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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) May 23, 1997
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PALMER WIRELESS, INC.
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware 0-25588 65-0456627
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(State or other jurisdiction (Commission (IRS Employer
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12800 University Drive, Suite 500, Fort Myers, Florida 33907
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(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
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Registrant's telephone number, including area code:
(941) 433-4350
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(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Item 5. Other Events.
On May 23, 1997, Palmer Wireless, Inc. (the "Company"), Price
Communications Corporation (the "Acquiror") and Price Communications Cellular
Merger Corp. ("Merger Sub") entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the
"Merger Agreement"). The Merger Agreement provides that the Acquiror will
acquire each issued and outstanding share of common stock of the Company for a
purchase price of $17.50 per share through the merger of Merger Sub, a
wholly-owned subsidiary of Acquiror, with and into the Company (the "Merger").
The Merger is subject to approval by the Company's stockholders, approval by
the Federal Communications Commission and other regulatory approvals. The
Company expects the Merger to be consummated by the fourth quarter of this
year.
Concurrently with the execution of the Merger Agreement,
Palmer Communications Incorporated, a Delaware corporation which is the majority
stockholder of the Company ("PCI"), entered into a voting agreement with
Acquiror pursuant to which PCI agreed to vote its shares of common stock of the
Company in favor of the Merger.
A copy of the press release announcing the execution of the
Merger Agreement is attached as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by
reference.
Item 7. Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Information and
Exhibits.
(c) Exhibits.
2.1 Agreement and Plan of Merger by and among Palmer Wireless, Inc., Price
Communications Corporation and Price Communications Cellular Merger
Corp., dated May 23, 1997
2.2 Voting Agreement by and among Price Communications Corporation and
Palmer Communications Incorporated, dated May 23, 1997
99.1 Press Release dated May 23, 1997 announcing the Merger Agreement
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, the Registrant has duly caused this Report to be signed on its behalf by
the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
PALMER WIRELESS, INC.
Date: June 2, 1997 By: /s/ WILLIAM J. RYAN
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William J. Ryan
President and Chief Executive Officer
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2.1 Agreement and Plan of Merger by and among Palmer
Wireless, Inc., Price Communications Corporation and Price
Communications Cellular Merger Corp., dated May 23, 1997
2.2 Voting Agreement by and among Price Communications
Corporation and Palmer Communications Incorporated, dated
May 23, 1997
99.1 Press Release dated May 23, 1997 announcing the Merger
Agreement
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EXHIBIT 2.1
AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER
BY AND AMONG
PALMER WIRELESS, INC.,
PRICE COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION
AND
PRICE COMMUNICATIONS CELLULAR MERGER CORP.
DATED AS OF MAY 23, 1997
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AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER........................................................................1
ARTICLE I THE MERGER ...............................................................................1
SECTION 1.1. The Merger ............................................................................1
SECTION 1.2. Effective Time.........................................................................2
SECTION 1.3. Effect of the Merger...................................................................2
SECTION 1.4. Certificate of Incorporation; Bylaws...................................................2
SECTION 1.5. Directors and Officers.................................................................2
SECTION 1.6. Closing ...............................................................................2
SECTION 1.7. Subsequent Actions.....................................................................3
ARTICLE II CONVERSION OF SECURITIES; EXCHANGE OF
CERTIFICATES .....................................................................3
SECTION 2.1. Conversion of Securities...............................................................3
SECTION 2.2. Payment ...............................................................................4
SECTION 2.3. Company Options; Stock Purchase Plan...................................................5
SECTION 2.4. Stock Transfer Books...................................................................7
SECTION 2.5. Dissenting Shares......................................................................7
ARTICLE III REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE
COMPANY ..........................................................................7
SECTION 3.1. Organization and Qualification; Subsidiaries...........................................7
SECTION 3.2. Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws................................................8
SECTION 3.3. Capitalization.........................................................................8
SECTION 3.4. Authority .............................................................................9
SECTION 3.5. No Conflict; Required Filings and Consents............................................10
SECTION 3.6. SEC Filings; Financial Statements.....................................................11
SECTION 3.7. Absence of Certain Changes or Events..................................................11
SECTION 3.8. Absence of Litigation.................................................................11
SECTION 3.9. Licenses and Permits; Compliance with Laws............................................12
SECTION 3.10. Taxes ...............................................................................12
SECTION 3.11. Intellectual Property................................................................13
SECTION 3.12. Material Contracts...................................................................13
SECTION 3.13. Employee Benefit Plans...............................................................14
SECTION 3.14. Properties; Assets...................................................................16
SECTION 3.15. Labor Relations......................................................................16
SECTION 3.16. Environmental Matters................................................................16
SECTION 3.17. Insurance ...........................................................................18
SECTION 3.18. FCC Matters and Governmental Matters.................................................18
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SECTION 3.19. Board Approval; Vote Required........................................................20
SECTION 3.20. Opinion of Financial Advisor.........................................................20
SECTION 3.21. Brokers .............................................................................20
ARTICLE IV REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF MERGER
SUB ..............................................................................20
SECTION 4.1. Organization and Qualification........................................................20
SECTION 4.2. Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws...............................................21
SECTION 4.3. Authority ............................................................................21
SECTION 4.4. No Conflict; Required Filings and Consents............................................21
SECTION 4.5. Vote Required.........................................................................22
ARTICLE V REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF ACQUIROR.............................................22
SECTION 5.1. Organization and Qualification; Subsidiaries..........................................22
SECTION 5.2. Organizational Documents..............................................................23
SECTION 5.3. Authority ............................................................................23
SECTION 5.4. No Conflict; Required Filings and Consents............................................23
SECTION 5.5. Vote Required.........................................................................24
SECTION 5.6. Financing ............................................................................24
SECTION 5.7. Qualification of Acquiror.............................................................24
SECTION 5.8. Absence of Litigation.................................................................25
SECTION 5.9. Brokers ..............................................................................25
SECTION 5.10. SEC Filings; Financial Statements....................................................25
SECTION 5.11. Absence of Certain Changes or Events.................................................25
ARTICLE VI COVENANTS .............................................................................26
SECTION 6.1. Affirmative Covenants of the Company..................................................26
SECTION 6.2. Negative Covenants of the Company.....................................................26
SECTION 6.3. Negative Covenants of Acquiror........................................................28
SECTION 6.4. Control of Operations.................................................................28
ARTICLE VII ADDITIONAL AGREEMENTS.................................................................29
SECTION 7.1. Access and Information................................................................29
SECTION 7.2. Confidentiality.......................................................................29
SECTION 7.3. Stockholder Approval..................................................................29
SECTION 7.4. Proxy Statement.......................................................................29
SECTION 7.5. FCC Application.......................................................................30
SECTION 7.6. Further Action; Best Efforts..........................................................31
SECTION 7.7. Public Announcements..................................................................32
SECTION 7.8. Indemnification; Directors' and Officers' Insurance...................................32
SECTION 7.9. Employee Benefits Matters.............................................................33
SECTION 7.10. HSR Act Matters......................................................................35
SECTION 7.11. Negotiation With Others..............................................................35
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ARTICLE VIII CLOSING CONDITIONS...................................................................36
SECTION 8.1. Conditions to Obligations of Acquiror, Merger Sub and the Company to Effect
the Merger...............................................................36
SECTION 8.2. Additional Conditions to Obligations of Acquiror......................................37
SECTION 8.3. Additional Conditions to Obligations of the Company...................................38
ARTICLE IX TERMINATION, AMENDMENT AND WAIVER......................................................39
SECTION 9.1. Termination ..........................................................................39
SECTION 9.2. Effect of Termination.................................................................40
SECTION 9.3. Expenses; Fee.........................................................................40
SECTION 9.4. Amendment ............................................................................40
SECTION 9.5. Waiver ...............................................................................41
ARTICLE X GENERAL PROVISIONS......................................................................41
SECTION 10.1. Nonsurvival of Representations, Warranties and Agreements............................41
SECTION 10.2. Notices .............................................................................41
SECTION 10.3. Certain Definitions..................................................................42
SECTION 10.4. Headings ............................................................................43
SECTION 10.5. Severability.........................................................................43
SECTION 10.6. Entire Agreement.....................................................................43
SECTION 10.7. Specific Performance.................................................................44
SECTION 10.8. Assignment ..........................................................................44
SECTION 10.9. Third Party Beneficiaries............................................................44
SECTION 10.10. Governing Law.......................................................................44
SECTION 10.11. Counterparts........................................................................44
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Acquiror................................................................. PREAMBLE
Acquiror Material Adverse Effect......................................... 5.1
Acquiror Representatives................................................. 7.1
Acquiror SEC Reports..................................................... 5.10(a)
Acquiror Subsidiaries.................................................... 5.1
Acquisition Proposal..................................................... 7.11(a)
affiliate................................................................ 10.3(a)
Agreement................................................................ PREAMBLE
Alternative Transaction.................................................. 9.3(b)
Balance Sheet............................................................ 3.14
benefit liabilities...................................................... 3.13(c)
beneficial owner......................................................... 10.3(b)
Benefit Plans ....................................................... 3.13(a)
business day............................................................. 10.3(c)
Certificate of Merger.................................................... 1.2
Certificate and Certificates............................................. 2.2(b)
Claim.................................................................... 7.8(b)
Class A Common Stock..................................................... 2.1(a)
Class B Common Stock..................................................... 2.1(a)
Closing.................................................................. 1.6
Closing Date............................................................. 1.6
Code..................................................................... 3.10
Common Stock............................................................. 2.1(a)
Commonly Controlled Entity............................................... 3.13(a)
Communications Act....................................................... 3.5(b)
Company.................................................................. PREAMBLE
Company Material Adverse Effect.......................................... 3.1(a)
Company SEC Reports...................................................... 3.6(a)
Company Stock Option Plans............................................... 2.3(a)
Company Stock Purchase Plans............................................. 2.3(c)
Company Subsidiary and Company Subsidiaries.............................. 3.1(a)
Confidentiality Agreement................................................ 7.2
control, controlled by, under common control with........................ 10.3(d)
Delaware Law............................................................. PREAMBLE
Director Stock Purchase Plan............................................. 2.3(c)
Dissenting Shares........................................................ 2.5
Effective Time........................................................... 1.2
employee benefit plans................................................... 3.13(a)
employee pension benefit plans........................................... 3.13(a)
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Employee Stock Purchase Plan............................................. 2.3(b)
Encumbrances............................................................. 3.3
Environmental Claim...................................................... 3.16(d)(i)
Environmental Laws....................................................... 3.16(d)(ii)
Environmental Reports.................................................... 3.16(a)
ERISA.................................................................... 3.13(a)
ERISA Plan............................................................... 3.13(a)
Exchange Act............................................................. 3.5(b)
FAA...................................................................... 3.18(a)
FCC...................................................................... 1.1
FCC Application.......................................................... 7.5(a)
FCC Licenses............................................................. 3.18(a)
FCC Transfer Approvals................................................... 8.1(d)
Fee...................................................................... 9.3(b)
Final Order.............................................................. 8.1(d)
Governmental Entity...................................................... 3.5(b)
Hazardous Materials...................................................... 3.16(d)(iii)
HSR Act.................................................................. 3.5(b)
Indemnified Parties...................................................... 7.8(b)
Intellectual Property.................................................... 3.11
Material Contracts....................................................... 3.12(a)
Merger................................................................... 1.1
Merger Consideration..................................................... 2.2(b)
Merger Sub............................................................... PREAMBLE
Multiemployer Plan....................................................... 3.13(d)
Options.................................................................. 2.3(a)
Paying Agent............................................................. 2.2(a)
Payment Fund............................................................. 2.2(a)
PCI...................................................................... PREAMBLE
Per Share Amount......................................................... 2.1(a)
Permits.................................................................. 3.9
person................................................................... 10.3(e)
Phantom Option........................................................... 2.3(a)
Plan Option.............................................................. 2.3(a)
Proxy Statement.......................................................... 7.4(a)
qualified................................................................ 3.13(b)
SEC...................................................................... 3.6(a)
Securities Act........................................................... 3.6(a)
Statutes................................................................. 3.18(e)
Stockholders' Meeting.................................................... 7.3
Subsidiary............................................................... 3.1(b)
Surviving Corporation.................................................... 1.1
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Termination Date ....................................................... 9.1(f)
unfunded current liability............................................... 3.13(c)
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AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER
THIS AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER (this "Agreement") is
entered into this 23rd day of May, 1997, by and among PALMER WIRELESS, INC., a
Delaware corporation (the "Company"), PRICE COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION, a New
York corporation ("Acquiror"), and PRICE COMMUNICATIONS CELLULAR MERGER CORP., a
Delaware corporation ("Merger Sub").
WHEREAS, the Boards of Directors of the Company, Acquiror and
Merger Sub have each determined that it is fair to, and in the best interests of
their respective stockholders that Merger Sub, a wholly-owned subsidiary of
Acquiror, merge with and into the Company, pursuant to and subject to the terms
and conditions of this Agreement and the Delaware General Corporation Law
("Delaware Law"); and
WHEREAS, concurrently with the execution of this Agreement and
as an inducement to Acquiror to enter into this Agreement, Palmer Communications
Incorporated, a Delaware corporation ("PCI"), has entered into a voting
agreement with Acquiror (the "Voting Agreement") pursuant to which, among other
things, PCI has agreed to vote its shares of common stock of the Company in
favor of this Agreement, the Merger (as defined below) and the other
transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and the
respective representations, warranties, covenants and agreements set forth in
this Agreement, the parties hereto agree as follows:
ARTICLE I
THE MERGER
SECTION 1.1. THE MERGER.
Upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this
Agreement (including approval of the Federal Communications Commission (the
"FCC")), and in accordance with Delaware Law, at the Effective Time (as defined
in Section 1.2) Merger Sub shall be merged with and into the Company (the
"Merger"). As a result of the Merger, the separate corporate existence of Merger
Sub shall cease and the Company shall continue as the surviving corporation of
the Merger (sometimes referred to herein as the "Surviving Corporation") and a
wholly-owned subsidiary of Acquiror. The name of the Company shall continue as
the name of the Surviving Corporation.
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SECTION 1.2. EFFECTIVE TIME.
At the Closing, the parties hereto shall cause the Merger to
be consummated by filing a certificate of merger (the "Certificate of Merger")
with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware, in such form as required
by, and executed in accordance with the relevant provisions of, Delaware Law and
in such form as approved by the Company and Acquiror prior to such filing (the
date and time of the filing of the Certificate of Merger or the time specified
therein being the "Effective Time").
SECTION 1.3. EFFECT OF THE MERGER.
At the Effective Time, the effect of the Merger shall be as
provided in the applicable provisions of Delaware Law. Without limiting the
generality of the foregoing, and subject thereto, at the Effective Time, except
as otherwise provided herein, all the rights, privileges, powers and franchises
of Merger Sub and the Company, shall vest in the Surviving Corporation, and all
debts, liabilities and duties of Merger Sub and the Company shall become the
debts, liabilities and duties of the Surviving Corporation.
SECTION 1.4. CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION; BYLAWS.
At the Effective Time, subject to the terms and conditions of
Section 7.8 hereof, (a) the certificate of incorporation of Merger Sub, as in
effect immediately prior to the Effective Time and as amended by the Certificate
of Merger, shall be the certificate of incorporation of the Surviving
Corporation, and (b) the bylaws of Merger Sub, as in effect immediately prior to
the Effective Time, shall be the bylaws of the Surviving Corporation.
SECTION 1.5. DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS.
The directors of Merger Sub (or such other or additional
individuals as Acquiror may designate prior to Closing) shall be the initial
directors of the Surviving Corporation, each to hold office in accordance with
the certificate of incorporation and bylaws of the Surviving Corporation; and
the officers of the Company shall continue as the officers of the Surviving
Corporation, in each case until their respective successors are duly elected or
appointed and qualified.
SECTION 1.6. CLOSING.
Subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement, the
closing of the Merger (the "Closing") will take place as promptly as practicable
after satisfaction of the latest to occur or, if permissible, waiver of the
conditions set forth in Article VIII hereof (the "Closing Date"), at the offices
of Hogan & Hartson L.L.P., Columbia Square, 555 13th Street, N.W., Washington,
D.C. 20004, unless another date or place is agreed to in writing by the parties
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SECTION 1.7. SUBSEQUENT ACTIONS.
If, at any time after the Effective Time, the Surviving
Corporation shall consider or be advised that any deeds, bills of sale,
assignments, assurances or any other actions or things are necessary or
desirable to continue in, vest, perfect or confirm of record or otherwise in the
Surviving Corporation its right, title or interest in, to or under any of the
rights, properties, privileges, franchises or assets of either of its
constituent corporations acquired or to be acquired by the Surviving Corporation
as a result of, or in connection with, the Merger or otherwise to carry out this
Agreement, the officers and directors of the Surviving Corporation shall be
directed and authorized to execute and deliver, in the name and on behalf of
either of such constituent corporations, all such deeds, bills of sale,
assignments and assurances and to take and do, in the name and on behalf of each
of such corporations or otherwise, all such other actions and things as may be
necessary or desirable to vest, perfect or confirm any and all right, title and
interest in, to and under such rights, properties, privileges, franchises or
assets in the Surviving Corporation or otherwise to carry out this Agreement.
ARTICLE II
CONVERSION OF SECURITIES; EXCHANGE OF CERTIFICATES
SECTION 2.1. CONVERSION OF SECURITIES.
At the Effective Time, by virtue of the Merger and without any
action on the part of Acquiror, Merger Sub, the Company or the holders of any of
the following securities:
(a) Company Common Stock. Subject to the other
provisions of this Section 2.1, each share of (i) Class A
common stock, par value $.01 per share, of the Company
("Class A Common Stock"), issued and outstanding immediately
prior to the Effective Time (excluding any shares described
in Sections 2.1(b) and (c) and any Dissenting Shares (as
hereinafter defined)), and (ii) Class B common stock, par
value $.01 per share, of the Company ("Class B Common
Stock"; together with the Class A Common Stock, the "Common
Stock"), shall be converted into the right to receive
Seventeen Dollars and Fifty Cents ($17.50) in cash, without
interest (the "Per Share Amount"). All such shares of Common
Stock shall cease to be outstanding and shall automatically
be canceled and retired and shall cease to exist, and each
certificate previously evidencing any such shares shall
thereafter represent only the right to receive the Merger
Consideration as described below. The holders of
certificates previously evidencing such shares of Common
Stock outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time
shall cease to have any rights with respect to such shares
of Common Stock, except as otherwise provided herein or by
law. Each such certificate previously evidencing such shares
of Common Stock shall be exchanged for the Per Share Amount
multiplied by the number of shares previously evidenced by
the canceled certificate upon the
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surrender of such certificate in accordance with the
provisions of Section 2.2, without interest;
(b) Acquiror-Owned Shares. All shares of capital stock
of the Company owned, directly or indirectly, by Acquiror,
Merger Sub or any Acquiror Subsidiary (as defined in Section
5.1) shall be canceled and extinguished without any
conversion thereof and no cash shall be delivered or
deliverable in exchange therefor;
(c) Treasury Stock. All shares of capital stock of the
Company held in the treasury of the Company immediately
prior to the Effective Time shall be canceled and
extinguished without any conversion thereof and no cash
shall be delivered or deliverable in exchange therefor; and
(d) Merger Sub Stock. Each share of common stock, par
value $.01 per share, of Merger Sub issued and outstanding
immediately prior to the Effective Time shall be converted
into and exchanged for one (1) duly and validly issued,
fully paid and nonassessable share of common stock of the
Surviving Corporation.
SECTION 2.2. PAYMENT.
(a) Paying Agent. As of the Effective Time, Acquiror shall, on
behalf of Merger Sub, deposit with a bank theretofore designated by the Company
and Acquiror (the "Paying Agent"), for the benefit of the holders of shares of
Common Stock (excluding any shares described in Sections 2.1(b) and (c) and any
Dissenting Shares), for payment in accordance with this Article II, through the
Paying Agent, cash in an amount equal to the Per Share Amount multiplied by the
number of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately prior to the Effective
Time (excluding any shares described in Sections 2.1(b) and (c) and any
Dissenting Shares) (such cash being hereinafter referred to as the "Payment
Fund"). Acquiror shall cause the Paying Agent, pursuant to irrevocable
instructions, to deliver the cash contemplated to be paid pursuant to Section
2.1(a) out of the Payment Fund. The Payment Fund shall not be used for any other
purpose.
(b) Payment Procedures. Promptly after the Effective Time,
Acquiror shall cause the Paying Agent to mail to each record holder, as of the
Effective Time, of an outstanding certificate (each a "Certificate" and
collectively, the "Certificates") that immediately prior to the Effective Time
evidenced outstanding shares of Common Stock (excluding any shares described in
Sections 2.1(b) and (c) and any Dissenting Shares), a form letter of transmittal
and instructions for use in effecting the surrender of the Certificates for
payment therefor. Upon surrender to the Paying Agent of a Certificate, together
with such letter of transmittal duly executed, and any other required documents,
the holder of such Certificate shall be entitled to receive in exchange therefor
the consideration set forth in Section 2.1(a) (the "Merger Consideration"), and
such Certificate shall forthwith be canceled. No interest will be paid or
accrued on the cash payable
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upon the surrender of the Certificates. Until surrendered in accordance with the
provisions of this Section 2.2, each Certificate shall represent for all
purposes only the right to receive the consideration set forth in Section
2.1(a), without any interest thereon.
(c) No Further Rights in Common Stock. All cash paid upon
conversion of the shares of Common Stock in accordance with the terms of this
Article II, and all cash paid pursuant to Section 2.5, shall be deemed to have
been paid in full satisfaction of all rights pertaining to such shares of Common
Stock.
(d) Termination of Payment Fund. Any portion of the Payment
Fund that remains undistributed to the holders of Common Stock for one hundred
eighty (180) days after the Effective Time shall be delivered to Acquiror, upon
demand, and any holders of Common Stock that have not theretofore complied with
this Article II shall thereafter look only to the Surviving Corporation and
Acquiror for the Merger Consideration to which they are entitled.
(e) No Liability. Neither Acquiror nor the Surviving
Corporation shall be liable to any holder of shares of Common Stock for any cash
delivered to a public official pursuant to any applicable abandoned property,
escheat or similar law.
(f) Lost, Stolen or Destroyed Certificates. In the event any
Certificate evidencing shares of Common Stock shall have been lost, stolen or
destroyed, upon the making of an affidavit setting forth that fact by the person
claiming such lost, stolen or destroyed Certificate(s) and granting a reasonable
indemnity against any claim that may be made against Acquiror or the Paying
Agent with respect to such Certificate(s), Acquiror shall cause the Paying Agent
to pay to such person the Merger Consideration with respect to such lost, stolen
or destroyed Certificate(s).
SECTION 2.3. COMPANY OPTIONS; STOCK PURCHASE PLAN.
(a) Company Options. Immediately prior to the Effective Time,
(i) each outstanding stock option to purchase shares of Class A Common Stock (a
"Plan Option") granted under the Company's 1995 Stock Option Plan and 1995
Directors' Stock Option Plan, each as amended to the date of this Agreement
(collectively, the "Company Stock Option Plans"), and (ii) each phantom option
to purchase shares of Class A Common Stock described on Schedule 3.3 hereto (a
"Phantom Option"; together with the Plan Options, the "Options"), whether or not
any such Options are exercisable, shall be terminated by the Company, and
Acquiror shall, on behalf of Merger Sub, pay to the holder thereof at the
Effective Time, in consideration for such termination, an amount in cash equal
to the excess, if any, of the Per Share Amount over the per share exercise price
of such Option, multiplied by the number of shares of Class A Common Stock into
which the Option remains unexercised. Any such payment shall be subject to all
applicable federal, state and local tax withholding requirements. The Company
shall terminate the Company Stock Option Plans as of the Effective Time, and
take all such action as is necessary to terminate the Options as of the
Effective Time, so that on and after the Effective Time no holder of an Option
shall have any option to purchase shares of Class A
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Common Stock or any other equity interest in the Company under the Company Stock
Option Plans or the Phantom Option agreements.
(b) Employee Stock Purchase Plan. Effective as of the
Effective Time, the Company's 1995 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (the "Employee
Stock Purchase Plan") shall be terminated and the then applicable Payroll
Deduction Period (as defined in the Employee Stock Purchase Plan) shall be
deemed to have ended on the last trading day of the Class A Common Stock
immediately prior to the Effective Time. At the Effective Time, Acquiror shall,
on behalf of Merger Sub, pay to each Company employee who is a participant in
the Employee Stock Purchase Plan as of the Effective Time, an amount in cash
equal to the Per Share Amount multiplied by the number of shares of Class A
Common Stock which the accumulated funds in such employee's account would have
been entitled to purchase under the terms of the Employee Stock Purchase Plan as
of the end of such Payroll Deduction Period. Such payments shall be deemed to
satisfy all obligations of the Company and the Surviving Corporation to the
participants in the Employee Stock Purchase Plan. Such payments shall be subject
to all applicable federal, state and local tax withholding requirements. All
funds in the accounts of the participants as of the Effective Time after such
payments, shall belong to and be disbursed in accordance with the instructions
of Acquiror. The Company shall terminate the Employee Stock Purchase Plan as of
the Effective Time so that on and after the Effective Time no former participant
in the Employee Stock Purchase Plan shall have any right to purchase shares of
Class A Common Stock or any other equity interest in the Company under the
Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
(c) Non-Employee Director Stock Purchase Plan. Effective as of
the Effective Time, the Company's 1995 Non-Employee Director Stock Purchase Plan
(the "Director Stock Purchase Plan"; together with the Employee Stock Purchase
Plan, the "Company Stock Purchase Plans"), shall be terminated and the then
applicable Accumulation Period (as defined in the Director Stock Purchase Plan)
shall be deemed to have ended on the last trading day of the Class A Common
Stock immediately prior to the Effective Time. At the Effective Time, Acquiror
shall, on behalf of Merger Sub, pay to each member of the Company's Board of
Directors who is a participant in the Director Stock Purchase Plan as of the
Effective Time, an amount in cash equal to the Per Share Amount multiplied by
the number of shares of Class A Common Stock which the accumulated funds in such
director's account would have been entitled to purchase under the terms of the
Director Stock Purchase Plan as of the end of such Accumulation Period. Such
payments shall be deemed to satisfy all obligations of the Company and the
Surviving Corporation to the participants in the Director Stock Purchase Plan.
Such payments shall be subject to all applicable federal, state and local tax
withholding requirements. All funds in the accounts of the participants as of
the Effective Time after such payments, shall belong to and be disbursed in
accordance with the instructions of Acquiror. The Company shall terminate the
Director Stock Purchase Plan as of the Effective Time so that on and after the
Effective Time no former participant in the Director Stock Purchase Plan shall
have any right to purchase shares of Class A Common Stock or any other equity
interest in the Company under the Director Stock Purchase Plan.
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SECTION 2.4. STOCK TRANSFER BOOKS.
At the Effective Time, the stock transfer books of the Company
with respect to all shares of capital stock of the Company shall be closed and
no further registration of transfers of such shares of capital stock shall
thereafter be made on the records of the Company. On or after the Effective
Time, any Certificates for shares of Common Stock (excluding any shares
described in Sections 2.1(b) and (c) and Dissenting Shares) presented to the
Paying Agent, the Surviving Corporation or Acquiror for any reason shall be
converted into the Merger Consideration.
SECTION 2.5. DISSENTING SHARES.
Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Agreement to the
contrary, shares of Class A Common Stock that are issued and outstanding
immediately prior to the Effective Time and that are held by stockholders who
shall not have voted in favor of the Merger or consented thereto in writing and
who shall have demanded properly in writing appraisal for such shares in
accordance with Section 262 of Delaware Law (collectively, the "Dissenting
Shares") shall not be converted into or represent the right to receive the
Merger Consideration. Such stockholders shall be entitled to receive payment of
the appraised value of such shares of Class A Common Stock held by them in
accordance with the provisions of such Section 262, except that all Dissenting
Shares held by stockholders who shall have failed to perfect or who effectively
shall have withdrawn or lost their rights to appraisal of such shares of Class A
Common Stock under such Section 262 shall thereupon be deemed to have been
converted into and to have become exchangeable, as of the Effective Time, for
the right to receive, without any interest thereon, the Merger Consideration,
upon surrender, in the manner provided in Section 2.2, of the certificate or
certificates that formerly evidenced such shares of Class A Common Stock.
ARTICLE III
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY
The Company hereby represents and warrants to Acquiror and
Merger Sub as follows:
SECTION 3.1. ORGANIZATION AND QUALIFICATION; SUBSIDIARIES.
(a) The Company and each Subsidiary (as defined below) of the
Company (each a "Company Subsidiary" and collectively, the "Company
Subsidiaries") is a corporation or partnership duly organized, validly existing
and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its organization. The
Company and each Company Subsidiary is duly qualified to conduct its business,
and is in good standing, in each jurisdiction where the character of its
properties owned, operated or leased or the nature of its activities makes such
qualification necessary, except for such failure which would not have a Company
Material Adverse Effect (as defined below). The Company and each Company
Subsidiary has the requisite power and
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authority and any necessary governmental authority, franchise, license or permit
to own, operate, lease and otherwise to hold and operate its assets and
properties and to carry on the businesses as now being conducted, except for
such failures which would not in the aggregate have a Company Material Adverse
Effect. The Company has no Subsidiaries (as defined below) or any equity or
similar interest in any entity other than those listed in Schedule 3.1. As used
herein, the term "Company Material Adverse Effect" means any material adverse
effect on the business, assets, financial condition or results of operations of
the Company and the Company Subsidiaries taken as a whole.
(b) For purposes of this Agreement, a "Subsidiary" of any
person means any corporation, partnership, joint venture or other legal entity
of which such person (either alone or through or together with any other
Subsidiary) (i) owns, directly or indirectly, fifty percent (50%) or more of the
stock, partnership interests or other equity interests the holders of which are
generally entitled to vote for the election of the board of directors or other
governing body of such corporation, partnership, joint venture or other legal
entity; or (ii) possesses, directly or indirectly, control over the direction of
management or policies of such corporation, partnership, joint venture or other
legal entity (whether through ownership of voting securities, by agreement or
otherwise).
SECTION 3.2. CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION AND BYLAWS.
The Company has heretofore made available to Acquiror a
complete and correct copy of the certificate or articles of incorporation and
the bylaws of the Company and each Company Subsidiary that is a corporation, and
a correct copy of the partnership agreement for each Company Subsidiary that is
a partnership, each as amended to date. Each such certificate or articles of
incorporation, bylaws and partnership agreement is in full force and effect.
Neither the Company nor any Company Subsidiary is in violation of any of the
provisions of its respective certificate or articles of incorporation, bylaws,
partnership agreement or other organizational document.
SECTION 3.3. CAPITALIZATION.
The authorized capital stock of the Company consists, as of
the date of this Agreement, of: (a) seventy-three million (73,000,000) shares of
Class A Common Stock, of which ten million five hundred nineteen thousand six
hundred and eighty-one (10,519,681) shares are issued and outstanding; (b)
eighteen million (18,000,000) shares of Class B Common Stock, of which seventeen
million two hundred ninety-three thousand five hundred and seventy-eight
(17,293,578) shares are issued and outstanding; and (c) ten million (10,000,000)
shares of preferred stock, par value $.01 per share, of which no shares are
issued and outstanding. One million nine hundred thousand (1,900,000) shares of
Class A Common Stock have been reserved for issuance upon the exercise of Plan
Options granted under the Company Stock Option Plans, of which seven hundred
forty-five thousand eight hundred and thirty-four (745,834) shares are issuable
upon the exercise of Plan Options outstanding under the Company Stock Option
Plans as of the date hereof. The Phantom Options assume the issuance of twenty
thousand (20,000)
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shares of Class A Common Stock upon exercise thereof. One hundred sixty thousand
(160,000) shares of Class A Common Stock are reserved for issuance under the
Company's 1995 Employee Stock Purchase Plan and twenty-five thousand (25,000)
shares of Class A Common Stock are reserved for issuance under the Company's
1995 Non-Employee Director Stock Purchase Plan. Seventeen million two hundred
ninety-three thousand five hundred and seventy-eight (17,293,578) shares of
Class A Common Stock are reserved for purposes of effecting conversions of Class
B Common Stock into Class A Common Stock. Since December 31, 1996, no shares of
Class A Common Stock or Class B Common Stock have been issued, except for shares
of Class A Common Stock issued upon the exercise of options granted under the
Company's Stock Option Plans and shares of Class A Common Stock issued pursuant
to the Company's Stock Purchase Plan. Except as set forth in Schedule 3.3, there
are no options, warrants or other rights, agreements, arrangements or
commitments of any character relating to the issued or unissued capital stock of
the Company or any Company Subsidiary or obligating the Company or any Company
Subsidiary to issue or sell any shares of capital stock of, or other equity
interests in the Company or any Company Subsidiary. Except as set forth in
Schedule 3.3, there are no outstanding contractual obligations of the Company to
repurchase, redeem or otherwise acquire any shares of its capital stock or make
any material investment (in the form of a loan, capital contribution or
otherwise) in any other person. All of the issued and outstanding shares of
Class A Common Stock and Class B Common Stock have been duly authorized and
validly issued and are fully paid and nonassessable and not subject to
preemptive rights. Except as set forth in Schedule 3.3, with respect to each
Company Subsidiary that is a corporation, all of the outstanding shares of
capital stock of such Company Subsidiary have been duly authorized and validly
issued and are fully paid and nonassessable. Except as set forth in Schedule
3.3, with respect to each Company Subsidiary that is a partnership, all of the
partnership interests owned by the Company, and with respect to each Company
Subsidiary that is a corporation, all of the outstanding shares of capital stock
owned by the Company, are owned by the Company free and clear of any liens,
security interests, pledges, agreements, options, rights, claims, charges or
encumbrances (the "Encumbrances"). As of the date hereof, the only outstanding
indebtedness for borrowed money of the Company and the Company Subsidiaries is
as set forth in Schedule 3.3 and all such indebtedness is prepayable in full
without premium or penalty in accordance with its terms.
SECTION 3.4. AUTHORITY.
The Company has the necessary corporate power and authority to
enter into this Agreement and subject to obtaining any necessary stockholder
approval of the Merger, to perform its obligations hereunder and to consummate
the transactions contemplated hereby. The execution and delivery of this
Agreement by the Company and the consummation by the Company of the transactions
contemplated hereby have been duly and validly authorized by all necessary
corporate action and no other corporate proceedings on the part of the Company
are necessary to authorize this Agreement or to consummate the transactions
contemplated hereby, other than the approval of this Agreement by the
stockholders of the Company in accordance with Delaware Law. This Agreement has
been duly executed and delivered by the Company and, assuming the due
authorization, execution and delivery by Acquiror and Merger Sub, constitutes
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a legal, valid and binding obligation of the Company, enforceable in accordance
with its terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy,
insolvency, reorganization, moratorium and other similar laws of general
applicability relating to or affecting creditors' rights generally and by the
application of general principles of equity.
SECTION 3.5. NO CONFLICT; REQUIRED FILINGS AND CONSENTS.
(a) The execution and delivery of this Agreement by the
Company do not, and the performance by the Company of its obligations under this
Agreement will not, subject to compliance with the requirements set forth in
Section 3.5(b) below, (i) conflict with or violate the certificate or articles
of incorporation, bylaws, partnership agreement or other organizational document
of the Company or any Company Subsidiary, (ii) conflict with or violate any law,
statute, ordinance, rule, regulation, order, judgment or decree applicable to
the Company or any Company Subsidiary or by which any of their respective
properties is bound or affected, (iii) result in any breach of or constitute a
default (or an event which with notice or lapse of time or both would become a
default) under, or give to others any rights of termination, amendment,
acceleration or cancellation of, or result in the creation of an Encumbrance on
any of the properties or assets of the Company or any Company Subsidiary
pursuant to, any note, bond, mortgage, indenture, contract, agreement, lease,
license, permit, franchise or other instrument or obligation to which the
Company or any Company Subsidiary is a party or by which the Company, any
Company Subsidiary or any of their respective properties or assets is bound or
affected, or (iv) result in any material breach of or constitute a material
default (or an event which with notice or lapse of time or both would become a
material default) or give rise to any material rights to other parties under any
Material Contract described in Section 3.12(a)(i), except, in the case of
clauses (ii) and (iii) above for any such conflicts, violations, breaches,
defaults or other alterations or occurrences that in the aggregate (A) would not
prevent or delay consummation of the Merger in any material respect, or
otherwise prevent the Company from performing its obligations under this
Agreement in any material respect, and (B) would not have a Company Material
Adverse Effect.
(b) The execution and delivery of this Agreement by the
Company does not, and the performance of this Agreement by the Company will not,
require any consent, approval, authorization or permit of, or filing with or
notification to, any governmental or regulatory authority, domestic or foreign
(each a "Governmental Entity"), except (i) for (A) applicable requirements, if
any, of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, (the "Exchange Act"),
state takeover laws, the exchange on which the Company's securities are traded,
the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, as amended (the "HSR
Act"), the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, together with the rules,
regulations and published decisions of the FCC (collectively, the
"Communications Act"), (B) applicable requirements, if any, of the consents,
approvals, authorizations or permits described in Schedule 3.5, and (C) filing
and recordation of appropriate merger documents as required by Delaware Law and
(ii) where failure to obtain such consents, approvals, authorizations or
permits, or to make such filings or notifications, would not in the aggregate
prevent or delay consummation of the Merger in any material respect, or
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otherwise prevent the Company from performing its obligations under this
Agreement in any material respect, and would not in the aggregate have a Company
Material Adverse Effect.
SECTION 3.6. SEC FILINGS; FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
(a) The Company has filed all forms, reports, statements and
other documents required to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission
(the "SEC") since March 21, 1995, and has heretofore made available to Acquiror,
in the form filed with the SEC since such date, together with any amendments
thereto, its (i) Annual Reports on Form 10-K, (ii) all Quarterly Reports on Form
10-Q, (iii) all proxy statements relating to meetings of stockholders (whether
annual or special), (iv) all reports on Form 8-K, and (v) all other reports or
registration statements filed by the Company (collectively, the "Company SEC
Reports"). As of their respective filing dates the Company SEC Reports (i)
complied as to form in all material respects with the requirements of the
Exchange Act and the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act")
and (ii) did not at the time they were filed contain any untrue statement of a
material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or
necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances
under which they were made, not misleading.
(b) The financial statements, including all related notes and
schedules, contained in the Company SEC Reports (or incorporated by reference
therein) fairly present the consolidated financial position of the Company and
the Company Subsidiaries as at the respective dates thereof and the consolidated
results of operations and cash flows of the Company and the Company Subsidiaries
for the periods indicated in accordance with generally accepted accounting
principles applied on a consistent basis throughout the periods involved (except
as may be noted therein) and subject in the case of interim financial statements
to normal year-end adjustments.
SECTION 3.7. ABSENCE OF CERTAIN CHANGES OR EVENTS.
Except as disclosed in the Company SEC Reports filed prior to
the date of this Agreement or as set forth in Schedule 3.7, since December 31,
1996, the Company and the Company Subsidiaries have not incurred any material
liability, except in the ordinary course of the businesses consistent with their
past practices, and there has not been any change in the business, financial
condition or results of operations of the Company or any of the Company
Subsidiaries or the occurrence of any other event, which has had, or is
reasonably likely to have, a Company Material Adverse Effect, and the Company
and the Company Subsidiaries have conducted their respective businesses in the
ordinary course consistent with their past practices.
SECTION 3.8. ABSENCE OF LITIGATION.
Except as set forth in Schedule 3.8, as of the date hereof
there are (a) no claims, actions, suits, investigations, or proceedings pending
or, to the Company's knowledge, threatened against the Company or any of the
Company Subsidiaries before any court, administrative, governmental, arbitral,
mediation or regulatory authority or body, domestic or foreign, that (i) if
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adversely determined would individually involve the payment of more than One
Hundred Thousand Dollars ($100,000) by the Company or any Company Subsidiary,
(ii) if adversely determined would individually or in the aggregate be
reasonably likely to have a Company Material Adverse Effect, (iii) challenge or
seek to prevent, enjoin, alter or materially delay the transactions contemplated
hereby, or (iv) seek material injunctive relief against the Company or any
Company Subsidiary, and (b) no material judgments, decrees, injunctions or
orders of any Governmental Entity or arbitrator outstanding against the Company
or any Company Subsidiary.
SECTION 3.9. LICENSES AND PERMITS; COMPLIANCE WITH LAWS.
The Company and the Company Subsidiaries hold all permits,
licenses and approvals (none of which has been modified or rescinded and all of
which are in full force and effect) from all Governmental Entities
(collectively, the "Permits") necessary for the Company and the Company
Subsidiaries to own, lease and operate their respective properties and to carry
on their respective businesses as now being conducted, except for the Permits
for which the failure to obtain would not have a Company Material Adverse
Effect. The businesses of the Company and the Company Subsidiaries are not being
conducted in violation of any applicable law, statute, ordinance, regulation,
judgment, Permits, order, decree, concession, grant or other authorization of
any Governmental Entity, except for violations that would not be reasonably
likely to have a Company Material Adverse Effect.
SECTION 3.10. TAXES.
Except as set forth in Schedule 3.10, the Company and the
Company Subsidiaries have prepared and filed on a timely basis with all
appropriate Governmental Entities all material returns in respect of taxes that
they are required to file on or prior to the Effective Time or by the date
therefor including extensions, and all such returns are correct and complete in
all material respects. Except as set forth in Schedule 3.10, the Company and the
Company Subsidiaries have paid in full all taxes due on or before the Effective
Time and, in the case of taxes accruing on or before the Effective Time that are
not due on or before the Effective Time, the Company has made adequate provision
in its books and records and financial statements for such payment. Except as
set forth in Schedule 3.10, the Company and the Company Subsidiaries have
withheld from each payment made to any of its present or former employees,
officers and directors all amounts required by law to be withheld and has, where
required, remitted such amounts within the applicable periods to the appropriate
Governmental Entities. In addition, except as set forth in Schedule 3.10, (a)
there are no assessments of the Company or any Company Subsidiary with respect
to taxes that have been issued and are outstanding; (b) no Governmental Entity
has examined or audited the Company or any Company Subsidiary in respect of
taxes; (c) neither the Company nor any Company Subsidiary has executed or filed
any agreement extending the period of assessment or collection of any taxes; and
(d) neither the Company nor any Company Subsidiary has received written
notification from any Governmental Entity of its intention to commence any audit
or investigation. Except as set forth in Schedule 3.10, neither the Company nor
any Company Subsidiary is a party to, is bound by or has any obligation under
any tax sharing or tax indemnification agreement, provision or arrangement,
whether formal or informal,
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and no power of attorney, which is currently in effect, has been granted with
respect to any matter relating to taxes of the Company or any Company
Subsidiary. Except as set forth in Schedule 3.10, neither the Company nor any
Company Subsidiary is presently required or will be required to include any
adjustment in taxable income under Section 481 of the Internal Revenue Code of
1986, as amended (the "Code"), (or any similar provision of the tax laws of any
jurisdiction) as a result of any change in method of accounting or otherwise.
Except as set forth in Schedule 3.10, neither the Company nor any Company
Subsidiary has entered into any "intercompany transaction" as to which any item
of deferred gain or loss has not been restored, and no "excess loss account"
exists with respect to the stock of any Company Subsidiary, as those terms are
defined in the Treasury Regulations issued under Section 1504 of the Code. For
the purpose of this Agreement, the term "tax" (including, with correlative
meaning, the terms "taxes" and "taxable") shall include except where the context
otherwise requires, all federal, state, local and foreign income, profits,
franchise, gross receipts, payroll, sales, employment, use, property,
withholding, excise, occupancy and other taxes, duties or assessments of any
nature whatsoever, together with all interest, penalties and additions imposed
with respect to such amounts.
SECTION 3.11. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY.
Except as set forth in Schedule 3.11, the Company or one of
the Company Subsidiaries owns or possesses all rights to use of the service
marks, copyrights, franchises, trademarks, trade names, jingles, slogans,
logotypes and other similar intangible assets (the "Intellectual Property")
maintained, owned, used, held for use or otherwise held by the Company and the
Company Subsidiaries, and all of the rights, benefits and privileges associated
therewith material to the conduct of the business of the Company and the Company
Subsidiaries as currently conducted. To the knowledge of the Company, neither
the Company nor any Company Subsidiary is infringing upon any Intellectual
Property right or other legally protectable right of another. To the knowledge
of the Company, no person is materially infringing upon any Intellectual
Property right of the Company or any Company Subsidiary.
SECTION 3.12. MATERIAL CONTRACTS.
(a) Schedule 3.12 sets forth a complete and correct list, as
of the date of this Agreement, of all agreements of the following type to which
the Company or a Company Subsidiary is a party or may be bound (collectively,
the "Material Contracts"): (i) agreements filed as an exhibit to the Company SEC
Reports and each agreement that would have been required to be filed as an
exhibit to the Company SEC Reports had such agreement been entered into as of
the date of filing any such SEC Report; (ii) employment, severance, termination,
consulting and retirement agreements; (iii) loan agreements, indentures, letters
of credit, mortgages, notes and other debt instruments evidencing indebtedness
in excess of Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($500,000); (iv) agreements that
require aggregate future payments to or by the Company or any Company Subsidiary
of more than Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($500,000) (other than purchase
orders and advertising sales contracts entered into in the ordinary course of
business); (v) agreements containing any "change of control" provisions which,
if triggered,
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would involve payments by the Company or any Company Subsidiary in excess of Two
Hundred Fifty Thousand Dollars ($250,000) or other material rights or
obligations; (vi) material agreements with any key employee, director, officer,
or person known to the Company to be a direct or indirect stockholder of the
Company; (vii) agreements prohibiting the Company or any Company Subsidiary from
engaging or competing in any line of business or limiting such competition;
(viii) except for the partnership agreements of the Company Subsidiaries, any
joint venture, partnership and similar agreements involving a sharing of
profits; (ix) acquisition or divestiture agreements relating to the (A) sale of
assets or stock of the Company or any Company Subsidiary (other than sales of
inventory in the ordinary course of business) or (B) the purchase of assets or
stock of any other person (other than the purchase of inventory in the ordinary
course of business and acquisitions of additional interests in Company
Subsidiaries involving payments by the Company of less than Five Hundred
Thousand Dollars ($500,000) in the aggregate); (x) brokerage, finder's or
financial advisory agreements; (xi) guarantees of indebtedness for borrowed
money of any person (other than a Company Subsidiary); (xii) interconnection
agreements and switch sharing agreements; and (xiii) agreements under which the
Company or any Company Subsidiary manages a cellular system of any third party.
(b) Except as set forth in Schedule 3.12, all the Material
Contracts are valid and in full force and effect on the date hereof except to
the extent they have previously expired in accordance with their terms, and
neither the Company nor any Company Subsidiary has (or has any knowledge that
any other party thereto has) violated any provision of, or committed or failed
to perform any act which with or without notice, lapse of time or both would
constitute a default under the provisions of, any Material Contract, except for
defaults which would not in the aggregate reasonably be expected to have a
Company Material Adverse Effect. True and complete copies of all Material
Contracts have been delivered to Acquiror or made available for inspection.
SECTION 3.13. EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS.
(a) Schedule 3.13 sets forth a list of all of the pension,
retirement, profit-sharing, deferred compensation, stock option, employee stock
ownership, severance pay, vacation, bonus or other material incentive plans, all
other material written employee programs, arrangements or agreements and all
other material employee benefit plans or fringe benefit plans, including,
without limitation, all "employee benefit plans" as that term is defined in
Section 3(3) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended
("ERISA"), currently adopted, maintained by, sponsored in whole or in part by,
or contributed to by the Company or for which the Company could incur a
liability or any entity required to be aggregated with the Company (each, a
"Commonly Controlled Entity") pursuant to Section 414 of the Code for the
benefit of present and former employees or directors of the Company and of each
Company Subsidiary or their beneficiaries, or providing benefits to such persons
in respect of services provided to any such entity (collectively, the "Benefit
Plans"). Any of the Benefit Plans which is an "employee pension benefit plan",
as that term is defined in Section 3(2) of ERISA, is referred to herein as an
"ERISA Plan".
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(b) Each of the Benefit Plans intended to be "qualified"
within the meaning of Section 401(a) or 501 of the Code has been determined by
the Internal Revenue Service to be so qualified and to the Company's knowledge,
no circumstances exist that could reasonably be expected by the Company to
result in the revocation of any such determination. Each of the Benefit Plans is
in compliance with their terms and the applicable terms of ERISA and the Code
and any other applicable laws, rules and regulations the breach or violation of
which could result in a material liability to the Company or any Commonly
Controlled Entity.
(c) No ERISA Plan which is a defined benefit pension plan has
any "unfunded current liability", as that term is defined in Section
302(d)(8)(A) of ERISA, and the present fair market value of the assets of any
such plan equals or exceeds the plan's "benefit liabilities", as that term is
defined in Section 4001(a)(16) of ERISA, when determined under actuarial factors
that would apply if the plan terminated in accordance with all applicable legal
requirements.
(d) Except as disclosed in Schedule 3.13, no Benefit Plan is
or has been a multiemployer plan within the meaning of Section 3(37) of ERISA (a
"Multiemployer Plan"). Neither the Company nor any Commonly Controlled Entity
has completely or partially withdrawn from any Multiemployer Plan. No
termination liability to the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation or withdrawal
liability to any Multiemployer Plan that is material in the aggregate has been
or is reasonably expected to be incurred with respect to any Multiemployer Plan
by the Company or any Commonly Controlled Entity.
(e) The Company has made available to Acquiror complete
copies, as of the date hereof, of all of the Benefit Plans that have been
reduced to writing, together with all documents establishing or constituting any
related trust, annuity contract, insurance contract or other funding instrument.
The Company has made available to Acquiror complete copies of current plan
summaries, employee booklets, personnel manuals and other material documents or
written materials concerning the Benefit Plans that are in the possession of the
Company as of the date hereof.
(f) To the Company's knowledge, except as set forth in
Schedule 3.13 and except for claims for benefits in the ordinary course of
business, no claim, lawsuit, arbitration or other action has been threatened or
instituted against any Benefit Plan.
(g) Except as set forth in Schedule 3.13, Schedule 7.9 or as
otherwise contemplated by the terms of this Agreement, the consummation of the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement will not give rise to any liability,
including, without limitation, liability for severance pay or termination pay,
or accelerate the time of payment or vesting or increase the amount of
compensation or benefits due to any employee, director or stockholder of the
Company (whether current, former, or retired) or their beneficiaries solely by
reason of such transactions. No amounts payable under any Benefit Plan will fail
to be deductible for federal income tax purposes by virtue of Section 280G or
162(m) of the Code.
(h) Except as set forth in Schedule 3.13 or Schedule 7.9,
neither the Company nor any Company Subsidiary maintains, contributes to, or in
any way provides for any benefits of
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any kind (other than under Section 4980B of the Code, the Federal Social
Security Act, or a plan qualified under Section 401(a) of the Code) to any
current or future retiree or terminee.
(i) Neither the Company, any Company Subsidiary nor any
Commonly Controlled Entity has (or could incur) any liability under Title IV of
ERISA.
SECTION 3.14. PROPERTIES; ASSETS.
Except as set forth in Schedule 3.14, the Company or one of
the Company Subsidiaries (a) has good and marketable title to all the properties
and assets reflected in the latest consolidated balance sheet of the Company
dated as of March 31, 1997 (the "Balance Sheet") as being owned by the Company
or one of the Company Subsidiaries (except properties sold or otherwise disposed
of since the date thereof in the ordinary course of business), or acquired after
the date thereof which are material to the Company's business on a consolidated
basis, free and clear of all Encumbrances except (i) statutory liens securing
payments not yet due, and (ii) such imperfections or irregularities of title,
claims, liens, charges, security interests or encumbrances as do not materially
affect the use of the properties or assets subject thereto or affected thereby
or otherwise materially impair business operations at such properties, and (b)
is the lessee of all leasehold estates which are material to its business on a
consolidated basis and is in possession of the properties purported to be leased
thereunder, and to the knowledge of the Company, each such lease is valid
without default thereunder by the lessee or lessor. The assets and properties of
the Company and the Company Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, are in good
operating condition and repair (ordinary wear and tear excepted), and constitute
all of the assets and properties which are required for the businesses and
operations of the Company and the Company Subsidiaries as presently conducted.
SECTION 3.15. LABOR RELATIONS.
Neither the Company nor any Company Subsidiary is a party to
any collective bargaining agreement or other contract or agreement with any
labor organization or other representative of any of the employees of the
Company or any Company Subsidiary. Except as set forth in Schedule 3.15, the
Company and each Company Subsidiary is in compliance in all material respects
with all laws relating to the employment or the workplace, including, without
limitation, provisions relating to wages, hours, collective bargaining, safety
and health, work authorization, equal employment opportunity, immigration and
the withholding of income taxes, unemployment compensation, worker's
compensation, employee privacy and right to know and social security
contributions.
SECTION 3.16. ENVIRONMENTAL MATTERS.
(a) Except as specifically set forth in those environmental
reports previously made available to Acquiror in the Company's due diligence
data room (the "Environmental Reports"), and except for matters which would not
in the aggregate have a Company Material Adverse Effect, (i) the Company and
each Company Subsidiary is in compliance with all
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applicable Environmental Laws (as defined below) in effect on the date hereof;
(ii) all Permits and other governmental authorizations currently held by the
Company and each Company Subsidiary pursuant to the Environmental Laws are in
full force and effect, the Company and each Company Subsidiary is in compliance
with all of the terms of such Permits and authorizations, and no other Permits
or authorizations are required by the Company or any Company Subsidiary for the
conduct of their respective businesses on the date hereof; and (iii) the
management, handling, storage, transportation, treatment, and disposal by the
Company and each Company Subsidiary of any Hazardous Materials (as defined
below) has been in compliance with all applicable Environmental Laws. Neither
the Company nor any Company Subsidiary has received any written communication
that alleges that the Company or any Company Subsidiary is not in compliance in
all material respects with all applicable Environmental Laws in effect on the
date hereof. As of the date hereof, the Environmental Reports do not set forth
any facts or circumstances which have had or are reasonably likely to have a
Company Material Adverse Effect.
(b) Except as specifically set forth in the Environmental
Reports, there is no material Environmental Claim (as defined below) pending or,
to the knowledge of the Company, threatened against or involving the Company or
any of the Company Subsidiaries or against any person or entity whose liability
for any material Environmental Claim the Company or any of the Company
Subsidiaries has or may have retained or assumed either contractually or by
operation of law.
(c) Except as specifically set forth in the Environmental
Reports and except for matters which would not in the aggregate have a Company
Material Adverse Effect, to the knowledge of the Company, there are no past or
present actions or activities by the Company or any Company Subsidiary including
the storage, treatment, release, emission, discharge, disposal or arrangement
for disposal of any Hazardous Materials, that could reasonably form the basis of
any Environmental Claim against the Company or any of the Company Subsidiaries
or against any person or entity whose liability for any Environmental Claim the
Company or any Company Subsidiary may have retained or assumed either
contractually or by operation of law.
(d) As used herein, these terms shall have the following
meanings:
(i) "Environmental Claim" means any and all
administrative, regulatory or judicial actions, suits, demands, demand letters,
directives, claims, liens, investigations, proceedings or notices of
noncompliance or violation (written or oral) by any person or governmental
authority alleging potential liability arising out of, based on or resulting
from the presence, or release or threatened release into the environment, of any
Hazardous Materials at any location owned or leased by the Company or any
Company Subsidiary or other circumstances forming the basis of any violation or
alleged violation of any Environmental Law.
(ii) "Environmental Laws" means all applicable foreign,
federal, state and local laws (including the common law), rules, requirements
and regulations relating to pollution, the environment (including, without
limitation, ambient air, surface water, groundwater, land surface or subsurface
strata) or protection of human health as it relates to the
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environment including, without limitation, laws and regulations relating to
releases of Hazardous Materials, or otherwise relating to the manufacture,
processing, distribution, use, treatment, storage, disposal, transport or
handling of Hazardous Materials or relating to management of asbestos in
buildings.
(iii) "Hazardous Materials" means wastes, substances,
or materials (whether solids, liquids or gases) that are deemed hazardous,
toxic, pollutants, or contaminants, including without limitation, substances
defined as "hazardous substances", "toxic substances", "radioactive materials",
or other similar designations in, or otherwise subject to regulation under, any
Environmental Laws.
SECTION 3.17. INSURANCE.
Schedule 3.17 contains a list of all insurance policies of
title, property, fire, casualty, liability, life, workmen's compensation, libel
and slander, and other forms of insurance in force at the date thereof with
respect to the Company and the Company Subsidiaries. All such insurance
policies: (a) insure against such risks, and are in such amounts, as appropriate
and reasonable considering the Company and the Company Subsidiaries' properties,
businesses and operations; (b) are in full force and effect; and (c) are valid,
outstanding, and enforceable. Neither the Company nor any of the Company
Subsidiaries has received or given notice of cancellation with respect to any of
the material insurance policies.
SECTION 3.18. FCC MATTERS AND GOVERNMENTAL MATTERS.
(a) The Company and the Company Subsidiaries hold all
licenses, permits and other authorizations issued by the FCC to the Company and
the Company Subsidiaries for the operation of their respective businesses (the
"FCC Licenses") as set forth in Schedule 3.18. The FCC Licenses constitute all
of the licenses, permits and authorizations from the FCC that are required for
the operations and businesses of the Company and the Company Subsidiaries as
they are now operated, except where the FCC has not issued a written microwave
authorization. Without limiting the foregoing, the Company and the Company
Subsidiaries have received all necessary authorizations from the Federal
Aviation Administration ("FAA") for all existing towers that are part of the
cellular systems operated by the Company and the Company Subsidiaries and for
any facilities the construction of which have been approved by the FCC or of
which applications or notifications have been filed for such approval.
(b) Schedule 3.18 sets forth each application and notification
that the Company and the Company Subsidiaries have pending before the FCC and
sets forth the expiration date for each of the cellular FCC Licenses. The
Company and the Company Subsidiaries have provided a copy to Acquiror of each of
the FCC Licenses and the applications and notifications listed in Schedule 3.18,
except where the FCC has not issued a written microwave authorization.
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(c) The FCC Licenses are valid and in full force and effect,
unimpaired by any condition or restriction or any act or omission by the Company
or any of the Company Subsidiaries which would reasonably be likely to have a
Company Material Adverse Effect. Except as set forth in Schedule 3.18, there are
no modifications, amendments, applications, revocations, or other proceedings,
or complaints pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened, with
respect to the FCC Licenses (other than proceedings that apply to the cellular
industry generally). All fees due and payable to the FCC have been paid and no
event has occurred which, with or without the giving of notice or lapse of time
or both, would constitute grounds for revocation or modification of the FCC
Licenses.
(d) All material reports required by the Communications Act or
required to be filed with the FCC by the Company and the Company Subsidiaries
have been timely filed and are accurate and complete in all material respects.
All material reports required to be filed by the Company and the Company
Subsidiaries with all other governmental or administrative authorities, federal,
state and local, have been timely filed and are accurate and complete in all
material respects.
(e) Except where a lack of compliance would not have a Company
Material Adverse Effect, the Company and the Company Subsidiaries are in
compliance with, and their cellular systems have been operated in compliance
with, the Communications Act and the rules, regulations, policies and orders of
the relevant state public utilities commissions and the FAA, including, without
limitation, the FCC's time and coverage requirements of 47 C.F.R. Section.
Section 22.142, 22.911, 22.912 and 22.946 (the "Statutes"). The Company and the
Company Subsidiaries have in operation validly licensed and adequate cellular
base stations required to provide 32 dBu contour coverage, as calculated under
the formula prescribed by the FCC in 47 C.F.R. Section 22.911, to all areas of
their cellular markets except for coverage gaps that are less than 50 contiguous
square miles in size. Except as set forth in Schedule 3.10 and 3.18, the Company
and the Company Subsidiaries have not received any written notice to the effect,
or otherwise been advised in writing, that they are not in compliance with any
Statutes and do not have any reason to anticipate that any presently existing
circumstances are reasonably likely to result in violations of any Statutes.
(f) Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, except
as set forth in Schedule 3.8, no adverse finding has been made, no consent
decree entered, no adverse action has been approved or taken by the FCC or any
court or other administrative body, and no admission of liability has been made
with respect to the Company or any of the Company Subsidiaries or any of the
Company's stockholders or any management employee of the Company or the Company
Subsidiaries concerning any civil or criminal suit, action or proceeding brought
under the provision of any federal, state, territorial or local law relating to
any of the following: any felony; unlawful restraint of trade or monopoly;
unlawful combination; contract or agreement in restraint of trade; the use of
unfair methods of competition; fraud; unfair labor practice; or discrimination.
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(g) Neither the Company nor any of the Company Subsidiaries
has engaged in any course of conduct that could reasonably be expected to impair
the ability of Merger Sub or its subsidiaries to be the holder of the FCC
Licenses or is aware of any reason why the FCC Licenses might not be renewed in
the ordinary course, why any of the FCC Licenses might be revoked, or why any
pending applications or notifications might not be approved.
SECTION 3.19. BOARD APPROVAL; VOTE REQUIRED.
The Board of Directors of the Company has determined that the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement are in the best interests of the
Company and its stockholders and has resolved to recommend to such stockholders
that they vote in favor thereof. The affirmative vote of a majority of the votes
entitled to be cast by the holders of outstanding shares of the Class A Common
Stock and Class B Common Stock (voting as a single class) is the only vote of
any class or series of capital stock of the Company necessary to approve the
transactions contemplated under this Agreement and the Merger.
SECTION 3.20. OPINION OF FINANCIAL ADVISOR.
The Company's Board of Directors has received the opinion of
Goldman, Sachs & Co. that the consideration to be received in the Merger by the
stockholders of the Company is fair to such stockholders from a financial point
of view, a written copy of which opinion will be provided to Acquiror when
received by the Company, and such opinion has not been withdrawn or modified in
any material respect.
SECTION 3.21. BROKERS.
Except for Goldman, Sachs & Co., no broker, finder or
investment banker is entitled to any brokerage, finder's or other fee or
commission in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement
based upon arrangements made by or on behalf of the Company.
ARTICLE IV
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
OF MERGER SUB
Acquiror and Merger Sub jointly and severally represent and
warrant to the Company as follows:
SECTION 4.1. ORGANIZATION AND QUALIFICATION.
Merger Sub is a corporation duly organized, validly existing
and in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its incorporation.
Merger Sub was formed solely for the
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purpose of engaging in the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. As of
the date of this Agreement, except for obligations or liabilities incurred in
connection with its incorporation or organization and the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement, Merger Sub has not incurred, directly or
indirectly, any obligations or liabilities or engaged in any business activities
of any type or kind whatsoever or entered into any agreements or arrangements
with any person.
SECTION 4.2. CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION AND BYLAWS.
Merger Sub has heretofore made available to the Company a
complete and correct copy of the certificate of incorporation and the bylaws of
Merger Sub, each as amended to date. Such certificate of incorporation and
bylaws are in full force and effect. Merger Sub is not in violation of any of
the provisions of its certificate of incorporation or bylaws.
SECTION 4.3. AUTHORITY.
Merger Sub has the necessary corporate power and authority to
enter into this Agreement, to perform its obligations hereunder and to
consummate the transactions contemplated hereby. The execution and delivery of
this Agreement by Merger Sub and the consummation by Merger Sub of the
transactions contemplated hereby have been duly and validly authorized by all
necessary corporate action and no other corporate proceedings on the part of
Merger Sub are necessary to authorize this Agreement or to consummate the
transactions contemplated hereby. This Agreement has been duly executed and
delivered by Merger Sub and, assuming the due authorization, execution and
delivery by the Company and Acquiror, constitutes a legal, valid and binding
obligation of Merger Sub, enforceable in accordance with its terms, except as
such enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization,
moratorium and other similar laws of general applicability relating to or
affecting creditors' rights generally and by the application of general
principles of equity.
SECTION 4.4. NO CONFLICT; REQUIRED FILINGS AND CONSENTS.
(a) The execution and delivery of this Agreement by Merger Sub
do not, and the performance by Merger Sub of its obligations under this
Agreement will not, subject to compliance with the requirements set forth in
Section 4.4(b) below, (i) conflict with or violate the certificate of
incorporation or bylaws of Merger Sub, (ii) conflict with or violate any law,
statute, ordinance, rule, regulation, order, judgment or decree applicable to
Merger Sub or by which any of its properties is bound or affected, or (iii)
result in any breach of or constitute a default (or an event which with notice
or lapse of time or both would become a default) under, or give to others any
rights of termination, amendment, acceleration or cancellation of, or result in
the creation of any Encumbrance on any of the properties or assets of Merger Sub
pursuant to, any note, bond, mortgage, indenture, contract, agreement, lease,
license, permit, franchise or other instrument or obligation to which Merger Sub
is a party or by which Merger Sub or any of its properties or assets is bound or
affected, except, in the case of clauses (ii) and (iii) above for any such
conflicts, violations, breaches, defaults or other alterations or occurrences
that would
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not prevent or delay consummation of the Merger in any material respect, or
otherwise prevent Merger Sub from performing its obligations under this
Agreement in any material respect.
(b) The execution and delivery of this Agreement by Merger Sub
does not, and the performance of this Agreement by Merger Sub will not, require
any consent, approval, authorization or permit of, or filing with or
notification to, any Governmental Entity, except (i) for (A) applicable
requirements, if any, of the Exchange Act, state takeover laws, exchanges on
which Acquiror's securities are traded, the HSR Act and the Communications Act,
(B) applicable requirements, if any, of the consents, approvals, authorizations
or permits described in Schedule 4.4, and (C) filing and recordation of
appropriate merger documents as required by Delaware Law and (ii) where failure
to obtain such consents, approvals, authorizations or permits, or to make such
filings or notifications, would not prevent or delay consummation of the Merger
in any material respect.
SECTION 4.5. VOTE REQUIRED.
The affirmative vote of Acquiror, the sole stockholder of
Merger Sub, is the only vote of the holders of any class or series of Merger Sub
capital stock necessary to approve any of the transactions contemplated hereby.
ARTICLE V
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
OF ACQUIROR
Acquiror represents and warrants to the Company as follows:
SECTION 5.1. ORGANIZATION AND QUALIFICATION; SUBSIDIARIES.
Acquiror is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and
in good standing under the laws of the jurisdiction of its formation. Acquiror
is duly qualified to conduct its business, and is in good standing, in each
jurisdiction where the character of its properties owned, operated or leased or
the nature of its activities makes such qualification necessary, except for such
failure which would not have an Acquiror Material Adverse Effect (as defined
below). Acquiror has the requisite power and authority and any necessary
governmental authority, franchise, license or permit to own, operate, lease and
otherwise to hold and operate its assets and properties and to carry on the
business as now being conducted, except for such failure which would not have an
Acquiror Material Adverse Effect. As used herein, the term "Acquiror Material
Adverse Effect" means any material adverse effect on the business, assets,
financial condition or results of operations of Acquiror and its subsidiaries
(collectively, the "Acquiror Subsidiaries") taken as a whole.
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SECTION 5.2. ORGANIZATIONAL DOCUMENTS.
Acquiror has heretofore made available to the Company a
complete and correct copy of the certificate of incorporation and bylaws of
Acquiror, each as amended to date. Such certificate of incorporation and bylaws
are in full force and effect. Acquiror is not in violation of any of the
provisions of its certificate of incorporation or bylaws.
SECTION 5.3. AUTHORITY.
Acquiror has the necessary power and authority to enter into
this Agreement, to perform its obligations hereunder and to consummate the
transactions contemplated hereby. The execution and delivery of this Agreement
by Acquiror and the consummation by Acquiror of the transactions contemplated
hereby have been duly and validly authorized by all necessary corporate action
and no other proceedings on the part of Acquiror are necessary to authorize this
Agreement or to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby. This Agreement
has been duly executed and delivered by Acquiror and, assuming the due
authorization, execution and delivery by the Company, constitutes a legal, valid
and binding obligation of Acquiror, enforceable in accordance with its terms,
except as such enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency,
reorganization, moratorium and other similar laws of general applicability
relating to or affecting creditors' rights generally and by the application of
general principles of equity.
SECTION 5.4. NO CONFLICT; REQUIRED FILINGS AND CONSENTS.
(a) The execution and delivery of this Agreement by Acquiror
do not, and the performance by Acquiror of its obligations under this Agreement
will not, subject to compliance with the requirements set forth in Section
5.4(b) below, (i) conflict with or violate the certificate of incorporation or
bylaws of Acquiror, (ii) conflict with or violate any law, statute, ordinance,
rule, regulation, order, judgment or decree applicable to Acquiror or by which
any of its properties is bound or affected, or (iii) result in any breach of or
constitute a default (or an event which with notice or lapse of time or both
would become a default) under, or give to others any rights of termination,
amendment, acceleration or cancellation of, or result in the creation of an
Encumbrance on any of the properties or assets of Acquiror pursuant to, any
note, bond, mortgage, indenture, contract, agreement, lease, license, permit,
franchise or other instrument or obligation to which Acquiror is a party or by
which Acquiror or any of its properties or assets is bound or affected, except,
in the case of clauses (ii) and (iii) above for any such conflicts, violations,
breaches, defaults or other alterations or occurrences that would not prevent or
delay consummation of the Merger in any material respect, or otherwise prevent
Acquiror from performing its obligations under this Agreement in any material
respect, and would not have an Acquiror Material Adverse Effect.
(b) The execution and delivery of this Agreement by Acquiror
does not, and the performance of this Agreement by Acquiror will not, require
any consent, approval, authorization or permit of, or filing with or
notification to, any Governmental Entity, except
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(i) for (A) applicable requirements, if any, of the Exchange Act, state takeover
laws, exchanges on which Acquiror's securities are traded, the HSR Act and the
Communications Act, (B) applicable requirements, if any, of the consents,
approvals, authorizations or permits described in Schedule 5.4, and (C) filing
and recordation of appropriate merger documents as required by Delaware Law and
(ii) where failure to obtain such consents, approvals, authorizations or
permits, or to make such filings or notifications, would not prevent or delay
consummation of the Merger in any material respect, or otherwise prevent
Acquiror from performing its obligations under this Agreement in any material
respect, and would not have an Acquiror Material Adverse Effect.
SECTION 5.5. VOTE REQUIRED.
No vote of the stockholders of Acquiror is necessary to
approve any of the transactions contemplated hereby.
SECTION 5.6. FINANCING.
Acquiror will have available on the Effective Time sufficient
funds to consummate the Merger and to make all the payments necessary to
consummate the transactions contemplated hereby, including, without limitation,
payments under Article II hereof for the Common Stock, Options and Dissenting
Shares, and payments necessary to satisfy all amounts outstanding as of the
Closing Date under the Company's credit facilities described on Schedule 3.3
hereto.
SECTION 5.7. QUALIFICATION OF ACQUIROR.
Acquiror is and pending the Effective Time will be legally,
technically, financially and otherwise qualified under the Communications Act
and all rules, regulations and policies of the FCC to acquire, own and operate
the assets and business of the Company and the Company Subsidiaries. There are
no facts or proceedings which would reasonably be expected to disqualify
Acquiror under the Communications Act or otherwise from acquiring or operating
any of the assets and business of the Company and the Company Subsidiaries or
would cause the FCC not to approve the FCC Application (as defined in Section
7.5(a)). Acquiror has no knowledge of any fact or circumstance relating to
Acquiror or any of its affiliates that would reasonably be expected to (a) cause
the filing of any objection to the FCC Application, or (b) lead to a delay in
the processing by the FCC of the FCC Application. No waiver of any FCC rule or
policy is necessary to be obtained for the approval of the FCC Application, nor
will processing pursuant to any exception or rule of general applicability be
requested or required in connection with the consummation of the transactions
herein.
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SECTION 5.8. ABSENCE OF LITIGATION.
Except as set forth in Schedule 5.8, there are (a) no claims,
actions, suits, investigations, or proceedings pending or, to Acquiror's
knowledge, threatened against Acquiror or any of its properties or assets before
any court, administrative, governmental, arbitral, mediation or regulatory
authority or body, domestic or foreign, that challenge or seek to prevent,
enjoin, alter or materially delay the transactions contemplated hereby, and (b)
no judgments, decrees, injunctions or orders of any Governmental Entity or
arbitrator outstanding against Acquiror or any of its properties or assets that
would prevent or materially delay the transactions contemplated hereby.
SECTION 5.9. BROKERS.
No broker, finder or investment banker is entitled to any
brokerage, finder's or other fee or commission in connection with the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement based upon arrangements made by or
on behalf of Acquiror.
SECTION 5.10. SEC FILINGS; FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
(a) Acquiror has filed all forms, reports, statements and
other documents required to be filed with the SEC since December 31, 1996, and
has heretofore made available to the Company, in the form filed with the SEC
since such date, together with any amendments thereto, its (i) Annual Reports on
Form 10-K, (ii) all Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q, (iii) all proxy statements
relating to meetings of stockholders (whether annual or special), (iv) all
reports on Form 8-K, and (v) all other reports or registration statements filed
by Acquiror (collectively, the "Acquiror SEC Reports"). As of their respective
filing dates the Acquiror SEC Reports (i) complied as to form in all material
respects with the requirements of the Exchange Act and the Securities Act and
(ii) did not at the time they were filed contain any untrue statement of a
material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be stated therein or
necessary to make the statements therein, in the light of the circumstances
under which they were made, not misleading.
(b) The financial statements, including all related notes and
schedules, contained in the Acquiror SEC Reports (or incorporated by reference
therein) fairly present the consolidated financial position of Acquiror and
Acquiror Subsidiaries as at the respective dates thereof and the consolidated
results of operations and cash flows of Acquiror and Acquiror Subsidiaries for
the periods indicated in accordance with generally accepted accounting
principles applied on a consistent basis throughout the periods involved (except
as may be noted therein) and subject in the case of interim financial statements
to normal year-end adjustments.
SECTION 5.11. ABSENCE OF CERTAIN CHANGES OR EVENTS.
Except as disclosed in the Acquiror SEC Reports filed prior to
the date of this Agreement or as set forth in Schedule 5.11, since March 31,
1997, Acquiror and Acquiror Subsidiaries have not incurred any material
liability, except in the ordinary course of their
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businesses consistent with their past practices, and there has not been any
change in the business, financial condition or results of operations of Acquiror
or any of Acquiror Subsidiaries, which has had, or is reasonably likely to have,
an Acquiror Material Adverse Effect, and Acquiror and Acquiror Subsidiaries have
conducted their respective businesses in the ordinary course consistent with
their past practices. The representations and warranties contained in this
Section 5.11 shall be deemed to speak only as of the date hereof.
ARTICLE VI
COVENANTS
SECTION 6.1. AFFIRMATIVE COVENANTS OF THE COMPANY.
The Company hereby covenants and agrees that, prior to the
Effective Time, unless otherwise expressly contemplated by this Agreement or
consented to in writing by Acquiror, the Company shall, and shall cause each
Company Subsidiary to, (a) operate its business in the usual and ordinary course
consistent with past practices; (b) use its reasonable efforts to preserve
substantially intact its business organization, maintain its rights and
franchises, retain the services of its respective principal officers and key
employees and maintain its relationship with its respective principal customers
and suppliers; (c) use its reasonable efforts to maintain and keep its
properties and assets in as good repair and condition as at present, ordinary
wear and tear excepted; and (d) use its reasonable efforts to keep in full force
and effect insurance comparable in amount and scope of coverage to that
currently maintained; provided, however, that in the event the Company or any of
the Company Subsidiaries deems it necessary to take certain actions that would
otherwise be prohibited by clauses (a)-(d) of this Section 6.1, the Company
shall consult with Acquiror and Acquiror shall consider in good faith the
Company's request to take such action and not unreasonably withhold or delay its
consent for such action.
SECTION 6.2. NEGATIVE COVENANTS OF THE COMPANY.
Except as expressly contemplated by this Agreement and except
as set forth in Schedule 6.2, or otherwise consented to in writing by Acquiror,
from the date hereof until the Effective Time, the Company shall not, and shall
cause each Company Subsidiary not to, do any of the following:
(a) (i) increase the compensation payable to or to become
payable to any of its directors, executive officers or employees, except for
increases in salary, wages or bonuses payable or to become payable in the
ordinary course of business and consistent with past practice; (ii) grant any
severance or termination pay (other than pursuant to existing severance
arrangements or policies as in effect on the date of this Agreement) to, or
enter into or modify any employment or severance agreement with, any of its
directors, officers or employees; or
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(iii) adopt or amend any employee benefit plan or arrangement, except as may be
required by applicable law;
(b) declare or pay any dividend on, or make any other
distribution in respect of, outstanding shares of its capital stock;
(c) (i) redeem, repurchase or otherwise reacquire any share of
its capital stock or any securities or obligations convertible into or
exchangeable for any share of its capital stock, or any options, warrants or
conversion or other rights to acquire any shares of its capital stock or any
such securities or obligations (except in connection with the exercise of
outstanding Options referred to in Schedule 3.3 in accordance with their terms);
(ii) effect any reorganization or recapitalization; or (iii) split, combine or
reclassify any of its capital stock or issue or authorize or propose the
issuance of any other securities in respect of, in lieu of, or in substitution
for, shares of its capital stock;
(d) (i) issue, deliver, award, grant or sell, or authorize or
propose the issuance, delivery, award, grant or sale (including the grant of any
Encumbrances) of, any shares of any class of its capital stock (including shares
held in treasury), any securities convertible into or exercisable or
exchangeable for any such shares (including any phantom options or stock
appreciation rights), or any rights, warrants or options to acquire, any such
shares (except for the issuance of shares upon the exercise of outstanding
Options and the issuance of shares under the Company Stock Purchase Plans); or
(ii) amend or otherwise modify the terms of any such rights, warrants or options
in a manner inconsistent with the provisions of this Agreement or the effect of
which shall be to make such terms more favorable to the holders thereof;
(e) acquire or agree to acquire, by merging or consolidating
with, by purchasing an equity interest in or a portion of the assets of, or by
any other manner, any business or any corporation, partnership, association or
other business organization or division (other than a wholly-owned Subsidiary)
thereof, or otherwise acquire or agree to acquire any assets of any other person
(other than the purchase of assets in the ordinary course of business and
consistent with past practice), or make or commit to make any capital
expenditures other than capital expenditures in the ordinary course of business
consistent with past practice;
(f) sell, lease, exchange, mortgage, pledge, transfer or
otherwise dispose of, or agree to sell, lease, exchange, mortgage, pledge,
transfer or otherwise dispose of, any of its material assets except for the
grant of purchase money security interests not to exceed Five Hundred Thousand
Dollars ($500,000) in the aggregate and dispositions in the ordinary course of
business and consistent with past practice;
(g) propose or adopt any amendments to its certificate of
incorporation or, as to its bylaws or partnership agreement, as the case may be,
any amendments that would have an adverse impact on the consummation of the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement or would be adverse to Acquiror's
interests;
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(h) (i) change any of its methods of accounting in effect at
January 1, 1997, or (ii) make or rescind any express or deemed election relating
to taxes, settle or compromise any claim, action, suit, litigation, proceeding,
arbitration, investigation, audit or controversy relating to taxes (except where
the amount of such settlements or controversies, individually or in the
aggregate, does not exceed Five Hundred Thousand Dollars ($500,000), or change
any of its methods of reporting income or deductions for federal income tax
purposes from those employed in the preparation of the federal income tax
returns for the taxable year ending December 31, 1996, except, in the case of
clause (i) or clause (ii), as may be required by law or generally accepted
accounting principles;
(i) incur any obligation for borrowed money, whether or not
evidenced by a note, bond, debenture or similar instrument, other than (i)
purchase money indebtedness not to exceed Five Hundred Thousand Dollars
($500,000) in the aggregate, (ii) indebtedness incurred in the ordinary course
of business under the existing loan agreements described on Schedule 3.3 hereto,
and (iii) capitalized leases not to exceed One Million Dollars ($1,000,000) in
the aggregate;
(j) without the written consent of Acquiror (which consent
shall not be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned), enter into or
modify in any material respect any agreement which, if in effect as of the date
hereof, would have been required to be disclosed on Schedule 3.12 as a Material
Contract; or
(k) agree in writing or otherwise to do any of the foregoing.
SECTION 6.3. NEGATIVE COVENANTS OF ACQUIROR.
From the date hereof until the Effective Time, Acquiror shall
not (a) declare or pay any dividend on or make any other distribution of cash or
property in respect of, outstanding shares of its capital stock; or (b) redeem,
repurchase or otherwise reacquire any shares of its capital stock or any
securities or obligations convertible into or exchangeable for any shares of its
capital stock.
SECTION 6.4. CONTROL OF OPERATIONS.
Nothing contained in this Agreement shall give Acquiror or
Merger Sub, directly or indirectly, except as expressly provided in this
Agreement, the right to control or direct the Company's operations prior to the
Effective Time. Prior to the Effective Time, each of the Company and Acquiror
shall exercise, consistent with the terms and conditions of this Agreement,
complete control and supervision over its respective operations.
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ARTICLE VII
ADDITIONAL AGREEMENTS
SECTION 7.1. ACCESS AND INFORMATION.
From the date hereof to the Effective Time, the Company shall,
and shall cause the Company Subsidiaries to, afford to Acquiror and its
officers, employees, accountants, consultants, legal counsel, representatives of
current and prospective sources of financing for the Merger and other
representatives of Acquiror (collectively, the "Acquiror Representatives"),
reasonable access during normal business hours to the properties, executive
personnel and all information concerning the business, properties, contracts,
records and personnel of the Company and the Company Subsidiaries as Acquiror
may reasonably request. The Company further agrees to reasonably cooperate with
Acquiror in connection with Acquiror's obtaining financing for this transaction
(including making appropriate officers of the Company available on a reasonable
basis for road show presentations).
SECTION 7.2. CONFIDENTIALITY.
Acquiror acknowledges and agrees that all information received
from or on behalf of the Company or any of the Company Subsidiaries in
connection with the Merger shall be deemed received pursuant to the
confidentiality agreement, dated as of May 21, 1997, between the Company and
Acquiror (the "Confidentiality Agreement") and Acquiror shall, and shall cause
the Acquiror Representatives to comply with the provisions of the
Confidentiality Agreement with respect to such information and the provisions of
the Confidentiality Agreement are hereby incorporated herein by reference with
the same effect as if fully set forth herein.
SECTION 7.3. STOCKHOLDER APPROVAL.
The Company shall, promptly after the date of this Agreement,
take all action necessary in accordance with Delaware Law and its certificate of
incorporation and bylaws to convene a meeting of the Company's stockholders (the
"Stockholders' Meeting"), to approve and adopt this Agreement and the Merger.
The Company shall use its best efforts to solicit from stockholders of the
Company proxies in favor of the approval and adoption of this Agreement and the
Merger and to take all other actions reasonably necessary or in Acquiror's
reasonable judgment advisable to secure such vote as promptly as practicable,
unless otherwise required by applicable fiduciary duties of the directors of the
Company, as determined by such directors in good faith after consultation with
independent legal counsel.
SECTION 7.4. PROXY STATEMENT.
(a) As promptly as practicable after the execution and
delivery of this Agreement, the Company shall prepare and file with the SEC a
proxy statement in connection
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with the matters to be considered at the Stockholders' Meeting (the "Proxy
Statement"). The Company shall use its best efforts to cause the Proxy Statement
to be "cleared" by the SEC for mailing to the stockholders of the Company as
promptly as practicable and shall mail the Proxy Statement to its stockholders
as promptly as practicable thereafter. Acquiror shall furnish all information
concerning it and the holders of its capital stock as the Company may reasonably
request in connection with such actions. The Proxy Statement shall include the
recommendation of the Company's Board of Directors in favor of approval and
adoption of this Agreement and the Merger, unless otherwise required by
applicable fiduciary duties of the directors of the Company, as determined by
such directors in good faith after consultation with independent legal counsel.
Acquiror shall have the right to review the Proxy Statement before it is filed
with the SEC.
(b) The information supplied by Acquiror for inclusion in the
Proxy Statement shall not, at the date the Proxy Statement (or any supplement
thereto) is first mailed by stockholders or at the time of the Stockholders'
Meeting, contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any
material fact required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the
statements therein, in the light of the circumstances under which they are made,
not misleading. If at any time prior to the Stockholders' Meeting any event or
circumstance relating to Acquiror or any of its affiliates, or its or their
respective officers or directors, should be discovered by Acquiror that should
be set forth in a supplement to the Proxy Statement, Acquiror shall promptly
inform the Company.
(c) All information contained in the Proxy Statement (other
than information provided by Acquiror for inclusion therein) shall not, at the
date the Proxy Statement (or any supplement thereto) is first mailed to
stockholders or at the time of the Stockholders' Meeting, contain any untrue
statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be
stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements therein, in the
light of the circumstances under which they are made, not misleading. If at any
time prior to the Stockholders' Meeting any event or circumstance relating to
the Company or any of the Company Subsidiaries, or to its or their respective
officers or directors, should be discovered by the Company that should be set
forth in a supplement to the Proxy Statement, the Company shall promptly inform
Acquiror. All documents that the Company is responsible for filing with the SEC
in connection with the transactions contemplated herein will comply as to form
and substance in all material respects with the applicable requirements of the
Exchange Act and the rules and regulations thereunder.
SECTION 7.5. FCC APPLICATION.
(a) As promptly as practicable after the execution and
delivery of this Agreement, Acquiror, Merger Sub and the Company shall prepare
all appropriate applications for FCC consent, and such other documents as may be
required, with respect to the transfer of control of the Company to Acquiror
(collectively, the "FCC Application"). Not later than the fifth (5th) business
day following execution and delivery of this Agreement, Acquiror and Merger Sub
shall deliver to the Company their respective completed portions of the FCC
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Application. Not later than the tenth (10th) business day following the
execution and delivery of this Agreement, the Company shall file, or cause to be
filed, the FCC Application. Acquiror, Merger Sub and the Company shall prosecute
the FCC Application in good faith and with due diligence in order to obtain such
FCC consent as expeditiously as practicable. If the Closing shall not have
occurred for any reason within the initial effective period of the granting of
approval by the FCC of the FCC Application, and neither Acquiror nor the Company
shall have terminated this Agreement pursuant to Section 9.1, Acquiror and the
Company shall jointly request one or more extensions of the effective period of
such grant. No party hereto shall knowingly take, or fail to take, any action
the intent or reasonably anticipated consequence of which action or failure to
act would be to cause the FCC not to grant approval of the FCC Application.
(b) Acquiror and the Company shall each pay one-half (1/2) of
any FCC fees that may be payable in connection with the filing or granting of
approval of the FCC Application. Acquiror and the Company shall each oppose any
request for reconsideration or judicial review of the granting of approval of
the FCC Application. The Company shall pay any cost incurred in connection with
complying with the FCC notice and advertisement requirements in connection with
the transfer of control of the Company.
SECTION 7.6. FURTHER ACTION; BEST EFFORTS.
(a) Each of the parties shall use best efforts to take, or
cause to be taken, all appropriate action, and do, or cause to be done, all
things necessary, proper or advisable under applicable laws or otherwise to
consummate and make effective the transactions contemplated by this Agreement as
promptly as practicable, including, without limitation, using its best efforts
to obtain all licenses, permits, consents, approvals, authorizations,
qualifications and orders of Governmental Entities and parties to contracts with
the Company and Acquiror as are necessary for the transactions contemplated
herein. In case at any time after the Effective Time any further action is
necessary or desirable to carry out the purposes of this Agreement, the proper
officers and directors of each party to this Agreement shall use commercially
reasonable efforts to take all such action.
(b) From the date of this Agreement until the Effective Time,
each of the parties shall promptly notify the other in writing of any pending
or, to the knowledge of such party, threatened action, proceeding or
investigation by any Governmental Entity or any other person (i) challenging or
seeking damages in connection with the Merger or the conversion of the Common
Stock into the Merger Consideration pursuant to the Merger or (ii) seeking to
restrain or prohibit the consummation of the Merger or otherwise limit the right
of Acquiror to own or operate all or any portion of the business or assets of
the Company.
(c) The Company shall give prompt written notice to Acquiror,
and Acquiror and Merger Sub shall give prompt written notice to the Company, of
the occurrence, or failure to occur, of any event, which occurrence or failure
to occur would be likely to cause any representation or warranty contained in
this Agreement to be untrue or inaccurate in any material
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respect at any time from the date of this Agreement to the Effective Time. Each
party shall use its best efforts to not take any action, or enter into any
transaction, which would cause any of its representations or warranties
contained in this Agreement to be untrue or result in a breach of any covenant
made by it in this Agreement.
SECTION 7.7. PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENTS.
Acquiror and the Company shall consult with each other before
issuing any press release or otherwise making any public statements with respect
to the Merger and shall not issue any such press release or make any such public
statement prior to such consultation, except as may be required by law or any
listing agreement of Acquiror or the Company with any exchange on which the
securities of the Company or Acquiror are traded.
SECTION 7.8. INDEMNIFICATION; DIRECTORS' AND OFFICERS' INSURANCE.
(a) The certificate of incorporation and bylaws of the
Surviving Corporation shall contain the provisions with respect to
indemnification set forth in the certificate of incorporation and bylaws of the
Company on the date of this Agreement, which provisions shall not be amended,
repealed or otherwise modified for a period of six (6) years after the Effective
Time in any manner that would adversely affect the rights thereunder of persons
who at any time prior to the Effective Time were identified as prospective
indemnities under the certificate of incorporation or bylaws of the Company in
respect of actions or omissions occurring at or prior to the Effective Time
(including, without limitation, the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement), unless such modification is required by applicable law.
(b) From and after the Effective Time, the Surviving
Corporation shall indemnify, defend and hold harmless the present and former
officers, directors and employees of the Company and the Company Subsidiaries
(collectively, the "Indemnified Parties") against all losses, expenses, claims,
damages, liabilities or amounts that are paid in settlement of, with the
approval of Acquiror and the Surviving Corporation (which approval shall not be
unreasonably withheld), or otherwise in connection with, any claim, action,
suit, proceeding or investigation (a "Claim"), based in whole or in part on the
fact that such person is or was such a director, officer or employee and arising
out of actions or omissions occurring at or prior to the Effective Time
(including, without limitation, the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement), in each case to the fullest extent permitted under Delaware Law (and
shall pay expenses in advance of the final disposition of any such action or
proceeding to each Indemnified Party to the fullest extent permitted under
Delaware Law, upon receipt from the Indemnified Party to whom expenses are
advanced of the undertaking to repay such advances contemplated by Section
145(e) of Delaware Law).
(c) Without limiting the foregoing, in the event any Claim is
brought against any Indemnified Party (whether arising before or after the
Effective Time) after the Effective Time (i) the Indemnified Parties may retain
its regularly engaged independent legal counsel as of the date of this
Agreement, or other independent legal counsel satisfactory to them provided that
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such other counsel shall be reasonably acceptable to Acquiror and the Surviving
Corporation, (ii) the Surviving Corporation shall pay all reasonable fees and
expenses of such counsel for the Indemnified Parties promptly as statements
therefor are received, and (iii) the Surviving Corporation will use its
reasonable efforts to assist in the vigorous defense of any such matter,
provided that the Surviving Corporation shall not be liable for any settlement
of any Claim effected without its written consent, which consent shall not be
unreasonably withheld. Any Indemnified Party wishing to claim indemnification
under this Section 7.8, promptly upon learning of any such Claim, shall notify
the Surviving Corporation (although the failure so to notify the Surviving
Corporation shall not relieve the Surviving Corporation from any liability which
the Surviving Corporation may have under this Section 7.8, except to the extent
such failure prejudices the Surviving Corporation), and shall deliver to the
Surviving Corporation the undertaking contemplated by Section 145(e) of Delaware
Law. The Indemnified Parties as a group may retain one law firm (in addition to
local counsel) to represent them with respect to each such matter unless there
is, under applicable standards of professional conduct (as reasonably determined
by counsel to such Indemnified Parties) a conflict on any significant issue
between the position of any two or more of such Indemnified Parties, in which
event, an additional counsel as may be required may be retained by such
Indemnified Parties.
(d) Acquiror shall cause to be maintained in effect for not
less than six (6) years after the Effective Time the current policies of
directors' and officers' liability insurance and fiduciary liability insurance
maintained by the Company with respect to matters occurring prior to the
Effective Time; provided, however, that (i) Acquiror may substitute therefor
policies of substantially the same coverage containing terms and conditions that
are substantially the same for the Indemnified Parties to the extent reasonably
available and (ii) Acquiror shall not be required to pay an annual premium for
such insurance in excess of three hundred percent (300%) of the last annual
premium paid prior to the date of this Agreement, but in such case shall
purchase as much coverage as possible for such amount.
(e) This Section 7.8 is intended to be for the benefit of, and
shall be enforceable by, the Indemnified Parties referred to herein, their heirs
and personal representatives and shall be binding on Acquiror and Merger Sub and
the Surviving Corporation and their respective successors and assigns. Acquiror
hereby guarantees the Surviving Corporation's obligations pursuant to this
Section 7.8.
SECTION 7.9. EMPLOYEE BENEFITS MATTERS.
(a) For a period of two (2) years after the Effective Time,
Acquiror shall cause the Surviving Corporation to provide employee benefits
under plans, programs and arrangements, which, in the aggregate, will provide
benefits to the employees of the Company and the Company Subsidiaries which are
no less favorable, in the aggregate, than those provided pursuant to the plans,
programs and arrangements of the Company in effect and disclosed to Acquiror on
the date hereof; provided, however, that nothing herein shall interfere with the
Surviving Corporation's right or obligation to make such changes to such plans,
programs or arrangements as are necessary to conform with applicable law;
provided, further, however, that
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with respect to any such plan, program or arrangement that provides for the
issuance of the Company's Common Stock, or options or securities exercisable or
convertible into the Company's Common Stock, the Surviving Corporation shall be
required to adopt equity compensation programs providing for the issuance of
common stock of Acquiror to such employees.
(b) In furtherance of the provisions of Section 7.9(a),
Acquiror shall cause the Surviving Corporation to provide to those executives
listed on Schedule 7.9 hereto with the employee benefits provided to each such
executive on the date hereof and for the time period set forth in the Company's
employment and/or severance agreements with such executives as set forth on
Schedule 7.9 hereto; provided, however, that notwithstanding the foregoing, to
the extent that any contributions under a qualified retirement plan would be
prohibited by applicable law, Acquiror shall cause the Surviving Corporation to
make cash payments from time to time to such executives equal to the value of
such contributions which can not be so made under applicable law, as and when
such contributions would have been made as noted on Schedule 7.9. The employee
benefits provided to such executives on the date hereof under the Company's
employment and/or severance agreements with such executives are detailed on
Schedule 7.9 hereto.
(c) Acquiror acknowledges and agrees that prior to the
Effective Time, the Company will take all such actions as may be necessary to
cause (i) all participants to become fully vested in their benefits under the
Company's 401(k) Plan, and (ii) employer contributions to be made with respect
to periods prior to the Effective Time to the Company's 401(k) Plan to the
extent that such contributions would be made if the participants were employed
by the Company on the last day of the calendar year in which the Closing occurs.
Acquiror will allow employees of PCI to continue to participate in the Company's
401(k) Plan at least until the end of the calendar year in which the Closing
occurs.
(d) On or prior to the Effective Time, the Company shall pay a
pro-rated portion of the annual bonuses and gainshare that would have otherwise
been payable to the eligible employees of the Company after the end of the year,
such bonuses and gainshare to be consistent with the Company's 1997 Management
and Professional Bonus Plan and the Company's Gainshare Program, with past
practice, and the estimates contained in Schedule 7.9(d).
(e) Acquiror agrees that it will not allow the Surviving
Corporation to amend or terminate the Palmer Wireless, Inc. Change of Control
Severance Program for a period of one (1) year after the Effective Time.
(f) Prior to Closing, the Company shall make, or shall make
accruals on its financial statements for, all payments required to be made by
the Company under the terms of any Benefit Plan or by any law applicable to any
Benefit Plan with respect to all periods through the Closing Date.
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(g) On or prior to the Effective Time, the Company shall take,
or cause to be taken, such actions as are reasonably necessary to:
(i) cause the Company to adopt the PCI plans providing
medical, dental, vision, prescription drug, flexible spending account, pre-tax
premium contribution, travel accident, accidental death and dismemberment, long
term disability, and life insurance benefits for the benefit of Company
employees;
(ii) add the Company as a contractholder under insurance
contracts providing insurance coverage, and administrative contracts relating
to, for one or more of the benefits listed in the immediately preceding
paragraph (i) above as well as workers compensation liability coverage and
provide that such contracts continue as to the Company after the Effective Time;
(iii) substitute the Company for PCI as the party to the
Palmer Communications Health Care Expense Fund which is a Code Section 501(c)(9)
trust used to fund certain of the benefits listed in paragraph (i) above and any
other trust or account which is used with respect to flexible spending accounts
or pre-tax premium contributions for Company employees; and
(iv) except as provided in Section 7.9(c) hereof, cease
participation and coverage in the Company plans, trusts and insurance contracts
referred to in paragraphs (i) through (iii) above with respect to all
individuals who are not Company employees as of the Effective Time.
SECTION 7.10. HSR ACT MATTERS.
Acquiror, Merger Sub and the Company (as may be required
pursuant to the HSR Act) promptly will complete all documents required to be
filed with the Federal Trade Commission and the United States Department of
Justice in order to comply with the HSR Act and, not later than fifteen (15)
days after the date hereof, together with the persons who are required to join
in such filings, shall file the same with the appropriate Governmental Entities.
Acquiror, Merger Sub and the Company shall promptly furnish all materials
thereafter required by any of the Governmental Entities having jurisdiction over
such filings, and shall take all reasonable actions and shall file and use best
efforts to have declared effective or approved all documents and notifications
with any such Governmental Entity, as may be required under the HSR Act or other
Federal antitrust laws for the consummation of the Merger and the other
transactions contemplated hereby.
SECTION 7.11. NEGOTIATION WITH OTHERS.
(a) Unless and until this Agreement shall have been terminated
in accordance with its terms, the Company shall not, through any officer,
director, employee, representative, agent or direct or indirect stockholder of
the Company or any Company Subsidiaries, directly or
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indirectly, encourage or solicit any proposal that constitutes an Acquisition
Proposal (as defined below), engage in any discussions or negotiations or
provide any information to any person relating thereto or in furtherance thereof
or accept any Acquisition Proposal; provided, however, that nothing contained in
this Section 7.11 shall prohibit the Company, or its Board of Directors, from
making any disclosure to its stockholders that, in the judgment of its Board of
Directors in accordance with, and based upon, the advice of outside counsel, is
required under applicable law. For purposes of this Agreement, "Acquisition
Proposal" means any offer to acquire (or meaningful indication of interest in
the acquisition of) all or any substantial part of the business and properties
or capital stock of the Company or the Company Subsidiaries, whether by merger,
consolidation, sale of assets or stock, tender offer or similar transaction or
series of transactions involving the Company, the Company Subsidiaries or their
direct or indirect stockholders.
(b) Notwithstanding Section 7.11(a), the Board of Directors of
the Company, in the exercise of and as required by its fiduciary duties as
determined in good faith by the Board of Directors of the Company in accordance
with and based upon the advice of outside counsel, may (i) furnish information
(including, without limitation, confidential information) concerning the Company
to a third party who makes an unsolicited request for such information for the
purpose of making an Acquisition Proposal, provided that such third party
executes and delivers a confidentiality agreement substantially the same as the
Confidentiality Agreement, and (ii) engage in discussions or negotiations with a
third party who submits in writing an interest in making an Acquisition Proposal
that the Board of Directors believes, based on advice of its financial advisors,
is reasonably capable of being consummated and is reasonably likely to be
superior to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement from a financial
point of view to all stockholders of the Company, provided, however, that in the
case of clause (i) or (ii) hereof, the Company shall promptly notify Acquiror in
writing of such request for information or Acquisition Proposal, providing
reasonable details with respect thereto, and shall keep Acquiror informed as to
the status of any discussions or negotiations referred to in clause (ii) above.
ARTICLE VIII
CLOSING CONDITIONS
SECTION 8.1. CONDITIONS TO OBLIGATIONS OF ACQUIROR, MERGER SUB
AND THE COMPANY TO EFFECT THE MERGER.
The respective obligations of Acquiror, Merger Sub and the
Company to effect the Merger and the other transactions contemplated herein
shall be subject to the satisfaction at or prior to the Effective Time of the
following conditions, any or all of which may be waived, in whole or in part, to
the extent permitted by applicable law:
(a) Stockholder Approval. This Agreement and the Merger shall
have been approved and adopted by the requisite vote of the stockholders of the
Company in accordance with applicable law.
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(b) No Order. No Governmental Entity or federal or state court
of competent jurisdiction shall have enacted, issued, promulgated, enforced or
entered any statute, rule, regulation, executive order, decree, judgment,
injunction or other order (whether temporary, preliminary or permanent), in any
case which is in effect and which prevents or prohibits consummation of the
Merger or any other transactions contemplated in this Agreement; provided,
however, that the parties shall use their reasonable efforts to cause any such
decree, judgment, injunction or other order to be vacated or lifted.
(c) HSR Act. Any waiting period with any extensions thereof
under the HSR Act shall have expired or been terminated.
(d) FCC Approval. All consents, waivers, approvals and
authorizations (the "FCC Transfer Approvals") required to be obtained, and all
filings or notices required to be made, by Acquiror, Merger Sub and the Company
prior to consummation of the transactions contemplated in this Agreement shall
have been obtained from, and made with, the FCC. Each of the FCC Transfer
Approvals shall have become a Final Order. For purposes of this Agreement,
"Final Order" shall mean an action by the FCC: (i) that is not reversed, stayed,
enjoined, set aside, annulled or suspended within the deadline, if any, provided
by applicable statute or regulation; (ii) with respect to which no request for
stay, motion or petition for reconsideration or rehearing, application or
request for review, or notice of appeal or other judicial petition for review
that is filed within such period is pending, and (iii) as to which the
deadlines, if any, for filing any such request, motion, petition, application,
appeal or notice, and for the entry of orders staying, reconsidering or
reviewing on the FCC's own motion have expired. Notwithstanding anything to the
contrary contained herein or otherwise, Acquiror may, at is option by written
notice to the Company: (i) waive on behalf of the parties the requirement that
each of the FCC Transfer Approvals shall have become a Final Order; and (ii)
acquire the microwave licenses pursuant to special temporary authority granted
to Acquiror by the FCC.
SECTION 8.2. ADDITIONAL CONDITIONS TO OBLIGATIONS OF ACQUIROR.
The obligations of Acquiror to effect the Merger and the other
transactions contemplated in this Agreement are also subject to the following
conditions, any or all of which may be waived, in whole or in part, to the
extent permitted by applicable law:
(a) Representations and Warranties. The representations and
warranties of the Company made in this Agreement shall be true and correct in
all material respects, on and as of the Effective Time with the same effect as
though such representations and warranties had been made on and as of the
Effective Time (provided that any representation or warranty contained herein
that is qualified by a materiality standard shall not be further qualified
hereby), except for representations and warranties that speak as of a specific
date or time other than the Effective Time (which need only be true and correct
in all material respects as of such date or time). Acquiror shall have received
a certificate of the Chief Executive Officer or Chief Financial Officer of the
Company to that effect.
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(b) Agreements and Covenants. The agreements and covenants of
the Company required to be performed on or before the Effective Time shall have
been performed in all material respects. Acquiror shall have received a
certificate of the Chief Executive Officer or Chief Financial Officer of the
Company to that effect.
(c) Legal Opinions. Acquiror shall have received (i) an
opinion from Hogan & Hartson L.L.P., counsel to the Company, in form and
substance reasonably satisfactory to Acquiror, and (ii) an opinion from the
Company's FCC counsel in substantially the form attached hereto as Exhibit A.
(d) Dissenting Shares. The Dissenting Shares shall constitute
not greater than ten percent (10%) of the shares of Class A Common Stock
outstanding on the Closing Date.
(e) No Company Material Adverse Effect. Since the date of this
Agreement, no Company Material Adverse Effect shall have occurred and be
continuing.
SECTION 8.3. ADDITIONAL CONDITIONS TO OBLIGATIONS OF THE COMPANY.
The obligations of the Company to effect the Merger and the
other transactions contemplated in this Agreement are also subject to the
following conditions any or all of which may be waived, in whole or in part, to
the extent permitted by applicable law:
(a) Representations and Warranties. The representations and
warranties of Acquiror and Merger Sub made in this Agreement shall be true and
correct in all material respects, on and as of the Effective Time with the same
effect as though such representations and warranties had been made on and as of
the Effective Time (provided that any representation or warranty contained
herein that is qualified by a materiality standard shall not be further
qualified hereby), except for representations and warranties that speak as of a
specific date or time other than the Effective Time (which need only be true and
correct in all material respects as of such date or time). The Company shall
have received a certificate of the Chief Executive Officer or Chief Financial
Officer of Acquiror to that effect.
(b) Agreements and Covenants. The agreements and covenants of
Acquiror and Merger Sub required to be performed on or before the Effective Time
shall have been performed in all material respects. The Company shall have
received a certificate of the Chief Executive Officer or Chief Financial Officer
of Acquiror to that effect.
(c) Legal Opinion. The Company shall have received an opinion
from Proskauer Rose Goetz & Mendelsohn LLP, counsel to Acquiror and Merger Sub,
in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Company.
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ARTICLE IX
TERMINATION, AMENDMENT AND WAIVER
SECTION 9.1. TERMINATION.
This Agreement may be terminated at any time prior to the
Effective Time, whether before or after approval of this Agreement and the
Merger by the stockholders of the Company:
(a) by mutual written consent of each of Acquiror and the
Company;
(b) by Acquiror if the Company shall have breached, or failed
to comply with, in any material respect any of its obligations under this
Agreement or any representation or warranty made by the Company shall have been
incorrect in any material respect when made or shall have since ceased to be
true and correct in any material respect, such that as a result of such breach,
failure or misrepresentation the conditions set forth in Section 8.2(a), 8.2(b)
or 8.2(e) would not be satisfied, and such breach, failure or misrepresentation
is not cured within thirty (30) days after notice thereof;
(c) by the Company if Acquiror or Merger Sub shall have
breached, or failed to comply with, in any material respect any of its
obligations under this Agreement or any representation or warranty made by
Acquiror or Merger Sub shall have been incorrect in any material respect when
made or shall have since ceased to be true and correct in any material respect,
such that as a result of such breach, failure or misrepresentation the
conditions set forth in Section 8.3(a) or 8.3(b) would not be satisfied, and
such breach, failure or misrepresentation is not cured within thirty (30) days
after notice thereof;
(d) by either Acquiror or the Company if any decree, permanent
injunction, judgment, order or other action by any court of competent
jurisdiction or any Governmental Entity preventing or prohibiting consummation
of the Merger shall have become final and nonappealable;
(e) by either Acquiror or the Company if the Agreement shall
fail to receive the requisite vote for approval and adoption by the stockholders
of the Company at the Stockholders' Meeting and the Merger shall not have been
consummated within forty-five (45) days thereafter; and
(f) by either the Company or Acquiror if the merger shall not
have been consummated before December 31, 1997 (the "Termination Date");
provided, however, that the right to terminate this Agreement under this Section
9.1(f) shall not be available to any party whose failure to fulfill any
obligation under this Agreement has been the cause of, or resulted in, the
failure of the Effective Time to occur on or before the Termination Date.
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SECTION 9.2. EFFECT OF TERMINATION.
Except as provided in Section 9.3 or Section 10.1, in the
event of the termination of this Agreement pursuant to Section 8.1, this
Agreement shall forthwith become void, there shall be no liability on the part
of Acquiror, Merger Sub or the Company or any of their respective officers or
directors to the other parties hereto and all rights and obligations of any
party hereto shall cease, except that nothing herein shall relieve any party for
any breach of this Agreement.
SECTION 9.3. EXPENSES; FEE.
(a) Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, all
expenses incurred by the parties hereto shall be borne solely by the party that
has incurred such expenses. All FCC annual regulatory fees which are due and
payable prior to Closng shall be paid by the Company prior to Closing.
(b) Without in any way limiting the Company's obligations
under this Agreement (including without limitation under Sections 1.1, 1.2, 1.6,
2.3, 6.1, 6.2, 7.1, 7.3, 7.4, 7.5, 7.6, 7.10 and 7.11 hereof) or Acquiror's
rights under Section 10.7 hereof, the Company shall pay, or shall cause to be
paid to, Acquiror a Fee (the "Fee") of Fifteen Million Dollars ($15,000,000), if
this Agreement is (i) terminated either (A) by Acquiror under Section 9.1(b) as
a result of the Company's breach of its obligations under Sections 1.1, 1.2,
1.6, 2.3, 6.1, 6.2, 7.1, 7.3, 7.4, 7.5, 7.6, 7.10 or 7.11, (B) by the Company or
Acquiror under Section 9.1(e) and (ii) either (A) an Alternative Transaction (as
defined below) has been publicly announced and has not been withdrawn at the
time of such termination (in which event the Fee shall be paid simultaneously
with such termination) or (B) an Alternative Transaction is consummated on or
prior to the date that is one (1) year after the date of this Agreement (in
which event the Fee shall be paid simultaneously with such consummation);
provided, however, that payment of such Fee shall be deemed to satisfy in full
all of the liabilities and obligations of the Company under this Agreement. As
used herein, an "Alternative Transaction" shall mean any transaction or proposed
transaction or related series of transactions (including without limitation any
merger, consolidation, sale of assets or stock, tender offer or other
transaction) providing for the receipt by the Company and/or the holders of more
than fifty percent (50%) of its Common Stock of consideration equivalent to a
value in excess of Seventeen Dollars and Fifty Cents ($17.50) per share of
Common Stock.
SECTION 9.4. AMENDMENT.
This Agreement may be amended by the parties hereto by action
taken by or on behalf of their respective Boards of Directors at any time prior
to the Effective Time; provided, however, that, after approval of this Agreement
and the Merger by the stockholders of the Company, no amendment may be made
which would reduce the amount or change the type of consideration into which
each share of Common Stock shall be converted pursuant to this
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Agreement upon consummation of the Merger. This Agreement may not be amended
except by an instrument in writing signed by the parties hereto.
SECTION 9.5. WAIVER.
At any time prior to the Effective Time, the parties may (a)
extend the time for the performance of any of the obligations or other acts of
the other party, (b) waive any inaccuracies in the representations and
warranties contained in this Agreement or in any document delivered pursuant to
this Agreement and (c) waive compliance by the other party with any of the
agreements or conditions contained in this Agreement. Any such extension or
waiver shall be valid only if set forth in an instrument in writing signed on
behalf of such party.
ARTICLE X
GENERAL PROVISIONS
SECTION 10.1. NONSURVIVAL OF REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES AND
AGREEMENTS.
The representations, warranties and agreements in this
Agreement (and in any certificate delivered in connection with the Closing)
shall be deemed to be conditions to the Merger and shall not survive the
Effective Time or termination of this Agreement, except for the agreements set
forth in Articles I (the Merger) and II (Conversion of Securities; Exchange of
Certificates) and Sections 7.8 (Indemnification and Insurance) and 7.9 (Employee
Benefits Matters), each of which shall survive the Effective Time indefinitely,
and Sections 7.2 (Confidentiality), 9.2 (Effect of Termination) and 9.3
(Expenses; Fee), each of which shall survive termination of this Agreement
indefinitely.
SECTION 10.2. NOTICES.
All notices and other communications given or made pursuant
hereto shall be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given or made
as of the date delivered, mailed or transmitted, and shall be effective upon
receipt, if delivered personally, mailed by registered or certified mail
(postage prepaid, return receipt requested) to the parties at the following
addresses (or at such other address for a party as shall be specified by like
changes of address) or sent by electronic transmission to the telecopier number
specified below:
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(a) If to Acquiror:
Price Communications Corporation
45 Rockefeller Plaza
Suite 3200
New York, New York 10020
Telecopier No.: (212) 397-3755
Attention: Robert Price
With a copy (which shall not constitute notice) to:
Proskauer Rose Goetz & Mendelsohn LLP
1585 Broadway
New York, New York 10036-8299
Telecopier No.: (212) 969-2900
Attention: Peter G. Samuels, Esq.
(b) If to the Company:
Palmer Wireless, Inc.
12800 University Drive
Fort Myers, Florida 33014
Telecopier No.: (914) 433-8213
Attention: Pat Meehan, Esq.
With a copy (which shall not constitute notice) to:
Hogan & Hartson L.L.P.
Columbia Square
555 Thirteenth Street, N.W.
Washington, DC 20004
Telecopier No.: (202) 637-5910
Attention: David B.H. Martin, Jr., Esq.
SECTION 10.3. CERTAIN DEFINITIONS.
For purposes of this Agreement, the term:
(a) "affiliate" means a person that directly or indirectly,
through one or more intermediaries, controls, is controlled by, or is under
common control with, the first mentioned person;
(b) "beneficial owner" means with respect to any shares of
Common Stock a person who shall be deemed to be the beneficial owner of such
shares (i) which such person or any of its affiliates or associates beneficially
owns, directly or indirectly, (ii) which such person
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or any of its affiliates or associates (as such term is defined in Rule 12b-2 of
the Exchange Act) has, directly or indirectly, (A) the right to acquire (whether
such right is exercisable immediately or subject only to the passage of time),
pursuant to any agreement, arrangement or understanding or upon the exercise of
conversion rights, exchange rights, warrants or options, or otherwise, or (B)
the right to vote pursuant to any agreement, arrangement or understanding, (iii)
which are beneficially owned, directly or indirectly, by any other persons with
whom such person or any of its affiliates or associates has any agreement,
arrangement or understanding for the purpose of acquiring, holding voting or
disposing of any such shares or (iv) pursuant to Section 13(d) of the Exchange
Act and any rules or regulations promulgated thereunder;
(c) "business day" shall mean any day other than a day on
which banks in the State of Florida are authorized or obligated to be closed;
(d) "control" (including the terms "controlled by" and "under
common control with") means, other than for purposes of the Communications Act,
the possession, directly or indirectly or as trustee or executor, of the power
to direct or cause the direction of the management or policies of a person,
whether through the ownership of stock or as trustee or executor, by contract or
credit arrangement or otherwise; and
(e) "person" means an individual, corporation, partnership,
association, trust, unincorporated organization, other entity or group (as
defined in Section 13(d) of the Exchange Act).
SECTION 10.4. HEADINGS.
The headings contained in this Agreement are for reference
purposes only and shall not affect in any way the meaning or interpretation of
this Agreement.
SECTION 10.5. SEVERABILITY.
If any term or other provision of this Agreement is invalid,
illegal or incapable of being enforced by any rule of law or public policy, all
other conditions and provisions of this Agreement shall nevertheless remain in
full force and effect so long as the economic or legal substance of the
transactions contemplated hereby is not affected in any manner materially
adverse to any party. Upon such determination that any term or other provision
is invalid, illegal or incapable of being enforced, the parties hereto shall
negotiate in good faith to modify this Agreement so as to effect the original
intent of the parties as closely as possible in an acceptable manner to the end
that transactions contemplated hereby are fulfilled to the extent possible.
SECTION 10.6. ENTIRE AGREEMENT.
This Agreement (together with the Exhibits, the Schedules and
the other documents delivered pursuant hereto) and the Confidentiality Agreement
constitute the entire agreement of the parties and supersede all prior
agreements and undertakings, both written and
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oral, between the parties, or any of them, with respect to the subject matter
hereof and, except as otherwise expressly provided herein, are not intended to
confer upon any other person any rights or remedies hereunder.
SECTION 10.7. SPECIFIC PERFORMANCE.
The transactions contemplated by this Agreement are unique.
Accordingly, each of the parties acknowledges and agrees that, in addition to
all other remedies to which it may be entitled, each of the parties hereto is
entitled to a decree of specific performance, provided such party is not in
material default hereunder.
SECTION 10.8. ASSIGNMENT.
Neither this Agreement nor any of the rights, interests or
obligations hereunder shall be assigned by any of the parties hereto (whether by
operation of law or otherwise) without the prior written consent of the other
party. Subject to the preceding sentence, this Agreement shall be binding upon,
inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by the parties and their respective
successors and assigns.
SECTION 10.9. THIRD PARTY BENEFICIARIES.
This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure solely to the
benefit of each party hereto, and nothing in this Agreement, express or implied,
is intended to or shall confer upon any other person any right, benefit or
remedy of any nature whatsoever under or by reason of this Agreement except for
(a) the Indemnified Parties under Section 7.8, (b) the rights of the holders of
Common Stock to receive the Merger Consideration payable in the Merger pursuant
to Article II, and (c) the rights of the individuals listed on Schedule 7.9
under Section 7.9.
SECTION 10.10. GOVERNING LAW.
This Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in
accordance with, the laws of the State of Delaware, regardless of the laws that
might otherwise govern under applicable principles of conflicts of law.
SECTION 10.11. COUNTERPARTS.
This Agreement may be executed and delivered in one or more
counterparts, and by the different parties hereto in separate counterparts, each
of which when executed and delivered shall be deemed to be an original but all
of which taken together shall constitute one and the same agreement.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this
AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER to be executed and delivered as of the date first
written above.
PRICE COMMUNICATIONS
CORPORATION
By: /s/ ROBERT PRICE
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Name: Robert Price
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Title: President
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PRICE COMMUNICATIONS CELLULAR MERGER CORP.
By: /s/ ROBERT PRICE
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Name: Robert Price
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Title: President
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PALMER WIRELESS, INC.
By: /s/ WILLIAM J. RYAN
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William J. Ryan
President and Chief Executive
Officer
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The exhibits and schedules to the Agreement and Plan of Merger are not included
with this Current Report on Form 8-K. The Company will provide those exhibits
and schedules upon the request of the Securities and Exchange Commission.
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EXHIBTI 2.2
VOTING AGREEMENT
THIS VOTING AGREEMENT (this "Agreement") is entered into as of
May 23, 1997, by and between PRICE COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION, a New York
corporation ("Acquiror"), and PALMER COMMUNICATIONS INCORPORATED, a Delaware
corporation ("PCI").
WHEREAS, PCI is the record and beneficial owner of all of the
issued and outstanding shares of Class B Common Stock, par value $.01 per share,
of Palmer Wireless, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Company");
WHEREAS, Acquiror, Price Communications Cellular Merger Corp.,
a Delaware corporation and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Acquiror ("Merger Sub"),
and the Company have entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the "Merger
Agreement") dated as of the date hereof, which provides, among other things, for
the merger (the "Merger") of Merger Sub with and into the Company, with the
result that the surviving corporation will become a wholly-owned subsidiary of
Acquiror; and
WHEREAS, to induce Acquiror to enter into the Merger Agreement
and to effect the Merger, PCI has agreed to enter into this Agreement.
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and for other
good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby
acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows:
SECTION 1. DISPOSITION OF SHARES
PCI agrees that it will not sell, transfer, pledge, assign or otherwise
encumber or dispose of, or enter into any contract, option or other agreement
with respect to, the sale, transfer, pledge, assignment or other encumbrance or
disposition of, any shares of common stock of the Company now owned or hereafter
acquired beneficially or of record by PCI, including, without limitation,
dispositions through dividends or liquidating or other distributions of such
common stock to stockholders of PCI, except for the conversion of any such
shares in accordance with the terms of the Merger. PCI agrees that it will not
convert any shares of Class B Common Stock of the Company into shares of Class A
Common Stock of the Company.
SECTION 2. VOTING
PCI agrees to vote all of the shares of common stock of the Company now
owned or hereafter acquired beneficially or of record by PCI (a) in favor of the
Merger and the adoption of the Merger Agreement and the transactions
contemplated thereby (including any amendments or modifications of the terms
thereof approved by the board of directors of the Company and by Acquiror) in
connection with any meeting of, or solicitation of consents from, the
stockholders of
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the Company at which or in connection with which the Merger and the Merger
Agreement are submitted for the consideration and vote of the stockholders of
the Company; (b) against approval or adoption of any extraordinary corporate
transaction (other than the Merger, the Merger Agreement or the transactions
contemplated thereby) including, without limitation, any transaction involving:
(i) the sale or transfer of all or substantially all of the common stock of the
Company, whether by merger, consolidation or other business combination; (ii) a
sale or transfer of all or substantially all of the assets of the Company and
its subsidiaries, (iii) a reorganization, recapitalization or liquidation of the
Company and its subsidiaries, or (iv) any charter or bylaw amendment creating
any new class of securities of the Company or otherwise affecting the rights of
any class of security as currently in effect; (c) against approval or adoption
of resolutions which would have the effect of preventing, materially delaying or
otherwise materially frustrating consummation of the Merger or otherwise
preventing or materially delaying the Company from performing its obligations
under the Merger Agreement; and (d) against any action which would constitute a
material breach of any provision of the Merger Agreement. To the extent
inconsistent with the foregoing provisions of this Section 2, PCI hereby revokes
any and all previous proxies with respect to the shares of common stock of the
Company owned beneficially or of record by PCI. PCI hereby waives any rights of
appraisal or rights to dissent from the Merger that it may have.
SECTION 3. GRANT OF OPTION
(a) PCI hereby irrevocably grants to Acquiror an option (the
"Option") to purchase all (but not less than all) of the common stock now owned
or hereafter acquired beneficially or of record by PCI (the "Option Shares") at
a cash exercise price of Seventeen Dollars and Fifty Cents ($17.50) per share
(the "Exercise Price"), as adjusted upon the declaration of any stock splits,
dividends, recapitalizations or other distributions or changes affecting the
Option Shares.
(b) During the period prior to the termination of this
Agreement, as long as neither Acquiror nor Merger Sub is in material breach of
any agreements or covenants contained in the Merger Agreement or this Agreement,
the Option may be exercised by Acquiror, in whole (but not in part), at any time
upon written notice to PCI but only upon the occurrence of (and during the three
(3) month period following) the breach by PCI of its obligations under Section 2
of this Agreement.
SECTION 4. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF PCI
PCI represents and warrants to Acquiror as follows:
(a) PCI has the necessary corporate power and authority to
enter into this Agreement, to perform its obligations hereunder and to
consummate the transactions contemplated hereby. The execution and delivery of
this Agreement by PCI and the consummation by PCI of the transactions
contemplated hereby have been duly and validly
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authorized by all necessary corporate action and no other corporate proceedings
on the part of PCI are necessary to authorize this Agreement or to consummate
the transactions contemplated hereby. This Agreement has been duly executed and
delivered by PCI and, assuming the due authorization, execution and delivery by
Acquiror, constitutes a legal, valid and binding obligation of PCI, enforceable
in accordance with its terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by
bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium and other similar laws of
general applicability relating to or affecting creditors' rights generally and
by the application of general principles of equity.
(b) The execution and delivery of this Agreement and the
consummation of the transactions herein contemplated will not conflict with or
violate any law, regulation, court order, judgment or decree applicable to PCI
or by which the property of PCI is bound or affected, or conflict with or result
in any breach of or constitute a default under any contract or agreement to
which PCI is a party or by which PCI or its properties are bound or affected,
which conflict, violation, breach or default would adversely affect PCI's
ability to perform its obligations under this Agreement.
(c) Seventeen million two hundred ninety-three thousand five
hundred seventy-eight (17,293,578) shares of Class B Common Stock, par value
$.01 per share, of the Company (the "Shares") are the only shares of voting
stock owned beneficially or of record by PCI and PCI holds no options, warrants,
or other rights to acquire shares of any class of capital stock of the Company.
PCI has the sole power respecting voting and transfer of the Shares. The Shares
and the certificates representing such Shares are now, and at all times during
the term hereof will be, owned beneficially and of record by PCI, free and clear
of all liens, claims, security interests, proxies, options, warrants or other
rights, voting trusts or agreements, understandings or arrangements or any other
encumbrances whatsoever, except for any such encumbrances or proxies arising
hereunder.
SECTION 5. FURTHER ASSURANCES
PCI shall execute and deliver such additional instruments and other
documents and shall take such further actions as may be reasonably necessary to
effectuate, carry out and comply with all of its obligations under this
Agreement. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, none of the parties
hereto shall enter into any agreement or arrangement (or alter, amend or
terminate any existing agreement or arrangement) or transaction if such action
would materially impair or materially interfere with the ability of any party to
effectuate, carry out and comply with all of the terms of this Agreement.
SECTION 6. SPECIFIC PERFORMANCE
PCI acknowledges and agrees that Acquiror would be irreparably damaged
in the event any of the provisions of this Agreement were not performed by PCI
in accordance with their specific terms or were otherwise breached. It is
accordingly agreed that Acquiror shall be
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entitled to an injunction or injunctions to prevent breaches of the provisions
of this Agreement and to enforce specifically the terms and provisions hereof
and thereof in any court of the United States or any state hereof having
jurisdiction, in addition to any other remedy to which Acquiror may be entitled
at law or equity. PCI hereby waives any objection to the imposition of such
relief or to the posting of a bond in connection therewith.
SECTION 7. GOVERNING LAW
THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH
THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE WITHOUT GIVING EFFECT TO THE PRINCIPLE OF
CONFLICTS OF LAW.
SECTION 8. PARTIES IN INTEREST
This Agreement shall be binding upon PCI and its successors and
assigns. Subject to the preceding sentence hereof, this Agreement shall be
binding upon and inure solely to the benefit of each party hereto, and nothing
in this Agreement, express or implied, is intended to or shall confer upon any
other person or persons any rights, benefits or remedies of any nature
whatsoever under or by reason of this Agreement.
SECTION 9. AMENDMENT
This Agreement shall not be amended, altered or modified except by an
instrument in writing duly executed and delivered on behalf of each of the
parties hereto.
SECTION 10. NOTICES
All notices required to be given hereunder shall be deemed given if
mailed, first class, postage prepaid, to the respective party at its address as
set out in the following:
If to PCI:
Palmer Communications Incorporated
1535 Linden Street
Suite 201
Des Moines, Iowa 50309
Attention: Gordon McCollum,
Tax Manager
Telecopy No.: (515) 246-8584
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If to Acquiror:
Price Communications Corporation
45 Rockefeller Plaza
Suite 3200
New York, New York 10020
Attention: Robert Price
Telecopy No.: (212) 397-3755
With a copy (which shall not constitute notice) to:
Proskauer Rose Goetz & Mendelsohn LLP
1585 Broadway
New York, New York 10036-8299
Attention: Peter G. Samuels, Esq.
Telecopy No.: (212) 969-2900
SECTION 11. ENTIRE AGREEMENT; ASSIGNMENT
This Agreement (a) constitutes the entire agreement between the parties
hereby pertaining to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior
agreements, understandings, negotiations and discussions, whether oral or
written, of the parties and (b) shall not be assigned by operation of law or
otherwise, except that this Agreement shall be binding upon PCI and its
successors and assigns.
SECTION 12. HEADINGS
Section headings are included solely for convenience and are not
considered to be part of this Agreement and are not intended to be an accurate
description of the contents thereof.
SECTION 13. COUNTERPARTS
This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, all of
which shall be considered one and the same agreement, and shall become effective
when one or more counterparts have been signed by each of the parties and
delivered to the other parties, it being understood that all parties need not
sign the same counterpart.
SECTION 14. TERMINATION
This Agreement and the Option hereunder shall terminate on the earlier
to occur of (a) the date on which the Merger is consummated or (b) the date on
which the Merger Agreement is terminated; provided, however, that the provisions
of Sections 1 and 3 hereof shall survive the
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termination of this Agreement under clause (b) for the three (3) month period
specified in Section 3(b) hereof if Acquiror shall have the right to exercise
the Option as of the date of such termination; provided, further, however, that
nothing herein shall relieve any party for any breach of this Agreement if this
Agreement is terminated pursuant to clause (b) above.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have duly executed and delivered
this Voting Agreement, or have caused this Voting Agreement to be duly executed
and delivered on their behalf as of the date first above written.
PRICE COMMUNICATIONS
CORPORATION
By: /s/ ROBERT PRICE
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Name: Robert Price
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Title: President
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PALMER COMMUNICATIONS INCORPORATED
By: /s/ GORDON MCCOLLUM
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Name: Gordon McCollum
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Title: Vice-President
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PALMER WIRELESS TO BE ACQUIRED
BY PRICE COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION
PURCHASE PRICE OF $17.50 PER SHARE IN CASH
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
FRIDAY, MAY 23, 1997
FT. MYERS, FLORIDA - Palmer Wireless, Inc. (NASDAQ: PWIR) today announces that
it has reached a definitive agreement to be acquired by Price Communications
Corporation (AMEX: PR) for $17.50 per share in cash. As part of the sale,
Price Communications will also repay approximately $378 million in debt for an
aggregate purchase price of $870 million. The agreement, which is subject to
FCC and regulatory approval, is expected to close in the forth quarter of this
year. Goldman Sachs & Company advised Palmer Wireless on the transaction.
Palmer Wireless, headquartered in Ft. Myers, Florida, owns and operates 18
non-wireline cellular telephone systems in Florida, Alabama, Georgia and South
Carolina covering a total estimated population of 3.9 million pops and over
320,000 subscribers. All of the Company's systems are part of the North
American Cellular Network (NACN) and are Cellular One affiliates.
In commenting on the announcement, William J. Ryan, President and Chief
Executive Officer of Palmer Wireless stated: "We are very pleased to announce
this agreement to join Price Communications. Since our initial public offering
in March 1995, we have significantly increased the size and scope of our
operations, and have strived to maximize value to all our shareholders. Price
Communications is an outstanding company and we are pleased that it has
recognized the value of our markets, operations and employees. We look forward
to continuing to grow the Company under the Cellular One, Price Communications
and Palmer Wireless banners."
Bob Price, President of Price Communications Corporation said, "We are highly
pleased to be successful in acquiring Palmer Wireless and its superior
management team headed by Bill Ryan, President and CEO. We share in the belief
that we can provide everything that PCS has promised to provide. We look
forward to a closing this fall, following the necessary regulatory approvals."
For Further Information please contact
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WAYNE WISEHART/JEFF GREEN CHRIS PLUNKETT/DIANA BRAINERD
PALMER WIRELESS, INC. BRAINERD COMMUNICATIONS, INC.
12800 UNIVERSITY DRIVE, SUITE 500 200 PARK AVENUE
FORT MYERS, FLORIDA 33907-5337 NEW YORK, NY 10166
(941) 433-8220 (212) 986-6667
(941) 433-8226
BOB PRICE
PRICE COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION
45 ROCKEFELLER PLAZA
NEW YORK, NY 10020
(212) 757-5600
NOTE: OTHER PALMER WIRELESS, INC. PRESS RELEASES ARE AVAILABLE BY FAX AT NO
CHARGE BY CALLING 1-800-758-5804, EXT. 101293 OR AT http://www.prnewswire.com
ON THE INTERNET.
