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This excerpt taken from the DIS 8-K filed Jun 30, 2006.

Item 1.01 Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement

 

On June 28, 2006, the Board of Directors of The Walt Disney Company, at the request of Director Steven P. Jobs, approved a modification to the Board’s compensation policy for non-employee Directors of the Company (other than the Chairman of the Board) to exclude Mr. Jobs from compensation under the policy.

 

This excerpt taken from the DIS 8-K filed May 5, 2006.

Item 1.01 Entry Into a Material Definitive Agreement

 

On May 1, 2006, the Compensation Committee of the Registrant took the following actions:

 

The Committee approved an increase in the salary of Christine M. McCarthy, Executive Vice President, Corporate Finance and Real Estate, and Treasurer, to $510,000, retroactive to April 2, 2005.

The Committee approved an increase in the salary of Kevin A. Mayer, Executive Vice President, Corporate Strategy, Business Development and Technology, to $550,000, retroactive to April 2, 2005.

 

 

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.

 

 

 

The Walt Disney Company

                                                                                                                         

 

 

By:

/s/ Roger J. Patterson

 

 

Roger J. Patterson

 

 

Vice President, Counsel Registered In-House Counsel

 

 

Dated: 

May 5, 2006

 

 

 

 

 

This excerpt taken from the DIS 8-K filed Feb 10, 2006.

Item 1.01. Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

 

On February 6, 2006, The Walt Disney Company (“Disney”) announced that it had entered into (i) a Separation Agreement (the “Separation Agreement”) with ABC Chicago FM Radio, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Disney (“Spinco”), (ii) an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “Merger Agreement”) with Spinco, Citadel Broadcasting Corporation (“Citadel”) and Alphabet Acquisition Corp., a wholly owned subsidiary of Citadel (“Merger Sub”), and (iii) a Support Agreement (the “Support Agreement”) with Spinco, Citadel and four Forstmann Little & Co. equity partnerships (Forstmann Little & Co. Equity Partnership-VI, L.P., Forstmann Little & Co. Equity Partnership-VII, L.P., Forstmann Little & Co. Subordinated Debt and Equity Management Buyout Partnership-VII, L.P., and Forstmann Little & Co. Subordinated Debt and Equity Management Buyout Partnership-VIII, L.P. (together, the “Forstmann Partnerships”)). These agreements provide for the separation of the assets other than the ESPN Radio and Radio Disney networks and stations of the ABC Radio business and certain related business operations (the “Spinco Business”) and the merger of Spinco with and into a wholly owned subsidiary of Citadel, with Spinco as the surviving corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary of Citadel.

 

Separation Agreement

 

Pursuant to the Separation Agreement, Disney will engage in a series of restructuring transactions (the “Restructuring”) to effect the transfer to Spinco’s subsidiaries of all the assets and liabilities of the Spinco Business and the transfer to Disney’s subsidiaries of all assets and liabilities not belonging to the Spinco Business. Following the Restructuring and pursuant to the terms and conditions set forth in the Separation Agreement, Disney will distribute to holders of Disney common stock (other than shares held in the treasury of Disney), all of the outstanding shares of Spinco common stock owned by Disney, either, in Disney’s sole discretion, through a pro-rata distribution of Spinco common stock in a spin-off, an exchange of Spinco common stock for Disney common stock in a split-off, or a combination thereof (the “Distribution” and, together with the Restructuring, the “Separation”).

 

Under the terms of the Separation Agreement, Spinco will incur debt financing (the “Financing”) in an amount expected to be between $1.4 billion and $1.65 billion depending upon the market price of Citadel’s common stock over a measurement period ending prior to closing. Disney will retain the proceeds of the Financing, and the corresponding debt obligation will remain with Spinco.

 

Merger Agreement

 

Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, and subject to the terms and conditions set forth therein, immediately after the consummation of the Spinco Financing and the Separation, Spinco will merge (the “Merger”) with and into Merger Sub, with Spinco continuing as the surviving corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary of Citadel. At the closing of the Merger, each share of Spinco common stock will be automatically converted into the right to receive one fully paid and nonassessable share of common stock of Citadel which, subject to certain adjustments, will result in Disney’s stockholders holding approximately 52% of the common stock of Citadel immediately after the Merger and the stockholders of Citadel holding the remaining approximately 48%. All outstanding Disney stock options and restricted stock units (whether vested or unvested) held by Disney employees who will be employees of Citadel following the Merger will be assumed by Citadel if the holder of such option or restricted stock unit so agrees. Each such option or restricted stock unit previously exercisable for shares of Disney common stock will become exercisable for an adjusted number of shares of Citadel at an adjusted exercise price.

 

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Prior to the closing of the Merger and pursuant to the Merger Agreement, Citadel will declare a special dividend payable immediately prior to the closing of the Merger to holders of common stock of Citadel of record at a date to be set prior to the closing of the Merger. The amount of the dividend will be determined based on the market price of Citadel’s common stock over a measurement period ending prior to closing.

 

The Merger Agreement contains customary representations, warranties and covenants made by the parties, including, among others, (i) representations with respect to the accuracy of financial statements, the absence of undisclosed liabilities and similar matters and (ii) covenants to conduct their respective businesses in the ordinary course consistent with past practice during the interim period between the execution of the Merger Agreement and consummation of the Merger and covenants not to engage in certain kinds of transactions during such period.

 

Consummation of the Merger is subject to customary closing conditions, including the absence of certain legal impediments to the consummation of the Merger, the expiration or termination of any required waiting periods under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, the effectiveness of certain filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, the receipt of consent to, or rulings on, the transactions from the Federal Communications Commission and the Internal Revenue Service and the receipt of certain tax opinions. The Merger Agreement contains certain termination rights and provides that, upon the termination of the Merger Agreement under specified circumstances, a party may be required to pay the other party a termination fee in the amount of $81 million. In addition, if the transaction is terminated under certain circumstances, TWDC may be required to pay Citadel up to $15 million as a reimbursement of its expenses.

 

Support Agreement

 

In connection with the execution of the Merger Agreement, Disney and Spinco entered into a Support Agreement with the Forstmann Partnerships which beneficially own more than a majority of the outstanding stock of Citadel, pursuant to which they agreed to take certain actions in furtherance of the Merger. The Merger and the issuance of Citadel common stock in the Merger have been approved by written consent by holders of record of a majority of Citadel’s common stock.

 

This excerpt taken from the DIS 8-K filed Dec 16, 2005.

Item 1.01 Entry Into a Material Definitive Agreement

 

On December 15, 2005, the Compensation Committee of the Registrant took the following actions:

 

The Committee determined that the financial performance measures that would be applied to executive officers of the Registrant under the Management Incentive Bonus Program for fiscal 2006 would be operating income, after-tax free cash flow (cash flow from operations less investments in theme parks, resorts and other properties), economic profit (net operating profit after tax, minus a charge for capital employed in the business, based on the cost of capital) and earnings per share, and that each of the measures will be given equal weight.

The Committee determined that the performance criterion for purposes of Section 162(m) of the Internal Revenue Code under the Registrant’s 2002 Executive Performance Plan for fiscal year 2006 and for fiscal years 2006 and 2007 combined would be adjusted net income, which means net income adjusted to exclude the following items or variances:  change in accounting principles; acquisitions; dispositions of a business; asset impairments; restructuring charges; extraordinary, unusual or infrequent items, excluding early extinguishment of debt; and litigation costs and insurance recoveries.  This performance criterion will be applied to bonus awards for fiscal 2006 and for performance vesting restricted stock units whose vesting is based on performance in fiscal 2006 or the fiscal 2006-2007 period.

The Committee approved an increase in the salary of Alan N. Braverman, Senior Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary, to $850,000, retroactive to October 1, 2005.

 

 

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.

 

 

 

The Walt Disney Company

                                                                                                                         

 

 

By:

/s/ Roger J. Patterson

 

 

Roger J. Patterson

 

 

Vice President, Counsel

 

 

                    

Dated: 

December 16, 2005

 

 

 

 

 

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