done all things necessary to
preserve and keep in full force and effect its corporate existence,
rights and franchises and those of its Subsidiaries. It (a) will cause
all of its properties and those of its Subsidiaries used or useful in the
conduct of its business or the business of its Subsidiaries to be
maintained and kept in good condition, repair and working order and
supplied with all necessary equipment, (b) will make or cause to be made
all necessary repairs, renewals, replacements, betterments and
improvements thereof, all as in the judgment of the Borrower may be
necessary so that the business carried on in connection therewith may be
properly and advantageously conducted at all times, (c) will, and will
cause each of its Subsidiaries (other than the License Subsidiaries) to,
continue to engage primarily in the radio and television broadcasting
and/or magazine publishing businesses now conducted by each of them and
in related businesses, (d) will cause each of its License Subsidiaries
to engage solely in the business of holding the FCC Licenses necessary
for the Operating Subsidiaries to operate the Stations operated by each
of them and (e) will, and will cause each of its Subsidiaries to, obtain,
maintain, preserve, renew, extend and keep in full force and effect all
permits, rights, licenses, franchises, authorizations patents,
trademarks, copyrights and privileges necessary for the proper conduct
of its business, including FCC Licenses; provided that nothing in this
Section 9.6 shall prevent the Borrower from discontinuing the operation
and maintenance of any of its properties or those of its Subsidiaries if
such discontinuance is, in the judgment of the Borrower, desirable in the
conduct of its or their business and does not in the aggregate materially
adversely affect the business of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, other
than Excluded Subsidiaries, on a consolidated basis.
9.7. Insurance. The Borrower will, and will cause each of its
Subsidiaries to, maintain with financially sound and reputable insurers
insurance with
respect to its properties and business against such casualties and
contingencies as shall be in accordance with the general practices of
businesses engaged in similar activities in similar geographic areas and
in amounts, containing such terms, in such forms and for such periods as
may be reasonable and prudent and in accordance with the terms of the
Security Agreements and written by such companies as may be satisfactory
to the Administrative Agent, and to maintain business interruption
insurance in form satisfactory in all respects to the Banks and the
Administrative Agent and in an amount with respect to each Station owned
by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries equal to 20% of the operating
cash flow of such Station for the previous fiscal year, subject to a
maximum of $700,000 for KPWR-FM, Los Angeles, California for business
interruption caused by earthquake; provided that, (a) in no event will
the deductible amount in respect of any covered loss exceed an amount
which is usual and customary for similar businesses engaged in similar
activities. All policies of insurance shall be payable to the
Administrative Agent as loss payee and additional insured for the benefit
of the Administrative Agent and the Lenders and shall provide for thirty
(30) days' minimum cancellation notice to the Administrative Agent. In
the event of any failure by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries to
provide and maintain insurance as required herein or in the Security
Documents to which such Person is a party, the Administrative Agent may,
after notice to the Borrower to such effect, provide such insurance and
charge the amount thereof to the Borrower and the Borrower hereby
promises to pay to the Administrative Agent on demand the amount of any
disbursements made by the Administrative Agent for such purpose. Within
ninety (90) days of the end of each fiscal year of the Borrower, the
Borrower shall furnish to the Administrative Agent certificates or other
evidence satisfactory to the Administrative Agent of compliance with the
foregoing provisions. The Borrower will, and will cause each of its
Subsidiaries to, maintain insurance on the Mortgaged Properties in
accordance with the terms of the Mortgages.
9.8. Taxes. The Borrower will, and will cause each of its
Subsidiaries to, duly
pay and discharge, or cause to be paid and discharged, before the same
shall become overdue, all taxes, assessments and other governmental
charges (other than taxes, assessments and other governmental charges
imposed by foreign jurisdictions that in the aggregate are not material
to the business or assets of the Borrower on an individual basis or of
the Borrower and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis) imposed upon
it and its real properties, sales and activities, or any part thereof,
or upon the income or profits therefrom, as well as all claims for labor,
materials, or supplies that if unpaid might by law become a lien or
charge upon any of its property; provided that any such tax, assessment,
charge, levy or claim need not be paid if the validity or amount thereof
shall currently be contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and
if the Borrower or such Subsidiary shall have set aside on its books
adequate reserves with respect thereto; and provided further that the
Borrower and each Subsidiary of the Borrower will pay all such taxes,
assessments, charges, levies or claims forthwith upon the commencement
of proceedings to foreclose any lien that may have attached as security
therefor.
9.9. Inspection of Properties and Books, Etc.
9.9.1. General.
The Borrower shall permit the Banks, through the Administrative
Agent or any of the Banks' other designated representatives, to visit and
inspect any of the properties of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries
to examine the books of account of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries (and
to make copies thereof and extracts therefrom), and to discuss the
affairs, finances and accounts of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries with,
and to be advised as to the same by, its and their officers, all at such
reasonable times and intervals as the Administrative Agent or any Bank
may reasonably request.
9.9.2. Appraisals.
If an Event of Default under Section 15.1(a) or (b) hereof shall
have occurred and be continuing, upon the request of the Administrative
Agent, the Borrower will obtain and deliver to the Administrative Agent
appraisal reports in form and substance and from appraisers satisfactory
to the Administrative Agent, stating (a) the then current fair market,
orderly liquidation and forced liquidation values of all or any portion
of the equipment or real estate owned by the Borrower or any of its
Subsidiaries and any Station and (b) the then current business value of
each of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries. All such appraisals shall be
conducted and made at the expense of the Borrower.
9.9.3. Environmental Assessments.
Whether or not an Event of Default shall have occurred, the
Administrative Agent may, from time to time, in its discretion for the
purpose of assessing and ensuring the value of any Mortgaged Property,
obtain one or more environmental assessments or audits of such Mortgaged
Property prepared by a hydrogeologist, an independent engineer or other
qualified consultant or expert approved by the Administrative Agent to
evaluate or confirm (a) whether any Hazardous Substances are present in
the soil or water at such Mortgaged Property and (b) whether the use and
operation of such Mortgaged Property complies with all Environmental
Laws; provided, that such assessments shall be conducted only if in the
reasonable judgment of the Administrative Agent or of the Majority Banks
there is a basis for believing any such environmental problems may exist.
Environmental assessments may include without limitation detailed visual
inspections of such Mortgaged Property including any and all storage
areas, storage tanks, drains, dry wells and leaching areas, and the
taking of soil samples, surface water samples and ground water samples,
as well as such other investigations or analyses as the Administrative
Agent deems appropriate. All such environmental assessments shall be
conducted and made at the expense of the Borrower.
9.9.4. Communication with Accountants.
The Borrower authorizes the Administrative Agent and, if accompanied
or authorized by the Administrative Agent, any of the Banks to
communicate directly with the Borrower's independent certified public
accountants and authorizes such accountants to disclose to the
Administrative Agent and the Banks any and all financial statements and
other supporting financial documents and schedules including copies of
any management letter with respect to the business, financial condition
and other affairs of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries. At the
request of the Administrative Agent, the Borrower shall deliver a letter
addressed to such accountants instructing them to comply with the
provisions of this Section 9.9.4.
9.10. Compliance with Laws, Contracts, Licenses, and
Permits.
(a) The Borrower will, and will cause each of its Subsidiaries to,
comply with (i) the applicable laws and regulations wherever its business
is conducted, including all Environmental Laws and the Communications
Act, unless failure to comply would not result in the imposition of
substantial penalties or materially and adversely affect the financial
condition, properties or business of the Borrower or the Borrower and its
Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, (ii) the provisions of its charter
documents and by-laws, (iii) all agreements and instruments by which it
or any of its properties may be subject or bound and (iv) all applicable
decrees, orders, and judgments, unless failure to comply therewith would
not result in the imposition of substantial penalties or materially and
adversely affect the financial condition, properties or business of the
Borrower or the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, taken as a whole. If at
any time any authorization, consent, approval, permit or license from any
officer, agency or instrumentality of any government shall become
necessary or required in order that the Borrower may fulfill any of its
obligations hereunder, the Borrower will immediately take or cause to be
taken all reasonable steps within the power of the Borrower to obtain
such authorization, consent, approval, permit or license and furnish the
Banks with evidence thereof.
(b) The Borrower will, and will cause each of its Subsidiaries to,
(i) operate its Stations in all material respects in accordance with and
in compliance with the Communications Act, (ii) file in a timely manner
all necessary applications for renewal of all FCC Licenses that are
material to the operations of its Stations, (iii) use its best efforts
to defend any proceedings which could result in the termination,
forfeiture or non-renewal of any FCC License, and (iv) promptly furnish
or cause to be furnished to the Administrative Agents: (A) a copy of any
order or notice of the FCC which designates any of the Borrower's or any
of its Subsidiaries' FCC Licenses for a hearing or which refuses renewal
or extension thereof, or reverses or suspends its or any of its
Subsidiaries' authority to operate a Station, (B) a copy of any competing
application filed with respect to any of its franchises, licenses
(including FCC Licenses), rights, permits, consents or other
authorizations pursuant to which the Borrower or any of the Borrower's
Subsidiaries operates any Station, (C) a copy of any citation, notice of
violation or order to show cause issued by the FCC in relation to any of
the Borrower's or any of its Subsidiaries' Stations and (D) a copy of any
notice or application by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries
requesting authority to cease broadcasting on any Station or to cease
operating any Station for any period in excess of five (5) days.
9.11. Employee Benefit Plans.
The Borrower will (a) promptly upon filing the same with the
Department of Labor or Internal Revenue Service, upon request of the
Administrative Agent, furnish to the Administrative Agent a copy of the
most recent actuarial statement required to be submitted under Section
103(d) of ERISA and Annual Report, Form 5500, with all required
attachments, in respect of each Guaranteed Pension Plan, and (b) promptly
upon receipt or dispatch, furnish to the Administrative Agent any notice,
report or demand sent or received in respect of a Guaranteed Pension Plan
under Sections 302, 4041, 4042, 4043, 4063, 4065, 4066 and 4068 of ERISA,
or in respect of a Multiemployer Plan, under Sections 4041A, 4202, 4219,
4242, or 4245 of ERISA.
9.12. Use of Proceeds.
The Borrower will use the proceeds of the Loans solely for the purposes
specified in Section 8.17 above.
9.13. Additional Collateral.
The Borrower will, and will cause each of its Subsidiaries, other
than Excluded Subsidiaries, to, from time to time at its own cost and
expense, promptly secure or cause to be secured the Obligations by
creating or causing to be created in favor of the Administrative Agent
for the benefit of the Banks perfected security interests (subject only
to Permitted Liens) with respect to all inventory, receivables,
equipment, accounts, copyrights, patents, trademarks, licenses, other
general intangibles, real property and other assets of the Borrower and
its Subsidiaries, other than Excluded Subsidiaries, now owned or
hereafter acquired, to the extent the Administrative Agent shall so
request. All such security interests will be created under security
agreements, mortgages and other instruments and documents in form and
substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, and the Borrower
shall deliver to the Administrative Agent all such instruments and
documents (including, without limitation, legal opinions, title insurance
policies and lien searches) as the Administrative Agent shall reasonably
request to evidence the satisfaction of the obligations created by this
Section 9.13. The Borrower agrees to provide such evidence as the
Administrative Agent shall request as to the perfection and priority of
such security interests (subject only to Liens permitted by the Security
Documents).
9.14. Interest Rate Protection.
The Borrower shall enter into and maintain in full force and effect
at all times during the three (3) year period following the Closing Date
while any Loans are outstanding or any Commitment remains in effect, on
terms and conditions satisfactory to the Agents, agreements and
arrangements ("Interest Rate Protection Agreements") as shall be
necessary to effectively cap or fix the interest cost to the Borrower
with respect to (a) at any time during such three (3) year period when
the Leverage Ratio, determined as at the last day of the period of four
(4) consecutive fiscal quarters most recently ended, equals or exceeds
5.00:1.00, not less than fifty percent (50%) of the amount equal to Total
Funded Debt as of the last day of such four (4) quarter period less the
Maximum Drawing Amount available under Letters of Credit outstanding
during such period and (b) at any time during such three (3) year period
when the Leverage Ratio, determined as at the last day of the period of
four (4) consecutive fiscal quarters most recently ended, is less than
5.00:1.00, not less than twenty-five percent (25%) of the amount equal
to Total Funded Debt as of the last day of such four (4) quarter period
less the Maximum Drawing Amount available under Letters of Credit
outstanding during such period.
9.15. Further Assurances.
The Borrower will, and will cause each of its Subsidiaries to,
cooperate with the Banks and the Administrative Agent and execute such
further instruments and documents as the Banks or the Administrative
Agent shall reasonably request to carry out to their satisfaction the
transactions contemplated by this Credit Agreement and the other Loan
Documents.
9.16. SF Broadcasting Seller Note. The Borrower represents and
warrants and covenants that at all times through the date of payment in
full of the SF Broadcasting Seller Note all conditions precedent required
to be satisfied on the SF Broadcasting Closing Date or at any time
thereafter in order to permit the Borrower, at its option, to deliver
shares of Class A Common Stock issued by the Borrower as payment in full
of the obligations evidenced by the SF Broadcasting Seller Note have been
and will remain satisfied as of and after the date on which such
conditions were required to be satisfied. The Borrower shall take all
steps necessary to prepare and file with the Securities and Exchange
Commission no later than ninety (90) days after the SF Broadcasting
Closing Date a registration statement registering the shares of Class A
Common Stock of the Borrower pledged to secure the SF Broadcasting Seller
Note and to have such registration statement declared effective no later
than one hundred fifty (150) days after the SF Broadcasting Closing Date.
The Borrower agrees to take all actions required and comply with all
covenants applicable to the SF Broadcasting Seller Note and the SF Stock
Pledge Agreement so as to prevent any event of default thereunder which
would entitle the holders of the SF Broadcasting Seller Note to
accelerate the obligations evidenced by such SF Broadcasting Seller Note,
whether immediately or after notice and the passage of any designated
cure period.
10. CERTAIN NEGATIVE COVENANTS OF THE BORROWER.
The Borrower covenants and agrees that until all of the Obligations
have been irrevocably paid and satisfied in full, and, so long as any
Loan, Note or Letter of Credit is outstanding or any Bank has any
obligation to make any Loans, or the Administrative Agent has any
obligation to issue, extend or renew any Letters of Credit hereunder:
10.1. Restrictions on Indebtedness.
The Borrower will not, and will not permit any of its Subsidiaries,
other than Excluded Subsidiaries, to, create, incur, assume, guarantee
or be or remain liable, contingently or otherwise, with respect to any
Indebtedness other than:
(a) Indebtedness to the Banks and the Administrative Agent arising
under any of the Loan Documents;
(b) current liabilities of the Borrower or such Subsidiary
(including under any operating leases and studio and tower leases)
incurred in the ordinary course of business not incurred through (i) the
borrowing of money, or (ii) the obtaining of credit except for credit on
an open account basis customarily extended and in fact extended in
connection with normal purchases of goods and services;
(c) Indebtedness in respect of taxes, assessments, governmental
charges or levies and (except in the case of the License Subsidiaries)
claims for labor, materials and supplies to the extent that payment
therefor shall not at the time be required to be made in accordance with
the provisions of Section 9.8 hereof;
(d) Indebtedness in respect of (i) judgments or awards that have
been in force for less than the applicable period for taking an appeal
so long as execution is not levied thereunder or in respect of which the
Borrower or such Subsidiary (as the case may be) shall at the time in
good faith be prosecuting an appeal or proceedings for review and in
respect of which a stay of execution shall have been obtained pending
such appeal or review, (ii) final judgments against the Borrower or any
of its Subsidiaries that in the aggregate do not exceed $1,000,000 and
(iii) claims which are currently being contested in good faith by
appropriate proceedings if adequate reserve shall have been set aside
with respect thereto;
(e) endorsements for collection, deposit or negotiation other than
by any License Subsidiary and warranties of products or services, in each
case incurred in the ordinary course of business;
(f) obligations (other than obligations of any License Subsidiary)
under Capitalized Leases not exceeding $10,000,000 in aggregate amount
at any time outstanding;
(g) (i) the SF Broadcasting Seller Note in the original principal
amount of $25,000,000 and (ii) additional Indebtedness incurred after the
Closing Date in connection with the acquisition of any real or personal
property by the Borrower or any Subsidiary of the Borrower (other than
any License Subsidiary) after the Closing Date; provided that, the
aggregate principal amount of such additional Indebtedness of the
Borrower and its Subsidiaries, collectively, shall not exceed (A) the
aggregate amount of $6,000,000 at any one time and (B) the lesser of the
purchase price for such property or the fair market value of such
property at the time of such acquisition;
(h) Indebtedness existing on the Closing Date and listed and
described on Schedule 10.1 hereto;
(i) Indebtedness of a Subsidiary, other than Excluded Subsidiaries,
of the Borrower owing to the Borrower or to any wholly-owned Subsidiary,
other than Excluded Subsidiaries, of the Borrower;
(j) Indebtedness in respect of Interest Rate Protection Agreements
entered into pursuant to Section 9.14 above;
(k) Indebtedness of the Borrower and/or HoldCo, in an aggregate
amount not to exceed $150,000,000; provided that (i) such Indebtedness
is unsecured and fully subordinated, on terms satisfactory to the Agents
and the Super Majority Banks, to the Obligations and the Agents' and the
Banks' rights hereunder and under the other Loan Documents and is subject
to terms and conditions which are in the judgement of the Agents and the
Super Majority Banks, less restrictive to the Borrower and its
Subsidiaries than are the terms set forth herein and in the other Loan
Documents, (ii) no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is
continuing immediately prior to the incurrence thereof and no Default or
Event of Default will result therefrom, and (iii) the proceeds of such
Indebtedness are applied pursuant to Section 4.3(e) of this Credit
Agreement;
(l) other Indebtedness, contingent or otherwise, in an aggregate
amount outstanding at any one time not to exceed $10,000,000.
10.2. Restrictions on Liens.
The Borrower will not, and will not permit any of its Subsidiaries,
other than Excluded Subsidiaries, to, (a) create or incur or suffer to
be created or incurred or to exist any lien, encumbrance, mortgage,
pledge, charge, restriction or other security interest of any kind upon
any of its property or assets of any character whether now owned or
hereafter acquired, or upon the income or profits therefrom; (b) transfer
any of such property or assets or the income or profits therefrom for the
purpose of subjecting the same to the payment of Indebtedness or
performance of any other obligation in priority to payment of its general
creditors; (c) acquire, or agree or have an option to acquire, any
property or assets upon conditional sale or other title retention or
purchase money security agreement, device or arrangement; (d) suffer to
exist for a period of more than thirty (30) days after the same shall
have been incurred any Indebtedness or claim or demand against it that
if unpaid might by law or upon bankruptcy or insolvency, or otherwise,
be given any priority whatsoever over its general creditors; or (e) sell,
assign, pledge or otherwise transfer any accounts, contract rights,
general intangibles, chattel paper or instruments, with or without
recourse; provided that the Borrower and any Subsidiary of the Borrower
may create or incur or suffer to be created or incurred or to exist:
(i) liens to secure taxes, assessments and other government
charges in respect of obligations not overdue or liens on properties to
secure claims for labor, material or supplies in respect of obligations
not overdue;
(ii) deposits or pledges made in connection with, or to secure
payment of, workmen's compensation, unemployment insurance, old age
pensions or other social security obligations;
(iii) liens on properties in respect of judgments or awards, the
Indebtedness with respect to which is permitted by Section 10.1(d)
hereof;
(iv) liens of carriers, warehousemen, mechanics and materialmen,
and other like liens on properties in existence less than 120 days from
the date of creation thereof in respect of obligations not overdue;
provided that, such liens are being contested in good faith and by
appropriate proceedings;
(v) encumbrances on Real Estate consisting of easements, rights of
way, zoning restrictions, restrictions on the use of real property and
defects and irregularities in the title thereto, landlord's or lessor's
liens under leases to which the Borrower or a Subsidiary of the Borrower
is a party, and other minor liens or encumbrances none of which in the
opinion of the Borrower interferes materially with the use of the
property affected in the ordinary conduct of the business of the Borrower
and its Subsidiaries, which defects do not individually or in the
aggregate have a materially adverse effect on the business of the
Borrower individually or of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries on a
consolidated basis;
(vi) liens existing on the Closing Date and listed on Schedule 10.2
hereto;
(vii) liens on assets subject to a Capital Lease permitted under
Section 10.1(f) hereof; purchase money security interests in or purchase
money mortgages on real or personal property acquired after the Closing
Date (other than Mortgaged Properties) to secure purchase money
Indebtedness of the type and amount permitted by Section 10.1(g) hereof
(other than the SF Broadcasting Seller Note), incurred in connection with
the acquisition of such property, which security interests or mortgages
cover only the real or personal property so acquired; and the lien under
the SF Stock Pledge Agreement on certain shares of Class A Common Stock
of the Borrower, held by Emmis Pledge Corporation which has been granted
to secure the SF Broadcasting Seller Note;
(viii) liens and encumbrances on each Mortgaged Property as and
to the extent permitted by the Mortgage applicable thereto; and
(ix) liens in favor of the Administrative Agent for the benefit of
the Banks and the Administrative Agent under the Loan Documents.
10.3. Restrictions on Investments. The Borrower will not, and
will not permit any of its Subsidiaries, other than Excluded Subsidiaries
to, make or permit to exist or to remain outstanding any Investment
except Investments in:
(a) marketable direct or guaranteed obligations of the United
States of America that mature within one (1) year from the date of
purchase by the Borrower;
(b) demand deposits, certificates of deposit, bankers acceptances
and time deposits of United States banks having total assets in excess
of $1,000,000,000;
(c) securities commonly known as "commercial paper" issued by a
corporation organized and existing under the laws of the United States
of America or any state thereof that at the time of purchase have been
rated and the ratings for which are not less than "P 1" as rated by
Moody's Investors Services, Inc., and not less than "A 1" as rated by
Standard and Poor's;
(d) the Investment by the Borrower in Entercitement, LLC, an
Indiana limited liability company, in an aggregate amount not in excess
of $4,950,000 and Investments existing on the Closing Date and listed on
Schedule 10.3 hereto, including the Investments described elsewhere in
this Section 10.3 and existing on the Closing Date;
(e) subject to the limitations set forth in Section 10.3(l)
hereof, Investments with respect to Indebtedness permitted by
Section 10.1(i) so long as such entities remain Subsidiaries of the
Borrower;
(f) Investments consisting of the Guaranty or, so long as such
entities remain Subsidiaries of the Borrower, Investments by the Borrower
or by a Subsidiary of the Borrower, in wholly-owned direct or indirect
Subsidiaries, other than Excluded Subsidiaries, of the Borrower existing
on the Closing Date;
(g) Investments consisting of promissory notes received as
proceeds of asset dispositions permitted by Section 10.5 below;
(h) Investments (in addition to those permitted pursuant to clause
(j) below) consisting of loans and advances to executive officers and
employees of the Borrower or its Subsidiaries for moving, entertainment,
travel and other similar expenses in the ordinary course of business not
to exceed $1,000,000 in the aggregate at any time outstanding;
(i) Investments by the Borrower or a Subsidiary of Borrower in
non-broadcasting businesses not to exceed $15,000,000 in the aggregate
at any time outstanding;
(j) Investments on terms and conditions acceptable to the Banks,
consisting of loans to executive officers of the Borrower not to exceed
the aggregate principal amount of $2,000,000 at any time outstanding;
provided that, prior to making any such Investment, the Leverage Ratio,
determined as at the last day of the most recently ended fiscal quarter,
is less than 5.50:1.00 and no Event of Default is then continuing;
(k) Investments by the Borrower or a Subsidiary of the Borrower in
Subsidiaries (other than Excluded Subsidiaries) formed for the purpose
of consummating Permitted Acquisitions;
(l) additional Investments by the Borrower and any of its
Subsidiaries, in broadcasting businesses not to exceed $25,000,000 in
aggregate amount at any time outstanding; provided that (unless such
Investment is an Excluded Subsidiary) the Administrative Agent has
received a pledge of all of the issued and outstanding shares of capital
stock of each such Subsidiary and a first-priority security interest in
all of the assets and properties of each such Subsidiary prior thereto;
(m) Investments by the Borrower in Emmis International
Corporation, which Investments shall be limited to (i) Investments in an
amount not to exceed the amount of operating expenses incurred by Emmis
International Corporation; provided that, the Borrower delivers to each
of the Banks on an annual basis, a detailed statement of the operating
expenses incurred by Emmis International Corporation as required by
Section 9.4(d) above, and (ii) Investments used to finance Investments
by Emmis International Corporation in an amount not to exceed the
aggregate amount of Investments permitted by Section 10.3(l) above;
(n) Investments made after the Closing Date of a character not
described under (a) through (n) of this Section 10.3 in an aggregate
amount not exceeding $5,000,000 at any time; and
provided, however, that, with the exception of Investments referred to
in Sections 10.3(a), (b), (c), (d) (other than Emmis Meadowlands
Corporation's limited partnership interest in Ten Fifty Limited
Partnership, Mediatex Development Corporation's limited partnership
interest in Waterloo II Limited Partnership and, to the extent evidenced
by an instrument, loans to Jeffrey Smulyan), (e) (if such Investments
under Subsection (e) are not evidenced by an instrument), (h), (l) (to
the extent not required by the terms of such clause), (m)(i), (m)(ii) to
the extent not required by the terms of clause (l) of this Section 10.3
and (n) above, such Investments will be considered Investments permitted
by this Section 10.3 only if all actions have been taken to the
satisfaction of the Administrative Agent to provide to the Administrative
Agent, for the benefit of the Banks and the Administrative Agent, a
first-priority perfected security interest in all of such Investments
free of all encumbrances other than Permitted Liens.
10.4. Restricted Payments. The Borrower will not, and
will not permit any Subsidiary to make any Restricted Payments other than
(a) Restricted Payments by any Subsidiary of the Borrower to the Borrower
or to any other wholly-owned direct or indirect Subsidiary of the
Borrower, other than an Excluded Subsidiary, (b) payments by the Borrower
to its employees pursuant to its profit sharing plan, as in effect on the
Closing Date, of cash in exchange for fractional shares of the Borrower's
Common Stock, (c) so long as no Default or Event of Default has occurred
or is continuing or would occur as a result thereof, and all Indebtedness
under the SF Broadcasting Seller Note has been satisfied in full,
payments by the Borrower in an aggregate amount not to exceed $25,000,000
to repurchase shares of the Borrower's Common Stock, and (d) so long as
no Default or Event of Default has occurred or is continuing or would
occur as a result thereof, scheduled payments of interest by the Borrower
subordinated on Indebtedness permitted by Section 10.1(k) above.
10.5. Mergers, Acquisitions, Dispositions of Assets. Except
as permitted by Section 10.3 above, the Borrower will not, and will not
permit any of its Subsidiaries to, become a party to any merger or
consolidation, or agree to or effect any acquisition or Sale of assets
or enter into any local market agreement or time brokerage agreement
except:
(a) the merger or consolidation of two or more wholly-owned direct
or indirect Subsidiaries of the Borrower;
(b) the acquisition of assets (other than Station Acquisitions),
the disposition of assets (other than Stations or Subsidiaries), and the
disposition of items of obsolete equipment which are not material to the
operation of the business of the Borrower or its Subsidiaries, in each
case in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practices;
(c) any Station Acquisition (including through a simultaneous
exchange of Stations of the type permitted by Section 10.5(f) below) on
or after the Closing Date; provided that, (i) either the Leverage Ratio,
as at the last day of the period of four (4) consecutive fiscal quarters
most recently ended prior to such Station Acquisition and after giving
pro forma effect to such Station Acquisition, is less than or equal to
5.50:1.00, or the Majority Banks shall have given their prior written
consent to such Station Acquisition, (ii) with respect to any acquisition
of one or more radio Stations, either seventy-five percent (75%) or more
of the cash flow from the radio Stations so acquired as part of such
Station Acquisition is by radio Stations in one of the top 50 "areas of
dominant influence" as determined by Arbitron Rating Company, or the
Majority Banks shall have given their prior written consent to such
Station Acquisition; and with respect to any acquisition of one or more
television Stations, either seventy-five percent (75%) or more of the
cash flow from the television Stations so acquired as part of such
Station Acquisition is generated by television Stations in one of the Top
100 "DMA" markets as determined by Neilson Rating Agency, or the Majority
Banks shall have given their prior written consent to such Stations
Acquisition, (iii) no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is
continuing immediately prior to such acquisition or would result
therefrom, (iv) the Borrower has delivered to each of the Banks and the
Administrative Agent such financial projections as shall be necessary,
in the judgment of the Agents, to demonstrate that, after giving effect
to such Station Acquisition, all covenants contained herein will be
satisfied on a pro forma basis and that the Borrower's ability to satisfy
its payment obligations hereunder and under the other Loan Documents will
not be impaired in any way, (v) such Station Acquisition is consummated
by a Subsidiary of the Borrower (other than an Excluded Subsidiary),
whose stock shall have been pledged to the Administrative Agent, any FCC
Licenses acquired in the Station Acquisition shall be held in a separate
Subsidiary of the Borrower (other than an Excluded Subsidiary) whose
shares shall have been pledged to the Administrative Agent and such
Subsidiaries shall have executed and delivered a guaranty of the
Obligations in favor of the Banks and the Administrative Agent
substantially in the form of the Guaranty, (vi) all acquired assets and
properties (both personal and real) have been pledged in favor of, or
assigned to (as applicable), the Administrative Agent as security for the
irrevocable payment and performance in full of the Obligations pursuant
to documentation satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and all filings
or other actions which the Administrative Agent deems necessary or
advisable to create a first-priority lien in such assets and properties
in favor of the Administrative Agent have been made or taken, (vii) all
of the Borrower's and/or its Subsidiaries' (as the case may be) rights
and interests in, to and under each contract and agreement entered into
by any such Person in connection with such Station Acquisition have been
assigned to the Administrative Agent as additional security for the
irrevocable payment and performance in full of the Obligations, pursuant
to collateral assignment of contracts in form and substance satisfactory
to the Banks and the Administrative Agent, and (viii) the Borrower has
delivered to the Administrative Agent a duly executed certificate
substantially in the form of Exhibit G hereto;
(d) the Wabash Valley Broadcasting Acquisition; provided that, (i)
no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing immediately
prior to such acquisition or would result therefrom, (ii) the Borrower
has demonstrated to the Agents' satisfaction that after giving effect to
such acquisition all covenants contained herein will be satisfied on a
pro forma basis and that the Borrower's ability to satisfy its payment
obligations hereunder and under the other Loan Documents will not be
impaired in any way, and (iii) each of the conditions specified in
Section 13 hereof and each of the conditions specified in Section 14
hereof applicable to such acquisition shall have been satisfied and the
SF Broadcasting Acquisition;
(e) the Sale of any Station (including through a simultaneous
exchange of Stations of the type permitted by Section 10.5(f) below)
after the Closing Date; provided that, (i) the Net Proceeds from such
Sale shall be applied to prepay the Loans pursuant to Section 4.3(d)
hereof, (ii) either (A) if the broadcast cash flow of such Station for
the previous four (4) consecutive fiscal quarters plus the aggregate
broadcast cash flow of all other Stations disposed of by the Borrower
(including through a simultaneous exchange of Stations) during such
period (collectively, the "Stations' Cash Flow"), does not exceed twenty
percent (20%) of the Consolidated Broadcast Cash Flow of the Borrower and
its Subsidiaries, other than Excluded Subsidiaries, for such period, the
Majority Banks shall have given their prior written consent to such Sale,
or (B) if the Stations' Cash Flow exceeds twenty percent (20%) of the
Consolidated Broadcast Cash Flow of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries,
other than Excluded Subsidiaries, for the previous four (4) consecutive
fiscal quarters, the Super Majority Banks shall have given their prior
written consent to such Sale, and (iii) such Sale is pursuant to an arm's
length transaction for fair market value with a Person who is not an
Affiliate of the Borrower;
(f) the exchange of any Station owned by the Borrower or any of
its Subsidiaries for another Station or Stations owned by a Person who
is not an Affiliate of the Borrower; provided that (i) no Default or
Event of Default has occurred and is continuing immediately prior to such
exchange or would result therefrom, (ii) the Borrower has demonstrated
to the Agents' satisfaction that after giving effect to such exchange all
covenants contained herein will be satisfied on a pro forma basis and
that the Borrower's ability to satisfy its payment obligations hereunder
and under the other Loan Documents will not be impaired in any way, (iii)
such exchange is pursuant to an arm's-length transaction for fair market
value, (iv) the Leverage Ratio, determined as at the last day of the
period of four (4) consecutive the fiscal quarters most recently ended
prior to such exchange, does not exceed 5.50:1.00, and (v) either (A) if
the Stations' Cash Flow does not exceed twenty percent (20%) of the
Consolidated Broadcast Cash Flow of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries,
other than Excluded Subsidiaries, for the previous four (4) consecutive
fiscal quarters, the Majority Banks shall have given their prior written
consent to such exchange, or (B) if the Stations' Cash Flow exceeds
twenty percent (20%) of the Consolidated Broadcast Cash Flow of the
Borrower and its Subsidiaries, other than Excluded Subsidiaries, for the
previous four (4) consecutive fiscal quarters, the Super Majority Banks
shall have given their prior written consent to such exchange;
(g) Any so-called "local market agreement" or "time brokerage
agreement" or any other agreement or arrangement pursuant to which the
Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries purchases broadcast time on any other
Station (other than any Station owned by the Borrower or any of its
Subsidiaries) for the purpose of programming such broadcast time;
provided that, (i) no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is
continuing immediately prior to the effectiveness of such agreement or
arrangement, and no Default or Event of Default would result from such
agreement or arrangement, (ii) the aggregate amount of payments required
by the Borrower and its Subsidiaries under all such agreements and
arrangements shall not exceed $1,000,000 during any fiscal year, and
(iii) all of the Borrower's and/or its Subsidiaries' (as the case may be)
rights and interests in, to and under each such agreement and arrangement
have been assigned to the Administrative Agent as security for the
irrevocable payment and performance in full of the Obligations, pursuant
to collateral assignments of contracts in form and substance satisfactory
to the Banks and the Managing Agent; provided further that, if any such
agreement or arrangement contemplates a Station Acquisition, such Station
Acquisition must satisfy the provisions of Section 10.5(c) above; and
(h) any Related Media Acquisition after the Closing Date; provided
that (i) the aggregate amount paid by the Borrower and its Subsidiaries
for all Related Media Acquisitions shall not exceed $50,000,000
(exclusive of acquisitions permitted under Sections 10.5(c), 10.5(d)
above and the SF Broadcasting Acquisition) unless the Leverage Ratio, as
at the last day of the period of four (4) consecutive fiscal quarters
most recently ended prior to such Related Media Acquisition and after
giving pro forma effect to such Related Media Acquisition, is less than
5.50:1.00, in which case the aggregate amount permitted to be paid by the
Borrower and its Subsidiaries for all Related Media Acquisitions shall
increase to $75,000,000 (exclusive of acquisitions permitted under
Sections 10.5(c) and 10.5(d) above), (ii) no Default or Event of Default
has occurred and is continuing immediately prior to such acquisition or
would result therefrom, (iii) the Borrower has delivered to each of the
Banks and the Administrative Agent such financial projections as shall
be necessary, in the judgment of the Administrative Agent, to demonstrate
that, after giving effect to such Related Media Acquisition, all
covenants contained herein will be satisfied on a pro forma basis and
that the Borrower's ability to satisfy its payment obligations hereunder
and under the other Loan Documents will not be impaired in any way, (iv)
such Related Media Acquisition is consummated by a Subsidiary of the
Borrower (other than an Excluded Subsidiary), whose stock shall have been
pledged to the Administrative Agent, any FCC Licenses acquired in such
Related Media Acquisition shall be held in a separate Subsidiary of the
Borrower (other than an Excluded Subsidiary) whose shares shall have been
pledged to the Administrative Agent and such Subsidiaries shall have
executed and delivered a guaranty of the Obligations in favor of the
Banks and the Administrative Agent substantially in the form of the
Guaranty, (v) all acquired assets and properties (both personal and real)
have been pledged in favor of, or assigned to (as applicable), the
Administrative Agent as security for the irrevocable payment and
performance in full of the Obligations pursuant to documentation
satisfactory to the Administrative Agent and all filings or other actions
which the Administrative Agent deems necessary or advisable to create a
first-priority lien in such assets and properties in favor of the
Administrative Agent have been made or taken, (vi) all of the Borrower's
and/or its Subsidiaries' (as the case may be) rights and interests in,
to and under each contract and agreement entered into by any such Person
in connection with such Related Media Acquisition have been assigned to
the Administrative Agent as additional security for the irrevocable
payment and performance in full of the Obligations, pursuant to
collateral assignment of contracts in form and substance satisfactory to
the Banks and the Administrative Agent, and (vii) the Borrower has
delivered to the Administrative Agent a duly executed certificate
substantially in the form of Exhibit H hereto.
10.6. Sale and Leaseback. The Borrower will not, and will not
permit any of its Subsidiaries to, enter into any arrangement, directly
or indirectly, whereby the Borrower or any Subsidiary of the Borrower
shall sell or transfer any property owned by it in order then or
thereafter to lease such property or lease other property that the
Borrower or any Subsidiary of the Borrower intends to use for
substantially the same purpose as the property being sold or transferred.
10.7. Compliance with Environmental Laws. The Borrower will
not, and will not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, (a) use any of the
Real Estate or any portion thereof for the handling, processing, storage
or disposal of Hazardous Substances, (b) cause or permit to be located
on any of the Real Estate any underground tank or other underground
storage receptacle for Hazardous Substances, (c) generate any Hazardous
Substances on any of the Real Estate, (d) conduct any activity at any
Real Estate or use any Real Estate in any manner so as to cause a release
(i.e., releasing, spilling, leaking, pumping, pouring, emitting,
emptying, discharging, injecting, escaping, leaching, disposing or
dumping) or threatened release of Hazardous Substances on, upon or into
the Real Estate or (e) otherwise conduct any activity at any Real Estate
or use any Real Estate in any manner that would violate any Environmental
Law or bring such Real Estate in violation of any Environmental Law.
10.8. Employee Benefit Plans. Neither the Borrower nor any
ERISA Affiliate will:
(a) engage in any "prohibited transaction" within the meaning of
Section 406 of ERISA or Section 4975 of the Code which could result in
a material liability for the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries; or
(b) permit any Guaranteed Pension Plan to incur an "accumulated
funding deficiency", as such term is defined in Section 302 of ERISA,
whether or not such deficiency is or may be waived; or
(c) fail to contribute to any Guaranteed Pension Plan to an extent
which, or terminate any Guaranteed Pension Plan in a manner which, could
result in the imposition of a lien or encumbrance on the assets of the
Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries pursuant to Sections 302(f) or 4068
of ERISA; or
(d) permit or take any action which would result in the aggregate
benefit liabilities (with the meaning of Section 4001 of ERISA) of all
Guaranteed Pension Plans exceeding the value of the aggregate assets of
such Plans, disregarding for this purpose the benefit liabilities and
assets of any such Plan with assets in excess of benefit liabilities.
10.9. Subsidiary Distributions. The Borrower will not,
and will not permit any of its Subsidiaries to, enter into any
arrangement or otherwise become subject to any restriction or requirement
which has the effect of prohibiting or limiting any Subsidiary's ability
to make Distribution to the Borrower.
10.10. HoldCo.; Emmis Pledge Corporation HoldCo shall not,
at any time, engage in any business activity other than
(a) holding beneficially all of the issued and outstanding capital stock
of the Borrower and (b) incurring Indebtedness permitted by
Section 10.1(k) hereof. Emmis Pledge Corporation shall not conduct any
business other than holding shares of the Borrower's Class A Common Stock
which are pledged pursuant to the SF Stock Pledge Agreement.
10.11. Wabash Valley. Borrower will not amend, modify or
otherwise alter the terms of the Wabash Valley Asset Purchase Agreement
either directly or by means of a side letter.
11. FINANCIAL COVENANTS OF THE BORROWER.
The Borrower covenants and agrees that, until all of the Obligations
have been irrevocably paid and satisfied in full, and so long as any
Loan, Note or Letter of Credit is outstanding or any Bank has any
obligation to make any Loans, or the Administrative Agent has any
obligation to issue, extend or renew any Letters of Credit hereunder:
11.1. Consolidated Operating Cash Flow to Consolidated Total
Interest Expense. The Borrower will not permit the ratio of (a)
Consolidated Operating Cash Flow for any period of four (4) consecutive
fiscal quarters ending during any period described in the table set forth
below to (b) Consolidated Total Interest Expense for such period to be
less than the ratio set forth opposite the applicable period in such
table:
Period Ratio
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Closing Date through 2/28/99 1.50:1.00
3/01/99 through 2/29/00 1.75:1.00
3/01/00 through 2/28/01 2.00:1.00
3/01/01 and thereafter 2.50:1.00
11.2. Leverage Ratio. The Borrower will not permit the
Leverage Ratio, determined as at the last day of any fiscal quarter
ending on any date or during any period described in the table set forth
below, to exceed the ratio set forth opposite such date or period in such
table:
Period Ratio
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Closing Date through 11/30/98 7.35:1.00
12/01/98 through 2/28/99 7.00:1.00
3/01/99 through 8/31/99 6.75:1.00
9/01/99 through 2/29/00 6.50:1.00
3/01/00 through 8/31/00 6.25:1.00
9/01/00 through 2/28/01 6.00:1.00
3/01/01 through 2/28/02 5.00:1.00
3/01/02 and thereafter 4.50:1.00
11.3. Pro Forma Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio. As at the end of
any fiscal quarter ending during any period set forth below, the Borrower
will not permit the Pro Forma Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio to be less than
the ratio set forth opposite such period in such table:
Period Ratio
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8/31/99 through 11/30/99 1.05:1.00
12/01/99 and thereafter 1.10:1.00
11.4. Capital Expenditures. The Borrower will not permit the
aggregate amount of all Capital Expenditures made by the Borrower and its
Subsidiaries (other than Excluded Subsidiaries) to exceed $40,000,000 in
aggregate during the period from the Closing Date through 8/31/99.
11.5. Senior Leverage Ratio. The Borrower and the Banks agree
that in the event the Borrower or HoldCo incurs any Indebtedness of the
type permitted under Section 10.1(k), the Borrower and the Banks will
negotiate in good faith a Senior Leverage Ratio covenant to be included
in this Agreement.
12. CLOSING CONDITIONS.
The obligations of the Banks to make the initial Loans, and the
Administrative Agent to issue any initial Letters of Credit shall be
subject to the satisfaction of the following conditions precedent on or
prior to the Closing Date:
12.1. Loan Documents. Each of the Loan Documents shall have
been duly executed and delivered by the respective parties thereto, shall
be in full force and effect and shall be in form and substance
satisfactory to each of the Banks. Each Bank shall have received a fully
executed copy of each such document.
12.2. Certified Copies of Charter Documents. The
Administrative Agents shall have received from the Borrower and each
Subsidiary of the Borrower, other than any Excluded Subsidiary, a copy
of each of (a) its charter or other incorporation documents, certified
by the Secretary of State of the jurisdiction of incorporation of such
Person, as in effect on such date of certification, and (b) its by-laws,
certified by a duly authorized officer of such Person to be true and
complete on the Closing Date as in effect on such date.
12.3. Corporate Action. All corporate action necessary for the
valid execution, delivery and performance by the Borrower and each of its
Subsidiaries of this Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents to
which it is or is to become a party shall have been duly and effectively
taken, and evidence thereof satisfactory to the Banks shall have been
provided to each of the Banks.
12.4. Incumbency Certificate. Each of the Banks shall have
received from the Borrower and each of its Subsidiaries, other than
Excluded Subsidiaries, an incumbency certificate, dated as of the Closing
Date, signed by a duly authorized officer of the Borrower or such
Subsidiary (as the case may be), and giving the name and bearing a
specimen signature of each individual who shall be authorized: (a) to
sign, in the name and on behalf of each of the Borrower or such
Subsidiary, each of the Loan Documents to which the Borrower or such
Subsidiary is or is to become a party; (b) in the case of the Borrower,
to make Loan Requests and Conversion Requests and to apply for Letters
of Credit; and (c) to give notices and to take other action on its behalf
under the Loan Documents.
12.5. Financial Condition. The Agents shall be satisfied that
there has been no adverse change in the financial condition, assets or
business operations of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, other than any
Excluded Subsidiary, since the Balance Sheet Date.
12.6. Validity of Liens.
(a) The Security Documents shall be effective to create in favor
of the Administrative Agent a legal, valid and enforceable first-priority
(except for Permitted Liens entitled to priority under applicable law)
security interest in the Collateral. All filings, recordings, deliveries
of instruments and other actions necessary or desirable in the opinion
of the Administrative Agent to protect and preserve such security
interests shall have been duly effected. The Administrative Agent shall
have received evidence thereof in form and substance satisfactory to the
Administrative Agent.
(b) Each owner of equity interests in any of the Borrower's
Subsidiaries, other than Excluded Subsidiaries, shall have delivered to
the Administrative Agent the certificated securities, if any, to be
pledged pursuant to the applicable Pledge Agreement and such certificated
securities shall be either endorsed in blank or with stock powers or
other appropriate instruments of transfer therefor executed in blank.
12.7. Perfection Certificates and UCC Search Results. The
Administrative Agent shall have received from each of the Borrower and
its Subsidiaries, other than Excluded Subsidiaries, a completed and fully
executed Perfection Certificate and the results of UCC searches with
respect to the Collateral, indicating no liens other than Permitted Liens
and otherwise in form and substance satisfactory to the Administrative
Agent.
12.8. Taxes. The Administrative Agent shall have received
evidence of payment of real estate taxes and municipal charges on all
Real Estate not delinquent on or before the Closing Date.
12.9. Title Insurance. The Administrative Agent shall have
received a Title Policy covering each Mortgaged Property (or commitments
to issue such policies, with all conditions to issuance of the Title
Policy deleted by an authorized agent of the Title Insurance Company
except to the extent acceptable to the Administrative Agent), together
with proof of payment of all fees and premiums for such policies, from
the Title Insurance Company and in amounts satisfactory to the
Administrative Agent, insuring the interest of the Administrative Agent
and each of the Banks as mortgagee under the Mortgages as of the Closing
Date.
12.10. Landlord; Lessor Consents. The Borrower and its
Subsidiaries, other than Excluded Subsidiaries, shall have delivered to
the Administrative Agent all consents required for the Administrative
Agent to receive, as part of the Security Documents, a collateral
assignment of each material leasehold of personal property and each
material, non-recorded leasehold of real property, and a mortgage of each
material, recorded leasehold of real property, together in each case with
such estoppel certificates as the Administrative Agent may request.
12.11. Certificates of Insurance. The Administrative Agent
shall have received (a) a certificate of insurance from an independent
insurance broker dated as of the Closing Date, identifying insurers,
types of insurance, insurance limits, and policy terms, naming the
Administrative Agent as loss payee and otherwise describing the insurance
obtained in accordance with the provisions of the Security Agreements and
Section 9.7 hereof and (b) certified copies of all policies evidencing
such insurance (or certificates therefore signed by the insurer or an
agent authorized to bind the insurer).
12.12. Opinions of Counsel. Each of the Banks and the
Administrative Agent shall have received a favorable opinion addressed
to the Banks and the Administrative Agent, dated as of the Closing Date,
in form and substance satisfactory to the Banks and the Administrative
Agent, from:
(a) Bose McKinney & Evans, counsel to the Borrower and its
Subsidiaries;
(b) local counsel to the Borrower and its Subsidiaries as
applicable; and
(c) FCC counsel to the Borrower and its Subsidiaries.
12.13. Payment of Fees. The Borrower shall have paid to the
Agents and the Banks (as applicable) all fees, costs, expenses and
amounts owing and payable to such Persons on the Closing Date under this
Credit Agreement, including the fees specified in the Fee Letter which
are to be paid on or before the Closing Date and all fees and expenses
of the Agents' Special Counsel and the expenses of the Administrative
Agent.
12.14. Assignment and Acceptance. Each of the Existing Banks
(as defined in the preamble hereto) shall have entered into an Assignment
and Acceptance with the Banks, pursuant to which such Existing Bank shall
have assigned to the Banks all of its interests, rights and obligations
under the Existing Credit Agreement and the "Notes" (as defined in the
Existing Credit Agreement) held by it, such that immediately prior to the
Closing Date, the Banks shall be the only "Banks" under the Existing
Credit Agreement and each of the Banks shall own and have rights to all
interests and rights of the other Existing Banks thereunder.
12.15. Disbursement Instructions. The Administrative Agent
shall have received a notice of borrowing and disbursement instructions
from the Borrower with respect to the proceeds of the Loans to be made
on the Closing Date.
12.16. FCC Licenses; Third Party Consents.
(a) The Borrower shall have furnished to the Administrative Agent
copies of all FCC Licenses necessary for the operation of the business
of each of the Borrower and its Subsidiary or necessary for the operation
of any Station.
(b) The Borrower shall have furnished to the Administrative Agent
copies of all agreements pursuant to which the Operating Subsidiaries
shall have acquired the rights to use the FCC Licenses held by the
License Subsidiaries, which agreements shall be in form and substance
satisfactory to the Banks and the Administrative Agent.
(c) All other necessary governmental and third party consents to
and notices of the transactions contemplated by the Loan Documents shall
have been obtained and given, and evidence thereof satisfactory to the
Administrative Agent shall have been provided to the Administrative Agent
12.17. Accountant's Letter. The Administrative Agent shall have
received a copy of the letter to the Borrower's accountants pursuant to
Section 9.9.4 above.
12.18. SF Broadcasting. The Borrower and SF Broadcasting shall
have each executed the applicable SF Broadcasting Acquisition Documents,
and such SF Broadcasting Acquisition Documents including any amendments
the Banks deem necessary to insure that the Borrower will be able to
satisfy the SF Broadcasting Seller Note in full by delivery of Class A
Common Stock of the Borrower (true and complete copies of which the
Borrower shall have delivered to the Agents and the Banks prior to the
Closing Date) shall be in form and substance satisfactory to the Agents
and shall be in full force and effect on the Closing Date and no default
in respect of performance by any party thereto of such Person's
obligations thereunder shall have occurred and be continuing and the
Administrative Agent and each Bank shall have received evidence
satisfactory to them that simultaneously with the Closing Date the SF
Broadcasting Acquisition shall be consummated in accordance with the
terms of the SF Broadcasting Acquisition Documents and that the SF
Broadcasting Seller Note in the principle amount of $25,000,000 shall
have been delivered to SF Broadcasting in connection therewith.
12.19. New Equity. The Administrative Agent shall have received
evidence satisfactory to the Administrative Agent of the Borrower's
receipt of new common equity proceeds in an amount equal to or greater
than $193,200,000 (gross proceeds) on or before the Closing Date.
12.20. Wabash Valley Broadcasting Acquisition Documents. The
Agents shall have received the Wabash Valley Broadcasting Acquisition
Documents in form and substance satisfactory to the Agents, certified by
the Chief Financial Officer to be true and complete as of the date
hereof.
13. CONDITIONS TO ALL BORROWINGS; CONDITIONS TO INITIAL TRANCHE C
BOR ROWING.
The obligations of the Banks to make any Loans, or in the case of
Section 13.5, the initial Tranche C Loans, and of the Administrative
Agent to issue, extend or renew any Letter of Credit, in each case
whether on or after the Closing Date, shall also be subject to the
satisfaction of the following conditions precedent:
13.1. Representations True; No Event of Default. Each of the
representations and warranties of any of the Borrower and its
Subsidiaries contained in this Credit Agreement, the other Loan Documents
or in any document or instrument delivered pursuant to or in connection
herewith or therewith shall be true as of the date as of which they were
made and shall also be true at and as of the time of the making of such
Loan or the issuance, extension or renewal of such Letter of Credit, with
the same effect as if made at and as of that time (except to the extent
of changes resulting from transactions contemplated or permitted by this
Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents and changes occurring in
the ordinary course of business that singly or in the aggregate are not
materially adverse, and to the extent that such representations and
warranties relate expressly to an earlier date) and no Default or Event
of Default shall have occurred and be continuing.
13.2. No Legal Impediment. No change shall have occurred in
any law or regulations thereunder or interpretations thereof that in the
reasonable opinion of any Bank would make it illegal for such Bank to
make such Loan or to participate in the issuance, extension or renewal
of such Letter of Credit or, in the reasonable opinion of the
Administrative Agent, would make it illegal for the Administrative Agent
to issue, extend or renew such Letter of Credit.
13.3. Governmental Regulation. Each Bank shall have received
such statements in substance and form reasonably satisfactory to such
Bank as such Bank shall require for the purpose of compliance with any
applicable regulations of the Comptroller of the Currency or the Board
of Governors of the Federal Reserve System.
13.4. Proceedings and Documents. All proceedings in connection
with the transactions contemplated by this Credit Agreement, the other
Loan Documents and all other documents incident hereto or thereto shall
be satisfactory in substance and in form to the Banks and to the
Administrative Agent and the Agents' Special Counsel, and the Banks, the
Administrative Agent and such counsel shall have received all information
and such counterpart originals or certified or other copies of such
documents as the Administrative Agent may reasonably request.
13.5. Initial Tranche C Borrowing. As a condition precedent
to the initial borrowing of Tranche C Loans under Section 2.2 hereof, the
Borrower shall have paid to the Banks all fees due such Banks pursuant
to the Fee Letter.
14. WABASH VALLEY BROADCASTING ACQUISITION CLOSING CONDITIONS.
The Borrower agrees to satisfy and perform in full each of the
following conditions precedent relevant to the Wabash Valley Broadcasting
Acquisition prior to or on the Wabash Valley Broadcasting Closing Date:
(a) the Borrower shall have delivered to the Administrative Agent
such amendments to the Security Documents and executed and delivered such
other documents, instruments and writings as are necessary to grant the
Administrative Agent a first-priority security interest in all of the
assets and properties acquired by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries
in connection with the Wabash Valley Broadcasting Acquisition;
(b) the Borrower shall have delivered to the Administrative Agent
(i) a completed and fully executed Perfection Certificate for each
Subsidiary of the Borrower incorporated for the purpose of facilitating
the Wabash Valley Broadcasting Acquisition or of holding the assets so
acquired or the related licenses (each a "New Subsidiary"), each in form
and substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, and (ii) the
results of UCC searches with respect to the Collateral of each such New
Subsidiary, indicating no liens other than Permitted Liens;
(c) the Borrower shall have filed, recorded and delivered all
instruments and taken all other actions necessary or desirable in the
opinion of the Administrative Agent to perfect the Administrative Agent's
security interest in all of the assets and properties acquired by the
Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries in connection with the Wabash Valley
Broadcasting Acquisition, and each such filing, recording and delivery
shall have been duly effected and the Administrative Agent shall have
received evidence thereof in form and substance satisfactory to the
Administrative Agent;
(d) the Borrower shall have delivered to the Administrative Agent
stock certificates representing all of the issued and outstanding capital
stock of each New Subsidiary, duly endorsed in blank or with stock powers
attached thereto executed in blank;
(e) the Borrower shall have caused each New Subsidiary to (i)
enter into (A) a guaranty substantially in the form of the Guaranty
pursuant to which such New Subsidiary shall unconditionally guaranty the
irrevocable payment and performance in full of the Obligations, (B) a
security agreement substantially in the form of the Subsidiary Security
Agreement pursuant to which such New Subsidiary shall grant a first-priority
security interest in favor of the Administrative Agent in all
of such New Subsidiary's assets and properties, (C) a stock pledge
agreement substantially in the form of the Subsidiary Pledge Agreement
pursuant to which such New Subsidiary shall grant the Administrative
Agent a security interest in all of the issued and outstanding shares of
capital stock of each Subsidiary of such New Subsidiary, and (D) if such
New Subsidiary owns or leases any Real Estate (including any Station or
Station tower), a mortgage substantially in the form of the Mortgages (as
applicable), related title insurance policies, collateral assignments in
the form of the Collateral Assignments of Leases (as applicable) and all
necessary consents from each applicable landlord and lessor in form and
substance satisfactory to the Administrative Agent, and (ii) take all
actions necessary or desirable in the opinion of the Administrative Agent
to perfect the Administrative Agent's security interest in all of the
assets and properties of such New Subsidiary (including, without
limitation, the delivery to the Administrative Agent of stock
certificates representing all of the issued and outstanding capital stock
of each Subsidiary of such New Subsidiary, duly endorsed in blank or with
stock powers attached thereto executed in blank);
(f) the Borrower shall have delivered to the Administrative Agent
copies of environmental reports with respect to the Real Estate (if any)
of Wabash Valley Broadcasting, in form and substance satisfactory to the
Administrative Agent;
(g) the Administrative Agent shall have received from each other
Person party to the Wabash Valley Broadcasting Acquisition Documents (as
the case may be) and listed therein as the "Seller", (i) a certificate
of the Secretary of State in the jurisdiction of its incorporation as to
the legal existence and good standing of such Person, (ii) its charter,
certified as of a recent date by the Secretary of State of the
jurisdiction of incorporation of such Person, (iii) its by-laws,
certified by a duly authorized officer of such Person to be true and
complete as of the date of the Wabash Valley Broadcasting Acquisition (as
applicable), (iv) the resolutions of the Board of Directors of such
Person and, if required by applicable law, of its stockholders
authorizing the execution, delivery and performance of the Wabash Valley
Broadcasting Acquisition Documents to which such Person is a party,
certified by a duly authorized officer of such Person, (v) a certificate
of an officer of such Person as to the incumbency and signature of
officers authorized to execute and deliver such documents, and (vi) a
certificate of the Secretary of State in each jurisdiction in which such
Person is required to be qualified to do business as to such Person's
qualification to do business in such jurisdiction;
(h) the Banks and the Administrative Agent shall have received
opinions from counsel to the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, counsel to
each other Person a party to the Wabash Valley Broadcasting Acquisition
Documents and listed therein as the "Seller", and FCC counsel to the
Borrower and its Subsidiaries, in each case as to the Wabash Valley
Broadcasting Acquisition and the Wabash Valley Broadcasting Acquisition
Documents, and each in form and substance satisfactory to the Banks and
the Administrative Agent;
(i) the Borrower shall have delivered to the Administrative Agent
evidence satisfactory to the Administrative Agent that all liens and
encumbrances with respect to the properties and assets of Wabash Valley
Broadcasting, other than Permitted Liens, have been discharged in full;
(j) the Borrower shall have delivered to the Administrative Agent
(i) evidence that the Borrower has completed the Wabash Valley
Broadcasting Acquisition in accordance with the terms of the Wabash
Valley Broadcasting Acquisition Documents (as the case may be), and (ii)
certified copies of all such documents;
(k) either (i) the FCC shall have issued orders approving or
consenting to the Wabash Valley Broadcasting Acquisition and such FCC
consent shall be in full force and effect on the Wabash Valley
Broadcasting Closing Date and such FCC consent shall have become final
in the sense that it is no longer subject to any further judicial or
administrative reconsideration or review, or (ii) the FCC shall have
approved the transfer of such FCC licenses contemplated by the Wabash
Valley Broadcasting Acquisition Documents by staff action and no
petitions or appeals shall be pending before the FCC or threatened with
respect to the transfer of such FCC licenses; and
(l) the Borrower shall have furnished to the Administrative Agent
a duly executed certificate substantially in the form of Exhibit I
hereto.
15. EVENTS OF DEFAULT; ACCELERATION; ETC.
15.1. Events of Default and Acceleration. If any of the
following events ("Events of Default" or, if the giving of notice or the
lapse of time or both is required, then, prior to such notice or lapse
of time, "Defaults") shall occur:
(a) the Borrower shall fail to pay any principal of the Loans or
any Reimbursement Obligations when the same shall become due and payable,
whether at the stated date of maturity or any accelerated date of
maturity or at any other date fixed for payment;
(b) the Borrower shall fail to pay any interest on the Loans, any
fee payable hereunder, or other sums due hereunder, under any of the
other Loan Documents or under the Fee Letter, when the same shall become
due and payable, whether at the stated date of maturity or any
accelerated date of maturity or at any other date fixed for payment;
(c) the Borrower shall fail to comply with any of its covenants
contained in Sections 9, 10 or 11 hereof or any of the covenants
contained in any of the Mortgages after expiration of any applicable
grace period provided for in the Mortgages;
(d) the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, other than Excluded
Subsidiaries, shall fail to perform any term, covenant or agreement
contained herein or in any of the other Loan Documents (other than those
specified elsewhere in this Section 15) for fifteen (15) days after
written notice of such failure has been given to the Borrower by the
Administrative Agent;
(e) any representation or warranty of the Borrower, any of its
Subsidiaries or HoldCo in this Credit Agreement or any of the other Loan
Documents or in any other document or instrument delivered pursuant to
or in connection with this Credit Agreement shall prove to have been
false in any material respect upon the date when made or deemed to have
been made or repeated;
(f) the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries (other than Excluded
Subsidiaries) shall fail to pay at maturity, or within any applicable
period of grace, any obligation for borrowed money or credit received or
in respect of any Capitalized Leases, any Interest Rate Protection
Agreement or other similar derivative contract of the type described in
clause (d) of the definition of Indebtedness, in each case in any amount
greater than $250,000, or fail to observe or perform any material term,
covenant or agreement contained in any agreement by which it is bound,
evidencing or securing borrowed money or credit received or in respect
of any Capitalized Leases, in each case in any amount greater than
$250,000 for such period of time as would permit (assuming the giving of
appropriate notice if required) the holder or holders thereof or of any
obligations issued thereunder to accelerate the maturity thereof;
(g) the Borrower, any of its Subsidiaries or HoldCo shall make an
assignment for the benefit of creditors, or admit in writing its
inability to pay or generally fail to pay its debts as they mature or
become due, or shall petition or apply for the appointment of a trustee
or other custodian, liquidator or receiver of the Borrower, any of its
Subsidiaries or HoldCo or of any substantial part of the assets of the
Borrower, any of its Subsidiaries or HoldCo or shall commence any case
or other proceeding relating to the Borrower, any of its Subsidiaries or
HoldCo under any bankruptcy, reorganization, arrangement, insolvency,
readjustment of debt, dissolution or liquidation or similar law of any
jurisdiction, now or hereafter in effect, or shall take any action to
authorize or in furtherance of any of the foregoing, or if any such
petition or application shall be filed or any such case or other
proceeding shall be commenced against the Borrower, any of its
Subsidiaries or HoldCo and the Borrower, any of its Subsidiaries or
HoldCo shall indicate its approval thereof, consent thereto or
acquiescence therein, or if any involuntary proceeding shall be commenced
or an involuntary petition shall be filed against the Borrower, any of
its Subsidiaries or HoldCo and such proceeding or petition shall continue
undismissed for thirty (30) days;
(h) a decree or order is entered appointing any such trustee,
custodian, liquidator or receiver or adjudicating the Borrower, any of
its Subsidiaries or HoldCo bankrupt or insolvent, or approving a petition
in any such case or other proceeding, or a decree or order for relief is
entered in respect of the Borrower, any of its Subsidiaries or HoldCo in
an involuntary case under federal bankruptcy laws as now or hereafter
constituted;
(i) there shall remain in force, undischarged, unsatisfied and
unstayed, for more than thirty (30) days, whether or not consecutive, any
final judgment against the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries (other
than Excluded Subsidiaries) that, with other outstanding final judgments,
undischarged, against the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries (other than
Excluded Subsidiaries) exceeds in the aggregate $250,000;
(j) if any of the Loan Documents shall be canceled, terminated,
revoked or rescinded or the Administrative Agent's security interests,
mortgages or liens on or in a substantial portion of the Collateral shall
cease to be perfected, or shall cease to have the priority contemplated
by the Security Documents, in each case otherwise than in accordance with
the terms thereof or with the express prior written agreement, consent
or approval of the Administrative Agent and the Banks, or any action at
law, suit or in equity or other legal proceeding to cancel, revoke or
rescind any of the Loan Documents shall be commenced by or on behalf of
the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries party thereto or any of their
respective stockholders, or any court or any other governmental or
regulatory authority or agency of competent jurisdiction shall make a
determination that, or issue a judgment, order, decree or ruling to the
effect that, any one or more of the Loan Documents is illegal, invalid
or unenforceable in accordance with the terms thereof;
(k) with respect to any Guaranteed Pension Plan, an ERISA
Reportable Event shall have occurred and the Majority Banks shall have
determined in their reasonable discretion that such event reasonably
could be expected to result in liability of the Borrower or any of its
Subsidiaries to the PBGC or such Guaranteed Pension Plan in an aggregate
amount exceeding $250,000 and such event in the circumstances occurring
reasonably could constitute grounds for the termination of such
Guaranteed Pension Plan by the PBGC or for the appointment by the
appropriate United States District Court of a trustee to administer such
Guaranteed Pension Plan; or a trustee shall have been appointed by the
United States District Court to administer such Guaranteed Pension Plan;
or the PBGC shall have instituted proceedings to terminate such
Guaranteed Pension Plan;
(l) the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries (other than Excluded
Subsidiaries) shall be enjoined, restrained or in any way prevented by
the order of any court or any administrative or regulatory agency from
conducting any material part of its business and such order shall
continue in effect for more than thirty (30) days;
(m) there shall occur any material damage to, or loss, theft or
destruction of, any Collateral, whether or not insured, or any strike,
lockout, labor dispute, embargo, condemnation, act of God or public
enemy, or other casualty, which in any such case causes, for more than
fifteen (15) consecutive days, the cessation or substantial curtailment
of revenue producing activities at any Station of the Borrower or any of
its Subsidiaries (other than Excluded Subsidiaries);
(n) there shall occur the loss, suspension or revocation of, or
failure to renew, any license or permit (including any FCC License) now
held or hereafter acquired by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries
(other than Excluded Subsidiaries) if such loss, suspension, revocation
or failure to renew would have a material adverse effect on the business
or financial condition of the Borrower or such Subsidiary;
(o) the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries (other than Excluded
Subsidiaries) shall be indicted for a federal crime, a punishment for
which could include the forfeiture of any assets of the Borrower or any
of its Subsidiaries (other than Excluded Subsidiaries) having a fair
market value in excess of $250,000;
(p) at any time prior to the incorporation of HoldCo, Jeffrey
Smulyan shall (i) legally or beneficially own less than 316,950 shares
of the common stock of the Borrower, as adjusted pursuant to any stock
split, reverse stock split, stock dividend or recapitalization or
reclassification of the capital of the Borrower, (ii) cease to own common
stock having the right at all times to elect a majority of the Board of
Directors of the Borrower or a majority of the Board of Directors of the
Borrower shall cease at any time to be comprised of Persons nominated or
otherwise approved by Jeffrey Smulyan, or (iii) cease to control the
outcome of any vote of the shareholders of the Borrower (except as
prohibited by Indiana corporate law to the extent such law requires
specific class majorities or unanimity and except with respect to any
vote of shareholders to take the Borrower private);
(q) at any time after the incorporation of HoldCo (i) HoldCo shall
legally or beneficially own less than one hundred percent (100%) of the
capital stock of the Borrower, or (ii) Jeffrey Smulyan shall (A) legally
or beneficially own less than 316,950 shares of the common stock of
HoldCo, as adjusted pursuant to any stock split, reverse stock split,
stock dividend or recapitalization or reclassification of the capital of
HoldCo, (B) cease to own common stock having the right at all times to
elect a majority of the Board of Directors of HoldCo or a majority of the
Board of Directors of HoldCo shall cease at any time to be comprised of
Persons nominated or otherwise approved by Jeffrey Smulyan, or (C) cease
to control the outcome of any vote of the shareholders of HoldCo (except
as prohibited by applicable corporate law to the extent such law requires
specific class majorities or unanimity and except with respect to any
vote of shareholders to take HoldCo private);
(r) the on-the-air broadcasting operations of any Stations owned
by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries accounting for, in the
aggregate, ten percent (10%) or more of the consolidated net operating
revenues of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries (i) are interrupted at any
time for more than 120 hours during any period of twenty (20) consecutive
days and (ii) by the sixtieth day following such period, the Borrower
shall not have received the proceeds of business interruption insurance
sufficient to cover the aggregate lost operating revenues resulting from
such interruption;
(s) the commencement of proceedings to suspend, revoke, terminate
or substantially and adversely modify any material FCC License of the
Borrower, any of its Subsidiaries or of any Stations thereof if such
proceeding shall continue uncontested for forty-five (45) days or the
Banks shall reasonably believe that the result thereof shall be the
termination, revocation, or suspension of such FCC License; or the
designation of an application for renewal of any such material FCC
License for an evidentiary hearing if the Banks shall reasonably believe
that the result thereof shall be the termination, revocation or
suspension of such FCC License;
(t) any default or event of default shall occur under any of the
Wabash Valley Broadcasting Acquisition Documents or any other documents
entered into in connection with any other Permitted Acquisition, which
such default or event of default is likely to have a material adverse
effect on the business or financial condition of the Borrower or any of
its Subsidiaries;
(u) HoldCo shall, at any time, (i) engage in any business activity
other than (A) to hold beneficially all of the issued and outstanding
capital stock of the Borrower and (B) to incur Indebtedness permitted by
(and incurred in accordance with the provisions of) Section 10.1(k)
hereof; or (ii) lease or own any real property or employ any employees,
agents (other than a registered agent in its state of incorporation) or
representatives for any reason whatsoever; and
(v) the holders of any part of the Indebtedness described in
Section 10.1(k) hereof or the holders of the SF Broadcasting Seller Note
shall accelerate the maturity of all or any part of such Indebtedness or
such Indebtedness shall be prepaid, redeemed or repurchased in whole or
in part or any default shall occur with respect thereto or in the case
of the SF Broadcasting Seller Note any portion of the principal and
interest obligations owing thereunder and/or any obligations under
Section 2.5(e) of the SF Asset Purchase Agreement as in effect on the Closing
Date shall be paid in any manner other than by the issuance and delivery
to the holder of the SF Broadcasting Seller Note, or its nominee, of
Class A Common Stock of the Borrower or with cash proceeds from an
issuance of such Class A Common Stock which occurred after the Closing
Date and prior to the date of such payment;
then, and in any such event, so long as the same may be continuing, the
Administrative Agent may, and upon the request of the Majority Banks
shall, by notice in writing to the Borrower declare all amounts owing
with respect to this Credit Agreement, the Notes and the other Loan
Documents and all Reimbursement Obligations to be, and they shall
thereupon forthwith become, immediately due and payable without
presentment, demand, protest or other notice of any kind, all of which
are hereby expressly waived by the Borrower; provided that in the event
of any Event of Default specified in Sections 15.1(g), 15.1(h) or
15.1(v), all such amounts shall become immediately due and payable
automatically and without any requirement of notice from the
Administrative Agent or any Bank. In addition, the Administrative Agent
may direct the Borrower by notice in writing to pay (and the Borrower
hereby agrees upon receipt of such notice to pay) to the Administrative
Agent such additional amounts of cash, to be held as security for all
Reimbursement Obligations, equal to the Maximum Drawing Amount of Letters
of Credit then outstanding.
15.2. Termination of Commitments. If any one or more of the
Events of Default specified in Sections 15.1(g), 15.1(h) or 15.1(v) above
shall occur, any unused portion of the credit hereunder shall forthwith
terminate and each of the Banks shall be relieved of all obligations to
make Loans to the Borrower and the Administrative Agent shall be relieved
of all obligations to issue, extend or renew Letters of Credit. If any
other Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, the
Administrative Agent may, and upon the request of the Majority Banks
shall, by notice to the Borrower, terminate the unused portion of the
credit hereunder, and upon such notice being given, such unused portion
of the credit hereunder shall terminate immediately and each of the Banks
shall be relieved of all further obligations to make Loans and the
Administrative Agent shall be relieved of all further obligations to
issue, extend or renew Letters of Credit. If any such notice is given
to the Borrower, the Administrative Agent will forthwith furnish a copy
thereof to each of the Banks. No termination of the credit hereunder
shall relieve the Borrower of any of the Obligations or any of its
existing obligations to any of the Banks arising under other agreements
or instruments.
15.3. Remedies. In case any one or more of the Events of
Default shall have occurred and be continuing, and whether or not the
Administrative Agent shall have accelerated the maturity of the Loans
pursuant to Section 15.1 above, each Bank, if owed any amount with
respect to the Loans or the Reimbursement Obligations, may, with the
consent of the Majority Banks but not otherwise, proceed to protect and
enforce its rights by suit in equity, action at law or other appropriate
proceeding, whether for the specific performance of any covenant or
agreement contained in this Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents
or any instrument pursuant to which the Obligations to such Bank are
evidenced, including as permitted by applicable law the obtaining of the
ex parte appointment of a receiver, and, if such amount shall have become
due, by declaration or otherwise, proceed to enforce the payment thereof
or any other legal or equitable right of such Bank. No remedy herein
conferred upon any Bank or the Administrative Agent or the holder of any
Note or the purchaser of any Letter of Credit Participation is intended
to be exclusive of any other remedy and each and every remedy shall be
cumulative and shall be in addition to every other remedy given hereunder
or now or hereafter existing at law or in equity or by statute or any
other provision of law.
15.4. Distribution of Collateral Proceeds. In the event that
following the occurrence or during the continuance of any Default or
Event of Default, the Administrative Agent or any Bank, as the case may
be, receives any monies in connection with the enforcement of any of the
Security Documents, or otherwise with respect to the realization upon any
of the Collateral, such monies shall be distributed for application as
follows:
(a) First, to the payment of, or (as the case may be) the
reimbursement of the Administrative Agent for or in respect of all
reasonable costs, expenses, disbursements and losses which shall have
been incurred or sustained by the Administrative Agent in connection with
the collection of such monies by the Administrative Agent, for the
exercise, protection or enforcement by the Administrative Agent of all
or any of the rights, remedies, powers and privileges of the
Administrative Agent under this Credit Agreement or any of the other Loan
Documents or in respect of the Collateral and to support the provision
of adequate indemnity to the Administrative Agent against all taxes or
liens which by law shall have, or may have, priority over the rights of
the Administrative Agent to such monies;
(b) Second, to all other Obligations in such order or preference
as the Majority Banks may determine; provided, however, that
distributions in respect of such Obligations owing to the Banks, with
respect to each type (such as interest, principal, fees and expenses) of
Obligation, and Obligations under any Interest Rate Protection Agreement
with any Bank or any affiliate of any Bank, shall be made among the Banks
pro rata in relation to their share of such type of Obligation; and
provided, further, that the Administrative Agent may in its sole
discretion make proper allowance to take into account any Obligations not
then due and payable and to require that cash collateral be set aside in
an amount equal to the Maximum Drawing Amount under any or all Letters
of Credit then outstanding (for purposes of this Section 15.4(b),
Obligations arising under any Interest Rate Protection Agreement with any
Bank or any affiliate of any Bank and principal with respect to the Loans
shall be treated as the same type of Obligation);
(c) Third, upon payment and satisfaction in full or other
provisions for payment in full satisfactory to the Banks and the
Administrative Agent of all of the Obligations, to the payment of any
obligations required to be paid pursuant to Section 9-504(1)(c) of the
Uniform Commercial Code of The Commonwealth of Massachusetts; and
(d) Fourth, the excess, if any, shall be returned to the Borrower
or to such other Persons as are entitled thereto.
For purposes of this Section 15.4 only, the term "Obligations" shall
include the obligations of the Borrower under the CPF Letter of Credit
and such Obligations under the CPF Letter of Credit shall be treated as
the same type of Obligation as principal with respect to the Loans.
16. ADDITIONAL FINANCING.
16.1. Commitment Amount. At any time, and from time to time,
from the Closing Date until February 29, 2000, the Borrower may solicit
any or all of the Banks and any other lending institution to provide the
Borrower with additional commitments to make Loans hereunder; provided
that, (a) no such additional commitments shall be in an amount less than
$10,000,000, (b) the aggregate amount of all such additional commitments,
collectively, shall not exceed $250,000,000, and the sum of all Tranches
shall not exceed $1,000,000,000, (c) no Default or Event of Default shall
have occurred and be continuing immediately prior thereto or will occur
as a result therefrom, (d) with respect to each lending institution not
yet a party hereto providing additional commitments, (i) the Borrower
shall have received the prior written consent of the Majority Banks five
(5) days prior to the effectiveness of such additional commitment and
(ii) such lending institution shall have become a party to this Credit
Agreement (and become subject to all the rights and obligations of a Bank
hereunder) by executing and delivering to the Administrative Agent an
original, executed Instrument of Accession in the form of Exhibit J
hereto, and (e) the Borrower shall have delivered to the Administrative
Agent and the Banks notice that such solicitation has been made and,
prior to the effectiveness of such additional commitment, copies of all
documents and instruments related thereto. Neither the Administrative
Agent nor any Bank shall have any obligation to provide the Borrower with
any such additional commitments.
16.2. Commitment Percentages. To the extent any Tranche is
increased pursuant to this Section 16, the definition or amount of
Tranche A Commitment Amount, Tranche B Term Loan, Tranche B Commitment
Amount, Tranche C Commitment Amount, Tranche C Term Loan, and Fund
Tranche Term Loan shall be increased accordingly.
16.3. Notes. Subsequent to the receipt by the Administrative
Agent of an original executed Instrument of Accession by a lending
institution not yet a party hereto as set forth above and simultaneously
with the effectiveness of such lending institution's commitment to make
Loans pursuant to this Section 16 to the Borrower, the Borrower shall
execute and deliver to such lending institution a Note as applicable for
the corresponding Tranche, dated as of the date of such effectiveness,
in a principal amount equal to such lending institution's Commitment
Percentage of the applicable Tranche or, if less, the outstanding amount
of all Loans made by such Person in respect of such Tranche, plus
interest accrued thereon at the rate set forth herein for the applicable
Notes. The Borrower shall, within five (5) days of the effectiveness of
any such additional commitments from any Bank which is already a party
hereto, deliver to such Bank an amended Note as applicable for the
corresponding Tranche, in the form of the appropriate Note then held by
such Bank (the "Current Note") in an amount equal to such Bank's
Commitment Percentage of the such Tranche as increased pursuant to this
Section 16. Within five (5) days of the receipt of the amended Note,
such Bank shall deliver to the Borrower the Current Note marked
"substituted."
17. SETOFF.
Regardless of the adequacy of any Collateral, during the continuance
of any Event of Default, any deposits or other sums credited by or due
from any of the Banks to the Borrower and any securities or other
property of the Borrower in the possession of such Bank may be applied
to or set off by such Bank against the payment of Obligations and any and
all other liabilities, direct, or indirect, absolute or contingent, due
or to become due, now existing or hereafter arising, of the Borrower to
such Bank. Each of the Banks agrees with each other Bank that (a) if an
amount to be set off is to be applied to Indebtedness of the Borrower to
such Bank, other than Indebtedness included in the Obligations and owing
to such Bank, such amount shall be applied ratably to such other
Indebtedness and to the Indebtedness included in the Obligations and
owing to such Bank, and (b) if such Bank shall receive from the Borrower,
whether by voluntary payment, exercise of the right of setoff,
counterclaim, cross action, enforcement of the claim in respect of the
Obligations owing to such Bank by proceedings against the Borrower at law
or in equity or by proof thereof in bankruptcy, reorganization,
liquidation, receivership or similar proceedings, or otherwise, and shall
retain and apply to the payment of Obligations owing to such Bank any
amount in excess of its ratable portion of the payments received by all
of the Banks with respect to the Obligations owing to all of the Banks,
such Bank will make such disposition and arrangements with the other
Banks with respect to such excess, either by way of distribution, pro
tanto assignment of claims, subrogation or otherwise as shall result in
each Bank receiving in respect of the Obligations owing to it its
proportionate payment as contemplated by this Credit Agreement; provided
that if all or any part of such excess payment is thereafter recovered
from such Bank, such disposition and arrangements shall be rescinded and
the amount restored to the extent of such recovery, but without interest.
18. THE AGENTS.
18.1. Authorization.
(a) The Administrative Agent is authorized to take such action on
behalf of each of the Banks and to exercise all such powers as are
hereunder and under any of the other Loan Documents and any related
documents delegated to the Administrative Agent, together with such
powers as are reasonably incident thereto; provided that no duties or
responsibilities not expressly assumed herein or therein shall be implied
to have been assumed by the Administrative Agent.
(b) The relationship between the Administrative Agent and each of
the Banks is that of an independent contractor. The use of the term
"Administrative Agent" is for convenience only and is used to describe,
as a form of convention, the independent contractual relationship between
the Administrative Agent and each of the Banks. Nothing contained in
this Credit Agreement nor the other Loan Documents shall be construed to
create an agency, trust or other fiduciary relationship between the
Administrative Agent and any of the Banks.
(c) As an independent contractor empowered by the Banks to exercise
certain rights and perform certain duties and responsibilities hereunder
and under the other Loan Documents, the Administrative Agent is
nevertheless a "representative" of the Banks, as that term is defined in
Article 1 of the Uniform Commercial Code, for purposes of actions for the
benefit of the Banks and the Administrative Agent with respect to all
collateral security and guaranties contemplated by the Loan Documents.
Such actions include the designation of the Administrative Agent as
"secured party", "mortgagee" or the like on all financing statements and
other documents and instruments, whether recorded or otherwise, relating
to the attachment, perfection, priority or enforcement of any security
interests, mortgages or deeds of trust in collateral security intended
to secure the payment or performance of any of the Obligations, all for
the benefit of the Banks and the Administrative Agent.
18.2. Employees and Agents. The Agents may exercise its powers
and execute its duties by or through employees or agents and shall be
entitled to take, and to rely on, advice of counsel concerning all
matters pertaining to its rights and duties under this Credit Agreement
and the other Loan Documents. The Agents may utilize the services of
such Persons as the Agents in its sole discretion may reasonably
determine, and all reasonable fees and expenses of any such Persons shall
be paid by the Borrower.
18.3. No Liability. None of the Agents, its shareholders,
directors, officers or employees nor any other Person assisting them in
their duties nor any agent or employee thereof, shall be liable for any
waiver, consent or approval given or any action taken, or omitted to be
taken, in good faith by it or them hereunder or under any of the other
Loan Documents, or in connection herewith or therewith, or be responsible
for the consequences of any oversight or error of judgment whatsoever,
except that the Agents or such other Person, as the case may be, may be
liable for losses due to its willful misconduct or gross negligence.
18.4. No Representations. The Agents shall not be responsible
(a) for the execution or validity or enforceability of this Credit
Agreement, the Notes, any of the other Loan Documents or any instrument
at anytime constituting, or intended to constitute, collateral security
for the Notes, (b) for the value of any such collateral security, (c) for
the validity, enforceability or collectability of any such amounts owing
with respect to the Notes, (d) for any recitals or statements, warranties
or representations made herein or in any of the other Loan Documents or
in any certificate or instrument hereafter furnished to it by or on
behalf of the Borrower, any of its Subsidiaries or HoldCo, (e) to
ascertain or inquire as to the performance or observance of any of the
terms, conditions, covenants or agreements herein or in any instrument
at any time constituting, or intended to constitute, collateral security
for the Notes, (f) to inspect any of the properties, books or records of
the Borrower, any of its Subsidiaries or HoldCo, or (g) to ascertain
whether any notice, consent, waiver or request delivered to it by the
Borrower, any of its Subsidiaries, HoldCo, or any holder of any of the
Notes shall have been duly authorized or is true, accurate and complete.
The Agents have not made nor does it now make any representations or
warranties, express or implied, nor does it assume any liability to the
Banks, with respect to the credit worthiness or financial conditions of
the Borrower, any of its Subsidiaries or (upon the incorporation thereof)
HoldCo. Each Bank acknowledges that it has, independently and without
reliance upon the Agents or any other Bank, and based upon such
information and documents as it has deemed appropriate, made its own
credit analysis and decision to enter into this Credit Agreement.
18.5. Payments.
18.5.1. Payments to Administrative Agent. A payment by the Borrower to
the Administrative Agent hereunder or any of the other Loan Documents for
the account of any Bank shall constitute a payment to such Bank. The
Administrative Agent agrees promptly to distribute to each Bank such
Bank's pro rata share of payments received by the Administrative Agent
for the account of the Banks except as otherwise expressly provided
herein or in any of the other Loan Documents.
18.5.2. Distribution by Administrative Agent.If in the opinion of the
Administrative Agent the distribution of any amount received by it in
such capacity hereunder, under the Notes or under any of the other Loan
Documents might involve it in liability, it may refrain from making
distribution until its right to make distribution shall have been
adjudicated by a court of competent jurisdiction. If a court of
competent jurisdiction shall adjudge that any amount received and
distributed by the Administrative Agent is to be repaid, each Person to
whom any such distribution shall have been made shall either repay to the
Administrative Agent its proportionate share of the amount so adjudged
to be repaid or shall pay over the same in such manner and to such
Persons as shall be determined by such court.
18.5.3. Delinquent Banks.Notwithstanding anything to the contrary
contained in this Credit Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents,
any Bank that fails (a) to make available to the Administrative Agent its
pro rata share of any Loan or to purchase any Letter of Credit
Participation or (b) to comply with the provisions of Section 18 with
respect to making dispositions and arrangements with the other Banks,
where such Bank's share of any payment received, whether by setoff or
otherwise, is in excess of its pro rata share of such payments due and
payable to all of the Banks, in each case as, when and to the full extent
required by the provisions of this Credit Agreement, shall be deemed
delinquent (a "Delinquent Bank") and shall be deemed a Delinquent Bank
until such time as such delinquency is satisfied. A Delinquent Bank
shall be deemed to have assigned any and all payments due to it from the
Borrower, whether on account of outstanding Loans, and Unpaid
Reimbursement Obligations, interest, fees or otherwise, to the remaining
nondelinquent Banks for application to, and reduction of, their
respective pro rata shares of all outstanding Loans and Unpaid
Reimbursement Obligations. The Delinquent Bank hereby authorizes the
Administrative Agent to distribute such payments to the nondelinquent
Banks in proportion to their respective pro rata shares of all
outstanding Loans and Unpaid Reimbursement Obligations. A Delinquent
Bank shall be deemed to have satisfied in full a delinquency when and if,
as a result of application of the assigned payments to all outstanding
Loans and Unpaid Reimbursement Obligations of the nondelinquent Banks,
the Banks' respective pro rata shares of all outstanding Loans and Unpaid
Reimbursement Obligations have returned to those in effect immediately
prior to such delinquency and without giving effect to the nonpayment
causing such delinquency.
18.6. Holders of Notes. The Administrative Agent may deem and
treat the payee of any Note or the purchaser of any Letter of Credit
Participation as the absolute owner thereof for all purposes hereof until
it shall have been furnished in writing with a different name by such
payee or by a subsequent holder.
18.7. Indemnity. The Banks ratably in accordance with their
outstanding Obligations and Commitment agree hereby to indemnify and hold
harmless the Agents from and against any and all claims, actions and
suits (whether groundless or otherwise), losses, damages, costs, expenses
(including any expenses for which the Agents have not been reimbursed by
the Borrower as required by Section 20), and liabilities of every nature
and character arising out of or related to this Credit Agreement, the
Notes, or any of the other Loan Documents or the transactions
contemplated or evidenced hereby or thereby, or any of the Agents'
actions taken hereunder or thereunder, except to the extent that any of
the same shall be directly caused by the Agents' willful misconduct or
gross negligence.
18.8. Agents as Bank. In its individual capacity, the Agents
shall have the same obligations and the same rights, powers and
privileges in respect to its Commitment and the Loans made by it, and as
the holder of any of the Notes and as the purchaser of any Letter of
Credit Participations, as it would have were it not also the
Administrative Agent.
18.9. Resignation. The Administrative Agent may resign at any
time by giving sixty (60) days' prior written notice thereof to the Banks
and the Borrower. Upon any such resignation, the Majority Banks shall
have the right to appoint a successor Administrative Agent. Unless a
Default or Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing, such
successor Administrative Agent shall be reasonably acceptable to the
Borrower. If no successor Administrative Agent shall have been so
appointed by the Majority Banks and shall have accepted such appointment
within thirty (30) days after the retiring Administrative Agent's giving
of notice of resignation, then the retiring Administrative Agent may, on
behalf of the Banks, appoint a successor Administrative Agent, which
shall be a financial institution having a rating of not less than A or
its equivalent by Standard & Poor's Corporation and shall be reasonably
acceptable to the Borrower. Upon the acceptance of any appointment as
Administrative Agent hereunder by a successor Administrative Agent, such
successor Administrative Agent shall thereupon succeed to and become
vested with all the rights, powers, privileges and duties of the retiring
Administrative Agent, and the retiring Administrative Agent shall be
discharged from its duties and obligations hereunder. After any retiring
Administrative Agent's resignation, the provisions of this Credit
Agreement and the other Loan Documents shall continue in effect for its
benefit in respect of any actions taken or omitted to be taken by it
while it was acting as Administrative Agent.
18.10. Notification of Defaults and Events of Default. Each
Bank hereby agrees that, upon learning of the existence of a Default or
an Event of Default, it shall promptly notify the Administrative Agent
thereof (however, the failure to do so shall have no effect on the Banks'
rights and the Borrower's obligations hereunder). Any written notice or
information that the Administrative Agent receives from the Borrower that
is not required to be delivered directly to the other Banks by the
Borrower will be promptly delivered to the other Banks by the
Administrative Agent.
18.11. Delegation of Duties. The Administrative Agent may
execute any of its duties under this Agreement by or through agents or
attorneys-in-fact and shall be entitled to advice of counsel concerning
all matters pertaining to such duties. The Administrative Agent shall
not be responsible for the negligence or misconduct of any agents or
attorneys-in-fact selected by it with reasonable care.
18.12. Documentation Agent and Syndication Agent. The
Documentation Agent and the Syndication Agent and any other agent which
may be appointed hereunder shall be entitled to the same protections
provided to the Administrative Agent under Sections 18.3, 18.4 and 18.7
hereof and shall not have any right, power, obligation, liability,
responsibility or duty under this Credit Agreement or any of the other
Loan Documents other than those applicable to all Banks and as otherwise
specifically provided for the Documentation Agent, the Syndication Agent
or such other agent elsewhere in this Credit Agreement.
19. EXPENSES.
The Borrower agrees to pay (a) the reasonable costs of producing and
reproducing this Credit Agreement, the other Loan Documents and the other
agreements and instruments mentioned herein, (b) any taxes (including any
interest and penalties in respect thereto) payable by the Agents or any
of the Banks (other than taxes based upon the Agents' or any Bank's gross
or net income) on or with respect to the transactions contemplated by
this Credit Agreement (the Borrower hereby agreeing to indemnify the
Agents and each Bank with respect thereto), (c) the reasonable fees,
expenses and disbursements of the Agents' Special Counsel or any local
counsel to the Agents incurred in connection with the preparation,
syndication, administration or interpretation of the Loan Documents and
other instruments mentioned herein, each closing hereunder, and
amendments, modifications, approvals, consents or waivers hereto or
hereunder, (d) the fees, expenses and disbursements of the Agents
incurred by the Agents in connection with the preparation, syndication,
administration or interpretation of the Loan Documents and other
instruments mentioned herein, including all title insurance premiums and
surveyor, engineering and appraisal charges, (e) all reasonable
out-of-pocket expenses (including without limitation reasonable attorneys'
fees and costs, which attorneys may be employees of any Bank or the Agents,
and reasonable consulting, accounting, appraisal, investment banking and
similar professional fees and charges) incurred by any Bank or the Agents
in connection with (i) the enforcement of or preservation of rights under
any of the Loan Documents against the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries
or the administration thereof after the occurrence of a Default or Event
of Default and (ii) any litigation, proceeding or dispute whether arising
hereunder or otherwise, in any way related to any Bank's or the Agents'
relationship with the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, and (f) all
reasonable fees, expenses and disbursements of any Bank or the Agents
incurred in connection with UCC searches, UCC filings or mortgage
recordings. The covenants of this Section 19 shall survive payment or
satisfaction of payment of amounts owing with respect to the Notes.
20. INDEMNIFICATION.
The Borrower agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the
Administrative Agent, the Banks and their respective officers, employees,
directors, agents, trustees and Affiliates, including, the officers,
employees, directors, agents, or trustees of such Affiliates (each an
"Indemnified Party") from and against any and all claims, actions and
suits whether groundless or otherwise, and from and against any and all
liabilities, losses, damages and expenses of every nature and character
arising out of this Credit Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents
or the transactions contemplated hereby including, without limitation,
(a) any actual or proposed use by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries
of the proceeds of any of the Loans, (b) any actual or alleged
infringement of any patent, copyright, trademark, service mark or similar
right of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries comprised in the
Collateral, (c) the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries entering into or
performing this Credit Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents or
(d) with respect to the Borrower and its Subsidiaries and their
respective properties and assets, the violation of any Environmental Law,
the presence, disposal, escape, seepage, leakage, spillage, discharge,
emission, release or threatened release of any Hazardous Substances or
any action, suit, proceeding or investigation brought or threatened with
respect to any Hazardous Substances (including, but not limited to claims
with respect to wrongful death, personal injury or damage to property),
in each case including, without limitation, the reasonable fees and
disbursements of counsel and allocated costs of internal counsel incurred
in connection with any such investigation, litigation or other
proceeding; provided that the Borrower shall not be liable under this
indemnification provision for any losses, claims, damages, costs or
expenses incurred by an Indemnified Party which a court of competent
jurisdiction has found, in a final, nonappealable order, resulted from
such Person's own gross negligence or willful misconduct. In litigation,
or the preparation therefor, the Banks and the Administrative Agent shall
be entitled to select their own counsel and, in addition to the foregoing
indemnity, the Borrower agrees to pay promptly the reasonable fees and
expenses of no more than one set of such counsel, as selected by the
Majority Banks. If, and to the extent that the obligations of the
Borrower under this Section 20 are unenforceable for any reason, the
Borrower hereby agrees to make the maximum contribution to the payment
in satisfaction of such obligations which is permissible under applicable
law. The covenants contained in this Section 20 shall survive the
payment and satisfaction in full of all Obligations.
21. SURVIVAL OF COVENANTS, ETC.
All covenants, agreements, representations and warranties made
herein, in the Notes, in any of the other Loan Documents or in any
documents or other papers delivered by or on behalf of the Borrower or
any of its Subsidiaries pursuant hereto shall be deemed to have been
relied upon by the Banks and the Administrative Agent, notwithstanding
any investigation heretofore or hereafter made by any of them, and shall
survive the making by the Banks of any of the Loans and the issuance,
extension or renewal of any Letters of Credit, as herein contemplated,
and shall continue in full force and effect so long as any Letters of
Credit or any amount due under this Credit Agreement or the Notes or any
of the other Loan Documents remains outstanding or any Bank has any
obligation to make any Loans or the Administrative Agent has any
obligations to issue, extend or renew any Letter of Credit, and for such
further time as may be otherwise expressly specified in this Credit
Agreement. All statements contained in any certificate or other paper
delivered to any Bank or the Administrative Agent at any time by or on
behalf of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries pursuant hereto or in
connection with the transactions contemplated hereby shall constitute
representations and warranties by such Person hereunder.
22. ASSIGNMENT AND PARTICIPATION.
22.1. Conditions to Assignment by Banks. Except as provided
herein, each Bank may assign to one or more Eligible Assignees all or a
portion of its interests, rights and obligations under this Credit
Agreement (including all or a portion of any of its Commitment
Percentages for Loans from any Tranche, its Commitment with respect to
any Tranche and the same portion of the Loans at the time owing to it)
and the Notes and Letter of Credit Participations held by it; provided
that (a) unless such Eligible Assignee is a Bank which is already a party
hereto or an Affiliate of such a Bank, the Administrative Agent and (so
long as no Event of Default has occurred and is then continuing and such
assignment is not to any Federal Reserve Bank) the Borrower shall have
given its prior written consent to such assignment, which consent will
not be unreasonably withheld, (b) each such assignment shall be of a
constant, and not a varying, percentage of all the assigning Bank's
rights and obligations under this Credit Agreement with respect to the
Loans and Obligations relating to a particular Tranche, (c) each
assignment shall be in an amount that is not less than $5,000,000 and in
multiples of $1,000,000 thereafter; provided that such minimum amounts
shall not apply if such assignment is to a Bank or an Affiliate of a Bank
and (d) the parties to such assignment shall execute and deliver to the
Administrative Agent, for recording in the Register (as hereinafter
defined), an Assignment and Acceptance, substantially in the form of
Exhibit K hereto (an "Assignment and Acceptance"), together with any
Notes subject to such assignment. Upon such execution, delivery,
acceptance and recording, from and after the effective date specified in
each Assignment and Acceptance, which effective date shall be at least
five (5) Business Days after the execution thereof, (i) the assignee
thereunder shall be a party hereto and, to the extent provided in such
Assignment and Acceptance, have the rights and obligations of a Bank
hereunder, and (ii) the assigning Bank shall, to the extent provided in
such assignment and upon payment to the Administrative Agent of the
registration fee referred to in Section 22.3, be released from its
obligations under this Credit Agreement.
22.2. Certain Representations and Warranties; Limitations;
Covenants. By executing and delivering an Assignment and Acceptance, the
parties to the assignment thereunder confirm to and agree with each other
and the other parties hereto as follows: (a) other than the
representation and warranty that it is the legal and beneficial owner of
the interest being assigned thereby free and clear of any adverse claim,
the assigning Bank makes no representation or warranty, express or
implied, and assumes no responsibility with respect to any statements,
warranties or representations made in or in connection with this Credit
Agreement or the execution, legality, validity, enforceability,
genuineness, sufficiency or value of this Credit Agreement, the other
Loan Documents or any other instrument or document furnished pursuant
hereto or the attachment, perfection or priority of any security interest
or mortgage; (b) the assigning Bank makes no representation or warranty
and assumes no responsibility with respect to the financial condition of
the Borrower and its Subsidiaries or any other Person primarily or
secondarily liable in respect of any of the Obligations, or the
performance or observance by the Borrower and its Subsidiaries or any
other Person primarily or secondarily liable in respect of any of the
Obligations of any of their obligations under this Credit Agreement or
any of the other Loan Documents or any other instrument or document
furnished pursuant hereto or thereto; (c) such assignee confirms that it
has received a copy of this Credit Agreement, together with copies of the
most recent financial statements referred to in Sections 8.4 and 9.4
above and such other documents and information as it has deemed
appropriate to make its own credit analysis and decision to enter into
such Assignment and Acceptance; (d) such assignee will, independently and
without reliance upon the assigning Bank, the Administrative Agent or any
other Bank and based on such documents and information as it shall deem
appropriate at the time, continue to make its own credit decisions in
taking or not taking action under this Credit Agreement; (e) such
assignee represents and warrants that it is an Eligible Assignee; (f)
such assignee appoints and authorizes the Administrative Agent to take
such action as agent on its behalf and to exercise such powers under this
Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents as are delegated to the
Administrative Agent by the terms hereof or thereof, together with such
powers as are reasonably incidental thereto; (g) such assignee agrees
that it will perform in accordance with their terms all of the
obligations that by the terms of this Credit Agreement and other Loan
Documents are required to be performed by it as a Bank; (h) such assignee
represents and warrants that it is legally authorized to enter into such
Assignment and Acceptance; and (i) such assignee acknowledges that it has
made arrangements with the assigning Bank satisfactory to such assignee
with respect to its pro rata share of Letter of Credit Fees in respect
of outstanding Letters of Credit.
22.3. Register. The Administrative Agent shall maintain a copy
of each Assignment and Acceptance delivered to it and a register or
similar list (the "Register") for the recordation of the names and
addresses of the Banks and the Commitment Percentages of, and principal
amount of the Loans owing to and Letter of Credit Participations
purchased by, the Banks from time to time. The entries in the Register
shall be conclusive, in the absence of manifest error, and the Borrower,
the Administrative Agent and the Banks may treat each Person whose name
is recorded in the Register as a Bank hereunder for all purposes of this
Credit Agreement. The Register shall be available for inspection by the
Borrower and the Banks at any reasonable time and from time to time upon
reasonable prior notice. Upon each such recordation, the assigning Bank
agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent a registration fee in the sum
of $3,500; provided, however, that no such fee shall be payable in the
case of an assignment to an Affiliate of a Bank; and provided further
that, in the case of contemporaneous assignments by a Bank to more than
one fund managed by the same investment advisor (which funds are not then
Banks hereunder), only a single $3,500 such fee shall be payable for all
such contemporaneous assignments).
22.4. New Notes. Upon its receipt of an Assignment and
Acceptance executed by the parties to such assignment, together with each
Note subject to such assignment, the Administrative Agent shall (a)
record the information contained therein in the Register, and (b) give
prompt notice thereof to the Borrower and the Banks (other than the
assigning Bank). Within five (5) Business Days after receipt of such
notice, the Borrower, at its own expense, shall execute and deliver to
the Administrative Agent, in exchange for each surrendered Note, a new
Note to the order of such Eligible Assignee in an amount equal to the
amount assumed by such Eligible Assignee pursuant to such Assignment and
Acceptance and, if the assigning Bank has retained some portion of its
obligations hereunder, a new Note to the order of the assigning Bank in
an amount equal to the amount retained by it hereunder. Such new Notes
shall provide that they are replacements for the surrendered Notes, shall
be in an aggregate principal amount equal to the aggregate principal
amount of the surrendered Notes, shall be dated the effective date of
such Assignment and Acceptance and shall otherwise be in substantially
the form of the assigned Notes. Within five (5) days of issuance of any
new Notes pursuant to this Section 22.4, the Borrower shall deliver an
opinion of counsel, addressed to the Banks and the Administrative Agent,
relating to the due authorization, execution and delivery of such new
Notes and the legality, validity and binding effect thereof, in form and
substance satisfactory to the Banks. The surrendered Notes shall be
canceled and returned to the Borrower.
22.5. Participations. Each Bank may sell participations to one
or more banks or other entities in all or a portion of such Bank's rights
and obligations under this Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents;
provided that (a) each such participation shall be in an amount of not
less than $5,000,000, (b) any such sale or participation shall not affect
the rights and duties of the selling Bank hereunder to the Borrower and
(c) the only rights granted to the participant pursuant to such
participation arrangements with respect to waivers, amendments or
modifications of the Loan Documents shall be the rights to approve
waivers, amendments or modifications that would (i) reduce the principal
of or the interest rate on any Loans or on any Reimbursement Obligations,
(ii) extend the term or increase the amount of the Commitment of such
Bank as it relates to such participant, (iii) reduce the amount of any
commitment fees or Letter of Credit Fees to which such participant is
entitled, or (iv) extend any regularly scheduled payment date for
principal or interest.
22.6. Disclosure. The Borrower agrees that in addition to
disclosures made in accordance with standard and customary banking
practices, any Bank may disclose information obtained by such Bank
pursuant to this Credit Agreement to assignees or participants and
potential assignees or participants hereunder; provided that such
assignees or participants or potential assignees or participants shall
agree (a) to treat in confidence such information unless such information
otherwise becomes public knowledge, (b) not to disclose such information
to a third party, except as required by law or legal process and (c) not
to make use of such information for purposes of transactions unrelated
to such contemplated assignment or participation.
22.7. Assignee or Participant Affiliated with the Borrower. If
any assignee Bank is an Affiliate of the Borrower, then any such assignee
Bank shall have no right to vote as a Bank hereunder or under any of the
other Loan Documents for purposes of granting consents or waivers or for
purposes of agreeing to amendments or other modifications to any of the
Loan Documents or for purposes of making requests to the Administrative
Agent pursuant to Section 15.1 or 15.2 hereof, and the determination of
the Majority Banks or the Super Majority Banks (as the case may be) shall
for all purposes of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents be made
without regard to such assignee Bank's interest in any of the Loans. If
any Bank sells a participating interest in any of the Loans or
Reimbursement Obligations to a participant, and such participant is the
Borrower or an Affiliate of the Borrower, then such transferor Bank shall
promptly notify the Administrative Agent of the sale of such
participation. Such transferor Bank shall have no right to vote as a
Bank hereunder or under any of the other Loan Documents for purposes of
granting consents or waivers or for purposes of agreeing to amendments
or modifications to any of the Loan Documents or for purposes of making
requests to the Administrative Agent pursuant to Section 15.1 or 15.2 to
the extent that such participation is beneficially owned by the Borrower
or any Affiliate of the Borrower, and the determination of the Majority
Banks or the Super Majority Banks (as the case may be) shall for all
purposes of this Agreement and the other Loan Documents be made without
regard to the interest of such transferor Bank in the Loans to the extent
of such participation.
22.8. Miscellaneous Assignment Provisions. Any assigning Bank
shall retain its rights to be indemnified pursuant to Section 20 with
respect to any claims or actions arising prior to the date of such
assignment. If any assignee Bank is not incorporated under the laws of
the United States of America or any state thereof, it shall, prior to the
date on which any interest or fees are payable hereunder or under any of
the other Loan Documents for its account, deliver to the Borrower and the
Administrative Agent certification in a form which the Administrative
Agent reasonably determines to be sufficient under United States tax laws
for purposes of evidencing that such assignee is exempt from deduction
or withholding of any United States federal income taxes. Anything
contained in this Section 22 to the contrary notwithstanding, any Bank
may at any time pledge or assign all or any portion of its interest and
rights under this Credit Agreement (including all or any portion of its
Notes) to any of the twelve Federal Reserve Banks organized under
Section 4 of the Federal Reserve Act, 12 U.S.C. Section 341. No such
pledge or the enforcement thereof shall release the pledgor Bank from its
obligations hereunder or under any of the other Loan Documents.
22.9. Assignment by Borrower.
The Borrower shall not assign or transfer any of its rights or
obligations under any of the Loan Documents without the prior written
consent of each of the Banks.
23. NOTICES, ETC.
Except as otherwise expressly provided in this Credit Agreement, all
notices and other communications made or required to be given pursuant
to this Credit Agreement or the Notes or any Letter of Credit
Applications shall be in writing and shall be delivered in hand, mailed
by United States registered or certified first class mail, postage
prepaid, sent by overnight courier, or sent by telegraph, telecopy or
telefax and confirmed by delivery via courier or postal service,
addressed as follows:
(a) if to the Borrower, at Gateway Plaza, 950 N. Meridian Street,
Suite 1200, Indianapolis, Indiana 46204, Attention: Jeffrey H. Smulyan,
Chairman, with a copy to David L. Wills, Esq., Bose, McKinney & Evans,
135 North Pennsylvania Street, Indianapolis, Indiana 46204, or at such
other address for notice as the Borrower shall last have furnished in
writing to the Person giving the notice;
(b) if to any Bank or the Administrative Agent, at such Bank's or
Administrative Agent's address set forth on Schedule 1 hereto, with a
copy to Sula R. Fiszman, Esq., Bingham Dana LLP, 150 Federal Street,
Boston, Massachusetts 02110, or such other address for notice as such
party shall have last furnished in writing to the Person giving the
notice.
Any such notice or demand shall be deemed to have been duly given
or made and to have become effective (i) if delivered by hand, overnight
courier or facsimile to a responsible officer of the party to which it
is directed, at the time of the receipt thereof by such officer or the
sending of such facsimile and (ii) if sent by registered or certified
first-class mail, postage prepaid, on the third Business Day following
the mailing thereof.
24. GOVERNING LAW.
THIS CREDIT AGREEMENT AND EACH OF THE OTHER LOAN DOCUMENTS, EXCEPT
AS OTHERWISE SPECIFICALLY PROVIDED THEREIN, ARE CONTRACTS UNDER THE LAWS
OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK AND SHALL FOR ALL PURPOSES BE CONSTRUED IN
ACCORDANCE WITH AND GOVERNED BY THE LAWS OF SAID STATE (EXCLUDING THE
LAWS APPLICABLE TO CONFLICTS OR CHOICE OF LAW). THE BORROWER AGREES THAT
ANY SUIT FOR THE ENFORCEMENT OF THIS CREDIT AGREEMENT OR ANY OF THE OTHER
LOAN DOCUMENTS MAY BE BROUGHT IN THE COURTS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK OR
ANY FEDERAL COURT SITTING THEREIN AND CONSENT TO THE NONEXCLUSIVE
JURISDICTION OF SUCH COURT AND THE SERVICE OF PROCESS IN ANY SUCH SUIT
BEING MADE UPON THE BORROWER BY MAIL AT THE ADDRESS SPECIFIED IN SECTION
23 ABOVE. THE BORROWER HEREBY WAIVES ANY OBJECTION THAT IT MAY NOW OR
HEREAFTER HAVE TO THE VENUE OF ANY SUCH SUIT OR ANY SUCH COURT OR THAT
SUCH SUIT IS BROUGHT IN AN INCONVENIENT COURT.
25. HEADINGS.
The captions in this Credit Agreement are for convenience of
reference only and shall not define or limit the provisions hereof.
26. COUNTERPARTS.
This Credit Agreement and any amendment hereof may be executed in
several counterparts and by each party on a separate counterpart, each
of which when so executed and delivered shall be an original, and all of
which together shall constitute one instrument. In proving this Credit
Agreement it shall not be necessary to produce or account for more than
one such counterpart signed by the party against whom enforcement is
sought.
27. ENTIRE AGREEMENT, ETC.
The Loan Documents and any other documents executed in connection
herewith or therewith express the entire understanding of the parties
with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby. Neither this
Credit Agreement nor any term hereof may be changed, waived, discharged
or terminated, except as provided in Section 30 below.
28. WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL.
Each of the Administrative Agent, the Banks and the Borrower hereby
waives its right to a jury trial with respect to any action or claim
arising out of any dispute in connection with this Credit Agreement, the
Notes or any of the other Loan Documents, any rights or obligations
hereunder or thereunder or the performance of such rights and
obligations. The Borrower (a) certifies that no representative, agent
or attorney of any Bank or of the Administrative Agent has represented,
expressly or otherwise, that such Bank or the Administrative Agent would
not, in the event of litigation, seek to enforce the foregoing waivers
and (b) acknowledges that the Administrative Agent and the Banks have
been induced to enter into this Credit Agreement, the other Loan
Documents to which it is a party by, among other things, the waivers and
certifications contained herein.
29. CONSENTS, AMENDMENTS, WAIVERS, ETC.
Except as otherwise expressly provided in this Credit Agreement, any
consent or approval required or permitted by this Credit Agreement to be
given by the Banks may be given, and any term of this Credit Agreement
or of any other instrument related hereto or mentioned herein may be
amended, and the performance or observance by the Borrower of any terms
of this Credit Agreement or such other instrument or the continuance of
any Default or Event of Default may be waived (either generally or in a
particular instance and either retroactively or prospectively) with, but
only with, the written consent of the Borrower and the written consent
of the Majority Banks. Notwithstanding the foregoing, (a)(i) the rate
of interest on the Notes (other than interest accruing pursuant to
Section 6.10 hereof following the effective date of any waiver by the
Majority Banks of the Default or Event of Default relating thereto), (ii)
the dates and amounts fixed for any payment of principal or interest or
fees on the Notes, Loans or Reimbursement Obligations (including
mandatory prepayments) or the application of any payments, including
mandatory prepayments or the scheduled dates and amounts for reductions
in the Tranche A Commitment Amount, the Tranche B Commitment Amount or
the Tranche C Conversion Date, (iii) the term of the Notes, (iv) the
amount of the aggregate Commitments of the Banks, and (v) the amount (and
dates fixed for payment) of any commitment fees or Letter of Credit Fees
hereunder, may not be changed without the written consent of the Borrower
and all of the Banks; (b)(i) the definitions of Majority Banks and Super
Majority Banks, (ii) the provisions of Section 22.9 and this Section 29
and (iii) the aggregate percentage or number of Banks required for any
action to be taken under the Loan Documents, may not be amended without
the written consent of all of the Banks; (c) the Administrative Agent
shall not release any Collateral nor shall any guarantor be released
without the written consent of all of the Banks, unless such release is
in connection with a transaction permitted by Section 10.5 hereof; and
(d) the amount of the Administrative Agent's fee and any Letter of Credit
fees payable to the Administrative Agent's account and the provisions of
Section 18 hereof, may not be amended without the written consent of the
Administrative Agent. No waiver shall extend to or affect any obligation
not expressly waived or impair any right consequent on any obligation not
expressly waived. No course of dealing or delay or omission on the part
of any Bank in exercising any right shall operate as a waiver thereof or
otherwise be prejudicial thereto. No notice to or demand upon the
Borrower shall entitle the Borrower to other or further notice or demand
in similar or other circumstances.
30. TRANSITIONAL ARRANGEMENTS.
30.1. Existing Credit Agreement Superseded.
Upon the effectiveness of this Credit Agreement, this Credit
Agreement shall supersede the Existing Credit Agreement in its entirety,
except as otherwise provided in this Section 30. As of the Closing Date,
the rights and obligations of the parties under the Existing Credit
Agreement and the "Notes" as defined in the Existing Credit Agreement
shall be subsumed within and be governed by this Credit Agreement and the
Notes; provided, however, that each of the "Loans" (as defined in the
Existing Credit Agreement) advanced by the Existing Banks and outstanding
under the Existing Credit Agreement on the Closing Date (after giving
effect to the conditions set forth in Section 12.14 hereof) shall, for
purposes of this Agreement, be Loans, and shall bear interest at (a) if
such Loans are Eurodollar Rate Loans the then applicable Eurodollar Rate
plus the Applicable Margin determined hereunder for the remainder of the
then current Interest Period, or (b) if such Loans are Base Rate Loans,
at the Base Rate plus the Applicable Margin determined hereunder.
Interest with respect to Loans outstanding under the Existing Credit
Agreement on the Closing Date shall be paid at the times provided herein
for Base Rate Loans and Eurodollar Rate Loans.
30.2. Fees Under Existing Credit Agreement.
All commitment fees, and other fees and expenses owing or accruing
under or in respect of the Existing Credit Agreement shall be calculated
and paid as of the Closing Date and paid by the Borrower to the
Administrative Agent for the accounts, as appropriate, of the
Administrative Agent and/or the "Banks" under, and as defined in, the
Existing Credit Agreement.
31. FCC APPROVAL.
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Credit
Agreement or in the other Loan Documents, neither the Administrative
Agent nor any Bank will take any action pursuant to this Credit Agreement
or any of the other Loan Documents, which would constitute or result in
a change in control of the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries requiring
the prior approval of the FCC without first obtaining such prior approval
of the FCC. After the occurrence of an Event of Default, the Borrower
shall take or cause to be taken any action which the Administrative Agent
may reasonably request in order to obtain from the FCC such approval as
may be necessary to enable the Administrative Agent to exercise and enjoy
the full rights and benefits granted to the Administrative Agent, for the
benefit of the Administrative Agent and the Banks by this Credit
Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents, including, at the
Borrower's cost and expense, the use of the Borrower's best efforts to
assist in obtaining such approval for any action or transaction
contemplated by this Credit Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents
for which such approval is required by law, including specifically,
without limitation, upon request, to prepare, sign and file with the FCC
the assignor's or transferor's portion of any application or applications
for the consent to the assignment or transfer of control necessary or
appropriate under the FCC's rules and approval of any of the transactions
contemplated by this Credit Agreement or any of the other Loan Documents.
32. SEVERABILITY.
The provisions of this Credit Agreement are severable and if any one
clause or provision hereof shall be held invalid or unenforceable in
whole or in part in any jurisdiction, then such invalidity or
unenforceability shall affect only such clause or provision, or part
thereof, in such jurisdiction, and shall not in any manner affect such
clause or provision in any other jurisdiction, or any other clause or
provision of this Credit Agreement in any jurisdiction.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have duly executed this Credit
Agreement as a sealed instrument as of the date first set forth above.
EMMIS COMMUNICATIONS
CORPORATION (f/k/a Emmis Broadcasting
Corporation)
By:
Name:
Title:
TORONTO DOMINION (TEXAS), INC.,
individually and as Administrative Agent
By:
Name:
Title:
BANKBOSTON, N.A.,
individually and as Documentation Agent
By:
Name:
Title:
FIRST UNION NATIONAL BANK,
individually and as Syndication Agent
By:
Name:
Title:
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THE BANK OF NEW YORK
By:
Name:
Title:
PARIBAS
By:
Name:
Title:
By:
Name:
Title:
BARCLAYS BANK PLC
By:
Name:
Title:
COMPAGNIE FINANCIERE DE CIC ET DE L'UNION EUROPEENE
By:
Name:
Title:
FLEET BANK, N.A.
By:
Name:
Title:
KEY CORPORATE CAPITAL INC.
By:
Name:
Title:
MELLON BANK, N.A.
By:
Name:
Title:
COOPERATIEVE CENTRALE RAIFFEISEN BOERENLEENBANK B.A.,
"RABOBANK NEDERLAND," NEW YORK BRANCH
By:
Name:
Title:
UNION BANK OF CALIFORNIA, N.A.
By:
Name:
Title:
MERRILL LYNCH SENIOR FLOATING RATE FUND, INC.
By:
Name:
Title:
Exhibit I
Instrument of Accession
The undersigned, _____________, in order to commit to lend to Emmis
Communications Corporation f/k/a Emmis Broadcasting Corporation (the
"Borrower") any Tranche A Loans (as defined in the Credit Agreement),
hereby agrees to become a Bank party to that certain Second Amended and
Restated Revolving Credit and Term Loan Agreement, dated as of July __,
1998 (as amended from time to time and in effect, the "Credit
Agreement"), a copy of which is attached hereto. The undersigned hereby
agrees to perform all duties and obligations of a Bank under the Credit
Agreement. This Instrument of Accession shall become a part of the
Credit Agreement.
Executed as of the date set forth below under the laws of The State
of New York.
[BANK]
By:________________________
Name:
Title:
Accepted:
TORONTO DOMINION (TEXAS), INC.,
as Administrative Agent
By:____________________
Name:
Title:
FIRST AMENDMENT TO
SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED
REVOLVING CREDIT AND TERM LOAN AGREEMENT
This FIRST AMENDMENT TO SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED
REVOLVING CREDIT AND TERM LOAN AGREEMENT dated as of August 31,
1998 (this "Amendment"), by and among (a) EMMIS COMMUNICATIONS
CORPORATION (f/k/a/ Emmis Broadcasting Corporation), an Indiana
corporation (the "Borrower"), (b) the lending institutions listed
on Schedule 1 to the Credit Agreement (as defined below),
(c) TORONTO DOMININION (TEXAS), INC., a Delaware corporation, as
administrative agent (the "Administrative Agent"),
(d) BANKBOSTON, N.A., a national banking association, as
documentation agent (the "Documentation Agent"), (e) FIRST UNION
NATIONAL BANK, a national banking association, as syndication
agent (the "Syndication Agent") and (f) such other lending
institutions which may become parties to the Credit Agreement (as
defined below) from time to time and which are identified on
Schedule 1 to the Credit Agreement (as defined below).
Capitalized terms used herein without definition shall have the
meanings assigned to such terms in the Credit Agreement, defined
below.
WHEREAS, the Borrower, the Banks and the Agents are parties
to a Second Amended and Restated Revolving Credit and Term Loan
Agreement dated as of July 16, 1998 (as amended and in effect
from time to time, the "Credit Agreement"), pursuant to which the
Banks have extended credit to the Borrower on the terms and
subject to the conditions set forth therein;
WHEREAS, the Borrower, the Banks and the Agents have agreed
to amend the Credit Agreement as set forth herein;
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing, and for
other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and
sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties agree
to amend the Credit Agreement as follows:
1. Amendment to Section 1.1. of the Credit Agreement. The
definition of "Tranche B Funding Date" in is hereby amended by
deleting the words "September 2" which appear in such definition
and substituting the words "October 31" therefor.
2. Amendment to Section 3.1.1. of the Credit Agreement. Section
3.1.1. of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by deleting the
words "September 2" which appear in the second sentence of such
section and substituting the words "October 31" therefor.
3. Amendment to Section 3.1.3. of the Credit Agreement. Section
3.1.3. of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by deleting the
words "September 1" which appear in clause (c) of the first
sentence of such section and in the third sentence of such
section and substituting the words "October 30" therefor.
4. Amendment to Section 3.4.1. of the Credit Agreement. Section
3.4.1. of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by deleting the
words "September 1" which appear in clause (a) of the first
sentence of such section and substituting the words "October 30"
therefor.
5. Conditions to Effectiveness. This Amendment shall become
effective upon the execution and delivery by the Borrower and the
Majority Banks of this Amendment.
6. Affirmation of the Borrower. The Borrower hereby affirms
all of its Obligations under the Credit Agreement and under each of
the other Loan Documents to which it is a party and hereby affirms
its absolute and unconditional promise to pay to the Banks the Loans
and all other amounts due under the Credit Agreement and the other
Loan Documents. The Borrower hereby represents, warrants and
confirms that the Obligations are and remain secured pursuant to the
Security Documents.
7. Representations and Warranties. The Borrower hereby
represents and warrants to the Banks and the Administrative Agent
as follows:
(a) Representations and Warranties. Each of the
representations and warranties contained in Section 8 of the Credit
Agreement were true and correct in all material respects when made,
and, after giving effect to this Amendment, are true and correct on
and as of the date hereof, except to the extent that such
representations and warranties relate specifically to a prior date.
(b) Enforceability. The execution and delivery by the
Borrower of this Amendment, and the performance by the Borrower of
this Amendment and the Credit Agreement, as amended hereby, are
within the corporate authority of the Borrower and have been duly
authorized by all necessary corporate proceedings. This Amendment
and the Credit Agreement, as amended hereby, constitute valid and
legally binding obligations of the Borrower, enforceable against it
in accordance with their terms, except as limited by bankruptcy,
insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or similar laws relating to
or affecting the enforcement of creditors' rights in general.
(c) No Default. No Default or Event of Default has occurred
and is continuing, and no Default or Event of Default will result
from the execution, delivery and performance by the Borrower of this
Amendment.
8. No Other Amendments, etc. Except as expressly provided
in this Amendment, (a) all of the terms and conditions of the Credit
Agreement and the other Loan Documents remain unchanged, and (b) all
of the terms and conditions of the Credit Agreement, as amended
hereby, and of the other Loan Documents are hereby ratified and
confirmed and remain in full force and effect. Nothing herein shall
be construed to be an amendment or a waiver of any requirements of
the Borrower or of any other Person under the Credit Agreement or
any of the other Loan Documents except as expressly set forth
herein.
9. Execution in Counterparts. This Amendment may be
executed in any number of counterparts and by each party on a
separate counterpart, each of which when so executed and delivered
shall be an original, but all of which together shall constitute one
instrument. In proving this Amendment, it shall not be necessary
to produce or account for more than one such counterpart signed by
the party against whom enforcement is sought.
10. Miscellaneous. This Amendment shall for all purposes be
construed in accordance with and governed by the laws of The State
of New York. The captions in this Amendment are for convenience of
reference only and shall not define or limit the provisions hereof.
The Borrower agrees to pay to the Administrative Agent, on demand
by the Administrative Agent, all reasonable out-of-pocket costs and
expenses incurred or sustained by the Administrative Agent in
connection with the preparation of this Amendment, including
reasonable legal fees.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Amendment
as of the date first above written.
EMMIS COMMUNICATIONS
CORPORATION (f/k/a Emmis
Broadcasting Corporation)
By:
Name:
Title:
TORONTO DOMINION (TEXAS), INC.
By:
________________________________
Title:
BANKBOSTON, N.A.
By:_________________________________
Title:
FIRST UNION NATIONAL BANK
By:_________________________________
Title:
THE BANK OF NEW YORK
By:_________________________________
Title:
PARIBAS (f/k/a Banque Paribas)
By:_________________________________
Title:
By:_________________________________
Title:
BARCLAYS BANK PLC
By:_________________________________
Title:
COMPAGNIE FINANCIERE DE CIC
ET DE L'UNION EUROPEENNE
By:_________________________________
Title:
FLEET BANK, N.A.
By:_________________________________
Title:
KEY CORPORATE CAPITAL INC.
By:_________________________________
Title:
MELLON BANK, N.A.
By:_________________________________
Title:
COOPERATIEVE CENTRALE
RAIFFEISEN-BOERENLEENBANK
B.A., "RABOBANK NEDERLAND,"
NEW YORK BRANCH
By:_________________________________
Title:
UNION BANK OF CALIFORNIA, N.A.
By:_________________________________
Title:
BANK OF MONTREAL
By:_________________________________
Title:
BANK ONE, INDIANA, N.A.
By:_________________________________
Title:
SUNTRUST BANK, CENTRAL
FLORIDA, N.A.
By:_________________________________
Title:
CITY NATIONAL BANK
By:_________________________________
Title:
CREDIT LYONNAIS NEW YORK
BRANCH
By:_________________________________
Title:
CREDIT SUISSE FIRST BOSTON
By:_________________________________
Title:
FIRST HAWAIIAN BANK
By:_________________________________
Title:
MERCANTILE BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
By:_________________________________
Title:
NATIONAL CITY BANK OF INDIANA
By:_________________________________
Title:
SUMMIT BANK
By:_________________________________
Title:
AG CAPITAL FUNDING PARTNERS,
L.P.
BY: ANGELO, GORDON & CO., L.P.,
AS INVESTMENT ADVISER
By:_________________________________
Title:
GCB INVESTMENT PORTFOLIO
BY: CITIBANK, N.A.
By:_________________________________
Title:
CYPRESSTREE INSTITUTIONAL
FUND, LLC
BY: CYPRESSTREE INVESTMENT
MANAGEMENT COMPANY, INC., ITS
MANAGING MEMBER
By:_________________________________
Title:
KZH CYPRESSTREE-1 LLC
By:_________________________________
Title:
CYPRESSTREE SENIOR FLOATING
RATE FUND
BY: CYPRESSTREE INVESTMENT
MANAGEMENT COMPANY, INC., AS
PORTFOLIO MANAGER
By:_________________________________
Title:
CYPRESSTREE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT COMPANY, INC.
AS: ATTORNEY-IN-FACT AND ON
BEHALF OF FIRST ALLMERICA
FINANCIAL LIFE INSURANCE
COMPANY AS PORTFOLIO
MANAGER
By:_________________________________
Title:
CIBC INC.
By:_________________________________
Title:
OCTAGON LOAN TRUST
BY: OCTAGON CREDIT INVESTORS,
AS MANAGER
By:_________________________________
Title:
STEIN ROE & FARNHAM
INCORPORATED, AS AGENT FOR
KEYPORT LIFE INSURANCE
COMPANY
By:_________________________________
Title:
THE TRAVELERS INSURANCE
COMPANY
By:_________________________________
Title:
OXFORD STRATEGIC INCOME FUND BY
EATON VANCE
MANAGEMENT AS
INVESTMENT ADVISOR
By:_________________________________
Title:
MORGAN STANLEY SENIOR FUNDING,
INC.
By:_________________________________
Title:
TCW LEVERAGED INCOME TRUST II,
L.P.
By:_________________________________
Title:
VAN KAMPEN AMERICAN CAPITAL
SENIOR INCOME TRUST
By:_________________________________
Title:
MERRILL LYNCH SENIOR FLOATING
RATE FUND
By:_________________________________
Title:
MERRILL LYNCH PRIME RATE
PORTFOLIO
By:_________________________________
Title:
SENIOR DEBT PORTFOLIO BY BOSTON
MANAGEMENT AND RESEARCH AS
INVESTMENT ADVISOR
By:_________________________________
Title:
PAM CAPITAL FUNDING LP
By:_________________________________
Title:
Each of the undersigned Subsidiaries hereby (a) acknowledges the
foregoing Amendment and (b) ratifies and confirms all of its
obligations under the Guaranty and under each of the other Loan
Documents to which it is a party.
EMMIS BROADCASTING CORPORATION OF NEW YORK
EMMIS FM BROADCASTING CORPORATION OF INDIANAPOLIS
EMMIS FM BROADCASTING CORPORATION OF CHICAGO
EMMIS FM BROADCASTING CORPORATION OF ST. LOUIS
KPWR, INC.
EMMIS PUBLISHING CORPORATION
EMMIS FM RADIO CORPORATION OF INDIANAPOLIS
EMMIS AM RADIO CORPORATION OF INDIANAPOLIS
EMMIS 104.1 FM RADIO CORPORATION OF ST. LOUIS
EMMIS 106.5 FM BROADCASTING CORPORATION OF ST.LOUIS
EMMIS INTERNATIONAL BROADCASTING CORPORATION
EMMIS INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION
EMMIS DAR, INC.
EMMIS 105.7 FM RADIO CORPORATION OF INDIANAPOLIS
EMMIS 1310 AM RADIO CORPORATION OF INDIANAPOLIS
EMMIS MEADOWLANDS CORPORATION
EMMIS 1380 AM RADIO CORPORATION OF ST. LOUIS
MEDIATEX COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION
TEXAS MONTHLY, INC.
MEDIATEX DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION
EMMIS FM HOLDING CORPORATION OF NEW YORK
101.9 FM RADIO CORPORATION OF NEW YORK
EMMIS RADIO CORPORATION OF NEW YORK (f/k/a Emmis
Holding Corporation of New York)
EMMIS INDIANA BROADCASTING,
L.P. (f/k/a Emmis Indiana
Radio, L.P.)
By: Emmis Communications
Corporation (f/k/a Emmis
Broadcasting Corporation), its
General Partner
EMMIS PUBLISHING, L.P.
By: Emmis Communications
Corporation (f/k/a Emmis
Broadcasting Corporation), its
General Partner
EMMIS TELEVISION
BROADCASTING, L.P.
By: Emmis Communications
Corporation (f/k/a Emmis
Broadcasting Corporation), its
General Partner
By:
Title:
EMMIS LICENSE CORPORATION
KPWR LICENSE, INC.
EMMIS FM LICENSE
CORPORATION OF ST. LOUIS
EMMIS TELEVISION LICENSE
CORPORATION OF MOBILE
EMMIS 104.1 FM RADIO LICENSE
CORPORATION OF ST. LOUIS
EMMIS FM LICENSE CORPORATION OF
INDIANAPOLIS
EMMIS FM RADIO LICENSE CORPORATION OF
INDIANAPOLIS
EMMIS AM RADIO LICENSE CORPORATION OF
INDIANAPOLIS
EMMIS LICENSE CORPORATION OF NEW YORK
EMMIS RADIO LICENSE CORPORATION OF NEW
YORK
EMMIS 1310 AM RADIO LICENSE
CORPORATION OF INDIANAPOLIS
EMMIS TELEVISION LICENSE
CORPORATION OF HONOLULU
EMMIS 105.7 FM RADIO LICENSE
CORPORATION OF INDIANAPOLIS
EMMIS TELEVISION LICENSE
CORPORATION OF NEW ORLEANS
EMMIS 106.5 FM LICENSE
CORPORATION OF ST. LOUIS
EMMIS FM LICENSE CORPORATION OF
CHICAGO
EMMIS TELEVISION LICENSE CORPORATION
OF GREEN BAY
By:
Title:
EXHIBIT 11
EMMIS COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
-----------------------------------------------
SCHEDULE OF CALCULATION OF PER SHARE NET INCOME
-----------------------------------------------
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
For the Three Months Ended For the Six Months Ended
August 31, 1998 August 31, 1998
--------------- ---------------
Net Weighted Net Weighted
Income Average Per Income Average Per
(Unaudited) Shares Share (Unaudited) Shares Share
-------- -------- ------ ------- ------ ------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Shares outstanding and net income
used in the determination of basic
net income per share $ 4,337,000 15,512,702 $ .28 $ 6,452,000 13,255,592 $ .49
Options 414,803 446,878
----------- ---------- ----- ---------- ---------- -----
Used in the determination of
diluted net income per share $ 4,337,000 15,927,505 $ .27 $ 6,452,000 13,702,470 $ .47
=========== ========== ===== ========== ========== =====
</TABLE>
EXHIBIT 11
EMMIS COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
-----------------------------------------------
SCHEDULE OF CALCULATION OF PER SHARE NET INCOME
-----------------------------------------------
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
For the Three Months Ended For the Six Months Ended
August 31, 1997 August 31, 1997
--------------- ---------------
Net Weighted Net Weighted
Income Average Per Income Average Per
(Unaudited) Shares Share (Unaudited) Shares Share
-------- -------- ------ ------- ------ ------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Shares outstanding and net income
used in the determination of basic
net income per share $ 4,672,000 11,532,609 $ .41 $ 8,040,000 11,524,351 $ .70
Options 75,421 103,298
----------- ---------- ----- ---------- ---------- -----
Used in the determination of
diluted net income per share $ 4,672,000 11,608,030 $ .40 $ 8,040,000 11,627,649 $ .69
=========== ========== ===== ========== ========== =====
</TABLE>
EXHIBIT 11
EMMIS COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
-----------------------------------------------
SCHEDULE OF CALCULATION OF PRO FORMA PER SHARE NET INCOME
---------------------------------------------------------
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
For the Three Months Ended For the Six Months Ended
August 31, 1998 August 31, 1998
--------------- ---------------
Pro Forma Weighted Pro Forma Weighted
Net Average Per Net Average Per
Income Shares Share Income Shares Share
-------- -------- ------ ------- ------ ------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Shares outstanding and net income
used in the determination of pro
forma basic net income per share $ 3,989,000 15,662,702 $ .25 $ 4,187,000 15,630,592 $ .27
Options 414,803 446,878
----------- ---------- ----- ---------- ---------- -----
Used in the determination of pro
forma diluted net income per share $ 3,989,000 16,077,505 $ .25 $ 4,187,000 16,077,470 $ .26
=========== ========== ===== ========== ========== =====
</TABLE>
EXHIBIT 11
EMMIS COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
-----------------------------------------------
SCHEDULE OF CALCULATION OF PRO FORMA PER SHARE NET INCOME
---------------------------------------------------------
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
For the Three Months Ended For the Six Months Ended
August 31, 1997 August 31, 1997
--------------- ---------------
Pro Forma Weighted Pro Forma Weighted
Net Average Per Net Average Per
Income Shares Share Income Shares Share
-------- -------- ------ ------- ------ ------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Shares outstanding and net income
used in the determination of pro
forma basic net income per share $ 1,248,000 16,132,609 $ .08 $ 569,000 16,124,351 $ .04
Options 75,421 103,298
----------- ---------- ----- ---------- ---------- -----
Used in the determination of pro
forma diluted net income per share $ 1,248,000 16,208,030 $ .08 $ 569,000 16,227,649 $ .04
=========== ========== ===== ========== ========== =====
</TABLE>
October 7, 1998
Mr. Howard Schrott
Chief Financial Officer
Emmis Communications Corporation
950 N. Meridian Street, Suite 1200
Indianapolis, Indiana 46204
Dear Mr. Schrott:
We are aware that Emmis Communications Corporation has incorporated by
reference in its Registration Statement Nos. 33-83890 and 333-14657 its
Form 10-Q for the quarter ended August 31, 1998, which includes our report
dated October 7, 1998, covering the unaudited interim financial information
contained therein. Pursuant to Regulation C of the Securities Act of
1933, that report is not considered a part of the registration
statement prepared or certified by our firm or a report prepared or
certified by our firm within the meaning of Sections 7 and 11 of the
Act.
Very truly yours,
/s/ ARTHUR ANDERSEN LLP
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ARTHUR ANDERSEN LLP
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