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This excerpt taken from the DIS 8-K filed Sep 1, 2009. TERMINATION, AMENDMENT AND WAIVER 7.1 Termination. This Agreement may be terminated and the Merger contemplated hereby may be abandoned at any time prior to the Effective Time, whether before or after receipt of the Company Stockholder Approval: (a) by mutual written consent of Parent, Merger Sub and the Company;
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(b) by either Parent or the Company, if: (i) the Merger shall not have been consummated by on or before May 31, 2010 (the Outside Date); provided, that the Outside Date may be extended (A) for a period not to exceed ninety (90) days by either party by written notice to the other party if the Merger shall not have been consummated as a result of the condition set forth in Section 6.1(b) failing to have been satisfied but (1) the extending party reasonably believes that the relevant approvals will be obtained during such extension period and (2) each of the other conditions to the consummation of the Merger set forth in Article VI has been satisfied or waived or remains reasonably capable of satisfaction and (B) in the case of a Reinstated Recommendation, to the extent necessary so that the Company can comply with its obligations pursuant to the last sentence of Section 5.3(b); provided, further, that the right to terminate this Agreement pursuant to this clause (b)(i) shall not be available to the party seeking to terminate this Agreement if such partys breach of this Agreement has been the cause of the failure of the Effective Time to occur; or (ii) any Governmental Authority shall have issued or granted an Order or taken any other action permanently restraining, enjoining or otherwise prohibiting the Merger and such Order or other action is, or shall have become, final and non-appealable; (c) by Parent or the Company, if the Company Stockholder Vote shall not have been obtained at the Company Stockholders Meeting, or at any adjournment or postponement thereof, at which the final vote thereon was taken; (d) by Parent, if the Company shall have breached in any material respect any of its obligations under Section 5.2; (e) by the Company, at any time prior to the receipt of the Company Stockholder Approval, in accordance with Section 5.2(d); provided, that, as a condition to the effectiveness of such termination, Parent shall have received all fees and expenses as required pursuant to Section 7.3; (f) by the Company (provided it is not then in material breach of any of its obligations under this Agreement), if (i) there is any continuing inaccuracy in the representations and warranties of Parent, Merger Sub and Merger LLC set forth in this Agreement, or (ii) Parent or Merger Sub are then failing to perform any of their covenants or other agreements set forth in this Agreement, in either cases (i) and (ii), (1) such that the conditions set forth in Section 6.2(a) or Section 6.2(b), as applicable, would not be satisfied as of the time of such termination and (2) such breach shall be incapable of being cured or shall not have been cured within sixty (60) days after written notice thereof shall have been received by Parent; (g) by Parent (provided it is not then in material breach of any of its obligations under this Agreement), if (i) there is any continuing inaccuracy in the representations and warranties of the Company set forth in this Agreement, or (ii) the Company is then failing to perform any of its covenants or other agreements set forth in this Agreement, in either cases (i) and (ii), (1) such that the conditions set forth in Section 6.3(a) or Section 6.3(b), as applicable, would not be satisfied as of the time of such termination and (2) such breach shall be incapable of being cured or shall not have been cured within sixty (60) days after written notice thereof shall have been received by the Company; or (h) by Parent, at any time prior to Company Stockholder Approval, if (i) the Company, the Board of Directors of the Company or any committee thereof, for any reason, shall have (A) failed to include in the Proxy Statement distributed to the Company Stockholders its recommendation that such stockholders adopt this Agreement and approve the Merger, (B) effected a Company Adverse Recommendation Change, (C) approved or recommended any Alternative Transaction Proposal or (D)(i) within ten (10) Business Days of the public announcement of an Alternative Transaction Proposal, failed to reaffirm (publicly, if so requested by Parent) its recommendation in favor of the adoption of this Agreement and the approval of the Merger, or (ii) within ten (10) Business Days after a tender or exchange offer relating to securities of the Company involving a person or group unaffiliated with Parent has first been published or announced, the Company shall not have sent or given to the Company Stockholders pursuant to Rule 14e-2 promulgated under the Securities Act a statement disclosing that the Board of Directors of the Company recommends rejection of such tender or exchange offer.
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7.2 Effect of Termination. In the event of termination of this Agreement as provided in Section 7.1 hereof, this Agreement shall forthwith become null and void and have no effect and the obligations of the parties under this Agreement shall terminate, except for the obligations set forth in Section 5.5(b), this Section 7.2 and Section 7.3, as well as Article I and Article VIII to the extent applicable to such surviving sections, each of which shall survive termination of this Agreement; provided, however, that no party shall be relieved or released from any liabilities or damages arising out of its willful breach of any provision of this Agreement. No termination of this Agreement shall affect the obligations of the parties contained in the Confidentiality Agreement, all of which obligations shall survive termination of this Agreement in accordance with their terms. 7.3 Payments. (a) Company Termination Fee. In the event that: (i) Parent terminates this Agreement pursuant to Section 7.1(d) or Section 7.1(h); (ii) the Company terminates this Agreement pursuant to Section 7.1(e); (iii) (A) this Agreement is terminated by Parent or the Company pursuant to Section 7.1(b)(i), Section 7.1(c), Section 7.1(g)(i) in respect of a knowing and intentional inaccuracy of the representations and warranties or Section 7.1(g)(ii), (B) prior to such termination, an Alternative Transaction Proposal has been publicly announced and (C) within twelve (12) months of such termination, the Company enters into a definitive agreement with any third party to consummate, or consummates, an Alternative Transaction Proposal; or (iv) Parent or the Company terminates this Agreement pursuant to Section 7.1(c) if, at or prior to such time, Parent would have the right to a Termination Fee pursuant to clause (i) above; then the Company shall pay Parent a one time fee equal to One Hundred Forty Million Dollars ($140,000,000) (the Termination Fee). Any fee due under this Section 7.3(a) shall be paid by wire transfer of same-day funds to an account provided in writing by Parent to the Company (A) in the case of termination pursuant to clause (i), (ii) or (iv) above, on the date of termination of this Agreement or (B) in the case of termination pursuant to clause (iii) above, within two (2) Business Days of the date of the first to occur of (x) the execution of a definitive agreement relating to an Alternative Transaction Proposal and (y) the consummation of a transaction relating to an Alternative Transaction Proposal; provided, that the provisions of this Section 7.3(a) shall be subject to Section 7.3(c). For purposes of this Section 7.3(a), the term Alternative Transaction Proposal shall have the meaning assigned to such term in Section 1.1, except that all references to twenty percent (20%) in clauses (b) and (c) of the definition of Alternative Transaction, as used in the definition of Alternative Transaction Proposal, shall be deemed to be references to fifty percent (50%). (b) Interest and Costs; Other Remedies. Each of the Company and Parent acknowledges that the agreements contained in this Section 7.3 are an integral part of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and that, without these agreements, neither Parent nor the Company would have entered into this Agreement. Accordingly, in the event that the Company shall fail to pay the Termination Fee when due, and in order to obtain such payment, Parent commences a suit which results in a judgment against the Company for such fee, then the Company shall pay to Parent its costs and expenses (including reasonable attorneys fees and expenses of enforcement) in connection with such suit, together with interest on the amounts owed at the prime lending rate prevailing at such time, as published in the Wall Street Journal, plus two percent (2%) per annum from the date such amounts were required to be paid until the date actually received by such party. (c) Expenses. Except as otherwise specifically provided herein, each party shall bear its own Expenses in connection with this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby, except that Parent and the Company each shall bear and pay one-half of the costs and expenses incurred in connection with (i) the filing, printing and mailing of the Proxy Statement, (ii) the filing and printing of the Registration Statement and (iii) any filings pursuant to the HSR Act or to any foreign antitrust or competition Law. Furthermore, in the event that (x) the Company terminates this Agreement pursuant to Section 7.1(f), then Parent shall
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reimburse the Company for all of the Companys Expenses or (y) Parent terminates this Agreement pursuant to Section 7.1(g), then the Company, in addition to any payments it may be required to make to Parent pursuant to Section 7.3(a) in respect of such termination, shall reimburse Parent for all of Parents Expenses; provided, that in the event that the Company pays Parents Expenses pursuant to clause (y) of this Section 7.3(c) and the Company is obligated to pay the Termination Fee pursuant to Section 7.3(a), the amount of the Termination Fee shall be reduced by the amount of Parents Expenses. Expenses includes all reasonable out of pocket expenses (including all reasonable fees and expenses of counsel, accountants, financial advisors, experts and consultants to a party hereto and its Affiliates) incurred by a party or on its behalf in connection with or related to the authorization, preparation, negotiation, execution and performance of this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby, including the preparation, printing, filing and mailing of Registration Statement, the Proxy Statement and the solicitation of stockholder approvals and all other matters related to the transactions contemplated hereby; provided, however, that the amount required to be reimbursed in respect of Expenses by Company or Parent, as the case may be, shall not exceed Ten Million Dollars ($10,000,000). This excerpt taken from the DIS 8-K filed Feb 10, 2006. TERMINATION, AMENDMENT AND WAIVER
Section 8.1 Termination or Abandonment. Notwithstanding anything contained in this Agreement to the contrary, this Agreement may be terminated and abandoned at any time prior to the Effective Time, whether before or after any approval of the matters presented in connection with the Transactions by the stockholders of Company or the stockholder of Spinco:
(a) by the mutual written consent of TWDC and Company;
(b) by either TWDC or Company if the Effective Time shall not have occurred on or before February 6, 2007, provided that such date may be extended by either TWDC or Company (by written notice thereof to the other party) up to and including August 6, 2007 in the event that all of the conditions to the Merger, other than the condition set forth in Section 7.1(h) shall have been or are capable of being satisfied at the time of such extension (the latest applicable date shall be referred to herein as the Termination Date), unless the failure of the Effective Time to have occurred by the Termination Date shall be due to the failure of the Party seeking to terminate this Agreement pursuant to this Section 8.1(b) to perform or observe in all material respects the covenants and agreements of such party set forth herein;
(c) by Company (so long as Company is not then in material breach of any covenant, representation or warranty or other agreement contained herein), if there has been a material breach by TWDC or Spinco of any of its representations, warranties, covenants or agreements contained in this Agreement, or any such representation and warranty shall have become untrue in any material respect, in either case such that Section 7.3(a) hereof would be incapable of being satisfied, and such breach or condition has not been cured within 30 Business Days following receipt by TWDC or Spinco, if applicable, of notice of such breach;
(d) by TWDC (so long as TWDC is not then in material breach of any covenant, representation or warranty or other agreement contained herein), if (i) there has been a material breach by Company of any of its representations, warranties, covenants or agreements contained in this Agreement, or any such representation and warranty shall have become untrue in any material respect, in either case such that Section 7.2(a) hereof would be incapable of being satisfied, and such breach or condition has not been cured within 30 Business Days following receipt by Company of notice of such breach or (ii) the condition contained in Section 7.2(e) hereof shall be incapable of being satisfied;
(e) by either TWDC or Company if any Law or Order by any Governmental Authority preventing or prohibiting consummation of the Transactions shall have become final and nonappealable;
(f) by TWDC, if the Principal Stockholders Written Consent is rendered invalid for reasons other than (i) the willful breach of Section 6.3(b) hereof by Company, (ii) the willful breach of the Support Agreement by any Principal Stockholder or Company or (iii) any
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Principal Stockholders effective revocation of the Principal Stockholders Written Consent; provided, that TWDC shall not be permitted to terminate this Agreement pursuant to this Section 8.1(f) if (x) Company has provided notice to TWDC that it proposes to cure such invalidity by convening the Company Stockholder Meeting pursuant to the second sentence of Section 6.3(b) hereof and Company thereafter uses its reasonable best efforts to convene the Company Stockholder Meeting or (y) Company has otherwise cured such invalidity after receipt of TWDCs consent to such cure, such consent not to be unreasonably withheld;
(g) by TWDC, if the Principal Stockholders Written Consent has not become effective under applicable Law due to (i) the willful breach of Section 6.3(b) hereof by Company, (ii) the willful breach of the Support Agreement by any Principal Stockholder or Company or (iii) any Principal Stockholders effective revocation of the Principal Stockholders Written Consent;
(h) by TWDC or Company, if Company is required pursuant to the second sentence of Section 6.3(b) to hold the Company Stockholder Meeting and the Company Stockholder Approval is not obtained at the Company Stockholder Meeting;
(i) by TWDC in accordance with Section 6.8(d)(iv) hereof; or
(j) by Company in accordance with Section 6.8(d)(v) hereof.
The Party desiring to terminate this Agreement pursuant to this Section 8.1 will give written notice of such termination to the other Party, specifying the provision pursuant to which such termination is effected.
Section 8.2 Effect of Termination; Fees and Expenses.
(a) If this Agreement is terminated by TWDC or Company pursuant to Section 8.1 hereof, then this Agreement shall become void and have no effect with no liability or obligation on the part of TWDC, Spinco or Company, except to the extent that such termination results from the material breach by a Party of any of its covenants or agreements set forth in this Agreement; provided, however, that the provisions of the Confidentiality Agreement and this Section 8.2 shall remain in full force and effect and shall survive any termination of this Agreement.
(b) If this Agreement is terminated pursuant to (i) Section 8.1(f), Section 8.1(g)or Section 8.1(h) hereof or (ii) Section 8.1(b) or Section 8.1(d) and, in the case of this clause (ii), (A) a Company Acquisition Proposal shall have been commenced, publicly disclosed, publicly proposed, publicly announced or otherwise communicated to Company or the Company Stockholders prior to such termination, and (B) within 15 months of such termination, Company or any of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates enters into any definitive agreement with respect to, or consummates, a Company Acquisition Proposal, then in each such case Company shall pay to TWDC, (x) in the case of a termination pursuant to clause (i) above within one Business Day following the delivery of notice of such termination, or (y) in the case of termination pursuant to clause (ii) above, at or prior to the earlier of the time Company, any of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates enters into such agreement with respect to, or consummates, such Company Acquisition Proposal, a termination fee equal to $81,000,000 by wire transfer of immediately available funds.
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(c) If this Agreement is terminated pursuant to Section 8.1(b) or Section 8.1(c) and (i) a Spinco Acquisition Proposal shall have been commenced, publicly disclosed, publicly proposed, publicly announced or otherwise communicated to TWDC or the TWDC Stockholders prior to such termination, and (ii) within 15 months of such termination, TWDC or any of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates enters into any definitive agreement with respect to, or consummates, a Spinco Acquisition Proposal, then in each such case TWDC shall pay to Company at or prior to the earlier of the time TWDC, any of its Subsidiaries or Affiliates enters into such agreement with respect to, or consummates, such Spinco Acquisition Proposal, a termination fee equal to $81,000,000 by wire transfer of immediately available funds.
(d) If this Agreement is terminated (i) by Company or TWDC pursuant to Section 8.1(b) hereof and at the time of any such termination all of the conditions set forth in Article VII have been satisfied or waived except for any of the conditions set forth in Section 7.2(c) or 7.2(e) or (ii) by TWDC pursuant to Section 8.1(i) hereof, then TWDC shall pay to Company, promptly upon receipt of supporting documentation related thereto, the reasonable actual and documented out of pocket expenses of Company in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement not to exceed $15,000,000, by wire transfer of immediately available funds.
(e) All fees and expenses incurred by TWDC and Spinco related to the financing of the transactions pursuant to Section 2.07 of the Separation Agreement, whether such liabilities arise prior to, on or after the Effective Time shall be paid by Spinco. Company and Spinco shall each pay one-half of the costs and expenses incurred in connection with the filing, printing and mailing of the Information Statement/Prospectus and Registration Statement (including any SEC filing fees).
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