EXHIBIT 2.1
AMENDMENT NO. 3
TO THE
AMENDED AND RESTATED
AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER
AMENDMENT NO. 3, dated as of September 30, 1996 ("Amendment No.
3"), to the Amended and Restated Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of
April 15, 1996 (the "Agreement" and, as amended by Amendment No. 1 dated as of
May 6, 1996, Amendment No. 2 dated as of July 30, 1996 and Amendment No. 3,
the "Amended Agreement"), by and among SFX BROADCASTING, INC., a Delaware
corporation ("SFX"), SFX MERGER COMPANY, a Delaware corporation and a direct
wholly-owned subsidiary of SFX ("Acquisition Sub"), and MULTI- MARKET RADIO,
INC., a Delaware corporation ("MMR").
W I T N E S S E T H:
WHEREAS, Acquisition Sub, upon the terms and subject to the
conditions of this Agreement and in accordance with the General Corporation
Law of the State of Delaware ("Delaware Law"), intends to merge with and into
MMR (the "Merger");
WHEREAS, the Board of Directors and Independent Committees of MMR
(a) has determined that it is in the best interests of MMR and its
stockholders to amend the Agreement and has approved and adopted this
Amendment No. 3 and (b) has recommended the approval and adoption of the
Amended Agreement and the approval of the Merger by, and the Board of
Directors of MMR has directed that the Amended Agreement and the Merger be
submitted to a vote of, the stockholders of MMR;
WHEREAS, the Board of Directors and Independent Committees of SFX
(a) has determined that it is in the best interests of SFX and its
stockholders to amend the Agreement and has approved and adopted this
Amendment No. 3 and (b) has recommended the approval and adoption of the
Amended Agreement and the approval of the Merger by, and the Board of
Directors of SFX has directed that the Amended Agreement and the Merger be
submitted to a vote of, the stockholders of SFX;
WHEREAS, the Board of Directors of Acquisition Sub has determined
that it is in the best interests of Acquisition Sub and its stockholder, to
amend the Agreement and has approved and adopted this Amendment No. 3 and the
Amended Agreement; and
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and the mutual
covenants and agreements herein contained, and intending to be legally bound
hereby, SFX, Acquisition Sub and MMR hereby agree as follows:
ARTICLE I -- AMENDMENTS
SECTION 1.01. Section 2.01(b) of the Agreement is hereby amended
to read, in its entirety, as follows:
"(b) For purposes of this Agreement, subject to adjustments
required by Section 6.16, "Exchange Ratio" shall mean the number of
shares of SFX Class A Common Stock or SFX Class B Common Stock, as the
case may be, equal to the quotient obtained by dividing $12.50 by the
average of the Reported Price (as defined hereafter) for the twenty (20)
consecutive trading days ending on the fifth trading day prior to the
Effective Time (such average Reported Price being the "SFX Class A
Common Stock Price") (the fifth trading day prior to the Effective Time
being referred to as the "Determination Date"), on the primary exchange
on which the SFX Class A Common Stock is traded, including the Nasdaq
National Market; provided, however, that (1) in the event that the SFX
Class A Common Stock Price exceeds $44.00, then the Exchange Ratio shall
be the quotient obtained by dividing (i) the sum of (A) $12.50, plus (B)
the product of (I) thirty percent (30%), multiplied by (II) the
difference between the SFX Class A Common Stock Price and $44.00 by (ii)
the SFX Class A Common Stock Price; or (2) in the event that the SFX
Class A Common Stock Price is less than $32.00 then the Exchange Ratio
shall be .3750. All arithmetic calculations pursuant to this paragraph
shall be made through the fourth decimal place (i.e., to the closest
ten-thousandth). For purposes of
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this Agreement, "Reported Price" shall mean, with respect to each
trading day, the average of the last reported bid and asked prices of
the SFX Class A Common Stock on such trading day."
SECTION 1.02. Section 6.17(b) of the Agreement is hereby amended
to read, in its entirety, as follows:
"(b) In the event that this Agreement is terminated pursuant
to Section 8.01(a), (b), (c)(ii), (c)(iii), (f), (g), (h), (j), (l), (m)
or (n), MMR will have the right but not the obligation to acquire,
subject to FCC approval, radio stations WHCN(FM), Hartford, Connecticut;
WMRQ(FM), Waterbury, Connecticut; WPOP-AM, Hartford, Connecticut;
WSNE(FM), Taunton, Massachusetts; WHJY(FM), Providence, Rhode Island;
WHJJ-AM, Providence, Rhode Island; WGNA(FM), Albany, New York; WPYX(FM),
Albany, New York; WTRY-AM, Troy, New York; WGNA-AM, Albany, New York;
WYSR(FM), Rotterdam, New York and WMXB(FM), Richmond, Virginia
(collectively, the "Liberty Stations") for $100 million in cash
payable in full at the closing. To exercise its right to purchase
the Liberty Stations, MMR shall give written notice of such exercise
to SFX within forty-five (45) days following the termination of this
Agreement. Such notice shall be accompanied by a $1.0 million cash
deposit to secure its obligation to purchase the Liberty Stations.
MMR shall further deposit $2.0 million cash within twenty (20) business
days thereafter. In the event that MMR exercises its right to acquire
the Liberty Stations, the parties shall use their best efforts to
cause such acquisition to be consummated as soon as practicable
and in any event within nine months following the termination of
this Agreement. In the event that this Agreement is terminated
pursuant to Section 8.01(a), (b), (f), (h), (j) or (l), SFX shall
have the right to structure an exchange of stations (the "Exchange")
for the Liberty Stations, intended to qualify as a like-kind
exchange under Section 1031 of the Code and MMR and SFX shall use their
best efforts to consummate the Exchange as soon as practicable and in
any event within nine months following the termination of this
Agreement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the parties acknowledge that,
in the event MMR acquires radio station WYSR(FM) under this Section
6.17, such acquisition will be of an interest in a joint sales agreement
with respect to WYSR(FM) rather than that station itself, so long as
SFX's interest in such station is limited to a joint sales agreement."
ARTICLE II -- GENERAL PROVISIONS
SECTION 2.01 EFFECTIVENESS. This Amendment No. 3 shall be effective
upon the execution and delivery by the parties thereto of that certain
Memorandum of Understanding with respect to the settlement of the legal
action brought by Xxxx Pops, plaintiff, against Multi-Market Radio, Inc.,
SFX Broadcasting, Inc. et. al., defendants, substantially in the form
submitted to and approved by the board of directors of SFX and MMR.
SECTION 2.02. CERTAIN DEFINITIONS. Capitalized terms used in this
Amendment No. 3 but not defined herein shall have the meanings set forth in the
Agreement.
SECTION 2.03. SEVERABILITY. If any term or other provision of this
Amendment No. 3 is invalid, illegal or incapable of being enforced by any rule
of Law, or public policy, all other conditions and provisions of this
Amendment No. 3 and the Amended Agreement shall nevertheless remain in full
force and effect so long as the economic or legal substance of the
Transactions 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 the Amended Agreement so as to effect the original intent of
the parties as closely as possible in a mutually acceptable manner in order
that the Transactions be consummated as originally contemplated to the fullest
extent possible.
SECTION 2.04. GOVERNING LAW. EXCEPT TO THE EXTENT THAT DELAWARE LAW
IS MANDATORILY APPLICABLE TO THE MERGER AND THE RIGHTS OF THE STOCKHOLDERS OF
MMR AND ACQUISITION SUB, THIS AMENDMENT NO. 3 SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND
CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK WITHOUT REGARD
TO THE RULES OF CONFLICTS OF LAW THEREOF. ALL ACTIONS AND PROCEEDINGS ARISING
OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AMENDMENT NO. 3 SHALL BE HEARD AND DETERMINED IN
ANY COURT SITTING IN XXX XXXX XX XXX XXXX, XXXXX XX XXX XXXX.
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SECTION 2.05. NO OTHER CHANGE/HEADINGS. All other terms and
conditions of the Agreement shall remain unchanged. The descriptive headings
contained in this Amendment No. 3 are included for convenience of reference
only and shall not affect in any way the meaning or interpretation of this
Amendment No. 3.
SECTION 2.06. COUNTERPARTS. This Amendment No. 3 may be executed
and delivered (including by facsimile transmission) 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.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, SFX, Acquisition Sub and MMR have caused this
Amendment No. 3 to be executed as of the date first written above by their
respective officers thereunto duly authorized.
SFX BROADCASTING, INC.
By /s/ Xxxxxx F.X. Sillerman
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Xxxxxx F.X. Sillerman, Chief Executive
Officer
SFX MERGER COMPANY
By /s/ Xxxxxx F.X. Sillerman
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Xxxxxx F.X. Sillerman, President
MULTI-MARKET RADIO, INC.
By /s/ Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx
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Xxxxxxx X. Xxxxxx, Chief Executive Officer
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