SECOND AMENDMENT TO AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER
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Exhibit 2.3
SECOND AMENDMENT TO AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER
THIS SECOND AMENDMENT TO THE AGREEMENT AND PLAN OF MERGER (this Amendment), is dated as of September 14, 2006, among COCONUT PALM ACQUISITION CORP., a Delaware corporation (Coconut Palm), EQUITY BROADCASTING CORPORATION, an Arkansas corporation (EBC) and certain shareholders of EBC who are signatories to this Amendment (collectively, the Major EBC Shareholders). All terms not defined herein shall have the meaning ascribed to them in the Agreement and Plan of Merger which is referenced below.
RECITALS
WHERERAS, Coconut Palm, EBC and the Major EBC Shareholders entered into that certain Agreement and Plan of Merger dated as of April 7, 2006 (the Merger Agreement), pursuant to which EBC will merge with and into Coconut Palm with Coconut Palm being the surviving corporation;
WHEREAS, the parties entered into that certain First Amendment to Agreement and Plan of Merger dated as of May 5, 2006, to extend the Due Diligence Termination Date and clarify certain other provisions of the Merger Agreement; and
WHEREAS, the parties desire to enter into this Amendment to (1) increase the number of members of the combined companys Board of Directors from seven to nine, (2) extend the termination date for the Merger Agreement, as amended, from December 31, 2006 to March 31, 2007 and (3) agree to adjust certain of EBCs debt limitations to reflect EBC operations beyond the date of this Amendment, as provided below;
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the mutual premises set forth herein, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto hereby agree as follows:
TERMS OF AMENDMENT
1. Amendment of Section 6.13; Governance. The first sentence of Section 6.13 is hereby amended and restated in its entirety as follows:
As of the Effective Time, the members of the board of directors of both Coconut Palm and the Surviving Corporation shall be nine (9) with Henry Luken, III as Chairman, with four designees of the board being appointed by shareholders of EBC or members of EBC management and with four designees of the board being appointed by Coconut Palm.
2. Amendment of Section 8.01(b); Termination. The parties hereby agree that the reference to December 31, 2006 in Section 8.01(b) of the Merger Agreement, as amended, is amended and restated to read March 31, 2007.
3. Amendment of Section 3.03(d); EBC Indebtedness. The parties hereby agree that Section 3.03(d) is amended and restated in its entirety as follows:
As of the date of this Agreement the aggregate Indebtedness of EBC and the Subsidiaries shall not exceed $62,000,000 (for the purposes of the representations made as of the date of this Agreement the EBC Maximum Indebtedness); provided however, in order to reflect EBCs operations, and in particular the acquisition and disposition of assets (including TV stations), for the period of September 14, 2006 to March 31, 2007, the term EBC Maximum Indebtedness as determined at the Closing shall mean $72,000,000.
This Amendment shall form and be a part of the Merger Agreement, as amended. This Amendment shall modify the Merger Agreement, as amended, solely as to the terms which are expressly stated herein, and all other terms and conditions of the Merger Agreement, as amended, shall remain in full force and effect. This Amendment may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which will be deemed an original and all of which together will constitute one and the same instrument.
[Signatures follow]
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed and delivered this Amendment on the date first written above.
COCONUT PALM ACQUISITION CORP. | ||||
By /s/ Mario B. Ferrari | ||||
Mario B. Ferrari, Vice President | ||||
EQUITY BROADCASTING CORPORATION | ||||
By /s/ Larry E. Morton | ||||
Larry E. Morton, President | ||||
MAJOR EBC SHAREHOLDERS: ARKANSAS MEDIA, LLC | ||||
By /s/ Larry E. Morton | ||||
Larry E. Morton, Manager | ||||
SYCAMORE VENTURE CAPITAL, L.P. | ||||
By: | Sycamore Business Partners, L.P., its General | |||
Partner | ||||
By: | Sycamore Management Corporation, its | |||
General Partner | ||||
By: | /s/ John R. Whitman | |||
John R. Whitman, President | ||||
PIERREPOINT FAMILY INVESTMENT PARTNERSHIP I, L.P. | ||||
By: | /s/ Seth L. Pierrepoint | |||
Seth L. Pierrepoint, General Partner | ||||
By: | John R. Whitman pursuant to Power of | |||
Attorney, dated May 21, 2004 | ||||
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/s/ Kilin To | ||||
Kilin To | ||||
By: | John R. Whitman pursuant to Power of Attorney, dated May 21, 2004 | |||
/s/ Richard Chong | ||||
Richard Chong | ||||
By: | John R. Whitman pursuant to Power of Attorney, dated May 21, 2004 | |||
WHITMAN CHILDREN IRREVOCABLE TRUST U/T/D April 13, 1990 | ||||
By: | /s/ John R. Whitman | |||
John R. Whitman, Trustee | ||||
/s/ John R. Whitman | ||||
John R. Whitman | ||||
/s/ Henry Luken | ||||
Henry Luken | ||||
UNIVISION COMMUNICATIONS, INC. | ||||
By /s/ Andrew W. Hobson | ||||
Andrew W. Hobson, SEVP & CFO | ||||
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