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EXHIBIT 2.2
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SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT
BETWEEN
XXXXX ADVERTISING COMPANY
AND
CHANCELLOR MEDIA CORPORATION OF LOS ANGELES
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DATED AS OF JUNE 1, 1999
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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ARTICLE 1 THE TRANSACTIONS...........................................................................1
1.1 Purchase and Sale..............................................................................1
1.2 Closing Matters................................................................................1
1.3 The Subscription Closing.......................................................................2
ARTICLE 2 REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE PURCHASER............................................2
2.1 Corporate Organization and Authority of Purchaser..............................................2
2.2 No Conflict....................................................................................2
2.3 Litigation and Proceedings.....................................................................3
2.4 Governmental Authorities; Consents.............................................................3
2.5 Broker's Fees..................................................................................3
2.6 Securities Act Representations.................................................................3
ARTICLE 3 REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY..............................................4
3.1 Corporate Organization and Authority of the Company............................................4
3.2 No Conflict....................................................................................5
3.3 Litigation and Proceedings.....................................................................5
3.4 Governmental Authorities; Consents.............................................................5
3.5 Broker's Fees..................................................................................5
3.6 Capital Structure..............................................................................5
3.7 SEC Documents; Financial Statements............................................................6
3.8 Legal Compliance...............................................................................7
3.9 Transactions with Affiliates...................................................................7
3.10 State Takeover Statutes........................................................................7
3.11 Events Subsequent to March 31, 1999............................................................7
ARTICLE 4 COVENANTS OF THE COMPANY...................................................................8
4.1 Stockholder Consent............................................................................8
ARTICLE 5 COVENANTS OF PURCHASER.....................................................................8
5.1 Requests for Information.......................................................................8
ARTICLE 6 JOINT COVENANTS AND AGREEMENTS.............................................................9
6.1 Support of Transaction.........................................................................9
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ARTICLE 7 CONDITIONS PRECEDENT.......................................................................9
7.1 Conditions to Each Party's Obligations.........................................................9
ARTICLE 8 MISCELLANEOUS..............................................................................9
8.1 Waiver.........................................................................................9
8.2 Notices........................................................................................9
8.3 Assignment....................................................................................11
8.4 Rights of Third Parties.......................................................................11
8.5 Expenses......................................................................................11
8.6 Construction..................................................................................11
8.7 Captions; Counterparts........................................................................11
8.8 Entire Agreement..............................................................................11
8.9 Amendments....................................................................................12
8.10 Publicity.....................................................................................12
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Cross-Reference Regarding Defined Terms:
DEFINED TERM SECTION WHERE DEFINED
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Agreement Introductory Paragraph
Class A Common Stock Recitals
Class B Common Stock 3.6
Closing Date 1.3
Company Introductory Paragraph
Purchase Agreement Recitals
Purchase Agreement Closing Recitals
Purchase Price 1.1
Purchaser Introductory Paragraph
Shares 1.1
Subscription Closing 1.3
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SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT
SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT ("Agreement") dated as of June 1, 1999 by and
between Xxxxx Advertising Company, a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), and
Chancellor Media Corporation of Los Angeles, a Delaware corporation (the
"Purchaser").
R E C I T A L S:
WHEREAS, the Purchaser desires to purchase from the Company, and the
Company desires to issue and sell to the Purchaser, immediately following the
closing (the "Purchase Agreement Closing") of the transactions contemplated by
that certain Stock Purchase Agreement, dated as of even date herewith, by and
between the Company and the Purchaser (the "Purchase Agreement"), the number of
shares of Class A Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share (the "Class A Common
Stock"), of the Company as is set forth in Section 1.1 below, on the terms and
subject to the conditions set forth herein;
WHEREAS, the consummation of the issuance and sale of the Shares (as
hereinafter defined) shall be effective immediately following the closing of the
transactions contemplated by the Purchase Agreement;
WHEREAS, capitalized terms used in this Agreement and not defined
herein shall have the meanings assigned to them in the Purchase Agreement;
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and the respective
representations, warranties, covenants, agreements and conditions contained
herein and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and
sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, and in order to set forth the
terms and conditions of the transactions described herein and the mode of
carrying the same into effect, the parties hereby agree as follows:
A G R E E M E N T:
ARTICLE 1
THE TRANSACTIONS
1.1 Purchase and Sale. Subject to the terms and conditions of this
Agreement, the Purchaser hereby agrees to purchase from the Company, and the
Company agrees to issue and sell to the Purchaser, at the Subscription Closing
(as defined below), 14,579,546 shares of Class A Common Stock (the "Shares"), at
a purchase price of $34.375 per share. The total purchase price to be paid by
the Purchaser for the Shares pursuant to this Section 1.1 is referred to herein
as the "Purchase Price."
1.2 Closing Matters. At the Subscription Closing, the Purchaser shall
transfer by wire or otherwise deliver to the Company the Purchase Price in same
day funds, and the Company shall deliver to the Purchaser a certificate or
certificates, validly executed by a duly authorized officer of the Company and
in proper form, representing the Shares being purchased by the Purchaser.
Notwithstanding the immediately preceding sentence, purely for the sake of
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convenience and to avoid the unnecessary expense of multiple wire transfers of
offsetting wire amounts, Purchaser may net against the amount of any wire
transfer to be made to the Company on the Closing Date (as defined below)
pursuant to this Agreement any amount otherwise required to be wired by the
Company to Purchaser on the Closing Date pursuant to the Purchase Agreement.
1.3 The Subscription Closing. Subject to the fulfillment of the conditions
precedent specified in Article IV (any or all of which may be waived in writing
by the respective parties whose performance is conditioned upon satisfaction of
such conditions precedent), the purchase and sale of the Shares shall be
consummated at a closing (the "Subscription Closing") to be held at the offices
of Purchaser, 0000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx, Xxxxx 0000, Xxxxxx, Xxxxx, on the
business day the conditions set forth in Article VI hereof are first satisfied
or such other date as the parties hereto may agree. The date on which the
Subscription Closing occurs is referred to herein as the "Closing Date."
ARTICLE 2
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF PURCHASER
2.1 Corporate Organization and Authority of Purchaser. Purchaser has been
duly incorporated and is validly existing as a corporation in good standing
under the laws of the State of Delaware and has the corporate power and
authority to enter into and perform its obligations under this Agreement. The
execution and delivery of this Agreement by Purchaser and the consummation of
the transactions contemplated hereby have been duly and validly authorized and
approved by the Board of Directors of Purchaser, and no other corporate
proceeding on the part of Purchaser is necessary to authorize this Agreement or
the transactions contemplated hereby. This Agreement has been duly and validly
executed and delivered by Purchaser and, assuming this Agreement constitutes a
valid and binding Agreement of the Company, constitutes a legally valid and
binding obligation of Purchaser, enforceable against Purchaser in accordance
with its terms, subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent
conveyance, reorganization, moratorium and similar laws affecting creditors'
rights generally and subject, as to enforceability, to general principles of
equity.
2.2 No Conflict. The execution and delivery of this Agreement by Purchaser
and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby does not and will
not violate any provision of, or result in the breach of: (a) any applicable
law, rule or regulation of any Governmental Authority, or any agreement,
indenture or other instrument to which Purchaser is a party or by which
Purchaser may be bound, or of any order, judgment or decree applicable to
Purchaser, or terminate or result in the termination of any such agreement,
indenture or instrument, or result in the creation of any Lien, charge or
encumbrance upon any of the properties or assets of Purchaser or constitute an
event which, after notice or lapse of time or both, would result in any such
violation, breach, acceleration, termination or creation of a Lien; or (b) the
Certificate of Incorporation, Bylaws, or other organizational documents of
Purchaser.
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2.3 Litigation and Proceedings. There are no lawsuits, actions, suits,
claims or other proceedings at law or in equity, or, to the knowledge of
Purchaser, investigations, before or by any court or Governmental Authority or
before any arbitrator pending or, to the knowledge of Purchaser, threatened,
against Purchaser or any of its Affiliates which, if determined adversely, could
reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the ability of
Purchaser to enter into and perform its obligations under this Agreement. There
is no unsatisfied judgment, order or decree or any open injunction binding upon
Purchaser or any of its Affiliates which could reasonably be expected to have a
material adverse effect on the ability of Purchaser to enter into and perform
its obligations under this Agreement.
2.4 Governmental Authorities; Consents. Assuming the truth and completeness
of the representations and warranties of the Company contained in this
Agreement, no consent, approval or authorization of, or designation, declaration
or filing with, any governmental authority or other third party is required on
the part of Purchaser with respect to Purchaser's execution or delivery of this
Agreement or the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, except
for applicable requirements of the HSR Act.
2.5 Broker's Fees. No broker, finder, investment banker or other Person is
entitled to any brokerage fee, finders' fee or other commission in connection
with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement based upon arrangements
made by Purchaser or any of its Affiliates, except for any arrangement with
Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx Xxxx Xxxxxx & Co. or Xxxxxxxxx & Co., LLC, for which Purchaser
shall be solely responsible.
2.6 Securities Act Representations.
(i) Purchaser is acquiring the Shares for investment for its own
account, not as a nominee or agent, and not with a view to the resale or
distribution of any part thereof in violation of the Securities Act. Purchaser
does not have any present intention of selling, granting any participation in,
or otherwise distributing the Shares otherwise than pursuant to an effective
registration statement under the Securities Act or in a transaction exempt from
the registration requirements under the Securities Act and applicable state
securities laws. Purchaser does not have any contract, undertaking, agreement or
arrangement with any Person to sell, transfer or grant participations to such
Person or to any third Person, with respect to any of the Shares.
(ii) Purchaser acknowledges that the issuance of the Shares will not be
registered under the Securities Act or any state securities laws on the basis of
a claimed exemption by the Company that the issuance of the Shares as provided
for herein is exempt from registration under the Securities Act and applicable
state securities laws. Purchaser acknowledges that the availability of such
exemptions is predicated in part on Purchaser's representations set forth in
this Section and that the Company is relying on such representations.
(iii) Purchaser has received all the information it considers necessary
or appropriate for deciding whether to accept the Shares. The Purchaser has had
an opportunity to ask questions of and to receive answers from the Company
regarding the terms and conditions of the issuance of the Shares and the
business, properties, financial condition and prospects of the Company and to
obtain additional information (to the extent the Company possessed such
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information or could acquire it without unreasonable effort or expense)
necessary to verify the accuracy of any information furnished to Purchaser or to
which Purchaser had access.
(iv) Purchaser acknowledges that it is able to bear the economic risk
of the investment in the Shares, and has such knowledge and experience in
financial and business matters that it is capable of evaluating the benefits and
risks of the investment in the Shares.
(v) Purchaser is an "accredited investor" as defined in Rule 501(a) of
Regulation D promulgated under the Securities Act.
(vi) Purchaser acknowledges that the Shares may not be sold,
transferred or otherwise disposed of without registration under the Securities
Act or an applicable exemption therefrom and that in the absence of any
effective registration statement covering the Shares or an available exemption
from registration under the Securities Act, the Shares must be held
indefinitely. Purchaser further acknowledges that the Shares may not be sold
pursuant to Rule 144 promulgated under the Securities Act unless all of the
conditions of that rule are met.
(vii) Purchaser acknowledges that each certificate representing any of
the Shares will be endorsed with a legend substantially similar to the
following:
THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE HAVE NOT BEEN
REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, NOR PURSUANT
TO THE SECURITIES OR "BLUE SKY" LAWS OF ANY STATE. SUCH SECURITIES MAY
NOT BE OFFERED, SOLD, TRANSFERRED, PLEDGED, HYPOTHECATED OR OTHERWISE
ASSIGNED, EXCEPT PURSUANT TO (i) A REGISTRATION STATEMENT WITH RESPECT
TO SUCH SECURITIES WHICH IS EFFECTIVE UNDER SUCH ACT, (ii) RULE 144
UNDER SUCH ACT, OR (iii) ANY OTHER EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION UNDER
SUCH ACT.
ARTICLE 3
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE COMPANY
3.1 Corporate Organization and Authority of the Company. The Company has
been duly incorporated and is validly existing as a corporation in good standing
under the laws of the State of Delaware and has the corporate power and
authority to enter into and perform its obligations under this Agreement. The
execution and delivery of this Agreement by the Company and the consummation of
the transactions contemplated hereby have been duly and validly authorized and
approved by the Board of Directors of the Company, and except for the consent of
the stockholders of the Company as provided in Section 5.5 of the Purchase
Agreement, no other corporate proceeding on the part of the Company is necessary
to authorize this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby. This
Agreement has been duly and validly executed and delivered by the Company and,
assuming this Agreement constitutes a valid and binding Agreement of Purchaser,
constitutes a legally valid and binding obligation of the Company, enforceable
against the Company in accordance with its terms, subject to applicable
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bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent conveyance, reorganization, moratorium and
similar laws affecting creditors' rights generally and subject, as to
enforceability, to general principles of equity.
3.2 No Conflict. The execution and delivery of this Agreement by the
Company and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby does not
and will not violate any provision of, or result in the breach of: (a) any
applicable law, rule or regulation of any Governmental Authority, or any
agreement, indenture or other instrument to which the Company is a party or by
which the Company may be bound, or of any order, judgment or decree applicable
to the Company, or terminate or result in the termination of any such agreement,
indenture or instrument, or result in the creation of any Lien, charge or
encumbrance upon any of the properties or assets of the Company or constitute an
event which, after notice or lapse of time or both, would result in any such
violation, breach, acceleration, termination or creation of a Lien; or (b) the
Certificate of Incorporation, Bylaws, or other organizational documents of
Purchaser.
3.3 Litigation and Proceedings. Except as disclosed in the Company SEC
Documents (as defined below), there are no lawsuits, actions, suits, claims or
other proceedings at law or in equity, or, to the knowledge of the Company,
investigations, before or by any court or Governmental Authority or before any
arbitrator pending or, to the knowledge of the Company, threatened, against the
Company or any of its Affiliates which, if determined adversely, could
reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on (a) the ability of
the Company to enter into and perform its obligations under this Agreement or
(b) the business, financial condition or results of operations of the Company.
There is no unsatisfied judgment, order or decree or any open injunction binding
upon the Company or any of its Affiliates which could reasonably be expected to
have a material adverse effect on the ability of the Company to enter into and
perform its obligations under this Agreement.
3.4 Governmental Authorities; Consents. Assuming the truth and completeness
of the representations and warranties of Purchaser contained in this Agreement,
no consent, approval or authorization of, or designation, declaration or filing
with, any governmental authority or other third party is required on the part of
the Company with respect to the Company's execution or delivery of this
Agreement or the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, except
for (i) applicable requirements of the HSR Act or (ii) the preparation and
filing of a proxy or information statement of the Company with the SEC pursuant
to Section 5.5 of the Purchase Agreement.
3.5 Broker's Fees. No broker, finder, investment banker or other Person is
entitled to any brokerage fee, finders' fee or other commission in connection
with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement based upon arrangements
made by the Company or any of its Affiliates.
3.6 Capital Structure. The authorized capital stock of the Company consists
of (i) 125,000,000 shares of Class A Common Stock, (ii) 37,500,000 shares of
Class B Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share (the "Class B Common Stock"),
of the Company, (iii) 10,000 shares of Class A Preferred Stock, $638.00 par
value per share (the "Class A Preferred Stock"),
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of the Company, and (iv) 1,000,000 shares of Preferred Stock, $0.001 par value
per share (the "Preferred Stock"), of the Company. At the close of business on
May 31, 1999 (a) 43,514,283 shares of Class A Common Stock were issued and
outstanding, (b) no more than 1,000,000 shares of Class A Common Stock were
reserved for issuance pursuant to outstanding options (the "Company Stock
Options") to purchase shares of Class A Common Stock granted under the Company's
1996 Equity Incentive Plan, (c) 17,770,000 shares of Class A Common Stock were
reserved for issuance upon conversion of outstanding shares of Class B Common
Stock, (d) 17,699,997 shares of Class B Common Stock were issued and
outstanding, (e) 5,719.49 shares of Class A Preferred Stock were issued and
outstanding and (f) no shares of Class A Common Stock, Class B Common Stock,
Class A Preferred Stock or Preferred Stock were held as treasury shares by the
Company or any Subsidiary of the Company. Except as set forth above, at the
close of business on May 31, 1999, no shares of capital stock or other equity
securities of the Company were authorized, issued, reserved for issuance or
outstanding. All outstanding shares of capital stock of the Company are, and all
shares which may be issued (1) upon the exercise of outstanding Company Stock
Options or (2) to Purchaser pursuant to the terms of this Agreement and the
Purchase Agreement will be, when issued, duly authorized, validly issued, fully
paid and nonassessable and not subject to preemptive rights. No bonds,
debentures, notes or other indebtedness of the Company or any subsidiary of the
Company having the right to vote (or convertible into, or exchangeable for,
securities having the right to vote) on any matters on which the stockholders of
the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company may vote are issued or outstanding.
All the outstanding shares of capital stock or other equity interests of each
Subsidiary of the Company have been validly issued and are fully paid and
nonassessable and are owned by the Company, by one or more wholly-owned
subsidiaries of the Company or by the Company and one or more such wholly-owned
subsidiaries, free and clear of all Liens. Except as set forth above, or except
as set forth in the Company SEC Documents (as defined in Section 3.7), neither
the Company nor any Subsidiary of the Company has any outstanding option,
warrant, agreement, arrangement or other rights, relating to the capital stock
of the Company or any Subsidiary of the Company that either (x) obligates the
Company or any Subsidiary of the Company to issue, sell or transfer, repurchase,
redeem, purchase, register for sale or otherwise acquire or vote any shares of
the capital stock or other equity securities of the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries or (y) restricts the transfer of the Class A Common Stock. From the
close of business on May 31, 1999, neither the Company nor any Subsidiary of the
Company has issued any capital stock or securities or other rights convertible
into or exercisable or exchangeable for shares of such capital stock, other than
any issuances of shares of Class A Common Stock pursuant to the exercise of
Company Stock Options outstanding on the date hereof.
3.7 SEC Documents; Financial Statements. (i) The Company has filed with the
SEC all required reports, schedules, forms, statements and other documents since
its initial public offering (such reports, schedules, forms, statements and any
other documents filed with the SEC and publicly available prior to the date of
this Agreement are hereinafter referred to as the "Company SEC Documents"); (ii)
as of their respective dates, the Company SEC Documents complied in all material
respects with the requirements of the Securities Act, or the Exchange Act, as
the case may be, and the rules and regulations of the SEC promulgated thereunder
applicable to such Company SEC Documents, and none of the Company SEC Documents
as of such dates contained any untrue statement of a material fact or omitted to
state a material fact
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required to be stated therein or necessary in order to make the statements
therein, in light of the circumstances under which they were made, not
misleading; and (iii) as of their respective dates, the consolidated financial
statements of the Company and its predecessors included in the Company SEC
Documents complied as to form in all material respects with applicable
accounting requirements and the published rules and regulations of the SEC with
respect thereto, have been prepared in accordance with GAAP applied on a
consistent basis during the periods involved (except as may be indicated in the
notes thereto or, in the case of unaudited statements, as permitted by Rule
10-01 of Regulation S-X) and fairly present, in all material respects, the
consolidated financial position of the Company and its consolidated Subsidiaries
(or its predecessors and their respective consolidated Subsidiaries) as of the
dates thereof and the consolidated results of their operations and cash flows
for the periods then ended (on the basis stated therein and subject, in the case
of unaudited quarterly statements, to normal year-end audit adjustments).
3.8 Legal Compliance. Except with respect to matters disclosed in the
Company SEC Documents, the Company and each of its Subsidiaries is in compliance
with all laws (including rules and regulations thereunder) of federal, state,
local and foreign governments (and all agencies thereof) applicable thereto,
except where such instances of noncompliance would not have a material adverse
effect on the business, operations or financial condition of Purchaser and its
Subsidiaries, taken as a whole.
3.9 Transactions with Affiliates. Other than the transactions contemplated
by this Agreement and the Purchase Agreement, or except to the extent disclosed
in the Company SEC Documents, there have been no transactions, agreements,
arrangements or understandings between the Company or its Subsidiaries, on the
one hand, and the Company's affiliates (other than Subsidiaries of the Company)
or any other Person, on the other hand, that would be required to be disclosed
under Item 404 of Regulation S-K under the Securities Act.
3.10 State Takeover Statutes. The Board of Directors of the Company has
approved the terms of this Agreement, the Purchase Agreement and the
consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the Purchase
Agreement, and such approval is sufficient to render the provisions of Section
203 of the Delaware General Corporation Law inapplicable to the acquisition of
the Shares and the shares to be issued pursuant to the Purchase Agreement and
the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the Purchase
Agreement. To the Company's knowledge, no other state takeover statute or
similar statute or regulation applies or purports to apply to the acquisition of
the Shares and the shares of Class A Common Stock to be issued pursuant to the
Purchase Agreement, this Agreement or the Purchase Agreement or any of the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement or the Purchase Agreement and no
provision of the Certificate of Incorporation, Bylaws or other governing
instrument of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries would, directly or
indirectly, restrict or impair the ability of the Company to consummate the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement or the Purchase Agreement.
3.11 Events Subsequent to March 31, 1999. From March 31, 1999 to the date
hereof, there has not occurred any material adverse change in the business,
financial condition or results of operations of the Company.
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ARTICLE 4
COVENANTS OF THE COMPANY
4.1 Stockholder Consent.
(i) As soon as practicable following the date of this Agreement, the
Company shall prepare and file with the SEC a preliminary proxy or information
statement, as applicable, with respect to its proposal to issue the Company
Shares and shall use its best efforts to cause such proxy or information
statement, as applicable, to be mailed to the Company's stockholders as promptly
as practicable after the review process at the SEC has been completed.
(ii) The Company agrees and represents and warrants that the proxy or
information statement, as applicable, will not, at the date it is first mailed
to the Company's stockholders or at the time of the Company's stockholders
meeting, if any, contain any statement which, at the time and in light of the
circumstances under which it is made, is false or misleading with respect to any
material fact, or omits to state any material fact necessary in order to make
the statements therein not false or misleading or necessary to correct any
statement in any earlier communication with respect to the solicitation of a
proxy for the same meeting or subject matter thereof or the furnishing of an
information statement, as the case may be, which has become false or misleading,
except for information provided to the Company by the Purchaser for inclusion
therein, if any, as to which the Company makes no such representation or
warranty. The Company agrees that the proxy or information statement, as
applicable, will comply as to form in all material respects with the
requirements of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations promulgated
thereunder.
(iii) The Company agrees that it will take all action necessary in
accordance with applicable law and its Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws
to convene a meeting of its stockholders or obtain the written consent of its
stockholders for the approval of the issuance of the Company Shares. The Company
will use its best efforts to obtain the stockholders approval as soon as
practicable after the date hereof.
ARTICLE 5
COVENANTS OF PURCHASER
5.1 Requests for Information. Purchaser shall cooperate with the Company in
the Company's preparation and filing with the SEC of a preliminary proxy or
information statement, as applicable, as provided in Section 4.1 of this
Agreement, including providing the Company with such information about
Purchaser, Chancellor Media Outdoor Corporation, a Delaware corporation, and its
Subsidiaries, for use in connection with any such preliminary proxy or
information statement as the Company may reasonably request. The information so
provided by Purchaser shall not contain any untrue statement or alleged untrue
statement of a material fact or any omission of a material fact required to be
stated therein or necessary to make such statements not misleading, but only to
the extent such untrue statement or omission is contained in any
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written information so furnished by Purchaser specifically for inclusion in such
preliminary proxy or information statement.
ARTICLE 6
JOINT COVENANTS AND AGREEMENTS
6.1 Support of Transaction. The Company and Purchaser shall each (i) use
commercially reasonable efforts to assemble, prepare and file any information
(and, as needed, to supplement such information) as may be reasonably necessary
to obtain as promptly as practicable all governmental and regulatory consents
required to be obtained in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby,
(ii) use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain all material consents and
approvals of third parties that any of the Company, Purchaser or their
respective Affiliates are required to obtain in order to consummate the
transactions contemplated hereby, (iii) take such other action as may reasonably
be necessary or as another party may reasonably request to satisfy the
conditions of Article 6 or otherwise to comply with this Agreement, and (iv)
provide the other parties, and such other party's employees, officers,
accountants, lawyers, financial advisors and other representatives with access
to its personnel, properties, business and records under all reasonable
circumstances.
ARTICLE 7
CONDITIONS PRECEDENT
7.1 Conditions to Each Party's Obligations. The respective obligations of
each party to effect the transactions contemplated by this Agreement shall be
conditioned upon and subject to the consummation on the Closing Date of the
Purchase Agreement Closing, such Purchase Agreement Closing to be effective
immediately prior to the Subscription Closing.
ARTICLE 8
MISCELLANEOUS
8.1 Waiver. Either party to this Agreement may, at any time prior to the
Subscription Closing, waive any of the terms or conditions of this Agreement or
agree to an amendment or modification to this Agreement by an agreement in
writing executed in the same manner as this Agreement.
8.2 Notices. All notices and other communications among the parties shall
be in writing and shall be deemed to have been duly given when (i) delivered in
person, or (ii) five (5) calendar days after posting in the United States mail
having been sent registered or certified mail return receipt requested, or (iii)
delivered by telecopy and promptly confirmed by delivery in person or post as
aforesaid in each case, with postage prepaid, addressed as follows:
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If to the Company, to:
Xxxxx Advertising Company
0000 Xxxxxxxxx Xxxxxxxxx
Xxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxxxxxx 00000
Attention: Xxxxx Xxxxx
Telecopy No.: (000) 000-0000
with copies to:
Jones, Walker, Waechter, Poitevent,
Carrere & Xxxxxxx, L.L.P.
0xx Xxxxx
Xxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxx
0000 Xxxxxx Xxxxx Xxxxxxxxx
Xxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxxxxxx 00000
Attention: Xxxx X. Xxxxxxx
Telecopy No.: (000) 000-0000
If to Purchaser, to:
Chancellor Media Corporation of Los Angeles
0000 Xxxxxxx Xxxxxx Xxxxxxx
Xxxxx 0000
Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 00000
Attention: General Counsel
Telecopy No.: (000) 000-0000
with copies to:
Xxxxxx & Xxxxxxx
0000 Xxxxxxxxxxxx Xxxxxx, X.X.
Xxxxx 0000
Xxxxxxxxxx, X.X. 00000-0000
Attention: Xxxx X. Xxxxxxxx
Telecopy No.: (000) 000-0000
and
Weil, Gotshal & Xxxxxx LLP
000 Xxxxxxxx Xxxxx, Xxxxx 0000
Xxxxxx, Xxxxx 00000-0000
Attention: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
Telecopy No.: (000) 000-0000
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or to such other address or addresses as the parties may from time to time
designate in writing.
8.3 Assignment. Neither party hereto shall assign this Agreement or any
part hereof without the prior written consent of the other party. Subject to the
foregoing, this Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the
parties hereto and their respective permitted successors and assigns.
8.4 Rights of Third Parties. Nothing expressed or implied in this Agreement
is intended or shall be construed to confer upon or give any Person, other than
the parties hereto, any right or remedies under or by reason of this Agreement.
8.5 Expenses. Each party hereto shall bear its own expenses incurred in
connection with this Agreement and the transactions herein contemplated whether
or not such transactions shall be consummated, including, without limitation,
all fees of its legal counsel, financial advisers and accountants; provided,
however, that (i) all transfers, conveyance and similar taxes imposed as a
result of the sale of the Shares, shall be paid one-half by the Company and
one-half by Purchaser and (ii) all fees paid to Antitrust Authorities in
connection with compliance with the notification and reporting requirements of
the HSR Act for the transactions contemplated hereby, shall be paid by
Purchaser.
8.6 Construction. This Agreement shall be construed and enforced in
accordance with the internal laws, and not the law of conflicts, of the State of
Delaware. Unless otherwise stated, references to Sections, Articles or Schedules
refer to the Sections, Articles and Schedules to this Agreement. As used herein,
the phrase "to the knowledge" of any Person shall mean the actual knowledge of
such Person's executive officers after due inquiry. The parties to this
Agreement participated jointly in the negotiation and drafting of this
Agreement. If any ambiguity or question of intent or interpretation shall arise
with respect to this Agreement, then this Agreement shall be construed as if
drafted jointly by the parties and no presumption or burden of proof will arise
favoring or disfavoring any party to this Agreement by virtue of the authorship
of any provision of this Agreement.
8.7 Captions; Counterparts. The captions in this Agreement are for
convenience only and shall not be considered a part of or affect the
construction or interpretation of any provision of this Agreement. This
Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts, each of which shall be
deemed an original, but all of which together shall constitute one and the same
instrument.
8.8 Entire Agreement. This Agreement (together with the Purchase Agreement
and the Schedules and Annexes to the Purchase Agreement which, although they may
be bound separately, constitute one and the same Agreement), the other Ancillary
Agreements and that certain Confidentiality Agreement between the Company and
Purchaser (the "Confidentiality Agreement") constitute the entire agreement
among the parties and supersede any other agreements, whether written or oral,
that may have been made or entered into by or among any of the parties hereto or
any of their respective Subsidiaries relating to the transactions contemplated
hereby. No representations, warranties, covenants, understandings, agreements,
oral or otherwise, relating to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement
exist between the
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parties except as expressly set forth in this Agreement, the Purchase Agreement,
the other Ancillary Agreements and the Confidentiality Agreement.
8.9 Amendments. This Agreement may be amended or modified in whole or in
part, only by a duly authorized agreement in writing executed in the same manner
as this Agreement and which makes reference to this Agreement.
8.10 Publicity. All press releases or other public communications of any
nature whatsoever relating to the transactions contemplated by this Agreement,
and the method of the release for publication thereof, shall be subject to the
prior mutual approval of the Company and Purchaser, which approval shall not be
unreasonably withheld by any party; provided, however, that, nothing herein
shall prevent any party from publishing such press releases or other public
communications as such party may consider necessary in order to satisfy such
party's legal or contractual obligations after such consultation with the other
parties hereto as is reasonable under the circumstances.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF the parties have hereunto caused this Agreement to
be duly executed as of the date first above written.
XXXXX ADVERTISING COMPANY
By: /s/ XXXXX XXXXX
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Name: Xxxxx Xxxxx
Title: Chief Financial Officer
CHANCELLOR MEDIA CORPORATION OF
LOS ANGELES
By: /s/ XXXXXXX X. XXXXXXXX, XX
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Name: Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxxxx, Xx.
Title: Executive Vice President
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