SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(D) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
DECEMBER 19, 2001
Date of report (Date of earliest event reported)
AT&T CORP.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
NEW YORK 1-1105 13-4924710
(State or Other (Commission File (IRS Employer
Jurisdiction Number) Identification No.)
of Incorporation)
32 AVENUE OF THE AMERICAS, NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10013-2412
(Address of Principal Executive Offices, including Zip Code)
(212) 387-5400
(Registrant's telephone number, including area code)
NOT APPLICABLE
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
ITEM 5. OTHER EVENTS.
On December 19, 2001, AT&T Corp. ("AT&T") and Comcast Corporation
("Comcast") announced that AT&T, AT&T Broadband Corp., Comcast, AT&T Broadband
Acquisition Corp., Comcast Acquisition Corp. and AT&T Comcast Corporation
entered into a definitive agreement and plan of merger (the "Merger Agreement"),
dated as of December 19, 2001. Also, AT&T and AT&T Broadband Corp. entered into
a Separation and Distribution Agreement (the "Separation and Distribution
Agreement"), dated as of December 19, 2001. A copy of the Merger Agreement, the
Separation and Distribution Agreement and the joint press release issued by AT&T
and Comcast on December 19, 2001, are attached hereto as Exhibits 2.1, 2.2 and
99.1, respectively, and are each incorporated herein by reference.
ITEM 7. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, PRO FORMA FINANCIAL INFORMATION AND EXHIBITS.
(c) Exhibits.
2.1 Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of December 19, 2001,
by and among AT&T Corp., AT&T Broadband Corp., Comcast
Corporation, AT&T Broadband Acquisition Corp., Comcast
Acquisition Corp. and AT&T Comcast Corporation.
2.2 Separation and Distribution Agreement, dated as of December 19,
2001, by and between AT&T Corp. and AT&T Broadband Corp.
99.1 Joint Press Release, dated December 19, 2001.
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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 hereunto duly authorized.
Date: December 19, 2001
AT&T CORP.
By: /s/ Robert S. Feit
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Name: Robert S. Feit
Title: Chief Counsel - Corporate
and Financial Matters
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EXHIBIT INDEX
2.1 Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of December 19, 2001,
by and among AT&T Corp., AT&T Broadband Corp., Comcast
Corporation, AT&T Broadband Acquisition Corp., Comcast
Acquisition Corp. and AT&T Comcast Corporation.
2.2 Separation and Distribution Agreement, dated as of December 19,
2001, by and between AT&T Corp. and AT&T Broadband Corp.
99.1 Joint Press Release, dated December 19, 2001.
EXHIBIT 2.1
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AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER
dated as of
December 19, 2001
by and among
AT&T CORP.,
AT&T BROADBAND CORP.,
COMCAST CORPORATION,
AT&T BROADBAND ACQUISITION CORP.,
COMCAST ACQUISITION CORP.
and
AT&T COMCAST CORPORATION
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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ARTICLE 1
DEFINITIONS
SECTION 1.01. Definitions....................................................2
ARTICLE 2
PARENT AND MERGER SUBS
SECTION 2.01. Organization of Parent........................................24
SECTION 2.02. Directors and Officers of Parent..............................24
SECTION 2.03. Organization of Merger Subs...................................24
SECTION 2.04. Actions of Comcast and AT&T...................................24
SECTION 2.05. Rights Plan...................................................25
ARTICLE 3
THE MERGERS
SECTION 3.01. The AT&T Broadband Merger.....................................25
SECTION 3.02. The Comcast Merger............................................25
SECTION 3.03. Certificate and Articles of Incorporation; Bylaws.............26
SECTION 3.04. Directors and Officers of the Surviving Corporations..........26
SECTION 3.05. Alternative Structure.........................................27
ARTICLE 4
CONVERSION OF SECURITIES
SECTION 4.01. Conversion of Securities......................................27
SECTION 4.02. Exchange of Certificates......................................31
SECTION 4.03. Section 355(e) Top-up.........................................39
SECTION 4.04. Additional Payment............................................40
SECTION 4.05. Additional Exchange Arrangements..............................41
ARTICLE 5
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF COMCAST
SECTION 5.01. Corporate Existence and Power.................................42
SECTION 5.02. Corporate Authorization.......................................42
SECTION 5.03. Governmental Authorization....................................42
SECTION 5.04. Non-contravention.............................................43
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SECTION 5.05. Capitalization................................................43
SECTION 5.06. Subsidiaries..................................................44
SECTION 5.07. SEC Filings...................................................45
SECTION 5.08. Financial Statements..........................................46
SECTION 5.09. Information Supplied..........................................46
SECTION 5.10. Absence of Certain Changes....................................46
SECTION 5.11. No Undisclosed Material Liabilities...........................47
SECTION 5.12. Compliance with Laws and Court Orders.........................47
SECTION 5.13. Litigation....................................................47
SECTION 5.14. Finders' Fees.................................................48
SECTION 5.15. Opinion of Financial Advisor..................................48
SECTION 5.16. Taxes.........................................................48
SECTION 5.17. Tax Opinions..................................................49
SECTION 5.18. Employee Benefit Plans and Labor Matters......................49
SECTION 5.19. Environmental Matters.........................................52
SECTION 5.20. Intellectual Property.........................................52
SECTION 5.21. Contracts.....................................................53
SECTION 5.22. Vote Required.................................................54
SECTION 5.23. Antitakeover Statutes; Charter and Bylaw Provisions...........54
SECTION 5.24. AT&T Securities...............................................54
SECTION 5.25. Transactions with Affiliates..................................54
SECTION 5.26. Investments...................................................54
SECTION 5.27. No Approval Rights............................................55
ARTICLE 6
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF AT&T
SECTION 6.01. Corporate Existence and Power.................................55
SECTION 6.02. Corporate Authorization.......................................55
SECTION 6.03. Governmental Authorization....................................56
SECTION 6.04. Non-contravention.............................................57
SECTION 6.05. Capitalization................................................57
SECTION 6.06. AT&T Broadband and AT&T Broadband Subsidiaries................59
SECTION 6.07. SEC Filings...................................................60
SECTION 6.08. Financial Statements..........................................61
SECTION 6.09. Information Supplied..........................................61
SECTION 6.10. Absence of Certain Changes....................................62
SECTION 6.11. No Undisclosed Material Liabilities...........................62
SECTION 6.12. Compliance with Laws and Court Orders.........................63
SECTION 6.13. Litigation....................................................63
SECTION 6.14. Finders' Fees.................................................63
SECTION 6.15. Opinion of Financial Advisor..................................64
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SECTION 6.16. Taxes.........................................................64
SECTION 6.17. Tax Opinions..................................................65
SECTION 6.18. Employee Benefit Plans and Labor Matters......................65
SECTION 6.19. Environmental Matters.........................................67
SECTION 6.20. Intellectual Property.........................................68
SECTION 6.21. Contracts.....................................................69
SECTION 6.22. AT&T Shareholder Vote.........................................70
SECTION 6.23. Antitakeover Statutes.........................................70
SECTION 6.24. Comcast Securities............................................70
SECTION 6.25. TWE; At Home..................................................70
SECTION 6.26. Intercompany Transactions.....................................72
SECTION 6.27. Sufficiency of Transferred Assets.............................72
SECTION 6.28. Investments...................................................73
ARTICLE 7
COVENANTS OF COMCAST
SECTION 7.01. Comcast Interim Operations....................................73
SECTION 7.02. Comcast Shareholders' Meeting; Proxy Material.................77
SECTION 7.03. Voting Agreement..............................................78
ARTICLE 8
COVENANTS OF AT&T
SECTION 8.01. AT&T Broadband Interim Operations.............................78
SECTION 8.02. AT&T Shareholders' Meeting; Proxy Material....................85
SECTION 8.03. No Solicitation...............................................86
SECTION 8.04. Ancillary Agreements..........................................88
SECTION 8.05. Neutrality Agreement..........................................89
SECTION 8.06. Broadband Employees...........................................89
SECTION 8.07. AT&T Post-Signing Equity Awards...............................90
SECTION 8.08. Redemption of TCI Pacific Preferred Stock.....................90
SECTION 8.09. Note Consent Process..........................................90
ARTICLE 9
COVENANTS OF AT&T, COMCAST AND PARENT
SECTION 9.01. Best Efforts..................................................91
SECTION 9.02. Joint Proxy Statement; Registration Statement.................92
SECTION 9.03. Public Announcements..........................................93
SECTION 9.04. Further Assurances............................................93
SECTION 9.05. Access to Information.........................................94
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SECTION 9.06. Tax-free Transactions.........................................94
SECTION 9.07. Affiliates....................................................94
SECTION 9.08. Governance and Other Matters..................................95
SECTION 9.09. Notices of Certain Events.....................................95
SECTION 9.10. Section 16 Matters............................................96
SECTION 9.11. Director and Officer Liability................................96
SECTION 9.12. Listing of Stock..............................................97
SECTION 9.13. Employee Matters..............................................98
SECTION 9.14. Employment Agreements........................................100
SECTION 9.15. Interim Finance Committee....................................100
SECTION 9.16. TOPRS........................................................101
SECTION 9.17. Consideration................................................102
SECTION 9.18. QUIPS........................................................102
SECTION 9.19. Index Stock..................................................105
SECTION 9.20. Use of Name and Logo.........................................105
SECTION 9.21. Exchange Agreement...........................................106
SECTION 9.22. Significant Excepted Transactions............................107
SECTION 9.23. Comcast's AT&T Stock.........................................108
ARTICLE 10
CONDITIONS TO THE MERGERS
SECTION 10.01. Conditions to the Obligations of Each Party..................109
SECTION 10.02. Conditions to the Obligations of AT&T........................111
SECTION 10.03. Conditions to the Obligations of Comcast.....................112
ARTICLE 11
TERMINATION
SECTION 11.01. Termination..................................................113
SECTION 11.02. Effect of Termination........................................114
SECTION 11.03. Fees and Expenses............................................115
ARTICLE 12
MISCELLANEOUS
SECTION 12.01. Notices......................................................117
SECTION 12.02. Survival.....................................................118
SECTION 12.03. Amendments; No Waivers.......................................119
SECTION 12.04. Successors and Assigns.......................................119
SECTION 12.05. Governing Law................................................119
SECTION 12.06. Jurisdiction.................................................119
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SECTION 12.07. WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL.........................................120
SECTION 12.08. Counterparts; Effectiveness..................................120
SECTION 12.09. Entire Agreement; No Third Party Beneficiaries...............120
SECTION 12.10. Severability.................................................120
SECTION 12.11. Specific Performance.........................................121
SECTION 12.12. Schedules....................................................121
EXHIBITS AND SCHEDULES
Exhibit A - Form of Support Agreement
Exhibit B - Form of Rule 145 Affiliate Letter
Exhibit C - Form of Separation and Distribution Agreement
Exhibit D-1 - Form of Parent Charter (Preferred Structure)
Exhibit D-2 - Term Sheet for Parent Charter (Alternative Structure)
Exhibit D-3 - Form of Parent Bylaws
Exhibit D-4 - Form of Comcast Articles Amendment
Exhibit E - AT&T Broadband Financial Statements (12/31/00 and 9/30/01)
Exhibit F - Admission Agreement
AT&T Disclosure Schedule
Comcast Disclosure Schedule
AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER
AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER (this "Agreement"), dated as of December 19,
2001, by and among AT&T Corp., a New York corporation ("AT&T"), AT&T Broadband
Corp., a Delaware corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary of AT&T ("AT&T
Broadband"), Comcast Corporation, a Pennsylvania corporation ("Comcast"), AT&T
Comcast Corporation, a Pennsylvania corporation ("Parent"), AT&T Broadband
Acquisition Corp., a Delaware corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary of
Parent ("AT&T Broadband Merger Sub"), and Comcast Acquisition Corp., a
Pennsylvania corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary of Parent ("Comcast
Merger Sub").
WHEREAS, AT&T Broadband is a newly formed wholly owned subsidiary of AT&T
that will hold, directly or indirectly, all of the assets and liabilities of
the AT&T Broadband Group in accordance with the terms and conditions of the
Separation and Distribution Agreement (as defined below);
WHEREAS, the Boards of Directors of AT&T, AT&T Broadband and Comcast and
each of the other parties hereto have approved this Agreement and deem it
advisable and in the best interests of their respective shareholders to
consummate the transactions contemplated hereby on the terms and conditions set
forth herein;
WHEREAS, immediately prior to the execution and delivery of this
Agreement, as a condition and inducement to AT&T's willingness to enter into
this Agreement, each of Sural LLC ("Comcast Shareholder"), Mr. Brian L.
Roberts, Comcast and Parent has executed and delivered to AT&T the support
agreement, dated as of the date hereof, in the form attached as Exhibit A (the
"Support Agreement");
WHEREAS, it is intended that, for United States federal income tax
purposes, the Mergers (as defined below) shall qualify as tax-free exchanges
described in Section 351 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the
"Code"), and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder;
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and the respective
representations, warranties, covenants and agreements set forth below, the
parties hereto agree as follows:
ARTICLE 1
DEFINITIONS
SECTION 1.01. Definitions. (a) The following terms, as used herein, have
the following meanings:
"1933 Act" means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and the rules and
regulations promulgated thereunder.
"1934 Act" means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the
rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
"A Shareholder Approval" means the approval, by a majority of the votes
cast, of the holders of the Comcast Class A Common Stock (voting as a class at
a meeting at which a quorum is present) of this Agreement and the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement and the Articles Amendment.
"Additional Commercial Agreements" has the meaning set forth in the
Separation and Distribution Agreement.
"Admission Agreement" means the Instrument of Admission, in the form
attached hereto as Exhibit F, pursuant to which AT&T and Parent will become
parties to the Exchange Agreement.
"Affiliate" means, with respect to any Person, any other Person, directly
or indirectly, controlling, controlled by, or under common control with such
Person.
"Aggregate Former Employee Broadband Option Amount" means:
(a) if the AT&T Common Stock trades "ex-distribution" or "when issued (to
give effect to the Distribution)" on the NYSE on or immediately prior to the
Distribution Date, the excess of (i) the product of the aggregate number of
shares of AT&T Broadband Common Stock subject to Broadband Options granted
pursuant to Section 5.3(b) of the Employee Benefits Agreement, multiplied by
the Broadband Common Stock Value (as defined in the Employee Benefits
Agreement), over (ii) the aggregate exercise price of such Broadband Options;
and
(b) if the AT&T Common Stock does not trade "ex-distribution" or "when
issued (to give effect to the Distribution)" on the NYSE on or immediately
prior to the Distribution Date, the product of
(i) a fraction, the numerator or which is the product of the Comcast
Stock Price multiplied by the Preliminary Exchange Ratio, and the
denominator of which is the AT&T Closing Stock Value; times
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(ii) the excess of (i) the product of the aggregate number of shares
of AT&T Common Stock subject to unexercised AT&T Options held by Former
Employees (both as defined in the Employee Benefits Agreement) immediately
prior to the Distribution Date, times the AT&T Closing Stock Value, over
(ii) the aggregate exercise price of such AT&T Options.
"Ancillary Agreements" has the meaning set forth in the Separation and
Distribution Agreement.
"AOL" means AOL Time Warner Inc., a Delaware corporation.
"Articles Amendment" mean the articles of amendment to the articles of
incorporation of Comcast in the form attached as Exhibit D-4.
"At Home" means At Home Corporation, a Delaware corporation and/or its
bankruptcy estate, as the case may be.
"AT&T 10-K" means AT&T's annual report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year
ended December 31, 2000.
"AT&T Balance Sheet" means the consolidated balance sheet of AT&T and its
consolidated Subsidiaries as of December 31, 2000 and the footnotes thereto, as
set forth in the AT&T 10-K.
"AT&T Broadband Acquisition Proposal" means any offer or proposal for, or
any indication of interest in (i) a merger, consolidation, share exchange,
business combination, reorganization, recapitalization or other similar
transaction involving AT&T, the AT&T Broadband Group, AT&T Broadband or any
AT&T Significant Broadband Subsidiary, (ii) the acquisition, directly or
indirectly, of (A) an equity interest representing greater than 25% of the
voting securities of AT&T, the AT&T Broadband Group, AT&T Broadband or any AT&T
Significant Broadband Subsidiary or (B) assets, securities or ownership
interests representing an amount equal to or greater than 25% of the
consolidated assets or EBITDA generating power of the AT&T Broadband Group, or
(iii) any transaction (x) the entering into or the consummation of which would
reasonably be expected to be inconsistent in any material respect with the
consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the other
Transaction Agreements, on the terms set forth in this Agreement and the other
Transaction Agreements, as the case may be, or (y) that would reasonably be
expected to prevent or materially delay, impede or adversely affect the
consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the other
Transaction Agreements other than (X) in the case of (i) or (ii), (I) the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement,
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(II) transactions permitted pursuant to Section 8.01 or (III) transactions that
would not directly or indirectly (other than indirectly by virtue of the
ownership of securities of AT&T) include any of the businesses, assets or
liabilities of, or materially affect the business of, AT&T (to the extent
relating to the AT&T Broadband Group), the AT&T Broadband Group, AT&T Broadband
or any AT&T Broadband Subsidiary and (Y) in the case of (i), (ii) or (iii), a
transaction that does not involve the AT&T Broadband Group, AT&T Broadband or
any AT&T Broadband Subsidiary (except to the extent relating to (A) the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the other Transaction
Agreements or (B) a spin-off of the AT&T Broadband Group substantially pro rata
to the holders of AT&T Common Stock not in connection with any other
transaction involving the AT&T Broadband Group) that in any such case is
consistent in all material respects with the consummation of the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement and the other Transaction Agreements, on the
terms set forth in this Agreement and the other Transaction Agreements, as the
case may be; provided that each of the parties to such transaction agrees that
AT&T and AT&T Broadband shall honor the terms and conditions of this Agreement
(any transaction referred to in this clause (Y), an "Excepted Transaction").
"AT&T Broadband Assets" has the meaning set forth in the Separation and
Distribution Agreement.
"AT&T Broadband Balance Sheet" means the unaudited combined balance sheet
of the AT&T Broadband Group as of September 30, 2001 and the footnotes thereto,
as attached as Exhibit E.
"AT&T Broadband Balance Sheet Date" means September 30, 2001.
"AT&T Broadband Business" has the meaning set forth in the Separation and
Distribution Agreement.
"AT&T Broadband Common Stock" means the Common Stock, par value $0.01 per
share, of AT&T Broadband, which, subject to the terms of the Separation and
Distribution Agreement, will be distributed on a one-for-one basis on the
Distribution Date to holders of shares of AT&T Common Stock.
"AT&T Broadband Entities" has the meaning set forth in the Separation and
Distribution Agreement.
"AT&T Broadband Financial Statements" means the unaudited combined
financial statements of the AT&T Broadband Group as of and for the periods
ending December 31, 2000 and September 30, 2001 and the footnotes thereto, as
attached as Exhibit E.
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"AT&T Broadband Group" has the meaning set forth in the Separation and
Distribution Agreement.
"AT&T Broadband Material Adverse Effect" means a material adverse effect
on the financial condition, assets or results of operations of the AT&T
Broadband Group, taken as a whole, excluding any such effect resulting from or
arising in connection with (i) changes or conditions generally affecting the
industries in which the AT&T Broadband Group (including AT&T Broadband and all
the AT&T Broadband Subsidiaries) operate, (ii) changes in general economic,
regulatory or political conditions, or (iii) the announcement of this Agreement
or of the transactions contemplated hereby.
"AT&T Broadband Subsidiary" has the meaning set forth in the Separation
and Distribution Agreement.
"AT&T Closing Stock Value" has the meaning set forth in the Employee
Benefits Agreement.
"AT&T Common Stock" means the Common Stock, par value $1.00 per share, of
AT&T.
"AT&T Communications Business" has the meaning set forth in the Exchange
Agreement.
"AT&T Communications Group" has the meaning set forth in the Separation
and Distribution Agreement.
"AT&T Confidentiality Agreement" means the confidentiality letter
agreement, dated September 28, 2001, as amended, by and between AT&T and
Comcast providing for, among other things, confidential treatment of
information provided by AT&T to Comcast.
"AT&T Disclosure Schedule" means the AT&T disclosure schedule delivered to
Comcast concurrently herewith.
"AT&T Employees" has the meaning set forth in the Separation and
Distribution Agreement.
"AT&T ESPP" means the AT&T Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
"AT&T Exchangeable Preferred Stock" has the meaning set forth in the
definition of Exchange Amount.
"AT&T Group" means AT&T together with the AT&T Subsidiaries.
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"AT&T Registration Rights Agreement" means the Registration Rights
Agreement dated as of June 11, 2001 between Comcast PC Investments Inc. and
AT&T.
"AT&T Significant Broadband Subsidiary" means any AT&T Broadband
Subsidiary that would have constituted a "significant subsidiary" (within the
meaning of Rule 1-02 of Regulation S-X of the SEC) of the AT&T Broadband Group
as of December 31, 2000 if, as of such date, the AT&T Broadband Group were a
reporting company under the 1934 Act; provided that for purposes hereof, the
phrase "EBITDA" will be substituted for the phrase "income from continuing
operations before income taxes, extraordinary items and cumulative effect of a
change in accounting principle" in Rule 1-02(w)(3).
"AT&T Significant Subsidiary" means any AT&T Subsidiary that would
constitute a "significant subsidiary" (within the meaning of Rule 1-02 of
Regulation S-X of the SEC) as of December 31, 2000; provided that for purposes
hereof, the phrase "EBITDA" will be substituted for the phrase "income from
continuing operations before income taxes, extraordinary items and cumulative
effect of a change in accounting principle" in Rule 1-02(w)(3).
"AT&T Subsidiary" means a Subsidiary of AT&T; provided that
notwithstanding the Distribution, AT&T Broadband and the AT&T Broadband
Subsidiaries will be treated as AT&T Subsidiaries through the Effective Time
but not thereafter.
"Average Class A Price" means the average (rounded to the nearest
1/10,000) of the Trading Values for the 10 Trading Days randomly selected by
lot by AT&T and Comcast from the Trading Days occurring during the Pricing
Period, which 10 Trading Days shall be the same as the 10 Trading Days used to
calculate the Average Class A Special Price.
"Average Class A Special Price" means the average (rounded to the nearest
1/10,000) of the Trading Values for the 10 Trading Days randomly selected by
lot by AT&T and Comcast from the Trading Days occurring during the Pricing
Period.
"Average Class C Price" means the average (rounded to the nearest
1/10,000) of the Trading Values for the 10 Trading Days randomly selected by
lot by AT&T and Comcast from the Trading Days occurring during the Pricing
Period, which 10 Trading Days shall be the same as the 10 Trading Days used to
calculate the Average Class A Special Price.
"Benefit Arrangement" means, with respect to any Person, any employment,
severance or similar contract or arrangement (whether or not
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written) or any plan, policy, fund, program or arrangement or contract
providing for compensation, bonus, profit-sharing, stock option, or other
stock-related rights or other forms of incentive or deferred compensation,
vacation benefits, insurance coverage (including any self-insured
arrangements), health or medical benefits, disability benefits, workers'
compensation, supplemental unemployment benefits, severance benefits and
post-employment or retirement benefits (including compensation, pension,
health, medical or life insurance or other benefits) that (i) is not an
Employee Plan, (ii) is entered into, maintained, administered or contributed to
or required to be contributed to, as the case may be, by such Person or any of
its Affiliates and (iii) covers any employee or former employee of such Person
or any of its Subsidiaries employed in the United States.
"Broadband Benefit Arrangement" means a Benefit Arrangement that is a
Broadband Benefit Plan as defined in the Employee Benefits Agreement.
"Broadband Deferred Compensation Plan" means a Deferred Compensation Plan
that is a Broadband Plan as defined in the Employee Benefits Agreement.
"Broadband Employee" has the meaning set forth in the Employee Benefits
Agreement, except that for purposes of this Agreement, "Broadband Employee"
shall include any Broadband Transferee, and for purposes of Section 9.13,
"Broadband Employee" shall not include any current or former non-employee
director of AT&T Broadband with respect to service as a director.
"Broadband Employee Plan" means an Employee Plan that is a Broadband
Benefit Plan as defined in the Employee Benefits Agreement.
"Broadband International Plan" means an International Plan that is a
Broadband Benefit Plan as defined in the Employee Benefits Agreement.
"Broadband Options" has the meaning set forth in the Employee Benefits
Agreement.
"Broadband Pension Plan" means a Pension Plan that is a Broadband Benefit
Plan as defined in the Employee Benefits Agreement.
"Broadband Transferee" has the meaning set forth in the Employee Benefits
Agreement.
"Broadband Value" means the product of the Exchange Ratio multiplied by
the average (rounded to the nearest 1/10,000) of the Trading Values of Comcast
Class A Common Stock for the 10 Combined Trading Days randomly selected by lot
by AT&T and Comcast from the Combined Trading Days
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occurring during the 20 consecutive Combined Trading Days following the Closing
Date.
"Business Day" means a day other than a Saturday, Sunday or other day on
which commercial banks in New York City are authorized or required by law to
close.
"Class A Liberty Media Group Common Stock" means the Class A Liberty Media
Group Common Stock, par value $1.00 per share, of AT&T.
"Class B Liberty Media Group Common Stock" means the Class B Liberty Media
Group Common Stock, par value $1.00 per share, of AT&T.
"Closing Date" means the date on which the Effective Time occurs.
"Combined Trading Day" means any day which is both a Trading Day and a
NYSE Trading Day.
"Comcast 10-Q" means Comcast's annual report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal
quarter ended September 30, 2001.
"Comcast Affiliate" means an Affiliate of Comcast.
"Comcast Balance Sheet" means the unaudited consolidated balance sheet of
Comcast and its consolidated Subsidiaries as of September 30, 2001 and the
footnotes thereto, as set forth in the Comcast 10-Q.
"Comcast Balance Sheet Date" means September 30, 2001.
"Comcast Benefit Arrangements" means the Benefit Arrangements of Comcast
or any Comcast Subsidiary.
"Comcast Class A Common Stock" means the Class A Common Stock, par value
$1.00 per share, of Comcast.
"Comcast Class A Special Common Stock" means the Class A Special Common
Stock, par value $1.00 per share, of Comcast.
"Comcast Class B Common Stock" means the Class B Common Stock, par value
$1.00 per share, of Comcast.
"Comcast Common Stock" means the Comcast Class A Common Stock, the Comcast
Class A Special Common Stock and the Comcast Class B Common Stock.
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"Comcast Confidentiality Agreement" means the confidentiality letter
agreement, dated September 28, 2001, as the same may be amended from time to
time, by and between AT&T and Comcast providing for, among other things,
confidential treatment of information provided by Comcast to AT&T.
"Comcast Deferred Compensation Plan" means a Deferred Compensation Plan of
Comcast or any Comcast Affiliate for the benefit of any current or former
employee or director of Comcast or any Comcast Subsidiary.
"Comcast Disclosure Schedule" means the Comcast disclosure schedule
delivered to AT&T concurrently herewith.
"Comcast Employee Plan" means an Employee Plan of Comcast or any Comcast
Subsidiary.
"Comcast ESPP" means the Comcast Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
"Comcast Group" means Comcast together with the Comcast Subsidiaries.
"Comcast International Plan" means an International Plan of Comcast or any
Comcast Subsidiary.
"Comcast Material Adverse Effect" means a material adverse effect on the
financial condition, assets or results of operations of the Comcast Group taken
as a whole, excluding any such effect resulting from or arising in connection
with (i) changes or conditions generally affecting the industries in which
Comcast and the Comcast Subsidiaries, operate, (ii) changes in general
economic, regulatory or political conditions, or (iii) the announcement of this
Agreement or of the transactions contemplated hereby.
"Comcast Pension Plan" means a Pension Plan of Comcast or any of its ERISA
Affiliates.
"Comcast Significant Subsidiary" means any Comcast Subsidiary that would
constitute a "significant subsidiary" (within the meaning of Rule 1-02 of
Regulation S-X of the SEC) as of December 31, 2000; provided that for purposes
hereof, the phrase "EBITDA" will be substituted for the phrase "income from
continuing operations before income taxes, extraordinary items and cumulative
effect of a change in accounting principle" in Rule 1-02(w)(3).
"Comcast Stock Price" means the average (rounded to the nearest 1/10,000)
of the Trading Values of Comcast Class A Common Stock for the five consecutive
Trading Days immediately preceding the Distribution Date.
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"Comcast Subsidiary" means a Subsidiary of Comcast.
"Communications Act" means the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, and
the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
"Communications Value" means the average (rounded to the nearest 1/10,000)
of the Trading Values of AT&T Common Stock for the 10 Combined Trading Days
randomly selected by lot by AT&T and Comcast from the Combined Trading Days
occurring during the 20 consecutive Combined Trading Days following the Closing
Date, which shall be the same 10 Combined Trading Days as used for the
calculation of Broadband Value.
"Confidentiality Agreements" means the AT&T Confidentiality Agreement and
the Comcast Confidentiality Agreement.
"Debentures" means the 5% Junior Convertible Subordinated Debentures due
2029 of AT&T.
"Deferred Compensation Plan" means, with respect to any Person, any plan,
agreement or arrangement that (i) is described under Sections 4(b)(5) or
401(a)(1) of ERISA (or similar plan covering one or more non-employee directors
of a Person), (ii) is maintained, administered or contributed to or required to
be contributed to or required to be contributed to by such Person or any of its
Affiliates and (iii) covers any current or former employee or director of such
Person or any of its Subsidiaries.
"DGCL" means the Delaware General Corporation Law.
"Distribution" has the meaning set forth in the Separation and
Distribution Agreement.
"Distribution Date" has the meaning set forth in the Separation and
Distribution Agreement.
"Dividend Stock" has the meaning set forth in the definition of Exchange
Amount.
"EBITDA" means operating income plus depreciation plus amortization, in
each case as determined in accordance with GAAP.
"Employee Benefits Agreement" has the meaning set forth in the Separation
and Distribution Agreement.
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"Employee Plan" means, with respect to any Person, any "employee benefit
plan" (as defined in Section 3(3) of ERISA) that (i) is subject to any
provision of ERISA, (ii) is maintained, administered or contributed to or
required to be contributed to by such Person or any of its Affiliates and (iii)
covers any employee or former employee of such Person or any of its
Subsidiaries.
"Environmental Laws" means any United States federal, state or local,
foreign or supranational law (including common law), treaty, judicial decision,
regulation, rule, judgment, order, decree, injunction, permit or governmental
restriction or requirement or any agreement with any Governmental Authority or
other third party, relating to human health and safety, the environment or to
pollutants, contaminants, wastes or chemicals or any toxic, radioactive,
ignitable, corrosive, reactive or otherwise hazardous substances, wastes or
materials.
"Environmental Permits" means, with respect to any Person, all permits,
licenses, franchises, certificates, approvals and other similar authorizations
of any Governmental Authority relating to or required by Environmental Laws and
affecting, or relating in any way to, the business of such Person or any of its
Subsidiaries as currently conducted.
"ERISA" means the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as
amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
"ERISA Affiliate" of any Person means any other Person that, together with
such Person, would be treated as a single employer under Section 414 of the
Code.
"Excepted Transaction" has the meaning set forth in the definition of AT&T
Broadband Acquisition Proposal.
"Exchange Agreement" means the Exchange Agreement dated as of December 7,
2001 between Comcast and Microsoft.
"Exchange Amount" means an amount "K" where "K" is derived from the
following equation:
K = (T x (B + C))/C
provided that in no event shall K exceed the product of 10.0%
multiplied by the total number of shares of AT&T Common Stock that
would be outstanding immediately after giving effect to the exchange
of the AT&T Exchangeable Preferred Stock.
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The variables used to calculate K pursuant to the foregoing formula are
defined as follows:
"T" is the number of shares of AT&T Common Stock held by Comcast
and any Comcast Subsidiary immediately prior to the Distribution.
"B" is the Broadband Value.
"C" is the Communications Value.
"Exchange Date" has the meaning set forth in Section 9.23.
"Exchange Ratio" means the value, "X", as defined below (and rounded to
the nearest 1/10,000). The purpose of the Exchange Ratio is to determine the
number of shares of Parent Common Stock that will be delivered in exchange for
each outstanding share of AT&T Broadband Common Stock at the Effective Time,
and to adjust for the value of certain employee options and stock appreciation
rights to be assumed by Parent as of the Effective Time.
"X" is defined according to the following formula:
1,235,000,000 - (I+F)/C
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X = O
The variables used in calculating X pursuant to the foregoing formula are
defined as follows:
"C" is the Comcast Stock Price.
"O" is (i) the number of shares of AT&T Broadband Common Stock
outstanding immediately prior to the AT&T Broadband Merger excluding
any shares issued pursuant to the QUIPS Exchange and any shares held
by any wholly owned AT&T Broadband Subsidiary plus (ii) the number of
shares, if any, of AT&T Common Stock in respect of which rights
pursuant to Section 910 of the NYBCL have purportedly been exercised
and not withdrawn. For purposes of this definition and for the
avoidance of doubt, any restricted shares of AT&T Broadband Common
Stock that have been awarded prior to the date of this Agreement and
not forfeited prior to the Closing Date shall be considered
"outstanding", regardless of whether an election has been made with
respect to such shares pursuant to Section 83(b) of the Code.
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"I" is the aggregate "in-the-money" amount for all unexercised
AT&T Stock Options outstanding as of the date of this Agreement and
held by Broadband Employees immediately prior to the Closing Date
whose exercise price, as of the Closing Date, is less than the AT&T
Closing Stock Value, calculated with respect to each such AT&T Stock
Option as the product of:
(A) the excess of the AT&T Closing Stock Value over the exercise
price, as of the Closing Date, for such option, times
(B) the number of shares of AT&T Common Stock subject to such
option.
For this purpose, a stock appreciation right with respect to AT&T
Common Stock shall be treated as an AT&T Stock Option. In addition,
for purposes of this definition, AT&T Stock Options granted after the
date hereof shall be disregarded.
"F" means the aggregate "in-the-money" amount for AT&T Stock
Options held by Former Employees (as defined in the Employee Benefits
Agreement) to the extent converted into options to purchase AT&T
Broadband Common Stock, calculated as equal to the Aggregate Former
Employee Broadband Option Amount.
"Expense Agreement" means the Expense Agreement dated as of June 16, 1999
between AT&T and the Issuer Trust.
"FCC" means the United States Federal Communications Commission.
"Franchise" means a written "franchise" (within the meaning of Section
602(8) of the Communications Act).
"Franchising Authority" means "franchising authority" (within the meaning
of Section 602(9) of the Communications Act).
"Guarantee Agreement" means the Guarantee Agreement dated as of June 16,
1999 between AT&T, as Guarantor, and The Bank of New York, as Guarantor
Trustee, relating to the Issuer Trust.
"HSR Act" means the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976,
as amended, and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
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"Indebtedness" has the meaning set forth in the Separation and
Distribution Agreement.
"Indenture" means the Indenture dated as of June 16, 1999, as amended or
supplemented, between AT&T and The Bank of New York, as Trustee, relating to
the Debentures.
"Independent Person" has the meaning set forth in the Parent Charter.
"Index" means the Standard and Poors' 500 Index.
"Interim Finance Committee" means the committee described in Section 9.15.
"International Plan" means, with respect to any Person, any employment,
severance or similar contract or arrangement (whether or not written) or any
plan, policy, fund, program or arrangement or contract providing for severance,
insurance coverage (including any self-insured arrangements), workers'
compensation, disability benefits, supplemental unemployment benefits, vacation
benefits, pension or retirement benefits or for deferred compensation,
profit-sharing, bonuses, stock options, stock appreciation rights or other
forms of incentive compensation or post-retirement insurance, compensation or
benefits that (i) is not an Employee Plan or a Benefit Arrangement, (ii) is
entered into, maintained, administered or contributed to or required to be
contributed to by such Person or any of its Affiliates and (iii) covers any
employee or former employee of such Person or any of its Subsidiaries.
"IRS" means the United States Internal Revenue Service.
"Issuer Trust" means AT&T Finance Trust I, a Delaware business trust.
"K/A Price Differential" means the number equal to the excess, if any, of
(i) the quotient obtained by dividing (A) the Average Class A Special Price by
(B) the Average Class A Price over (ii) 1; provided that the K/A Price
Differential shall in no event be less than 0 or more than .03.
"K/C Price Differential" means the number equal to the excess, if any, of
(i) the quotient obtained by dividing (A) the Average Class A Special Price by
(B) the Average Class C Price over (ii) 1; provided that the K/C Price
Differential shall in no event be less than 0 or more than .03.
"knowledge" means, with respect to any fact, the conscious awareness of
such fact by an "executive officer" (as defined under the 1933 Act) of the
relevant
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Person or, in the case of AT&T, any Person who would be considered an
"executive officer" (as so defined) of the AT&T Broadband Group.
"Lien" means, with respect to any property or asset, any mortgage, lien,
pledge, charge, security interest, encumbrance or other adverse claim of any
kind in respect of such property or asset. For purposes of this Agreement, a
Person shall be deemed to own subject to a Lien any property or asset that it
has acquired or holds subject to the interest of a vendor or lessor under any
conditional sale agreement, capital lease or other title retention agreement
relating to such property or asset.
"Mergers" means the AT&T Broadband Merger and the Comcast Merger.
"Microsoft" means Microsoft Corporation, a Washington corporation.
"Multiemployer Plan" means each Employee Plan that is a "multiemployer
plan" (as defined in Section 3(37) of ERISA).
"Nasdaq" means The Nasdaq Stock Market.
"Note Consent" means, with regard to any given series of securities issued
under the Notes Indenture, the receipt of the irrevocable consent to the
transactions contemplated by the Separation and Distribution Agreement of the
holders of at least a majority in aggregate principal amount of such series.
"Notes Indenture" means the Indenture dated as of September 7, 1990, as
amended or supplemented, between American Telephone & Telegraph Company and The
Bank of New York, as trustee.
"NYSE" means the New York Stock Exchange.
"NYSE Trading Day" means any day on which securities of AT&T are traded on
the NYSE.
"NYSE Trading Value" means, with respect to any equity security on any
given NYSE Trading Day, the volume weighted average trading price (rounded to
the nearest 1/10,000) of such security on the NYSE, as reported by Bloomberg
Financial Markets (or such other source as AT&T and Comcast shall agree in
writing) for that NYSE Trading Day.
"NYBCL" means the New York Business Corporation Law.
"Parent Class A Common Stock" means the Class A Common Stock, par value
$0.01 per share, of Parent.
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"Parent Class A Special Common Stock" means the Class A Special Common
Stock, par value $0.01 per share, of Parent.
"Parent Class B Common Stock" means the Class B Common Stock, par value
$0.01 per share, of Parent.
"Parent Class C Common Stock" means the Class C Common Stock, par value
$0.01 per share, of Parent.
"Parent Common Stock" means the Parent Class A Common Stock, the Parent
Class A Special Common Stock, the Parent Class B Common Stock and the Parent
Class C Common Stock.
"Parent Indexed Stock" means the class of Parent Common Stock that is
included in the Index on the first Trading Day after the Effective Time.
"Parent Material Adverse Effect" means a material adverse effect on the
financial condition, assets or results of operations of the AT&T Broadband
Group and the Comcast Group, taken as a whole, excluding any such effect
resulting from or arising in connection with (i) changes or conditions
generally affecting the industries in which the AT&T Broadband Group and the
Comcast Group operate, (ii) changes in general economic, regulatory or
political conditions or (iii) the announcement of this Agreement or of the
transactions contemplated hereby.
"PBCL" means the Pennsylvania Business Corporation Law of 1988.
"PBGC" means the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation.
"Pension Plan" means, with respect to any Person, any plan (other than a
Multiemployer Plan) that is subject to Title IV of ERISA and is maintained,
administered or contributed to or required to be contributed to by such Person
or any of its ERISA Affiliates.
"Person" means an individual, corporation, partnership, limited liability
company, association, trust or other entity or organization, including a
government or political subdivision or an agency or instrumentality thereof.
"Preliminary Exchange Ratio" is defined as follows:
1,235,000,000 - I/C
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X = O
where "I", "C" and "O" have the same meanings as in the definition of Exchange
Ratio.
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"Pricing Period" means the 20 consecutive Trading Days commencing on the
first full Trading Day after the later to occur of (i) the fifth Trading Day
after the first date on which Standard & Poors' reweights the Index in respect
of the transactions contemplated hereby and (ii) the 30th calendar day after
the Closing Date; provided that in no event shall the Pricing Period commence
later than the first full Trading Day occurring after the 45th calendar day
after the Closing Date.
"Primary Commercial Agreements" has the meaning set forth in the
Separation and Distribution Agreement.
"Primary Transaction Agreements" has the meaning set forth in the
Separation and Distribution Agreement.
"PrISMs Contracts" means each of the PrISM Variable Prepaid Forward
Securities Contracts dated as of December 1, 2000 among AT&T, TCI Lenfest, Inc.
and Morgan Guaranty Trust Company of New York, relating to shares of Comcast
Class A Special Common Stock.
"QUIPS" means the 5% Convertible Quarterly Income Preferred Securities
issued pursuant to the Trust Agreement.
"QUIPS Exchange" means the issuance of shares of AT&T Broadband Common
Stock in exchange for the QUIPS pursuant to the Exchange Agreement.
"Record Date" has the meaning set forth in the Separation and Distribution
Agreement.
"Registration Rights Agreement" means the Registration Rights Agreement
dated as of June 16, 1999 between AT&T and Microsoft.
"SAILS Contracts" means the SAILS Mandatorily Exchangeable Securities
Contracts dated as of October 27, 2000, November 6, 2000 and November 10, 2000
among AT&T, TCI Lenfest, Inc., Credit Suisse First Boston International and
Credit Suisse First Boston Corporation, relating to shares of Comcast Class A
Special Common Stock.
"SEC" means the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.
"Senior Notes" means any of the securities issued pursuant to the
Indenture dated as of November 21, 2001 between AT&T and The Bank of New York,
as Trustee.
"Separation" has the meaning set forth in the Separation and Distribution
Agreement.
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"Separation and Distribution Agreement" means the Separation and
Distribution Agreement dated as of the date hereof by and between AT&T and AT&T
Broadband, in the form attached as Exhibit C.
"Significant Excepted Transaction" means any Excepted Transaction
providing for the sale or disposition of at least 50% of the AT&T
Communications Group.
"Specified AT&T SEC Documents" means each of (i) AT&T's annual report on
Form 10-K for its fiscal year ended December 31, 2000, (ii) AT&T's quarterly
reports on Form 10-Q filed since December 31, 2000, (iii) AT&T's periodic
reports on Form 8-K filed since December 31, 2000, (iv) AT&T's proxy statement
relating to its 2001 annual meeting of shareholders and (v) AT&T's preliminary
proxy statement filed on July 3, 2001 regarding, among other things, the
creation of a tracking stock reflecting the AT&T Broadband Group.
"Specified Comcast SEC Documents" means each of (i) Comcast's annual
report on Form 10-K for its fiscal year ended December 31, 2000, (ii) Comcast's
quarterly reports on Form 10-Q filed since December 31, 2000, (iii) Comcast's
periodic reports on Form 8-K filed since December 31, 2000 and (iv) Comcast's
proxy statement relating to its 2001 annual meeting of shareholders.
"Subsidiary" means, with respect to any Person, any entity of which
securities or other ownership interests having ordinary voting power to elect a
majority of the board of directors or other body performing similar functions
are at any time, directly or indirectly, owned by such Person.
"Subsidiary Trusts"means (i) TCI Communications Financing I, (ii) TCI
Communications Financing II, (iii) TCI Communications Financing IV, (iv)
MediaOne Finance Trust I, (v) MediaOne Finance Trust II, (vi) MediaOne Finance
Trust III, (vii) MediaOne Financing A and (viii) MediaOne Financing B, each a
Delaware business trust.
"Surviving Corporations" means the AT&T Broadband Surviving Corporation
and the Comcast Surviving Corporation.
"System" means a "cable television system" (within the meaning of Section
602(7) of the Communications Act).
"T-Holdings" means AT&T Broadband T-Holdings, Inc. (f/k/a TCI Telephony
Holdings, Inc ), a Delaware corporation.
"Tax Sharing Agreement" has the meaning set forth in the Separation and
Distribution Agreement.
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"TOPRS" means (i) the 8.72% Trust Originated Preferred Securities of TCI
Communications Financing I; (ii) the 10% Trust Preferred Securities of TCI
Communications Financing II; (iii) the 9.72% Trust Preferred Securities of TCI
Communications Financing IV; (iv) the 9.50% Trust Originated Preferred
Securities of MediaOne Finance Trust II; (v) the 9.04%Trust Originated
Preferred Securities of MediaOne Finance Trust III; (vi) the 7.96% Trust
Originated Preferred Securities of MediaOne Financing A; and (vii) the 8.25%
Trust Originated Preferred Securities of MediaOne Financing B.
"Trading Day" means any day on which securities of Comcast or Parent are
traded on Nasdaq.
"Trading Value" means, with respect to any equity security on any given
Trading Day, the volume weighted trading price (rounded to the nearest
1/10,000) of such security on Nasdaq, as reported by Bloomberg Financial
Markets (or such other source as AT&T and Comcast shall agree in writing) for
that Trading Day.
"Transaction Agreements" means this Agreement, the Support Agreement and
each of the Ancillary Agreements.
"Trust Agreement" means the Trust Agreement dated as of June 16, 1999
among AT&T, as Depositor, The Bank of New York, as Property Trustee, The Bank
of New York (Delaware), as Delaware Trustee, and the administrative trustees
named therein, relating to the Issuer Trust.
"Trust Common Securities" means the common securities of the Issuer Trust
issued pursuant to the Trust Agreement.
"TWE" means Time Warner Entertainment Company, L.P., a Delaware limited
partnership.
"TWE Option" means the option of MediaOne of Colorado, Inc. to purchase up
to an additional 8.5% participating percentage share in TWE pursuant to the TWE
Option Agreement.
"TWE Option Agreement" means the Option Agreement, dated as of September
15, 1993, by and between TWE and US West, Inc.
"TWE Partnership Agreement" means the Agreement of Limited Partnership
dated as of October 29, 1991, as amended.
"TWE Subsidiary" means a Subsidiary of TWE.
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"Wireless Group Common Stock" means the Wireless Group Common Stock, par
value $1.00 per share, of AT&T.
(b) Each of the following additional terms is defined in the Section set
forth opposite such term:
TERM SECTION
351 Transactions................................................ 9.06(a)
Agreement....................................................... Preamble
AT&T............................................................ Preamble
AT&T Broadband.................................................. Preamble
AT&T Broadband Merger........................................... 3.01(a)
AT&T Broadband Merger Sub....................................... Preamble
AT&T Broadband Rule 145 Affiliate............................... 9.07(a)
AT&T Broadband Surviving Corporation............................ 3.01(a)
AT&T Broadband Surviving Corporation
Common Stock.................................................... 4.01(a)
AT&T Converted SARs............................................. 4.02(g)
AT&T Converted Stock Options.................................... 4.02(g)
AT&T Converted Equity Awards.................................... 4.02(g)
AT&T Equity Awards.............................................. 4.02(g)
AT&T Franchise Consents......................................... 6.03
AT&T Intellectual Property...................................... 6.20
AT&T License Consents........................................... 6.03
AT&T Marks...................................................... 9.20(a)
AT&T PUC Consents............................................... 6.03
AT&T SARs....................................................... 4.02(g)
AT&T SEC Documents.............................................. 6.07(a)
AT&T Securities................................................. 6.05(b)
AT&T Shareholders' Approval..................................... 6.22
AT&T Shareholders' Meeting...................................... 5.09
AT&T Stock Options.............................................. 4.02(g)
AT&T Subsidiary Preferred Stock................................. 6.05(a)
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TERM SECTION
AT&T Superior Proposal.......................................... 8.03(b)
AT&T Termination Fee............................................ 11.03(d)
Certificates.................................................... 4.02(b)
Code............................................................ Recitals
Comcast......................................................... Preamble
Comcast Converted Equity Awards................................. 4.02(h)
Comcast Converted Stock Options................................. 4.02(h)
Comcast Equity Awards........................................... 4.02(h)
Comcast Franchise Consents...................................... 5.03
Comcast Intellectual Property................................... 5.20
Comcast License Consents........................................ 5.03
Comcast Merger.................................................. 3.02(a)
Comcast Merger Sub.............................................. Preamble
Comcast PUC Consents............................................ 5.03
Comcast Rule 145 Affiliate...................................... 9.07(b)
Comcast SEC Documents........................................... 5.07(a)
Comcast Securities.............................................. 5.05(b)
Comcast Shareholder............................................. Preamble
Comcast Shareholders' Approval.................................. 5.22
Comcast Shareholders' Meeting................................... 5.09
Comcast Stock Options........................................... 4.02(h)
Comcast Surviving Corporation................................... 3.03
Comcast Surviving Corporation Common Stock...................... 4.01(b)
Comcast Termination Fee......................................... 11.03(b)
Common Stock Trust.............................................. 4.02(e)
DE Certificate of Merger........................................ 3.01(b)
Effective Time.................................................. 3.01(b)
End Date........................................................ 11.01(b)
Excess Shares................................................... 4.02(e)
Exchange Agent.................................................. 4.02(a)
Exchange Fund................................................... 4.02(a)
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TERM SECTION
Financing....................................................... 9.15
Franchise Consents.............................................. 6.03(a)
GAAP............................................................ 5.08
Governmental Authority.......................................... 5.03
Indemnified Losses.............................................. 7.04(a)
Indemnified Person.............................................. 7.04(a)
Joint Proxy Statement........................................... 5.09
K/A Security.................................................... 4.04(a)
K/C Security.................................................... 4.04(b)
Letter of Credit................................................ 9.16(d)
License Consents................................................ 6.03
Mandatory Residual Conditions................................... 8.02(a)
Neutrality Agreement............................................ 8.05
Original Award.................................................. 4.02(g)
PA Articles of Merger........................................... 3.02(b)
Parent.......................................................... Preamble
Parent Charter.................................................. 2.01
PUC Consents.................................................... 6.03
Qualified Holders............................................... 4.03(c)
QUIPS Failure Date.............................................. 9.18(a)
QUIPS Fair Market Value......................................... 9.18(f)
QUIPS Transfer.................................................. 9.18(j)
Purchase Rights................................................. 9.01(a)
Registration Statement.......................................... 5.09
S-8............................................................. 4.02(g)
Series E Preferred Stock........................................ 6.05(a)
Successor Plan.................................................. 9.13(b)
Support Agreement............................................... Recitals
Tax Returns..................................................... 5.16
Taxes ....................................................... 5.16
TCI Pacific Preferred Stock..................................... 6.05(a)
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TERM SECTION
Transferred Broadband Employees................................. 9.13(a)
Transferred Comcast Employees................................... 9.13(a)
TWE Contracts................................................... 6.25
Warrants........................................................ 6.05(a)
Wireless Preferred Stock........................................ 6.05(a)
(c) Interpretation. In this Agreement, unless otherwise specified or where
the context otherwise requires:
(i) a reference to a Recital is to the relevant Recital to this
Agreement, to a Section is to the relevant Section of this Agreement and
to an Exhibit is to the relevant Exhibit to this Agreement;
(ii) words importing any gender shall include other genders;
(iii) words importing the singular only shall include the plural and
vice versa;
(iv) the words "include", "includes" or "including" shall be deemed
to be followed by the words "without limitation";
(v) the words "hereof", "herein" and "herewith" and words of similar
import shall, unless otherwise stated, be construed to refer to this
Agreement as a whole and not to any particular provision of this
Agreement, and Article, clause and Exhibit references are to the Articles,
clauses and Exhibits to this Agreement unless otherwise specified;
(vi) references to any party hereto or any other agreement or
document shall include such party's successors and permitted assigns; and
(vii) the parties hereto have participated jointly in the negotiation
and drafting of this Agreement. In the event an ambiguity or question of
intent or interpretation arises, this Agreement shall be construed as if
drafted jointly by the parties hereto, and no presumption or burden of
proof shall arise favoring or disfavoring any party hereto by virtue of
the authorship of any provisions of this Agreement.
(d) Headings. In this Agreement the headings to Sections are inserted for
convenience only and shall not affect the construction of this Agreement.
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ARTICLE 2
PARENT AND MERGER SUBS
SECTION 2.01. Organization of Parent. Comcast and AT&T have caused Parent
to be organized under the laws of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. The
authorized capital stock of Parent consists of 100 shares of Common Stock, par
value $0.01 per share, of which one share has been issued to Comcast and one
share has been issued to AT&T. Comcast and AT&T shall take, and shall cause
Parent to take, all requisite action to cause (i) if the A Shareholder Approval
is obtained, the articles of incorporation of Parent (the "Parent Charter") to
be in the form of Exhibit D-1 at the Effective Time, (ii) if the A Shareholder
Approval is not obtained, the Parent Charter to be on the terms set forth in
Exhibit D-2 at the Effective Time and (iii) whether or not the A Shareholder
Approval is obtained, the bylaws of Parent to be in the form of Exhibit D-3 at
the Effective Time.
SECTION 2.02. Directors and Officers of Parent. Prior to the Effective
Time, the directors and officers of Parent shall consist of equal numbers of
representatives of Comcast and AT&T as designated and elected by Comcast and
AT&T. Comcast and AT&T shall take all requisite action to cause the directors
and officers of Parent as of the Effective Time to be as provided in Section
9.08.
SECTION 2.03. Organization of Merger Subs. Parent has caused AT&T
Broadband Merger Sub and Comcast Merger Sub to be organized for the sole
purpose of effectuating the Mergers. The authorized capital stock of AT&T
Broadband Merger Sub consists of 100 shares of Common Stock, par value $0.01
per share, all of which shares have been issued to Parent at a price of $1.00
per share. The authorized capital stock of Comcast Merger Sub consists of 100
shares of Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share, all of which shares have
been issued to Parent at a price of $1.00 per share.
SECTION 2.04. Actions of Comcast and AT&T. Comcast and AT&T, as the
holders of all the outstanding shares of Parent capital stock, have approved
and adopted this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby and have
caused Parent, as the sole stockholder of each of the Merger Subs, to approve
and adopt this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby. Each of
Comcast and AT&T shall cause Parent to perform its obligations under this
Agreement, and Parent shall cause the Merger Subs to perform their respective
obligations under this Agreement.
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SECTION 2.05. Rights Plan. Parent shall adopt a shareholder rights plan,
effective as of the Effective Time, on the terms and conditions set forth in
the Comcast Disclosure Schedule.
ARTICLE 3
THE MERGERS
SECTION 3.01. The AT&T Broadband Merger. (a) At the Effective Time, AT&T
Broadband Merger Sub shall be merged with and into AT&T Broadband (the "AT&T
Broadband Merger") in accordance with the DGCL and upon the terms set forth in
this Agreement, whereupon the separate existence of AT&T Broadband Merger Sub
shall cease and AT&T Broadband shall be the surviving corporation (the "AT&T
Broadband Surviving Corporation").
(b) As soon as practicable (and, in any event, within five Business Days)
after satisfaction or, to the extent permitted hereunder, waiver of all
conditions to the Mergers set forth in Article 10, other than conditions that
by their nature are to be satisfied at the Effective Time and will in fact be
satisfied at the Effective Time, a certificate of merger shall be duly
prepared, executed and acknowledged by AT&T Broadband Merger Sub and AT&T
Broadband and thereafter delivered to and filed with the Secretary of State of
the State of Delaware pursuant to the DGCL (the "DE Certificate of Merger").
The AT&T Broadband Merger shall become effective at the Effective Time. As used
herein, the term "Effective Time" means such time as is mutually agreeable to
Comcast and AT&T on the date of filing of the DE Certificate of Merger, or on
such other date or time as may be agreed by Comcast and AT&T. The Separation
shall occur on the Closing Date prior to the Distribution which shall occur at
the close of business in New York, New York on the Closing Date. With the
consent of Comcast, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, AT&T may
effect the Separation and/or the Distribution on different dates or different
times than provided for in the preceding sentence.
(c) From and after the Effective Time, the AT&T Broadband Surviving
Corporation shall possess all the rights, powers, privileges and franchises,
and be subject to all of the obligations, liabilities, restrictions and
disabilities, of AT&T Broadband Merger Sub and AT&T Broadband, all as provided
under the DGCL.
SECTION 3.02. The Comcast Merger. (a) At the Effective Time, Comcast
Merger Sub shall be merged with and into Comcast (the "Comcast Merger") in
accordance with the PBCL, and upon the terms set forth in this Agreement,
whereupon the separate existence of Comcast Merger Sub shall cease and
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Comcast shall be the surviving corporation (the "Comcast Surviving
Corporation").
(b) As soon as practicable (and, in any event, within five Business Days)
after satisfaction or, to the extent permitted hereunder, waiver of all
conditions to the Mergers set forth in Article 10, other than conditions that
by their nature are to be satisfied at the Effective Time and will in fact be
satisfied at the Effective Time, an articles of merger shall be duly prepared,
executed and acknowledged by Comcast Merger Sub and Comcast and thereafter
delivered to and filed with the Department of State of the Commonwealth of
Pennsylvania pursuant to the PBCL (the "PA Articles of Merger"). The Comcast
Merger shall become effective at the Effective Time.
(c) From and after the Effective Time, the Comcast Surviving Corporation
shall possess all the rights, powers, privileges and franchises, and be subject
to all of the obligations, liabilities, restrictions and disabilities, of
Comcast Merger Sub and Comcast, all as provided under the PBCL.
SECTION 3.03. Certificate and Articles of Incorporation; Bylaws. The
certificate of incorporation of AT&T Broadband in effect at the Effective Time
shall be the certificate of incorporation of the AT&T Broadband Surviving
Corporation and the bylaws of AT&T Broadband Merger Sub in effect at the
Effective Time shall be the bylaws of the AT&T Broadband Surviving Corporation,
in each case, until amended in accordance with applicable law. Immediately
prior to the Effective Time, if the A Shareholder Approval shall have been
obtained, Comcast shall file the Articles Amendment with the Department of
State of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania pursuant to the PBCL. The articles of
incorporation of Comcast in effect at the Effective Time shall be the articles
of incorporation of the Comcast Surviving Corporation and the bylaws of Comcast
Merger Sub in effect at the Effective Time shall be the bylaws of the Comcast
Surviving Corporation, in each case, until amended in accordance with
applicable law.
SECTION 3.04. Directors and Officers of the Surviving Corporations. From
and after the Effective Time, until successors are duly elected or appointed
and qualified in accordance with applicable law, (a) the directors of AT&T
Broadband Merger Sub at the Effective Time shall be the directors of the AT&T
Broadband Surviving Corporation, (b) the officers of AT&T Broadband at the
Effective Time shall be the officers of the AT&T Broadband Surviving
Corporation, (c) the directors of Comcast Merger Sub at the Effective Time
shall be the directors of the Comcast Surviving Corporation and (d) the
officers of Comcast at the Effective Time shall be the officers of the Comcast
Surviving Corporation.
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SECTION 3.05. Alternative Structure. From the date hereof until the
Effective Time, each of AT&T and Comcast agrees that, at the request of the
other party, it will consider in good faith amending the terms of this
Agreement to the extent necessary to provide for a structure or a sequencing of
the Mergers that is more tax efficient or otherwise more advantageous than the
structure and sequencing provided by Articles 2 and 3 and is not adverse to the
other party.
ARTICLE 4
CONVERSION OF SECURITIES
SECTION 4.01. Conversion of Securities. (a) If the A Shareholder Approval
shall have been obtained, at the Effective Time, by virtue of the AT&T
Broadband Merger and without any action on the part of any of the parties
hereto or the holders of any of the following securities:
(i) Each issued and outstanding share of capital stock of AT&T
Broadband Merger Sub shall be converted into and become one fully paid and
nonassessable share of Common Stock, par value $.01 per share, of the AT&T
Broadband Surviving Corporation ("AT&T Broadband Surviving Corporation
Common Stock").
(ii) Each share of AT&T Broadband Common Stock held in the treasury
of AT&T Broadband immediately prior to the Effective Time shall be
canceled and retired without any conversion thereof, and no payment shall
be made with respect thereto.
(iii) Subject to Sections 4.02(e), 4.03(a) and 4.04(a), each issued
and outstanding share of AT&T Broadband Common Stock that is issued and
outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time (excluding any shares
of AT&T Broadband Common Stock canceled pursuant to Section 4.01(a)(ii))
shall be converted into the right to receive the Exchange Ratio of a fully
paid and nonassessable share of Parent Class A Common Stock. As of the
Effective Time, all such shares of AT&T Broadband Common Stock shall no
longer be outstanding and shall automatically be canceled and retired and
shall cease to exist, and each owner of any such shares of AT&T Broadband
Common Stock shall cease to have any rights with respect thereto, except
the right to receive certificates representing the shares of Parent Common
Stock, any cash in lieu of fractional shares of Parent Common Stock and
any dividends or distributions to the extent provided in Section 4.02(c)
to be issued or paid in consideration therefor, without interest.
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(b) If the A Shareholder Approval shall have been obtained, at the
Effective Time, by virtue of the Comcast Merger and without any action on the
part of any of the parties hereto or the holders of any of the following
securities:
(i) Each issued and outstanding share of capital stock of Comcast
Merger Sub shall be converted into and become a number of fully paid and
nonassessable shares of Common Stock, par value $.01 per share, of the
Comcast Surviving Corporation ("Comcast Surviving Corporation Common
Stock") such that all of such shares of Comcast Surviving Corporation
Common Stock, together with the shares of Comcast Surviving Corporation
Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the shares of Comcast Common
Stock held by Comcast Shareholder pursuant to Section 4.01(e), equal 100
shares of Comcast Surviving Corporation Common Stock.
(ii) Each share of Comcast Common Stock held in the treasury of
Comcast immediately prior to the Effective Time shall be canceled and
retired without any conversion thereof, and no payment shall be made with
respect thereto.
(iii) Subject to Sections 4.01(e) and 4.02(e), each issued and
outstanding share of Comcast Class A Common Stock, Comcast Class B Common
Stock and Comcast Class A Special Common Stock that is issued and
outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time (excluding any of such
shares of Comcast Common Stock canceled pursuant to Section 4.01(b)(ii))
shall be converted into the right to receive one fully paid and
nonassessable share of Parent Class A Common Stock, Parent Class B Common
Stock and Parent Class A Special Common Stock, respectively. As of the
Effective Time, all such shares of Comcast Common Stock shall no longer be
outstanding and shall automatically be canceled and retired and shall
cease to exist, and each holder of a Certificate representing any such
shares of Comcast Common Stock shall cease to have any rights with respect
thereto, except the right to receive, upon the surrender of such
Certificates, certificates representing the shares of Parent Common Stock,
any cash in lieu of fractional shares of Parent Common Stock and any
dividends or distributions to the extent provided in Section 4.02(c) to be
issued or paid in consideration therefor upon surrender of such
Certificate in accordance with Section 4.02, without interest.
(c) If the A Shareholder Approval shall not have been obtained, at the
Effective Time, by virtue of the AT&T Broadband Merger and without any action
on the part of any of the parties hereto or the holders of any of the following
securities:
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(i) Each issued and outstanding share of capital stock of AT&T
Broadband Merger Sub shall be converted into and become one fully paid and
nonassessable share of AT&T Broadband Surviving Corporation Common Stock.
(ii) Each share of AT&T Broadband Common Stock held in the treasury
of AT&T Broadband immediately prior to the Effective Time shall be
canceled and retired without any conversion thereof, and no payment shall
be made with respect thereto.
(iii) Subject to Sections 4.02(e), 4.03(b) and 4.04(b), each issued
and outstanding share of AT&T Broadband Common Stock that is issued and
outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time (excluding any shares
of AT&T Broadband Common Stock canceled pursuant to Section 4.01(c)(ii))
shall be converted into the right to receive the Exchange Ratio of a fully
paid and nonassessable share of Parent Class C Common Stock. As of the
Effective Time, all such shares of AT&T Broadband Common Stock shall no
longer be outstanding and shall automatically be canceled and retired and
shall cease to exist, and each owner of any such shares of AT&T Broadband
Common Stock shall cease to have any rights with respect thereto, except
the right to receive certificates representing the shares of Parent Common
Stock, any cash in lieu of fractional shares of Parent Common Stock and
any dividends or distributions to the extent provided in Section 4.02(c)
to be issued or paid in consideration therefor, without interest.
(d) If the A Shareholder Approval shall not have been obtained, at the
Effective Time, by virtue of the Comcast Merger and without any action on the
part of any of the parties hereto or the holders of any of the following
securities:
(i) Each issued and outstanding share of capital stock of Comcast
Merger Sub shall be converted into and become a number of fully paid and
nonassessable shares of Comcast Surviving Corporation Common Stock such
that all of such shares of Comcast Surviving Corporation Common Stock,
together with the shares of Comcast Surviving Corporation Common Stock
issuable upon conversion of the shares of Comcast Common Stock held by
Comcast Shareholder pursuant to Section 4.01(e), equal 100 shares of
Comcast Surviving Corporation Common Stock.
(ii) Each share of Comcast Common Stock held in the treasury of
Comcast immediately prior to the Effective Time shall be canceled and
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retired without any conversion thereof, and no payment shall be made with
respect thereto.
(iii) Subject to Sections 4.01(e) and 4.02(e), each issued and
outstanding share of Comcast Class A Common Stock, Comcast Class B Common
Stock and Comcast Class A Special Common Stock that is issued and
outstanding immediately prior to the Effective Time (excluding any of such
shares of Comcast Common Stock canceled pursuant to Section 4.01(d)(ii))
shall be converted into the right to receive one fully paid and
nonassessable share of Parent Class A Common Stock, Parent Class B Common
Stock and Parent Class A Special Common Stock, respectively. As of the
Effective Time, all such shares of Comcast Common Stock shall no longer be
outstanding and shall automatically be canceled and retired and shall
cease to exist, and each holder of a Certificate representing any such
shares of Comcast Common Stock shall cease to have any rights with respect
thereto, except the right to receive, upon the surrender of such
Certificates, certificates representing the shares of Parent Common Stock,
any cash in lieu of fractional shares of Parent Common Stock and any
dividends or distributions to the extent provided in Section 4.02(c) to be
issued or paid in consideration therefor upon surrender of such
Certificate in accordance with Section 4.02, without interest.
(e) In lieu of receiving the consideration payable pursuant to Section
4.01(b) or 4.01(d) upon conversion of its shares of Comcast Common Stock in the
Comcast Merger, Comcast Shareholder (or any successor by merger to Comcast
Shareholder) may elect to merge with Parent immediately prior to the Effective
Time in a transaction in which the members of Comcast Shareholder (or such
successor), in exchange for all of their outstanding membership or other equity
interests in Comcast Shareholder (or such successor), would receive in the
aggregate the same consideration that Comcast Shareholder (or such successor)
would have received pursuant to Section 4.01(b) or 4.01(d), as the case may be,
upon conversion of its shares of Comcast Common Stock in the Comcast Merger. If
Comcast Shareholder (or such successor) elects to effect the foregoing merger,
then at the time of such merger (i) Comcast Shareholder (or such successor)
shall have no assets other than shares of Comcast Common Stock and no
liabilities other than possible de minimis liabilities, (ii) each issued and
outstanding share of Comcast Common Stock owned by Comcast Shareholder (or such
successor) shall be converted into and become a number of fully paid and
nonassessable shares of Comcast Surviving Corporation Common Stock such that
all of such shares of Comcast Surviving Corporation Common Stock, together with
the shares of Comcast Surviving Corporation Common Stock issuable upon
conversion of the shares of Comcast Merger Sub capital stock pursuant to
Section 4.01(b)(i) or 4.01(d)(i), as the case may be, equal 100 shares of
Comcast Surviving Corporation
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Common Stock and (iii) Comcast Shareholder shall provide an indemnity that is
reasonably satisfactory to AT&T and Comcast pursuant to which one or more
members of Comcast Shareholder (which shall include at a minimum any member or
members (on a joint and several basis) who acquire the shares of Parent Class B
Common Stock pursuant to the merger contemplated by this Section 4.01(e))
agrees to indemnify Parent in respect of any liabilities (including tax
liabilities) of Comcast Shareholder or arising in connection with the
transactions under this Section 4.01(e).
(f) If, between the date of this Agreement and the Effective Time, the
outstanding shares of Comcast Common Stock, AT&T Common Stock or AT&T Broadband
Common Stock shall have been changed into a different number of shares, by
reason of any stock dividend (other than to create the number of shares of AT&T
Broadband Common Stock necessary to effect the Distribution and, if the QUIPS
Exchange occurs, the QUIPS Exchange or otherwise as a result of the Separation
and Distribution), subdivision, split or combination of shares, the
consideration payable pursuant to Section 4.01 will, if appropriate, be
correspondingly adjusted to reflect such stock dividend, subdivision, split or
combination of shares.
(g) For purposes of Sections 4.01(a)-(d), (i) any share of Comcast Common
Stock held by any Comcast Subsidiary will not be treated as a share of Comcast
Common Stock held in the treasury of Comcast and (ii) any share of AT&T
Broadband Common Stock held by any AT&T Broadband Subsidiary will not be
treated as a share of AT&T Broadband Common Stock held in treasury of AT&T
Broadband.
SECTION 4.02. Exchange of Certificates. (a) Exchange Agent. At or prior to
the Effective Time, Parent shall deposit with a bank or trust company jointly
designated by AT&T and Comcast (the "Exchange Agent"), for the benefit of the
holders of shares of AT&T Broadband Common Stock and Comcast Common Stock, for
exchange in accordance with this Article 4, through the Exchange Agent,
certificates representing the shares of Parent Common Stock (such shares of
Parent Common Stock, together with any dividends or other distributions to the
extent provided in Section 4.02(c), the "Exchange Fund") issuable pursuant to
Section 4.01 in exchange for outstanding shares of AT&T Broadband Common Stock
and Comcast Common Stock.
(b) Exchange Procedures. As soon as reasonably practicable after the
Effective Time, the Exchange Agent shall mail to each holder of record of a
certificate or certificates that immediately prior to the Effective Time
represented outstanding shares of AT&T Broadband Common Stock or Comcast Common
Stock (the "Certificates"), other than shares to be canceled or retired or
converted into AT&T Broadband Surviving Corporation Common stock or Comcast
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Surviving Corporation Common Stock in each case in accordance with Section
4.01, (i) a letter of transmittal (which shall specify that delivery shall be
effected, and risk of loss and title to the Certificates shall pass, only upon
delivery of the Certificates to the Exchange Agent, and shall be in such form
and have such other provisions as Parent may reasonably specify) and (ii)
instructions for use in effecting the surrender of the Certificates in exchange
for certificates representing shares of Parent Common Stock. Upon surrender of
a Certificate for cancellation to the Exchange Agent, together with such letter
of transmittal, duly executed, and such other documents as may reasonably be
required by the Exchange Agent, the holder of such Certificate shall be
entitled to receive in exchange therefor a certificate representing that number
of whole shares of Parent Common Stock that such holder has the right to
receive pursuant to the provisions of this Article 4, cash in lieu of any
fractional shares of Parent Common Stock to the extent provided in Section
4.02(e) and any dividends or distributions to the extent provided in Section
4.02(c), and the Certificate so surrendered shall forthwith be canceled. In the
event of a transfer of ownership of AT&T Broadband Common Stock or Comcast
Common Stock that is not registered in the transfer records of AT&T Broadband
or Comcast, as the case may be, a certificate representing the proper number of
shares of Parent Common Stock may be issued to a Person other than the Person
in whose name the Certificate so surrendered is registered if such Certificate
shall be properly endorsed or otherwise be in proper form for transfer and the
Person requesting such payment shall pay any transfer or other taxes required
by reason of the issuance of shares of Parent Common Stock to a Person other
than the registered holder of such Certificate or establish to the satisfaction
of Parent that such tax has been paid or is not applicable. Until surrendered
as contemplated by this Section 4.02, each Certificate shall be deemed at any
time after the Effective Time to represent only the right to receive upon such
surrender the certificate representing the appropriate number of whole shares
of Parent Common Stock, cash in lieu of any fractional shares of Parent Common
Stock to the extent provided in Section 4.02(e) and any dividends and
distributions to the extent provided in Section 4.02(c). No interest will be
paid or will accrue on any cash payable in lieu of any fractional shares of
Parent Common Stock. Any amounts payable or deliverable pursuant to this
Agreement shall be subject to and made net of applicable withholding taxes to
the extent such taxes are imposed under applicable law as determined by Parent
in its reasonable discretion. To the extent that amounts are so withheld, those
amounts shall be treated for all purposes as having been paid to the holders of
AT&T Broadband Common Stock or Comcast Common Stock, as the case may be, in
respect of which the deduction and withholding was made.
(c) Distributions with Respect to Unexchanged Shares. No dividends or
other distributions with respect to Parent Common Stock with a record date
after the Effective Time shall be paid to the holder of any unsurrendered
Certificate with respect to the shares of Parent Common Stock represented
thereby, and no
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cash payment in lieu of fractional shares shall be paid to any such holder
pursuant to Section 4.02(e) until the surrender of such Certificate in
accordance with this Article 4. Subject to the effect of applicable law,
following surrender of any such Certificate, there shall be paid to the holder
of the certificate representing whole shares of Parent Common Stock issued in
exchange therefor, without interest, (i) at the time of such surrender, the
amount of any cash payable in lieu of a fractional share of Parent Common Stock
to which such holder is entitled pursuant to Section 4.02(e) and the amount of
dividends or other distributions with a record date after the Effective Time
theretofore paid with respect to such whole shares of Parent Common Stock and
(ii) at the appropriate payment date, the amount of dividends or other
distributions with a record date after the Effective Time but prior to such
surrender and a payment date subsequent to such surrender payable with respect
to such whole shares of Parent Common Stock.
(d) No Further Ownership Rights in AT&T Broadband Common Stock or Comcast
Common Stock. All shares of Parent Common Stock issued upon the surrender for
exchange of Certificates in accordance with the terms of this Article 4
(including any cash paid pursuant to Section 4.02(c) or 4.02(e)) shall be
deemed to have been issued (and paid) in full satisfaction of all rights
pertaining to the shares of AT&T Broadband Common Stock or Comcast Common
Stock, as the case may be, theretofore represented by such Certificates, and
there shall be no further registration of transfers on the stock transfer books
of the applicable Surviving Corporation, of the shares of AT&T Broadband Common
Stock or Comcast Common Stock, as the case may be, that were outstanding
immediately prior to the Effective Time. If, after the Effective Time,
Certificates are presented to Parent or the Exchange Agent for any reason, they
shall be canceled and exchanged as provided in this Article 4, except as
otherwise provided by applicable law. Certificates surrendered for exchange by
any Person who is a Rule 145 Affiliate shall not be exchanged until Parent has
received written undertakings from such Person in the form attached as Exhibit
B.
(e) No Fractional Shares. (i) No certificates or scrip representing
fractional shares of Parent Common Stock shall be issued upon the surrender for
exchange of Certificates, and such fractional share interests shall not entitle
the owner thereof to vote or to any rights of a shareholder of Parent.
(ii) As promptly as practicable following the Effective Time, the
Exchange Agent shall determine the excess of (A) the number of shares of
Parent Common Stock delivered to the Exchange Agent by Parent pursuant to
Section 4.02(a) over (B) the aggregate number of whole shares of Parent
Common Stock to be distributed to holders of the Certificates pursuant to
Section 4.02(b) (such excess, the "Excess Shares"). As soon as practicable
after the Effective Time, the Exchange Agent, as agent for the holders of
the Certificates, shall sell the Excess Shares at
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then-prevailing prices on Nasdaq, all in the manner provided in Section
4.02(e)(iii).
(iii) The sale of the Excess Shares by the Exchange Agent shall be
executed on Nasdaq, and shall be executed in round lots to the extent
practicable. The proceeds from such sale or sales available for
distribution to the holders of Certificates shall be reduced by the
compensation payable to the Exchange Agent and the expenses incurred by
the Exchange Agent, in each case, in connection with such sale or sales of
the Excess Shares, including all related commissions, transfer taxes and
other out-of-pocket transaction costs. Until the net proceeds of such sale
or sales have been distributed to the holders of the Certificates, the
Exchange Agent shall hold such proceeds in trust for the holders of the
Certificates (the "Common Stock Trust"). The Exchange Agent shall
determine the portion of the Common Stock Trust to which each holder of a
Certificate shall be entitled, if any, by multiplying the amount of the
aggregate net proceeds comprising the portion of the Common Stock Trust
attributable to the relevant class of Parent Common Stock by a fraction,
the numerator of which is the amount of the fractional share interest in
such class of Parent Common Stock to which such holder of a Certificate is
entitled and the denominator of which is the aggregate amount of
fractional share interests to which all holders of the Certificates are
entitled.
(iv) As soon as practicable after the determination of the amount of
cash, if any, to be paid to holders of Certificates in lieu of any
fractional share interests, the Exchange Agent shall make available such
amounts, without interest, to such holders of Certificates that have
surrendered their Certificates in accordance with this Article 4.
(f) Termination of Exchange Fund and Common Stock Trust. Any portion of
the Exchange Fund and Common Stock Trust that remains undistributed to the
holders of Certificates for one year after the Effective Time shall be
delivered to Parent, upon demand, and any holders of Certificates who have not
theretofore complied with this Article 4 shall thereafter look only to Parent
for payment of their claim for Parent Common Stock, any cash in lieu of
fractional shares of Parent Common Stock, and any dividends or other
distributions with respect to Parent Common Stock.
(g) AT&T Stock Options and Other AT&T Equity-Based Awards. (i) At the
Effective Time, all options to purchase, and stock appreciation rights with
respect to, shares of AT&T Broadband Common Stock ("AT&T Stock Options" and
"AT&T SARs", respectively) that are outstanding and unexercised as of the
Effective Time shall cease to represent rights with respect to shares of AT&T
Broadband Common Stock and shall be converted automatically into options to
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purchase, or stock appreciation rights with respect to, shares of Parent
Indexed Stock ("AT&T Converted Stock Options" and "AT&T Converted SARs",
respectively) and Parent shall assume each such AT&T Converted Stock Option and
AT&T Converted SAR, on the same terms and conditions as applied to such AT&T
Stock Option or AT&T SAR immediately before the Effective Time (including
without limitation any vesting as a result of the consummation of the
transactions contemplated hereby); provided, however, that, from and after the
Effective Time, (A) the number of shares of Parent Indexed Stock subject to
such AT&T Converted Stock Option or AT&T Converted SAR, as applicable, shall be
equal to the number of shares, rounded to the nearest whole share, of Parent
Indexed Stock whose fair market value, immediately after the Effective Time, is
equal to (a) minus (b), where "(a)" is the aggregate fair market value,
determined immediately prior to the Distribution using the AT&T Closing Stock
Value, of the AT&T Common Stock subject to the original option or stock
appreciation right (the "Original Award") with respect to which such AT&T Stock
Option or AT&T SAR was issued pursuant to the Employee Benefits Agreement; and
"(b)," in the case of a Broadband Employee, is zero, and in the case of a
Former Employee is the aggregate fair market value, determined immediately
after the Distribution using the AT&T Opening Stock Value (as such term is
defined in the Employee Benefits Agreement), of the AT&T Common Stock subject
to the "adjusted AT&T Option" into which the Original Award was partially
converted pursuant to Section 5.3(b) of the Employee Benefits Agreement; and
(B) the per share exercise price under such AT&T Converted Stock Option or AT&T
Converted SAR, as applicable, as of the Effective Time, shall be adjusted by
dividing the aggregate exercise price of the Original Award relating to such
AT&T Stock Option or AT&T SAR, as applicable (less, in the case of a Former
Employee, the aggregate exercise price of the relevant "adjusted AT&T Option"
referred to in (A) above), by the number of shares of Parent Indexed Stock to
which such AT&T Converted Stock Option or AT&T Converted SAR is subject,
rounded to the nearest one-hundredth of a cent. Notwithstanding the foregoing,
the number of shares and the per share exercise price of each AT&T Converted
Stock Option that is, as of the Effective Time, after giving effect to any
vesting as a result of the transactions contemplated hereby, an "incentive
stock option" (as defined in Section 422 of the Code) and each related AT&T
Converted SAR, if any, shall be adjusted in accordance with the requirements of
Section 424 of the Code. Accordingly, with respect to any incentive stock
options, fractional shares shall be rounded down to the nearest whole number of
shares, and, where necessary, the per share exercise price shall be rounded up
to the nearest cent. For purposes of this Section 4.02, the fair market value
of a share of Parent Indexed Stock shall be determined using the opening
per-share price of Parent Indexed Stock as listed on Nasdaq as of the opening
of trading on the first Trading Day following the Effective Time; provided,
however, that if the Effective Time occurs at a time when Nasdaq is open for
trading, fair market value shall be determined using the price at which Parent
Indexed Stock trades as of the moment
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immediately after the Effective Time; provided, further, that if the Effective
Time occurs prior to the opening of trading on Nasdaq, the fair market value
shall be determined using the price at which the Parent Indexed Stock first
trades after the opening of trading on this day.
(ii) At the Effective Time, all shares of AT&T Broadband restricted
stock outstanding as of the Effective Time shall be converted
automatically into the right to receive Parent Common Stock on the terms
and conditions set forth in the applicable sections of this Article 4 and
all other equity based awards based upon shares of AT&T Broadband Common
Stock (collectively, the "AT&T Equity Awards") outstanding as of the
Effective Time shall be converted automatically into equivalent awards
based upon shares of Parent Indexed Stock (collectively, the "AT&T
Converted Equity Awards"), and on the same terms and conditions as applied
to such AT&T Equity Award immediately before the Effective Time (including
without limitation any vesting as a result of the consummation of the
transactions contemplated hereby); provided, however, that from and after
the Effective Time, the number of shares of Parent Indexed Stock subject
to such AT&T Converted Equity Award shall be equal to the number of shares
of Parent Indexed Stock whose fair market value, immediately after the
Effective Time, is equal to the aggregate fair market value, determined
immediately prior to the Distribution using the AT&T Closing Stock Value,
of the AT&T Common Stock subject to the original equity based award with
respect to which such AT&T Equity Award was issued pursuant to the
Employee Benefits Agreement.
(iii) At or prior to the Effective Time, Parent shall reserve for
issuance the number of shares of Parent Indexed Stock necessary to satisfy
Parent's obligations under this Section 4.02(g). No later than five
Business Days after the Effective Time, Parent shall file with the SEC a
registration statement on Form S-8 (or other appropriate form) (an "S-8")
under the 1933 Act with respect to the shares of Parent Indexed Stock
subject to AT&T Converted Stock Options, AT&T Converted SARs and AT&T
Converted Equity Awards issued pursuant to this Section 4.02(g), and shall
use all reasonable best efforts to maintain the effectiveness of the
applicable S-8 and current status of the prospectus related to the
applicable S-8, as well as comply with any applicable state securities or
"blue sky" laws, for so long as any such AT&T Converted Stock Options,
AT&T Converted SARs and/or AT&T Converted Equity Awards remain
outstanding.
(h) Comcast Stock Options. (i) At the Effective Time, all options to
purchase shares of Comcast Class A Special Common Stock ("Comcast
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Stock Options") granted by Comcast or any Comcast Subsidiary pursuant to the
terms of any stock option or incentive plan and held, as of the Effective Time,
by and employee of Comcast of any Comcast Subsidiary (or any beneficiary
thereof) shall cease to represent rights to purchase shares of Comcast Class A
Special Common Stock and shall be converted automatically into options to
purchase ("Comcast Converted Stock Options"), on the same terms and conditions
as applied to such Comcast Stock Option immediately prior to the Effective
Time, that number of shares of Parent Indexed Stock, rounded to the nearest
whole share, whose fair market value, immediately after the Effective Time, is
equal to the aggregate fair market value, determined immediately prior to the
Effective Time, of the Comcast Class A Special Common Stock subject to such
Comcast Stock Option, at a per share exercise price equal to the aggregate
exercise price of such Comcast Stock Option divided by the number of shares of
Parent Indexed Common Stock to which such Comcast Converted Stock Option is
subject. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the number of shares and the per share
exercise price of each Comcast Converted Stock Option that is, as of the
Effective Time, an "incentive stock option" (as defined in Section 422 of the
Code) and each related Comcast Converted SAR, if any, shall be adjusted in
accordance with the requirements of Section 424 of the Code. Accordingly, with
respect to any incentive stock options, fractional shares shall be rounded down
to the nearest whole number of shares, and, where necessary, the per share
exercise price shall be rounded up to the nearest cent.
(ii) At the Effective Time, all shares of Comcast restricted stock
outstanding as of the Effective Time shall be converted automatically into
the right to receive Parent Common Stock on the terms and conditions set
forth in the applicable sections of this Article 4 and all other equity
based awards based upon shares of Comcast Class A Special Common Stock
(collectively, the "Comcast Equity Awards") shall be converted
automatically into equivalent awards based upon shares of Parent Indexed
Stock (collectively, the "Comcast Converted Equity Awards"), and on the
same terms and conditions as applied to such Comcast Equity Award
immediately prior to the Effective Time. The number of shares of Parent
Indexed Stock subject to such Comcast Converted Equity Award shall be the
number of shares of Parent Indexed Stock, rounded to the nearest share,
whose fair market value, immediately after the Effective Time, is equal to
the aggregate fair market value, determined immediately prior to the
Effective Time, of the shares of Comcast Common Stock that were subject to
such Comcast Equity Award.
(iii) At or prior to the Effective Time, Parent shall reserve for
issuance the number of shares of Parent Indexed Stock necessary to satisfy
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Parent's obligations under this Section 4.02(h). No later than five
Business days after the Effective Time, Parent shall file with the SEC an
S-8 under the 1933 Act with respect to the shares of Parent Indexed Stock
subject to the Comcast Converted Stock Options and Comcast Converted
Equity Awards issued pursuant to this Section 4.02(h), and shall use
reasonable best efforts to maintain the effectiveness of the applicable
S-8 and current status of the prospectus related to the applicable S-8, as
well as comply with any applicable state securities or "blue sky" laws,
for so long as any such Comcast Converted Stock Options and/or Comcast
Converted Equity Awards remain outstanding.
(i) No Liability. None of the parties hereto or the Exchange Agent shall
be liable to any Person in respect of any shares of Parent Common Stock (or
dividends or distributions with respect thereto) or cash from the Exchange Fund
or the Common Stock Trust delivered to a public official pursuant to any
applicable abandoned property, escheat or similar law. If any Certificates
shall not have been surrendered prior to any date on which any shares of Parent
Common Stock, any cash in lieu of fractional shares of Parent Common Stock or
any dividends or other distributions with respect to Parent Common Stock in
respect of such Certificate would otherwise escheat to or become the property
of any Governmental Authority, any such shares, cash, dividends or other
distributions in respect of such Certificate shall, to the extent permitted by
applicable law, become the property of Parent, free and clear of all claims or
interest of any Person previously entitled thereto.
(j) Investment of Exchange Fund and Common Stock Trust. The Exchange Agent
shall invest any cash included in the Exchange Fund and Common Stock Trust, as
directed by Parent, on a daily basis; provided that no such investment or loss
thereon shall affect the amounts payable or the timing of the amounts payable
to AT&T Broadband or Comcast shareholders pursuant to this Article 4. Any
interest and other income resulting from such investments shall be paid to
Parent.
(k) Lost Certificates. If any Certificate is lost, stolen or destroyed,
upon the making of an affidavit of that fact by the Person claiming such
Certificate to be lost, stolen or destroyed and executing an indemnity
reasonably satisfactory to Parent (and, if required by Parent in the case of a
Certificate representing more than 1,000 shares, the posting by such Person of
a bond, in such reasonable amount as Parent may direct, as indemnity) against
any claim that may be made against it with respect to such Certificate, the
Exchange Agent will issue, in exchange for such lost, stolen or destroyed
Certificate and in respect of the shares of AT&T Broadband Common Stock or
Comcast Common Stock, as the case may be, formerly represented by such lost
Certificate, a certificate representing that number of whole shares of Parent
Common Stock that such holder has the right to
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receive pursuant to the provisions of this Article 4, cash in lieu of any
fractional shares of Parent Common Stock to the extent provided in Section
4.02(e) and any dividends or distributions to the extent provided in Section
4.02(c).
(l) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in Section 4.02,
Comcast and AT&T shall mutually agree upon an arrangement whereby holders of
shares of AT&T Broadband Common Stock shall not be required to deliver
Certificates to the Exchange Agent prior to receiving a certificate
representing the shares of Parent Common Stock into which their shares of AT&T
Broadband Common Stock have been converted in accordance with Section 4.01, any
cash in lieu of fractional shares payable to such holder pursuant to Section
4.02(e) or dividends or other distributions on their shares of Parent Common
Stock. Under such arrangements, the parties shall instruct the Exchange Agent
(i) not to mail to any such holder of AT&T Broadband Common Stock the
transmittal materials referred to in Section 4.02(b) and (ii) to deliver the
appropriate merger consideration to each such holder of AT&T Broadband Common
Stock as soon as reasonably practicable after the Effective Time. The parties
shall cooperate to agree upon procedures to effect book entry transfers in
respect of the foregoing.
(m) If (i) any holder of AT&T Common Stock does not receive shares of AT&T
Broadband Common Stock in the Distribution in respect of such holder's shares
of AT&T Common Stock because such holder has purported to exercise rights
pursuant to Section 910 of the NYBCL in respect of such holder's shares of AT&T
Common Stock and (ii) such rights are subsequently invalidated or such holder
subsequently withdraws his purported exercise of such rights, then Parent shall
deliver to such holder at such time the merger consideration payable pursuant
to this Article 4 in respect of the shares of AT&T Broadband Common Stock
issuable in the Distribution in respect such holder's shares of AT&T Common
Stock.
SECTION 4.03. Section 355(e) Top-up. (a) In the event that the A
Shareholder Approval has been obtained and if, but for a disparity in the per
share value of the Parent Class A Common Stock and the Parent Class A Special
Common Stock, the Qualified Holders would have received a number of shares of
Parent Common Stock pursuant to Section 4.01(a)(iii) at the Effective Time that
represents more than 50% of the total value of all shares of Parent Common
Stock, Parent shall issue additional shares of Parent Common Stock to the same
holders of record of AT&T Broadband Common Stock in an amount sufficient to
ensure that Qualified Holders will be treated as holding at the Effective Time
more than 50% of the value of all shares of Parent Common Stock; provided,
however, that Parent shall not be obligated to issue additional shares pursuant
to this Section 4.03(a) to the extent that AT&T has issued shares in breach of
Section 8.01(v) of this Agreement.
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(b) In the event that the A Shareholder Approval has not been obtained and
if, but for a disparity in the per share value of the Parent Class C Common
Stock and the Parent Class A Special Common Stock, the Qualified Holders would
have received a number of shares of Parent Common Stock pursuant to Section
4.01(c)(iii) at the Effective Time that represents more than 50% of the total
value of all shares of Parent Common Stock, Parent shall issue additional
shares of Parent Common Stock to the same holders of record of AT&T Broadband
Common Stock in an amount sufficient to ensure that Qualified Holders will be
treated as holding at the Effective Time more than 50% of the value of all
shares of Parent Common Stock; provided, however, that Parent shall not be
obligated to issue additional shares pursuant to this Section 4.03(b) to the
extent that AT&T has issued shares in breach of Section 8.01(v) of this
Agreement.
(c) For purposes of this Section 4.03, (i) "Qualified Holders" shall mean
the holders of AT&T Broadband Common Stock other than holders that receive such
shares "pursuant to a plan or series of related transactions" with the
Distribution (within the meaning of Section 355(e) of the Code) and (ii) the
total value of all shares of Parent Common Stock shall be determined in
accordance with Section 4.03 of the Comcast Disclosure Schedule.
SECTION 4.04. Additional Payment. (a) In the event that the A Shareholder
Approval has been obtained and prior to the Effective Time Standard and Poors'
has not committed that the Parent Class A Common Stock will be included in the
Index immediately after the Effective Time, then in addition to the
consideration payable pursuant to Section 4.01(a)(iii), each holder of shares
of AT&T Broadband Common Stock shall be entitled to receive, in exchange for
each of such holder's shares, a non-transferable security (the "K/A Security")
entitling the holder to the rights described in the next sentence. Each holder
of a K/A Security shall be entitled to receive from Parent, in exchange for and
in full satisfaction of such holder's rights under such K/A Security, a number
of shares of Parent Class A Common Stock equal to the product of (i) the
Exchange Ratio and (ii) the K/A Price Differential; provided that if the Parent
Class A Common Stock is included in the Index at any time prior to the end of
the Pricing Period, all rights under the K/A Security shall immediately
terminate. The number of shares of Parent Class A Common Stock issuable
pursuant to the preceding sentence (if any) in respect of each K/A Security
will be reduced by the number of shares of Parent Class A Common Stock
previously issued pursuant to Section 4.03(a) (if any) in respect of each share
of AT&T Broadband Common Stock.
(b) In the event that the A Shareholder Approval has not been obtained and
prior to the Effective Time Standard and Poors' has not committed that the
Parent Class C Common Stock will be included in the Index immediately after the
Effective Time, then in addition to the consideration payable pursuant to
Section
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4.01(c)(iii), each holder of shares of AT&T Broadband Common Stock shall be
entitled to receive, in exchange for each of such holder's shares, a non-
transferable security (the "K/C Security") entitling the holder to the rights
described in the next sentence. Each holder of a K/C Security shall be entitled
to receive from Parent, in exchange for and in full satisfaction of such
holder's rights under such K/C Security, a number of shares of Parent Class C
Common Stock equal to the product of (i) the Exchange Ratio and (ii) the K/C
Price Differential; provided that if the Parent Class C Common Stock is
included in the Index at any time prior to the end of the Pricing Period, all
rights under the K/C Security shall immediately terminate. The number of shares
of Parent Class C Common Stock issuable pursuant to the preceding sentence (if
any) in respect of each K/C Security will be reduced by the number of shares of
Parent Class C Common Stock previously issued pursuant to Section 4.03(b) (if
any) in respect of each share of AT&T Broadband Common Stock.
SECTION 4.05. Additional Exchange Arrangements. In the event that any
additional shares of Parent Common Stock will be issued pursuant to Section
4.03, Parent will enter into arrangements with the Exchange Agent (which
arrangements will be comparable to the arrangements described in Section 4.02
and will be mutually agreed upon by Comcast and AT&T) providing for the
delivery to the applicable holders of shares of Parent Common Stock of such
additional shares of Parent Common Stock as soon as reasonably practicable
after such additional shares become payable pursuant to Section 4.03. In the
event that any K/A Securities or K/C Securities will be issued pursuant to
Section 4.04, or any additional shares of Parent Common Stock will be issued in
respect of any K/A Securities or K/C Securities pursuant to Section 4.04,
Parent will enter into arrangements with the Exchange Agent (which arrangements
will be comparable to the arrangements described in Section 4.02 and will be
mutually agreed upon by Comcast and AT&T) providing for the delivery to the
applicable Persons of such Securities or such additional shares of Parent
Common Stock as soon as reasonably practicable after such Securities or
additional shares become payable pursuant to Section 4.04.
ARTICLE 5
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF COMCAST
Except as set forth in the Comcast Disclosure Schedule, regardless of
whether the relevant Section herein refers to the Comcast Disclosure Schedule,
or in the Specified Comcast SEC Documents filed prior to the date hereof,
Comcast represents and warrants to AT&T as follows:
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SECTION 5.01. Corporate Existence and Power. Comcast is a corporation duly
incorporated, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and has all corporate powers required to carry on
its business as currently conducted. Comcast is duly qualified to do business
as a foreign corporation and is in good standing in each jurisdiction where
such qualification is necessary, except for those jurisdictions where failure
to be so qualified, individually or in the aggregate, has not had and would not
reasonably be expected to have a Comcast Material Adverse Effect. Comcast has
heretofore delivered or made available to AT&T true and complete copies of the
articles of incorporation and bylaws of Comcast as currently in effect.
SECTION 5.02. Corporate Authorization. (a) The execution, delivery and
performance by Comcast of this Agreement and the consummation by Comcast of the
transactions contemplated hereby are within Comcast's corporate powers and,
except for the Comcast Shareholders' Approval, have been duly authorized by all
necessary corporate action on the part of Comcast. This Agreement constitutes a
valid and binding agreement of Comcast, enforceable against Comcast in
accordance with its terms, except (i) as the same may be limited by applicable
bankruptcy, insolvency, moratorium or similar laws of general application
relating to or affecting creditors' rights and (ii) for the limitations imposed
by general principles of equity.
(b) At a meeting duly called and held, Comcast's Board of Directors has
unanimously (i) determined that this Agreement and the transactions
contemplated hereby is fair to and in the best interests of Comcast
shareholders; (ii) approved and adopted this Agreement and the transactions
contemplated hereby; and (iii) resolved to recommend adoption of this Agreement
by Comcast shareholders.
SECTION 5.03. Governmental Authorization. The execution, delivery and
performance by Comcast of this Agreement and the consummation by Comcast of the
transactions contemplated hereby require no action by or in respect of, or
filing with, any United States federal, state or local, foreign or
supranational governmental body, agency, official or authority (a "Governmental
Authority"), other than (a) notices to, or consents or waivers from, the
relevant Franchising Authorities in respect of the Franchises for the Systems
owned and operated by Comcast or the Comcast Subsidiaries (the "Comcast
Franchise Consents"), and the FCC in connection with a change of control and/or
assignment of the holder of the FCC licenses of Comcast and the Comcast
Subsidiaries ("Comcast License Consents"); (b) notices to, consents or waivers
from the state public service and public utilities commissions having
jurisdiction over the assets of Comcast and the Comcast Subsidiaries ("Comcast
PUC Consents"); (c) the filing of the PA Articles of Merger pursuant to the
PBCL and appropriate documents with the relevant authorities of other states in
which Comcast is qualified to do business; (d) compliance with any applicable
requirements of the HSR Act; (e) compliance
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with any applicable requirements of the 1933 Act, the 1934 Act, and any other
applicable securities laws, whether United States state or foreign; and (f) any
actions or filings the absence of which, individually or in the aggregate,
would not reasonably be expected to have a Comcast Material Adverse Effect or
prohibit or materially impair or delay the ability of Comcast to consummate the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
SECTION 5.04. Non-contravention. The execution, delivery and performance
by Comcast of this Agreement and the consummation by Comcast of the
transactions contemplated hereby do not and will not (a) contravene, conflict
with, or result in any violation or breach of any provision of the articles of
incorporation or bylaws of Comcast; (b) assuming compliance with the matters
referred to in Section 5.03, contravene, conflict with or result in a violation
or breach of any provision of any applicable law, statute, ordinance, rule,
regulation, judgment, injunction, order, or decree; (c) assuming compliance
with the matters referred to in Section 5.03, require any consent or other
action by any Person under, constitute a default (or an event that, with or
without notice or lapse of time or both, would constitute a default) under, or
cause or permit the termination, cancellation, acceleration, triggering or
other change of any right or obligation or the loss of any benefit to which
Comcast or any Comcast Subsidiary is entitled under (i) any provision of any
agreement or other instrument binding upon Comcast or any Comcast Subsidiary or
any of their respective assets or properties or (ii) any license, franchise,
permit, certificate, approval or other similar authorization held by, or
affecting, or relating in any way to, the assets, properties or business of,
Comcast or any Comcast Subsidiary; or (d) result in the creation or imposition
of any Lien on any asset or property of Comcast or any Comcast Subsidiary,
other than such exceptions in the case of clauses (b), (c) and (d) above as
would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a
Comcast Material Adverse Effect or prohibit or materially impair or delay the
ability of Comcast to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby.
SECTION 5.05. Capitalization. (a) The authorized capital stock of Comcast
consists of (i) 200,000,000 shares of Comcast Class A Common Stock, (ii)
50,000,000 shares of Comcast Class B Common Stock, (iii) 2,500,000,000 shares
of Comcast Class A Special Common Stock and (iv) 20,000,000 shares of preferred
stock. As of the close of business on November 30, 2001, there were outstanding
(1) 21,829,422 shares of Comcast Class A Common Stock, (2) 9,444,375 shares of
Comcast Class B Common Stock, (3) 913,778,527 shares of Comcast Class A Special
Common Stock (inclusive of shares issued pursuant to the Comcast ESPP but
exclusive of all shares of restricted stock granted under any compensatory plan
or arrangements), (4) Comcast Stock Options to purchase an aggregate of
55,853,196 shares of Comcast Class A Special Common Stock (of which options to
purchase an aggregate of 16,822,181 shares of Comcast Class A Special Common
Stock were exercisable), (5) phantom shares, stock units, stock
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appreciation rights, other stock-based awards or other deferred stock awards
issued under any stock option, compensation or deferred compensation plan or
arrangement with respect to an aggregate of 6,808,916 shares of Comcast Class A
Special Common Stock and (6) no shares of preferred stock. As of November 30,
2001, no shares of Comcast Common Stock were held in trust or in treasury. All
outstanding shares of capital stock of Comcast have been, and all shares that
may be issued pursuant to any compensatory plan or arrangement will be, when
issued in accordance with the respective terms thereof, duly authorized,
validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable.
(b) Except as set forth in this Section 5.05 and for changes since
November 30, 2001 resulting from the exercise of Comcast Stock Options and the
vesting of Comcast Equity Awards outstanding on such date, including, for the
avoidance of doubt, options to purchase stock under the Comcast ESPP (and the
grant or award of Comcast Stock Options and Comcast Equity Awards in the
ordinary course of business and the exercise thereof, including, for the
avoidance of doubt, options to purchase stock under the Comcast ESPP), there
are no outstanding (i) shares of capital stock or voting securities of Comcast,
(ii) securities of Comcast or any Comcast Subsidiary convertible into or
exchangeable for shares of capital stock or voting securities of Comcast or
(iii) options or other rights to acquire from Comcast or any Comcast
Subsidiary, or other obligations of Comcast or any Comcast Subsidiary to issue,
any capital stock, voting securities or securities convertible into or
exchangeable for capital stock or voting securities of Comcast. There are no
outstanding obligations of Comcast or any Comcast Subsidiary to repurchase,
redeem or otherwise acquire any of the securities referred to in clause (i),
(ii) or (iii) above (collectively, the "Comcast Securities").
SECTION 5.06. Subsidiaries. (a) Each Comcast Subsidiary is a corporation
or other legal entity duly organized, validly existing and in good standing
under the laws of its jurisdiction of organization and has all corporate,
partnership or other similar powers required to carry on its business as
currently conducted, other than such exceptions as, individually or in the
aggregate, have not had and would not reasonably be expected to have a Comcast
Material Adverse Effect. Each Comcast Subsidiary is duly qualified to do
business as a foreign corporation or other foreign legal entity and is in good
standing in each jurisdiction where such qualification is necessary, other than
such exceptions as, individually or in the aggregate, have not had and would
not reasonably be expected to have a Comcast Material Adverse Effect. Section
5.06(a) of the Comcast Disclosure Schedule sets forth a list of all Comcast
Significant Subsidiaries and their respective jurisdictions of organization.
(b) All of the outstanding capital stock of, or other voting securities or
ownership interests in, each Comcast Significant Subsidiary is owned by
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Comcast, directly or indirectly, free and clear of any Lien and free of any
other limitation or restriction (including any restriction on the right to
vote, sell or otherwise dispose of such capital stock or other voting
securities or ownership interests). There are no outstanding (i) securities of
Comcast or any Comcast Subsidiary convertible into or exchangeable for shares
of capital stock or other voting securities or ownership interests in any
Comcast Significant Subsidiary or (ii) options or other rights to acquire from
Comcast or any Comcast Subsidiary, or other obligations of Comcast or any
Comcast Subsidiary to issue, any capital stock, or other voting securities or
ownership interests in, or any securities convertible into or exchangeable for
any capital stock or other voting securities or ownership interests in, any
Comcast Significant Subsidiary. There are no outstanding obligations of Comcast
or any Comcast Significant Subsidiary to repurchase, redeem or otherwise
acquire any of the items referred to in clauses (i) and (ii) above.
SECTION 5.07. SEC Filings. (a) Comcast has delivered or made available to
AT&T (i) Comcast's annual reports on Form 10-K for its fiscal years ended
December 31, 2000, 1999 and 1998, (ii) Comcast's proxy or information
statements relating to meetings of, or actions taken without a meeting by,
Comcast shareholders held since December 31, 1998, and (iii) all of Comcast's
other reports, statements, schedules and registration statements filed with the
SEC since December 31, 1998 (the documents referred to in clauses (i), (ii) and
(iii) above, collectively, the "Comcast SEC Documents").
(b) As of its filing date (and, if amended or superceded by a filing prior
to the date of this Agreement or the Effective Time, then on the date of such
filing), each Comcast SEC Document complied as to form in all material respects
with the applicable requirements of the 1933 Act and the 1934 Act, as the case
may be.
(c) As of its filing date (and, if amended or superceded by a filing prior
to the date of this Agreement or the Effective Time, then on the date of such
filing), each Comcast SEC Document filed pursuant to the 1934 Act did not
contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material
fact necessary in order to make the statements made therein, in the light of
the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.
(d) Each Comcast SEC Document that is a registration statement, as amended
or supplemented, if applicable, filed pursuant to the 1933 Act, as of the date
such registration statement or amendment became effective, did not contain any
untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required
to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not
misleading.
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SECTION 5.08. Financial Statements. The audited consolidated financial
statements and unaudited consolidated interim financial statements of Comcast
included in the Comcast SEC Documents fairly present, in all material respects,
in conformity with United States generally accepted accounting principles
("GAAP") applied on a consistent basis (except as may be indicated in the notes
thereto), the consolidated financial position of Comcast and its consolidated
Subsidiaries as of the respective dates thereof and their consolidated results
of operations and cash flows for the periods then ended (subject to normal
year-end adjustments in the case of any unaudited interim financial
statements).
SECTION 5.09. Information Supplied. The information supplied by Comcast
for inclusion or incorporation in the registration statement on Form S-4 or any
amendment or supplement thereto pursuant to which shares of Parent Common Stock
(and any K/A Securities or K/C Securities) issuable in the Mergers will be
registered with the SEC (the "Registration Statement") shall not at the time
the Registration Statement is declared effective by the SEC 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 light
of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. The
information supplied by Comcast for inclusion in the joint proxy
statement/prospectus or any amendment or supplement thereto (the "Joint Proxy
Statement") to be sent to Comcast shareholders in connection with their meeting
to consider this Agreement and the Comcast Merger (the "Comcast Shareholders'
Meeting") and to be sent to AT&T shareholders in connection with their meeting
to consider this Agreement and the AT&T Broadband Merger (the "AT&T
Shareholders' Meeting") shall not, on the date the Joint Proxy Statement is
first mailed to the shareholders of each of Comcast and AT&T, at the time of
the Comcast Shareholders' Meeting, at the time of the AT&T Shareholders'
Meeting or at the Effective Time, 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 light of the
circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.
SECTION 5.10. Absence of Certain Changes. Since the Comcast Balance Sheet
Date, the business of Comcast and the Comcast Subsidiaries has been conducted
in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practices, and there
has not been (i) any event, occurrence or development of a state of
circumstances or facts that, individually or in the aggregate, has had or would
reasonably be expected to have a Comcast Material Adverse Effect or (ii) any
action, event, occurrence or transaction that would have been prohibited by
clause (iii), (iv), (vii), (viii) or (ix) of Section 7.01 if this Agreement had
been in effect at the time thereof or any agreement, arrangement or commitment
in respect of any action, event, occurrence or transaction that would have been
prohibited by the
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foregoing clauses of Section 7.01 if this Agreement had been in effect at the
time thereof.
SECTION 5.11. No Undisclosed Material Liabilities. There are no
liabilities or obligations of Comcast or any Comcast Subsidiary of any kind
whatsoever, whether accrued, contingent, absolute, determined, determinable or
otherwise, and there is no existing condition, situation or set of
circumstances that would reasonably be expected to result in such a liability
or obligation, other than:
(a) liabilities or obligations disclosed and provided for in the Comcast
Balance Sheet or in the notes thereto;
(b) liabilities or obligations incurred since the Comcast Balance Sheet
Date in the ordinary course of business of the Comcast Group consistent with
past practice;
(c) liabilities or obligations under commercial transactions and
agreements in accordance with their terms or arising in compliance with
applicable laws, statutes, ordinances, rules or regulations; or
(d) liabilities or obligations that, individually or in the aggregate,
have not had and would not reasonably be expected to have a Comcast Material
Adverse Effect.
SECTION 5.12. Compliance with Laws and Court Orders. Comcast and the
Comcast Subsidiaries hold all licenses, franchises, certificates, consents,
permits, qualifications and authorizations from all Governmental Authorities
necessary for the lawful conduct of their business, except where the failure to
hold any of the foregoing, individually or in the aggregate, has not had and
would not reasonably be expected to have a Comcast Material Adverse Effect.
Comcast and each of the Comcast Subsidiaries are, and have been in compliance
with, and to the knowledge of Comcast, are not under investigation with respect
to and have not been threatened to be charged with or given notice of any
violation of, any such license, franchise, certificate, consent, permit,
qualification or authorization, or any applicable law, statute, ordinance,
rule, regulation, judgment, injunction, order or decree, except for failures to
comply or violations that, individually or in the aggregate, have not had and
would not reasonably be expected to have a Comcast Material Adverse Effect.
SECTION 5.13. Litigation. There is no action, suit, investigation or
proceeding (or any basis therefor) pending against, or, to the knowledge of
Comcast, threatened against or affecting, Comcast, any Comcast Subsidiary or
any of their respective assets or properties before any court or arbitrator or
before or
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by any other Governmental Authority, that, individually or in the aggregate,
would reasonably be expected to have a Comcast Material Adverse Effect.
SECTION 5.14. Finders' Fees. Except for Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated,
J.P. Morgan Securities Inc., Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated
and Quadrangle Group, whose fees will be paid by Comcast, there is no
investment banker, broker, finder or other intermediary that has been retained
by or is authorized to act on behalf of Comcast or any Comcast Subsidiary who
might be entitled to any fee or commission in connection with the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement and the other Transaction Agreements. A copy of
Comcast's engagement agreement with each of Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated,
J.P. Morgan Securities Inc., Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated
and Quadrangle Group has been provided to AT&T.
SECTION 5.15. Opinion of Financial Advisor. Comcast has received an
opinion of each of Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated, J.P. Morgan Securities
Inc., Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, financial advisors to
Comcast, to the effect that, as of the date hereof, the conversion ratios in
the Comcast Merger applicable to the holders of Comcast Common Stock, in the
aggregate, are fair, from a financial point of view, to the Comcast
shareholders, taken together.
SECTION 5.16. Taxes. Except as would not, individually or in the
aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Comcast Material Adverse Effect,
(a) all Comcast and Comcast Subsidiary Tax Returns required to be filed on or
before the Effective Time with any taxing authority by, or with respect to,
Comcast and the Comcast Subsidiaries have been or will be timely filed (taking
into account extensions) and are or will be correct in all respects (other than
with respect to Taxes for which adequate reserves are reflected on the Comcast
Balance Sheet); (b) Comcast and the Comcast Subsidiaries have timely paid or
will timely pay all Taxes shown as due and payable on the Comcast Tax Returns
that have been or will be so filed, and, as of the time of filing, the Comcast
Tax Returns correctly reflected the facts regarding the income, business,
assets, operations, activities and the status of Comcast and the Comcast
Subsidiaries (other than with respect to Taxes for which adequate reserves are
reflected on the Comcast Balance Sheet); (c) Comcast and the Comcast
Subsidiaries have made provision for all Taxes payable by Comcast and the
Comcast Subsidiaries for which no Comcast Tax Return has yet been filed; (d)
there is no action, suit, proceeding, audit or claim currently proposed or
pending against or with respect to Comcast or any Comcast Subsidiary in respect
of any Tax where there is a reasonable possibility of an adverse determination;
(e) the United States federal income Tax Returns of Comcast and the Comcast
Subsidiaries have been examined and settled with the IRS (or the applicable
statutes of limitation for the assessment of United States federal income Taxes
for such periods have expired) for all years through 1993;
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(f) no extension of the statute of limitations on the assessment of any Taxes
has been granted by Comcast or any Comcast Subsidiary and is currently in
effect; (g) except for complete and accurate copies of Tax sharing agreements
and amendments thereto made available to AT&T prior to the execution of this
Agreement and listed in Section 5.16 of the Comcast Disclosure Schedule, no
agreements relating to the allocation or sharing of Taxes exist between Comcast
and/or any of the Comcast Subsidiaries, on the one hand, and a third party, on
the other hand; and (h) there are no Liens for Taxes on any of the assets of
Comcast or any Comcast Subsidiary except Liens for current Taxes not yet due
and payable. "Taxes" means (i) any and all taxes, charges, fees, levies or
other assessments, including all net income, gross income, gross receipts,
excise, stamp, real or personal property, ad valorem, withholding, social
security (or similar), unemployment, occupation, use, service, service use,
license, net worth, payroll, franchise, severance, transfer, recording,
employment, premium, windfall profits, environmental, customs duties, capital
stock, profits, disability, sales, registration, value added, alternative or
add-on minimum, estimated or other taxes, assessments or charges imposed by any
Governmental Authority and any interest, penalties, or additions to tax
attributable thereto, (ii) liability for the payment of any amount imposed on
any Person of the type described in clause (i) as a result of being or having
been before the Effective Time a member of an affiliated, consolidated,
combined or unitary group and (iii) any liability for the payment of any amount
imposed on any Person of the type described in (i) as a result of any existing
express or implied indemnification agreement or arrangement. "Tax Returns"
means any return, report, form or similar statement required to be filed with
respect to any Tax (including any attached schedules), including any
information return, claim for refund, amended return or declaration of
estimated Tax.
SECTION 5.17. Tax Opinions. Neither Comcast nor any Comcast Subsidiary has
taken any action or knows of any facts or circumstances relating to Comcast or
any Comcast Subsidiary that would prevent (i) the ruling or opinion referred to
in Section 10.01(j) from being obtained or (ii) Davis Polk & Wardwell from
delivering the opinion referred to in Section 10.03(b) as of the date hereof.
SECTION 5.18. Employee Benefit Plans and Labor Matters. Except as have not
had and would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the
aggregate, a Comcast Material Adverse Effect:
(a) Section 5.18(a) of the Comcast Disclosure Schedule contains a true and
complete list, as of the date hereof, of all Comcast Employee Plans and all
Comcast Benefit Arrangements. Copies of each Comcast Employee Plan and each
Comcast Benefit Arrangement (and, if applicable, related trust agreements) and
all amendments thereto have been made available to AT&T as of the date hereof,
together with the three most recent annual reports (Form 5500, including,
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if applicable, Schedule B thereto) and the most recent actuarial valuation
report prepared in connection with any Comcast Employee Plan.
(b) Neither Comcast nor any ERISA Affiliate nor any predecessor thereof
sponsors, maintains or contributes to any Comcast Employee Plan subject to
Title IV of ERISA. Neither Comcast nor any ERISA Affiliate has any liability
under Title IV of ERISA.
(c) As of September 30, 2001, the aggregate unfunded liability of Comcast
and any Comcast Subsidiary in respect of all Comcast Deferred Compensation
Plans, computed using reasonable actuarial assumptions and determined as if all
benefits under such plans were vested and payable as of such date, did not
exceed $180 million.
(d) Neither Comcast or any Comcast Subsidiary has any liability with
respect of post-retirement health, medical or life insurance benefits for
retired, former or current employees of Comcast or the Comcast Subsidiaries
except as required to avoid excise tax under Section 4980B of the Code.
(e) Each Comcast Employee Plan that is intended to be qualified under
Section 401(a) of the Code is so qualified and a favorable determination letter
is currently in effect for each such Comcast Employee Plan. To the knowledge of
Comcast, no fact or circumstance exists giving rise to a material likelihood
that such Comcast Employee Plan would not be treated as qualified by the
Internal Revenue Service.
(f) There is no contract, plan or arrangement (written or otherwise)
covering any employee or former employee of Comcast or any Comcast Subsidiary
that, individually or in the aggregate, could give rise to the payment of any
amount by Comcast or any Comcast Subsidiary that would not be deductible
pursuant to the terms of Sections 162(m) or 280G of the Code.
(g) Comcast has made available to AT&T, as of the date hereof, a true and
complete list and copies of each material Comcast International Plan, other
than plans mandated by applicable law. According to the actuarial assumptions
and valuations most recently used for the purpose of funding each Comcast
International Plan (or, if the same has no such assumptions and valuations or
is unfunded, according to actuarial assumptions and valuations in use by the
PBGC on the date hereof), as of December 31, 2000, the total amount or value of
the funds available under such Comcast International Plan to pay benefits
accrued thereunder or segregated in respect of such accrued benefits, together
with any reserve or accrual with respect thereto, exceeded the present value of
all benefits (actual or contingent) accrued as of such date of all participants
and past
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participants therein in respect of which Comcast or any Comcast Subsidiary has
or would have after the Effective Time any obligation.
(h) Each Comcast Employee Plan, Comcast Benefit Arrangement and Comcast
International Plan has been maintained in compliance with its terms and with
the requirements prescribed by all applicable laws, statutes, orders, rules and
regulations (including any special provisions relating to registration or
qualification where such plan was intended to be so registered or qualified)
and has been maintained in good standing with applicable Governmental
Authorities.
(i) There has been no amendment to, written interpretation or announcement
(whether or not written) by Comcast or any of its Affiliates relating to, or
change in employee participation coverage under, a Comcast Employee Plan,
Comcast Benefit Arrangement or Comcast International Plan which would increase
materially the expense of maintaining such plan above the level of expense
incurred in respect thereof for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2000.
(j) No employee or former employee or independent contractor of Comcast or
any Comcast Subsidiary will become entitled to any bonus, retirement,
severance, job security or similar benefit or enhanced or increased such
benefit (including acceleration of vesting or exercise of an incentive award)
as a result of the transactions contemplated hereby (either alone or together
with any other event).
(k) Section 5.18(k) of the Comcast Disclosure Schedule sets forth a list
of all collective bargaining agreements to which Comcast or any of the Comcast
Subsidiaries is a party. Neither Comcast nor any of the Comcast Subsidiaries is
involved in or, to the knowledge of Comcast, threatened with any labor dispute,
work stoppage, labor strike, slowdown or grievance. To the knowledge of
Comcast, there is no organizing effort or representation question at issue with
respect to any collective bargaining unit of Comcast or any of the Comcast
Subsidiaries, or any employee of Comcast or any of the Comcast Subsidiaries.
(l) There are no pending or threatened claims (other than claims for
benefits in the ordinary course), lawsuits or arbitrations that have been
asserted or instituted, and, to the knowledge of Comcast, no set of
circumstances exists that may reasonably give rise to a claim or lawsuit,
against any of the Comcast Benefit Arrangements, the Comcast Employee Plans and
the Comcast International Plans, any fiduciaries thereof with respect to their
duties thereto or the assets of any of the trusts thereunder, that could
reasonably be expected to result in any material liability of Comcast or any of
the Comcast Subsidiaries to the PBGC, the United States Department of Treasury,
the United States Department of Labor, any foreign governmental authority, any
Multiemployer Plan, any of the Comcast
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Benefit Arrangements, the Comcast Employee Plans and the Comcast International
Plans, any participant therein, or any other Person.
SECTION 5.19. Environmental Matters. (a) Except as have not had and would
not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, a Comcast
Material Adverse Effect:
(i) no notice, notification, demand, request for information,
citation, summons or order has been received, no complaint has been filed,
no penalty has been assessed, and no investigation, action, claim, suit,
proceeding or review is pending or, to the knowledge of Comcast,
threatened by any Governmental Authority or other Person relating to or
arising out of any Environmental Law;
(ii) Comcast is and has been in compliance with all Environmental
Laws and all Environmental Permits; and
(iii) there are no liabilities of Comcast or any Comcast Subsidiary
of any kind whatsoever, whether accrued, contingent, absolute, determined,
determinable or otherwise arising under or relating to any Environmental
Law, and there are no facts, conditions, situations or set of
circumstances that would reasonably be expected to result in, or be the
basis for, any such liability.
(b) There have been no environmental investigations, studies, audits,
tests, reviews or other analyses conducted of which Comcast has knowledge in
relation to the current or prior business of Comcast or any Comcast Subsidiary
or any property or facility now or previously owned or leased by Comcast or any
Comcast Subsidiary that reveal matters that, individually or in the aggregate,
have had, or would reasonably be expected to have, a Comcast Material Adverse
Effect.
(c) For purposes of this Section 5.19, the terms "Comcast" and "Comcast
Subsidiary" shall include any entity that is, in whole or in part, a
predecessor of Comcast or any Comcast Subsidiary.
SECTION 5.20. Intellectual Property. With such exceptions as, individually
or in the aggregate, have not had, and would not reasonably be expected to
have, a Comcast Material Adverse Effect, each of Comcast and the Comcast
Subsidiaries owns or has a valid license or other right to use each trademark,
service mark, trade name, invention, patent, trade secret, copyright, know-how
(including any registrations or applications for registration of any of the
foregoing) or any other similar type of proprietary intellectual property right
(collectively, the "Comcast Intellectual Property") necessary to carry on its
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business substantially as currently conducted. Neither Comcast nor any Comcast
Subsidiary has received any notice of infringement of or conflict with, and, to
Comcast's knowledge, there are no infringements of or conflicts with, the
rights of any Person with respect to the use of any Comcast Intellectual
Property in the conduct of Comcast's business that, in either such case,
individually or in the aggregate, have had or would reasonably be expected to
have, a Comcast Material Adverse Effect.
SECTION 5.21. Contracts. Neither Comcast nor any of the Comcast
Subsidiaries is a party to or bound by (a) any "material contract" (as defined
in Item 601(b)(10) of Regulation S-K of the SEC) or any agreement, contract or
commitment that would be such a "material contract" but for the exception for
contracts entered into in the ordinary course of business or (b) any
non-competition agreement or any other agreement or obligation that materially
limits or will materially limit Comcast or any of the Comcast Subsidiaries (or,
after the Mergers, Parent, AT&T Broadband or any of the AT&T Broadband
Subsidiaries) from engaging in the business of providing telephony, data
transmission services, cable television or programming content. With such
exceptions as, individually or in the aggregate, have not had, and would not
reasonably be expected to have, a Comcast Material Adverse Effect, (i) each of
the contracts, agreements and commitments of Comcast and the Comcast
Subsidiaries is valid and in full force and effect and (ii) neither Comcast nor
any of the Comcast Subsidiaries has violated any provision of, or committed or
failed to perform any act that, with or without notice, lapse of time, or both,
would constitute a default under the provisions of any such contract, agreement
or commitment. To the knowledge of Comcast, no counterparty to any such
contract, agreement or commitment has violated any provision of, or committed
or failed to perform any act that, with or without notice, lapse of time, or
both would constitute a default or other breach under the provisions of, such
contract, agreement or commitment, except for defaults or breaches that,
individually or in the aggregate, have not had, and would not reasonably be
expected to have, a Comcast Material Adverse Effect. Neither Comcast nor any
Comcast Subsidiary is a party to, or otherwise a guarantor of or liable with
respect to (including pursuant to any keepwell agreement), (i) any material
interest rate, currency or other swap or derivative transaction (other than
those entered into in the ordinary course of business solely for hedging
purposes) or (ii) any Indebtedness of any other Person except a wholly owned
Comcast Subsidiary. Neither Comcast nor any Comcast Subsidiary is a party to
any joint venture or partnership agreement pursuant to which it is obligated to
make capital contributions in excess of (x) $25,000,000 during the current or
any succeeding calendar year or (y) $100,000,000 during the remaining term of
such agreement. Subject to applicable confidentiality restrictions, Comcast has
provided or made available to AT&T prior to the date hereof a copy of each
agreement of the type described in clause
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(a) or (b) in the first sentence of this Section 5.21, in clause (i) or (ii) of
the second preceding sentence of this Section 5.21 or in the immediately
preceding sentence.
SECTION 5.22. Vote Required. (a) The only vote of the holders of any class
or series of capital stock of Comcast necessary to approve and adopt this
Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby is the affirmative vote of
the holders of shares of Comcast Common Stock representing a majority of the
votes cast by such holders ("Comcast Shareholders' Approval"), except that the
A Shareholder Approval is required in order to effect the provisions hereof
that are expressly subject to obtaining the A Shareholder Approval. Assuming
Comcast Shareholder (or its successor) votes to approve and adopt this
Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby in accordance with the terms
of the Support Agreement, no vote or consent of any other holder of any class
or series of capital stock of Comcast will be required to approve and adopt
this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby, except that the A
Shareholder Approval is required in order to effect the provisions hereof that
are expressly subject to obtaining the A Shareholder Approval.
SECTION 5.23. Antitakeover Statutes; Charter and Bylaw Provisions. (a)
Comcast has taken all action necessary to exempt the Comcast Merger and this
Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby from the restrictions of
Section 2555 of the PBCL or otherwise to make such provisions inapplicable to
this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby, and, accordingly,
neither of Section 2555 of the PBCL nor any other antitakeover or similar
statute or regulation applies or purports to apply to any such transactions. No
other "control share acquisition", "fair price", "moratorium" or other
antitakeover laws or regulations enacted under any United States federal, state
or local or foreign laws apply to this Agreement or any of the transactions
contemplated hereby.
SECTION 5.24. AT&T Securities. Neither Comcast nor any Comcast Subsidiary
owns any AT&T Securities.
SECTION 5.25. Transactions with Affiliates. Except as set forth in Section
5.25 of the Comcast Disclosure Schedule, none of Comcast or any Comcast
Subsidiary is a party (and since December 31, 2000 none of Comcast or any
Comcast Subsidiary has been a party) to any material business arrangement or
business relationship with any Comcast Affiliate (other than another member of
the Comcast Group), and no Comcast Affiliate (other than another member of the
Comcast Group) owns (or has owned since such date) any material property or
right, tangible or intangible, that is used in the business of any member of
the Comcast Group.
SECTION 5.26. Investments. Section 5.26 of the Comcast Disclosure Schedule
sets forth a list of each material investment of Comcast or any Comcast
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Subsidiary in any Person (other than a Subsidiary). Neither Comcast nor any
Comcast Subsidiary has any material liability in respect of any such
investment.
SECTION 5.27. No Approval Rights. Comcast has not granted any third party
any right to approve any waiver that Comcast may elect to grant to AT&T under
Section 8.01(xiii).
ARTICLE 6
REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF AT&T
Except as set forth (i) in the AT&T Disclosure Schedule, regardless of
whether the relevant Section herein refers to the AT&T Disclosure Schedule, or
(ii) (except with respect to Sections 6.08(c), 6.26, 6.27 and 6.28) in the
Specified AT&T SEC Documents filed prior to the date hereof (to the extent the
relevance of any disclosure in any of such Specified AT&T SEC Documents to the
AT&T Broadband Group is reasonably apparent on the face of such disclosure),
AT&T represents and warrants to Comcast as follows:
SECTION 6.01. Corporate Existence and Power. Each of AT&T and the AT&T
Subsidiaries that is or will be a party to a Transaction Agreement is a
corporation or other entity duly incorporated or formed, validly existing and
in good standing under the laws of the state of its incorporation or formation
and has all corporate or other powers required to carry on its business as
currently conducted. Each of AT&T and the AT&T Subsidiaries that is or will be
a party to a Transaction Agreement is duly qualified to do business and is in
good standing in each jurisdiction where such qualification is necessary,
except for those jurisdictions where failure to be so qualified, individually
or in the aggregate, has not had and would not reasonably be expected to have
an AT&T Broadband Material Adverse Effect. AT&T has heretofore delivered or
made available to Comcast true and complete copies of the certificate of
incorporation, bylaws or other organizational document of AT&T and each AT&T
Subsidiary that is or will be a party to a Transaction Agreement, as currently
in effect.
SECTION 6.02. Corporate Authorization. (a) The execution, delivery and
performance by AT&T and the AT&T Subsidiaries of the Transaction Agreements to
which they are or will be party and the consummation by AT&T and the AT&T
Subsidiaries of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby are within
AT&T's and the AT&T Subsidiaries' corporate or other powers and, except for the
AT&T Shareholders' Approval, have been duly authorized by all necessary
corporate action on the part of AT&T and the AT&T Subsidiaries. Each
Transaction Agreement to which AT&T or any AT&T Subsidiary is or will be a
party constitutes or will when executed constitute a valid and binding
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agreement of AT&T and each AT&T Subsidiary that is a party thereto, enforceable
against AT&T and each such AT&T Subsidiary in accordance with its terms, except
(i) as the same may be limited by applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, moratorium
or similar laws of general application relating to or affecting creditors'
rights and (ii) for the limitations imposed by general principles of equity.
(b) At meetings duly called and held, AT&T's Board of Directors and AT&T
Broadband's Board of Directors unanimously (i) determined that this Agreement
and the transactions contemplated hereby are fair to and in the best interests
of AT&T shareholders and AT&T Broadband shareholders, respectively; (ii)
approved and adopted this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby;
and (iii) resolved to recommend adoption of this Agreement by AT&T shareholders
(subject to Section 8.02(b)) and AT&T Broadband shareholders, respectively.
(c) At meetings duly called and held, each of AT&T's Board of Directors
and AT&T Broadband's Board of Directors unanimously approved the Separation and
the Distribution pursuant to the Separation and Distribution Agreement. AT&T
and AT&T Broadband have entered into the Separation and Distribution Agreement.
(d) AT&T, as sole shareholder of AT&T Broadband as of the date hereof, has
adopted this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby, including the
AT&T Broadband Merger.
SECTION 6.03. Governmental Authorization. The execution, delivery and
performance by AT&T and the AT&T Subsidiaries of the Transaction Agreements to
which they are or will be party and the consummation by AT&T and the AT&T
Subsidiaries of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby require no
action by or in respect of, or filing with, any Governmental Authority, other
than (a) notices to, consents or waivers from, the relevant Franchising
Authorities in respect of the Franchises for the Systems owned and operated by
AT&T or the AT&T Subsidiaries (the "AT&T Franchise Consents" and, together with
the Comcast Franchise Consents, the "Franchise Consents")), and the FCC in
connection with a change of control and/or assignment of the holder of the FCC
licenses and social contracts of AT&T or the AT&T Subsidiaries (the "AT&T
License Consents" and, together with the Comcast License Consents, the "License
Consents"); (b) notices to, consents or waivers from the state public service
and public utilities commissions having jurisdiction over the assets of AT&T
and the AT&T Subsidiaries (the "AT&T PUC Consents" and, together with the
Comcast PUC Consents, the "PUC Consents"); (c) the filing of the DE Certificate
of Merger pursuant to the DGCL and appropriate documents with the relevant
authorities of other states in which AT&T is qualified to do business; (d)
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compliance with any applicable requirements of the HSR Act; (e) compliance with
any applicable requirements of the 1933 Act, the 1934 Act and any other
applicable securities laws, whether United States state or foreign; (f)
notices, consents, waivers, approvals and filings necessary in connection with
the Separation and set forth on Section 6.03 of the AT&T Disclosure Schedule;
and (g) any actions or filings the absence of which, individually or in the
aggregate, would not reasonably be expected to have an AT&T Broadband Material
Adverse Effect or prohibit or materially impair or delay the ability of AT&T
and the AT&T Subsidiaries to consummate the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement and the other Transaction Agreements.
SECTION 6.04. Non-contravention. The execution, delivery and performance
by AT&T and the AT&T Subsidiaries of the Transaction Agreements to which they
are or will be party and the consummation by AT&T and the AT&T Subsidiaries of
the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby do not and will not (a)
contravene, conflict with, or result in any violation or breach of any
provision of the certificate of incorporation, bylaws or other organizational
document of AT&T or any AT&T Subsidiary; (b) assuming compliance with the
matters referred to in Section 6.03, contravene, conflict with or result in a
violation or breach of any provision of any applicable law, statute, ordinance,
rule, regulation, judgment, injunction, order or decree; (c) assuming
compliance with the matters referred to in Section 6.03, require any consent or
other action by any Person under, constitute a default (or an event that, with
or without notice or lapse of time or both, would constitute a default) under,
or cause or permit the termination, cancellation, acceleration, triggering or
other change of any right or obligation or the loss of any benefit to which
AT&T or any AT&T Subsidiary is entitled under (i) any provision of any
agreement or other instrument binding upon AT&T or any AT&T Subsidiary or any
of their respective assets or properties or (ii) any license, franchise,
permit, certificate, approval or other similar authorization held by, or
affecting, or relating in any way to, the assets, properties or business of
AT&T or any AT&T Subsidiary; or (d) result in the creation or imposition of any
Lien on any asset or property of AT&T or any AT&T Subsidiary, other than such
exceptions in the case of clauses (b), (c) and (d) above as would not,
individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have an AT&T
Broadband Material Adverse Effect or prohibit or materially impair or delay the
ability of AT&T or any AT&T Subsidiary to consummate the transactions
contemplated by any of the Transaction Agreements.
SECTION 6.05. Capitalization. (a) The authorized capital stock of AT&T
consists of (i) 16,400,000,000 shares of Common Stock, of which (A)
6,000,000,000 shares have been designated AT&T Common Stock, (B) 4,000,000,000
shares have been designated Class A Liberty Media Group Common Stock, (C)
400,000,000 shares have been designated Class B Liberty Media Group Common
Stock and (D) 6,000,000,000 shares have been designated
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Wireless Group Common Stock, and (ii) 100,000,000 shares of preferred stock,
$1.00 par value per share, of which (A) 1,500,000 shares have been designated
Wireless Group Preferred Tracking Stock ("Wireless Preferred Stock"), (B)
1,000,000 shares have been designated Series E Convertible Preferred Stock
("Series E Preferred Stock") and (C) 2,000,000 shares have been designated
Subsidiary Exchangeable Preferred Stock ("AT&T Subsidiary Preferred Stock"). As
of the close of business on November 30, 2001, there were outstanding (1)
3,540,410,643 shares of AT&T Common Stock (exclusive of all shares of
restricted stock granted under any compensatory plans or arrangements), (2) no
shares of Class A Liberty Media Group Common Stock, (3) no shares of Class B
Liberty Media Group Common Stock, (4) no shares of Wireless Group Common Stock,
(5) AT&T Stock Options to purchase an aggregate of 313,598,348 shares of AT&T
Common Stock (of which options to purchase an aggregate of approximately
170,242,786 shares of AT&T Common Stock were exercisable), (6) phantom shares,
stock units, stock appreciation rights or other stock-based awards issued under
any stock option, compensation or deferred compensation plan or arrangement
with respect to an aggregate of 12,492,305 shares of AT&T Common Stock, (7)
52,808,000 shares of AT&T Common Stock reserved for issuance under the Warrants
issued pursuant to the Warrant Agreement dated as of June 16, 1999 between AT&T
and The Bank of New York, as Warrant Agent (the "Warrants"), (8) 88,015,773
shares of AT&T Common Stock issuable upon conversion of the QUIPS, (9)
52,347,844 shares of AT&T Common Stock reserved for issuance upon exchange (and
shares of AT&T Common Stock issuable upon redemption in accordance with the
terms thereof) of the Class A Senior Cumulative Exchangeable Preferred Stock of
TCI Pacific Communications, Inc. (the "TCI Pacific Preferred Stock"), (10) no
shares of Wireless Preferred Stock, (11) no shares of Series E Preferred Stock,
(12) 759,792 shares of AT&T Subsidiary Preferred Stock held by AT&T Broadband
Subsidiaries that are directly or indirectly wholly owned Subsidiaries of AT&T
and (13) 94,163 shares of AT&T Subsidiary Preferred Stock held by T-Holdings
and/or one of its Subsidiaries. As of November 30, 2001, 851,782,532 shares of
AT&T Common Stock were held in treasury. No shares of AT&T Common Stock are
held by any Subsidiary of AT&T. All outstanding shares of capital stock of AT&T
have been, and all shares that may be issued pursuant to any compensatory plan
or arrangement will be, when issued in accordance with the respective terms
thereof, duly authorized, validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable.
(b) Except as set forth in this Section 6.05 and for changes since
November 30, 2001 resulting from the exercise of AT&T Stock Options, AT&T SARs
and AT&T Equity Awards outstanding on such date, including, for the avoidance
of doubt, options to purchase stock under the AT&T ESPP (and the grant or award
of AT&T Stock Options, AT&T SARs and AT&T Equity Awards in the ordinary course
of business and the exercise thereof, including, for the
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avoidance of doubt, options to purchase stock under the AT&T ESPP) or resulting
from the exercise or conversion of the Warrants or the QUIPS, or the exchange
or redemption of the TCI Pacific Preferred Stock, or as otherwise expressly
contemplated hereby or by the Transaction Agreements, there are no outstanding
(i) shares of capital stock or voting securities of AT&T, (ii) securities of
AT&T or any AT&T Subsidiary convertible into or exchangeable for shares of
capital stock or voting securities of AT&T or (iii) options or other rights to
acquire from AT&T or any AT&T Subsidiary, or other obligations of AT&T or any
AT&T Subsidiary to issue, any capital stock, voting securities or securities
convertible into or exchangeable for capital stock or voting securities of
AT&T. There are no outstanding obligations of AT&T or any AT&T Subsidiary to
repurchase, redeem or otherwise acquire any of the securities referred to in
clause (i), (ii) or (iii) above (collectively, the "AT&T Securities").
SECTION 6.06. AT&T Broadband and AT&T Broadband Subsidiaries. (a) Each of
AT&T Broadband and the AT&T Broadband Subsidiaries is a corporation or other
legal entity duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the
laws of its jurisdiction of organization and has all corporate, partnership or
other similar powers required to carry on its business as currently conducted,
other than such exceptions as, individually or in the aggregate, have not had
and would not reasonably be expected to have an AT&T Broadband Material Adverse
Effect. Each of AT&T Broadband and the AT&T Broadband Subsidiaries is duly
qualified to do business as a foreign corporation or other foreign legal entity
and is in good standing in each jurisdiction where such qualification is
necessary, other than such exceptions as, individually or in the aggregate,
have not had and would not reasonably be expected to have an AT&T Broadband
Material Adverse Effect. Section 6.06(a) of the AT&T Disclosure Schedule sets
forth a list of all AT&T Significant Broadband Subsidiaries and their
respective jurisdictions of organization.
(b) All of the outstanding capital stock of, or other voting securities or
ownership interests in, AT&T Broadband is (as of the date hereof) and will be
(immediately prior to the Distribution) directly owned by AT&T, free and clear
of any Lien and free of any other limitation or restriction (including any
restriction on the right to vote, sell or otherwise dispose of such capital
stock or other voting securities or ownership interests). All of the
outstanding capital stock of, or other voting securities or ownership interests
in, each AT&T Significant Broadband Subsidiary is, as of the date hereof, owned
by AT&T and will, at the Effective Time, be owned by AT&T Broadband, directly
or indirectly, free and clear of any Lien and free of any other limitation or
restriction (including any restriction on the right to vote, sell or otherwise
dispose of such capital stock or other voting securities or ownership
interests). There are no outstanding (i) securities of AT&T or any AT&T
Subsidiary convertible into or exchangeable for shares of capital stock or
other voting securities or ownership interests in AT&T Broadband
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or any AT&T Significant Broadband Subsidiary or (ii) options or other rights to
acquire from AT&T or any AT&T Subsidiary, or other obligations of AT&T or any
AT&T Subsidiary to issue, any capital stock or other voting securities or
ownership interests in, or any securities convertible into or exchangeable for
any capital stock or other voting securities or ownership interests in, AT&T
Broadband or any AT&T Significant Broadband Subsidiary. Except for the TCI
Pacific Preferred Stock, there are no outstanding obligations of AT&T or any
AT&T Subsidiary to repurchase, redeem or otherwise acquire any of the items
referred to in clauses (i) and (ii) above.
(c) At the time of the Distribution, subject to Section 4.01 of the
Separation and Distribution Agreement, the issued and outstanding capital stock
of AT&T Broadband will consist of a number of shares of AT&T Broadband Common
Stock equal to the number of then outstanding shares of AT&T Common Stock. In
the Distribution, subject to Section 4.01 of the Separation and Distribution
Agreement, AT&T will distribute to each holder of AT&T Common Stock one share
of AT&T Broadband Common Stock per share of AT&T Common Stock. All of the
shares of AT&T Broadband Common Stock have been or will be prior to the
Effective Time duly authorized and validly issued and fully paid and
nonassessable. After giving effect to the Distribution, subject to Section 4.01
of the Separation and Distribution Agreement, neither AT&T nor any AT&T
Subsidiary will own any shares of AT&T Broadband Common Stock or any other
capital stock or other equity interest in AT&T Broadband.
SECTION 6.07. SEC Filings. (a) AT&T has delivered or made available to
Comcast (i) AT&T's annual reports on Form 10-K for its fiscal years ended
December 31, 2000, 1999 and 1998, (ii) AT&T's proxy or information statements
relating to meetings of, or actions taken without a meeting by, AT&T
shareholders held since December 31, 1998, and (iii) all of AT&T's other
reports, statements, schedules and registration statements filed with the SEC
since December 31, 1998 (the documents referred to in clauses (i), (ii) and
(iii) above, collectively, the "AT&T SEC Documents").
(b) As of its filing date (and, if amended or superceded by a filing prior
to the date of this Agreement or the Effective Time, then on the date of such
filing), each AT&T SEC Document complied as to form in all material respects
with the applicable requirements of the 1933 Act and the 1934 Act, as the case
may be.
(c) As of its filing date (and, if amended or superceded by a filing prior
to the date of this Agreement or the Effective Time, then on the date of such
filing), each AT&T SEC Document filed pursuant to the 1934 Act did not contain
any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact
necessary
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in order to make the statements made therein, in the light of the circumstances
under which they were made, not misleading.
(d) Each AT&T SEC Document that is a registration statement, as amended or
supplemented, if applicable, filed pursuant to the 1933 Act, as of the date
such registration statement or amendment became effective, did not contain any
untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required
to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not
misleading.
SECTION 6.08. Financial Statements. (a) The audited consolidated financial
statements and unaudited consolidated interim financial statements of AT&T
included in the AT&T SEC Documents fairly present, in all material respects, in
conformity with GAAP applied on a consistent basis (except as may be indicated
in the notes thereto), the consolidated financial position of AT&T and its
consolidated Subsidiaries as of the respective dates thereof and their
consolidated results of operations and cash flows for the periods then ended
(subject to normal year-end adjustments in the case of any unaudited interim
financial statements).
(b) The unaudited combined financial statements and unaudited combined
interim financial statements of the AT&T Broadband Group are attached as
Exhibit E, and subject to and reflecting the assumptions set forth in the notes
thereto, fairly present, in all material respects, in conformity with GAAP
applied on a consistent basis (except as may be indicated in the notes
thereto), the combined financial position of the AT&T Broadband Group as of the
respective dates thereof and its combined results of operations and cash flows
for the periods then ended (subject to normal year-end adjustments in the case
of any unaudited interim financial statements).
(c) Except as set forth in Section 6.08(c) of the AT&T Disclosure
Schedule, the financial statements as of and for the period ending September
30, 2001 attached as Exhibit E reflect in all material respects the
transactions contemplated by the Ancillary Agreements as if such agreements had
been in effect during the nine month period covered by such financial
statements. Section 6.08(c) of the AT&T Disclosure Schedule describes all
material allocations and charges relating to affiliated and intercompany
transactions used in connection with the preparation of the financial
statements attached as Exhibit E.
SECTION 6.09. Information Supplied. The information supplied by AT&T for
inclusion or incorporation in the Registration Statement shall not at the time
the Registration Statement is declared effective by the SEC 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 light
of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading. The
information
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supplied by AT&T for inclusion in the Joint Proxy Statement shall not, on the
date the Joint Proxy Statement is first mailed to the shareholders of each of
Comcast and AT&T, at the time of the Comcast Shareholders' Meeting, at the time
of the AT&T Shareholders' Meeting or at the Effective Time, 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 light
of the circumstances under which they were made, not misleading.
SECTION 6.10. Absence of Certain Changes. Since the AT&T Broadband Balance
Sheet Date, and except as expressly contemplated hereby or by the Transaction
Agreements, the business of the AT&T Broadband Group, AT&T (to the extent
relating to the AT&T Broadband Group), AT&T Broadband and the AT&T Broadband
Subsidiaries has been conducted for the benefit of the AT&T Broadband Group (it
being understood that since the AT&T Broadband Balance Sheet Date the AT&T
Communications Group has been conducted for the benefit of the AT&T
Communications Group and that the interests of the AT&T Broadband Group and the
AT&T Communications Group may not have coincided) and in the ordinary course of
business consistent with past practices, and there has not been (i) any event,
occurrence or development of a state of circumstances or facts that,
individually or in the aggregate, has had or would reasonably be expected to
have an AT&T Broadband Material Adverse Effect or (ii) any action, event,
occurrence or transaction that would have been prohibited by clause (iii),
(iv), (vii), (viii), (ix) or (xviii) of Section 8.01 if this Agreement had been
in effect at the time thereof or any agreement, arrangement or commitment in
respect of any action, event, occurrence or transaction that would have been
prohibited by the foregoing clauses of Section 8.01 if this Agreement had been
in effect at the time thereof.
SECTION 6.11. No Undisclosed Material Liabilities. There are no
liabilities or obligations of the AT&T Broadband Group, AT&T (to the extent
relating to the AT&T Broadband Group), AT&T Broadband or any AT&T Broadband
Subsidiary of any kind whatsoever, whether accrued, contingent, absolute,
determined, determinable or otherwise, and there is no existing condition,
situation or set of circumstances that would reasonably be expected to result
in such a liability or obligation, other than:
(a) liabilities or obligations disclosed and provided for in the AT&T
Broadband Balance Sheet or in the notes thereto;
(b) liabilities or obligations incurred since the AT&T Broadband Balance
Sheet Date in the ordinary course of business of the AT&T Broadband Group
consistent with past practice;
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(c) liabilities or obligations under commercial transactions and
agreements in accordance with their terms or arising in compliance with
applicable laws, statutes, ordinances, rules or regulations; or
(d) liabilities or obligations that, individually or in the aggregate,
have not had and would not reasonably be expected to have an AT&T Broadband
Material Adverse Effect.
SECTION 6.12. Compliance with Laws and Court Orders. Except as set forth
in Section 6.12 of the AT&T Disclosure Schedule, AT&T (to the extent relating
to the AT&T Broadband Group), AT&T Broadband and the AT&T Broadband
Subsidiaries hold all licenses, franchises, certificates, consents, permits,
qualifications and authorizations from all Governmental Authorities necessary
for the lawful conduct of their business, except where the failure to hold any
of the foregoing, individually or in the aggregate, has not had and would not
reasonably be expected to have an AT&T Broadband Material Adverse Effect. AT&T
(to the extent relating to the AT&T Broadband Group), AT&T Broadband and each
of the AT&T Broadband Subsidiaries are, and have been in compliance with, and
to the knowledge of AT&T, are not under investigation with respect to and have
not been threatened to be charged with or given notice of any violation of, any
such license, franchise, certificate, consent, permit, qualification or
authorization or any applicable law, statute, ordinance, rule, regulation,
judgment, injunction, order or decree, except for failures to comply or
violations that, individually or in the aggregate, have not had and would not
reasonably be expected to have an AT&T Broadband Material Adverse Effect.
SECTION 6.13. Litigation. There is no action, suit, investigation or
proceeding (or any basis therefor) pending against, or, to the knowledge of
AT&T, threatened against or affecting AT&T, the AT&T Broadband Group or any
AT&T Subsidiary, or any of their respective assets or properties before any
court or arbitrator or before or by any other Governmental Authority, that,
individually or in the aggregate, would reasonably be expected to have an AT&T
Broadband Material Adverse Effect.
SECTION 6.14. Finders' Fees. Except for Credit Suisse First Boston and
Goldman Sachs & Co., whose fees, subject to Section 11.03(a), will be paid by
AT&T Broadband, there is no investment banker, broker, finder or other
intermediary that has been retained by or is authorized to act on behalf of
AT&T or any AT&T Subsidiary who might be entitled to any fee or commission in
connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the other
Transaction Agreements. A copy of AT&T's engagement agreement with each of
Goldman Sachs & Co. and Credit Suisse First Boston have been provided to
Comcast.
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SECTION 6.15. Opinion of Financial Advisor. AT&T has received an opinion
of each of Credit Suisse First Boston and Goldman, Sachs & Co., financial
advisors to AT&T, to the effect that, as of the date hereof, the exchange ratio
in the AT&T Broadband Merger is fair, from a financial point of view, to the
shareholders of AT&T who will become shareholders of AT&T Broadband pursuant to
the Separation and Distribution Agreement (other than Comcast and its
Affiliates).
SECTION 6.16. Taxes. Except as would not, individually or in the
aggregate, reasonably be expected to have an AT&T Broadband Material Adverse
Effect, (a) all AT&T and AT&T Subsidiary Tax Returns required to be filed on or
before the Effective Time with any taxing authority by, or with respect to,
AT&T and the AT&T Subsidiaries have been or will be timely filed (taking into
account extensions) and are or will be correct in all respects (other than with
respect to Taxes for which adequate reserves are reflected on the AT&T Balance
Sheet and, to the extent related to the AT&T Broadband Group, AT&T Broadband or
an AT&T Broadband Subsidiary, on the AT&T Broadband Balance Sheet); (b) AT&T
and the AT&T Subsidiaries have timely paid or will timely pay all Taxes shown
as due and payable on the AT&T Tax Returns that have been or will be so filed,
and, as of the time of filing, the AT&T Tax Returns correctly reflected the
facts regarding the income, business, assets, operations, activities and the
status of AT&T and the AT&T Subsidiaries (other than with respect to Taxes for
which adequate reserves are reflected on the AT&T Balance Sheet and, to the
extent related to the AT&T Broadband Group, AT&T Broadband or an AT&T Broadband
Subsidiary, on the AT&T Broadband Balance Sheet); (c) AT&T and the AT&T
Subsidiaries have made provision for all Taxes payable by AT&T and the AT&T
Subsidiaries for which no AT&T Tax Return has yet been filed; (d) there is no
action, suit, proceeding, audit or claim currently proposed or pending against
or with respect to AT&T or any AT&T Subsidiary in respect of any Tax where
there is a reasonable possibility of an adverse determination; (e) the United
States federal income Tax Returns of AT&T and the AT&T Subsidiaries have been
examined and settled with the IRS (or the applicable statutes of limitation for
the assessment of United States federal income Taxes for such periods have
expired) for all years through 1992; (f) no extension of the statute of
limitations on the assessment of any Taxes has been granted by AT&T or any AT&T
Subsidiary and is currently in effect; (g) except for complete and accurate
copies of Tax sharing agreements and amendments thereto made available to
Comcast prior to the execution of this Agreement and listed in Section 6.16 of
the AT&T Disclosure Schedule, no agreements relating to the allocation or
sharing of Taxes exist between AT&T and/or any of the AT&T Subsidiaries, on the
one hand, and a third party, on the other hand; and (h) there are no Liens for
Taxes on any of the assets of AT&T or any AT&T Subsidiary except Liens for
current Taxes not yet due and payable.
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SECTION 6.17. Tax Opinions. Neither AT&T nor any AT&T Subsidiary has taken
any action or knows of any facts or circumstances relating to AT&T or any AT&T
Subsidiary that would prevent (i) the ruling or opinion referred to in Section
10.01(j) from being obtained or (ii) Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz from
delivering the opinion referred to in Section 10.02(b) as of the date hereof.
SECTION 6.18. Employee Benefit Plans and Labor Matters. Except as have not
had and would not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the
aggregate, an AT&T Broadband Material Adverse Effect:
(a) Section 6.18(a) of the AT&T Disclosure Schedule contains a true and
complete list, as of the date hereof, of all Broadband Employee Plans and all
Broadband Benefit Arrangements. Copies of each Broadband Employee Plan and
Broadband Benefit Arrangement (and, if applicable, related trust agreements)
and all amendments thereto have been made available to Comcast as of the date
hereof, together with the three most recent annual reports (Form 5500
including, if applicable, Schedule B thereto) and the most recent actuarial
valuation report prepared in connection with any Broadband Employee Plan.
(b) No "accumulated funding deficiency" (as defined in Section 412 of the
Code) has been incurred with respect to any Broadband Employee Plan subject to
such Section 412 of the Code, whether or not waived. No "reportable event"
(within the meaning of Section 4043 of ERISA) for which the 30-day notice
period has not been waived, and no event described in Section 4062 or 4063 of
ERISA, has occurred in connection with any Broadband Employee Plan. Neither
AT&T nor any ERISA Affiliate of AT&T has (i) engaged in, or is a successor or
parent corporation to an entity that has engaged in, a transaction described in
Sections 4069 or 4212(c) of ERISA or (ii) incurred, or reasonably expects to
incur prior to the Effective Time, (A) any liability under Title IV of ERISA
arising in connection with the termination of, or a complete or partial
withdrawal from, any plan covered or previously covered by Title IV of ERISA or
(B) any liability under Section 4971 of the Code that in either case could
become a liability of Parent, AT&T Broadband, any AT&T Broadband Subsidiary,
Comcast, any Comcast Subsidiary, or any of their respective ERISA Affiliates
after the Effective Time. No Broadband Employee Plan is a Multiemployer Plan.
(c) As of June 30, 2001, the fair market value of the assets of each
Broadband Pension Plan (excluding for these purposes any accrued but unpaid
contributions) exceeded the present value of the pension benefit obligations
accrued under such Broadband Pension Plan calculated pursuant to SFAS No. 87,
"Employers' Accounting for Pensions". As of September 30, 2001, the aggregate
unfunded liability of AT&T and any AT&T Subsidiary in respect of all Broadband
Deferred Compensation Plans, computed using reasonable actuarial
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assumptions and determined as if all benefits under such plans were vested and
payable as of such date, did not exceed $132 million.
(d) Neither AT&T, AT&T Broadband nor any AT&T Broadband Subsidiary has any
liability with respect of post-retirement health, medical or life insurance
benefits for retired, former or current Broadband Employees except as to
required to avoid excise tax under Section 4980B of the Code.
(e) Each Broadband Employee Plan that is intended to be qualified under
Section 401(a) of the Code is so qualified and a favorable determination letter
is currently in effect for each such Broadband Employee Plan. To the knowledge
of AT&T, no fact or circumstance exists giving rise to a material likelihood
that such Broadband Employee Plan would not be treated as qualified by the
Internal Revenue Service.
(f) There is no contract, plan or arrangement (written or otherwise)
covering any Broadband Employee that, individually or in the aggregate, could
give rise to the payment of any amount by AT&T Broadband or any of the AT&T
Broadband Subsidiaries that would not be deductible pursuant to the terms of
Sections 162(m) or 280G of the Code.
(g) AT&T has made available to Comcast, as of the date hereof, a true and
complete list and copies of each material Broadband International Plan, other
than plans mandated by applicable law.
(h) Each Broadband Employee Plan, Broadband Benefit Arrangement and
Broadband International Plan has been maintained in compliance with its terms
and with the requirements prescribed by all applicable laws, statutes, orders,
rules and regulations (including any special provisions relating to
registration or qualification where such plan was intended to be so registered
or qualified) and has been maintained in good standing with applicable
Governmental Authorities.
(i) There has been no amendment to, written interpretation or announcement
(whether or not written) by AT&T or any of its Affiliates relating to, or
change in employee participation coverage under, a Broadband Employee Plan,
Broadband Benefit Arrangement or Broadband International Plan which would
increase materially the expense of maintaining such plan above the level of
expense incurred in respect thereof for the fiscal year ended December 31,
2000.
(j) No Broadband Employee, former Broadband Employee or independent
contractor of AT&T Broadband or any of the AT&T Broadband Subsidiaries, will
become entitled to any bonus, retirement, severance, job security or similar
benefit or enhanced such benefit (including acceleration of
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vesting or exercise of an incentive award) as a result of the transactions
contemplated hereby (either alone or together with any other event).
(k) Section 6.18(k) of the AT&T Disclosure Schedule sets forth a list of
all collective bargaining agreements to which AT&T Broadband or any of the AT&T
Broadband Subsidiaries is a party or otherwise covering any employee of AT&T
Broadband or any of the AT&T Broadband Subsidiaries. None of AT&T, AT&T
Broadband nor any of the AT&T Broadband Subsidiaries is involved in, or to the
knowledge of AT&T, threatened with any labor dispute, work stoppage, labor
strike, slowdown or grievance relating to the AT&T Broadband Group. To the
knowledge of AT&T, there is no organizing effort or representation question at
issue with respect to any collective bargaining unit of AT&T Broadband or any
of the AT&T Broadband Subsidiaries or any employee of AT&T Broadband or any of
the AT&T Broadband Subsidiaries.
(l) There are no pending or threatened claims (other than claims for
benefits in the ordinary course), lawsuits or arbitrations that have been
asserted or instituted, and, to the knowledge of AT&T, no set of circumstances
exists that may reasonably give rise to a claim or lawsuit, against any of the
Broadband Benefit Arrangements, the Broadband Employee Plans and the Broadband
International Plans, any fiduciaries thereof with respect to their duties
thereto or the assets of any of the trusts thereunder, that could reasonably be
expected to result in any material liability of AT&T or any of the AT&T
Subsidiaries to the PBGC, the United States Department of Treasury, the United
States Department of Labor, any foreign governmental authority, any
Multiemployer Plan, any of the Broadband Benefit Arrangements, the Broadband
Employee Plans and the Broadband International Plans, any participant therein,
or any other Person.
SECTION 6.19. Environmental Matters. (a) Except as have not had and would
not reasonably be expected to have, individually or in the aggregate, an AT&T
Broadband Material Adverse Effect:
(i) no notice, notification, demand, request for information,
citation, summons or order has been received, no complaint has been filed,
no penalty has been assessed, and no investigation, action, claim, suit,
proceeding or review is pending or, to the knowledge of AT&T, threatened
by any Governmental Authority or other Person with respect to AT&T (to the
extent relating to the AT&T Broadband Group), AT&T Broadband, any AT&T
Broadband Subsidiary or the AT&T Broadband Group relating to or arising
out of any Environmental Law;
(ii) each member of AT&T (to the extent relating to the AT&T
Broadband Group), AT&T Broadband, the AT&T Broadband Subsidiaries
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and the AT&T Broadband Group is and has been in compliance with all
Environmental Laws and all Environmental Permits; and
(iii) there are no liabilities of AT&T (to the extent relating to the
AT&T Broadband Group), AT&T Broadband, the AT&T Broadband Subsidiaries or
the AT&T Broadband Group of any kind whatsoever, whether accrued,
contingent, absolute, determined, determinable or otherwise arising under
or relating to any Environmental Law, and there are no facts, conditions,
situations or set of circumstances that would reasonably be expected to
result in, or be the basis for, any such liability.
(b) There have been no environmental investigations, studies, audits,
tests, reviews or other analyses conducted of which AT&T has knowledge in
relation to the current or prior business of the AT&T Broadband Group, AT&T (to
the extent relating to the AT&T Broadband Group), AT&T Broadband or any AT&T
Broadband Subsidiary or any property or facility now or previously owned or
leased by the AT&T Broadband Group, AT&T (to the extent relating to the AT&T
Broadband Group), AT&T Broadband or any AT&T Broadband Subsidiary that reveal
matters that, individually or in the aggregate, have had, or would reasonably
be expected to have, an AT&T Broadband Material Adverse Effect.
(c) For purposes of this Section 6.19, the terms "AT&T Broadband Group",
"AT&T (to the extent relating to the AT&T Broadband Group)", "AT&T Broadband"
and "AT&T Broadband Subsidiary" shall include any entity that is, in whole or
in part, a predecessor of the AT&T Broadband Group, AT&T (to the extent
relating to the AT&T Broadband Group), AT&T Broadband or any AT&T Broadband
Subsidiary.
SECTION 6.20. Intellectual Property. The Transaction Agreements, taken as
a whole, including the Separation and Distribution Agreement and the assets
transferred thereby, the Intellectual Property Agreement (as defined in the
Separation and Distribution Agreement) and the intellectual property licenses
granted thereby and the other Ancillary Agreements and all services furnished
thereby provide sufficient rights in or access to intellectual property owned
by AT&T to enable the AT&T Broadband Group, without violating such AT&T
intellectual property, to conduct its business immediately after the Effective
Time in all material respects as that business was conducted by the AT&T
Broadband Group immediately prior to the Effective Time. Neither AT&T nor any
AT&T Subsidiary has received any notice of infringement of or conflict with,
and, to AT&T's knowledge, there are no infringements of or conflicts with, the
rights of any Person with respect to the use of any trademark, service mark,
trade name, invention, patent, trade secret, copyright, know-how (including any
registrations or applications for registration of any of the foregoing) or any
other similar type of
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proprietary intellectual property right that, in either such case, individually
or in the aggregate, have had or would reasonably be expected to have, an AT&T
Broadband Material Adverse Effect.
SECTION 6.21. Contracts. Except as set forth in Section 6.21 of the AT&T
Disclosure Schedule and except as may relate to TWE or At Home, neither AT&T
(to the extent relating to the AT&T Broadband Group), AT&T Broadband nor any of
the AT&T Broadband Subsidiaries is a party to or bound by (a) any "material
contract" (as defined in Item 601(b)(10) of Regulation S-K of the SEC) or any
agreement, contract or commitment that would be such a "material contract" but
for the exception for contracts entered into in the ordinary course of
business, (b) any non-competition agreement or any other agreement or
obligation that materially limits or will materially limit AT&T Broadband, the
AT&T Broadband Group or the AT&T Broadband Subsidiaries (or, after the Mergers,
Parent, Comcast or any of the Comcast Subsidiaries) from engaging in the
business of providing telephony, data transmission services, cable television
or programming content, or (c) any agreement, contract or commitment to which
Liberty Media Corporation, AT&T Wireless or any of their respective
Subsidiaries is a party that is material to or not in the ordinary course of
business of the AT&T Broadband Group. With such exceptions as, individually or
in the aggregate, have not had, and would not reasonably be expected to have,
an AT&T Broadband Material Adverse Effect and except as may relate to TWE or At
Home, (i) each of the contracts, agreements and commitments of the AT&T
Broadband Group, AT&T (to the extent relating to the AT&T Broadband Group),
AT&T Broadband and the AT&T Broadband Subsidiaries is valid and in full force
and effect and (ii) neither the AT&T Broadband Group, AT&T (to the extent
relating to the AT&T Broadband Group), AT&T Broadband nor any of the AT&T
Broadband Subsidiaries has violated any provision of, or committed or failed to
perform any act that, with or without notice, lapse of time, or both, would
constitute a default under the provisions of, any such contract, agreement or
commitment. To the knowledge of AT&T, no counterparty to any such contract,
agreement or commitment has violated any provision of, or committed or failed
to perform any act that, with or without notice, lapse of time, or both would
constitute a default or other breach under the provisions of such contract,
agreement or commitment, except for defaults or breaches that, individually or
in the aggregate, have not had, or would not reasonably be expected to have, an
AT&T Broadband Material Adverse Effect. Except as set forth in Section 6.21 of
the AT&T Disclosure Schedule and except as may relate to TWE or At Home,
neither AT&T (to the extent relating to the AT&T Broadband Group), the AT&T
Broadband Group, AT&T Broadband nor any AT&T Broadband Subsidiary is a party
to, or otherwise a guarantor of or liable with respect to (including pursuant
to any keepwell agreement), (i) any material interest rate, currency or other
swap or derivative transaction (other than those entered into in the ordinary
course of business solely for hedging purposes) or (ii) any Indebtedness of any
other Person
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except a wholly owned AT&T Broadband Subsidiary. Except as set forth in Section
6.21 of the AT&T Disclosure Schedule and except as may relate to TWE or At
Home, neither AT&T (to the extent relating to the AT&T Broadband Group), the
AT&T Broadband Group, AT&T Broadband nor any AT&T Broadband Subsidiary is a
party to any joint venture or partnership agreement pursuant to which it is
obligated to make capital contributions in excess of (x) $25,000,000 during the
current or any succeeding calendar year or (y) $100,000,000 during the
remaining term of such agreement. Subject to applicable confidentiality
restrictions, AT&T has provided or made available to Comcast prior to the date
hereof a copy of each agreement of the type described in clause (a), (b) or (c)
of the first sentence of this Section 6.21, in clause (i) or (ii) of the second
preceding sentence of this Section 6.21 or in the immediately preceding
sentence.
SECTION 6.22. AT&T Shareholder Vote. Assuming the receipt of the
affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the outstanding shares of AT&T
Common Stock (the "AT&T Shareholders' Approval"), which the parties acknowledge
is a condition to the obligations of the parties to effect the Separation,
Distribution and Mergers, no other vote of the holders of any class or series
of capital stock of AT&T will be necessary to approve and adopt this Agreement
and the transactions contemplated hereby, including the Distribution. The only
vote of the holders of any class or series of capital stock of any AT&T
Subsidiary necessary to approve and adopt this Agreement and the transactions
contemplated hereby, including the AT&T Broadband Merger, is the affirmative
vote of the holders of a majority of the outstanding shares of AT&T Broadband
Common Stock, which vote has previously been obtained.
SECTION 6.23. Antitakeover Statutes. AT&T Broadband has taken all action
necessary to exempt the AT&T Broadband Merger and this Agreement and the
transactions contemplated hereby from the restrictions of Section 203 of the
DGCL or otherwise to make such provisions inapplicable to this Agreement and
the transactions contemplated hereby, and, accordingly, neither Section 203 of
the DGCL nor any other antitakeover or similar statute or regulation applies or
purports to apply to any such transactions. No other "control share
acquisition", "fair price", "moratorium" or other antitakeover laws or
regulations enacted under any United States federal, state or local or foreign
laws apply to this Agreement or any of the transactions contemplated hereby.
SECTION 6.24. Comcast Securities. Neither AT&T nor any of the AT&T
Subsidiaries owns any Comcast Securities.
SECTION 6.25. TWE; At Home. (a) Section 6.25(a) of the AT&T Disclosure
Schedule sets forth a list of each material agreement, contract or commitment
to which AT&T or any AT&T Subsidiary of AT&T is a party that
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amends the TWE Partnership Agreement or any related agreement or that
materially affects the rights or obligations of AT&T (to the extent relating to
the AT&T Broadband Group), AT&T Broadband, the AT&T Broadband Group or the AT&T
Broadband Subsidiaries with respect to TWE or any TWE Subsidiary or that was
entered into in connection with or relates to AT&T's TWE interest (the "TWE
Contracts"). None of AT&T (to the extent relating to the AT&T Broadband Group),
AT&T Broadband or any of the AT&T Broadband Subsidiaries has violated any
material provision of, or committed or failed to perform any act that, with or
without notice, lapse of time, or both, would constitute a default under any
material provision of, any such material contract, agreement or commitment or
the TWE Partnership Agreement, except for defaults or breaches that,
individually or in the aggregate, have not had, or would not reasonably be
expected to have, an AT&T Broadband Material Adverse Effect. The AT&T Broadband
Group owns a Class A Partnership Interest consisting of (x) a Common
Sub-Account, entitling the AT&T Broadband Group to a Participating Percentage
Share of 25.51% and (y) an A Sub-Account, each as described in Article VII of
the TWE Partnership Agreement and as adjusted pursuant to Article VIII of the
TWE Partnership Agreement (capitalized terms used in this sentence and not
defined have the meanings set forth in the TWE Partnership Agreement). The
registration rights provisions of Article 13 of the TWE Partnership Agreement
are enforceable in accordance with their terms and subject to the conditions
thereof, except (i) as the same may be limited by applicable bankruptcy,
insolvency, moratorium or similar laws of general application relating to or
affecting creditors' rights and (ii) for the limitations imposed by general
principles of equity. AT&T has provided or made available to Comcast prior to
the date hereof a copy of each TWE Contract.
(b) Section 6.25(b) of the AT&T Disclosure Schedule sets forth a list of
each material agreement, contract or commitment between At Home and its
Subsidiaries, on the one hand, and AT&T (to the extent relating to the AT&T
Broadband Group other than At Home and its Subsidiaries), the AT&T Broadband
Group (other than At Home and its Subsidiaries), AT&T Broadband or any of the
AT&T Broadband Subsidiaries (other than At Home and its Subsidiaries), on the
other hand, that is not described by any of the following: (i) it has been
rejected in bankruptcy proceedings, (ii) it has been filed with the SEC by At
Home, AT&T or AT&T Broadband, LLC (or its predecessor) or (iii) Comcast or any
of its Subsidiaries is a party thereto or to a comparable agreement, contract
or commitment. None of AT&T or any of its Subsidiaries (other than At Home and
its Subsidiaries) has violated any provision of, or committed or failed to
perform any act that, with or without notice, lapse of time or both, would
constitute a default under any provision of, any such material contract,
agreement or commitment, except for defaults or breaches that, individually or
in the aggregate, have not had, or would not reasonably be expected to have, an
AT&T Broadband Material Adverse Effect. AT&T has provided or made available to
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Comcast prior to the date hereof a copy of each agreement of the type described
in the first sentence of this Section 6.25(b).
SECTION 6.26. Intercompany Transactions. (a) Except as described in
Section 6.26(a) of the AT&T Disclosure Schedule, since December 31, 1999
through the date hereof there have been no material transactions (including
allocations) between the AT&T Broadband Group, on the one hand, and the AT&T
Communications Group, on the other hand.
(b) Except as described in Section 6.26(b) of the AT&T Disclosure
Schedule, since the AT&T Broadband Balance Sheet Date through the date hereof
there have been no material transactions (including allocations) between any
AT&T Broadband Entity, on the one hand, and any member of the AT&T
Communications Group, on the other hand.
SECTION 6.27. Sufficiency of Transferred Assets. (a) Except as set forth
in Section 6.27(a) of the AT&T Disclosure Schedule (and other than the Delayed
Transfer Assets (as defined in the Separation and Distribution Agreement) that
are AT&T Broadband Assets), as of the Effective Time, no material AT&T
Broadband Assets will be owned or held by AT&T or any AT&T Subsidiary. Assuming
consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Separation and
Distribution Agreement and assuming the availability of any assets and services
contemplated to be made available to the AT&T Broadband Group pursuant to the
terms of the Ancillary Agreements, (i) the assets reflected on the unaudited
combined balance sheet of the AT&T Broadband Group as of December 31, 2000
attached as Exhibit E were sufficient in all material respects to conduct the
business of the AT&T Broadband Group in the manner reflected in the AT&T
Broadband Financial Statements and (ii) at the Effective Time, the AT&T
Broadband Assets will be sufficient for the conduct of the business of the AT&T
Broadband Group as it is being operated immediately prior to the Separation.
Assuming the condition set forth in Section 10.01(l) is satisfied with respect
to all outstanding Indebtedness issued under the Notes Indenture, neither
Parent, nor AT&T Broadband nor any AT&T Broadband Subsidiary will be required
to guarantee or otherwise become liable for any material Indebtedness or
liability of AT&T (to the extent not relating to the AT&T Broadband Group) or
any AT&T Subsidiary (other than AT&T Broadband or any AT&T Broadband
Subsidiary) as a result of the Separation or Distribution.
(b) Since December 31, 2000, (i) no material assets have been transferred
from AT&T (to the extent relating to the AT&T Broadband Group), AT&T Broadband,
any AT&T Broadband Subsidiary or the AT&T Broadband Group to AT&T (to the
extent not relating to the AT&T Broadband Group) or any AT&T Subsidiary other
than AT&T Broadband or any AT&T Broadband Subsidiary, other than the assets set
forth in Section 6.27(b) of the AT&T
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Disclosure Schedule and (ii) no material liabilities have been assumed by AT&T
(to the extent relating to the AT&T Broadband Group), AT&T Broadband, any AT&T
Broadband Subsidiary or the AT&T Broadband Group from AT&T (to the extent not
relating to the AT&T Broadband Group) or any AT&T Subsidiary other than AT&T
Broadband or any AT&T Broadband Subsidiary, other than the liabilities set
forth in Section 6.27 of the AT&T Disclosure Schedule.
(c) The investments set forth in Section 6.27(c) of the AT&T Disclosure
Schedule (or the net proceeds therefrom) constitute assets of one or more of
the AT&T Broadband Subsidiaries.
SECTION 6.28. Investments. Section 6.28 of the AT&T Disclosure Schedule
sets forth a list of each material investment of AT&T (to the extent relating
to the AT&T Broadband Group), the AT&T Broadband Group, AT&T Broadband or any
AT&T Broadband Subsidiary. Neither AT&T nor any AT&T Subsidiary has any
material liability in respect of any such investment.
ARTICLE 7
COVENANTS OF COMCAST
SECTION 7.01. Comcast Interim Operations. Except as set forth in the
Comcast Disclosure Schedule, or as otherwise expressly contemplated hereby,
from the date hereof until the Effective Time, Comcast shall, and shall cause
each of the Comcast Subsidiaries to, conduct its business in all material
respects in the ordinary course of business consistent with past practice and
use all reasonable efforts to: (a) preserve intact its present business
organization; (b) keep available the services of its key officers and key
employees; (c) maintain in effect all material foreign and United States
federal, state and local licenses, approvals and authorizations, including all
material licenses and permits that are required for Comcast or any Comcast
Subsidiary to carry on its business; and (d) preserve existing relationships
with its material lenders, suppliers and others having material business
relationships with it so that the business of Comcast and the Comcast
Subsidiaries shall not be impaired in any material respect at the Effective
Time. Without limiting the generality of the foregoing, except as set forth in
the Comcast Disclosure Schedule or as otherwise expressly contemplated hereby
and except as prohibited by law, from the date hereof until the Effective Time,
without the prior written consent of AT&T, such consent not to be unreasonably
withheld, Comcast shall not, nor shall it permit any Comcast Subsidiary to:
(i) amend its articles of incorporation or bylaws or other applicable
governing instruments;
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(ii) amend any material term of any of its outstanding securities;
(iii) split, combine, subdivide or reclassify any shares of its
capital stock or other equity interests or declare, set aside or pay any
dividend or other distribution (whether in cash, stock or property or any
combination thereof) in respect of its capital stock, or redeem,
repurchase or otherwise acquire or offer to redeem, repurchase, or
otherwise acquire any of its securities, except for cash dividends paid by
any Comcast Subsidiary to Comcast or any wholly owned Comcast Subsidiary;
(iv) adopt a plan or agreement of complete or partial liquidation,
dissolution, merger, consolidation, restructuring, recapitalization or
other material reorganization (other than a merger or consolidation
between wholly owned Comcast Subsidiaries);
(v) issue, deliver or sell, or authorize the issuance, delivery or
sale of, any shares of any class of its capital stock or other equity
interests or any securities convertible into or exercisable for, or any
rights, warrants or options to acquire, any such capital stock or other
equity interests, other than (A) the issuance of shares of capital stock
or other equity interests (or derivative securities therefor) by a Comcast
Subsidiary that is not a Comcast Significant Subsidiary, (B) the issuance
of shares of Comcast Common Stock upon the exercise of Comcast Stock
Options or options to purchase Comcast Common Stock under the Comcast ESPP
or upon the settlement of Comcast Equity Awards outstanding as of the date
hereof in accordance with their current terms or (C) the granting of
Comcast Stock Options, Comcast Equity Awards and options to purchase
Comcast Common Stock under the Comcast ESPP in the ordinary course of
business and consistent with past practices and the issuance of shares of
Comcast Common Stock upon the exercise or settlement thereof;
(vi) incur any capital expenditures, except as set forth in the
Comcast Disclosure Schedule;
(vii) except for capital expenditures, which shall be governed by
Section 7.01(vi), acquire (by merger, consolidation, acquisition of stock
or assets or otherwise), directly or indirectly, any assets, other than
(A) pursuant to agreements in effect as of the date hereof, (B) assets
used in the ordinary course of business of Comcast and the Comcast
Subsidiaries, in a manner that is consistent with past practice, (C)
assets having a fair market value not exceeding $100,000,000 in any one
transaction or series of related transactions or $500,000,000 in the
aggregate, or (D) in the case of cable swaps and similar transactions
where the primary consideration for the acquired assets are cable
properties, assets having a fair market
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value not exceeding $100,000,000 in any one transaction or series of
related transactions or $500,000,000 in the aggregate;
(viii) other than pursuant to agreements in effect as of the date
hereof and other than in the ordinary course of business, sell, lease,
license, encumber or otherwise transfer any assets other than (A) assets
having a fair market value not exceeding $100,000,000 in any one
transaction or series of related transactions or $500,000,000 in the
aggregate, or (B) in the case of cable swaps and similar transactions
where the primary consideration for the disposed of assets are cable
properties, assets having a fair market value not exceeding $100,000,000
in any one transaction or series of related transactions or $500,000,000
in the aggregate;
(ix) incur, assume or guarantee any Indebtedness, other than in the
ordinary course of business;
(x) make any loan, advance or capital contributions to or investment
in any Person other than (A) loans, advances or capital contributions to
or investments in any wholly owned Comcast Subsidiary, (B) pursuant to
agreements in effect as of the date hereof or (C) loans, advances or
capital contributions to joint ventures or Affiliates of Comcast or the
Comcast Subsidiaries pursuant to Schedule 7.01(x) of the Comcast
Disclosure Schedules or as required by agreements currently in effect
relating to such joint ventures or Affiliates;
(xi) except for capital expenditures, which shall be governed by
Section 7.01(vi), engage in or enter into any transaction or commitment,
enter into any contract or agreement, or relinquish or amend in any
material respect any contract or other right, for the provision of goods
or services or the use of facilities (including any programming agreement,
any agreement with any vendor for the purchase of equipment, any agreement
for the provision by one or more third parties of telephone, data or other
services through the facilities of one or more of the Systems of Comcast
or any of the Comcast Subsidiaries or any agreement providing for access
to, or the right to use, the facilities of one or more of the Systems of
Comcast or any of the Comcast Subsidiaries) that is (A) material to
Comcast and the Comcast Subsidiaries, taken as a whole, or (B) that
provides for payments in excess of $50,000,000 per agreement (or
$100,000,000 for all agreements for similar goods or services);
(xii) enter into or amend in any material respect any joint venture,
partnership or other similar venture that is material to Comcast and the
Comcast Subsidiaries, taken as a whole;
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(xiii) enter into any agreement or arrangement that materially limits
or otherwise materially restricts Comcast, any Comcast Subsidiary or any
of their respective Affiliates or any successor thereto, or that could,
after the Effective Time, materially limit or restrict Parent, AT&T, any
AT&T Subsidiary or any of their Affiliates, from engaging in any material
business;
(xiv) except as required pursuant to existing written, binding
agreements or as otherwise required by law, (A) enter into any commitment
to provide any severance or termination pay to (or amend any existing
arrangement with) any director, officer or employee of Comcast or any
Comcast Subsidiary, (B) increase the benefits payable under any existing
severance or termination pay policy or employment agreement (other than as
may be increased by function of the existing terms of any such policy or
agreement), (C) other than in the ordinary course of business consistent
with past practice, enter into any employment, deferred compensation or
other similar agreement (or amend any such existing agreement) with any
director or officer of Comcast or any Comcast Subsidiary, (D) establish,
adopt or amend (except as required by applicable law) any collective
bargaining (except to the extent it would contain economic terms that are
not materially less favorable to Comcast or any Comcast Subsidiary than
the terms of existing arrangements), bonus, profit-sharing, thrift,
pension, retirement, deferred compensation, compensation, stock option,
restricted stock or other benefit plan or arrangement covering any
director, officer or employee of Comcast or any Comcast Subsidiary, except
that Comcast and the Comcast Subsidiaries may amend any such existing
agreement or plan or adopt a successor plan or arrangement to the extent
mandated by applicable law or to the extent that such amendment would not
result in a more than a de minimis increase in the costs or liabilities
under such agreement or plan, (E) other than in the ordinary course of
business consistent with past practice, or as required by any agreement in
effect as of the date hereof, increase the compensation, bonus or other
benefits payable to any director, officer or employee of Comcast or any
Comcast Subsidiary or (F) amend the terms of any outstanding Comcast Stock
Option, Comcast SAR or Comcast Equity Award; provided that the foregoing
shall not in any way restrict Comcast or any of its Subsidiaries from
taking any action (including granting any stay bonuses and paying or
providing other compensation pursuant to retention plans or similar
arrangements) on reasonable commercial terms that Comcast determines is
reasonably necessary or desirable in order to retain or attract any
officers or employees to the extent that the aggregate cost of such
actions, grants or payments does not
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exceed the amount set forth in Section 7.01(xiv) of the Comcast Disclosure
Schedule;
(xv) launch any new channels, except as necessary to comply with any
requirement of any Governmental Authority and except pursuant to pending
agreements in effect as of the date hereof;
(xvi) change (A) its methods of accounting or accounting practices in
any material respect, except as required by changes in GAAP or by law, or
(B) its fiscal year;
(xvii) settle any litigation, investigation, arbitration, proceeding
or other claim if Comcast or any of the Comcast Subsidiaries would be
required to pay in excess of $25,000,000 or if such settlement would
otherwise be material to the Comcast Group taken as a whole;
(xviii) other than in the ordinary course of business and consistent
with past practice, make any material Tax election or enter into any
settlement or compromise of any material Tax liability;
(xix) (A) fail to comply with its obligations under the Exchange
Agreement and the Set-Top Box Commitment (as defined in the Exchange
Agreement) or (B) amend or waive any provision of the Exchange Agreement
except for such amendments or waivers as would not adversely affect AT&T
or delay or adversely affect consummation of the transactions contemplated
hereby;
(xx) engage in any transaction of a type described in Section 5.25 or
take any action that would reasonably be expected to make any
representation or warranty of Comcast hereunder inaccurate in any material
respect at the Effective Time;
(xxi) take any action that would, or would reasonably be expected to,
prevent, impair or materially delay the ability of AT&T or Comcast or any
of their respective Subsidiaries to consummate the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement and the other Transaction Agreements; or
(xxii) agree or commit to do any of the foregoing; provided that the
limitations set forth in Sections 7.01(i) through 7.01(xix) shall not
apply to any transaction between Comcast and any wholly owned Comcast
Subsidiary or between any wholly owned Comcast Subsidiaries.
SECTION 7.02. Comcast Shareholders' Meeting; Proxy Material. (a) Comcast
shall cause the Comcast Shareholders' Meeting to be duly called and
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held as soon as reasonably practicable (taking into consideration all relevant
factors, including delays due to complications of preparing required pro forma
and other financial statements) for the purpose of voting on the approval and
adoption of this Agreement and the transactions contemplated by this Agreement,
including the Comcast Merger. In connection with the Comcast Shareholders'
Meeting, Comcast will (i) use its reasonable best efforts to obtain the Comcast
Shareholders' Approval and the A Shareholder Approval and (ii) otherwise comply
with all legal requirements applicable to the Comcast Shareholders' Meeting.
(b) Comcast's Board of Directors shall recommend approval and adoption of
this Agreement and the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, including
the Comcast Merger, by Comcast shareholders.
SECTION 7.03. Voting Agreement. Comcast agrees to vote, and to cause each
of the Comcast Subsidiaries to vote, any shares of AT&T Common Stock with
respect to which Comcast or such Comcast Subsidiary may have any voting power
in favor of the Mergers, the Separation, the Distribution and the other
transactions contemplated hereby.
ARTICLE 8
COVENANTS OF AT&T
SECTION 8.01. AT&T Broadband Interim Operations. Except as set forth in
the AT&T Disclosure Schedule or as otherwise expressly contemplated hereby or
by any of the Ancillary Agreements, from the date hereof until the Effective
Time, AT&T shall, to the extent relating to the AT&T Broadband Group, and shall
cause each of the AT&T Broadband Group, AT&T Broadband and the AT&T Broadband
Subsidiaries to, conduct its business in all material respects for the benefit
of the AT&T Broadband Group (it being understood that the AT&T Communications
Group will be conducted for the benefit of the AT&T Communications Group and
that the interests of the AT&T Broadband Group and the AT&T Communications
Group may not coincide) and in the ordinary course of business consistent with
past practice and use all reasonable efforts to: (a) preserve intact its
present business organization; (b) keep available the services of its key
officers and key employees; (c) maintain in effect all material foreign and
United States federal, state and local licenses, approvals and authorizations,
including all material licenses and permits that are required for the AT&T
Broadband Group, AT&T (to the extent relating to the AT&T Broadband Group),
AT&T Broadband or any AT&T Broadband Subsidiary to carry on its business; and
(d) preserve existing relationships with its material lenders, suppliers and
others having material business relationships with it so that the business of
the
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AT&T Broadband Group, AT&T (to the extent relating to the AT&T Broadband
Group), AT&T Broadband and the AT&T Broadband Subsidiaries shall not be
impaired in any material respect at the Effective Time. Without limiting the
generality of the foregoing, except as set forth in the AT&T Disclosure
Schedule or as otherwise expressly contemplated hereby or by any of the
Ancillary Agreements and except as prohibited by law, from the date hereof
until the Effective Time, without the prior written consent of Comcast, such
consent not to be unreasonably withheld, AT&T shall not, nor shall it permit
the AT&T Broadband Group, AT&T Broadband or any AT&T Broadband Subsidiary to:
(i) amend its certificate of incorporation or bylaws or other
applicable governing instruments;
(ii) amend any material term of any of its outstanding securities
(other than debt securities of AT&T except to the extent relating to the
AT&T Broadband Group);
(iii) split, combine, subdivide or reclassify any shares of its
capital stock or other equity interests or declare, set aside or pay any
dividend or other distribution (whether in cash, stock or property or any
combination thereof) in respect of its capital stock, or redeem,
repurchase or otherwise acquire or offer to redeem, repurchase, or
otherwise acquire any of its securities or any securities of AT&T
Broadband or any AT&T Broadband Subsidiary, except for (A) the regular
quarterly dividend of AT&T and other dividends or distributions thereon
not involving the assets or securities of the AT&T Broadband Group, AT&T
Broadband or any of the AT&T Broadband Subsidiaries, (B) cash dividends
paid by any AT&T Broadband Subsidiary to AT&T Broadband or another AT&T
Broadband Subsidiary, (C) the exchange or redemption of the TCI Pacific
Preferred Stock in accordance with the terms thereof, (D) repurchases or
other acquisitions of any shares of capital stock of AT&T; provided that
none of the assets used to pay for such repurchases or other acquisitions
are assets of the AT&T Broadband Group; or (E) the creation and issuance
of any class of tracking stock of AT&T that is designed to reflect the
financial performance of any of AT&T's businesses other than the AT&T
Broadband Group;
(iv) adopt a plan or agreement of complete or partial liquidation,
dissolution, merger, consolidation, restructuring, recapitalization or
other material reorganization (other than a merger or consolidation
between wholly owned AT&T Broadband Subsidiaries) other than in connection
with any Excepted Transaction;
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(v) issue, deliver or sell, or authorize the issuance, delivery or
sale of, any shares of any class of its capital stock or other equity
interests or any securities convertible into or exercisable for, or any
rights, warrants or options to acquire, any such capital stock or other
equity interests, other than (A) the issuance of shares of AT&T Common
Stock upon the exercise of AT&T Stock Options, AT&T SARs or options to
purchase AT&T Common Stock under the AT&T ESPP or upon the settlement of
AT&T Equity Awards outstanding as of the date hereof in accordance with
their current terms, (B) the granting of AT&T Stock Options, AT&T SARs,
AT&T Equity Awards and options to purchase AT&T Common Stock under the
AT&T ESPP in the ordinary course of business and consistent with past
practice and the issuance of shares of AT&T Common Stock upon the exercise
or settlement thereof, (C) the granting of AT&T Stock Options and AT&T
Equity Awards that are not exercisable prior to the Distribution and that
will become options or equity awards, as applicable, solely with respect
to AT&T Common Stock following the Distribution, (D) the issuance of
shares of AT&T Common Stock pursuant to any instruments, agreements or
other arrangements contemplated by Section 6.05 or the Schedules thereto
and outstanding as of the date hereof or (E) 275 million shares of AT&T
Common Stock as set forth in Section 6.05(b) of the AT&T Disclosure
Schedule in accordance with Section 8.01(v) of the AT&T Disclosure
Schedule;
(vi) incur any capital expenditures in respect of the AT&T Broadband
Group, except as set forth in the AT&T Disclosure Schedule;
(vii) except for capital expenditures in respect of the AT&T
Broadband Group, which shall be governed by Section 8.01(vi), acquire (by
merger, consolidation, acquisition of stock or assets or otherwise),
directly or indirectly, any assets in respect of the AT&T Broadband Group,
other than (A) pursuant to agreements in effect as of the date hereof, (B)
assets used in the ordinary course of business of the AT&T Broadband
Group, AT&T (to the extent relating to the AT&T Broadband Group), AT&T
Broadband and the AT&T Broadband Subsidiaries, in a manner that is
consistent with past practice, (C) assets having a fair market value not
exceeding $100,000,000 in any one transaction or series of related
transactions or $500,000,000 in the aggregate, or (D) in the case of cable
swaps and similar transactions where the primary consideration for the
acquired assets are cable properties, assets having a fair market value
not exceeding $100,000,000 in any one transaction or series of related
transactions or $500,000,000 in the aggregate;
(viii) except for the sale of the interest in TWE, which shall be
governed by Section 8.01(xiii), and other than pursuant to agreements in
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effect as of the date hereof and other than in the ordinary course of
business, sell, lease, license, encumber or otherwise transfer any assets
other than (A) assets having a fair market value not exceeding
$100,000,000 in any one transaction or series of related transactions or
$500,000,000 in the aggregate or (B) in the case of cable swaps and
similar transactions where the primary consideration for the disposed of
assets are cable properties, assets having a fair market value not
exceeding $100,000,000 in any one transaction or series of related
transactions or $500,000,000 in the aggregate;
(ix) incur, assume or guarantee any Indebtedness, other than (A)
borrowings from AT&T or any AT&T Subsidiary on the terms set forth in
Schedule 8.01(ix) either in the ordinary course of business or to
refinance Indebtedness at maturity, (B) any transactions by AT&T and its
wholly owned Subsidiaries that do not involve the AT&T Broadband Group,
AT&T Broadband or any of the AT&T Broadband Subsidiaries, (C) Indebtedness
incurred as contemplated by Section 9.18 or (D) as approved by the Interim
Finance Committee;
(x) make any loan, advance or capital contributions to or investment
in any Person other than (A) loans, advances or capital contributions to
or investments in AT&T Broadband or any wholly owned AT&T Broadband
Subsidiary on terms set forth in Section 6.27(b) of the AT&T Disclosure
Schedule, (B) loans or advances to AT&T or any AT&T Subsidiary on terms
set forth in Section 6.27(b) of the AT&T Disclosure Schedule, (C) pursuant
to agreements in effect as of the date hereof, (D) any transactions by
AT&T and its wholly owned Subsidiaries that do not involve the AT&T
Broadband Group, AT&T Broadband and the AT&T Broadband Subsidiaries, or
(E) loans, advances or capital contributions to joint ventures or
Affiliates of the AT&T Broadband Group as required by agreements currently
in effect relating to such joint ventures or Affiliates or as contemplated
by Schedule 8.01(x);
(xi) except for capital expenditures in respect of the AT&T Broadband
Group, which shall be governed by Section 8.01(vi), engage in or enter
into any transaction or commitment, enter into any contract or agreement,
or relinquish or amend in any material respect any contract or other
right, in each case in respect of the AT&T Broadband Group, for the
provision of goods or services or the use of facilities (including any
programming agreement, any agreement with any vendor for the purchase of
equipment, any agreement for the provision by one or more third parties of
telephone, data or other services through the facilities of one or more of
the Systems of AT&T or any of the AT&T Subsidiaries or any agreement
providing for access to, or the right to use, the facilities of one or
more of
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the Systems of AT&T or any of the AT&T Subsidiaries) that is (A) material
to the AT&T Broadband Group, taken as a whole, or (B) that provides for
payments in excess of $50,000,000 per agreement (or $100,000,000 for all
agreements for similar goods or services);
(xii) enter into or amend in any material respect any joint venture,
partnership or other similar venture that is material to the AT&T
Broadband Group, taken as a whole;
(xiii) (A) enter into any material agreement or arrangement in
connection with or relating to its interest in TWE or amend or modify in
any material respect any of the TWE Contracts (other than incidental
agreements necessary to implement the transactions contemplated by clauses
(B) and (C) below of this Section 8.01(xiii) such as underwriting
agreements, engagement letters and similar agreements), (B) exercise
(other than on a cashless basis) the TWE Option under the TWE Option
Agreement or (C) sell all or part of its interest in TWE except solely for
cash or pursuant to Section 13.1 of the TWE Partnership Agreement;
provided that AT&T has kept Comcast reasonably apprised of the status of
the related process;
(xiv) enter into any agreement or arrangement that materially limits
or otherwise materially restricts the AT&T Broadband Group, AT&T (to the
extent relating to the AT&T Broadband Group), AT&T Broadband, any AT&T
Broadband Subsidiary or any of their respective Affiliates (other than
AT&T (to the extent not relating to the AT&T Broadband Group) and the AT&T
Subsidiaries other than AT&T Broadband and the AT&T Broadband
Subsidiaries) or any successor thereto, or that could, after the Effective
Time, materially limit or restrict Parent, Comcast, any Comcast Subsidiary
or any of their Affiliates, from engaging in any material business;
(xv) except as required pursuant to existing written, binding
agreements, as otherwise required by law or as expressly provided in the
Employee Benefits Agreement, (A) enter into any commitment to provide any
severance or termination pay to (or amend any existing arrangement with)
any director, officer or employee of AT&T, AT&T Broadband or any AT&T
Broadband Subsidiary, (B) increase the benefits payable under any existing
severance or termination pay policy or employment agreement (other than as
may be increased by function of the existing terms of any such policy or
agreement), (C) other than in the ordinary course of business consistent
with past practice, enter into any employment, deferred compensation or
other similar agreement (or amend any such existing agreement) with any
director or officer of AT&T, AT&T
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Broadband or any AT&T Broadband Subsidiary, (D) establish, adopt or amend
(except as required by applicable law) any collective bargaining (except
to the extent it would contain economic terms that are not materially less
favorable to AT&T, AT&T Broadband or any AT&T Broadband Subsidiary than
the terms of existing arrangements), bonus, profit-sharing, thrift,
pension, retirement, deferred compensation, compensation, stock option,
restricted stock or other benefit plan or arrangement covering any
director, officer or employee of AT&T, AT&T Broadband or any AT&T
Broadband Subsidiary, except that AT&T, AT&T Broadband and the AT&T
Broadband Subsidiaries may amend any such existing agreement or plan or
adopt a successor plan or arrangement to the extent mandated by applicable
law or to the extent that such amendment would not result in more than a
de minimis increase in the costs or liabilities under such agreement or
plan, (E) other than in the ordinary course of business consistent with
past practice or as required by any agreement in effect as of the date
hereof, increase the compensation, bonus or other benefits payable to any
director, officer or employee of AT&T, AT&T Broadband or any AT&T
Broadband Subsidiary or (F) amend the terms of any outstanding AT&T Stock
Option, AT&T SAR or AT&T Equity Award; provided that the foregoing shall
not in any way restrict AT&T or any of its wholly owned Subsidiaries from
entering into or amending commitments, contracts, plans or other
arrangements of the types referred to in clauses (A) through (F) above to
the extent that AT&T Broadband and the AT&T Broadband Subsidiaries are not
bound thereby and the AT&T Broadband Group is not affected thereby and
provided further that the foregoing shall not in any way restrict AT&T or
any of its Subsidiaries from taking any action (including granting any
stay bonuses and paying or providing other compensation pursuant to
retention plans or similar arrangements) on reasonable commercial terms
that AT&T determines is reasonably necessary or desirable in order to
retain or attract any officers or employees as set forth in Schedule
8.01(xv) to the extent that the aggregate cost of such actions, grants or
payments does not exceed the amount set forth in Section 8.01(xv) of the
AT&T Disclosure Schedule;
(xvi) launch any new channels, except as necessary to comply with any
requirement of any Governmental Authority and except pursuant to pending
agreements in effect as of the date hereof;
(xvii) change (A) its methods of accounting or accounting practices
in any material respect, except as required by changes in GAAP or by law,
or (B) its fiscal year;
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(xviii) except as set forth on Section 8.01(xviii) of the AT&T
Disclosure Schedule, enter into or engage in any transaction with, or
transfer any assets to, or assume any liabilities of, AT&T (in its
capacity other than as part of the AT&T Broadband Group) or any of the
AT&T Subsidiaries (other than AT&T Broadband or any of the AT&T Broadband
Subsidiaries) other than non-material transactions on arm's-length terms
in the ordinary course of business;
(xix) except as set forth on Section 8.01(xix) of the AT&T Disclosure
Schedule, settle any litigation, investigation, arbitration, proceeding or
other claim if the AT&T Broadband Group would be required to pay in excess
of $25,000,000 or such settlement would otherwise be material to the AT&T
Broadband Group;
(xx) other than in the ordinary course of business and consistent
with past practice, make any material Tax election or enter into any
settlement or compromise of any material Tax liability;
(xxi) fail to comply with its obligations under the Exchange
Agreement;
(xxii) amend or waive any provision of any of the PrISMs Contracts or
SAILS Contracts, make any payment in settlement of any of such contracts
or terminate any of such contracts; provided that immediately prior to the
Effective Time each of such contracts will be amended as set forth in
Section 8.01(xxi) of the AT&T Disclosure Schedule if the counterparty to
such contract consents to such amendment;
(xxiii) (A) permit T-Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries to incur any
liabilities or (B) take any action that would reasonably be expected to
make any representation or warranty of AT&T hereunder or of AT&T or any
AT&T Subsidiary under any of the other Transaction Agreements inaccurate
in any material respect at the Effective Time;
(xxiv) take any action that would, or would reasonably be expected
to, prevent, impair or materially delay the ability of AT&T or Comcast or
any of their respective Subsidiaries to consummate the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement and the other Transaction Agreements; or
(xxv) agree or commit to do any of the foregoing; provided that the
limitations set forth in Sections 8.01(i) through 8.01(xxii) shall not
apply to any transaction between AT&T Broadband and any wholly owned AT&T
Broadband Subsidiary or between AT&T (to the extent not relating to the
AT&T Broadband Group) and any wholly owned AT&T
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Subsidiaries (other than AT&T Broadband and any AT&T Broadband
Subsidiaries) and provided, further, that the limitations set forth in
Sections 8.01(i) through 8.01(xxii) shall not be deemed to in any way
apply to or prohibit any Excepted Transaction or any transaction by or
involving AT&T and its wholly owned Subsidiaries if AT&T (to the extent
relating to the AT&T Broadband Group), the AT&T Broadband Group, AT&T
Broadband and the AT&T Broadband Subsidiaries are not bound thereby, such
transaction does not involve AT&T (to the extent relating to the AT&T
Broadband Group), the AT&T Broadband Group, AT&T Broadband or any of the
AT&T Broadband Subsidiaries and such transaction would not otherwise
adversely affect the transactions contemplated hereby in any material
respect. In no event will AT&T enter into, or permit the AT&T Broadband
Group, AT&T Broadband or any AT&T Broadband Subsidiary to enter into, any
agreement or contract that would bind or purport to bind, Parent or any of
its Affiliates (other than AT&T Broadband and the AT&T Broadband
Subsidiaries) after the Effective Time.
SECTION 8.02. AT&T Shareholders' Meeting; Proxy Material. (a) Subject to
applicable law, AT&T shall cause the AT&T Shareholders' Meeting to be duly
called and held as soon as reasonably practicable (taking into consideration
all relevant factors, including delays due to complications of preparing
required pro forma and other financial statements) for the purpose of voting on
the approval and adoption of this Agreement and the transactions contemplated
by this Agreement; provided, however, that if within five days of the time the
parties are notified by the SEC that it is willing to declare the Registration
Statement effective any conditions shall exist (such conditions, the "Mandatory
Residual Conditions") such that, as a result of the AT&T Shareholders' Approval
being obtained, the holders of the Senior Notes would be entitled to require
AT&T or any of its Affiliates to repurchase all or any portion of the Senior
Notes, then AT&T shall be entitled to delay the calling of the AT&T
Shareholders' Meeting until such time as the Mandatory Residual Conditions no
longer exist. In connection with the AT&T Shareholders' Meeting, AT&T will (i)
subject to Section 8.02(b), use its reasonable best efforts to obtain the AT&T
Shareholders' Approval and (ii) otherwise comply with all legal requirements
applicable to AT&T Shareholders' Meeting.
(b) Except as provided below, AT&T's Board of Directors shall recommend
approval and adoption of this Agreement and the transactions contemplated by
this Agreement by AT&T shareholders. AT&T's Board of Directors shall be
permitted to withdraw, or modify in a manner adverse to Comcast, its
recommendation to AT&T shareholders only if (i) AT&T has complied with the
terms of Section 8.03, including the requirement in Section 8.03(d) that it
notify Comcast promptly after its receipt of any AT&T Broadband
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Acquisition Proposal; (ii) AT&T's Board of Directors determines in good faith
by a majority vote, after consulting with AT&T's outside counsel, that it must
take such action to comply with its fiduciary duties under applicable law; and
(iii) AT&T shall have delivered to Comcast a prior written notice advising
Comcast that it intends to take such action and describing its reasons for
taking such action (such notice to be delivered not less than two Business Days
prior to the time such action is taken). Unless this Agreement shall have been
terminated in accordance with its terms, subject to applicable law, AT&T shall
submit this Agreement to AT&T shareholders at the AT&T Shareholders' Meeting
even if AT&T's Board of Directors determines at any time after the date hereof
that it is no longer advisable or recommends that AT&T shareholders reject it.
SECTION 8.03. No Solicitation. (a) From the date hereof until the
termination hereof, AT&T will not, and will cause the AT&T Subsidiaries and the
officers, directors, employees, investment bankers, attorneys, accountants,
consultants or other agents, representatives or advisors of AT&T and the AT&T
Subsidiaries not to, directly or indirectly (i) take any action to solicit,
initiate, facilitate or encourage the submission of any AT&T Broadband
Acquisition Proposal; (ii) subject to Section 8.03(e), engage in any
discussions or negotiations with, or disclose any non-public information
relating to AT&T (to the extent relating to the AT&T Broadband Group), the AT&T
Broadband Group, AT&T Broadband or any AT&T Broadband Subsidiary or afford
access to the properties, books or records of AT&T (to the extent relating to
the AT&T Broadband Group), the AT&T Broadband Group, AT&T Broadband or any AT&T
Broadband Subsidiary to, any Person who is known by AT&T to be considering
making, or has made, an AT&T Broadband Acquisition Proposal; (iii)(A) amend or
grant any waiver or release under any standstill agreement, agreement
restricting a party from engaging in negotiations or discussions with other
parties or any similar agreement with respect to any class of equity securities
of AT&T (other than in connection with an Excepted Transaction) or with respect
to the AT&T Broadband Group or any of its material assets or (B) approve any
transaction, or approve of any Person becoming an "Interested Shareholder",
under Section 912 of the NYBCL or Section 203 of the DGCL; or (iv) enter into
any agreement with respect to an AT&T Broadband Acquisition Proposal (other
than a confidentiality agreement as described below).
(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 8.03(a) or any other
provision of this Agreement, prior to the AT&T Shareholders' Meeting, AT&T may,
in response to an unsolicited bona fide AT&T Broadband Acquisition Proposal
that AT&T's Board of Directors determines in good faith, by majority vote,
after consultation with its financial advisors and outside legal counsel, would
reasonably be expected to lead to an AT&T Superior Proposal, furnish
confidential or nonpublic information and access to, and engage in discussions
and negotiate with, such Person making such proposal; provided that prior to
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taking any of such actions, (i) AT&T has complied with the terms of this
Section 8.03, including the requirement in Section 8.03(d) that it notify
Comcast promptly after its receipt of any AT&T Broadband Acquisition Proposal,
(ii) the AT&T Board of Directors determines in good faith, by majority vote,
after consultation with AT&T's outside legal counsel that it must take such
action to comply with its fiduciary duties under applicable law and (iii) such
Person making such proposal executes a confidentiality agreement with terms no
less favorable in the aggregate to AT&T than those contained in the AT&T
Confidentiality Agreement. "AT&T Superior Proposal" means an unsolicited, bona
fide AT&T Broadband Acquisition Proposal that AT&T's Board of Directors
determines in good faith, after consultation with its financial advisors and
outside legal counsel and taking into account all the terms and conditions of
the AT&T Broadband Acquisition Proposal, including the likelihood and timing of
consummation of the AT&T Broadband Acquisition Proposal (including, without
limitation, the likelihood of obtaining financing and receiving necessary
regulatory approvals), would be more favorable to the holders of AT&T Common
Stock than the transactions provided for in this Agreement.
(c) Nothing contained in this Agreement shall prevent AT&T's Board of
Directors from complying with Rule 14e-2 and Rule 14d-9 under the 1934 Act with
regard to an AT&T Broadband Acquisition Proposal; provided that AT&T's Board of
Directors shall not recommend that AT&T shareholders tender their shares in
connection with a tender offer, except to the extent AT&T's Board of Directors
by a majority vote determines in its good faith judgment that such a
recommendation is required to comply with the fiduciary duties of AT&T's Board
of Directors under applicable law, after consulting with outside legal counsel.
(d) AT&T will notify Comcast promptly (but in no event later than 24
hours) after receipt by AT&T (or any of its advisors) of any AT&T Broadband
Acquisition Proposal, or of any request for non-public information relating to
AT&T (to the extent relating to the AT&T Broadband Group), the AT&T Broadband
Group, AT&T Broadband or any AT&T Broadband Subsidiary or for access to the
properties, books or records of AT&T (to the extent relating to the AT&T
Broadband Group), the AT&T Broadband Group, AT&T Broadband or any AT&T
Broadband Subsidiary by any Person who is known to be considering making, or
has made, an AT&T Broadband Acquisition Proposal. AT&T shall provide such
notice orally and in writing and shall identify the Person making, and the
terms and conditions of, any such AT&T Broadband Acquisition Proposal,
indication or request. AT&T shall keep Comcast fully informed, on a prompt
basis (but in any event no later than 24 hours), of the status and details of
any such AT&T Broadband Acquisition Proposal, indication or request. AT&T
shall, and shall cause the AT&T Subsidiaries and the directors, employees and
other agents of AT&T and the AT&T Subsidiaries to, cease immediately and cause
to be terminated all activities, discussions or negotiations, if any, with any
Persons
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conducted prior to the date hereof with respect to any AT&T Broadband
Acquisition Proposal. This Section 8.03(d) shall not apply with respect to any
Excepted Transaction; provided that if an agreement is entered into with
respect to an Excepted Transaction that would reasonably be expected to delay
the transactions contemplated hereby, AT&T shall promptly thereafter notify
Comcast of such agreement and provide Comcast with information it may
reasonably request relating to such Excepted Transaction to the extent it is
relevant to the transactions contemplated hereby.
(e) Notwithstanding anything in Section 8.03 to the contrary, in
connection with discussions or negotiations relating to a proposed Excepted
Transaction, AT&T may (i) disclose non-public information relating to AT&T (to
the extent relating to the AT&T Broadband Group), the AT&T Broadband Group,
AT&T Broadband or any AT&T Broadband Subsidiary and (ii) afford access to the
properties, books or records of AT&T (to the extent relating to the AT&T
Broadband Group), the AT&T Broadband Group, AT&T Broadband or any AT&T
Broadband Subsidiary, in the case of (i) and (ii), to the Person or Persons
with whom AT&T is engaged in such discussions or negotiations relating to such
proposed transaction; provided that (x) such Person or Persons (A) are not
known by AT&T to be considering making, or to have made, an AT&T Broadband
Acquisition Proposal and (B) execute a confidentiality agreement with AT&T
Broadband with confidentiality terms no less favorable than those in the AT&T
Confidentiality Agreement pursuant to which such Person or Persons agree to
hold any information relating to AT&T (to the extent relating to the AT&T
Broadband Group), the AT&T Broadband Group, AT&T Broadband and any AT&T
Broadband Subsidiary confidential and (y) such disclosure and such access are
limited to that reasonably necessary in connection with such proposed
transaction.
SECTION 8.04. Ancillary Agreements. Subject to the terms and conditions of
this Agreement, the Separation and Distribution Agreement and the other
Ancillary Agreements, AT&T shall, and shall cause each of its Subsidiaries
(which, after the Effective Time, shall not include any of the AT&T Broadband
Entities) to, comply with its respective obligations under the Separation and
Distribution Agreement and the other Ancillary Agreements pursuant to and in
accordance with the terms thereof. No provision of the Separation and
Distribution Agreement or any of the other Ancillary Agreements may be amended
or waived prior to the Effective Time without the prior written consent of
Comcast, except that the Primary Commercial Agreements and the Additional
Commercial Agreements may be amended or waived in the ordinary course of
business without the prior written consent of Comcast if such amendment or
waiver would not be adverse in any material respect to AT&T (to the extent
relating to the AT&T Broadband Group), the AT&T Broadband Group, AT&T Broadband
or any of the AT&T Broadband Subsidiaries. None of the Separation
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and Distribution Agreement and the other Ancillary Agreements may be terminated
prior to the Effective Time without the prior written consent of Comcast. The
AT&T Broadband Group shall not grant any consent or approval under the
Separation and Distribution Agreement or any of the other Ancillary Agreements
prior to the Effective Time without the prior written concurrence of Comcast,
except that the AT&T Broadband Group may grant a consent or approval under any
Primary Commercial Agreement or Additional Commercial Agreement in the ordinary
course of business if such consent or approval would not be adverse in any
material respect to AT&T (to the extent relating to the AT&T Broadband Group),
the AT&T Broadband Group, AT&T Broadband or any of the AT&T Broadband
Subsidiaries. Any agreements entered into or documents executed pursuant to the
Primary Transaction Agreements shall be reasonably acceptable to Comcast. Prior
to the Effective Time, all determinations by the AT&T Broadband Group under the
Separation and Distribution Agreement or any of the other Ancillary Agreements
will be made for the benefit of the AT&T Broadband Group and, in the event of
any discretion as to terms, such terms shall be no less favorable to the AT&T
Broadband Group than arm's-length terms.
SECTION 8.05. Neutrality Agreement. Notwithstanding any other provision of
this Agreement, AT&T shall not renew, extend or modify the Neutrality and
Consent Election Agreement (the "Neutrality Agreement") among AT&T, the
Communications Workers of America and the International Brotherhood of
Electrical Workers, such that such agreement, as so renewed, extended or
modified, will apply to or otherwise bind or purport to apply to or otherwise
bind, after the Effective Time, AT&T Broadband, any of the AT&T Broadband
Subsidiaries, Parent, Comcast or any of the Comcast Subsidiaries, either as a
matter of contract or term or condition of employment. AT&T shall not enter
into any other agreement or arrangement with respect to the same or similar
matters as the matters covered by the Neutrality Agreement if such agreement or
arrangement would apply to or otherwise bind or purport to apply to or
otherwise bind, after the Effective Time, AT&T Broadband, any of the AT&T
Broadband Subsidiaries, Parent, Comcast or any of the Comcast Subsidiaries,
either as a matter of contract or term or condition of employment.
SECTION 8.06. Broadband Employees. Prior to the Effective Time, AT&T
shall, and shall cause each of its Subsidiaries to, use reasonable best efforts
so that, immediately prior to the Effective Time, (i) all individuals (other
than Broadband Transferees) who are then primarily employed (whether actively
or then on an approved leave of absence) in connection with the AT&T Broadband
Business will be employed, as of the Effective Time, by the AT&T Broadband
Group and (ii) the AT&T Broadband Group will employ no individuals other than
those referred to in clause (i) of this Section 8.06 and the Broadband
Transferees;
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provided that no transfers required to implement this Section 8.06 shall result
in any severance liabilities to AT&T Broadband.
SECTION 8.07. AT&T Post-Signing Equity Awards. With respect to any options
to purchase shares of AT&T Common Stock and any other equity-based awards based
upon shares of AT&T Common Stock granted by AT&T or any of its Subsidiaries
from the date hereof until the Effective Time, AT&T shall provide in the
agreements evidencing such awards that the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement or any of the other Transaction Agreements shall not constitute a
"Change in Control" for purposes of triggering accelerated vesting of the
awards; provided that if any employee who receives such an award is terminated
after the Effective Time under conditions entitling him to receive "Change in
Control Severance Benefits" under Appendix 2 of the AT&T Broadband Severance
Plan, the equity awards held by such employee shall become immediately vested
upon termination of employment and, if subject to exercise, shall remain
exercisable for the full extent of the original term of the award.
SECTION 8.08. Redemption of TCI Pacific Preferred Stock. Prior to the
Effective Time, AT&T shall cause TCI Pacific Communications, Inc. (i) to call
for redemption all of the outstanding shares of TCI Pacific Preferred Stock and
(ii) to the extent any of such shares are not exchanged for shares of AT&T
Common Stock prior to the applicable redemption date, to redeem all of such
shares remaining outstanding in exchange for shares of AT&T Common Stock, in
the case of each of (i) and (ii), in accordance with the terms of the
certificate of designation for the TCI Pacific Preferred Stock. The shares of
AT&T Common Stock used to effect the foregoing redemption or exchange shall be
provided by AT&T to TCI Pacific Communications, Inc. without payment of any
consideration or charge by TCI Pacific Communications, Inc. or the AT&T
Broadband Group.
SECTION 8.09. Note Consent Process. AT&T will consult with Comcast in
connection with actions taken by AT&T in furtherance of satisfaction of the
condition specified in Section 10.01(l). AT&T will conduct such actions in a
manner reasonably designed to minimize the cost and expenses incurred in
connection with satisfaction of such condition. The parties agree that AT&T may
obtain Note Consents or otherwise satisfy the condition set forth in Section
10.01(l) by a one-time cash payment of a consent fee, through a coupon increase
or a combination thereof and that any costs and expenses incurred in connection
therewith (as calculated pursuant to Section 11.03) shall be shared pursuant to
Section 11.03(a)(iv). AT&T shall not be required to take any action other than
those referred to in the preceding sentence in order to satisfy the condition
set forth in Section 10.01(l) unless Comcast agrees that the costs and expenses
incurred in connection therewith shall be shared on the basis set forth in
Section 11.03(a)(iv).
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ARTICLE 9
COVENANTS OF AT&T, COMCAST AND PARENT
SECTION 9.01. Best Efforts. (a) Subject to the terms and conditions of
this Agreement, each of the parties hereto will use its best efforts to
promptly (i) take, or cause to be taken, all actions and to do, or cause to be
done, all things necessary, proper or advisable under applicable laws and
regulations to consummate the Mergers and the other transactions contemplated
hereby as soon as practicable, including preparing and filing as promptly as
practicable all documentation to effect all necessary filings, notices,
petitions, statements, registrations, submissions of information, applications
and other documents and (ii) obtain and maintain all approvals, consents,
registrations, permits, authorizations and other confirmations required to be
obtained from any third Person that are necessary, proper or advisable to
consummate the Mergers and the other transactions contemplated hereby;
provided, that the parties' obligations to obtain the License Consents and the
expiration (without either the Department of Justice or the Federal Trade
Commission obtaining any injunction or other relief that prevents the
consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby) or termination of the
applicable waiting periods under the HSR Act shall be unconditional and shall
not be qualified by best efforts. Consistent with its obligations under the
preceding sentence, Comcast and AT&T will commit to and implement divestitures,
hold separate or similar transactions or actions with respect to assets or
businesses of the Comcast Group and the AT&T Broadband Group, which commitments
and implementations may, at Comcast's or AT&T's option, be conditioned upon and
effective as of the Effective Time. No party hereto shall, directly or
indirectly, extend any waiting period under the HSR Act or enter into any
agreement with a Governmental Authority to delay or to not consummate the
Mergers or the other transactions contemplated by this Agreement, except with
the prior written consent of the other parties. The parties' actions with
respect to this paragraph shall be reasonable and reasonably calculated to
facilitate consummation of the Mergers by the End Date. Subject to applicable
law relating to the exchange of information, Comcast and AT&T shall have the
right to review in advance, and to the extent practicable each will consult the
other on, all the information relating to Comcast and the Comcast Subsidiaries
or AT&T and the AT&T Broadband Subsidiaries, as the case may be, that appears
in any filing made with, or written materials submitted to, any third party
and/or any Governmental Authority in connection with the Mergers and the other
transactions contemplated hereby. Prior to the date hereof, each of Comcast and
AT&T has provided to the other a list of all material Franchise Consents of
such party, all material License Consents of such party, all material PUC
Consents of such party and all rights that any Person may have under the terms
of such party's material Franchises to purchase all or any portion of a System
owned and operated by such party as a result of the transactions contemplated
hereby ("Purchase Rights"). Within 45 calendar days of the date of this
Agreement, each of
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Comcast and AT&T shall provide to the other a supplemental list of all of such
party's other Franchise Consents, License Consents, PUC Consents and Purchase
Rights.
(b) In furtherance and not in limitation of the foregoing, each of AT&T
and Comcast agrees to (i) make an appropriate filing of a Notification and
Report Form pursuant to the HSR Act with respect to the Mergers and the other
transactions contemplated hereby as promptly as practicable (and, in any event,
within 45 calendar days of the date of this Agreement), (ii) supply as promptly
as practicable any additional information and documentary material that may be
requested pursuant to the HSR Act and (iii) complete the review process under
the HSR Act to permit the consummation of the Mergers and the other
transactions contemplated hereby, including causing the expiration or
termination of the applicable waiting periods under the HSR Act as soon as
practicable.
SECTION 9.02. Joint Proxy Statement; Registration Statement. (a) As
promptly as practicable after the date hereof (and, in any event, within 60
calendar days of the date of this Agreement) the parties hereto shall prepare
and file the Joint Proxy Statement and the Registration Statement (in which the
Joint Proxy Statement will be included) with the SEC. AT&T and Comcast shall
use their reasonable best efforts to cause the Registration Statement to become
effective under the 1933 Act as soon after such filing as practicable and to
keep the Registration Statement effective as long as is necessary to consummate
the Mergers. The Joint Proxy Statement shall include the recommendation of each
of the Board of Directors of Comcast and AT&T in favor of approval and adoption
of this Agreement and the applicable Merger, except to the extent the Board of
Directors of AT&T shall have withdrawn or modified its approval or
recommendation of this Agreement as permitted by Section 8.02(b). Comcast and
AT&T each shall use its reasonable best efforts to cause the Joint Proxy
Statement to be mailed to its respective shareholders as promptly as
practicable after the Registration Statement becomes effective. Each of Comcast
and AT&T shall promptly provide copies, consult with each other and prepare
written responses with respect to any written comments received from the SEC
with respect to the Joint Proxy Statement and the Registration Statement and
advise one another of any oral comments received from the SEC. The Registration
Statement and the Joint Proxy Statement shall comply as to form in all material
respects with the rules and regulations promulgated by the SEC under the 1933
Act and the 1934 Act, respectively.
(b) AT&T and Comcast shall make all necessary filings with respect to the
Mergers and the transactions contemplated hereby under the 1933 Act and the
1934 Act and applicable state "blue sky" laws and the rules and regulations
thereunder. Each party hereto will advise the other parties, promptly after it
receives notice thereof, of the time when the Registration Statement has become
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effective or any supplement or amendment has been filed, the issuance of any
stop order, the suspension of the qualification of the Parent Common Stock
issuable in connection with the Mergers for offering or sale in any
jurisdiction, or any request by the SEC for amendment of the Joint Proxy
Statement or the Registration Statement or comments thereon and responses
thereto or requests by the SEC for additional information. No amendment or
supplement to the Joint Proxy Statement or the Registration Statement shall be
filed without the approval of both AT&T and Comcast, which approval shall not
be unreasonably withheld or delayed. If, at any time prior to the Effective
Time, any information relating to AT&T or Comcast, or any of their respective
Affiliates, officers or directors should be discovered by AT&T or Comcast that
should be set forth in an amendment or supplement to the Registration Statement
or the Joint Proxy Statement so that such documents would not include any
misstatement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact necessary to
make the statements therein, in light of the circumstances under which they
were made, not misleading, the party hereto that discovers such information
shall promptly notify the other parties hereto and an appropriate amendment or
supplement describing such information shall be promptly filed with the SEC
and, to the extent required by law, disseminated to the shareholders of AT&T
and Comcast.
SECTION 9.03. Public Announcements. So long as this Agreement is in
effect, Comcast and AT&T will consult with each other before issuing any press
release or making any public statement with respect to this Agreement or the
transactions contemplated hereby and, except as may be required by applicable
law or any listing agreement with any national securities exchange or quotation
system, will not issue any such press release or make any such public statement
without the prior consent of the other, which consent shall not be unreasonably
withheld. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any such press release or public
statement that may be required by applicable law or any listing agreement with
any national securities exchange or quotation system may be issued without such
consent, if the party hereto making such release or statement has used its
reasonable best efforts to consult with the other parties.
SECTION 9.04. Further Assurances. At and after the Effective Time, the
officers and directors of the applicable Surviving Corporation will be
authorized to execute and deliver, in the name and on behalf of AT&T Broadband
or Comcast, as the case may be, any deeds, bills of sale, assignments or
assurances and to take and do, in the name and on behalf of AT&T Broadband or
Comcast, as the case may be, any other actions and things to vest, perfect or
confirm of record in such Surviving Corporation, any and all right, title and
interest in, to and under any of the rights, properties or assets of AT&T
Broadband or Comcast, as the case may be, acquired or to be acquired by such
Surviving Corporation, as a result of or in connection with the applicable
Merger.
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SECTION 9.05. Access to Information. From the date hereof until the
Effective Time or earlier termination of this Agreement and subject to
applicable law and the Confidentiality Agreements, each of Comcast and AT&T
shall (a) give to the other and the other's legal counsel, financial advisors,
auditors and other authorized representatives reasonable access during normal
business hours to the offices, properties, books and records of such party and
its Subsidiaries, (b) furnish to the other and the other's counsel, financial
advisors, auditors and other authorized representatives such financial and
operating data and other information as such Persons may reasonably request and
(c) instruct its employees, legal counsel, financial advisors, auditors and
other authorized representatives to cooperate with the other in such other
party's investigation. Any investigation pursuant to this Section 9.05 shall be
conducted in a manner as not to interfere unreasonably with the conduct of the
business of the party being investigated. No information or knowledge obtained
in any investigation pursuant to this Section 9.05 shall affect or be deemed to
modify any representation or warranty made by any party hereunder. Each party
hereto will hold such information that is non-public in confidence in
accordance with the provisions of the applicable Confidentiality Agreement.
SECTION 9.06. Tax-free Transactions. (a) Prior to the Effective Time, each
party hereto shall use its best efforts to cause the Mergers to qualify as
tax-free exchanges described in Section 351 of the Code ("351 Transactions"),
and will not take any action reasonably likely to cause the Mergers not to so
qualify.
(b) Prior to the Effective Time, each party hereto shall use its best
efforts to (i) cause the Separation and Distribution to qualify as tax-free
transactions pursuant to Sections 355 and 368(a) of the Code, and will not take
any action reasonably likely to cause the Separation and Distribution not to so
qualify and (ii) ensure that the Mergers will not cause the Separation and
Distribution to fail to be qualified as tax-free transactions pursuant to
Sections 355 and 368(a) of the Code.
(c) Each party hereto shall use its best efforts to obtain (i) the ruling
or opinion referred to in Section 10.01(j) and (ii) the opinions referred to in
Sections 10.02(b) and 10.03(b).
SECTION 9.07. Affiliates. (a) Within 30 days following the date of this
Agreement, AT&T shall deliver to Comcast a letter identifying all known Persons
who may be deemed affiliates of AT&T Broadband under Rule 145 of the 1933 Act
(an "AT&T Rule 145 Affiliate"). AT&T shall use its reasonable best efforts to
obtain and deliver to Comcast a written agreement from each AT&T Broadband Rule
145 Affiliate as soon as practicable and, in any event, at least 30 days prior
to the Effective Time, substantially in the form attached as Exhibit B.
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(b) Within 30 days following the date of this Agreement, Comcast shall
deliver to AT&T a letter identifying all known Persons who may be deemed
affiliates of Comcast under Rule 145 of the 1933 Act (an "Comcast Rule 145
Affiliate"). Comcast shall use its reasonable best efforts to obtain and
deliver to AT&T a written agreement from each Comcast Rule 145 Affiliate as
soon as practicable and, in any event, at least 30 days prior to the Effective
Time, substantially in the form attached as Exhibit B.
SECTION 9.08. Governance and Other Matters. Parent shall take all actions
necessary so that at the Effective Time the Parent Board of Directors shall
consist of 12 directors, five (5) of whom shall be existing Comcast directors
designated by Comcast, five (5) of whom shall be existing AT&T directors
designated by AT&T and two (2) of whom shall be Independent Persons jointly
designated by Comcast and AT&T. Except as set forth on the Comcast Disclosure
Schedule or the AT&T Disclosure Schedule, the individuals designated to be
members of the Parent Board of Directors shall be mutually agreed by Comcast
and AT&T. The senior officers of Parent at the Effective Time shall be
designated by the chief executive officer of Comcast in consultation with the
chief executive officer of AT&T. Until Parent's 2005 annual meeting of
shareholders, Parent shall maintain an executive office in the New York City
metropolitan area. The headquarters for Parent shall initially be in
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
SECTION 9.09. Notices of Certain Events. Each of Comcast and AT&T shall
promptly notify the other of:
(a) any notice or other communication from any Person alleging that the
consent of such Person is or may be required in connection with the
transactions contemplated hereby;
(b) any notice or other communication from any Governmental Authority in
connection with the transactions contemplated hereby;
(c) the occurrence, or nonoccurrence, of any event the occurrence, or
nonoccurrence, of which would reasonably be expected to cause any
representation or warranty contained herein to be untrue or inaccurate in any
material respect at any time during the period commencing on the date hereof
and ending at the Effective Time; and
(d) any failure of such party to comply with or satisfy any covenant,
condition or agreement to be complied with or satisfied by it hereunder;
provided, however, that the delivery of any notice pursuant to this Section
9.09 shall not limit or otherwise affect the remedies available hereunder to
the party receiving such notice.
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SECTION 9.10. Section 16 Matters. Prior to the Effective Time, Comcast,
AT&T and AT&T Broadband shall take all such actions as may be required to cause
any (i) dispositions of AT&T Common Stock or AT&T Broadband Common Stock
(including derivative securities with respect to AT&T Common Stock or AT&T
Broadband Common Stock) or Comcast Common Stock (including derivative
securities with respect to Comcast Common Stock) or (ii) acquisitions of Parent
Common Stock (including derivative securities with respect to Parent Common
Stock) resulting from the transactions contemplated by this Agreement by each
individual who is subject to the reporting requirements of Section 16(a) of the
1934 Act with respect to AT&T, AT&T Broadband or Comcast, or will become
subject to such reporting requirements with respect to Parent, to be exempt
under Rule 16b-3 promulgated under the 1934 Act.
SECTION 9.11. Director and Officer Liability. (a) Parent shall indemnify
and hold harmless and advance expenses to the present and former officers and
directors of AT&T, the AT&T Subsidiaries, AT&T Broadband, the AT&T Broadband
Subsidiaries, Comcast and the Comcast Subsidiaries, and each individual who
prior to the Effective Time becomes an officer or director of AT&T, an AT&T
Subsidiary, AT&T Broadband, an AT&T Broadband Subsidiary, Comcast or a Comcast
Subsidiary (each an "Indemnified Person"), in respect of acts or omissions by
them in their capacities as such occurring at or prior to the Effective Time
(including for acts or omissions occurring in connection with this Agreement
and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby) to the maximum
extent permitted by law ("Indemnified Losses"); provided that notwithstanding
the foregoing Parent shall have no obligation to indemnify and hold harmless
and advance expenses to any Indemnified Person in respect of acts or omissions
of such Indemnified Person that occurred while such Indemnified Person was
acting in a capacity for AT&T and its Subsidiaries other than in connection
with either the AT&T Broadband Group or this Agreement and the transactions
contemplated hereby; provided, further, that AT&T shall indemnify and hold
harmless Parent for 50% of any Indemnified Losses arising out of acts or
omissions of the AT&T officers and directors in connection with this Agreement
and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby. Without limiting
the generality of the foregoing, the Indemnified Losses shall include
reasonable costs of prosecuting a claim under this Section 9.11(a). Parent
shall periodically advance or reimburse each Indemnified Person for all
reasonable fees and expenses of counsel constituting Indemnified Losses as such
fees and expenses are incurred; provided that such Indemnified Person shall
agree to promptly repay to Parent the amount of any such reimbursement if it
shall be judicially determined by judgment or order not subject to further
appeal or discretionary review that such Indemnified Person is not entitled to
be indemnified by Parent in connection with such matter. In the event that
Parent sells, transfers or leases all or substantially all of its assets
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or is not a surviving corporation in any merger, consolidation or other
business combination in which it may enter with any Person, Parent shall, as a
condition of any such transaction, cause such purchaser or such surviving
corporation, as the case may be, to assume Parent's obligations under this
Section 9.11 upon the consummation of any such transaction.
(b) For six years after the Effective time, Parent shall provide or shall
cause each of the Surviving Corporations to provide officers' and directors'
liability insurance in respect of acts or omissions occurring prior to the
Effective Time (including for acts or omissions occurring in connection with
this Agreement and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby),
covering each such Indemnified Person (but, in the case of officers and
directors of AT&T and its Subsidiaries, only in respect of acts or omissions of
such person acting in connection with the AT&T Broadband Group or this
Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby) currently covered by the
officers' and directors' liability insurance policy of AT&T or Comcast, as the
case may be, on terms with respect to coverage and amount (including with
respect to the payment of attorneys' fees) no less favorable than those of such
policy in effect on the date hereof; provided that, if the aggregate annual
premiums for such insurance during such period shall exceed 300% of the per
annum rate of premium paid by either AT&T or Comcast as of the date hereof for
such insurance, then Parent shall provide or cause to be provided a policy for
the applicable individuals with the best coverage as shall then be available at
300% of such rate (it being agreed that in the event that Parent or its
Affiliate shall pay premiums in excess of such rate in order to cover directors
or officers of one such entity, it shall pay premiums at such higher rate to
cover directors or officers of the other such entity).
(c) The rights of each Indemnified Person and his or her heirs and legal
representatives under this Section 9.11 shall be in addition to any rights such
Indemnified Person may have under the certificate of incorporation or bylaws of
AT&T, any AT&T Subsidiary, AT&T Broadband, any AT&T Broadband Subsidiary,
Comcast or any Comcast Subsidiary, or under the PBCL, the NYBCL, the DGCL or
any other applicable law.
SECTION 9.12. Listing of Stock. Comcast and Parent shall use their
respective reasonable best efforts to cause the shares of Parent Class A Common
Stock and the Parent Class A Special Common Stock (and, if applicable, Parent
Class C Common Stock) to be issued in connection with the Mergers and reserved
for issuance in connection with the AT&T Stock Options, the AT&T Equity Awards,
the Comcast Options and the Comcast Equity Awards to be approved for listing on
Nasdaq subject to official notice of issuance.
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SECTION 9.13. Employee Matters. (a) Parent shall and shall cause its
Subsidiaries (including the AT&T Broadband Surviving Corporation and the
Comcast Surviving Corporation) to:
(i) honor the terms of all Broadband Employee Plans and Broadband
Benefit Arrangements, and to pay or provide, or cause its Subsidiaries to
pay or provide, the benefits required thereunder, recognizing that the
consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby will constitute a
"change in control" for purposes of the Broadband Employee Plans and
Broadband Benefit Arrangements that include a provision for modifications
to benefits in the event of a "change in control";
(ii) until December 31, 2003 (the "Benefits Maintenance Period"),
with respect to Broadband Employees (other than those subject to
collective bargaining obligations or agreements), provide a level of
aggregate employee benefits and compensation, taking into account all
Employee Plans and Benefit Arrangements and other programs sponsored or
maintained by AT&T and the AT&T Subsidiaries listed in Section 6.18(a) of
the AT&T Disclosure Schedule to the extent they remain in effect, but
excluding any severance, separation, or similar plan, program, policy or
arrangement ("Severance Plans") that is substantially comparable in the
aggregate to the aggregate employee benefits and compensation provided,
with respect to service to AT&T Broadband or any of the AT&T Broadband
Subsidiaries, to the Broadband Employees immediately prior to the
Effective Time (excluding benefits provided under any Severance Plans);
and
(iii) until December 31, 2003, continue, without any change adverse
to Broadband Employees, each severance plan identified in Section 6.18(a)
of the AT&T Disclosure Schedule (the "AT&T Severance Plans").
(b) If Broadband Employees are included in any Employee Plan, Benefit
Arrangement or International Plan sponsored or maintained by Parent or any of
its Subsidiaries following the Effective Time, the Broadband Employees shall
receive credit for service with AT&T and the AT&T Subsidiaries and their
predecessors prior to the Effective Time to the same extent and for the same
purposes thereunder as such service was counted under similar predecessor
Employee Plans and Benefit Arrangements for all purposes (except that, with
respect to benefit accrual, such service shall not be counted to the extent
that it would result in a duplication of benefits and shall not be counted for
purposes of benefit accrual under any defined benefit plan); provided, however,
that service with respect to Broadband Employees subject to collective
bargaining agreements
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or obligations shall be determined under such collective bargaining agreements
or obligations. Notwithstanding the foregoing, as soon as practicable after the
Benefits Maintenance Period, Broadband Employees who satisfy eligibility
requirements shall be allowed to participate in any retirement medical or life
insurance benefit plan then sponsored or maintained by Parent or any of its
Subsidiaries. If Broadband Employees or their dependents are included in any
medical, dental or health plan (a "Successor Plan") other than the plan or
plans in which they participated immediately prior to the Effective Time (a
"Prior Plan"), any such Successor Plan shall not include any restrictions or
limitations with respect to pre-existing condition exclusions or any
actively-at-work requirements (except to the extent such exclusions were
applicable under any similar Prior Plan at the Effective Time) and any eligible
expenses incurred by any Broadband Employee and his or her covered dependents
during the portion of the plan year of such Prior Plan ending on the date such
employee's participation in such Successor Plan begins shall be taken into
account under such Successor Plan for purposes of satisfying all deductible,
coinsurance and maximum out-of-pocket requirements applicable to such Broadband
Employee and his or her covered dependents for the applicable plan year as if
such amounts had been paid in accordance with such Successor Plan. Without
limiting the generality of the foregoing, for purposes of determining severance
pay and benefits under any applicable Broadband Severance Plan or other
Severance Plan covering a Broadband Employee at or after the Effective Time,
each Broadband Employee shall receive credit for service prior to the Effective
Time with AT&T and the AT&T Subsidiaries and their predecessors to the same
extent and for the same purposes as such service was counted under the
applicable Broadband Severance Plans as in effect before the Effective Time, as
well as for service from and after the Effective Time with Parent and ay of its
Subsidiaries (including the AT&T Broadband Surviving Corporation and the
Comcast Surviving Corporation).
(c) As soon as practicable after the Effective Time, Parent shall offer a
one-time grant of options to purchase a number of shares of Parent Common Stock
equal to 300 multiplied by the Exchange Ratio to each full-time employee of
Parent or any of its Subsidiaries (including, for the avoidance of doubt, each
Broadband Employee).
(d) Except as otherwise specifically set forth above, nothing contained
herein shall be construed as requiring Parent or any of its Subsidiaries to
continue any specific Employee Plan or Benefit Arrangement, or to continue the
employment of any specific person; provided, however, that any changes that
Parent or any of its Subsidiaries may make to any such Employee Plan or Benefit
Arrangement are permitted by the terms of the applicable Employee Plan or
Benefit Arrangement and under any applicable law.
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SECTION 9.14. Employment Agreements. Parent shall offer to enter into an
employment agreement, effective as of the Effective Time, with each of Mr.
Brian L. Roberts, Mr. Ralph J. Roberts and Mr. C. Michael Armstrong, in each
case on substantially the same terms as his existing employment agreement with
Comcast or AT&T, as the case may be, except that (a) "Parent" shall be
substituted for "Comcast" or "AT&T", as the case may be, wherever such term
appears in his existing employment agreement, (b) such additional concomitant
adjustments as may be necessary to reflect the foregoing shall be made, (c)
such additional changes to reflect the provisions with respect to governance
set forth in the Parent Charter shall be made and (d) the term of the
employment agreement shall be extended to terminate no earlier than the date of
the annual meeting of shareholders of Parent in 2005.
SECTION 9.15. Interim Finance Committee. (a) The parties agree promptly to
establish an Interim Finance Committee, comprised of Lawrence S. Smith (or if
he is unavailable to serve, another senior officer of Comcast appointed by
Comcast) and Charles Noski (or if he is unavailable to serve, another senior
officer of AT&T Broadband appointed by AT&T) for the purpose of engaging in
financial planning for AT&T Broadband. The Interim Finance Committee will seek
to arrange financing (the "Financing") in an amount sufficient to (a) pay to
AT&T at the Effective Time an amount equal to any Indebtedness owed by any AT&T
Broadband Entity to AT&T or any of its Subsidiaries (other than any AT&T
Broadband Entity) at such time (including, if applicable, the intercompany
Indebtedness referred to in Section 9.18), (b) refinance any of the TOPRS that
will be called for redemption at the Effective Time or shortly thereafter and
(c) provide appropriate cash reserves to fund the operations of AT&T Broadband
after the Effective Time, including the costs and expenses of AT&T Broadband
under Section 11.03(a). In the event the Interim Finance Committee agrees upon
the Financing, Comcast shall use its reasonable best efforts to arrange for the
Financing on the terms agreed by the Interim Finance Committee. In the event
Comcast is unable to obtain the Financing so agreed upon by the Interim Finance
Committee or the Interim Finance Committee does not agree upon the Financing,
Comcast shall arrange for a senior credit facility with a term not exceeding
five years to provide the Financing. The Interim Finance Committee may consult
with financial advisors to the extent it deems necessary or advisable.
(b) The Interim Finance Committee shall also have responsibility for
monitoring AT&T's progress in obtaining the Note Consents and in taking other
actions in furtherance of the satisfaction of the condition specified in
Section 10.01(l). At the request of AT&T, the Interim Finance Committee shall
give due consideration to any request made by AT&T that Comcast share in costs
and expenses incurred by AT&T in connection with an exchange offer, a tender
offer, a defeasance or other action proposed by AT&T in furtherance of
satisfaction of
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the condition specified in Section 10.01(l). After such consideration, the
Interim Finance Committee shall deliver a recommendation to Comcast of the
portion (if any) of the costs and expenses that the Interim Finance Committee
reasonably believes represents Comcast's equitable share of the costs and
expenses that would be incurred in connection with such action. Comcast shall
give due consideration to the recommendation of the Interim Finance Committee
but shall have no obligation to pay AT&T for any of such costs and expenses
unless Comcast expressly consents thereto in writing. Any expenses that Comcast
so expressly consents to pay shall, to the extent incurred, be treated as costs
of obtaining Note Consents for purposes of this Section 9.15(b) and Section
11.03(a). The costs and expenses of obtaining the Note Consents shall be paid
for by AT&T except as provided in Section 11.03(a).
SECTION 9.16. TOPRS. (a) Subject to Section 9.16(d), at the Effective
Time, Parent shall (i) call for redemption each series of TOPRS that is
redeemable in accordance with its terms at the Effective Time and as to which
AT&T has guaranteed the obligations of the applicable Subsidiary Trust, issuer
or other obligor, (ii) cause AT&T to be released from any such guarantee of the
obligations of the applicable Subsidiary Trust, issuer or other obligor in
respect of such series or (iii) comply with Section 9.16(d) with respect to
such series.
(b) Subject to Section 9.16(d), with respect to any series of TOPRS that
is not redeemable in accordance with its terms at the Effective Time and as to
which AT&T has guaranteed the obligations of the applicable Subsidiary Trust,
issuer or other obligor, Parent shall (i) redeem, or cause to be redeemed, such
series of TOPRS on the earliest date on which such TOPRS may be redeemed in
accordance with their terms, (ii) cause AT&T to be released from any such
guarantee of the obligations of the applicable Subsidiary Trust, issuer or
other obligor on such date in respect of such series or (iii) comply with
Section 9.16(d) with respect to such series on such date.
(c) The parties shall reasonably cooperate prior to the Effective Time in
connection with the transactions contemplated by this Section 9.16.
(d) If Parent does not comply with its obligations under Section
9.16(a)(i) or (ii) or Section 9.16(b)(i) or (ii), then with respect to each
series as to which it has failed to so comply, it will post, or cause to be
posted at the applicable time set forth above, a letter of credit from a United
States financial institution reasonably acceptable to AT&T containing the terms
contemplated hereby and otherwise in form and substance reasonably acceptable
to AT&T (including any renewals thereof, the "Letter of Credit"). The term of
the initial Letter of Credit shall be no less than one year. Prior to the 60
days prior to the expiration of any Letter of Credit, Parent shall renew or
extend, or cause to be renewed or extended, the Letter of Credit for at least
one additional year. AT&T
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shall be entitled to draw under any Letter of Credit if AT&T makes any payment
in respect of its guarantees relating to the TOPRS or if any Letter of Credit
is not renewed at least 60 days prior to the expiration thereof on the terms
contemplated by this Section. The face amount of each Letter of Credit shall at
all times be no less than the combined monetary liabilities under guarantees
with respect to the principal amount of notes held by the applicable trust of
all series of TOPRS as to which Parent has not complied with Section 9.16(a)(i)
or (ii) or Section 9.16(b)(i) or (ii) above and as to which AT&T has guaranteed
(A) the obligations of the applicable Subsidiary Trust, issuer or other obligor
with respect to such unredeemed TOPRS and (B) the obligations of AT&T
Broadband, LLC or MediaOne Group, Inc., as applicable, as "Sponsor" pursuant to
the declaration of trust applicable to the issuing Subsidiary Trust. The
obligation of Parent to post, or cause to be posted, the Letter of Credit shall
terminate with respect to any portion of the TOPRS with respect to which any
guarantee of AT&T is fully, irrevocably and unconditionally released and
discharged, whether as a result of refinancing or otherwise. Upon the posting,
if any, of the Letter of Credit, Parent shall provide AT&T with copies of all
documentation relating to such Letter of Credit and all such documentation
shall be in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to AT&T.
SECTION 9.17. Consideration. AT&T and Comcast acknowledge and agree that
the grant by AT&T Broadband of the rights pursuant to Section 2.11 of the
Separation and Distribution Agreement and the assumption by AT&T Broadband of
the deferred tax liability pursuant to Section 3.7(f) of the Tax Sharing
Agreement constitute a portion of the consideration payable in respect of the
AT&T Broadband Group's interest in TWE.
SECTION 9.18. QUIPS. (a) If on the date that would otherwise be the
Closing Date the QUIPS Exchange does not occur (such date, the "QUIPS Failure
Date"), then subject to Section 9.18(c), the Closing Date shall be delayed as
provided in this Section 9.18. Following the QUIPS Failure Date, AT&T and
Comcast will use their commercially reasonable efforts to consummate the QUIPS
Exchange. If Microsoft thereafter agrees to consummate the QUIPS Exchange, then
subject to the QUIPS Exchange occurring on the Closing Date, the Closing Date
shall occur on the earliest date practicable or, if on such date all conditions
to the Mergers set forth in Article 10, other than conditions that by their
nature are to be satisfied at the Effective Time, are not satisfied or (to the
extent permissible) waived, on the earliest date after such date on which all
such conditions are satisfied or (to the extent permissible) waived unless this
Agreement is previously terminated in accordance with its terms.
(b) In the event that the Closing Date does not occur within thirty (30)
days of the QUIPS Failure Date, AT&T may for a period of fifteen (15) calendar
days commencing on such 30th day elect to terminate this Agreement by giving
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two Business Days' written notice to Comcast of its intent to terminate this
Agreement pursuant to this Section 9.18(b). Notwithstanding the foregoing,
AT&T's notice to terminate this Agreement pursuant to this Section 9.18(b)
shall not be effective if, prior to the expiration of such two Business Day
period, Comcast delivers a written notice pursuant to and in accordance with
the second sentence of Section 9.18(c) (which notice complies with the proviso
thereof), unless Comcast fails to close within 60 days of the QUIPS Failure
Date, in which event AT&T shall be entitled to terminate this Agreement.
(c) If the Closing Date has not occurred pursuant to Section 9.18(a) and
AT&T has not effectively terminated this Agreement pursuant to Section 9.18(b),
Comcast shall have the right to delay the consummation of the Mergers and the
other transactions contemplated by this Agreement until the date that is one
hundred eighty (180) calendar days after the QUIPS Failure Date. At any time
prior to the expiration of the 180 calendar day period referred to in the
preceding sentence, Comcast may elect to consummate the Mergers and the other
transactions contemplated by this Agreement on ten (10) Business Days' written
notice to AT&T in which event the Closing Date shall occur on the date
specified by Comcast in its notice or, if on such date all conditions to the
Mergers set forth in Article 10, other than conditions that by their nature are
to be satisfied at the Effective Time, are not satisfied or (to the extent
permissible) waived, on the earliest date after such date on which all such
conditions are satisfied or (to the extent permissible) waived; provided that
if Comcast delivers a notice pursuant to this Section 9.18(c) prior to the
second Business Day occurring after the forty-fifth calendar day after the
QUIPS Failure Date, Comcast must specify a date in its notice that is no later
than the sixtieth day after the QUIPS Failure Date. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, the Closing Date shall occur no later than the date that is one
hundred eighty (180) calendar days after the QUIPS Failure Date or, if on such
date all conditions to the Mergers set forth in Article 10, other than
conditions that by their nature are to be satisfied at the Effective Time, are
not satisfied or (to the extent permissible) waived, on the earliest date after
such date on which all such conditions are satisfied or (to the extent
permissible) waived.
(d) If at any time during the 180 calendar day period specified above, it
appears reasonably unlikely that the QUIPS Exchange shall occur, AT&T and
Comcast will use their commercially reasonable efforts to obtain, on terms
reasonably acceptable to Comcast and AT&T, the consent of Microsoft to the
QUIPS Transfer. If Microsoft consents to the QUIPS Transfer in accordance with
the preceding sentence and on any Closing Date specified or determined pursuant
to Section 9.18(c) the QUIPS Exchange does not occur, the QUIPS Transfer shall
be effected on such Closing Date.
(e) On any Closing Date specified or determined pursuant to Section
9.18(c), if neither the QUIPS Exchange nor the QUIPS Transfer occurs, AT&T
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Broadband will, immediately prior to the Separation on such Closing Date, issue
a note to AT&T representing Indebtedness in an amount equal to the QUIPS Fair
Market Value as determined as set forth below in Section 9.18(f) in exchange
for cash proceeds equal to such amount and AT&T Broadband will immediately
after receipt of such cash proceeds dividend such cash proceeds to AT&T, as
holder of all of the AT&T Broadband Common Stock.
(f) Within 10 (ten) Business Days after the QUIPS Failure Date, each of
AT&T and Comcast shall deliver to the other an appraisal conducted by an
investment banking firm of nationally recognized standing of the fair market
value of the QUIPS at such time. If the higher of the two appraisals is not
greater than 110% of the lower of the two appraisals, then the average of the
two appraisals shall be deemed to be the fair market value of the QUIPS. If the
higher of the two appraisals is greater than 110% of the lower of the two
appraisals, then the two investment banking firms shall promptly select a third
investment banking firm of nationally recognized standing acceptable to Comcast
and AT&T and shall cause such firm to deliver within ten (10) Business Days of
the delivery of the initial appraisals an appraisal of the fair market value of
the QUIPS. In the event such third appraisal is required pursuant to the
immediately preceding sentence, the fair market value of the QUIPS as
determined by such third appraisal shall be averaged with the initial appraisal
that was closer in value to such third appraisal and such average shall be
deemed to be the fair market value of the QUIPS. The fair market value of the
QUIPS as determined pursuant to this Section 9.18(f) is referred to herein as
the "QUIPS Fair Market Value" and shall be determined without regard to accrued
and unpaid interest on the QUIPS.
(g) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, if the Closing
Date is delayed pursuant to this Section 9.18, the End Date shall be extended
for the aggregate period of the delay; provided that the End Date shall in no
event be extended pursuant to this Section 9.18(g) for a period exceeding one
hundred eighty-five (185) calendar days after the QUIPS Failure Date.
(h) In the event that the QUIPS Exchange and the QUIPS Transfer do not
occur, AT&T Broadband shall have no liability in respect of the QUIPS other
than as provided in Section 5.03(e) of the Separation and Distribution
Agreement and subject to Section 9.18(e).
(i) AT&T and Comcast acknowledge and agree that in the event of an
Exchange Closing (as defined in the Exchange Agreement), notwithstanding
anything to the contrary in the Indenture or in the Trust Agreement, interest
in respect of the Debentures and Distributions (as defined in the Exchange
Agreement) in respect of the QUIPS shall accrue up to and including the day
immediately prior to, and shall be payable on, the date of the Exchange
Closing.
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(j) For purposes of this Section 9.18, "QUIPS Transfer" means the
following actions: (i) the execution by AT&T Broadband of documents and
agreements identical in form, substance and economic effect to the holder of
QUIPS to the existing QUIPS transaction documents (including, but not limited
to, the Trust Agreement, the Trust Common Securities, the Indenture, the
Debentures, the Guarantee Agreement, the Expense Agreement and the Registration
Rights Agreement and any documents or agreements executed in connection
therewith or delivered pursuant thereto, but excluding any such documents or
provisions of such documents relating to the warrants issued to Microsoft in
connection with the sale of the QUIPS or relating to commercial transactions
entered into in connection with the issuance of the QUIPS), except such
differences as are required to reflect the identity of AT&T Broadband (rather
than AT&T) as party to each thereof and except that Article 12 of Indenture
will provide that, prior to the Mergers, the Debentures will be convertible
into AT&T Broadband Common Stock and following the Mergers, the Debentures will
be convertible into shares of Parent Common Stock, in each case, at a
conversion price appropriately adjusted for the Distribution and the Mergers,
(ii) the delivery by AT&T Broadband of all such replacement QUIPS transaction
documents other than the replacement Trust Common Securities to AT&T or its
designee and retention by AT&T Broadband of the replacement Trust Common
Securities, (iii) the delivery by AT&T or AT&T's designee of all such
replacement QUIPS transaction documents received from AT&T Broadband to
Microsoft in exchange for transfer by Microsoft to AT&T of the existing QUIPS
transaction documents and the release of AT&T and its subsidiaries in full from
any obligations under any of such agreements and the termination of all rights
of Microsoft thereunder other than the documents and rights relating to the
warrants issued to Microsoft by AT&T in connection with the sale of the QUIPS
and (iv) the termination of any further liability of the AT&T Broadband Group
in respect of the QUIPS; all of the foregoing to be on terms reasonably
satisfactory to AT&T and AT&T Broadband.
SECTION 9.19. Index Stock. Each of Parent, Comcast and AT&T agrees to use
its reasonable best efforts to cause (i) if the A Shareholder Approval is
obtained, the Parent Class A Common Stock to be included in the Index at the
Effective Time or as promptly thereafter as possible or (ii) if the A
Shareholder Approval is not obtained, the Parent Class C Common Stock to be
included in the Index at the Effective Time or as promptly thereafter as
possible.
SECTION 9.20. Use of Name and Logo. (a) For a period of 180 calendar days
after the Closing Date, each of Parent and its Subsidiaries will be granted a
limited, non-exclusive, non-transferable, royalty-free license to use the
trademarks, trade names, service marks, service names, logos and other indicia
of origin of AT&T or any of its Subsidiaries (the "AT&T Marks") to the same
extent, and in the same manner as, used at the Effective Time; provided that
each of Parent and its Subsidiaries will exercise commercially reasonable
efforts to
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remove all AT&T Marks from the AT&T Broadband Assets as soon as reasonably
practicable, and in any event within 180 calendar days, following the Closing
Date. After 180 calendar days following the Closing Date, Parent and its
Subsidiaries shall have no further rights or licenses to use any of the AT&T
Marks in connection with any products or services.
(b) During the 180 calendar day period provided above, Parent and its
Subsidiaries shall ensure that any products or services being provided in
connection with the AT&T Marks are provided in accordance with standards of
quality equal to or greater than the standards of quality relating to products
and services which AT&T and its Subsidiaries provided under the AT&T Marks
immediately prior to the Effective Time. AT&T may conduct during regular
business hours and with ten (10) calendar days prior notice an examination of
products and services being provided by Parent or its Subsidiaries under the
AT&T Marks at Parent's facilities to determine compliance of such products and
services with the applicable standards of quality. If such products and
services shall, in the reasonable opinion of AT&T, fail to conform with such
standards of quality AT&T shall so notify Parent. Upon such notification Parent
and its Subsidiaries shall have a reasonable time within which to conform with
the standards of quality.
(c) Notwithstanding the foregoing, nothing in this Section 9.20 will
require any of Parent and its Subsidiaries to remove or discontinue using any
such name or mark that is affixed to converters or other items already
installed in or to be used in customer homes or properties and neither Parent
nor any of its Subsidiaries will have any liability in respect thereof;
provided that at the first time Parent or its Subsidiaries shall have access to
such converters or other items (e.g., for repair or replacement), Parent or its
Subsidiaries shall completely obliterate or affix a label that completely
obscures any AT&T Mark on such converters or other items.
SECTION 9.21. Exchange Agreement. Concurrently with the execution of this
Agreement, AT&T and Parent are executing the Admission Agreement pursuant to
which AT&T and Parent are (i) agreeing to effect the Exchange and, if
necessary, the unwind of the QUIPS Exchange, as provided in the Exchange
Agreement, (ii) becoming parties to the Exchange Agreement and (iii) making the
representations and warranties referred to in Sections 9.01(b) and 9.01(c),
respectively, thereof. AT&T will provide information to Comcast in order to
permit Comcast to satisfy its obligations under Section 6.06(b) of the Exchange
Agreement, subject to applicable pre-existing third party confidentiality
restrictions and subject to applicable law. AT&T and Parent agree that
Microsoft will be a third party beneficiary of the first sentence of this
Section 9.21.
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SECTION 9.22. Significant Excepted Transactions. (a) AT&T may enter into
an agreement relating to a Significant Excepted Transaction but only if such
agreement would not reasonably be expected to result in a delay in the
consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement past the End
Date; provided that, in such event, at the request of Comcast, the End Date
shall be extended by the reasonably expected period of delay in the
consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement caused by such
Significant Excepted Transaction up to 60 days.
(b) If AT&T proposes to enter into an agreement relating to a Significant
Excepted Transaction that would reasonably be expected to result in a delay in
the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement past the
End Date but which would not reasonably be expected to result in a delay in the
consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement to a date that
is more than sixty (60) calendar days after the End Date, then at the request
of AT&T, AT&T and Comcast will use commercially reasonable efforts to obtain
the consent of Microsoft to extend the date specified in Section 10.01(c) of
the Exchange Agreement to the date after the End Date (which date shall be no
later than sixty (60) calendar days after the End Date) on which it is
reasonably anticipated that the transactions contemplated by this Agreement may
be consummated if AT&T were to enter into the proposed agreement relating to
the Significant Excepted Transaction. If Microsoft does not agree to so extend
the date specified in Section 10.01(c) of the Exchange Agreement, AT&T may not
enter into the proposed agreement relating to the Significant Excepted
Transaction. If Microsoft does agree to so extend such date, AT&T may enter
into the proposed agreement relating to the Significant Excepted Transaction;
provided that AT&T agrees to pay and be responsible for any costs, expenses or
fees payable in connection with obtaining the consent of Microsoft to so extend
such date and to indemnify AT&T Broadband from any such costs, expenses or
fees. In the event AT&T enters into the agreement relating to the Significant
Excepted Transaction, the End Date shall be extended to the same date that
Microsoft has agreed to extend the date specified in Section 10.01(c) of the
Exchange Agreement but in no event more than 60 days after the prior End Date.
(c) AT&T may not enter into any agreement relating to a Significant
Excepted Transaction that would reasonably be expected to result in a delay in
the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement to a date
that is more than sixty (60) calendar days after the End Date.
(d) For purposes of this Section 9.22, the reasonably expected delay in
the consummation of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement that would
result from a Significant Excepted Transaction shall be determined as of the
date that AT&T would propose to enter into an agreement relating to a
Significant Excepted Transaction.
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SECTION 9.23. Comcast's AT&T Stock. (a) (i) Prior to the Distribution
Date, AT&T shall designate a series of preferred shares, par value $1.00 per
share, of AT&T as the "Series K Exchangeable Preferred Stock" (the "AT&T
Exchangeable Preferred Stock"). The AT&T Exchangeable Preferred Stock issued in
accordance with Section 9.23(a)(ii) shall in the aggregate be mandatorily
exchangeable on the twenty-third (23rd) Combined Trading Day following the
Closing Date (the "Exchange Date") into a number of shares of AT&T Common Stock
equal to the Exchange Amount (as adjusted to account for any stock split,
dividend, reclassification, recapitalization, stock combination or similar
event the record date for which is after the Record Date and on or before the
Exchange Date; provided that, in the event AT&T declares a stock dividend the
record date for which is the Distribution Date (other than the Distribution),
then (x) in lieu of shares of AT&T Common Stock the AT&T Exchangeable Preferred
Stock shall instead be exchangeable into a combination of AT&T Common Stock
and, for each such share of AT&T Common Stock, such shares of stock as are
distributed upon each share of AT&T Common Stock in such stock dividend (the
"Dividend Stock") and (y) the number of shares of AT&T Common Stock and
Dividend Stock for which the shares of AT&T Exchangeable Preferred Stock shall
be exchangeable shall be determined according to a formula based upon the
formula provided in the definition of "Exchange Amount," appropriately adjusted
to account for such stock dividend by including the Trading Value or NYSE
Trading Value, as the case may be, of such Dividend Stock in such formula), it
being understood that the 10% limitation set forth in the definition of
Exchange Amount shall apply to each class of stock to be issued in the
exchange. Subject to the foregoing, the AT&T Exchangeable Preferred Stock shall
have such rights, preferences and limitations as AT&T and Comcast shall
mutually agree prior to the date that is two Business Days prior to the Record
Date.
(ii) Immediately prior to the Record Date, Comcast shall exchange or
cause to be exchanged each share of AT&T Common Stock held by Comcast or
by any Comcast Subsidiary for one share of AT&T Exchangeable Preferred
Stock and AT&T and Comcast shall make customary representations and
warranties in connection therewith.
(b) If immediately after giving effect to the mandatory exchange on the
Exchange Date pursuant to Section Section 9.23(a)(i), Comcast and the Comcast
Subsidiaries own more than 5% of the outstanding shares of AT&T Common Stock,
Comcast agrees that it will sell or cause to be sold such excess shares within
one year after the Exchange Date. Prior to the time that such excess shares are
sold, Comcast agrees that it will vote or cause to be voted such excess shares
on all matters submitted to shareholders of AT&T in the same proportion as all
other holders of such stock vote on such matter. In the event that, as of the
Exchange Date, all of the excess shares could not be sold under Rule 144 under
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the 1933 Act within three months of the Exchange Date, AT&T shall provide
customary registration rights in respect of such excess shares. The provisions
of this Section 9.23(b) shall also apply to any Dividend Stock.
(c) AT&T shall not effect any stock dividend the record date for which is
between the date following the Record Date and the Exchange Date, inclusive.
(d) The shares of AT&T Common Stock (and Dividend Stock, if any) issued on
exchange of the AT&T Exchangeable Preferred Stock shall be considered
Registrable Securities (as defined in the AT&T Registration Rights Agreement),
but subject to the last sentence of such definition.
ARTICLE 10
CONDITIONS TO THE MERGERS
SECTION 10.01. Conditions to the Obligations of Each Party. The
obligations of each party hereto to consummate the Mergers are subject to the
satisfaction of the following conditions:
(a) the Comcast Shareholders' Approval shall have been obtained;
(b) the AT&T Shareholders' Approval shall have been obtained;
(c) any applicable waiting period under the HSR Act relating to the
Mergers or the other transactions contemplated hereby shall have expired or
been terminated;
(d) no material provision of any applicable law or regulation and no
judgment, injunction, order or decree shall prohibit the consummation of the
Mergers or the other transactions contemplated hereby;
(e) the Registration Statement shall have been declared effective and no
stop order suspending the effectiveness of the Registration Statement shall be
in effect and no proceedings for such purpose shall be pending before or
threatened by the SEC;
(f) the shares of Parent Common Stock to be issued in the Mergers (other
than the shares of Parent Class B Common Stock) or reserved for issuance in
connection with the Mergers pursuant to Section 9.12 shall have been approved
for listing on Nasdaq, subject to official notice of issuance;
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(g) all License Consents, Franchise Consents, PUC Consents and other
consents and waivers, including waivers of all Purchase Rights, shall have been
obtained, be in effect and be subject to no limitations, conditions,
restrictions or obligations, except for such consents the failure of which to
obtain would not, and such limitations, conditions, restrictions or obligations
as would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have
a Comcast Material Adverse Effect or an AT&T Broadband Material Adverse Effect;
(h) no court, arbitrator or other Governmental Authority shall have issued
any order, and there shall not be any statute, rule or regulation restraining
or prohibiting the effective operation of the business of Parent or the AT&T
Broadband Group, AT&T Broadband and the AT&T Broadband Subsidiaries or Comcast
and the Comcast Subsidiaries after the Effective Time that would, individually
or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to have a Comcast Material Adverse
Effect or an AT&T Broadband Material Adverse Effect;
(i) the Separation and the Distribution shall have been completed in
accordance in all material respects with the terms of the Separation and
Distribution Agreement such that, among other things, immediately prior to the
Effective Time, AT&T Broadband and the AT&T Broadband Subsidiaries are no
longer AT&T Subsidiaries;
(j) AT&T shall have obtained a supplemental private letter ruling or
rulings from the IRS, in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to AT&T and
Comcast, on the basis of submissions to the IRS which are reasonably
satisfactory to AT&T and Comcast (provided that Comcast shall not be entitled
to review those portions of any submission to the IRS that contain (1)
information that relates to the AT&T Communications Business (as defined in the
Separation and Distribution Agreement) or (2) information disclosure of which
to Comcast could (A) violate a confidentiality or similar agreement between
AT&T or one of the AT&T Subsidiaries and another Person or (B) have a
significant adverse effect on AT&T or any of its businesses), which shall be in
effect on the Closing Date, to the effect that (x) the Separation and
Distribution qualify as tax-free transactions pursuant to Sections 355 and
368(a) of the Code, (y) the Mergers will not cause the Separation and
Distribution to fail to be qualified as a tax-free transaction pursuant to
Section 355 of the Code and (z) the Separation and Distribution will not cause
the distribution by AT&T of all of the common stock of AT&T Wireless Services,
Inc. or of Liberty Media Corporation to fail to qualify as tax- free
transactions pursuant to Sections 355 and 368(a) of the Code. In lieu of
obtaining the supplemental private letter ruling from the IRS described in the
immediately preceding sentence, AT&T and Comcast may mutually agree to obtain
an opinion to the same effect from tax counsel of a nationally recognized
reputation mutually acceptable to AT&T and Comcast in form and substance
reasonably satisfactory to AT&T and Comcast, on the basis of certain facts,
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representations and assumptions set forth in such opinion, dated the Closing
Date. In rendering the opinion described in the preceding sentence, such tax
counsel may request and shall be entitled to rely upon certain documentation,
including customary representations of officers of AT&T and Comcast;
(k) each of the Transaction Agreements shall have been executed and
delivered by each of the parties thereto; and
(l) AT&T shall (i) have obtained Note Consents (which shall be in full
force and effect), or defeased, purchased or acquired Indebtedness (or any
combination of the foregoing), in respect of at least 90% in aggregate
principal amount of the securities outstanding as of the date of this Agreement
issued under the Notes Indenture and (ii) not have issued after the date of
this Agreement any securities under the Notes Indenture if consummation of the
Distribution or the other transactions contemplated hereby would or may require
a consent of the holders of such securities.
SECTION 10.02. Conditions to the Obligations of AT&T. The obligations of
AT&T to consummate the AT&T Broadband Merger are subject to the satisfaction of
the following further conditions:
(a) (i) Comcast shall have performed in all material respects all of its
obligations hereunder required to be performed by it at or prior to the
Effective Time, (ii) the representations and warranties of Comcast contained in
Sections 5.02, 5.03, 5.05, 5.08, 5.22 and 5.25 shall be true in all material
respects at and as of the Effective Time, as if made at and as of such time
(other than representations and warranties that address matters only as of a
certain date, which shall be true and correct as of such date), (iii) the other
representations and warranties of Comcast contained in this Agreement and in
any certificate or other writing delivered by Comcast pursuant hereto,
disregarding all qualifications and exceptions contained therein relating to
materiality or a Comcast Material Adverse Effect or any similar standard or
qualification, shall be true and correct at and as of the Effective Time, as if
made at and as of such time (other than representations or warranties that
address matters only as of a certain date, which shall be true and correct as
of such date), with only such exceptions as, individually or in the aggregate,
have not had and would not reasonably be expected to have a Comcast Material
Adverse Effect and (iv) AT&T shall have received a certificate signed by an
executive officer of Comcast to the foregoing effect;
(b) AT&T shall have received an opinion of Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz
in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to AT&T, on the basis of certain
facts, representations and assumptions set forth in such opinion, dated the
Closing Date, to the effect that the Mergers will be treated for United States
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federal income tax purposes as 351 Transactions. In rendering such opinion,
Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz may require and shall be entitled to rely upon
certain documentation, including customary representations of officers of
Comcast and AT&T; and
(c) Comcast Shareholder (or its successor) shall have performed in all
material respects its obligations under the Support Agreement, and the Support
Agreement shall be in full force and effect.
SECTION 10.03. Conditions to the Obligations of Comcast. The obligations
of Comcast to consummate the Comcast Merger are subject to the satisfaction of
the following further conditions:
(a) (i) AT&T shall have performed in all material respects all of its
obligations hereunder required to be performed by it at or prior to the
Effective Time, (ii) the representations and warranties of AT&T contained in
Sections 6.02, 6.03, 6.05, 6.06(b), 6.06(c), 6.08, 6.22, 6.26 and 6.27 of this
Agreement shall be true in all material respects at and as of the Effective
Time, as if made at and as of such time (other than representations and
warranties that address matters only as of a certain date, which shall be true
and correct as of such date), (iii) the other representations and warranties of
AT&T contained in this Agreement and in any certificate or other writing
delivered by AT&T pursuant hereto disregarding all qualifications and
exceptions contained therein relating to materiality or AT&T Broadband Material
Adverse Effect or any similar standard or qualification shall be true at and as
of the Effective Time, as if made at and as of such time (other than
representations and warranties that address matters only as of a certain date,
which shall be true and correct as of such date), with only such exceptions as,
individually or in the aggregate, have not had and would not reasonably be
expected to have an AT&T Broadband Material Adverse Effect and (iv) Comcast
shall have received a certificate signed by an executive officer of AT&T to the
foregoing effect; and
(b) Comcast shall have received an opinion of Davis Polk & Wardwell in
form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Comcast, on the basis of certain
facts, representations and assumptions set forth in such opinion, dated the
Closing Date, to the effect that the Mergers will be treated for United States
federal income tax purposes as a 351 Transactions, In rendering such opinion,
Davis Polk & Wardwell may require and shall be entitled to rely upon certain
documentation, including customary representations of officers of Comcast and
AT&T.
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ARTICLE 11
TERMINATION
SECTION 11.01. Termination. This Agreement may be terminated and the
Mergers may be abandoned at any time prior to the Effective Time
(notwithstanding any approval of this Agreement by the shareholders of Comcast
or AT&T or AT&T Broadband):
(a) by mutual written agreement of Comcast and AT&T;
(b) by either Comcast or AT&T, if:
(i) the Mergers have not been consummated on or before March 1, 2003
(the "End Date"); provided, further, that the right to terminate this
Agreement pursuant to this Section 11.01(b)(i) shall not be available to
any party hereto whose breach of any provision of this Agreement results
in the failure of the Mergers to be consummated by the End Date;
(ii) (A) there shall be any material law or regulation that makes
consummation of the Mergers or any of the other material transactions
contemplated hereby illegal or otherwise prohibited or (B) any judgment,
injunction, order or decree of any court or other Governmental Authority
having competent jurisdiction enjoining the parties hereto from
consummating the Mergers or any of the other material transactions
contemplated hereby is entered and such judgment, injunction, order or
decree shall have become final and non-appealable;
(iii) the Comcast Shareholders' Approval shall not have been obtained
at the Comcast Shareholders' Meeting (or any adjournment or postponement
thereof); or
(iv) the AT&T Shareholders' Approval shall not have been obtained at
the AT&T Shareholders' Meeting (or any adjournment or postponement
thereof);
(c) by AT&T if:
(i) Comcast's Board of Directors shall have failed to call the
Comcast Shareholders' Meeting in accordance with Section 7.02(a), or shall
have breached its obligation under Section 7.02(b);
(ii) a breach of any representation, warranty, covenant or agreement
on the part of Comcast set forth in this Agreement shall have occurred
that would cause the condition set forth in Section 10.02(a) not to
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be satisfied, and such condition shall be incapable of being satisfied by
the End Date;
(iii) AT&T shall have failed to call the AT&T Shareholders' Meeting
pursuant to the exercise of its delay rights under Section 8.02(a) for a
period of 120 calendar days from the date the SEC has notified the parties
of its willingness to declare the Registration Statement effective; or
(iv) AT&T shall have the right to terminate this Agreement pursuant
to Section 9.18(b), but subject to the provisions of Section 9.18(b);
(d) by Comcast if:
(i) AT&T's Board of Directors shall have failed to recommend or
withdrawn, or modified in a manner adverse to Comcast, its approval or
recommendation of this Agreement, or shall have failed to call the AT&T
Shareholders' Meeting in accordance with Section 8.02(a) (or AT&T's Board
of Directors resolves to do any of the foregoing);
(ii) AT&T shall have willfully and materially breached any of its
obligations under Section 8.02(b) or 8.03;
(iii) a breach of any representation, warranty, covenant or agreement
on the part of AT&T set forth in this Agreement shall have occurred that
would cause the condition set forth in Section 10.03(a) not to be
satisfied, and such condition shall be incapable of being satisfied by the
End Date; or
(iv) AT&T shall have failed to call the AT&T Shareholders' Meeting
pursuant to the exercise of its delay rights under Section 8.02(a) for a
period of 90 calendar days from the date the SEC has notified the parties
of its willingness to declare the Registration Statement effective.
The party hereto desiring to terminate this Agreement pursuant to this
Section 11.01 (other than pursuant to Section 11.01(a)) shall give notice of
such termination to the other parties.
SECTION 11.02. Effect of Termination. If this Agreement is terminated
pursuant to Section 11.01, this Agreement shall become void and of no effect
without liability of any party hereto (or any shareholder, director, officer,
employee, agent, consultant or representative of such party) to the other
parties hereto, except that (a) the agreements contained in this Section 11.02,
in the Confidentiality Agreements (subject to the terms thereof), and in
Section 11.03
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shall survive the termination hereof and (b) no such termination shall relieve
any party hereto of any liability or damages resulting from any intentional
breach by such party of a covenant or other agreement included in this
Agreement or any knowing breach of a representation or warranty included in
this Agreement.
SECTION 11.03. Fees and Expenses. (a) Except as otherwise provided in this
Section 11.03, all costs and expenses incurred in connection with this
Agreement and the other Transaction Agreements shall be paid by the party
incurring such cost or expense whether or not the Mergers are consummated.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, (i) AT&T shall pay any costs and expenses
incurred by AT&T Broadband or any AT&T Broadband Subsidiary in connection with
this Agreement and the other Transaction Agreements that are in excess of $120
million (exclusive of any costs and expenses incurred by AT&T Broadband or any
AT&T Broadband Subsidiary as described in clauses (ii), (iii), (iv) and (v) of
this sentence), (ii) AT&T Broadband shall pay any costs and expenses incurred
in connection with any financing arrangements entered into by AT&T Broadband as
contemplated by Section 9.15, (iii) AT&T Broadband shall pay any costs and
expenses (to the extent not paid by Parent) incurred in connection with the
actions contemplated by Section 9.16, (iv) AT&T Broadband shall pay 50% of any
costs and expenses incurred by AT&T or any of its Subsidiaries in connection
with obtaining the Note Consents (through either a one-time cash payment of a
consent fee or through a coupon increase or a combination thereof) that are in
excess of $50 million, subject to and as determined in accordance with Sections
11.03(b) and 11.03(c), and (v) AT&T (other than any AT&T Broadband Entity) and
Comcast each shall pay 50% of any fees and expenses, other than attorneys' and
accounting fees and expenses, incurred in relation to the printing, filing and
mailing of the Registration Statement and the Joint Proxy Statement.
(b) The costs of obtaining the Note Consents shall include (i) any
transaction costs paid in obtaining the Note Consents (including, without
limitation, the costs, expenses and commissions of any solicitation agent,
counsel, financial advisors and underwriters, any printing and mailing costs,
any SEC filing fees, rating agency fees and any costs of the trustee under the
Notes Indenture for which AT&T or any Affiliate thereof is responsible) plus
(ii)(A) the amount of any one-time cash payment made to obtain a Note Consent,
and (B) with respect to an increase in the coupon on any of the series of
securities issued under the Notes Indenture in connection with obtaining a Note
Consent, the amount equal to the excess of the present value of the increased
coupon on such series of securities over the present value of the coupon on
such series of securities immediately prior to the increase of the coupon, in
each case calculated based on "market convention" (e.g., calculated on a 30/360
day basis in the case of a domestic fixed rate note and on an actual/360 day
basis in the case of a floating rate note, etc.) using a discount rate equal to
the Market Rate (determined as specified below in Section 11.03(c)). The
amounts described in clauses (i) and
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(ii) of the immediately preceding sentence shall be reduced by the amount of
any present or future tax benefit to AT&T as a result of making any payments of
such amounts. Such tax benefit shall be calculated by multiplying the payment
giving rise to the tax benefit by the highest combined federal, state and local
marginal corporate tax rate in effect as of the Effective Time and, in the case
of any future tax benefit, by discounting such future tax benefit at the Market
Rate.
(c) The Market Rate shall be determined by mutual agreement of AT&T and
Comcast. In the event AT&T and Comcast cannot reach agreement within five (5)
calendar days of the date of determination (as set forth below), the Market
Rate shall be determined by a process in which AT&T and Comcast will mutually
appoint four broker/dealer firms of national reputation to determine the then-
current market yield for each impacted series of securities. After each firm
has determined the then-current market yield for each impacted series of
securities, the arithmetic average of the four rates will be the Market Rate.
In determining each such Market Rate, the impacted series of securities shall
be deemed to be securities of AT&T, after giving effect to the Separation,
Distribution and the Mergers. Any determination of Market Rate pursuant to this
Section 11.03(c) shall be final and binding. Each of AT&T and Comcast shall
bear the fees and expenses of the broker/dealer firms which it appoints in
making such determinations. The Market Rate shall be determined in the case of
clause (ii)(B) of Section 11.03(b) as of the settlement date of the
transaction.
(d) If this Agreement is terminated pursuant to Section 11.01(b)(iii) or
11.01(c)(i), Comcast shall pay to AT&T a termination fee of $1.5 billion in
cash (without duplication) (the "Comcast Termination Fee").
(e) If this Agreement is terminated pursuant to Section 11.01(d)(i) or
11.01(d)(ii), AT&T shall pay to Comcast a termination fee of $1.5 billion in
cash (without duplication) (the "AT&T Termination Fee").
(f) If (i) this Agreement is terminated pursuant to Section 11.01(b)(iv),
(ii) after the date hereof and prior to the AT&T Shareholders' Meeting, an AT&T
Broadband Acquisition Proposal is made or continued or renewed by any Person
and not withdrawn prior to the AT&T Shareholders' Meeting and (iii) within one
year of the AT&T Shareholders' Meeting, either (A) AT&T or any AT&T Subsidiary
enters into an agreement with any Person with respect to an AT&T Broadband
Acquisition Proposal, that provides for (I) transfer or issuance of securities
representing more than 50% of the equity or voting interests in AT&T or the
AT&T Broadband Group or 75% of the equity or voting interests in any AT&T
Significant Broadband Subsidiary, (II) a merger, consolidation,
recapitalization or another transaction resulting in the issuance of cash or
securities of any Person (other than a reincorporation or a holding company
merger that results in the AT&T shareholders owning all of the equity interests
in
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the surviving corporation) to AT&T shareholders in exchange for more than 50%
of the equity or voting interests in AT&T or the AT&T Broadband Group or 75% of
the equity or voting interests in any AT&T Significant Broadband Subsidiary or
(III) transfer of assets, securities or ownership interests representing more
than 50% of the consolidated assets or EBITDA generating power of AT&T or the
AT&T Broadband Group or 75% of the consolidated assets or EBITDA generating
power of any AT&T Significant Broadband Subsidiary or (B) any Person commences
a tender offer that results in the acquisition by the Person making the tender
offer of a majority of the AT&T Common Stock, then AT&T shall pay to Comcast
the AT&T Termination Fee.
(g) Any payment of the Comcast Termination Fee or AT&T Termination Fee
pursuant to this Section 11.03 shall be made within one Business Day after
termination of this Agreement, except that any payment of the AT&T Termination
Fee pursuant to Section 11.03(f) shall be paid within one Business Day after it
becomes payable. Any payment of the Comcast Termination Fee or AT&T Termination
Fee shall be made by wire transfer of immediately available funds. If any party
hereto fails to pay to the other parties promptly any fee or expense due
hereunder (including the Comcast Termination Fee or AT&T Termination Fee), the
defaulting party shall pay the costs and expenses (including legal fees and
expenses) in connection with any action, including the prosecution of any
lawsuit or other legal action, taken to collect payment, together with interest
on the amount of any unpaid fee at the publicly announced prime rate of The
Bank of New York in New York City from the date such fee was required to be
paid to the date it is paid.
(h) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement, any payment by
AT&T of the AT&T Termination Fee or any payment by Comcast of the Comcast
Termination Fee, in each case pursuant to Section 11.03, shall relieve (i) AT&T
and AT&T Broadband or (ii) Comcast, as the case may be, from any further
liability or damages under any provision of this Agreement (other than Section
11.03(a)) or in connection with this Agreement and the transactions
contemplated hereby.
ARTICLE 12
MISCELLANEOUS
SECTION 12.01. Notices. All notices, requests and other communications to
any party hereto shall be in writing (including facsimile transmission) and
shall be given,
if to AT&T, to:
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AT&T Corp.
295 North Maple Avenue
Basking Ridge, New Jersey 07920
Attention: Marilyn J. Wasser
Fax: (908) 953-8360
with a copy to:
Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz
51 West 52nd Street
New York, New York 10019
Attention: Richard D. Katcher
Steven A. Rosenblum
Stephanie J. Seligman
Fax: (212) 403-2000
if to Comcast or Merger Sub, to:
Comcast Corporation
1500 Market Street
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19102
Attention: General Counsel
Fax: (215) 981-7794
with a copy to
Davis Polk & Wardwell
450 Lexington Avenue
New York, New York 10017
Attention: Dennis S. Hersch
William L. Taylor
Fax: (212) 450-4800
or such other address or facsimile number as such party hereto may hereafter
specify for such purpose by notice to the other parties hereto. All such
notices, requests and other communications shall be deemed received on the date
of receipt by the recipient thereof if received prior to 5 p.m. on a Business
Day, in the place of receipt. Otherwise, any such notice, request or
communication shall be deemed not to have been received until the next
succeeding Business Day in the place of receipt.
SECTION 12.02. Survival. The representations and warranties contained
herein and in any certificate or other writing delivered pursuant hereto shall
not survive the Effective Time or the termination of this Agreement. The AT&T
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Confidentiality Agreement shall terminate at the Effective Time. The covenants
and agreements herein that relate to actions to be taken at or after the
Effective Time shall survive the Effective Time.
SECTION 12.03. Amendments; No Waivers. (a) Subject to applicable law, any
provision of this Agreement may be amended or waived prior to the Effective
Time if, but only if, such amendment or waiver is in writing and is signed, in
the case of an amendment, by each of the parties hereto or, in the case of a
waiver, by each party against whom the waiver is to be effective; provided
that, after the adoption of this Agreement by the shareholders of Comcast or
AT&T, no such amendment or waiver shall be made or given that requires the
approval of the shareholders of Comcast or AT&T, respectively, unless such
required approval is obtained.
(b) No failure or delay by any party hereto in exercising any right, power
or privilege hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof nor shall any single
or partial exercise thereof preclude any other or further exercise thereof or
the exercise of any other right, power or privilege. The rights and remedies
herein provided shall be cumulative and not exclusive of any rights or remedies
provided by law.
SECTION 12.04. Successors and Assigns. The provisions of this Agreement
shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and their
respective successors and assigns; provided that no party hereto may assign,
delegate or otherwise transfer any of its rights or obligations under this
Agreement without the consent of the other parties hereto.
SECTION 12.05. Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and
construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York, without regard
to the conflicts of law rules of the State of New York.
SECTION 12.06. Jurisdiction. Any suit, action or proceeding seeking to
enforce any provision of, or based on any matter arising out of or in
connection with, this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby shall
be brought in any federal court located in the State of New York or any New
York state court, and each of the parties hereto hereby consents to the
exclusive jurisdiction of such courts (and of the appropriate appellate courts
therefrom) in any such suit, action or proceeding and irrevocably waives, to
the fullest extent permitted by law, any objection that it may now or hereafter
have to the laying of the venue of any such suit, action or proceeding in any
such court or that any such suit, action or proceeding brought in any such
court has been brought in an inconvenient form. Process in any such suit,
action or proceeding may be served on either party hereto anywhere in the
world, whether within or without the jurisdiction of any such court. Without
limiting the foregoing, each party hereto agrees that service of
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process on such party as provided in Section 12.01 shall be deemed effective
service of process on such party.
SECTION 12.07. WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL. EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO HEREBY
IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ANY AND ALL RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING
ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO THIS AGREEMENT OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED
HEREBY.
SECTION 12.08. Counterparts; Effectiveness. This Agreement may be signed
in counterparts, each of which shall be an original, with the same effect as if
the signatures thereto and hereto were upon the same instrument. This Agreement
shall become effective when each party hereto shall have received a counterpart
hereof signed by the other parties hereto.
SECTION 12.09. Entire Agreement; No Third Party Beneficiaries. (a) This
Agreement, and the other Transaction Agreements, together with the
Confidentiality Agreements, constitute the entire agreement between the parties
hereto with respect to the subject matter of this Agreement and supersede all
prior agreements and understandings, both oral and written, between the parties
hereto with respect to the subject matter of this Agreement.
(b) 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, other than
Sections 4.01(e), 9.08, 9.11 and 9.14, the first sentence of Section 9.21 and
the last sentence of Section 12.03(a) (which is intended to be for the benefit
of the Persons covered thereby). AT&T shall be entitled to enforce the
provisions of Sections 4.03, 4.04 and 4.05 after the Effective Time.
SECTION 12.10. Severability. If any term, provision, covenant or
restriction of this Agreement is held by a court of competent jurisdiction or
other authority to be invalid, void or unenforceable, the remainder of the
terms, provisions, covenants and restrictions of this Agreement shall remain in
full force and effect and shall in no way be affected, impaired or invalidated
so long as the economic or legal substance of the transactions contemplated
hereby is not affected in any manner materially adverse to any party hereto.
Upon such a determination, 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 so that the transactions
contemplated hereby be consummated as originally contemplated to the fullest
extent possible.
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SECTION 12.11. Specific Performance. The parties hereto agree that
irreparable damage would occur if any provision of this Agreement were not
performed in accordance with the terms hereof and that the parties shall be
entitled to an injunction or injunctions to prevent breaches of this Agreement
or to enforce specifically the performance of the terms and provisions hereof
in any federal court located in the State of New York or any New York state
court, in addition to any other remedy to which they are entitled at law or in
equity.
SECTION 12.12. Schedules. Each of Comcast and AT&T has set forth
information in its respective disclosure schedule in a section thereof that
corresponds to the portion of the Section of this Agreement to which it
relates. A matter set forth in one section of the disclosure schedule need not
be set forth in any other section of the disclosure schedule so long as its
relevance to the latter section of the disclosure schedule or Section of the
Agreement is apparent on the face of the information disclosed in the
disclosure schedule. The fact that any item of information is disclosed in a
disclosure schedule shall not be construed to mean that such information is
required to be disclosed by this Agreement. Such information and the dollar
thresholds set forth herein shall not be used as a basis for interpreting the
terms "material" or "Material Adverse Effect" or other similar terms in this
Agreement, except as otherwise expressly set forth in such disclosure
schedules.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be
duly executed by their respective authorized officers as of the day and year
first above written.
AT&T CORP.
By: /s/ C. Michael Armstrong
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Name: C. Michael Armstrong
Title: Chairman and Chief
Executive Officer
AT&T BROADBAND CORP.
By: /s/ Raymond E. Liguori
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Name: Raymond E. Liguori
Title: President
COMCAST CORPORATION
By: /s/ Ralph Roberts
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Name: Ralph Roberts
Title: Chairman
AT&T COMCAST CORPORATION
By: /s/ Brian L. Roberts
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Name: Brian L. Roberts
Title: President
AT&T BROADBAND ACQUISITION
CORP.
By: /s/ Brian L. Roberts
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Name: Brian L. Roberts
Title: President
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COMCAST ACQUISITION CORP.
By: /s/ Brian L. Roberts
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Name: Brian L. Roberts
Title: President
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EXHIBIT 2.2
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SEPARATION AND DISTRIBUTION AGREEMENT
by and between
AT&T Corp.
and
AT&T Broadband Corp.
Dated as of December 19, 2001
TABLE OF CONTENTS
PAGE
ARTICLE 1
DEFINITIONS
SECTION 1.01. Definitions.....................................................2
ARTICLE 2
THE SEPARATION
SECTION 2.01. Transfer of Assets and Assumption of Liabilities..............26
SECTION 2.02. Disclaimer of Representations and Warranties..................29
SECTION 2.03. Other Ancillary Agreements....................................29
SECTION 2.04. Termination of Agreements.....................................30
SECTION 2.05. Documents Relating to Transfer of Real Property Interests and
Tangible Property Located Thereon.............................31
SECTION 2.06. Documents Relating to Other Transfers of Assets and Assumption
of Liabilities................................................32
SECTION 2.07. Governmental Approvals and Consents...........................33
SECTION 2.08. Novation of AT&T Broadband Liabilities........................34
SECTION 2.09. Novation of AT&T Communications Liabilities...................35
SECTION 2.10. Joint Purchasing Arrangements.................................36
SECTION 2.11. TWE Arrangements..............................................37
ARTICLE 3
FINANCIAL RESTRUCTURING
SECTION 3.01. Liability Management..........................................37
SECTION 3.02. Repayment of Intracompany Indebtedness........................38
SECTION 3.03. Note Consents.................................................38
ARTICLE 4
THE DISTRIBUTION
SECTION 4.01. The Distribution..............................................38
SECTION 4.02. Actions Prior to the Distribution.............................39
SECTION 4.03. Timing of the Distribution....................................40
PAGE
ARTICLE 5
MUTUAL RELEASES; INDEMNIFICATION
SECTION 5.01. Release of Pre-Closing Claims.................................42
SECTION 5.02. Indemnification by AT&T.......................................44
SECTION 5.03. Indemnification by AT&T Broadband.............................45
SECTION 5.04. Indemnification Obligations Net of Insurance Proceeds and Other
Amounts.......................................................46
SECTION 5.05. Procedures for Indemnification of Third Party Claims..........47
SECTION 5.06. Additional Matters............................................48
SECTION 5.07. Remedies Cumulative...........................................49
SECTION 5.08. Survival of Indemnities.......................................49
ARTICLE 6
INSURANCE AND CERTAIN OTHER MATTERS
SECTION 6.01. Insurance Matters.............................................49
SECTION 6.02. Certain Post-Distribution Transactions and Related Matters....51
SECTION 6.03. Procedure for Indemnification for Tax Liabilities.............54
SECTION 6.04. Other Transactions............................................57
ARTICLE 7
EXCHANGE OF INFORMATION; CONFIDENTIALITY
SECTION 7.01. Agreement for Exchange of Information.........................59
SECTION 7.02. Ownership of Information......................................59
SECTION 7.03. Compensation for Providing Information........................59
SECTION 7.04. Record Retention..............................................60
SECTION 7.05. Limitation of Liability.......................................60
SECTION 7.06. Other Agreements Providing for Exchange of Information........60
SECTION 7.07. Production of Witnesses; Records; Cooperation.................60
SECTION 7.08. Confidentiality...............................................62
SECTION 7.09. Protective Arrangements.......................................62
ARTICLE 8
FURTHER ASSURANCES AND ADDITIONAL COVENANTS
SECTION 8.01. Further Assurances............................................63
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ARTICLE 9
TERMINATION
SECTION 9.01. Termination...................................................64
SECTION 9.02. Effect of Termination.........................................64
ARTICLE 10
DISPUTE RESOLUTION AND ARBITRATION
SECTION 10.01. Agreement to Arbitrate.......................................64
SECTION 10.02. Reasonable Best Efforts to Resolve Disputes; Mediation.......65
SECTION 10.03. Demand for Arbitration.......................................65
SECTION 10.04. Arbitration Panel............................................66
SECTION 10.05. Commencement and Place of Arbitration........................66
SECTION 10.06. Arbitration Hearings.........................................66
SECTION 10.07. Arbitration Decision.........................................67
SECTION 10.08. Discovery and Related Matters................................67
SECTION 10.09. Arbitration Panel's Authority................................67
SECTION 10.10. Confidentiality..............................................68
SECTION 10.11. Certain Additional Matters...................................68
SECTION 10.12. Limited Court Actions........................................68
SECTION 10.13. Continuity of Performance and Remaining Obligations..........69
SECTION 10.14. Law Governing Arbitration Procedures.........................70
SECTION 10.15. Non-applicability of Article.................................70
ARTICLE 11
MISCELLANEOUS
SECTION 11.01. Counterparts; Entire Agreement; Corporate Power..............70
SECTION 11.02. Governing Law................................................71
SECTION 11.03. Jurisdiction.................................................71
SECTION 11.04. Waiver of Jury Trial.........................................72
SECTION 11.05. Assignability................................................72
SECTION 11.06. AT&T Restructuring...........................................72
SECTION 11.07. Third Party Beneficiaries....................................72
SECTION 11.08. Notices......................................................73
SECTION 11.09. Severability.................................................74
SECTION 11.10. Expenses.....................................................74
SECTION 11.11. Headings.....................................................75
SECTION 11.12. Waivers of Default...........................................75
SECTION 11.13. Specific Performance.........................................75
SECTION 11.14. Amendments...................................................75
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SECTION 11.15. Late Payments................................................75
SECTION 11.16. Interpretation...............................................75
EXHIBITS
Exhibit A AT&T Communications Financial Statements
Exhibit B Corporate Name Agreement
Exhibit C Employee Benefits Agreement
Exhibit D Intellectual Property Agreement
Exhibit E Interim Services and Systems Replication Agreement
Exhibit F Patent Assignment
Exhibit G Tax Sharing Agreement
Exhibit H Trademark and Service Mark Agreement
Annex I TWE Consideration
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SEPARATION AND DISTRIBUTION AGREEMENT
THIS SEPARATION AND DISTRIBUTION AGREEMENT, dated as of December 19,
2001, is by and between AT&T Corp., a New York corporation ("AT&T"), and AT&T
Broadband Corp., a Delaware corporation ("AT&T Broadband"). Capitalized terms
used herein and not otherwise defined shall have the respective meanings
assigned to them in Article 1.
WHEREAS, the Board of Directors of AT&T has determined that it is in
the best interests of AT&T and its shareholders to separate AT&T's
communications and broadband businesses into independent businesses and to
subsequently merge AT&T Broadband with a wholly owned subsidiary of AT&T Comcast
Corporation, a Pennsylvania corporation, pursuant to the Merger Agreement (as
defined below);
WHEREAS, in furtherance of the foregoing, upon the terms and subject to
the conditions set forth in this Agreement, AT&T will transfer the AT&T
Broadband Assets to AT&T Broadband and its Subsidiaries and cause AT&T Broadband
and its Subsidiaries to assume the AT&T Broadband Liabilities, all as more fully
described in this Agreement and the other Ancillary Agreements;
WHEREAS, upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth in this
Agreement, following the Separation, AT&T will distribute all of the AT&T
Broadband Common Stock to shareholders of AT&T and, if the QUIPS Exchange is
completed (as defined below), to Microsoft Corporation, a Washington
corporation, or an affiliate thereof ("Microsoft"), all as more fully described
in this Agreement;
WHEREAS, for federal income tax purposes, it is intended that the
Separation and Distribution constitute a tax-free reorganization under the Code;
and
WHEREAS, it is appropriate and desirable to set forth the principal
corporate transactions required to effect the Separation and the Distribution
and certain other agreements that will govern certain matters relating to the
Separation and the Distribution and the relationship of AT&T and AT&T Broadband
and their respective Subsidiaries following the Distribution.
NOW, THEREFORE, the parties hereto, intending to be legally bound,
agree as follows:
ARTICLE 1
DEFINITIONS
SECTION 1.01. DEFINITIONS. For the purpose of this Agreement the following
terms shall have the following meanings:
"ACTION" means any demand, action, suit, countersuit, arbitration, inquiry,
proceeding or investigation by or before any federal, state, local, foreign or
international Governmental Authority or any arbitration or mediation tribunal.
"ADDITIONAL COMMERCIAL AGREEMENTS" has the meaning set forth in the
definition of Ancillary Agreements.
"AFFILIATE" of any Person means a Person that controls, is controlled
by, or is under common control with such Person; provided, however, that for
purposes of this Agreement, no member of either the AT&T Broadband Group or the
AT&T Communications Group shall be deemed to be an Affiliate of any member of
the other Group and no employee plan or employee plan trust shall be deemed an
Affiliate of any employer or of any Affiliate of any employer. As used herein,
"control" means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct
or cause the direction of the management and policies of such entity, whether
through ownership of voting securities or other interests, by contract or
otherwise.
"AGENT" means the distribution agent to be appointed by AT&T to distribute
to shareholders of AT&T the shares of AT&T Broadband Common Stock pursuant to
the Distribution.
"AGREEMENT" means this Separation and Distribution Agreement, including all
of the Schedules and Exhibits hereto.
"AMERICAN RIDGE" means American Ridge Insurance Company, a Vermont
corporation.
"ANCILLARY AGREEMENTS" means (i) this Agreement, the Corporate Name
Agreement, the Tax Sharing Agreement, the Employee Benefits Agreement, the
Intellectual Property Agreement, the Patent Assignment, the Trademark and
Service Mark Assignment (the agreements referred to in this clause (i), the
"PRIMARY TRANSACTION AGREEMENTS"), (ii) those agreements and documents listed in
Items 1-23 on Schedule 2.4(b)(ii)(A) (the agreements referred to in this clause
(ii), as they may be amended as provided in Schedule 2.4(b)(ii)(B), the "PRIMARY
COMMERCIAL AGREEMENTS") and (iii) any agreement, commitment or understanding
that any of the Primary Commercial Agreements contemplates will be entered into
or made after the date hereof; PROVIDED THAT the relevant Primary
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Commercial Agreement specifically sets forth all material terms of such
agreement, commitment or understanding (the agreements, commitments and
understandings referred to in this clause (iii) are referred to herein as the
"ADDITIONAL COMMERCIAL AGREEMENTS").
"APPLICABLE DEADLINE" has the meaning set forth in Section 10.03.
"ARBITRATION DEMAND NOTICE" has the meaning set forth in Section 10.03.
"ARBITRATION PANEL" has the meaning set forth in Section 10.05.
"ASSETS" means assets, properties and rights (including goodwill), wherever
located (including in the possession of vendors or other third parties or
elsewhere), whether real, personal or mixed, tangible, intangible or contingent,
in each case whether or not recorded or reflected or required to be recorded or
reflected on the books and records or financial statements of any Person,
including the following:
(a) all accounting and other books, records and files whether in paper,
microfilm, microfiche, computer tape or disc, magnetic tape or any other form;
(b) all apparatus, computers and other electronic data processing
equipment, fixtures, machinery, equipment, furniture, office equipment,
automobiles, trucks, aircraft, rolling stock, vessels, motor vehicles and other
transportation equipment, special and general tools, test devices, prototypes
and models and other tangible personal property;
(c) all inventories of materials, parts, raw materials, supplies,
work-in-process and finished goods and products;
(d) all interests in real property of whatever nature, including easements
and rights of way, whether as owner, mortgagee or holder of a Security Interest
in real property, lessor, sublessor, lessee, sublessee or otherwise, and copies
of all related documentation;
(e) all interests in any capital stock or other equity interests of any
Subsidiary or any other Person, all bonds, notes, debentures or other securities
issued by any Subsidiary or any other Person, all loans, advances or other
extensions of credit or capital contributions to any Subsidiary or any other
Person and all other investments in securities of any Person;
(f) all license agreements, leases of personal property, open purchase
orders for raw materials, supplies, parts or services, unfilled orders for the
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manufacture and sale of products and other contracts, agreements or commitments;
(g) all deposits, letters of credit and performance and surety bonds;
(h) all written technical information, data, specifications, research and
development information, engineering drawings, operating and maintenance
manuals, and materials and analyses prepared by consultants and other third
parties;
(i) all domestic and foreign patents, copyrights, trade names, trademarks,
service marks and registrations and applications for any of the foregoing, mask
works, trade secrets, inventions, other proprietary information and licenses
from third Persons granting the right to use any of the foregoing;
(j) all computer applications, programs and other software, including
operating software, network software, firmware, middleware, design software,
design tools, systems documentation and instructions;
(k) all cost information, sales and pricing data, customer prospect lists,
supplier records, customer and supplier lists, records pertaining to customers
and customer accounts, customer and vendor data, correspondence and lists,
product literature, artwork, design, development and manufacturing files, vendor
and customer drawings, formulations and specifications, quality records and
reports and other books, records, studies, surveys, reports, plans and
documents;
(l) all prepaid expenses, trade accounts and other accounts and notes
receivable;
(m) all rights under contracts or agreements, all claims or rights against
any Person arising from the ownership of any Asset, all rights in connection
with any bids or offers and all claims, choices in action or similar rights,
whether accrued or contingent;
(n) all insurance proceeds and rights under insurance policies and all
rights in the nature of insurance, indemnification or contribution;
(o) all licenses (including radio and similar licenses), permits, approvals
and authorizations that have been issued by any Governmental Authority;
(p) all cash or cash equivalents, bank accounts, lock boxes and other
deposit arrangements;
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(q) copies of all documentation related to Insurance Policies; and
(r) interest rate, currency, commodity or other swap, collar, cap or other
hedging or similar agreements or arrangements.
"AT&T" has the meaning set forth in the Preamble.
"AT&T BROADBAND" has the meaning set forth in the Preamble.
"AT&T BROADBAND ACTION" has the meaning set forth in Section 6.02(d).
"AT&T BROADBAND ASSETS" means:
(a) except as set forth on Schedule 1.14(a), any Assets reflected in the
AT&T Broadband Balance Sheet, unless disposed of to third parties after the date
thereof (and, in the case of any such Assets disposed of after the date thereof,
the proceeds from such disposal);
(b) any Assets acquired after the date of the AT&T Broadband Balance Sheet
by AT&T or any of its Subsidiaries utilizing AT&T Broadband Assets;
(c) any AT&T Broadband Contracts;
(d) any capital stock or other ownership interests in AT&T Broadband
Entities;
(e) AT&T's interest in Western Range;
(f) any AT&T Broadband Real Property;
(g) any Assets that are expressly contemplated by this Agreement or any
other Ancillary Agreement (or the Schedules hereto or thereto) as Assets to be
retained by or assigned to any member of the AT&T Broadband Group;
(h) any governmental licenses, permits, franchises, approvals, certificates
and other governmental authorizations held in the name of AT&T or any of its
Subsidiaries that are primarily related to the AT&T Broadband Business (to the
extent any of the foregoing would be required to be transferred pursuant hereto,
such items will be AT&T Broadband Assets only to the extent they are
transferable upon the receipt of any relevant Consent), except for any
intrastate telephony licenses, permits, franchises, approvals, certificates or
other governmental authorizations that are used in the AT&T Communications
Business;
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(i) the Assets of T-Holdings and its Subsidiaries to be purchased by AT&T
Broadband pursuant to Section 2.01(f);
(j) any Assets underlying any of the monetizations that are AT&T Broadband
Liabilities;
(k) any Assets listed or described on Schedule 1.14(k); and
(l) any Assets that are not AT&T Communications Assets specified in clauses
(a) through (k) of the definition of AT&T Communications Assets and that are
used or held for use primarily in connection with the AT&T Broadband Business
(it being agreed that (i) any Assets owned by AT&T or any of its controlled
Affiliates immediately prior to March 9, 1999 shall be deemed primarily used or
held for use in connection with the AT&T Communications Business and (ii) Assets
that were paid for, built or otherwise directly or indirectly acquired for
consideration (as reflected in current and historic financial records, including
subsidiary ledgers, journals and other financial books and records) by a Group
shall be deemed to be primarily used or held for use by the Group that most
recently so paid for or so built or acquired them).
AT&T Broadband Assets shall not in any event include any (i) Assets reflected on
the AT&T Communications Balance Sheet, except for those Assets specified in
clauses (b), (d), (e), (f), (g), (i), (j) and (k) of the definition of AT&T
Broadband Assets or (ii) Assets that as of the Distribution Date are Leased
Assets (as defined in the Local Network Connectivity Services Agreement).
Subject to the foregoing sentence, in the event that any Asset is included
in both the definition of "AT&T Broadband Asset" and "AT&T Communications Asset"
then (i) if it is specifically referred to in a definition or schedule or
otherwise (including in any of the Ancillary Agreements), it shall be treated in
accordance with such specific reference and (ii) otherwise it shall be treated
as an AT&T Broadband Asset or AT&T Communications Asset based upon whether it is
used or held for use primarily in connection with the AT&T Broadband Business or
primarily in connection with the AT&T Communications Business; PROVIDED THAT for
purposes hereof Assets that were paid for, built or otherwise directly or
indirectly acquired for consideration (as reflected in current and historic
financial records, including subsidiary ledgers, journals and other financial
books and records) by a Group shall be deemed to be primarily used or held for
use by the Group that most recently so paid for or so built or acquired them.
"AT&T Broadband Balance Sheet" means the balance sheet dated as of December
31, 2000 included in the AT&T Broadband Financial Statements.
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"AT&T BROADBAND BUSINESS" means the business of the AT&T Broadband Group.
"AT&T BROADBAND COMMON STOCK" means the common stock, par value $0.01 per
share, of AT&T Broadband.
"AT&T BROADBAND CONTRACTS" means the following contracts and agreements to
which AT&T or any of its Subsidiaries is a party or by which it or any of its
Subsidiaries or any of their respective Assets is bound, whether or not in
writing, except for any such contract or agreement that is expressly
contemplated to be assigned to or retained by AT&T or any member of the AT&T
Communications Group pursuant to any provision of this Agreement or any other
Ancillary Agreement:
(a) any contract or agreement entered into in the name of, or expressly on
behalf of, any AT&T Broadband Entity, except to the extent clearly relating to
the AT&T Communications Group and except for any At Home Contract;
(b) any contract or agreement that relates primarily to the AT&T Broadband
Business other than any At Home Contract;
(c) any rights and obligations of the AT&T Broadband Group under any At
Home Contract;
(d) any note, indenture, contract, agreement, mortgage or other instrument
representing Indebtedness or other Liabilities that are in either such case AT&T
Broadband Liabilities;
(e) any contract or agreement that is expressly contemplated pursuant to
this Agreement or any of the other Ancillary Agreements to be assigned or
transferred to or retained by AT&T Broadband or any member of the AT&T Broadband
Group;
(f) any guarantee, indemnity, representation, warranty or other Liability
of any member of the AT&T Communications Group in respect of any other AT&T
Broadband Contract, any AT&T Broadband Liability or the AT&T Broadband Business;
(g) any contract or agreement listed or described on Schedule 1.18(g),
including in the case of commitment or similar contracts or agreements,
contracts or agreements to the extent indicated on such Schedule;
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(h) any letter of credit, surety bond, swap, foreign exchange or other
instrument or contract primarily relating to the AT&T Broadband Group, together
with any letters of credit, surety bonds, swaps, foreign exchange or other such
instruments or contracts that were entered into in connection with Indebtedness
of the AT&T Broadband Group; and
(i) all monetizations listed or described on Schedule 1.18(i).
With respect to any contract or agreement that relates in material part to both
the AT&T Broadband Group and the AT&T Communications Group, the parties will
cooperate in good faith to apportion the rights and obligations thereunder to
the AT&T Broadband Group and the AT&T Communications Group, and to treat such
contract or agreement as an AT&T Broadband Contract to the extent relating to
the AT&T Broadband Group and an AT&T Communications Contract to the extent
relating to the AT&T Communications Group.
"AT&T BROADBAND ENTITIES" means AT&T Broadband and each of the AT&T
Broadband Subsidiaries.
"AT&T BROADBAND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS" has the meaning set forth in the
Merger Agreement.
"AT&T BROADBAND GROUP" means the direct or indirect interest of AT&T
(either itself or through direct or indirect Subsidiaries, or any of their
predecessors or successors) in (a) all of the businesses, Assets and Liabilities
reflected in the AT&T Broadband Financial Statements; (b) the other Assets and
Liabilities (contingent or otherwise) of AT&T and its Subsidiaries primarily
related to businesses, assets and liabilities described in clause (a) and all
net income, net losses, Assets and Liabilities arising in respect thereof after
the date of the AT&T Broadband Financial Statements; (c) all Assets, Liabilities
and businesses acquired after the date of the AT&T Broadband Financial
Statements by the AT&T Broadband Group or utilizing cash or other Assets
referred to in clauses (a) or (b); and (d) any business or operations that were
terminated, divested or discontinued by any AT&T Broadband Entity, including US
West, Inc. and its Subsidiaries (and their respective predecessors and
successors), or that are listed or described on Schedule 1.21(d); and (e) the
businesses, Assets and Liabilities listed or described on Schedule 1.21(e);
PROVIDED THAT the AT&T Broadband Group shall not include (x) any Assets disposed
of to any third party or otherwise transferred to any third party from the AT&T
Broadband Group after the date of the AT&T Broadband Financial Statements (but
it shall include any net proceeds thereof) or (y) any businesses, Liabilities or
Assets of, or the capital stock or other ownership interests in, T-Holdings
and its Subsidiaries, other than the Assets purchased pursuant to Section
2.01(f) and any Liabilities of T-Holdings
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and its Subsidiaries as of the Distribution Date. Notwithstanding the foregoing,
when this Agreement refers to "a member of the AT&T Broadband Group" or similar
language clearly referring to a Person, it means any one of the AT&T Broadband
Entities.
"AT&T BROADBAND INDEMNITEES" has the meaning set forth in Section 5.02.
"AT&T BROADBAND LIABILITIES" means:
(a) any Liabilities reflected on the AT&T Broadband Balance Sheet, subject
to any discharge of such Liabilities subsequent to the date of the AT&T
Broadband Balance Sheet;
(b) any Liabilities that are expressly contemplated by this Agreement or
any other Ancillary Agreement (or the Schedules hereto or thereto) as
Liabilities to be retained or assumed by AT&T Broadband or any other member of
the AT&T Broadband Group, subject to discharge of such Liabilities subsequent to
the date of the AT&T Broadband Balance Sheet, and all agreements, obligations
and Liabilities of any member of the AT&T Broadband Group under this Agreement
or any of the other Ancillary Agreements;
(c) any Liabilities of any AT&T Broadband Entity and any Liabilities as of
the Distribution Date of T-Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries;
(d) any Liabilities relating to, arising out of or resulting from any AT&T
Broadband Contract, excluding, for the avoidance of doubt, any Liabilities of
any member of the AT&T Communications Group as a party (for the benefit of the
AT&T Communications Group) under any At Home Contract;
(e) any Liabilities incurred after the date of the AT&T Broadband Balance
Sheet by any AT&T Broadband Entity;
(f) except to the extent arising from any breach by any member of the AT&T
Communications Group after the Distribution Date of any covenant or agreement
entered into in connection with the separation, divestiture or termination of
LMC and its Subsidiaries, or as otherwise expressly contemplated by any other
Ancillary Agreement, any Liabilities to the extent arising out of, relating to
or resulting from LMC and its Subsidiaries, any commercial or other agreements
or arrangements primarily relating to the AT&T Broadband Group and involving LMC
or any of its Subsidiaries or the ownership of any securities of any such
entity;
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(g) (i) any Liabilities relating to, arising out of, or resulting from any
Actions primarily related to, arising out of or resulting from the AT&T
Broadband Business, including those listed or described on Schedule 1.23(g),
(ii) 50% of the excess of any Liability related to, arising out of or resulting
from any Specified Matter (including any legal or other fees incurred as a
result of, or with respect to, any Specified Matter) over any amount AT&T
receives from AWS in respect thereof, (iii) 50% of any Liability related to,
arising out of or resulting from any At Home Matter (including any legal or
other fees incurred as a result of, or with respect to, any At Home Matter) and
(iv) 50% of any Liability related to, arising out of or resulting from the
Separation or the Distribution or any proposed transaction involving AT&T
Broadband following the Distribution (including any legal or other fees incurred
as a result of, or with respect to, any such Liability and including any
Liability AT&T may have under Section 910 of the NYBCL in connection with the
Distribution) (the transactions specified in clause (iv), the "SPECIFIED
TRANSACTIONS");
(h) any Liabilities, including any employee-related Liabilities and
Environmental Liabilities, primarily relating to, arising out of or resulting
from:
(i) the AT&T Broadband Group, including the operation of the AT&T
Broadband Business, as conducted at any time prior to, on or after the
Distribution Date (including any Liability relating to, arising out of or
resulting from any act or failure to act by any director, officer,
employee, agent or representative (whether or not such act or failure to
act is or was within such Person's authority));
(ii) the operation of any business conducted by any member of the AT&T
Broadband Group at any time after the Distribution Date (including any
Liability relating to, arising out of or resulting from any act or failure
to act by any director, officer, employee, agent or representative (whether
or not such act or failure to act is or was within such Person's
authority)); or
(iii) any AT&T Broadband Assets (including any AT&T Broadband
Contracts and any AT&T Broadband Real Property);
in any such case whether arising before, on or after the Distribution Date.
(i) any of the monetizations set forth on Schedule 1.23(i);
(j) any Liabilities listed or described on Schedule 1.23(j); and
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(k) any Liability arising from or relating to any terminated, divested or
discontinued business (or the termination, divestiture or discontinuation
thereof) of the AT&T Broadband Group.
In the event that any Liability is included in both the definition of "AT&T
Broadband Liability" and "AT&T Communications Liability" then (i) if it is
specifically referred to in a definition or schedule or otherwise (including in
any of the Ancillary Agreements), it shall be treated in accordance with such
specific reference and (ii) otherwise it shall be treated as an AT&T Broadband
Liability or AT&T Communications Liability to the extent it relates to the AT&T
Broadband Business or the AT&T Communications Business, respectively.
"AT&T BROADBAND MATERIAL ADVERSE EFFECT" has the meaning set forth in the
Merger Agreement.
"AT&T BROADBAND MERGER" has the meaning set forth in the Merger Agreement.
"AT&T BROADBAND REAL PROPERTY" means all right, title and interest in real
property, wherever located, held in the name of AT&T Broadband or any AT&T
Broadband Entity; PROVIDED THAT AT&T Broadband Real Property does not include
rights, title or interests (whether fee, leasehold or otherwise) in any AT&T
Communications Real Property.
"AT&T BROADBAND SUBSIDIARIES" means those entities set forth on Schedule
1.19 and their respective Subsidiaries but excluding AT&T Broadband T-Holdings,
Inc. (formerly TCI Telephony Holdings, Inc.) and its Subsidiaries.
"AT&T BROADBAND'S SHARE" has the meaning set forth in Section 6.04(b).
"AT&T COMMON STOCK" means the common stock, par value $1.00 per share, of
AT&T.
"AT&T COMMUNICATIONS ACTION" has the meaning set forth in Section 6.02(d).
"AT&T COMMUNICATIONS ASSETS" means:
(a) any Assets reflected in the AT&T Communications Balance Sheet, unless
disposed of to third parties after the date thereof (and, in the case of any
such Assets disposed of after the date thereof, the proceeds from such
disposal);
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(b) any Assets acquired after the date of the AT&T Communications Balance
Sheet by AT&T or any of its Subsidiaries utilizing AT&T Communications Assets;
(c) any AT&T Communications Contracts;
(d) any capital stock or other ownership interests in any member of the
AT&T Communications Group (other than AT&T) (unless disposed of after the date
thereof);
(e) AT&T's interest in Concert and American Ridge;
(f) any AT&T Communications Real Property;
(g) any Assets that are expressly contemplated by this Agreement or any
other Ancillary Agreement (or any Schedule hereto or thereto) to be retained by
or assigned to AT&T or any other member of the AT&T Communications Group;
(h) (i) any governmental licenses, permits, franchises, approvals,
certificates, consents and other governmental authorizations held in the name of
AT&T or any of its Subsidiaries that are primarily related to the AT&T
Communications Business and (ii) any intrastate telephony licenses, permits,
franchises, approvals, certificates or other governmental authorizations that
are used in the AT&T Communications Business (in the case of (i) or (ii), to the
extent any of the foregoing would be required to be transferred pursuant hereto,
such items will be AT&T Communications Assets only to the extent they are
transferable upon receipt of any relevant Consent);
(i) AT&T's shares of AWS;
(j) any Assets listed or described on Schedule 1.28(j);
(k) any Assets that as of the Distribution Date are Leased Assets (as
defined in the Local Network Connectivity Services Agreement); and
(l) any Assets that are not AT&T Broadband Assets specified in clauses (a)
through (k) of the definition of AT&T Broadband Assets and that are used or held
for use primarily in connection with the AT&T Communications Business (it being
agreed that (i) any Assets owned by AT&T or any of its controlled Affiliates
immediately prior to March 9, 1999 shall be deemed primarily used or held for
use in connection with the AT&T Communications Business and (ii) Assets that
were paid for, built or otherwise directly or indirectly
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acquired for consideration (as reflected in current and historic financial
records, including subsidiary ledgers, journals and other financial books and
records) by a Group shall be deemed to be primarily used or held for use by the
Group that most recently so paid for or so built or acquired them).
AT&T Communications Assets shall not in any event include any Assets reflected
on the AT&T Broadband Balance Sheet, except for those Assets specified in
clauses (b), (d), (e), (f), (g), (i), (j) and (k) of the definition of AT&T
Communications Assets.
Subject to the foregoing sentence, in the event that any Asset is included in
both the definition of "AT&T Broadband Asset" and "AT&T Communications Asset"
then (i) if it is specifically referred to in a definition or schedule or
otherwise (including in any of the Ancillary Agreements), it shall be treated in
accordance with such specific reference and (ii) otherwise it shall be treated
as an AT&T Broadband Asset or AT&T Communications Asset based upon whether it is
used or held for use primarily in connection with the AT&T Broadband Business or
primarily in connection with the AT&T Communications Business; PROVIDED THAT for
purposes hereof Assets that were paid for, built or otherwise directly or
indirectly, acquired for consideration (as reflected in current and historic
financial records, including subsidiary ledgers, journals and other financial
books and records) by a Group shall be deemed to be primarily used or held for
use by the Group that most recently so paid for or so built or acquired them.
"AT&T COMMUNICATIONS BALANCE SHEET" means the consolidated balance sheet
dated as of December 31, 2000 included within the AT&T Communications Financial
Statements.
"AT&T COMMUNICATIONS BUSINESS" means the business of the AT&T
Communications Group.
"AT&T COMMUNICATIONS CONTRACTS" means any contract or agreements to which
AT&T or any of its Subsidiaries is a party or by which it or any of its
Subsidiaries or any of their respective Assets is bound, whether or not in
writing, except for any AT&T Broadband Contract, including (a) any contract or
agreement listed on Schedule 1.31(a), (b) any rights and obligations of any
member of the AT&T Communications Group as a party (for the benefit of the AT&T
Communications Group) under any At Home Contract, (c) any letter of credit,
surety bond, swap, foreign exchange or other instrument or contract not
primarily relating to the AT&T Broadband Group, together with any letters of
credit, surety bonds, swaps, foreign exchange or other such instruments or
contracts that were entered into in connection with Indebtedness of the AT&T
Communications Services Group, (d) any note, indenture, contract, agreement,
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mortgage or other instrument representing Indebtedness or other Liabilities that
are in either such case AT&T Communications Liabilities, (e) any contract or
agreement that is expressly contemplated pursuant to this Agreement or any of
the other Ancillary Agreements to be assigned or transferred to or retained by
AT&T or any other member of the AT&T Communications Group, (f) any guarantee,
indemnity, representation, warranty or other Liability of any member of the AT&T
Broadband Group in respect of any other AT&T Communications Contract, any AT&T
Communications Liability or the AT&T Communications Business, and (g) any
contract or agreement entered into in the name of, or expressly on behalf of,
any member of the AT&T Communications Group (other than AT&T), except to the
extent clearly relating to the AT&T Broadband Group. With respect to any
contract or agreement that relates in material part to both the AT&T Broadband
Group and the AT&T Communications Group, the parties will cooperate in good
faith to apportion the rights and obligations thereunder to the AT&T Broadband
Group and the AT&T Communications Group, and to treat such contract or agreement
as an AT&T Broadband Contract to the extent relating to the AT&T Broadband Group
and an AT&T Communications Contract to the extent relating to the AT&T
Communications Group.
"AT&T COMMUNICATIONS FINANCIAL STATEMENTS" means the consolidated balance
sheets, income statements, statements of cash flow and other financial
statements of AT&T Communications as of and for the period ending December 31,
2000, attached hereto as Exhibit A.
"AT&T COMMUNICATIONS GROUP" means the direct or indirect interest of AT&T
(either itself or through direct or indirect subsidiaries, or any of their
predecessors or successors) in (a) all businesses (including terminated,
divested or discontinued businesses and operations), Assets and Liabilities
(contingent or otherwise), other than the AT&T Broadband Group, and (b) any
terminated, divested or discontinued businesses not specified in the definition
(or related schedules) of AT&T Broadband Group. Notwithstanding the foregoing,
when this Agreement refers to "a member of the AT&T Communications Group" or
similar language clearly referring to a Person, it means any one of AT&T or its
Subsidiaries other than the AT&T Broadband Entities.
"AT&T COMMUNICATIONS LIABILITIES" means (without duplication):
(a) any Liabilities reflected on the AT&T Communications Balance Sheet,
subject to any discharge of such Liabilities subsequent to the date of the AT&T
Communications Balance Sheet;
(b) any Liabilities that are expressly contemplated by this Agreement or
any other Ancillary Agreement (or the Schedules hereto or thereto) as
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Liabilities to be retained or assumed by AT&T or any member of the AT&T
Communications Group, subject to discharge of such Liabilities subsequent to the
date of the AT&T Communications Balance Sheet, and all agreements, obligations
and Liabilities of any member of the AT&T Communications Group under this
Agreement or any of the other Ancillary Agreements;
(c) any Liabilities of any member of the AT&T Communications Group (other
than AT&T), excluding, for the avoidance of doubt, any Liabilities as of the
Distribution Date of T-Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries and including, for
the avoidance of doubt, any Liabilities of T-Holdings or any of its Subsidiaries
arising after the Distribution Date;
(d) any Liabilities relating to, arising out of or resulting from any AT&T
Communications Contract, excluding, for the avoidance of doubt, any Liabilities
under any At Home Contract except for Liabilities of any member of the AT&T
Communications Group as a party (for the benefit of the AT&T Communications
Group) under any At Home Contract;
(e) any Liabilities incurred after the date of the AT&T Communications
Balance Sheet by any member of the AT&T Communications Group;
(f) any Liabilities relating to, arising out of or resulting from any
Actions except (i) those primarily related to, arising out of or resulting from
the AT&T Broadband Business (including those listed on Schedule 1.23(g)) or as
expressly set forth herein, (ii) 50% of the excess of any Liability related to,
arising out of or resulting from any Specified Matter (including any legal or
other fees incurred as a result of, or with respect to, any Specified Matter)
over any amount AT&T receives from AWS in respect thereof, (iii) 50% of any
Liability related to, arising out of or resulting from any At Home Matter
(including any legal or other fees incurred as a result of, or with respect to,
any At Home Matter) and (iv) 50% of any Liability related to, arising out of or
resulting from the Specified Transactions (including any legal or other fees
incurred as a result of, or with respect to, any such Liability and including
any Liability AT&T may have under Section 910 of the NYBCL in connection with
the Distribution);
(g) any Liabilities, including any employee-related Liabilities and
Environmental Liabilities, primarily relating to, arising out of or resulting
from:
(i) the AT&T Communications Group, including the operation of the AT&T
Communications Business, as conducted at any time prior to, on or after the
Distribution Date (including any Liability relating to, arising out of or
resulting from any act or failure to act by any director,
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officer, employee, agent or representative (whether or not such act or
failure to act is or was within such Person's authority));
(ii) the operation of any business conducted by any member of the AT&T
Communications Group at any time after the Distribution Date (including any
Liability relating to, arising out of or resulting from any act or failure
to act by any director, officer, employee, agent or representative (whether
or not such act or failure to act is or was within such Person's
authority)); or
(iii) any AT&T Communications Assets (including any AT&T
Communications Contracts, any AT&T Communications Real Property and any
Leased Assets (except with respect to any Liabilities of the lessees under
the applicable leases));
in any such case whether arising before, on or after the Distribution Date;
(h) any Liability arising from or relating to any terminated, divested or
discontinued business (or the termination, divestiture or discontinuation
thereof) of the AT&T Communications Group;
(i) any Liability arising from any breach by any member of the AT&T
Communications Group after the Distribution Date of any covenant or agreement
entered into in connection with the separation, divestiture or termination of
LMC and its Subsidiaries; and
(j) any other direct or indirect Liabilities of AT&T or any of its
Subsidiaries that do not otherwise constitute AT&T Broadband Liabilities.
In the event that any Liability is included in both the definition of "AT&T
Broadband Liability" and "AT&T Communications Liability" then (i) if it is
specifically referred to in a definition or schedule or otherwise (including in
any of the Ancillary Agreements), it shall be treated in accordance with such
specific reference and (ii) otherwise it shall be treated as an AT&T Broadband
Liability or AT&T Communications Liability to the extent it relates to the AT&T
Broadband Business or the AT&T Communications Business, respectively.
"AT&T COMMUNICATIONS REAL PROPERTY" means all right, title and interest in
real property, wherever located, of AT&T or any of its Subsidiaries (other than
any AT&T Broadband Entity), including: (a) all land (the "LAND") owned by AT&T
or any of its Subsidiaries (other than any AT&T Broadband Entity), including all
buildings, structures and other improvements now or hereafter located thereon
(the "OWNED REAL PROPERTY"), (b) all real property
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leased, subleased or otherwise occupied by AT&T or any of its Subsidiaries
(other than any AT&T Broadband Entity) (the "LEASED REAL PROPERTY" and
together with the Owned Real Property, the "REAL PROPERTY"), (c) all
easements, licenses, permits, rights of way, reservations, privileges and
other estates and rights of AT&T or any of its Subsidiaries (other than any
AT&T Broadband Entity) either in gross or appurtenant pertaining to such
Real Property or to any other real property, (d) all right, title and
interest of AT&T or any of its Subsidiaries (other than any AT&T Broadband
Entity) in and to all strips and gores, all alleys adjoining land, and the
land lying in the bed of any street, road or avenue, opened or proposed, in
front of or adjoining the Land to the center line thereof, and all right,
title and interest of AT&T or any of its Subsidiaries (other than any AT&T
Broadband Entity) in and to any award made or to be made in lieu thereof
and in and to any unpaid award for any taking by condemnation or any
damages to the Owned Real Property by reason of any change of grade of any
street, road or avenue, (e) all right, title and interest of AT&T or any of
its Subsidiaries (other than any AT&T Broadband Entity) in and to the
airspace above the Owned Real Property (and the rights to use such
airspace) and any transferable development or similar rights appurtenant to
the Owned Real Property by allocation under applicable laws, by zoning lot
merger or otherwise and (f) all rights, licenses, easements, leases,
indefeasible rights of use, title, attachment rights, authorizations and
other rights pertaining to poles, conduits and cable held by AT&T or any of
its Subsidiaries (other than any AT&T Broadband Entity).
"AT&T COMMUNICATIONS' SHARE" has the meaning set forth in Section 6.04(b).
"AT&T INDEMNITEES" has the meaning set forth in Section 5.03.
"AT&T MATERIAL ADVERSE EFFECT" means a material adverse effect on the
financial condition, assets or results of operations of the AT&T Communications
Group, taken as a whole, excluding any such effect resulting from or arising in
connection with (i) changes or conditions generally affecting the industries in
which the AT&T Communications Group operates, (ii) changes in general economic,
regulatory or political conditions, or (iii) the announcement of this Agreement
or of the transactions contemplated hereby.
"AT&T MEETING" has the meaning set forth in Section 4.02(a).
"AT&T SUBSIDIARY PREFERRED STOCK" has the meaning set forth in the Merger
Agreement.
"AT HOME" means At Home Corporation, a Delaware corporation and/or its
bankruptcy estate, as applicable.
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"AT HOME CONTRACTS" means any contracts or agreements between At Home or
any of its Subsidiaries, on the one hand, and any member of the AT&T
Communications Group (for the benefit of the AT&T Communications Group), on the
other hand.
"AT HOME MATTERS" means (i) the currently pending lawsuits styled LINDA
WARD, BRIAN LEWIS AND DONNIE DOBY, JR. V. AT HOME CORPORATION, ET AL. (Case No.
418233, Superior Court of California, San Mateo County), and IN RE: AT HOME
CORPORATION STOCKHOLDERS' LITIGATION (Master File No. 413094, Superior Court of
California, San Mateo County), and any other shareholder claims or lawsuits or
claims or lawsuits by At Home alleging any breach of fiduciary or contractual
duties by AT&T or any of its Affiliates relating to At Home or its Subsidiaries
prior to the Effective Time, including any such claim or lawsuit against any
officers, directors or employees of AT&T or any of its Subsidiaries whether in
their capacity as a director, officer or employee of At Home or its Subsidiaries
or otherwise, and (ii) any claims or lawsuits by At Home, creditors of At Home
or its Subsidiaries, either previously or subsequently filed, concerning
activities prior to the Effective Time, including any lawsuit or claim asserting
that AT&T or any of its Subsidiaries (other than At Home or its Subsidiaries)
breached contractual or fiduciary obligations to At Home or its Subsidiaries,
received a fraudulent conveyance from At Home or its Subsidiaries, or is liable
for any Liability of At Home or any of its Subsidiaries, and including any such
claim or lawsuit against any officers, directors or employees of AT&T or any of
its Subsidiaries whether in their capacity as a director, officer or employee of
At Home or its Subsidiaries or otherwise.
"AWS" means AT&T Wireless Services, Inc., a Delaware corporation.
"BUSINESS DAY" means a day other than a Saturday, Sunday or other day on
which commercial banks in New York City are authorized or required by law to
close.
"CODE" means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.
"COMCAST" means Comcast Corporation, a Pennsylvania corporation.
"COMMISSION" means the Securities and Exchange Commission.
"CONCERT" means Concert B.V.
"CONSENTS" means any consents, waivers or approvals from, or notification
requirements to, any third parties, other than Governmental Approvals.
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"CPR" means the Center for Public Resources.
"CORPORATE NAME AGREEMENT" means the Corporate Name Agreement by and
between AT&T and AT&T Comcast Corporation, in the form attached hereto as
Exhibit B.
"DELAYED TRANSFER ASSETS" means any AT&T Broadband Assets that this
Agreement or any other Ancillary Agreement provides or contemplates are to be
transferred after the Distribution Date, including Assets that require a Consent
or Governmental Approval to transfer, which Consent or Governmental Approval is
not obtained on or prior to the Distribution Date.
"DELAYED TRANSFER LIABILITIES" means any AT&T Broadband Liabilities that
are expressly provided in this Agreement to be assumed after the Distribution
Date upon the removal of legal impediments or the receipt of Consents or
Governmental Approvals necessary for the transfer of such AT&T Broadband
Liabilities.
"DISPUTE DATE" has the meaning set forth in Section 6.03(c).
"DISTRIBUTION" means the distribution by AT&T to the holders of AT&T Common
Stock and, if the QUIPS Exchange is completed, to the holders of the QUIPS of
all of the outstanding shares of AT&T Broadband Common Stock on the Distribution
Date in accordance with Article 4.
"DISTRIBUTION DATE" means the date on which the Distribution occurs.
"DISTRIBUTION REGISTRATION STATEMENT" has the meaning set forth in Section
4.02(b).
"EFFECTIVE TIME" has the meaning set forth in the Merger Agreement.
"EMPLOYEE BENEFITS AGREEMENT" means the Employee Benefits Agreement by and
between AT&T and AT&T Broadband, in the form attached hereto as Exhibit C.
"ENVIRONMENTAL LAW" has the meaning set forth in the Merger Agreement.
"ENVIRONMENTAL LIABILITIES" means all Liabilities relating to, arising out
of or resulting from any Environmental Law or contract or agreement relating to
environmental, health or safety matters (including all removal, remediation or
cleanup costs, investigatory costs, governmental response costs, natural
resources
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damages, property damages, personal injury damages, costs of compliance with any
settlement, judgment or other determination of Liability and indemnity,
contribution or similar obligations) and all costs and expenses (including
allocated costs of in-house counsel and other personnel), interest, fines,
penalties or other monetary sanctions in connection therewith.
"EXCHANGE ACT" means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended,
together with the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
"EXCHANGE AGREEMENT" has the meaning set forth in the Merger Agreement.
"GAAP" has the meaning set forth in the Merger Agreement.
"GOVERNMENTAL APPROVALS" means any notices, reports or other filings to be
made, or any consents, registrations, approvals, permits or authorizations to be
obtained from, any Governmental Authority.
"GOVERNMENTAL AUTHORITY" has the meaning set forth in the Merger Agreement.
"GROUP" means the AT&T Broadband Group or the AT&T Communications Group, as
the context requires.
"INDEBTEDNESS" means, with respect to any Person, (a) any obligation of
such Person (i) for borrowed money, (ii) evidenced by a note, debenture or
similar instrument (including a purchase money obligation) given in connection
with the acquisition of any property or assets, including securities, (iii) for
the deferred purchase price of property or services, except trade accounts
payable arising in the ordinary course of business, or (iv) under any lease or
similar arrangement that would be required to be accounted for by the lessee as
a capital lease in accordance with GAAP; (b) any guarantee (or keepwell
agreement) by such Person of any indebtedness of others described in the
preceding clause (a); and (c) all obligations to reimburse any bank or other
Person for amounts paid under a letter of credit or similar instrument. For
purposes of clarification, (x) Indebtedness includes, without duplication,
obligations (or guarantees of obligations) related to preferred securities
issued by a wholly owned trust Subsidiary and (y) Indebtedness (in the case of
AT&T Broadband, any AT&T Broadband Entity or any member of the AT&T Broadband
Group) includes the monetizations set forth on Schedule 1.23(i).
"INDEMNIFYING PARTY" has the meaning set forth in Section 5.04(a).
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"INDEMNITEE" has the meaning set forth in Section 5.04(a).
"INDEMNITY PAYMENT" has the meaning set forth in Section 5.04(a).
"INFORMATION" means information, whether or not patentable or
copyrightable, in written, oral, electronic or other tangible or intangible
forms, stored in any medium, including studies, reports, records, books,
contracts, instruments, surveys, discoveries, ideas, concepts, know-how,
techniques, designs, specifications, drawings, blueprints, diagrams, models,
prototypes, samples, flow charts, data, computer data, disks, diskettes, tapes,
computer programs or other software, marketing plans, customer names,
communications by or to attorneys (including attorney-client privileged
communications), memos and other materials prepared by attorneys or under their
direction (including attorney work product), and other technical, financial,
employee or business information or data.
"INSURANCE POLICIES" means the insurance policies written by insurance
carriers other than American Ridge or Western Range under which, prior to the
Distribution Date, AT&T and/or AT&T Broadband or one or more of their
Subsidiaries or Affiliates (or their respective officers or directors) are
insured parties, excluding insurance policies funding Benefit Plans (as defined
in the Employee Benefits Agreement) (which are addressed in the Employee
Benefits Agreement).
"INSURANCE PROCEEDS" means those monies:
(a) received by an insured from an insurance carrier other than American
Ridge or Western Range; or
(b) paid by an insurance carrier other than American Ridge or Western Range
on behalf of an insured;
in any such case net of any applicable premium adjustments (including reserves
and retrospectively rated premium adjustments) and net of any costs or expenses
(including allocated costs of in-house counsel and other personnel) incurred in
the collection thereof.
"INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AGREEMENT" means the Intellectual Property Agreement
by and between AT&T and AT&T Broadband, in the form attached hereto as Exhibit
D.
"IRS" means the U.S. Internal Revenue Service.
"ISSUING PARTY" has the meaning set forth in Section 6.02(c).
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"LIABILITIES" means any and all losses, claims, charges, debts, demands,
Actions, damages, obligations, payments, costs and expenses, bonds, indemnities
and similar obligations, covenants, controversies, promises, omissions,
guarantees, make whole agreements and similar obligations, and other
liabilities, including all contractual obligations, whether absolute or
contingent, inchoate or otherwise, matured or unmatured, liquidated or
unliquidated, accrued or unaccrued, known or unknown, whenever arising, and
including those arising under any law, rule, regulation, Action, threatened or
contemplated Action (including the costs and expenses of demands, assessments,
judgments, settlements and compromises relating thereto and attorneys' fees and
any and all costs and expenses (including allocated costs of in-house counsel
and other personnel), whatsoever reasonably incurred in investigating, preparing
or defending against any such Actions or threatened or contemplated Actions),
order or consent decree of any Governmental Authority or any award of any
arbitrator or mediator of any kind, and those arising under any contract,
commitment or undertaking, including those arising under this Agreement or any
other Ancillary Agreement (other than the Tax Sharing Agreement) or incurred by
a party hereto or thereto in connection with enforcing its rights to
indemnification hereunder or thereunder, in each case, whether or not recorded
or reflected or required to be recorded or reflected on the books and records or
financial statements of any Person; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that Liabilities shall
not include any liabilities for (i) Taxes based on, measured by or calculated
with respect to net income or profits or (ii) Non-Income Taxes covered by
Section 3.6 of the Tax Sharing Agreement.
"LMC" means Liberty Media Corporation, a Delaware corporation.
"LOCAL NETWORK CONNECTIVITY SERVICES AGREEMENT" means the Local Network
Connectivity Services Agreement dated as of January 1, 2001, as amended, between
AT&T and AT&T Broadband, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company.
"MERGERS" has the definition set forth in the Merger Agreement.
"MERGER AGREEMENT" means the Agreement and Plan of Merger dated as of
December 19, 2001 by and among AT&T, Comcast and the other parties referred to
therein.
"MICROSOFT" has the meaning set forth in the Recitals.
"MICROSOFT QUIPS CLAIM" has the meaning set forth in Section 5.02(e).
"NON-INCOME TAXES" has the meaning set forth in the Tax Sharing Agreement.
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"NOTIFIED ACTION" has the meaning set forth in Section 6.02(c).
"NYBCL" means the Business Corporation Law of the State of New York.
"OTHER PARTY" has the meaning set forth in Section 6.02(c).
"PARENT COMMON STOCK" has the meaning set forth in the Merger Agreement.
"PATENT ASSIGNMENT" means the Patent Assignment by and between AT&T and
AT&T Broadband, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company, in the form attached
hereto as Exhibit F.
"PERSON" means an individual, a general or limited partnership, a
corporation, a trust, a joint venture, an unincorporated organization, a limited
liability entity, any other entity and any Governmental Authority.
"PRIMARY COMMERCIAL AGREEMENTS" has the meaning set forth in the definition
of Ancillary Agreements.
"PRIMARY INDEMNITY CLAIM" has the meaning set forth in Section 6.04(b).
"PRIMARY TRANSACTION AGREEMENTS" has the meaning set forth in the
definition of Ancillary Agreements.
"PRIME RATE" means the rate that The Bank of New York (or any successor
thereto or other major money center commercial bank agreed to by the parties
hereto) announces from time to time as its prime lending rate, as in effect from
time to time.
"PROPOSED ACQUISITION TRANSACTION" has the meaning set forth in Section
6.02(b).
"PROXY STATEMENT" has the meaning set forth in Section 4.02(a).
"QUIPS" has the meaning set forth in the Merger Agreement.
"QUIPS EXCHANGE" has the meaning set forth in the Merger Agreement.
"QUIPS FAIR MARKET VALUE" has the meaning set forth in the Merger
Agreement.
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"QUIPS TRANSFER" has the meaning set forth in the Merger Agreement.
"REAL PROPERTY INSTRUMENTS" has the meaning set forth in Section 2.05(a).
"RECORD DATE" means the close of business on such date as is mutually
agreed upon by the parties.
"REGISTRATION STATEMENT CLAIM" has the meaning set forth in Section
5.02(d).
"REGISTRATION STATEMENTS" means the Distribution Registration Statement and
all other filings by AT&T, AT&T Broadband or any of their respective Affiliates
with the Commission or any comparable state or foreign body made in connection
with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement or any other Ancillary
Agreement.
"REPRESENTATION LETTER" means the representation letter and any other
materials (including the ruling request and the related supplemental submissions
to the IRS) delivered or deliverable by AT&T and others in connection with the
rendering by tax counsel and the issuance by the IRS of the Tax Opinions/Rulings
that shall be in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to AT&T and AT&T
Broadband.
"RESTRUCTURING TRANSACTION" has the meaning set forth in Section 2.01(h).
"SCHEDULED DEBT" has the meaning set forth in Section 3.01.
"SECURITIES ACT" means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, together
with the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder.
"SECURITY INTEREST" means any mortgage, security interest, pledge, lien,
charge, claim, option, right to acquire, voting or other restriction,
right-of-way, covenant, condition, easement, encroachment, restriction on
transfer or other encumbrance of any nature whatsoever.
"SEPARATION" means the transfer of the AT&T Broadband Assets to AT&T
Broadband and the assumption by AT&T Broadband of the AT&T Broadband
Liabilities, all as more fully described in this Agreement and the other
Ancillary Agreements.
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"SEPARATION TRANSACTIONS" has the meaning set forth in the Separation and
Distribution Agreement dated as of June 4, 2001 by and between AT&T and AWS.
"SPECIFIED MATTER" has the meaning set forth in the Separation and
Distribution Agreement, dated as of June 4, 2001, by and between AT&T and AWS.
"SPECIFIED TRANSACTIONS" has the meaning set forth in clause (g) of the
definition of AT&T Broadband Liabilities.
"SPIN-OFF DISQUALIFICATION" means (a) the Separation and Distribution
failing to qualify under the provisions of Sections 355, 361(c) and 368(a)(1)(D)
of the Code, or (b) the shares of AT&T Broadband failing to qualify as
"qualified property" for purposes of Section 355(c)(2) or 361(c) of the Code by
reason of Section 355(e) of the Code.
"SPLIT-OFF" has the meaning set forth in the Ninth Supplement to the
Inter-Group Agreement dated as of June 14, 2001 by and among AT&T and the
Liberty Media Parties (as defined therein).
"SUBSEQUENT TAX OPINION/RULING" has the meaning set forth in Section
6.02(c).
"SUBSIDIARY" has the meaning set forth in the Merger Agreement.
"SUBSIDIARY PREFERRED STOCK EXCHANGE" has the meaning set forth in Section
4.01(d).
"TAX OPINIONS/RULINGS" has the meaning set forth in Section 6.02(b).
"TAX RELATED LOSSES" has the meaning set forth in Section 6.02(d).
"TAX SHARING AGREEMENT" means the Tax Sharing Agreement by and between AT&T
and AT&T Broadband, in the form attached hereto as Exhibit G.
"TAXES" has the meaning set forth in the Tax Sharing Agreement.
"THIRD PARTY CLAIM" has the meaning set forth in Section 5.05(a).
"THIRD PARTY TAX CLAIM" has the meaning set forth in Section 6.03(a).
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"T-HOLDINGS" means AT&T Broadband T-Holdings, Inc. (f/k/a TCI Telephony
Holdings, Inc.), a Delaware corporation.
"TOPRS" has the meaning set forth in the Merger Agreement.
"TRADEMARK AND SERVICE MARK AGREEMENT" means the Trademark and Service Mark
Agreement by and among AT&T, AT&T Broadband, LLC, a Delaware limited liability
company, and MediaOne Group, Inc., a Delaware corporation, in the form attached
hereto as Exhibit H.
"TRANSACTION DISQUALIFICATION" has the meaning set forth in Section
6.04(a).
"TWE OPTION" has the meaning set forth in the Merger Agreement.
"UNDERPAYMENT RATE" has the meaning set forth in Section 6.03(c).
"WESTERN RANGE" means Western Range Insurance Company, a Vermont
corporation.
ARTICLE 2
THE SEPARATION
SECTION 2.01. TRANSFER OF ASSETS AND ASSUMPTION OF LIABILITIES. (a) Subject
to Section 4.03, on or prior to the Distribution Date, AT&T will assign,
transfer, convey and deliver to AT&T Broadband, and agrees to cause its
applicable Subsidiaries to assign, transfer, convey and deliver to AT&T
Broadband, and AT&T Broadband will accept from AT&T and its applicable
Subsidiaries, all of AT&T's and its applicable Subsidiaries' respective right,
title and interest in all AT&T Broadband Assets, other than the Delayed Transfer
Assets.
(b) Subject to Section 4.03, on or prior to the Distribution Date, AT&T
Broadband will assume and agree faithfully to perform and fulfill all the AT&T
Broadband Liabilities that are not already Liabilities of an AT&T Broadband
Subsidiary, other than the Delayed Transfer Liabilities, in accordance with
their respective terms. AT&T Broadband shall be responsible for all AT&T
Broadband Liabilities that are not already Liabilities of an AT&T Broadband
Subsidiary, regardless of when or where such Liabilities arose or arise, or
whether the facts on which they are based occurred prior to, on or subsequent to
the date hereof, regardless of where or against whom such Liabilities are
asserted or determined
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(including any AT&T Broadband Liabilities arising out of claims made by AT&T's,
or AT&T Broadband's, respective directors, officers, employees, agents,
Subsidiaries or Affiliates against any member of the AT&T Broadband Group or the
AT&T Communications Group) or whether asserted or determined prior to the date
hereof, and regardless of whether arising from or alleged to arise from
negligence, recklessness, violation of law, fraud or misrepresentation by any
member of the AT&T Broadband Group or the AT&T Communications Group or any of
their respective directors, officers, employees, agents, Subsidiaries or
Affiliates. For the avoidance of doubt, but subject to Section 5.03 including
the indemnification obligations thereunder with respect to Liabilities described
in clause (g) of the definition of AT&T Broadband Liabilities, AT&T Broadband is
not itself agreeing to assume any Liabilities of At Home or its Subsidiaries.
(c) Subject to Section 4.03, on or prior to the Distribution Date, AT&T
will assume and agree faithfully to perform and fulfill all the AT&T
Communications Liabilities that are not already Liabilities of AT&T or any of
its Subsidiaries (other than any AT&T Broadband Entity) in accordance with their
respective terms. AT&T shall be responsible for all AT&T Communications
Liabilities that are not already Liabilities of an AT&T Subsidiary (other than
any AT&T Broadband Entity), regardless of when or where such Liabilities arose
or arise, or whether the facts on which they are based occurred prior to, on or
subsequent to the date hereof, regardless of where or against whom such
Liabilities are asserted or determined (including any AT&T Communications
Liabilities arising out of claims made by AT&T's, or AT&T Broadband's,
respective directors, officers, employees, agents, Subsidiaries or Affiliates
against any member of the AT&T Broadband Group or the AT&T Communications Group)
or whether asserted or determined prior to the date hereof, and regardless of
whether arising from or alleged to arise from negligence, recklessness,
violation of law, fraud or misrepresentation by any member of the AT&T Broadband
Group or the AT&T Communications Group or any of their respective directors,
officers, employees, agents, Subsidiaries or Affiliates.
(d) Each of the parties hereto agrees that the Delayed Transfer Assets will
be assigned, transferred, conveyed and delivered, and the Delayed Transfer
Liabilities will be assumed, in accordance with the terms of the agreements that
provide for such assignment, transfer, conveyance and delivery, or such
assumption, after the date of this Agreement.
(e) In the event that at any time or from time to time (whether prior to or
after the Distribution Date) any party hereto (or any member of such party's
respective Group) shall receive or otherwise possess any Asset that is allocated
to any other Person pursuant to this Agreement or any other Ancillary Agreement,
such party shall promptly transfer, or cause to be transferred, such Asset to
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the Person so entitled thereto. Prior to any such transfer, the Person receiving
or possessing such Asset shall hold such Asset in trust for any such other
Person.
(f) Prior to the transactions described in Section 2.01(a)-(c), (i) AT&T
shall contribute $18 million in cash to AT&T Broadband, (ii) AT&T shall cause
T-Holdings and its Subsidiaries to sell all of their respective Assets that are
used or held for use primarily in the AT&T Broadband Business to AT&T Broadband
for $18 million in cash and (iii) AT&T Broadband shall purchase from T-Holdings
and its Subsidiaries for $18 million in cash all of such Assets. Prior to the
time that AT&T Broadband LLC becomes a Subsidiary of AT&T Broadband, AT&T shall
cause AT&T Broadband LLC to distribute all of the outstanding shares of
T-Holdings to AT&T.
(g) The provisions of this Section 2.01 and the definition of AT&T
Broadband Asset do not apply to any intellectual property, including any
Software, Proprietary Information, Materials (as such terms are defined in the
Intellectual Property Agreement), copyrights, inventions, patents, patent
applications, trade secrets and other technology to the extent it is allocated
in the Intellectual Property Agreement, except for transfers made pursuant to
the Patent Assignment.
(h) Anything in this Agreement to the contrary notwithstanding, if either
AT&T or Comcast reasonably believes that the amount of income that would
otherwise be required to be recognized under Treasury Regulations Section
1.1502-13 or 1.1502-19 by reason of the Distribution may be reduced or
eliminated as a result of one or more restructuring transactions consummated
prior to the Distribution, then the parties shall negotiate in good faith to
reach agreement regarding such restructuring transaction. Notwithstanding
anything in the preceding sentence, AT&T shall be permitted to effect, at its
own expense, any restructuring transaction under this paragraph; PROVIDED THAT
(i) Comcast shall be afforded reasonable notice and opportunity to comment upon
plans to effect any such transaction, and (ii) such transaction shall not result
in the failure of any AT&T Broadband Asset that was intended under this
Agreement to be transferred to or held by any member of the AT&T Broadband Group
to be so transferred or held, unless (A) such asset consists of the capital
stock or other ownership interest in an AT&T Broadband Subsidiary the assets of
which will be transferred, on or prior to the Distribution Date, to another
member of the AT&T Broadband Group or (B) Comcast consents to such transaction,
such consent not to be unreasonably withheld; PROVIDED, FURTHER, that AT&T shall
indemnify Comcast for any increased Tax liability or other costs to Comcast or
any AT&T Broadband Entity resulting from such transactions. Comcast agrees to
reasonably cooperate with AT&T in connection with transactions described in this
paragraph (h).
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SECTION 2.02. DISCLAIMER OF REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES. EXCEPT AS MAY
EXPRESSLY BE SET FORTH HEREIN, IN ANY OTHER ANCILLARY AGREEMENT OR REAL PROPERTY
INSTRUMENT OR IN THE MERGER AGREEMENT, (A) NONE OF AT&T, AT&T BROADBAND OR ANY
OTHER PERSON MAKES ANY REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY OF ANY KIND WHATSOEVER,
EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, WITH RESPECT TO ANY OF THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY
(INCLUDING ANY CONSENTS OR APPROVALS REQUIRED IN CONNECTION THEREWITH) OR THE
BUSINESS, ASSETS, CONDITION OR PROSPECTS (FINANCIAL OR OTHERWISE) OF, OR ANY
OTHER MATTER INVOLVING, THE ASSETS, BUSINESSES OR LIABILITIES OF AT&T, AT&T
BROADBAND, THE AT&T COMMUNICATIONS GROUP OR THE AT&T BROADBAND GROUP; (B) ALL OF
THE ASSETS TO BE RETAINED OR TRANSFERRED OR THE LIABILITIES TO BE RETAINED,
ASSUMED OR TRANSFERRED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THIS AGREEMENT SHALL BE TRANSFERRED OR
ASSUMED ON AN "AS IS, WHERE IS BASIS," AND ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF
MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A SPECIFIC PURPOSE OR OTHERWISE ARE HEREBY
EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMED, AND (C) NONE OF AT&T, AT&T BROADBAND OR ANY OTHER PERSON
MAKES ANY REPRESENTATION OR WARRANTY WITH RESPECT TO ANY INFORMATION, DOCUMENTS
OR MATERIAL MADE AVAILABLE IN CONNECTION WITH THE SEPARATION, THE DISTRIBUTION
OR THE MERGER OR THE ENTERING INTO OF THIS AGREEMENT OR THE MERGER AGREEMENT OR
THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY AND THEREBY. EACH PARTY HERETO AGREES AND
ACKNOWLEDGES THAT THE REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES IN THE MERGER AGREEMENT
SHALL NOT SURVIVE THE EFFECTIVE TIME. AT&T UNDERSTANDS AND AGREES THAT NO AT&T
BROADBAND ENTITY SHALL HAVE ANY LIABILITY TO AT&T OR ANY OTHER PERSON FOR
MONETARY DAMAGES FOR ANY BREACH BY SUCH AT&T BROADBAND ENTITY PRIOR TO THE
EFFECTIVE TIME OF THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY OTHER ANCILLARY AGREEMENT OR REAL
PROPERTY INSTRUMENT.
SECTION 2.03. OTHER ANCILLARY AGREEMENTS. On or prior to the Distribution
Date, each of AT&T and AT&T Broadband will execute and deliver or cause to be
executed and delivered all Ancillary Agreements to which it or any of its
Subsidiaries is a party. At the request of Comcast or AT&T, on or prior to the
Distribution Date, AT&T and AT&T Broadband will execute and deliver the Interim
Services and Systems Replication Agreement, in the form attached hereto as
Exhibit E. Pursuant to the terms of such agreement, AT&T or AT&T Broadband, as
the case may be, will provide to AT&T Broadband or AT&T, as
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the case may be, such mutually agreed services as may be set forth on the
schedules to such Agreement, such schedules to be on terms mutually agreed
between Comcast and AT&T. If AT&T and AT&T Broadband enter into such agreement,
such agreement will be considered an Ancillary Agreement. Except to the extent
set forth therein, Article 11 of this Agreement shall apply to any Ancillary
Agreement (other than the Tax Sharing Agreement).
SECTION 2.04. TERMINATION OF AGREEMENTS. (a) Except as set forth in Section
2.04(b), as of the Distribution Date, AT&T and each member of the AT&T
Communications Group, on the one hand, and AT&T Broadband and each member of the
AT&T Broadband Group, on the other hand, shall terminate any and all agreements,
arrangements, commitments or understandings, whether or not in writing, between
or among AT&T and/or any member of the AT&T Communications Group, on the one
hand, and AT&T Broadband and/or any member of the AT&T Broadband Group, on the
other hand, effective as of the Distribution Date. No such terminated agreement,
arrangement, commitment or understanding (including any provision thereof that
purports to survive termination) shall be of any further force or effect after
the Distribution Date. Each party shall, at the reasonable request of any other
party, take, or cause to be taken, such other actions as may be necessary to
effect the foregoing.
(b) The provisions of Section 2.04(a) shall not apply to any of the
following agreements, arrangements, commitments or understandings (or to any of
the provisions thereof):
(i) this Agreement and the other Ancillary Agreements (and each other
agreement or instrument expressly contemplated by this Agreement or any
other Ancillary Agreement to be entered into by any of the parties hereto
or any of the members of their respective Groups);
(ii) any agreements, arrangements, commitments or understandings
listed or described on Schedule 2.04(b)(ii)(A); PROVIDED that the
agreements set forth in Schedule 2.04(b)(ii)(B) shall be amended on the
Distribution Date as set forth on such Schedule;
(iii) any agreements, arrangements, commitments or understandings
listed or described on Schedule 2.04(b)(iii) to which any Person other than
the parties hereto and their respective wholly owned Affiliates is a party
(it being understood that to the extent that the rights and obligations of
the parties and the members of their respective Groups under any such
agreements, arrangements, commitments or understandings constitute AT&T
Broadband Assets or AT&T Broadband Liabilities, they shall be assigned
pursuant to Section 2.01);
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(iv) any intercompany accounts payable or accounts receivable arising
in the ordinary course of business and accrued as of the Distribution Date
that are reflected in the books and records of the parties or otherwise
documented in writing in accordance with past practices (regardless of
whether such intercompany accounts payable or accounts receivable accrued
under an agreement, arrangement, commitment or understanding that
terminated pursuant to Section 2.04(a)); PROVIDED THAT, subject to Section
3.02, AT&T or AT&T Broadband, as the case may be, will pay or cause to be
paid such intercompany accounts payable promptly when due;
(v) except as otherwise provided in the Tax Sharing Agreement, any
written Tax sharing or Tax allocation agreements to which any member of any
Group is a party;
(vi) any agreements, arrangements, commitments or understandings
listed or described on Schedule 2.04(b)(vi) to which any non-wholly owned
Subsidiary or Affiliate of AT&T or AT&T Broadband, as the case may be, is a
party (it being understood that directors' qualifying shares or similar
interests will be disregarded for purposes of determining whether a
Subsidiary is wholly owned);
(vii) any agreements, arrangements, commitments or understandings that
(A) either any Ancillary Agreement or any other agreement, arrangement,
commitment or understanding that pursuant to the terms of this Section is
not to be terminated as of the Distribution Date contemplates will be
entered into or made on or after the date hereof or (B) are otherwise
necessary to implement the transactions contemplated by any of the
foregoing clauses or that implement term sheets contemplated by any of the
foregoing clauses on terms not materially less advantageous to any member
of the AT&T Broadband Group; PROVIDED THAT each of the agreements,
arrangements, commitments or understandings referred in this clause (vii)
must be in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Comcast; and
(viii) any other agreements, arrangements, commitments or
understandings that this Agreement or any other Ancillary Agreement
expressly contemplates will survive the Distribution Date.
SECTION 2.05. DOCUMENTS RELATING TO TRANSFER OF REAL PROPERTY INTERESTS
AND TANGIBLE PROPERTY LOCATED THEREON. (a) To the extent necessary, in
furtherance of the assignment, transfer and conveyance of AT&T
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Communications Real Property and the assumption of the related AT&T
Communications Liabilities pursuant to Section 2.01(a) and 2.01(b), on or prior
to the Distribution Date each of AT&T and AT&T Broadband, or their applicable
Subsidiaries, will execute and deliver such deeds, lease assignments and
assumptions, leases, subleases and sub-subleases as may be necessary to effect
the transactions contemplated by this Agreement, including this Section 2.05
(collectively, the "REAL PROPERTY INSTRUMENTS"). Real Property Instruments will
be on mutually acceptable terms.
(b) Except as otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement or any other
Ancillary Agreement and except for AT&T Broadband Assets, all leasehold
improvements, fixtures, furniture, office equipment, servers, private branch
exchanges, artwork and other tangible property (other than equipment subject to
capital or operating equipment leases, which will be transferred or retained
based on whether the associated capital or operating equipment lease is or is
not an AT&T Broadband Contract or as otherwise provided herein) located as of
the date hereof on any AT&T Communications Real Property shall be transferred to
a member of the AT&T Communications Group.
(c) Schedule 2.05(c) sets forth a list of AT&T Communications Real Property
currently used in connection with both the AT&T Communications Business and the
AT&T Broadband Business and that following the Distribution Date will be leased
or subleased by members of the AT&T Communications Group to members of the AT&T
Broadband Group, on terms and for the transition period reflected in Schedule
2.05(c).
(d) Schedule 2.05(d) sets forth a list of AT&T Broadband Real Property
currently used in connection with both the AT&T Communications Business and the
AT&T Broadband Business and that following the Distribution Date will be leased
or subleased by AT&T Broadband or any of the AT&T Broadband Entities to members
of the AT&T Communications Group, on terms and for the transition period
reflected in Schedule 2.05(d).
SECTION 2.06. DOCUMENTS RELATING TO OTHER TRANSFERS OF ASSETS AND
ASSUMPTION OF LIABILITIES. In furtherance of the assignment, transfer and
conveyance of AT&T Broadband Assets and the assumption of AT&T Broadband
Liabilities pursuant to Sections 2.01(a) and 2.01(b), on or prior to the
Distribution Date, (a) AT&T shall execute and deliver, and shall cause its
Subsidiaries to execute and deliver, such bills of sale, stock powers,
certificates of title, assignments of contracts and other instruments of
transfer, conveyance and assignment as and to the extent necessary to evidence
the transfer, conveyance and assignment of all of AT&T's and its Subsidiaries'
right, title and interest in and to the AT&T Broadband Assets to AT&T Broadband
and (b) AT&T Broadband
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shall execute and deliver, to AT&T and its respective Subsidiaries such bills of
sale, stock powers, certificates of title, assumptions of contracts and other
instruments of assumption, as and to the extent necessary to evidence the valid
and effective assumption by AT&T Broadband of the AT&T Broadband Liabilities
that are not already Liabilities of an AT&T Broadband Entity; provided that any
instruments executed and delivered pursuant to this Section 2.06 shall be in
form and substance reasonably satisfactory to Comcast.
SECTION 2.07. GOVERNMENTAL APPROVALS AND CONSENTS. (a If and to the extent
that the valid, complete and perfected transfer or assignment to AT&T Broadband
of any AT&T Broadband Assets (or from the AT&T Broadband Group of any AT&T
Communications Assets held by any member of such Group) would be a violation of
applicable laws or require any Consent or Governmental Approval in connection
with the Separation or the Distribution, then the transfer or assignment to or
from the AT&T Communications Group, as the case may be, of such AT&T Broadband
Assets or AT&T Communications Assets, respectively, shall be automatically
deemed deferred and any such purported transfer or assignment shall be null and
void until such time as all legal impediments are removed and/or such Consents
or Governmental Approvals have been obtained. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any
such Transferred Asset shall be deemed an Asset of the transferee AT&T
Communications Group or the AT&T Broadband Group, as applicable, for purposes of
determining whether any Liability is a Liability of the AT&T Communications
Group or the AT&T Broadband Group.
(b) If the transfer or assignment of any Asset intended to be transferred
or assigned hereunder is not consummated prior to or at the Distribution Date,
whether as a result of the provisions of Section 2.07(a) or for any other
reason, then the Person retaining such Asset shall thereafter hold such Asset
for the use and benefit, insofar as reasonably possible, of the Person entitled
thereto (at the expense of the Person entitled thereto). In addition, the Person
retaining such Asset shall take such other actions as may be reasonably
requested by the Person to whom such Asset is to be transferred in order to
place such Person, insofar as reasonably possible, in the same position as if
such Asset had been transferred as contemplated hereby and so that all the
benefits and burdens relating to such AT&T Broadband Asset (or such AT&T
Communications Asset, as the case may be), including possession, use, risk of
loss, potential for gain, and dominion, control and command over such Asset, are
to inure from and after the Distribution Date to the AT&T Broadband Group (or
the AT&T Communications Group, as the case may be). To the extent permitted by
law and to the extent otherwise permissible in light of any required Consent
and/or Governmental Approval, the AT&T Broadband Group shall be entitled to, and
shall be responsible for, the management of any AT&T Broadband Asset not yet
transferred to it as a result of
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this Section 2.07(b) and the parties agree to use reasonable commercial efforts
to cooperate and coordinate with respect thereto.
(c) If and when the Consents and/or Governmental Approvals, the absence of
which caused the deferral of transfer of any Asset pursuant to Section 2.07(a),
are obtained, the transfer of the applicable Asset shall be effected in
accordance with the terms of this Agreement and/or the other applicable
Ancillary Agreement.
(d) The Person retaining an Asset due to the deferral of the transfer of
such Asset shall not be obligated, in connection with the foregoing, to expend
any money unless the necessary funds are advanced by the Person entitled to the
Asset, other than reasonable out-of-pocket expenses, attorneys' fees and
recording or similar fees, all of which shall be promptly reimbursed by the
Person entitled to such Asset.
SECTION 2.08. NOVATION OF AT&T BROADBAND LIABILITIES. (a) Each of AT&T and
AT&T Broadband, at the reasonable written request of the other, shall use its
reasonable commercial efforts to obtain, or to cause to be obtained, any
release, consent, substitution, approval or amendment required to novate and
assign all obligations under agreements, leases, licenses and other obligations
or Liabilities of any nature whatsoever that constitute AT&T Broadband
Liabilities, or to obtain in writing the unconditional release of all parties to
such arrangements other than any member of the AT&T Broadband Group, so that, in
any such case, the members of the AT&T Broadband Group will be solely
responsible for such Liabilities; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that none of AT&T, AT&T
Broadband or any of their respective Subsidiaries shall be obligated to pay any
consideration or surrender, release or modify any rights or remedies therefor to
any third party from whom such releases, consents, approvals, substitutions and
amendments are requested except as specifically set forth in the Merger
Agreement or elsewhere in this Agreement.
(b) If AT&T or AT&T Broadband is unable to obtain, or to cause to be
obtained, any such required release, consent, substitution, approval or
amendment, the applicable member of the AT&T Communications Group shall continue
to be bound by such agreements, leases, licenses and other obligations and,
unless not permitted by law or the terms thereof, AT&T Broadband shall, as agent
or subcontractor for such member of the AT&T Communications Group, pay, perform
and discharge fully all the obligations or other Liabilities of such member of
the AT&T Communications Group thereunder from and after the date hereof. AT&T
Broadband shall indemnify each AT&T Indemnitee and hold it harmless against any
Liabilities arising in connection therewith. AT&T shall cause each member of the
AT&T Communications Group, without further consideration, to
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pay and remit, or cause to be paid or remitted, to AT&T Broadband or the
applicable member of the AT&T Broadband Group promptly all money, rights and
other consideration received by it or any member of the AT&T Communications
Group in respect of such performance. If and when any such release, consent,
substitution, approval or amendment shall be obtained or such agreement, lease,
license or other rights or obligations shall otherwise become assignable or able
to be novated, AT&T shall promptly assign, or cause to be assigned, all its
rights, obligations and other Liabilities thereunder or any rights, obligations
or other Liabilities of any member of the AT&T Communications Group to AT&T
Broadband or to another member of the AT&T Broadband Group without payment of
further consideration and AT&T Broadband, without the payment of any further
consideration, shall, or shall cause such other member of the AT&T Broadband
Group to, assume such rights and obligations. Notwithstanding the foregoing,
unless AT&T shall so elect, AT&T Broadband shall assume all Liabilities of any
nature whatsoever that would constitute AT&T Broadband Liabilities as of the
Distribution Date, except for Liabilities of another member of the AT&T
Broadband Group.
SECTION 2.09. NOVATION OF AT&T COMMUNICATIONS LIABILITIES. (a) Each of AT&T
and AT&T Broadband, at the reasonable written request of the other, shall use
its reasonable commercial efforts to obtain, or to cause to be obtained, any
release, consent, substitution, approval or amendment required to novate and
assign all obligations under agreements, leases, licenses and other obligations
or Liabilities of any nature whatsoever that constitute AT&T Communications
Liabilities, or to obtain in writing the unconditional release of all parties to
such arrangements other than any member of the AT&T Communications Group, so
that, in any such case, the members of the AT&T Communications Group will be
solely responsible for such Liabilities; provided, however, that none of AT&T,
AT&T Broadband or any of their respective Subsidiaries shall be obligated to pay
any consideration or surrender, release or modify any rights or remedies
therefor to any third party from whom such releases, consents, approvals,
substitutions and amendments are requested except as specifically set forth in
the Merger Agreement or elsewhere in this Agreement.
(b) If AT&T or AT&T Broadband is unable to obtain, or to cause to be
obtained, any such required release, consent, approval, substitution or
amendment, the applicable member of the AT&T Broadband Group shall continue to
be bound by such agreements, leases, licenses and other obligations and, unless
not permitted by law or the terms thereof, AT&T shall, as agent or subcontractor
for such member of the AT&T Broadband Group, pay, perform and discharge fully
all the obligations or other Liabilities of such member of the AT&T Broadband
Group thereunder from and after the date hereof. AT&T shall indemnify each AT&T
Broadband Indemnitee and hold each of them harmless against any
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Liabilities arising in connection therewith. AT&T Broadband shall cause each
member of the AT&T Broadband Group, without further consideration, to pay and
remit, or cause to be paid or remitted, to AT&T or the applicable member of the
AT&T Communications Group promptly all money, rights and other consideration
received by it or any member of the AT&T Broadband Group in respect of such
performance. If and when any such release, consent, substitution approval or
amendment shall be obtained or such agreement, lease, license or other rights or
obligations shall otherwise become assignable or able to be novated, AT&T
Broadband shall promptly assign, or cause to be assigned, all its rights,
obligations and other Liabilities thereunder or any rights, obligations or other
Liabilities of any member of the AT&T Broadband Group to AT&T or to another
member of the AT&T Communications Group without payment of further consideration
and AT&T, without the payment of any further consideration, shall, or shall
cause such other member of the AT&T Communications Group to, assume such rights
and obligations. Notwithstanding the foregoing, unless AT&T Broadband shall so
elect, AT&T shall assume all Liabilities of any nature whatsoever that would
constitute AT&T Communications Liabilities as of the Distribution Date, except
for Liabilities of another member of the AT&T Communications Group.
SECTION 2.10. JOINT PURCHASING ARRANGEMENTS. (a) In the case of existing
purchasing agreements that prior to the Distribution Date provide the AT&T
Broadband Group and the AT&T Communications Group with volume discounts, subject
to applicable law, the parties agree to use their respective reasonable best
efforts so that, to the extent permitted under the terms of such existing
agreements, after the Distribution Date, each Group shall continue to be able to
make purchases and obtain the benefits of the volume discounts. In the case of
any other such contracts, subject to applicable law, the parties will cooperate
reasonably in seeking modifications to such contracts or alternative or
substitute arrangements so that, to the extent practicable after the
Distribution Date, each Group shall continue to be able to make purchases and
obtain the benefits of the volume discounts. Notwithstanding the foregoing, but
subject to the terms of any AT&T Broadband Contract or AT&T Communications
Contract, none of AT&T, AT&T Broadband or their respective Subsidiaries shall be
required to commit to any additional purchases or other obligations, make any
payments or waive any rights in order to effect the foregoing. Each party hereby
agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the other party, and if applicable, the
other party's Subsidiaries, with respect to any losses or claims arising from
such first party's, or such first party's Subsidiaries', own purchases,
commitments or other obligations under any such contracts.
(b) Until December 31, 2003, subject to applicable law, the parties will
use reasonable commercial efforts to cooperate with each other and, as
applicable,
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with each other's Subsidiaries, to coordinate and combine their purchases in
cases where they purchase common supplies or use the same supplier, in each case
to the extent permitted by law from time to time. It is the intent of the
parties that this coordination and cooperation will be focused on achieving more
favorable pricing and terms for such supplies and from such suppliers by
aggregating the combined purchases of the parties and their Subsidiaries.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, no party shall be obligated to make, or cause its
Subsidiaries to make, any specific purchases or to use any specific supplier
except to the extent (i) it or one of its Subsidiaries has previously committed
to make a specific purchase or to use a specific supplier, or (ii) subsequent to
the date of this Agreement, it or one of its Subsidiaries makes a commitment for
a specific purchase or to use a specific supplier. Each party will be
responsible for its own and its Subsidiaries' commitments and its own and its
Subsidiaries' purchases and other obligations made under any common or shared
contracts with suppliers and will, in respect of such commitments, purchases or
other obligations, indemnify and hold harmless the other party and the other
party's Subsidiaries that use such contracts.
SECTION 2.11. TWE ARRANGEMENTS. The parties agree to the terms set forth in
Annex I with respect to the partnership interests in TWE held, as of the date
hereof, by MediaOne TWE Holdings, Inc., an AT&T Broadband Entity, and the TWE
Option held by Media One of Colorado, Inc..
ARTICLE 3
FINANCIAL RESTRUCTURING
SECTION 3.01. LIABILITY MANAGEMENT. The Indebtedness included on the AT&T
Broadband Balance Sheet consists of the Indebtedness to third parties (the
"SCHEDULED DEBT") and Indebtedness to members of the AT&T Communications Group.
Prior to the Distribution Date, the Indebtedness of the AT&T Broadband Group
shall consist only of (i) the Scheduled Debt, Indebtedness to third parties
reflected on the September 30, 2001 balance sheet included in the AT&T Broadband
Financial Statements and the third party Indebtedness identified in Item 3 of
Schedule 6.11 to the Merger Agreement (unless any such Indebtedness shall have
been discharged) (ii) Indebtedness of the members of the AT&T Broadband Group to
members of the AT&T Communications Group and (iii) such other debt as shall have
been approved by the Interim Finance Committee. On the Distribution Date, the
AT&T Broadband Entities may incur additional Indebtedness to parties (other than
to members of the AT&T Communications Group) in an amount sufficient to (i) pay
in full at the Effective Time to AT&T an amount equal to the Indebtedness owed
by any member of the AT&T Broadband Group to any member of the AT&T
Communications Group, (ii) refinance the
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TOPRS that may be called for redemption at the Effective Time or shortly
thereafter and (iii) provide appropriate cash reserves to fund the operations of
the AT&T Broadband Entities after the Effective Time. Such Indebtedness shall be
incurred in accordance with Section 9.15 of the Merger Agreement.
SECTION 3.02. REPAYMENT OF INTRACOMPANY INDEBTEDNESS. AT&T Broadband agrees
that it will pay to AT&T, at the Effective Time and in connection with the
transfer of assets and liabilities hereunder to AT&T Broadband, an amount of
cash equal to the total Indebtedness of all members of the AT&T Broadband Group
to any member of the AT&T Communications Group, and AT&T agrees to contribute
(or cause its subsidiaries to contribute) such Indebtedness to the capital of
AT&T Broadband. AT&T agrees that it will repay or cause to repaid at the
Effective Time any Indebtedness of any member of the AT&T Communications Group
to any member of the AT&T Broadband Group. AT&T also agrees that it will repay
or cause to be repaid at the Effective Time any intercompany receivables owed by
AT&T or any AT&T Subsidiary (other than any AT&T Broadband Entity) to Western
Ridge.
SECTION 3.03. NOTE CONSENTS. Subject to the terms and conditions of the
Merger Agreement, AT&T and AT&T Broadband shall each use its reasonable best
efforts to obtain the irrevocable consent to the transactions contemplated
hereby of the holders of at least a majority in aggregate principal amount of
each series of securities at the time outstanding issued under the Indenture,
dated as of September 7, 1990, between American Telephone & Telegraph Company
and The Bank of New York, as trustee.
ARTICLE 4
THE DISTRIBUTION
SECTION 4.01. THE DISTRIBUTION. (a) Subject to Section 4.03, on or prior to
the Record Date, AT&T will deliver to the Agent for the benefit of holders of
record of AT&T Common Stock on the Record Date, a single stock certificate,
endorsed by AT&T in blank, representing the shares of AT&T Broadband Common
Stock issuable in the Distribution (which, together with the shares to be issued
pursuant to the Exchange Agreement, shall constitute all of the shares of AT&T
Broadband Common Stock outstanding as of the Distribution Date), and shall cause
the transfer agent for the shares of AT&T Common Stock to instruct the Agent to
hold in trust (pending conversion of such shares of AT&T Broadband Common Stock
into shares of Parent Common Stock pursuant to the AT&T Broadband Merger) the
appropriate number of such shares of AT&T Broadband Common Stock (as set forth
in Section 4.01(b)) for each such holder or designated
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transferee or transferees of such holder. For avoidance of doubt, AT&T will not
be considered a holder of record of AT&T Common Stock as of the Record Date with
respect to any shares of AT&T Common Stock held in its treasury.
(b) Subject to Section 4.03, each holder of AT&T Common Stock on the Record
Date (or such holder's designated transferee or transferees) will be entitled to
receive in the Distribution a number of shares of AT&T Broadband Common Stock
equal to the number of shares of AT&T Common Stock held by such holder on the
Record Date; PROVIDED, that no holder of AT&T Common Stock having purported to
exercise rights pursuant to Section 910 of the NYBCL in respect of such holder's
shares of AT&T Common Stock shall be entitled to receive AT&T Broadband Common
Stock in the Distribution.
(c) AT&T Broadband and AT&T, as the case may be, will provide to the Agent
all share certificates and any information reasonably required in order to
complete the Distribution on the basis specified above.
(d) Immediately prior to the Record Date, each of the AT&T Broadband
Subsidiaries, in exchange (the "SUBSIDIARY PREFERRED STOCK EXCHANGE") for all of
the shares of AT&T Subsidiary Preferred Stock held by such AT&T Broadband
Subsidiary immediately prior to the Subsidiary Preferred Stock Exchange, will
receive from AT&T a number of shares of AT&T Broadband Common Stock (or, if AT&T
and AT&T Broadband agree, shares of another class of AT&T Broadband Stock) that
has a value equal to the value of the shares of AT&T Subsidiary Preferred Stock
so exchanged.
(e) At the time of the Distribution, AT&T and AT&T Broadband will comply
with their obligations under the Exchange Agreement, including through the
transfer of shares of AT&T Broadband Common Stock from AT&T to Microsoft as
described therein.
(f) If the QUIPS Transfer is to occur, AT&T Broadband and AT&T will effect
the QUIPS Transfer.
(g) Each of AT&T, and AT&T Broadband agrees that in the event that any
holder of shares of AT&T Common Stock purports to exercise any appraisal rights
pursuant to Section 910 of the NYBCL, the parties will cooperate to
appropriately adjust the provisions hereof.
SECTION 4.02. ACTIONS PRIOR TO THE DISTRIBUTION. (a) As promptly as
reasonably practicable after the execution of this Agreement, subject to the
provisions of the Merger Agreement, AT&T shall prepare and file with the
Commission a proxy statement (the "PROXY STATEMENT") to be sent to
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shareholders of AT&T in connection with their meeting to consider the
Distribution (the "AT&T MEETING"), it being understood that the AT&T Meeting may
be combined with any other meeting of shareholders regarding a possible business
combination involving the AT&T Broadband Group.
(b) As promptly as reasonably practicable after the execution of this
Agreement, subject to the provisions of the Merger Agreement and if required by
applicable law to effect the Distribution, AT&T and AT&T Broadband shall
prepare, and AT&T Broadband shall file with the Commission a registration
statement on Form S-1 or S-4 or any amendment or supplement thereto pursuant to
which shares of AT&T Broadband issuable in the Distribution will be registered
with the Commission (the "DISTRIBUTION REGISTRATION STATEMENT"). If the
Distribution Registration Statement is required by applicable law to be filed
with the Commission to effect the Distribution, AT&T and AT&T Broadband shall
use their reasonable best efforts to cause the Distribution Registration
Statement to become effective under the Exchange Act as soon after such filing
as reasonably practicable and to keep the Distribution Registration Statement
effective as long as is necessary to consummate the Distribution.
(c) AT&T and AT&T Broadband shall take all such actions as are reasonably
necessary or appropriate under the federal or state securities or blue sky laws
of the United States (and any comparable laws under any foreign jurisdiction) in
connection with the Distribution.
SECTION 4.03. TIMING OF THE DISTRIBUTION. AT&T shall consummate the
Separation and Distribution as soon as practicable (and, in any event, within
five Business Days) after satisfaction (or waiver to the extent permissible) of
all of the conditions to the Separation and the Distribution specified below
(other than conditions that by their nature are to be satisfied at the time of
the Distribution or the Mergers and will in fact be satisfied at such time). The
Separation shall occur on the Distribution Date prior to the Distribution which
shall occur at a time to be mutually agreed on the Distribution Date. With the
consent of Comcast, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, AT&T may
effect the Separation and/or the Distribution on different dates or different
times than provided for in the preceding sentence. The obligation of AT&T to
consummate the Separation and the Distribution and the other transactions
contemplated by this Agreement is subject to the satisfaction (or waiver to the
extent permissible) of the following conditions:
(a) If required by applicable law to effect the Distribution, the
Distribution Registration Statement shall have been filed and declared effective
by the Commission, and there shall be no stop-order in effect with respect
thereto;
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(b) The actions and filings with regard to material federal or state
securities and blue sky laws of the United States (and any comparable laws under
any foreign jurisdictions) described in Section 4.02(c) shall have been taken
and, where applicable, become effective or been accepted;
(c) Any Governmental Approvals and Consents including those listed on
Schedule 4.03(c) necessary to consummate the Distribution in the manner
contemplated by this Agreement shall have been obtained and be in full force and
effect, except for such Governmental Approvals and Consents the failure of which
to obtain would not, individually or in the aggregate, reasonably be expected to
have an AT&T Broadband Material Adverse Effect or an AT&T Material Adverse
Effect;
(d) All conditions to permit the Distribution to qualify as a tax-free
distribution to AT&T, AT&T Broadband and shareholders of AT&T shall, to the
extent applicable as of the time of the Distribution, be satisfied and there
shall be no event or condition that is likely to cause any of such conditions
not to be satisfied as of the time of the Distribution or thereafter;
(e) No order, injunction or decree issued by any court or agency of
competent jurisdiction or other material legal restraint or prohibition
preventing the consummation of the Separation or the Distribution or any of the
other transactions contemplated by this Agreement or any other Ancillary
Agreement shall be in effect and the Separation and Distribution shall be in
compliance in all material respects with applicable law;
(f) This Agreement shall not have been terminated;
(g) The supplemental private letter ruling or rulings from the IRS or the
opinion described in Section 10.01(j) of the Merger Agreement shall have been
obtained and shall continue in effect;
(h) The Distribution shall have been approved by the affirmative vote of
shareholders holding a majority of the voting power of the issued and
outstanding shares of AT&T Common Stock at the AT&T Meeting; and
(i) The conditions specified in Sections 10.01 and 10.02 (other than
Section 10.01(i)) of the Merger Agreement shall have been satisfied (or waived
to the extent permissible).
The foregoing conditions are for the sole benefit of AT&T and shall not give
rise to or create any duty on the part of AT&T or the Board of Directors of AT&T
to waive or not waive any such condition.
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ARTICLE 5
MUTUAL RELEASES; INDEMNIFICATION
SECTION 5.01. RELEASE OF PRE-CLOSING CLAIMS. (a) Except as provided in
Section 5.01(c), effective as of the Distribution Date, AT&T shall, for itself
and each other wholly owned member of the AT&T Communications Group (other than
any member of the AT&T Broadband Group) and their respective successors and
assigns, and all shareholders, directors, officers, members, agents or employees
of any wholly owned member of the AT&T Communications Group (in each case, in
their respective capacities as such), remise, release and forever discharge each
of AT&T Broadband and the respective wholly owned members of the AT&T Broadband
Group (other than any member of the AT&T Communications Group), their respective
successors and assigns, and all shareholders, directors, officers, members,
agents or employees of any wholly owned member of the AT&T Broadband Group (in
each case, in their respective capacities as such), and their respective heirs,
executors, administrators, successors and assigns, from any and all Liabilities
whatsoever, whether at law or in equity (including any right of contribution),
whether arising under any contract or agreement, by operation of law or
otherwise, existing or arising from any acts or events occurring or failing to
occur or alleged to have occurred or to have failed to occur or any conditions
existing or alleged to have existed on or before the Distribution Date, whether
or not known as of the Distribution Date, including in connection with the
transactions and all other activities to implement either the Separation or the
Distribution.
(b) Except as provided in Section 5.01(c), effective as of the Distribution
Date, AT&T Broadband shall, for itself and each other wholly owned member of the
AT&T Broadband Group (other than any member of the AT&T Communications Group)
and their respective successors and assigns, and all shareholders, directors,
officers, members, agents or employees of any wholly owned member of the AT&T
Broadband Group (in each case, in their respective capacities as such), remise,
release and forever discharge each of AT&T and the respective wholly owned
members of the AT&T Communications Group (other than any member of the AT&T
Broadband Group), their respective successors and assigns, and all shareholders,
directors, officers, members, agents or employees of any wholly owned member of
the AT&T Communications Group (in each case, in their respective capacities as
such), and their respective heirs, executors, administrators, successors and
assigns, from any and all Liabilities whatsoever, whether at law or in equity
(including any right of contribution), whether arising under any contract or
agreement, by operation of law or otherwise, existing or arising from any acts
or events occurring or failing to occur or alleged to have occurred or to have
failed to occur or any conditions existing or alleged to have existed on or
before the Distribution Date, whether or not known as of the
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Distribution Date, including in connection with the transactions and all other
activities to implement either the Separation or the Distribution.
(c) Nothing contained in Section 5.01(a) or 5.01(b) shall impair any right
of any Person to enforce this Agreement, any other Ancillary Agreement or any
agreements, arrangements, commitments or understandings that are specified in
Section 2.04(b) or the applicable Schedules thereto not to terminate as of the
Distribution Date, in each case in accordance with its terms. Nothing contained
in Section 5.01(a) or 5.01(b) shall release any Person from:
(i) any Liability provided in or resulting from any agreement among
any members of the AT&T Broadband Group or the AT&T Communications Group
that is specified in Section 2.04(b) or the applicable Schedules thereto as
not to terminate as of the Distribution Date, or any other Liability
specified in such Section 2.04(b) as not to terminate as of the
Distribution Date;
(ii) any Liability, contingent or otherwise, assumed, transferred,
assigned or allocated to the Group of which such Person is a member in
accordance with, or any other Liability of any member of any Group under,
this Agreement or any other Ancillary Agreement;
(iii) any Liability arising from or relating to the sale, lease,
construction, provision, or receipt of goods, property or services
purchased, obtained or used in the ordinary course of business by a member
of one Group from a member of any other Group prior to the Distribution
Date;
(iv) any Liability for payment for goods, services or property
purchased, obtained or used in the ordinary course of business by a member
of one Group from a member of any other Group prior to the Distribution
Date or any related refund claims; or
(v) any Liability the release of which would result in the release of
any Person other than a Person released pursuant to this Section 5.01;
PROVIDED THAT the parties agree not to bring suit or permit any of their
Subsidiaries to bring suit against any Person with respect to any Liability
to the extent that such Person would be released with respect to such
Liability by this Section 5.01 but for the provisions of this clause (v).
(d) AT&T shall not make, and shall not permit any member of the AT&T
Communications Group to make, any claim or demand, or commence any Action
asserting any claim or demand, including any claim of contribution or any
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indemnification, against AT&T Broadband or any wholly owned member of the AT&T
Broadband Group, or any other Person released pursuant to Section 5.01(a), with
respect to any Liabilities released in respect of such Person pursuant to
Section 5.01(a). AT&T Broadband shall not make, and shall not permit any member
of the AT&T Broadband Group to make, any claim or demand, or commence any Action
asserting any claim or demand, including any claim of contribution or any
indemnification, against AT&T or any wholly owned member of the AT&T
Communications Group, or any other Person released pursuant to Section 5.01(b),
with respect to any Liabilities in respect of such Person released pursuant to
Section 5.01(b).
(e) At any time, at the request of any other party, each party shall cause
each member of its respective Group to execute and deliver releases reflecting
the provisions of this Section 5.01.
SECTION 5.02. INDEMNIFICATION BY AT&T. Except as provided in Section 5.04,
following the Distribution Date, AT&T shall indemnify, defend and hold harmless
AT&T Broadband, each member of the AT&T Broadband Group and each of their
respective directors, officers and employees, and each of the heirs, executors,
successors and assigns of any of the foregoing (collectively, the "AT&T
BROADBAND INDEMNITEES"), from and against any and all Liabilities (or in the
case of subsection (d), 50% of any and all Liabilities) of the AT&T Broadband
Indemnitees relating to, arising out of or resulting from any of the following
items (without duplication):
(a) the failure of AT&T or any other member of the AT&T Communications
Group or any other Person to pay, perform or otherwise promptly discharge any
AT&T Communications Liabilities, or AT&T Communications Contract, in accordance
with their respective terms, whether prior to or after the Distribution Date or
the date hereof;
(b) the AT&T Communications Business, any AT&T Communications Asset or any
AT&T Communications Contract (except to the extent such Liabilities arise out of
any breach by AT&T or any of its Subsidiaries prior to the Distribution Date of
any AT&T Communications Contract entered into in connection with the separation,
divestiture or termination of LMC and its Subsidiaries);
(c) any breach by AT&T or any member of the AT&T Communications Group of
this Agreement or any of the other Ancillary Agreements; and
(d) any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material
fact or omission or alleged omission to state a material fact required to be
stated therein
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or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, with respect to all
information contained in any Registration Statement (any Action relating to the
matters set forth in this Section 5.02(d) or Section 5.03(d), a "REGISTRATION
STATEMENT CLAIM").
SECTION 5.03. INDEMNIFICATION BY AT&T BROADBAND. Except as provided in
Section 5.04, following the Distribution Date, AT&T Broadband shall indemnify,
defend and hold harmless AT&T, each member of the AT&T Communications Group and
each of their respective directors, officers and employees, and each of the
heirs, executors, successors and assigns of any of the foregoing (collectively,
the "AT&T INDEMNITEES"), from and against any and all Liabilities (or in the
case of subsection (d), 50% of any and all Liabilities) of the AT&T Indemnitees
relating to, arising out of or resulting from any of the following items
(without duplication):
(a) the failure of AT&T Broadband or any other member of the AT&T Broadband
Group or any other Person to pay, perform or otherwise promptly discharge any
AT&T Broadband Liabilities, or AT&T Broadband Contract, in accordance with their
respective terms, whether prior to or after the Distribution Date or the date
hereof;
(b) the AT&T Broadband Business, any AT&T Broadband Asset or any AT&T
Broadband Contract;
(c) any breach by AT&T Broadband or any member of the AT&T Broadband Group
of this Agreement or any of the other Ancillary Agreements;
(d) any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact or
omission or alleged omission to state a material fact required to be stated
therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, with respect
to all information contained in any Registration Statement; and
(e) if neither the QUIPS Exchange nor the QUIPS Transfer occurs, any
Liabilities relating to, arising out of or resulting from any Actions commenced
by Microsoft claiming that the transactions contemplated hereby or by the Merger
Agreement violate the terms of the QUIPS; PROVIDED THAT for purposes hereof, in
the event that AT&T is required to repay the QUIPS as a result of such Action,
the indemnified Liability hereunder in respect of such repayment shall be
reduced by the amount of the QUIPS Fair Market Value plus any accrued interest
on the QUIPS since the date as of which the QUIPS Fair Market Value was
determined (any such Action, a "MICROSOFT QUIPS CLAIM").
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Notwithstanding the foregoing, AT&T Broadband shall have no obligation to
indemnify, defend and hold harmless any AT&T Indemnitee from and against any
Liabilities arising out of any breach by At Home or any of its Subsidiaries of
any At Home Contract.
SECTION 5.04. INDEMNIFICATION OBLIGATIONS NET OF INSURANCE PROCEEDS AND
OTHER AMOUNTS. (a) The parties intend that any indemnification or reimbursement
obligation pursuant to this Article 5 will be net of Insurance Proceeds that
actually reduce the amount of the Liability. Accordingly, the amount which any
party (an "INDEMNIFYING PARTY") is required to pay to any Person entitled to
indemnification hereunder (an "INDEMNITEE") will be reduced by any Insurance
Proceeds theretofore actually recovered by or on behalf of the Indemnitee in
reduction of the related Liability. If an Indemnitee receives a payment (an
"INDEMNITY PAYMENT") required by this Agreement from an Indemnifying Party in
respect of any Liability and subsequently receives Insurance Proceeds, then the
Indemnitee will pay to the Indemnifying Party an amount equal to the excess of
the Indemnity Payment received over the amount of the Indemnity Payment that
would have been due if the Insurance Proceeds had been received, realized or
recovered before the Indemnity Payment was made.
(b) An insurer who would otherwise be obligated to defend or make payment
in response to any claim shall not be relieved of the responsibility with
respect thereto or, solely by virtue of the indemnification provisions hereof,
have any subrogation rights with respect thereto, it being expressly understood
and agreed that no insurer or any other third party shall be entitled to a
"windfall" (i.e., a benefit it would not be entitled to receive in the absence
of the indemnification provisions) by virtue of the indemnification provisions
hereof.
(c) With respect to all policies of insurance with insurance companies
other than American Ridge and Western Range, the parties agree to act in good
faith and to use their reasonable best efforts to preserve and maximize the
insurance benefits due to be provided thereunder and to cooperate with one
another as necessary to permit each other to access or obtain the benefits under
those policies, provided, however, that nothing in this Section 5.04 shall be
construed to prevent any party or any other Person from asserting claims for
insurance benefits or accepting insurance benefits provided by the policies. The
parties agree to exchange information upon reasonable request of the other party
regarding requests that they have made for insurance benefits, notices of
claims, occurrences and circumstances that they have submitted to the insurance
companies or other entities managing the policies, responses they have received
from those insurance companies or entities, including any payments they have
received from the insurance companies and any agreements by the insurance
companies to make payments, and any other information that the parties may need
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to determine the status of the insurance policies and the continued availability
of benefits thereunder.
SECTION 5.05. PROCEDURES FOR INDEMNIFICATION OF THIRD PARTY CLAIMS. (a) If
an Indemnitee shall receive notice or otherwise learn of the assertion by a
Person (including any Governmental Authority) who is not a member of the AT&T
Broadband Group or the AT&T Communications Group of any claim or of the
commencement by any such Person of any Action (collectively, a "THIRD PARTY
CLAIM") with respect to which an Indemnifying Party may be obligated to provide
indemnification to such Indemnitee pursuant to Section 5.02 or 5.03, or any
other Section of this Agreement or any Ancillary Agreement (except as otherwise
provided therein), such Indemnitee shall give such Indemnifying Party written
notice thereof promptly after becoming aware of such Third Party Claim. Any such
notice shall describe the Third Party Claim in reasonable detail.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the failure of any Indemnitee to give notice as
provided in this Section 5.05(a) shall not relieve the related Indemnifying
Party of its obligations under this Article 5, except to the extent that such
Indemnifying Party is actually prejudiced by such failure to give notice.
(b) An Indemnifying Party may elect to defend (and, unless the Indemnifying
Party has specified any reservations or exceptions, to seek to settle or
compromise), at such Indemnifying Party's own expense (including allocated costs
of in-house counsel and other personnel) and by such Indemnifying Party's own
counsel, any Third Party Claim. Within 30 days after the receipt of notice from
an Indemnitee in accordance with Section 5.05(a) (or sooner, if the nature of
such Third Party Claim so requires), the Indemnifying Party shall notify the
Indemnitee of its election whether the Indemnifying Party will assume
responsibility for defending such Third Party Claim, which election shall
specify any reservations or exceptions. After notice from an Indemnifying Party
to an Indemnitee of its election to assume the defense of a Third Party Claim,
such Indemnitee shall have the right to employ separate counsel and to
participate in (but not control) the defense, compromise, or settlement thereof,
but the fees and expenses of such counsel shall be the expense of such
Indemnitee, except as set forth in the next sentence. In the event that the
Indemnifying Party has elected to assume the defense of the Third Party Claim
but has specified and continues to assert, any reservations or exceptions in
such notice, then, in any such case, the reasonable fees and expenses of one
separate counsel for all Indemnitees shall be borne by the Indemnifying Party.
(c) If an Indemnifying Party elects not to assume responsibility for
defending a Third Party Claim, or fails to notify an Indemnitee of its election
as provided in Section 5.05(b), such Indemnitee may defend such Third Party
Claim
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at the cost and expense (including allocated costs of in-house counsel and other
personnel) of the Indemnifying Party.
(d) Unless the Indemnifying Party has failed to assume the defense of the
Third Party Claim in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, no Indemnitee
may settle or compromise any Third Party Claim without the consent of the
Indemnifying Party.
(e) No Indemnifying Party shall consent to any settlement of the Third
Party Claim without the consent of the Indemnitee if the effect thereof is to
permit any injunction, declaratory judgment, other order or other nonmonetary
relief to be entered, directly or indirectly, against any Indemnitee.
(f) The provisions of Section 5.05 and Section 5.06 shall not apply to
Taxes (which are covered by the Tax Sharing Agreement) or to matters covered by
Sections 6.02 and 6.03.
(g) Notwithstanding anything in this Agreement to the contrary, and subject
to any applicable provision of the AWS separation agreements, if either party is
named in any Action relating to any At Home Matter, Specified Matter, Specified
Transaction or Registration Statement Claim, that party shall be entitled to
assume and control its own defense and to employ its own counsel. Neither party
shall settle any such Action without the consent of the other party (which
consent will not be unreasonably withheld). All legal and other fees (including
allocated cost of in-house counsel and other personnel) incurred in connection
therewith shall be divided 50/50 between AT&T and AT&T Broadband.
SECTION 5.06. ADDITIONAL MATTERS. (a) Any claim on account of a Liability
that does not result from a Third Party Claim shall be asserted by written
notice given by the Indemnitee to the related Indemnifying Party. Such
Indemnifying Party shall have a period of 30 days after the receipt of such
notice within which to respond thereto. If such Indemnifying Party does not
respond within such 30-day period, such Indemnifying Party shall be deemed to
have refused to accept responsibility to make payment. If such Indemnifying
Party does not respond within such 30-day period or rejects such claim in whole
or in part, such Indemnitee shall be free to pursue such remedies as may be
available to such party as contemplated by this Agreement and the other
Ancillary Agreements.
(b) In the event of payment by or on behalf of any Indemnifying Party to
any Indemnitee in connection with any Third Party Claim, such Indemnifying Party
shall be subrogated to and shall stand in the place of such Indemnitee as to any
events or circumstances in respect of which such Indemnitee may have any
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right, defense or claim relating to such Third Party Claim against any claimant
or plaintiff asserting such Third Party Claim or against any other person but
only to the extent related to such payment. Such Indemnitee shall cooperate with
such Indemnifying Party in a reasonable manner, and at the cost and expense
(including allocated costs of in-house counsel and other personnel) of such
Indemnifying Party, in prosecuting any subrogated right, defense or claim.
(c) In the event of an Action in which the Indemnifying Party is not a
named defendant, if either the Indemnitee or Indemnifying Party shall so
request, the parties shall endeavor to substitute the Indemnifying Party for the
named defendant, if at all practicable. If such substitution or addition cannot
be achieved for any reason or is not requested, the named defendant shall allow
the Indemnifying Party to manage the Action as set forth in this Section 5.06
and the Indemnifying Party shall fully indemnify the named defendant against all
reasonable costs of defending the Action (including court costs, sanctions
imposed by a court, attorneys' fees, experts' fees and all other external
expenses, and the allocated costs of in-house counsel and other personnel), the
costs of any judgment or settlement, and the cost of any interest or penalties
relating to any judgment or settlement.
SECTION 5.07. REMEDIES CUMULATIVE. The remedies provided in this Article 5
shall be cumulative and shall not preclude assertion by any Indemnitee of any
other rights or the seeking of any and all other remedies against any
Indemnifying Party.
SECTION 5.08. SURVIVAL OF INDEMNITIES. The rights and obligations of each
of AT&T, AT&T Broadband and their respective Indemnitees under this Article 5
shall survive the sale or other transfer by any party of any Assets or
businesses or the assignment by it of any Liabilities.
ARTICLE 6
INSURANCE AND CERTAIN OTHER MATTERS
SECTION 6.01. INSURANCE MATTERS. (a) The parties intend that both AT&T and
AT&T Broadband and each other member of the AT&T Communications Group and the
AT&T Broadband Group, after the Distribution Date, shall be
successors-in-interest to and retain all rights and interest (whether known,
unknown, contingent or otherwise) that each has as of the Distribution Date
under any Insurance Policy issued to and/or providing coverage to AT&T, as it
existed immediately prior to the Distribution Date, or any of its Subsidiaries
or Affiliates, and any agreements related to such Insurance Policies executed
and delivered
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prior to the Distribution Date, including any rights or interests each has, as
an insured, named insured, or additional named insured, Subsidiary, Affiliate,
division or department, to avail itself of any benefit under any such Insurance
Policy or any such agreement related to such policy as in effect prior to the
Distribution Date. The provisions of this Agreement are not intended to relieve
any insurer of any Liability under any policy. Notwithstanding the foregoing, no
member of the AT&T Broadband Group or the AT&T Communications Group shall be
deemed to have made any representation or warranty as to the availability of any
Insurance Policy or the rights and benefits provided thereunder.
(b) This Agreement shall not be considered as an attempted assignment (if
such an assignment would be prohibited or would otherwise adversely affect the
rights of the insured parties under such policies) of any rights or interest
under any policy of insurance or as a contract of insurance and shall not be
construed to waive any right or remedy of any member of the AT&T Broadband Group
or the AT&T Communications Group in respect of any Insurance Policy or any other
contract or policy of insurance.
(c) Each of AT&T and AT&T Broadband does hereby, for itself and each other
member of the AT&T Communications Group and the AT&T Broadband Group, agree
that, as and to the extent necessary to give effect to Section 6.01(a), it will
assign any chose in action, claim, right or benefit under an Insurance Policy.
(d) AT&T Broadband does hereby, for itself and each other member of the
AT&T Broadband Group, agree that from and after the Distribution Date, AT&T
Broadband and each other member of the AT&T Broadband Group releases any and all
insurance or other claims that it may have against American Ridge and
Subsidiaries of American Ridge, whether known or unknown.
(e) AT&T does hereby, for itself and each other member of the AT&T
Communications Group, agree that (i) no member of the AT&T Broadband Group or
any AT&T Broadband Indemnitee shall have any Liability whatsoever as a result of
the insurance policies and practices of AT&T and its Affiliates as in effect or
undertaken at any time prior to the Distribution Date, including as a result of
the level or scope of any such insurance, the creditworthiness of any insurance
carrier, the terms and conditions of any policy, the adequacy or timeliness of
any notice to any insurance carrier with respect to any claim or potential claim
or otherwise and (ii) from and after the Distribution Date, AT&T and each other
member of the AT&T Communications Group releases any and all insurance or other
claims that it may have against Western Range and Subsidiaries of Western Range,
whether known or unknown.
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(f) Each of AT&T and AT&T Broadband does hereby, for itself and each other
member of the AT&T Communications Group and the AT&T Broadband Group, agree that
all duties and obligations under any Insurance Policy, including the fulfillment
of any conditions and the payment of any deductibles, retentions, co-insurance
payment or retrospective premiums, that correspond in any way with or may be
necessary to perfect, preserve or maintain an insured's right to obtain benefits
under that Insurance Policy, will be performed by the insured that is seeking
the benefits, subject to the indemnification provisions of Article 5. In the
event members of both Groups have claims under a given policy, any deductibles,
retentions, co-insurance payments, retrospective premiums, caps, limitations on
average and similar items will be appropriately allocated between such parties
based on the recoveries they would have obtained in the absence of such items.
SECTION 6.02. CERTAIN POST-DISTRIBUTION TRANSACTIONS AND RELATED MATTERS.
(a) Each of AT&T and AT&T Broadband agrees that, until 12 months after the date
of the Distribution, it will (i) maintain its status as a company engaged in the
active conduct of a trade or business and (ii) not engage in any transaction
that would result in it ceasing to be a company engaged in the active conduct of
a trade or business, as defined in Section 355(b) of the Code.
(b) Each of AT&T and AT&T Broadband further agrees that, until 25 months
after the date of the Distribution, it will not, except as expressly
contemplated by this Agreement or the Merger Agreement, (i) enter into any
Proposed Acquisition Transaction or, to the extent AT&T or AT&T Broadband, as
the case may be, has the right to prohibit any Proposed Acquisition Transaction,
permit any Proposed Acquisition Transaction to occur (whether by (A) redeeming
rights under a shareholders rights plan, (B) finding a tender offer to be a
"permitted offer" under any such plan or otherwise causing any such plan to be
inapplicable or neutralized with respect to any Proposed Acquisition
Transaction, or (C) approving any Proposed Acquisition Transaction, whether for
purposes of any interested shareholder statute, any "fair price" or other
provision of its respective charter or bylaws or otherwise), (ii) liquidate or
partially liquidate, (iii) in a single transaction or series of related
transactions, sell or transfer all or substantially all of the assets of AT&T or
the assets of the AT&T Broadband Group that were transferred to AT&T Broadband
prior to the Distribution, as the case may be, (iv) redeem or otherwise
repurchase (directly or through an Affiliate) any of its stock, (v) enter into
any transaction or series of transactions as a result of which any Person would
acquire, or have the right to acquire, from AT&T or AT&T Broadband, as the case
may be, or one of their respective Affiliates, a number of shares of stock that
would comprise more than 5% of (A) the value of all outstanding shares of stock
of as of the date of such transaction, or in the case of a series of
transactions, the date of the last
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transaction of such series, or (B) the voting power of the issued and
outstanding shares of stock as of the date of such transaction, or in the case
of a series of transactions, the date of the last transaction of such series or
(vi) take any other action or actions (including any action or transaction that
would be inconsistent with any representation made in the Tax Opinions/Rulings)
that in the aggregate (and taking into account any other transactions described
in this subparagraph (b)) would be reasonably likely to have the effect of
causing or permitting one or more Persons to acquire directly or indirectly
stock representing a 50 percent or greater interest (within the meaning of
Section 355(e) of the Code) in AT&T or AT&T Broadband or otherwise jeopardize
the non-recognition of taxable gain or loss for U.S. federal income tax purposes
to AT&T, AT&T Affiliates and shareholders of AT&T in connection with the
Separation and Distribution, unless prior to taking any such action set forth in
the foregoing clauses (i) through (vi), AT&T (with respect to AT&T Broadband)
and AT&T Broadband (with respect to AT&T) has determined, in its sole and
absolute discretion, which discretion shall be exercised in good faith solely to
preserve the tax-free status of the Separation and Distribution, that such
action or actions would not result in a Spin-Off Disqualification. Anything in
the preceding sentence to the contrary notwithstanding, a transaction described
in clauses (i) through (vi) of the preceding sentence shall not require the
determination of the other party in the event that as of the date immediately
preceding such transaction there has not been issued and, when taken together
with the shares to be issued pursuant to the transaction, there will not be
issued, directly or indirectly, pursuant to a Proposed Acquisition Transaction
or otherwise, including as a consequence of the Merger Agreement, taking into
account for such purpose all share transactions which would be taken into
account under Section 355(e) of the Code assuming all such issuances were
considered to be "part of a plan or series of related transactions" with the
Distribution number of shares in excess of 30 percent of (A) the value of all
outstanding shares of stock as of the date of such transaction, or in the case
of a series of transactions, the date of the last transaction of such series, or
(B) the voting power of the issued and outstanding shares of stock as of the
date of such transaction, or in the case of a series of transactions, the date
of the last transaction of such series. "PROPOSED ACQUISITION TRANSACTION" means
a transaction or series of transactions as a result of which AT&T or AT&T
Broadband would merge or consolidate with any other Person or pursuant to which
any Person or any group of related Persons would acquire, or have the right to
acquire, directly or indirectly, from one or more holders of outstanding shares
of stock of a number of shares of stock that would comprise more than 5% of (A)
the value of all outstanding shares of stock as of the date of such transaction,
or in the case of a series of transactions, the date of the last transaction of
such series, or (B) the voting power of the issued and outstanding shares of
stock as of the date of such transaction, or in the case of a series of
transactions, the date of the last transaction of such series. "TAX
OPINIONS/RULINGS" means, collectively,
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the opinions of tax counsel and the rulings by the IRS deliverable to AT&T in
connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
(c) If one party (the "ISSUING PARTY") notifies the other (the "OTHER
PARTY") that it desires to take one of the actions described in clauses (i)
through (vi) of Section 6.02(b) (the "NOTIFIED ACTION") and the Other Party
declines to exercise its discretion pursuant to Section 6.02(b) to permit the
Issuing Party to take such Notified Action, the Issuing Party, in its reasonable
discretion, may elect to seek a Subsequent Tax Opinion/Ruling that would permit
the Issuing Party to take the Notified Action, and the Other Party shall
cooperate in connection with such efforts; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that the
reasonable costs and expenses of obtaining any such Subsequent Tax
Opinion/Ruling shall be borne by the Issuing Party. "SUBSEQUENT TAX
OPINION/RULING" means either (i) an unqualified opinion of counsel jointly
selected by the Issuing Party and the Other Party confirming that, as a
consequence of the consummation of the Notified Action, no income, gain or loss
for U.S. federal income tax purposes will be recognized by AT&T, the
shareholders or former shareholders of AT&T, or any AT&T Affiliate with respect
to the Separation and Distribution or (ii) an IRS private letter ruling to the
same effect that, after reasonable due diligence conducted by the Other Party,
are in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Other Party.
(d) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary herein or any provision of the
Tax Sharing Agreement to the contrary, if there is a determination (as defined
in Section 1313 of the Code) that a Spin-Off Disqualification has occurred, then
AT&T Broadband shall indemnify and hold harmless AT&T and each member of the
consolidated group of which AT&T is a member from and against one half of all
Tax Related Losses imposed upon or incurred by AT&T or any member of its group
as a result of the Spin-Off Disqualification; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that AT&T
Broadband shall indemnify and hold harmless AT&T and each member of the
consolidated group of which AT&T is a member from and against any and all Tax
Related Losses imposed upon or incurred by AT&T or any member of its group as a
result of the Spin-Off Disqualification if such Spin-Off Disqualification would
not have occurred but for an AT&T Broadband Action and; PROVIDED, FURTHER, that
AT&T Broadband shall have no obligation to indemnify AT&T or any member of the
consolidated group of which AT&T is a member if the Spin-Off Disqualification
would not have occurred but for an AT&T Communications Action. "AT&T BROADBAND
ACTION" means (i) any transaction with respect to the stock or assets of AT&T
Broadband that occurs after the Distribution, (ii) AT&T Broadband's failure to
maintain its status as a company engaged in the active conduct of a trade or
business, and (iii) the failure of any representation made by AT&T Broadband
with respect to AT&T Broadband or the AT&T Broadband Business, and the plans,
proposals, intentions and policies of AT&T Broadband after the Separation and
Distribution in connection with a Subsequent
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Tax Opinion/Ruling to be true and correct in all material respects. "AT&T
COMMUNICATIONS ACTION" means (i) any transaction with respect to the stock or
assets of AT&T that occurs after the Distribution, (ii) AT&T's failure to
maintain its status as a company engaged in the active conduct of a trade or
business, and (iii) the failure of any representation made by AT&T with respect
to AT&T or the AT&T Communications Business and the plans, proposals, intentions
and policies of AT&T after the Separation and Distribution in connection with
the Tax Opinions/Rulings or a Subsequent Tax Opinion/Ruling to be true and
correct in all material respects. The delivery of any Subsequent Tax
Opinion/Ruling shall not affect either party's rights and obligations with
respect to indemnification under this Section 6.02(d). "TAX RELATED LOSSES"
means (A) all federal, state and local Taxes (including interest and penalties
thereon) imposed pursuant to any settlement, final determination, judgment or
otherwise; (B) all accounting, legal and other professional fees, and court
costs incurred in connection with such taxes; and (C) all costs and expenses
that may result from adverse tax consequences to AT&T (including all costs,
expenses and damages associated with shareholder litigation or controversies)
payable by AT&T or AT&T Affiliates.
SECTION 6.03. PROCEDURE FOR INDEMNIFICATION FOR TAX LIABILITIES. (a) If
AT&T receives notice of the assertion of any claim, suit, arbitration, inquiry,
proceeding or investigation by or before any court, governmental or other
regulatory or administrative agency or commission or any arbitration tribunal
asserted by a Person other than AT&T or any AT&T Affiliate or AT&T Broadband or
any AT&T Broadband Affiliate that gives rise to a right of indemnification
hereunder (a "THIRD PARTY TAX CLAIM") with respect to which AT&T Broadband may
be obligated under Section 6.02(d) to provide indemnification, AT&T shall give
AT&T Broadband notice thereof (together with a copy of such Third Party Tax
Claim, process or other legal pleading) promptly after becoming aware of such
Third Party Tax Claim; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that the failure of AT&T to give
notice as provided in this Section shall not relieve AT&T Broadband of its
obligations under Section 6.02(d), except to the extent that AT&T Broadband is
actually prejudiced by such failure to give notice. Such notice shall describe
such Third-Party Tax Claim in reasonable detail.
(b) (i) Notwithstanding any provision to the contrary contained in the Tax
Sharing Agreement, AT&T and AT&T Broadband shall jointly control the defense of,
and cooperate with each other with respect to defending, any Third Party Tax
Claim with respect to which AT&T Broadband may be obligated under Section
6.02(d) to provide indemnification; PROVIDED THAT AT&T Broadband shall forfeit
such joint control right with respect to a particular Third Party Tax Claim if
AT&T Broadband or any AT&T Broadband Affiliate makes any public statement or
filing, or takes any action (including, but not limited to, the filing of any
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submission or pleading, or the giving of a deposition or production of
documents, in any administrative or court proceeding) in connection with such
Third Party Tax Claim that is inconsistent in a material respect with any
representation or warranty made by AT&T Broadband in the Agreement, the Tax
Opinions/Rulings, the Representation Letter or a Subsequent Tax Opinion/Ruling
and; PROVIDED, FURTHER, that AT&T shall forfeit such joint control right with
respect to a particular Third Party Tax Claim if AT&T or any AT&T Affiliate
makes any public statement or filing, or takes any action (including, but not
limited to, the filing of any submission or pleading, or the giving of a
deposition or production of documents, in any administrative or court
proceeding) in connection with such Third Party Tax Claim that is inconsistent
in a material respect with any representation or warranty made by AT&T in the
Agreement, the Tax Opinions/Rulings, the Representation Letter or a Subsequent
Tax Opinion/Ruling.
(ii) AT&T and AT&T Broadband shall exercise their rights to jointly control
the defense of any such Third Party Tax Claim solely for the purpose of
defeating such Third Party Tax Claim and, unless required by applicable law,
neither AT&T nor AT&T Broadband shall make any statements or take any actions
that could reasonably result in the shifting of liability for any Tax Related
Losses arising out of such Third Party Tax Claim from the party making such
statement or taking such action (or any of its Affiliates) to the other party
(or any of its Affiliates).
(iii) Statements made or actions taken by either AT&T or AT&T Broadband in
connection with the defense of any such Third Party Tax Claim shall not
prejudice the rights of such party in any subsequent action or proceeding
between the parties.
(iv) If either AT&T or AT&T Broadband fails to jointly defend any such
Third Party Tax Claim, the other party shall solely defend such Third Party Tax
Claim and the party failing to jointly defend shall use commercially reasonable
efforts to cooperate with the other party in its defense of such Third Party Tax
Claim; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that neither party may compromise or settle any such
Third Party Tax Claim without the prior written consent of the other party,
which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed. All costs and
expenses of either party in connection with, and during the course of, the joint
control of the defense of any such Third Party Tax Claim shall be initially paid
by the party that incurs such costs and expenses. Such costs and expenses shall
be reallocated and reimbursed in accordance with the respective indemnification
obligations of the parties at the conclusion of the defense of such Third Party
Tax Claim.
(c) (i) If there is a determination (as defined in Section 1313 of the
Code) that a Spin-Off Disqualification has occurred, AT&T and AT&T Broadband
shall
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attempt in good faith to resolve any disagreement with respect to whether there
is an indemnification obligation pursuant to Section 6.02(d). If the parties
cannot agree by the tenth Business Day following the determination (the "DISPUTE
DATE"), then the liability shall initially be determined as follows: Within 20
days of the Dispute Date, AT&T and AT&T Broadband shall each appoint one
arbitrator. The two arbitrators so appointed shall appoint a third arbitrator
within 30 days of the Dispute Date. If either party shall fail to appoint an
arbitrator within such 20-day period, the arbitration shall be conducted by the
sole arbitrator appointed by the other party. Whether selected by AT&T, AT&T
Broadband or otherwise, each arbitrator selected to resolve such dispute shall
be a tax attorney who is generally recognized in the tax community as a
qualified and competent tax practitioner with experience in the tax area
involved in the issue to be resolved. Such arbitrators shall be empowered to
determine initially whether or not AT&T Broadband is required to indemnify AT&T
pursuant to Section 6.02(d) hereunder. Each of AT&T and AT&T Broadband shall
bear 50% of the aggregate expenses of the arbitrators (or sole arbitrator). The
decision of the arbitrators shall be rendered no later than 90 days from the
Dispute Date.
(ii) On the tenth Business Day following the determination that there has
been a Spin-Off Disqualification, if AT&T Broadband agrees that it has an
indemnification obligation, AT&T Broadband shall pay in full any amount due and
payable to AT&T pursuant to Section 6.02(d), together with interest calculated
at the Underpayment Rate from the date of the determination that there was a
Spin-Off Disqualification through the date of payment. If AT&T Broadband and
AT&T disagree as to whether an indemnity obligation is due, and the arbitration
process concludes that AT&T Broadband is liable, AT&T Broadband shall pay any
amount that would be due and payable to AT&T if AT&T were entitled to indemnity
pursuant to Section 6.02(d), together with interest on such amount calculated at
the Underpayment Rate from the date of the determination that there was a
Spin-Off Disqualification through the date of the payment. "UNDERPAYMENT RATE"
shall mean the annual rate of interest described in Section 6621(c) of the Code
for large corporate underpayments of income Tax (or similar provision of state
or local income Tax law, as applicable), as determined from time to time.
(iii) If pursuant to a final nonappealable order of a court of competent
jurisdiction, it is determined that AT&T Broadband is obligated to pay and has
not paid amounts payable to AT&T pursuant to Section 6.02(d) or that amounts
paid by AT&T Broadband to AT&T should not have been paid, AT&T Broadband shall
pay to AT&T the balance due, or AT&T shall repay to the excess amount paid, in
either event within five days of the final determination of liability or
overpayment, together with interest at the Underpayment Rate calculated (A) from
the date of the determination that there was a Spin-Off Disqualification in the
case
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of a payment to be made by AT&T Broadband or (B) from the date of payment by
AT&T Broadband to AT&T in the case of a repayment to be made by AT&T. All
payments pursuant to this Section 6.03(c) shall be made by wire transfer to the
bank account designated by AT&T or AT&T Broadband, as the case may be, for such
purpose.
SECTION 6.04. OTHER TRANSACTIONS. (a) Notwithstanding any provision of the
Tax Sharing Agreement to the contrary, AT&T Broadband shall indemnify and hold
harmless AT&T and each member of the consolidated group of which AT&T is a
member from and against one half of all Tax Related Losses imposed upon or
incurred by AT&T or any member of its group as a result of (i) the Separation
Transactions or the Split-Off failing to qualify as tax-free transactions under
the provisions of Sections 355, 361(c) and 368(a)(1)(D) of the Code, or (ii) the
shares of AWS or LMC failing to qualify as "qualified property" for purposes of
Section 355(c)(2) or 361(c) of the Code by reason of the application of Section
355(e) of the Code (each such failure, a "TRANSACTION DISQUALIFICATION");
PROVIDED, HOWEVER, AT&T Broadband shall indemnify and hold harmless AT&T and
each member of the consolidated group of which AT&T is a member from and against
any and all Tax Related Losses imposed upon or incurred by AT&T or any member of
its group as a result of the Transaction Disqualification if such Transaction
Disqualification would not have occurred but for an AT&T Broadband Action and;
PROVIDED, FURTHER, that, AT&T Broadband shall have no obligation to indemnify
AT&T or any member of the consolidated group of which AT&T is a member if the
Transaction Disqualification would not have occurred but for an AT&T
Communications Action.
(b) Any indemnity payment required to be made by AT&T Broadband under
Section 6.04(a) as a result of a Transaction Disqualification shall be net of
AT&T Broadband's Share of any indemnification that AT&T is entitled to receive
from AWS or LMC, as the case may be, as a result of such Transaction
Disqualification (a "PRIMARY INDEMNITY CLAIM"). AT&T, at AT&T Broadband's
direction and expense, shall use reasonable efforts to pursue and collect AT&T
Broadband's Share of a Primary Indemnity Claim from AWS or LMC, as the case may
be, prior to seeking indemnification from AT&T Broadband for such amount. In the
event that AT&T has not received indemnification with respect to AT&T
Broadband's Share of a Primary Indemnity Claim at least five days prior to the
date on which AT&T is required to make a payment that gives rise to such claim,
AT&T shall be entitled to demand payment of AT&T Broadband's Share of a Primary
Indemnity Claim from AT&T Broadband, PROVIDED that AT&T Broadband shall have no
obligation to pay AT&T Broadband's Share of a Primary Indemnity Claim unless
AT&T has (i) provided AT&T Broadband with information in reasonable detail
describing its efforts to pursue and collect such Primary Indemnity Claim and
(ii) afforded
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AT&T Broadband the opportunity to take reasonable efforts on behalf of AT&T, at
AT&T Broadband's expense, to pursue and collect such Primary Indemnity Claim.
"AT&T BROADBAND'S SHARE" means (i) 100% in the event the Transaction
Disqualification is attributable to an AT&T Broadband Action or (ii) 50%
otherwise. If AT&T Broadband makes payment to AT&T in respect of an amount for
which AT&T has a Primary Indemnity Claim, AT&T shall assign AT&T Broadband's
Share of such Primary Indemnity Claim to AT&T Broadband and shall cooperate, at
AT&T Broadband's direction and expense, with AT&T Broadband in prosecuting such
claim. If AT&T receives a payment required by Section 6.04(a) from AT&T
Broadband and subsequently receives a payment with respect to a Primary
Indemnity Claim that was not previously taken into account, in whole or in part,
in determining the amount of AT&T Broadband's payment to AT&T, then AT&T will
pay to AT&T Broadband an amount equal to the excess of the payment made by AT&T
Broadband over the amount of the payment that AT&T Broadband would have been
required to make if payment under the Primary Indemnity Claim had been received
by AT&T before payment was made by AT&T Broadband.
(c) If there is a determination (as defined in Section 1313 of the Code)
that a Transaction Disqualification has occurred and the parties cannot agree
whether such a Transaction Disqualification would not have occurred but for an
AT&T Communications Action or an AT&T Broadband Action, as the case may be, the
procedures set forth in Section 6.03(c) shall apply.
(d) In the event that, in connection with a Transaction Disqualification
that is attributable to an AT&T Broadband Action, AT&T has any rights against or
obligations to AWS or LMC that are substantially similar to those set forth in
Section 6.03, (i) AT&T shall assign such rights and obligations to AT&T
Broadband, if at all practicable, or (ii) if such assignment cannot be achieved
for any reason, AT&T shall exercise such rights and perform such obligations at
the direction of AT&T Broadband and AT&T Broadband shall indemnify AT&T for all
associated costs. Such costs shall be reallocated and reimbursed in accordance
with the respective indemnification obligations as determined under Section
6.04(c). If a Transaction Disqualification is not attributable to an AT&T
Communications Action or an AT&T Broadband Action, such rights and obligations
shall, to the extent practicable, be exercised and performed jointly and all
associated costs shall be shared equally.
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ARTICLE 7
EXCHANGE OF INFORMATION; CONFIDENTIALITY
SECTION 7.01. AGREEMENT FOR EXCHANGE OF INFORMATION. (a) Each of AT&T
and AT&T Broadband, on behalf of the AT&T Communications Group and the AT&T
Broadband Group, respectively, agrees to provide, or cause to be provided, to
each other Group, at any time before or after the Distribution Date, as soon as
reasonably practicable after written request therefor, any Information in the
possession or under the control of such respective Group that the requesting
party reasonably needs (i) to comply with reporting, disclosure, filing or other
requirements imposed on the requesting party (including under applicable
securities or Tax laws) by a Governmental Authority having jurisdiction over the
requesting party, (ii) for use in any other judicial, regulatory,
administrative, Tax or other proceeding or in order to satisfy audit,
accounting, claims, regulatory, litigation, Tax or other similar requirements,
or (iii) to comply with its obligations under this Agreement or any other
Ancillary Agreement; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that in the event that any party
determines that any such provision of Information could be commercially
detrimental, violate any law or agreement, or waive any attorney-client
privilege, the parties shall take all reasonable measures to permit the
compliance with such obligations in a manner that avoids any such harm or
consequence. AT&T and AT&T Broadband intend that any transfer of Information
that would otherwise be within the attorney-client privilege shall not operate
as a waiver of any potentially applicable privilege.
(b) After the date hereof, each of AT&T and AT&T Broadband shall maintain
in effect adequate systems and controls to the extent necessary to enable the
members of the other Group to satisfy their respective reporting, accounting,
audit and other obligations.
SECTION 7.02. OWNERSHIP OF INFORMATION. Any Information owned by one Group
that is provided to a requesting party pursuant to Section 7.01 shall be deemed
to remain the property of the providing party. Unless specifically set forth
herein, nothing contained in this Agreement shall be construed as granting or
conferring rights of license or otherwise in any such Information.
SECTION 7.03. COMPENSATION FOR PROVIDING INFORMATION. The party requesting
such Information agrees to reimburse the other party for the reasonable costs,
if any, of creating, gathering and copying such Information, to the extent that
such costs are incurred for the benefit of the requesting party. Except as may
be otherwise specifically provided elsewhere in this Agreement or in any other
agreement between the parties, such costs shall be computed in accordance with
the providing party's standard methodology and procedures.
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SECTION 7.04. RECORD RETENTION. To facilitate the possible exchange of
Information pursuant to this Article 7 and other provisions of this Agreement
after the Distribution Date, the parties agree to use their reasonable best
efforts to retain all Information in their respective possession or control on
the Distribution Date in accordance with their respective record retention
policies. No party will destroy, or permit any of its Subsidiaries to destroy,
any Information that the other party may have the right to obtain pursuant to
this Agreement prior to the third anniversary of the date hereof without first
using its reasonable best efforts to notify the other party of the proposed
destruction and giving the other party the opportunity to take possession of
such information prior to such destruction; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that in the case
of any Information relating to Taxes or to Environmental Liabilities, such
period shall be extended to the expiration of the applicable statute of
limitations (giving effect to any extensions thereof). Moreover, no party will
destroy, or permit any of its Subsidiaries to destroy, any policies of insurance
(or records related to such insurance policies) without first using its
reasonable best efforts to notify the other party of the proposed destruction
and giving the other party reasonable opportunity to take possession of such
information prior to such destruction, if it is possible that the other party
may be able to obtain coverage under such policies. (The foregoing includes
"occurrence"-based liability policies, which continue to cover liability for
alleged harm during their policy period, even if no claim is made based on such
alleged harm until after the end of the policy period.)
SECTION 7.05. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY. No party shall have any liability to
any other party in the event that any Information exchanged or provided pursuant
to this Agreement that is an estimate or forecast, or that is based on an
estimate or forecast, is found to be inaccurate, in the absence of willful
misconduct by the party providing such Information. No party shall have any
liability to any other party if any Information is destroyed after reasonable
best efforts by such party to comply with the provisions of Section 7.04.
SECTION 7.06. OTHER AGREEMENTS PROVIDING FOR EXCHANGE OF INFORMATION. The
rights and obligations granted under this Article 7 are subject to any specific
limitations, qualifications or additional provisions on the sharing, exchange or
confidential treatment of Information set forth in any Ancillary Agreement.
SECTION 7.07. PRODUCTION OF WITNESSES; RECORDS; COOPERATION. (a) After the
Distribution Date, except in the case of an adversarial Action by one party
against the other party (which shall be governed by such discovery rules as may
be applicable thereto), each party hereto shall take all reasonable steps to
make available to the other party, upon written request, the former, current and
future directors, officers, employees, other personnel and agents of its
respective Group (whether as witnesses or otherwise) and any books, records or
other documents
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within its control or which it otherwise has the ability to make available, to
the extent that any such person (giving consideration to business demands of
such directors, officers, employees, other personnel and agents) or books,
records or other documents may reasonably be required in connection with any
Action (including preparation for such Action) in which the requesting party may
from time to time be involved, regardless of whether such Action (or preparation
for such action) is a matter with respect to which indemnification may be sought
hereunder. The requesting party shall bear all costs and expenses (including
allocated costs of in-house counsel and other personnel) in connection
therewith.
(b) If an Indemnifying Party chooses to defend or to seek to compromise or
settle any Third Party Claim, or if any party chooses or is required to
prosecute, pursue, otherwise evaluate or defend any Action, the other parties
shall cooperate in such defense, settlement or compromise, or such prosecution,
evaluation or pursuit, as the case may be.
(c) Without limiting the foregoing, the parties shall cooperate and consult
to the extent reasonably necessary with respect to any Actions.
(d) Without limiting any provision of this Section 7.07, each of the
parties agrees to cooperate, and to cause each member of its respective Group to
cooperate, with each other in the defense of any infringement or similar claim
with respect to any intellectual property and shall not claim to acknowledge, or
permit any member of its respective Group to claim to acknowledge, the validity
or infringing use of any intellectual property of a third Person in a manner
that would hamper or undermine the defense of such infringement or similar
claim.
(e) The obligation of the parties to make available former, current and
future directors, officers, employees, other personnel and agents pursuant to
this Section 7.07 is intended to be interpreted in a manner so as to facilitate
cooperation and shall include the obligation to make available inventors and
other officers without regard to whether such individual or the employer of such
individual could assert a possible business conflict (subject to the exception
set forth in the first sentence of Section 7.07(a)). Without limiting the
foregoing, each party agrees that (i) neither it nor any member of its
respective Group will take adverse action against any employee of its Group
based on such employee's provision of assistance or information to the other
party pursuant to Section 7.07(a) and (ii) to the extent relevant and necessary,
neither it nor any member of its respective Group will enforce any
confidentiality agreement against an employee of its Group that would otherwise
prevent or hinder such employee from cooperating or providing information to a
requesting party pursuant to Section 7.07(a).
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(f) In connection with any matter contemplated by this Section 7.07, the
parties will enter into a mutually acceptable joint defense agreement so as to
maintain to the extent practicable any applicable attorney-client privilege or
work product immunity of either Group.
SECTION 7.08. CONFIDENTIALITY. (a) Subject to Section 7.09, each of AT&T
and AT&T Broadband, on behalf of itself and its respective Group, agrees to
hold, and to cause its respective directors, officers, employees, agents,
accountants, counsel and other advisors and representatives to hold, in strict
confidence, with at least the same degree of care that applies to its own
confidential and proprietary information pursuant to policies in effect at the
relevant time, all Information concerning the other Group that is either in its
possession (including Information in its possession prior to any of the date
hereof, or the Distribution Date) or furnished by the other Group or its
respective directors, officers, employees, agents, accountants, counsel and
other advisors and representatives at any time pursuant to this Agreement, any
other Ancillary Agreement or otherwise, and shall not use any such Information
other than for such purposes as shall be expressly permitted hereunder or
thereunder, except, in each case, to the extent that such Information has been
(i) in the public domain through no fault of such party or such party's Group or
any of their respective directors, officers, employees, agents, accountants,
counsel and other advisors and representatives, (ii) later lawfully acquired
from other sources by such party (or such party's Group), which sources are not
themselves bound by a confidentiality obligation, or (iii) independently
generated without reference to any proprietary or confidential Information of
the other party.
(b) Each party agrees not to release or disclose, or permit to be released
or disclosed, any such Information concerning the other Group to any other
Person, except its directors, officers, employees, agents, accountants, counsel
and other advisors and representatives who need to know such Information (who
shall be advised of their obligations hereunder with respect to such
Information), except in compliance with Section 7.09. Without limiting the
foregoing, when any Information is no longer needed for the purposes
contemplated by this Agreement or any other Ancillary Agreement, each party will
promptly after request of the other party either return to the other party all
Information in a tangible form (including all copies thereof and all notes,
extracts or summaries based thereon) or certify to the other party that it has
destroyed such Information (and such copies thereof and such notes, extracts or
summaries based thereon).
SECTION 7.09. PROTECTIVE ARRANGEMENTS. In the event that any party or any
of its Subsidiaries either determines on the advice of its counsel that it is
required to disclose any Information concerning the other Group pursuant to
applicable law or receives any demand under lawful process or from any
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Governmental Authority to disclose or provide Information concerning the other
Group that is subject to the confidentiality provisions hereof, such party shall
notify the other party of such disclosure at least five days prior to disclosing
or providing such Information and shall cooperate at the expense of the
requesting party in seeking any reasonable protective arrangements requested by
such other party. Subject to the foregoing, after a court of competent
jurisdiction has had an opportunity to rule on such protective arrangements, the
Person that received such request may thereafter disclose or provide Information
to the extent required by such law (as so advised by counsel) or by lawful
process or such Governmental Authority.
ARTICLE 8
FURTHER ASSURANCES AND ADDITIONAL COVENANTS
SECTION 8.01. FURTHER ASSURANCES. (a) In addition to the actions
specifically provided for elsewhere in this Agreement, the other Ancillary
Agreements and the Merger Agreement, but subject to the provisions hereof and
thereof, each of the parties hereto shall use its reasonable best efforts, prior
to, on and after the Distribution Date, to take, or cause to be taken, all
actions, and to do, or cause to be done, all things, reasonably necessary,
proper or advisable under applicable laws, regulations and agreements to
consummate and make effective the transactions contemplated by this Agreement,
the other Ancillary Agreements and the Merger Agreement.
(b) Without limiting the foregoing, prior to, on and after the Distribution
Date, each party hereto shall cooperate with the other party, and without any
further consideration, to execute and deliver, or use its reasonable best
efforts to cause to be executed and delivered, all instruments, including
instruments of conveyance, assignment and transfer, and to make all filings
with, and to obtain all consents, approvals or authorizations of, any
Governmental Authority or any other Person under any permit, license, agreement,
indenture or other instrument (including any Consents or Governmental
Approvals), and to take all such other actions as such party may reasonably be
requested to take by any other party hereto from time to time, consistent with
the terms of this Agreement, the other Ancillary Agreements and the Merger
Agreement, in order to effectuate the provisions and purposes of this Agreement,
the other Ancillary Agreements and the Merger Agreement and the transfers of the
AT&T Broadband Assets and the assignment and assumption of the AT&T Broadband
Liabilities and the other transactions contemplated hereby and thereby.
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(c) On or prior to the Distribution Date, AT&T and AT&T Broadband in their
respective capacities as direct and indirect shareholders of their respective
Subsidiaries, shall each ratify any actions that are reasonably necessary or
desirable to be taken by AT&T and AT&T Broadband or any other Subsidiary of
AT&T, as the case may be, to effectuate the transactions contemplated by this
Agreement.
ARTICLE 9
TERMINATION
SECTION 9.01. TERMINATION. This Agreement may be terminated by AT&T prior
to the Distribution Date at any time following termination of the Merger
Agreement in accordance with its terms.
SECTION 9.02. EFFECT OF TERMINATION. In the event of any termination of
this Agreement prior to the Distribution Date, no party to this Agreement (or
any of its directors or officers) shall have any Liability or further obligation
to any other party with respect to this Agreement.
ARTICLE 10
DISPUTE RESOLUTION AND ARBITRATION
SECTION 10.01. AGREEMENT TO ARBITRATE. Except as otherwise specifically
provided in this Agreement (including, without limitation, in Article 6,
concerning Third Party Tax Claims) or in any other Ancillary Agreement, the
procedures set forth in this Article 10 shall apply to all disputes,
controversies or claims (whether sounding in contract, tort or otherwise) that
may arise out of or relate to, or arise under or in connection with this
Agreement or any other Ancillary Agreement, or the transactions contemplated
hereby or thereby (including all actions taken in furtherance of the
transactions contemplated hereby or thereby on or prior to the date hereof), or
the commercial or economic relationship of the parties relating hereto or
thereto, between or among any member of the AT&T Broadband Group, or the AT&T
Communications Group. Each party agrees on behalf of itself and each member of
its respective Group that the procedures set forth in this Article 10 shall be
the sole and exclusive remedy in connection with any dispute, controversy or
claim relating to any of the foregoing matters and irrevocably waives any right
to commence any Action in or before any Governmental Authority, except as
expressly provided in Sections 10.11(c) and 10.12 and except to the extent
provided under the Federal Arbitration Act in the case of judicial
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review of arbitration results or awards. Each party on behalf of itself and each
member of its respective Group irrevocably waives any right to any trial by jury
with respect to any claim, controversy or dispute set forth in the first
sentence of this Section 10.01. The parties agree that claims filed pursuant to
this Article 10 may seek direct damages but in no event for such claims shall
either party be liable to the other for any incidental, special, reliance,
consequential or any other indirect damages or losses (including lost profits or
revenues).
SECTION 10.02. REASONABLE BEST EFFORTS TO RESOLVE DISPUTES; MEDIATION. It
is the intent of the parties to use their respective reasonable best efforts to
negotiate and resolve expeditiously any dispute, controversy or claim between or
among them that may arise from time to time on a mutually acceptable negotiated
basis. The parties may, by mutual consent, retain a mediator to aid in any
attempt to informally negotiate resolution of any dispute, although any opinion
expressed by a mediator shall be strictly advisory and shall not be binding on
the parties, nor shall any opinion expressed by the mediator be admissible in
any arbitration proceedings. Costs of a mediation shall be borne equally by the
parties involved in the matter, except that each party shall be responsible for
its own expenses. Mediation is not a prerequisite to a demand for arbitration
under Section 10.03.
SECTION 10.03. DEMAND FOR ARBITRATION. At any time before the Applicable
Deadline, any party involved in the dispute, controversy or claim may make a
written demand (the "ARBITRATION DEMAND NOTICE") that the dispute be resolved by
binding arbitration, which Arbitration Demand Notice shall be given to the
parties to the dispute, controversy or claim in the manner set forth in Section
11.08. Such Arbitration Demand Notice shall describe in reasonable detail the
facts surrounding such dispute, controversy or claim and the basis of such
party's claim for relief pursuant to this Article. Except as may be expressly
provided in any Ancillary Agreement, any Arbitration Demand Notice must be
asserted within one year after the later of the occurrence of the act or event
giving rise to the underlying claim or the date on which such act or event was,
or should have been, in the exercise of reasonable due diligence, discovered by
the party asserting the claim (as applicable and as it may in a particular case
be specifically extended by the parties in writing, the "APPLICABLE DEADLINE";
PROVIDED that in no event will the Applicable Deadline occur with respect to any
matter before the first anniversary of the Distribution). Any discussions,
negotiations or mediations between the parties pursuant to this Agreement or
otherwise will not toll the Applicable Deadline unless expressly agreed in
writing by the parties. Each of the parties agrees on behalf of itself and each
member of its Group that if an Arbitration Demand Notice with respect to a
dispute, controversy or claim is not given prior to the expiration of the
Applicable Deadline, as between or among the parties and the members of their
Groups, such dispute, controversy or claim will be barred. Subject to Sections
10.11(c) and 10.12, upon delivery of an Arbitration
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Demand Notice prior to the Applicable Deadline, the dispute, controversy or
claim shall be decided by an Arbitration Panel in accordance with the rules set
forth in this Article 10.
SECTION 10.04. ARBITRATION PANEL. When an Arbitration Demand Notice is
given, the parties involved in the dispute, controversy or claim shall attempt
to select a sole arbitrator satisfactory to all such parties. In the event the
parties are not able jointly to select a sole arbitrator, such parties shall
each appoint an arbitrator within 30 days after delivery of the Arbitration
Demand Notice. Only one arbitrator may be appointed for the AT&T Broadband Group
and the AT&T Communications Group, respectively. In the event that a sole
arbitrator is not selected, the two chosen arbitrators, within 30 days after the
appointment of the later of them to be appointed, will in turn choose a third
arbitrator, and the three arbitrators thus chosen will constitute the
arbitration panel.
SECTION 10.05. COMMENCEMENT AND PLACE OF ARBITRATION. The sole arbitrator
or arbitration panel (as applicable, the "ARBITRATION PANEL") will meet within
30 days of the last appointment to commence the arbitration, which period may be
extended upon the agreement of the arbitrators. The Arbitration Panel will set a
time for the hearing of the matter, which will commence no later than 90 days
after the date of the last appointment. The place of any arbitration hereunder
will be as agreed upon by the parties, or, if the parties are unable to agree,
as set by the Arbitration Panel.
SECTION 10.06. ARBITRATION HEARINGS. The matter shall be presented to the
Arbitration Panel at a hearing by means of written submissions of memoranda and
verified witness statements, filed simultaneously, and responses, if necessary
in the judgment of the arbitrator or both the parties. If the Arbitration Panel
deems it to be appropriate for a fair resolution of the dispute, live
cross-examination or direct examination may be permitted. The Arbitration Panel
shall actively manage the arbitration with a view to achieving a just, speedy
and cost-effective resolution of the dispute, claim or controversy. The
arbitration hearing will be no longer than 30 full hearing days, unless in the
judgment of the Arbitration Panel the matter is complex and sophisticated and
thereby requires a longer time; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that such hearing shall in
any event be completed within 180 calendar days. The Arbitration Panel may set
time and other limits on the presentation of each party's case, its memoranda or
other submissions, and may refuse to receive any proffered evidence, that the
Arbitration Panel finds to be cumulative, unnecessary, irrelevant or of low
probative nature. Except as otherwise set forth herein, any arbitration
hereunder will be conducted in accordance with the CPR Rules for
Non-Administered Arbitration of Business Disputes then prevailing (except that
the arbitration will not be conducted under the auspices of the CPR and the fee
schedule of the CPR will not apply). To the
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extent that the provisions of this Agreement and the prevailing rules of the CPR
conflict, the provisions of this Agreement shall govern.
SECTION 10.07. ARBITRATION DECISION. The final decision of the Arbitration
Panel will be rendered in writing to the parties not later than 60 days after
the last hearing date, unless otherwise agreed by the parties in writing. The
decision of the Arbitration Panel will be final and binding on the parties, and
judgment thereon may be had and will be enforceable in any court having
jurisdiction over the parties. Arbitration awards will bear interest at an
annual rate of the Prime Rate plus 2% per annum.
SECTION 10.08. DISCOVERY AND RELATED MATTERS. Any party involved in the
applicable dispute may request limited document production from the other party
or parties of specific and expressly relevant documents. Any such discovery
shall be conducted expeditiously, and it is intended that discovery shall be
limited as compared to the provisions of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure.
Depositions shall not occur except by consent of the parties or by order of the
Arbitration Panel. Disputes concerning the document production or other
discovery will be determined by written agreement of the parties involved in the
applicable dispute or, failing such agreement, will be referred to the
Arbitration Panel for resolution. All discovery requests will be subject to the
proprietary rights and rights of privilege of the parties, and the Arbitration
Panel will adopt procedures to protect such rights and to maintain the
confidential treatment of the arbitration proceedings (except as may be required
by law). Subject to the foregoing, the Arbitration Panel shall have the power to
issue subpoenas to compel the production of documents relevant to the dispute,
controversy or claim.
SECTION 10.09. ARBITRATION PANEL'S AUTHORITY. The Arbitration Panel shall
have full power and authority to determine issues of arbitrability and to
interpret or construe the applicable provisions of this Agreement or any other
Ancillary Agreement and to fashion appropriate remedies for breaches of this
Agreement (including interim or permanent injunctive relief); PROVIDED THAT the
Arbitration Panel shall not have any right or authority (i) in excess of the
authority a court having jurisdiction over the parties and the controversy or
dispute would have absent these arbitration provisions; (ii) to award
incidental, special, reliance, consequential, or other indirect damages
(including lost profits or revenues); (iii) to award punitive or treble damages;
or (iv) to modify the terms of this Agreement. It is the intention of the
parties that in rendering a decision, the Arbitration Panel give effect to the
applicable provisions of this Agreement and the other Ancillary Agreements and
follow applicable law (it being understood and agreed that this sentence shall
not give rise to a right of judicial review of the arbitrator's award).
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SECTION 10.10. CONFIDENTIALITY. Except as required by law, the parties
agree that the existence and contents of the entire arbitration, including the
award, shall be deemed a compromise of a dispute under Rule 408 of the Federal
Rules of Evidence, shall not be discoverable in any proceeding, shall not be
admissible in any court (except for the enforcement thereof) or arbitration and
shall not bind or collaterally estop either party with respect to any claim or
defense asserted by any third party. Except as required by law, the parties
shall hold, and shall cause their respective officers, directors, employees,
agents and other representatives to hold, the existence, content and result of
the arbitration or any mediation in confidence in accordance with the provisions
of Article 7 and except as may be required in order to enforce any award. Each
of the parties shall request that any mediator or arbitrator comply with such
confidentiality requirement.
SECTION 10.11. CERTAIN ADDITIONAL MATTERS. (a) If a party fails or refuses
to appear at and participate in an arbitration hearing after due notice, the
arbitrator may hear and determine the controversy upon evidence produced by the
appearing party.
(b) Arbitration costs will be borne equally by each party involved in the
matter, except that each party will be responsible for its own attorneys' fees
and other costs and expenses, including the costs of witnesses selected by such
party.
(c) Prior to the time at which the Arbitration Panel are appointed, any
party may seek one or more temporary restraining orders in a court of competent
jurisdiction if necessary in order to preserve and protect the status quo.
Neither the request for, or grant or denial of, any such temporary restraining
order shall be deemed a waiver of the obligation to arbitrate as set forth
herein and the Arbitration Panel may dissolve, continue or modify any such
order.
(d) In the event that at any time any member of the Arbitration Panel shall
fail to serve as an arbitrator for any reason, the appropriate party or the two
party-selected arbitrators, as the case may be, shall select a new arbitrator,
in accordance with the procedures set forth in Section 10.04. The extent, if
any, to which testimony previously given shall be repeated or may be relied upon
based on the stenographic record (if there is one), shall be determined by the
replacement arbitrator.
SECTION 10.12. LIMITED COURT ACTIONS. (a) Notwithstanding anything herein
to the contrary, in the event that any party reasonably determines the amount in
controversy in any dispute, controversy or claim (or any series of related
disputes, controversies or claims) under this Agreement or any other Ancillary
Agreement is, or is reasonably likely to be, in excess of $100 million and if
such party desires to commence an Action in lieu of complying with the
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arbitration provisions of this Article 10, such party shall so state in its
Arbitration Demand Notice. If the other parties to the arbitration disagree
about whether the amount in controversy exceeds $100 million, the Arbitration
Panel selected pursuant to Section 10.04 shall decide the issue. The Arbitration
Panel shall set a date no later than ten days after the date of its appointment
for submissions by the parties with respect to such issue. There shall be no
discovery in connection with such issue. The Arbitration Panel shall render its
decision on such issue within five days of such date so set by the Arbitration
Panel. The parties agree that any statute of limitations applicable to the
dispute, controversy or claim before the Arbitration Panel shall be tolled
during the pendency of the decision described in the immediately preceding
sentence. In the event that the Arbitration Panel determines that the amount in
controversy is or is reasonably likely to be in excess of $100 million, the
provisions of Sections 10.05, 10.06, 10.07, 10.08, and 10.14 shall not apply,
and within 15 days of such decision, any party to the arbitration may elect in
lieu of arbitration, to commence an Action with respect to such dispute,
controversy or claim (or such series of related disputes, controversies or
claims) in any court of competent jurisdiction returned to in Section 11.03. If
the Arbitration Panel does determines that the amount in controversy is not in
excess of $100 million, the provisions of this Article 10 (including with
respect to time periods) shall apply as if no determinations were sought or made
pursuant to this Section 10.12(a).
(b) In the event that an arbitration award in excess of $100 million is
issued in any arbitration proceeding commenced hereunder, any party may, within
60 days after the date of such award, submit the dispute, controversy or claim
(or series of related disputes, controversies or claims) giving rise thereto to
a court of competent jurisdiction, regardless of whether such party or any other
party sought to commence an Action in lieu of proceeding with arbitration in
accordance with Section 10.12(a). In such event, the applicable court may elect
to rely on the record developed in the arbitration or, if it determines that it
would be advisable in connection with the matter, allow the parties to seek
additional discovery or to present additional evidence. Each party shall be
entitled to present arguments to the court with respect to whether any such
additional discovery or evidence shall be permitted and with respect to all
other matters relating to the applicable dispute, controversy or claim (or
series of related disputes, controversies or claims).
SECTION 10.13. CONTINUITY OF PERFORMANCE AND REMAINING OBLIGATIONS. Unless
otherwise agreed in writing, the parties will continue to provide service and
honor all other commitments under this Agreement and each other Ancillary
Agreement during the course of dispute resolution pursuant to the provisions of
this Article 10 with respect to all matters not subject to such dispute,
controversy or claim.
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SECTION 10.14. LAW GOVERNING ARBITRATION PROCEDURES. The interpretation of
the provisions of this Article 10, only insofar as they relate to the agreement
to arbitrate and any procedures pursuant thereto, shall be governed by the
Federal Arbitration Act and other applicable federal law. In all other respects,
the interpretation of this Agreement shall be governed as set forth in Section
11.02.
SECTION 10.15. NON-APPLICABILITY OF ARTICLE. Notwithstanding anything
herein to the contrary, this Article 10 shall not apply to any dispute,
controversy or claim or to any other matter whatsoever arising under Section
6.02 or 6.03, the Tax Sharing Agreement, any other Tax sharing agreement or any
Third Party Tax Claims or to any other matter relating to Taxes. This Article
similarly shall not apply to the extent provided in any other Ancillary
Agreement.
ARTICLE 11
MISCELLANEOUS
SECTION 11.01. COUNTERPARTS; ENTIRE AGREEMENT; CORPORATE POWER. (a) This
Agreement and each other Ancillary 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 party.
(b) This Agreement, and the other Ancillary Agreements and the Exhibits,
Schedules and Appendices hereto and thereto contain the entire agreement between
the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof or thereof, supersede all
previous agreements, negotiations, discussions, writings, understandings,
commitments and conversations with respect to such subject matter and there are
no agreements or understandings between the parties other than those set forth
or referred to herein or therein.
(c) AT&T represents on behalf of itself and each of its Subsidiaries (other
than the AT&T Broadband Entities) and AT&T Broadband represents on behalf of
itself and each other AT&T Broadband Entity:
(i) each such Person is a corporation or other entity duly
incorporated or formed, validly existing and in good standing under the
laws of the state of its incorporation or formation, has all corporate or
other similar powers required to carry on its business as currently
conducted and is duly qualified to do business and is in good standing in
each jurisdiction where such qualification is necessary, except for those
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jurisdictions where failure to be so qualified, individually or in the
aggregate, has not had and would not reasonably be expected to have an AT&T
Material Adverse Effect or an AT&T Broadband Material Adverse Effect,
respectively;
(ii) each such Person has the requisite corporate or other power and
authority and has taken all corporate or other similar action necessary in
order to execute, deliver and perform each of this Agreement and each other
Ancillary Agreements to which it is a party and to consummate the
transactions contemplated hereby and thereby; and
(iii) this Agreement and each other Ancillary Agreement to which any
such Person is a party has been duly executed and delivered by such Person
and constitutes a valid and binding agreement of such Person enforceable in
accordance with the terms thereof.
(d) Each party hereto acknowledges that it and each other party hereto is
executing certain of the Ancillary Agreements by facsimile, stamp or mechanical
signature. Each party hereto expressly adopts and confirms each such facsimile,
stamp or mechanical signature made in its respective name as if it were a manual
signature, agrees that it will not assert that any such signature is not
adequate to bind such party to the same extent as if it were signed manually and
agrees that at the reasonable request of any other party hereto at any time it
will as promptly as reasonably practicable cause each such Ancillary Agreement
to be manually executed (any such execution to be as of the date of the initial
date thereof).
SECTION 11.02. GOVERNING LAW. This Agreement and, unless expressly provided
therein, each other Ancillary Agreement, shall be governed by and construed and
interpreted in accordance with the laws of the State of New York, irrespective
of the choice of laws principles of the State of New York, as to all matters,
including matters of validity, construction, effect, enforceability, performance
and remedies.
SECTION 11.03. JURISDICTION. Except as otherwise expressly provided in this
Agreement, the parties hereto agree that any suit, action or proceeding seeking
to enforce any provision of, or based on any matter arising out of or in
connection with, this Agreement, any of the other Ancillary Agreements or the
transactions contemplated hereby or thereby shall be brought in the United
States District Court for the Southern District of New York or any New York
State court sitting in New York City, so long as one of such courts shall have
subject matter jurisdiction over such suit, action or proceeding, and that any
cause of action arising out of this Agreement or out of any of the other
Ancillary Agreements shall be deemed to have arisen from a transaction of
business in the State of New
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York, and each of the parties hereby irrevocably consents to the jurisdiction of
such courts (and of the appropriate appellate courts therefrom) in any such
suit, action or proceeding and irrevocably waives, to the fullest extent
permitted by law, any objection that it may now or hereafter have to the laying
of the venue of any such suit, action or proceeding in any such court or that
any such suit, action or proceeding which is brought in any such court has been
brought in an inconvenient forum. Process in any such suit, action or proceeding
may be served on any party anywhere in the world, whether within or without the
jurisdiction of any such court. Without limiting the foregoing, each party
agrees that service of process on such party as provided in Section 11.06 shall
be deemed effective service of process on such party.
SECTION 11.04. WAIVER OF JURY TRIAL. EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO HEREBY
IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ANY AND ALL RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY LEGAL PROCEEDING
ARISING OUT OF OR RELATED TO THIS AGREEMENT, ANY OF THE OTHER ANCILLARY
AGREEMENTS OR THE TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY OR THEREBY.
SECTION 11.05. ASSIGNABILITY. Except as set forth in any Ancillary
Agreement, this Agreement and each other Ancillary Agreement shall be binding
upon and inure to the benefit of the parties hereto and thereto, respectively,
and their respective successors and assigns; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that no party
hereto or thereto may assign its respective rights or delegate its respective
obligations under this Agreement or any other Ancillary Agreement without the
express prior written consent of each of the other parties hereto or thereto.
SECTION 11.06. AT&T RESTRUCTURING. AT&T and AT&T Broadband recognize that
AT&T is contemplating creating a tracking stock with respect to its consumer
services business. Subject to AT&T's obligations under the Merger Agreement,
including Section 9.06(b) thereof, nothing in this Agreement shall prevent the
creation by AT&T of any tracking stock with respect to such business or
otherwise. In the event of the creation of such a tracking stock, (i) references
in this Agreement to AT&T Common Stock shall be adjusted as necessary to
accommodate the existence of such tracking stock and (ii) AT&T may, but is not
required to, distribute all or a portion of the shares of such tracking stock in
the Distribution. In the event any such tracking stock is distributed in
connection with the Distribution, Article 4 shall be revised to appropriately
account for such distribution. Any adjustment or revision pursuant to the
preceding sentence shall be reasonably satisfactory to Comcast.
SECTION 11.07. THIRD PARTY BENEFICIARIES. Except for Comcast, which prior
to any termination of this Agreement shall be a third party beneficiary of
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AT&T Broadband's rights under to this Agreement and each other Ancillary
Agreement, and except for the indemnification rights under this Agreement of any
AT&T Indemnitee or AT&T Broadband Indemnitee in their respective capacities as
such, and except as specifically provided in the Employee Benefits Agreement,
(i) the provisions of this Agreement and each other Ancillary Agreement are
solely for the benefit of the parties and are not intended to confer upon any
Person except the parties any rights or remedies hereunder, and (ii) there are
no third party beneficiaries of this Agreement or any other Ancillary Agreement
and neither this Agreement nor any other Ancillary Agreement shall provide any
third person with any remedy, claim, liability, reimbursement, claim of action
or other right in excess of those existing without reference to this Agreement
or any other Ancillary Agreement.
SECTION 11.08. NOTICES. All notices or other communications under this
Agreement or any other Ancillary Agreement shall be in writing and shall be
deemed to be duly given when (a) delivered in person or (b) deposited in the
United States mail or private express mail, postage prepaid, addressed as
follows:
If to AT&T, to: AT&T Corp.
295 North Maple Avenue
Basking Ridge, New Jersey 07920
Attention: Marilyn J. Wasser
Fax: (908) 953-8360
with a copy to:
Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz
51 West 52nd Street
New York, New York 10019
Attention: Richard D. Katcher
Steven A. Rosenblum
Stephanie J. Seligman
Fax: (212) 403-2000
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If to AT&T BROADBAND, to: AT&T Broadband Corp.
295 North Maple Avenue
Basking Ridge, New Jersey 07920
Attention: Marilyn J. Wasser
Fax: (908) 953-8360
with a copy to:
Comcast Corporation
1500 Market Street
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19102
Attention: General Counsel
Fax: (215) 981-7794
and:
Davis Polk & Wardwell
450 Lexington Avenue
New York, New York 10017
Attention: Dennis S. Hersch
William L. Taylor
Fax: (212) 450-4800
Any party may, by notice to the other party, change the address to which such
notices are to be given.
SECTION 11.09. SEVERABILITY. If any provision of this Agreement or any
other Ancillary Agreement or the application thereof to any Person or
circumstance is determined by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid,
void or unenforceable, the remaining provisions hereof or thereof, or the
application of such provision to Persons or circumstances or in jurisdictions
other than those as to which it has been held invalid or unenforceable, shall
remain in full force and effect and shall in no way be affected, impaired or
invalidated thereby, so long as the economic or legal substance of the
transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, as the case may be, is not affected
in any manner adverse to any party. Upon such determination, the parties shall
negotiate in good faith in an effort to agree upon such a suitable and equitable
provision to effect the original intent of the parties.
SECTION 11.10. EXPENSES. The provisions of Sections 11.03(a)-(c) of the
Merger Agreement are hereby incorporated by reference.
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SECTION 11.11. HEADINGS. The Article, Section and paragraph headings
contained in this Agreement and in the other Ancillary Agreements are for
reference purposes only and shall not affect in any way the meaning or
interpretation of this Agreement or any other Ancillary Agreement.
SECTION 11.12. WAIVERS OF DEFAULT. Waiver by any party of any default by
the other party of any provision of this Agreement or any other Ancillary
Agreement shall not be deemed a waiver by the waiving party of any subsequent or
other default, nor shall it prejudice the rights of the other party.
SECTION 11.13. SPECIFIC PERFORMANCE. In the event of any actual or
threatened default in, or breach of, any of the terms, conditions and provisions
of this Agreement or any other Ancillary Agreement, the party or parties who are
or are to be thereby aggrieved shall have the right to specific performance and
injunctive or other equitable relief of its rights under this Agreement or such
other Ancillary Agreement, in addition to any and all other rights and remedies
at law or in equity, and all such rights and remedies shall be cumulative. The
parties agree that the remedies at law for any breach or threatened breach,
including monetary damages, are inadequate compensation for any loss and that
any defense in any action for specific performance that a remedy at law would be
adequate is waived. Any requirements for the securing or posting of any bond
with such remedy are waived.
SECTION 11.14. AMENDMENTS. No provisions of this Agreement or any other
Ancillary Agreement shall be deemed waived, amended, supplemented or modified by
any party, unless such waiver, amendment, supplement or modification is in
writing and signed by the authorized representative of the party against whom
such waiver, amendment, supplement or modification it is sought to be enforced.
SECTION 11.15. LATE PAYMENTS. Except as expressly provided to the contrary
in this Agreement or in any other Ancillary Agreement, any amount not paid when
due pursuant to this Agreement or any other Ancillary Agreement (and any amounts
billed or otherwise invoiced or demanded and properly payable that are not paid
within 30 days of such bill, invoice or other demand) shall accrue interest at a
rate per annum equal to the Prime Rate plus 2%.
SECTION 11.16. INTERPRETATION. Words in the singular shall be held to
include the plural and vice versa and words of one gender shall be held to
include the other genders as the context requires. The terms "hereof," "herein,"
and "herewith" and words of similar import herein (or in any Ancillary
Agreement) shall, unless otherwise stated, be construed to refer to this
Agreement (or the applicable other Ancillary Agreement) taken as a whole
(including all of the
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Schedules, Exhibits and Appendices hereto and thereto) and not to any particular
provision of this Agreement (or such other Ancillary Agreement). Article,
Section, Exhibit, Schedule and Appendix references are to the Articles,
Sections, Exhibits, Schedules and Appendices to this Agreement (or the
applicable other Ancillary Agreement) unless otherwise specified. The word
"including" and words of similar import when used in this Agreement (or the
applicable other Ancillary Agreement) means "including, without limitation,"
unless the context otherwise requires or unless otherwise specified. The word
"or" shall not be exclusive. Unless expressly stated to the contrary in this
Agreement or in any other Ancillary Agreement, all references to "the date
hereof," "the date of this Agreement," "hereby" and "hereupon" and words of
similar import shall all be references to December 19, 2001 (or the date of
which the relevant Ancillary Agreement is first entered into, as the case may
be) regardless of any amendment or restatement hereof (or thereof). References
to a "member" of either Group shall be held to include any corporation or other
Person within the definition of such Group. References to "legal fees" shall
include allocated costs of in-house counsel. The parties hereto have
participated jointly in the negotiation and drafting of this Agreement, and in
the event an ambiguity or question of intent or interpretation arises, this
Agreement shall be construed as if drafted jointly by the parties hereto, and no
presumption or burden of proof shall arise favoring or disfavoring any party
hereto by virtue of the authorship of any provisions of this Agreement.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this Separation and
Distribution Agreement to be executed by their duly authorized representatives.
AT&T CORP.
By: /s/ Marilyn J. Wasser
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Name: Marilyn J. Wasser
Title: Vice President--Law
and Secretary
AT&T BROADBAND CORP.
By: /s/ Robert S. Feit
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Name: Robert S. Feit
Title: Vice President and
Assistant Secretary
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EXHIBIT 99.1
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[AT&T Logo] [Comcast Logo]
NEWS RELEASE
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For more information, contact:
Eileen M. Connolly - AT&T
908-221-6731
Adam Miller, Brian Faw - Comcast
The Abernathy MacGregor Group
212-371-5999
FOR RELEASE WEDNESDAY DECEMBER 19, 2001
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AT&T BROADBAND TO MERGE WITH COMCAST
CORPORATION IN $72 BILLION TRANSACTION
Strategic Combination Creates One of the Most Powerful Communications, Media
and Entertainment Companies in the World
Nation's Premiere Broadband Services Network Will Serve More Than 22 Million
Subscribers
NEW YORK AND PHILADELPHIA -- AT&T (NYSE: T) and Comcast Corporation (NASDAQ:
CMCSA, CMCSK) today announced that their Boards of Directors approved a
definitive agreement to combine AT&T Broadband with Comcast in a transaction
that values AT&T Broadband at an aggregate value of $72 billion. The transaction
will create the world's pre-eminent broadband services company and is expected
to be tax-free to shareowners.
The new company, to be called AT&T Comcast Corporation, will be one of the
leading and most powerful communications, media and entertainment companies in
the world. It
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will have approximately 22 million subscribers and a major presence in 17 of the
United States' 20 largest metropolitan areas, including Atlanta, Boston,
Chicago, Dallas-Fort Worth, Denver, Detroit, Miami, Philadelphia, and San
Francisco-Oakland. It will be the world's leading provider of broadband video,
voice and data services with annual pro forma revenue of approximately $19
billion. The combined company will have a presence in 41 states with
approximately 5 million digital video customers, 2.2 million high-speed data
customers and one million cable telephony customers.
AT&T Comcast Corporation will begin life with a clear mandate to aggressively
expand the availability of those services throughout its service areas,
including plans to bring a choice in local telephone service to more than 38
million homes passed by its cable systems. The new company's telephony footprint
will have national reach and its scale will allow it to develop and deploy new
broadband applications such as video on demand and interactive television.
AT&T's decision, which received unanimous approval and full support by its Board
of Directors, culminates a rigorous process that began last July when the AT&T
Board directed management to assess strategic and financial alternatives for its
Broadband unit to create long-term shareowner value.
"AT&T Comcast will create value for its customers, shareowners and employees by
bringing more services to more people more quickly," said C. Michael Armstrong,
Chairman and CEO of AT&T. "This is a leap forward in realizing a vision that
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thousands of AT&T people have worked toward - bringing greater choice in
affordable broadband video, voice and data services to even more American homes.
AT&T Broadband and Comcast can accomplish more together than we could alone. Our
shareowners and our employees will both benefit from the industry-leading growth
we will achieve."
Brian L. Roberts, president of Comcast Corporation, said, "Bringing together
AT&T Broadband and Comcast, creates a company with a national footprint and a
powerful growth platform uniquely positioned to efficiently deliver content and
entertainment to its customers. I look forward to working with Mike and the AT&T
Broadband team to achieve the full potential of this tremendous new company.
"We are particularly excited about the telephony prospects," Brian Roberts
continued. "The size of our telephony footprint, combined with AT&T's expertise
and leadership in the telephony space, will enable us to accelerate the
deployment of telephone services to many new markets."
"This transaction is the most rewarding and important step Comcast has taken
since I started the company nearly four decades ago," said Ralph J. Roberts,
chairman of Comcast Corporation. "Combining Comcast with AT&T Broadband is a
once in a lifetime opportunity that creates immediate value and positions the
company for additional growth in the future. Shareholders, employees and
customers alike are poised to reap considerable benefits from this remarkable
union."
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Terms of the agreement
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o Under the terms of the definitive agreement, AT&T will spin off AT&T
Broadband and simultaneously merge it with Comcast, forming a new
company to be called AT&T Comcast Corporation.
o AT&T shareholders will receive approximately 0.34 shares of AT&T
Comcast Corporation for each share of AT&T they own (subject to
adjustment based on the number of AT&T shares at closing). Comcast
shareholders will receive one share of AT&T Comcast Corporation for
each Comcast share they own.
o AT&T shareowners will own a 56 percent economic stake and about a 66
percent voting interest in the new company. The Roberts family, which
owns Comcast Class B shares, will control one third of the new
company's outstanding voting interest.
o AT&T Comcast Corporation's assets will consist of both companies' cable
TV systems, as well as AT&T's interests in cable television joint
ventures and its 25.5 percent interest in Time Warner Entertainment,
and Comcast's interests in QVC, E! Entertainment, The Golf Channel, and
other entertainment properties.
o The new company will assume nearly $20 billion in debt and other
liabilities from AT&T and its subsidiaries, as well as $5 billion of
AT&T subsidiary trust convertible preferred securities held by
Microsoft Corporation, making the aggregate value of the transaction to
AT&T shareholders worth $72 billion, based on the closing price of
Comcast Class K stock on December 19.
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o AT&T shareowners would receive value equivalent to $13.07 per AT&T
share based on Comcast's closing share price on Wednesday, December 19,
while retaining complete ownership of AT&T's traditional communications
businesses.
In conjunction with the transaction, Microsoft Corporation has agreed to convert
the $5 billion of AT&T subsidiary trust convertible preferred securities into
115 million shares of AT&T Comcast Corporation.
AT&T and Comcast will each contribute five Board members to the new company and
they will jointly select two additional members who have no current affiliation
with either company. Brian Roberts, 42, will be Chief Executive Officer of the
new company. As part of the agreement, Armstrong will serve as Chairman of the
new company when the merger closes instead of retiring from AT&T in May 2003 as
he had planned. The AT&T Comcast Corporation transaction is expected to close at
the end of 2002. Until then, Armstrong, 63, will remain Chairman and CEO of
AT&T. AT&T Comcast Corporation will be headquartered in Philadelphia and
maintain executive offices in the New York City area.
Armstrong and Roberts have also established a transition team to address issues
arising from the merger of AT&T Broadband and Comcast from today's announcement
through the closing. The members of the transition team are Steven Burke,
president of Comcast Cable, Charles H. Noski, chief financial officer of AT&T,
William Schleyer, president
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and CEO of AT&T Broadband, and Lawrence Smith, executive vice president of
Comcast Corporation.
Accounting for non-strategic assets that have been, or will be, sold, AT&T
originally paid about $4,100 per subscriber for TCI and MediaOne, largely in
AT&T stock. Today's announcement values AT&T's cable systems at approximately
$4,500 per subscriber based on today's closing price of Comcast stock and gives
AT&T shareowners majority ownership of the nation's leading broadband services
company with an initial total aggregate value of approximately $120 billion.
The merger of AT&T Broadband and Comcast is subject to regulatory review,
approval by both companies' shareholders and certain other conditions. AT&T also
intends to proceed with other aspects of its previously announced restructuring,
including the creation of a tracking stock for its consumer services unit, which
is expected to be fully distributed to AT&T shareholders following shareholder
approval in mid-2002.
Following the separation of AT&T Broadband and the establishment of the AT&T
Consumer tracking stock, the familiar "T" stock symbol will reflect the
financial results of AT&T Business, which will retain ownership of the "AT&T"
brand. AT&T Business is one of the world's leading providers of enterprise voice
and data communications, serving more than 4.2 million customers. For the 12
months ended September 30, 2001, AT&T Business had revenue of more than $28
billion and earnings before interest and taxes (EBIT), excluding other income,
asset impairments and pre-tax equity earnings, of
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approximately $5 billion. In the same period, AT&T Consumer had revenue of
nearly $16 billion and EBIT, on the same basis, of about $5.4 billion, with
margins that are three times those of its largest competitor.
Credit Suisse First Boston and Goldman Sachs acted as financial advisors to
AT&T. Morgan Stanley, JP Morgan, Merrill Lynch and Quadrangle Group acted as
financial advisors to Comcast. Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz is legal advisor
to AT&T. Davis Polk & Wardwell is legal advisor to Comcast.
About AT&T
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AT&T (http://www.att.com) is among the world's premier voice, video and data
communications companies, serving consumers, businesses and government. Backed
by the research and development capabilities of AT&T Labs, the company runs the
world's largest, most sophisticated communications network and is the largest
cable operator in the U.S. The company is a leading supplier of data, Internet
and managed services for businesses and offers outsourcing, consulting and
networking-integration to large businesses.
About Comcast
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Comcast Corporation (www.comcast.com) is principally engaged in the development,
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management and operation of broadband cable networks and in the provision of
content through principal ownership of QVC, Comcast-Spectacor and Comcast
SportsNet, a controlling interest in E! Entertainment Television and through
programming investments.
Comcast's Class A Special Common Stock and Class A Common Stock are traded on
The Nasdaq Stock Market under the symbols CMCSK and CMCSA, respectively.
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NOTE TO FINANCIAL MEDIA: AT&T executives will discuss today's announcement on a
two-way conference call for financial analysts at 8:30 a.m. ET. Reporters are
invited to listen to the call. U.S. callers should dial 800-230-1092 to access
the call. Callers outside the U.S. should dial 612-332-0342.
A replay of the event will be available on the AT&T web site beginning shortly
after the presentation. The Web site address is http://www.att.com/ir.
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AT&T executives will hold a press conference and conference call at 11:00 a.m.
in the Nassau Suite of the New York Hilton. Reporters are invited to dial into
the conference and ask questions. U.S. callers should dial 888-276-9996 to
access the call. Callers outside the U.S. should dial 612-333-4911.
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The New York Hilton is located at 1335 Avenue of the Americas.
The foregoing are "forward-looking statements" which are based on management's
beliefs as well as on a number of assumptions concerning future events made by
and information currently available to management. Readers are cautioned not to
put undue reliance on such forward-looking statements, which are not a guarantee
of performance and are subject to a number of uncertainties and other factors,
many of which are outside AT&T's control, that could cause actual results to
differ materially from such statements. For a more detailed description of the
factors that could cause such a difference, please see AT&T's filings with the
Securities and Exchange Commission. AT&T disclaims any intention or obligation
to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new
information, future events or otherwise. This information is presented solely to
provide additional information to further understand the results of AT&T.
This communication shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of
an offer to buy, nor shall there be any sale of securities in any jurisdiction
in which the offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration
or qualification under the securities laws of any such jurisdiction. No offering
of securities shall be made except by means of a prospectus meeting the
requirements of Section 10 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AND WHERE TO FIND IT
In connection with the proposed merger, AT&T and Comcast will file a joint proxy
statement/prospectus with the Securities and Exchange Commission. INVESTORS AND
SECURITY HOLDERS ARE ADVISED TO READ THE JOINT PROXY STATEMENT/PROSPECTUS WHEN
IT BECOMES AVAILABLE, BECAUSE IT WILL CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION. Investors
and security holders may obtain a free copy of the joint proxy
statement/prospectus (when available) and other documents filed by AT&T and
Comcast with the Commission at the Commission's web site at http://www.sec.gov.
Free copies of the joint proxy statement/prospectus, once available, and each
company's other filings with the Commission may also be obtained from the
respective companies. Free copies of AT&T's filings may be obtained by directing
a request to AT&T Corp., 295 North Maple Avenue, Basking Ridge NJ 07920. Free
copies of Comcast's filings may be obtained by directing a request to Comcast,
1500 Market Street, Philadelphia PA 19102.
PARTICIPANTS IN THE SOLICITATION
AT&T, Comcast and their respective directors, executive officers and other
members of their management and employees may be soliciting proxies from their
respective stockholders in favor of the merger. Information concerning persons
who may be considered participants in the solicitation of AT&T's and Comcast's
stockholders under
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the rules of the Commission is set forth in public filings filed by AT&T and
Comcast with the Commission and will be set forth in the Joint Proxy Statement/
Prospectus when it is filed with the Commission.
Information concerning AT&T's participants in the solicitation is set forth in
AT&T's proxy statement for its special meeting of stockholders, filed with the
Commission on July 3, 2001.