1,500,000 SHARES
▇▇▇▇▇▇ COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION
CLASS A COMMON STOCK, PAR VALUE $0.001 PER SHARE
STOCK PURCHASE AGREEMENT
February 4, 2000
AT&T Wireless Services, Inc.
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Dear Sirs:
▇▇▇▇▇▇ Communications Corporation, an Oklahoma corporation (the
"Company"), proposes to sell to AT&T Wireless Services, Inc. ("AWS")
1,500,000 shares (the "Stock") of the Company's Class A Common Stock, par
value $0.001 per share (the "Class A Common Stock"). This is to confirm the
agreement concerning the purchase of the Stock from the Company by AWS.
Capitalized terms used but not defined herein have the meanings given to such
terms in the Underwriting Agreement dated as of the date hereof (the
"Underwriting Agreement") between the Company and the underwriters named
therein.
1. REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES AND AGREEMENTS OF THE COMPANY.
The Company represents, warrants and agrees that:
(a) The Registration Statement and the Prospectus conform, and any
post-effective amendments or supplements to the Registration Statement or the
Prospectus did, when they became effective or were filed with the Commission,
as the case may be, conform in all respects to the requirements of the
Securities Act and the Rules and Regulations and did not, as of the effective
date (as to the Registration Statement and any pre-effective amendment
thereto) and as of the applicable filing date with respect to any
post-effective amendment to the Registration Statement, and as to the
Prospectus, and any amendment or supplement thereto, contain an untrue
statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact required to be
stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein (in the case of
the Prospectus, in light of the circumstances under which they were made) not
misleading.
(b) The shares of the Stock to be issued and sold by the Company
to AWS hereunder have been duly authorized and, when issued and delivered
against payment therefor as provided herein, will be validly issued, fully
paid and non-assessable
and the Stock will conform, in all material respects, to the description
thereof contained in the Prospectus. The certificates for the Class A Common
Stock are in valid and sufficient form.
(c) This Agreement has been duly authorized, executed and
delivered by the Company and (assuming the due authorization, execution and
delivery thereof by AWS) constitutes the legal, valid and binding agreement
of the Company enforceable against it in accordance with its terms, subject
to the effects of bankruptcy, insolvency, fraudulent conveyance,
reorganization, moratorium and other similar laws relating to or affecting
creditors' rights generally, general equitable principles (whether considered
in a proceeding in equity or at law) or an implied covenant of good faith and
fair dealing.
(d) The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by
the Company and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, by
the Company's amended and restated certificate of incorporation and by the
Agreement and Plan of Recapitalization, dated as of January 31, 2000, among
the Company, ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Operating Company, ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇ Limited Partnership, ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇
▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇.▇. Childs Equity Partners II, L.P., AT&T Wireless Services, Inc.
and the holders of issued and outstanding shares of the Company's
pre-recapitalization Class A Common Stock, par value $.001 per share, and
Class D Preferred Stock, par value $1.00 per share, listed on the signature
pages therein (the "Recapitalization Agreement"), providing for the
recapitalization described in the Prospectus under the captions
"Capitalization", "The Recapitalization" and "Description of Capital Stock"
(such actions are herein collectively called the "Recapitalization"): (i)
will not conflict with or result in a breach or violation of any of the terms
or provisions of, or constitute a default under, any indenture, mortgage,
deed of trust, loan agreement or other agreement or instrument to which the
Company or any of its subsidiaries is a party or by which the Company or any
of its subsidiaries is bound or to which any of the property or assets of the
Company or any of its subsidiaries is subject, except for such conflicts,
breaches or violations that, individually or in the aggregate, would not have
a Material Adverse Effect; (ii) will not result in any violation of the
provisions of the charter or by-laws of the Company or any of its
subsidiaries; (iii) will not result in any violation of any statute or any
order, rule or regulation of any court or governmental agency or body having
jurisdiction over the Company or any of its subsidiaries or any of their
properties or assets, except for such violations that, individually or in the
aggregate, would not have a Material Adverse Effect; and (iv) except for the
registration of the Stock under the Securities Act and such consents,
approvals, authorizations, registrations or qualifications as may be required
(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, (b) by applicable
state or foreign securities laws in connection with the purchase of the Stock
by AWS and (c) by the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc., will
not require any consent, approval, authorization or order of, or filing or
registration with, any such court or governmental agency or body for the
execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by the Company and the
consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and by the
Recapitalization.
(e) There are no contracts, agreements or understandings between
the Company and its subsidiaries and any other person that would give rise to
a valid claim
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against the Company or any of its subsidiaries or AWS for a brokerage
commission, finder's fee or like payment in connection with the issuance,
purchase and sale of the Stock.
(f) There are no transfer taxes or other similar fees or charges
under federal law or the laws of any state or foreign jurisdiction, or any
political subdivision thereof, required to be paid in connection with the
execution and delivery of this Agreement or the issuance by the Company or
sale by the Company of the Stock.
(g) At the First Delivery Date the Company's amended and restated
certificate of incorporation providing for the Recapitalization as described
in the Prospectus will have been duly filed with the Secretary of State of
the State of Oklahoma and the Recapitalization will have become effective.
(h) (i) The Recapitalization Agreement, the Agreement and Plan of
Merger, dated October 5, 1999, among ACC Acquisition LLC, ACC Acquisition Co.
and American Cellular Corporation (the "Merger Agreement"), the Amended and
Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of ACC Acquisition LLC, dated as
of January 31, 2000, between AT&T Wireless Services JV Co., ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇ Company
and ACC Acquisition LLC (the "LLC Agreement"), the Operating Agreement, dated
as of January 31, 2000, among AT&T Wireless Services, Inc. and its
affiliates, and ACC Acquisition LLC, on behalf of American Cellular
Corporation and its affiliates (the "Operating Agreement"), and the
Management Agreement, dated as of January 31, 2000, between ▇▇▇▇▇▇ Cellular
Systems, Inc. and ACC Acquisition LLC, (the "Management Agreement" and,
together with the Merger Agreement, the Operating Agreement, the Management
Agreement and the LLC Agreement, the "American Cellular Agreements") are in
full force and effect and no party to the Recapitalization Agreement or any
of the American Cellular Agreements has sought to modify, amend or waive any
of the provisions thereof; (ii) the representations and warranties of the
Company, and to the knowledge of the Company the representations and
warranties of the other parties to the Recapitalization Agreement and the
American Cellular Agreements, contained in the Recapitalization Agreement and
the American Cellular Agreements, respectively, were true and correct in all
respects as of the dates of the Recapitalization Agreement and the American
Cellular Agreements, respectively, and as of the date hereof; the Company is
not, and to the knowledge of the Company, no other party to the
Recapitalization Agreement or any of the American Cellular Agreements is in
breach of any of the terms thereof; (iii) except as disclosed in or
contemplated by the Recapitalization Agreement or any of the American
Cellular Agreements, no consent, approval, authorization or order of, or
filing or registration with, any court or governmental agency or body was
required for the execution and delivery of, or is required for the
performance of, the Recapitalization Agreement or any of the American
Cellular Agreements by any of the parties thereto and the consummation of the
transactions contemplated thereby; and (iv) other than the American Cellular
Agreements, there are no other material agreements relating to the Company's
proposed joint venture with AWS or to acquire American Cellular Corporation.
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2. REPRESENTATIONS, WARRANTIES AND AGREEMENTS OF AWS. AWS
represents, warrants and agrees that:
(a) The execution and delivery of this Agreement by it and the
consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby by it have been duly and
validly authorized by its board of directors and no other proceedings on its
part which have not been taken are necessary to authorize this Agreement or
to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby.
(b) This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by it and
(assuming the due authorization, execution and delivery thereof by the
Company) constitutes its valid and binding obligation, enforceable against it
in accordance with its terms, except as such enforceability may be limited by
bankruptcy, insolvency, moratorium or other similar laws affecting or
relating to enforcement of creditors' rights generally and may be subject to
general principles of equity.
(c) It has not employed any broker, finder or investment banker or
incurred any liability for any brokerage fees, commissions or finder's fees
in connection with the transactions contemplated hereby.
(d) It is not relying on and acknowledges that no representation
is being made by the Company or any of its officers, employees, affiliates,
agents or representatives, except for representations and warranties
expressly set forth in this Agreement, information set forth in the
Registration Statement, and such information and documents obtained by it as
a stockholder of the Company and through its representatives who serve as
members of the Company's board of directors, as the case may be.
3. PURCHASE OF THE STOCK BY AWS; DELIVERY AND PAYMENT. On the
basis of the representations and warranties contained in, and subject to the
terms and conditions of, this Agreement, the Company agrees to sell to AWS,
and AWS agrees to purchase from the Company, 1,500,000 shares of the Stock.
The price of the Stock shall be $20.735 per share. Delivery of and payment
for the Stock shall be made at the office of Weil, Gotshal & ▇▇▇▇▇▇ LLP, ▇▇▇
▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ at 10:00 a.m., New York City time, on
the First Delivery Date. On the First Delivery Date, the Company shall
deliver or cause to be delivered a certificate representing the Stock to AWS
against payment to or upon the order of the Company of the purchase price by
wire transfer in immediately available funds. Upon delivery, the Stock shall
be registered in the name of AWS.
4. EXPENSES. The Company agrees to pay (a) the costs incident to
the authorization, issuance, sale and delivery of the Stock and any taxes
payable in that connection and (b) all other costs and expenses incident to
the performance of the obligations of the Company under this Agreement;
provided that AWS shall pay its own costs and expenses, including the costs
and expenses of its counsel.
5. CONDITION OF AWS' OBLIGATIONS. The obligations of AWS
hereunder are subject to the accuracy, when made and on the First Delivery
Date, of the
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representations and warranties of the Company contained herein, to the
performance by the Company of its obligations hereunder, and to each of the
following additional terms and conditions:
(a) All corporate proceedings and other legal matters incident to
the authorization, form and validity of this Agreement, the Stock, the
Registration Statement and the Prospectus, and all other legal matters
relating to this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby shall be
reasonably satisfactory in all material respects to counsel for AWS, and the
Company shall have furnished to such counsel all documents and information
that they may reasonably request to enable them to pass upon such matters.
(b) McAfee & ▇▇▇▇ A Professional Corporation, shall have furnished
to AWS their written opinion, as counsel to the Company, addressed to AWS and
dated the First Delivery Date, in the form of the opinion delivered to the
Underwriters pursuant to Section 9(d) of the Underwriting Agreement.
(c) ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇, LLP shall have furnished to AWS their
written opinion, as regulatory counsel to the Company, addressed to AWS and
dated the First Delivery Date, in the form of the opinion delivered to the
Underwriters pursuant to Section 9(f) of the Underwriting Agreement.
(d) The Company shall have furnished to AWS a certificate, dated
the First Delivery Date, of its Chairman of the Board, its President or a
Vice President and its Chief Financial Officer, in the form of the
certificate delivered to the Underwriters pursuant to Section 9(l) of the
Underwriting Agreement.
6. INDEMNIFICATION AND CONTRIBUTION.
(a) AWS shall indemnify and hold harmless the Company and its
affiliates, directors, shareholders, officers, employees, agents and/or the
legal representatives of any of them (each, a "Section 6(a) Indemnified
Party"), against all liabilities and expenses (including amounts paid in
satisfaction of judgments, in compromise, as fines and penalties, and as
counsel fees) (collectively, "Losses") incurred by him/her or it in
connection with the investigation, defense, or disposition of any action,
suit or other proceeding in which any Section 6(a) Indemnified Party may be
involved or with which he/she or it may be threatened (whether arising out of
or relating to matters asserted by third parties against a Section 6(a)
Indemnified Party or incurred or sustained by such party in the absence of a
third-party claim), that arises out of or results from (a) any representation
or warranty of AWS contained herein being untrue in any material respect as
of the date on which it was made or (b) any material default by such
indemnifying party or any of its affiliates in the performance of their
respective obligations herein, except to the extent (but only to the extent)
any such Losses arise out of or result from the gross negligence or willful
misconduct of such Section 6(a) Indemnified Party or its affiliates.
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(b) The Company shall indemnify and hold harmless AWS and its
affiliates, directors, shareholders, officers, employees, agents and/or the
legal representatives of any of them (each, a "Section 6(b) Indemnified
Party"), against all Losses incurred by him/her or it in connection with the
investigation, defense, or disposition of any action, suit or other
proceeding in which any Section 6(b) Indemnified Party may be involved or
with which he/she or it may be threatened (whether arising out of or relating
to matters asserted by third parties against a Section 6(b) Indemnified Party
or incurred or sustained by such party in the absence of a third-party
claim), that arises out of or results from (a) any representation or warranty
of the Company contained herein being untrue in any material respect as of
the date on which it was made or (b) any material default by the Company or
any of its affiliates in the performance of their respective obligations
herein, except to the extent (but only to the extent) any such Losses arise
out of or result from the gross negligence or willful misconduct of such
Section 6(b) Indemnified Party or its affiliates.
(c) (i) The terms of this Section 6(c) shall apply to any claim
(a "Claim") for indemnification under the terms of Sections 6(a) or 6(b).
The Section 6(a) Indemnified Party or Section 6(b) Indemnified Party (each,
an "Indemnified Party"), as the case may be, shall give prompt written notice
of such Claim to the indemnifying party (the "Indemnifying Party") under the
applicable Section, which party may assume the defense thereof, PROVIDED that
any delay or failure to so notify the Indemnifying Party shall relieve the
Indemnifying Party of its obligations hereunder only to the extent, if at
all, that it is materially prejudiced by reason of such delay or failure.
The Indemnified Party shall have the right to approve any counsel selected by
the Indemnifying Party and to approve the terms of any proposed settlement,
such approval not to be unreasonably delayed or withheld (unless, in the case
of approval of a proposed settlement, such settlement provides only, as to
the Indemnified Party, the payment of money damages actually paid by the
Indemnifying Party and a complete release of the Indemnified Party in respect
of the claim in question). Notwithstanding any of the foregoing to the
contrary, the provisions of this Section 6 shall not be construed so as to
provide for the indemnification of any Indemnified Party for any liability to
the extent (but only to the extent) that such indemnification would be in
violation of applicable law or that such liability may not be waived,
modified or limited under applicable law, but shall be construed so as to
effectuate the provisions of this Section 6 to the fullest extent permitted
by law.
(ii) In the event that the Indemnifying Party undertakes the
defense of any Claim, the Indemnifying Party will keep the Indemnified
Party advised as to all material developments in connection with such
Claim, including, but not limited to, promptly furnishing the Indemnified
Party with copies of all material documents filed or served in connection
therewith.
(iii) In the event that the Indemnifying Party fails to assume
the defense of any Claim within ten business days after receiving written
notice thereof, the Indemnified Party shall have the right, subject to the
Indemnifying Party's right to assume the defense pursuant to the
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provisions of this Section 6, to undertake the defense, compromise or
settlement of such Claim for the account of the Indemnifying Party.
Unless and until the Indemnifying Party assumes the defense of any
Claim, the Indemnifying Party shall advance to the Indemnified Party any
of its reasonable attorneys' fees and other costs and expenses incurred
in connection with the defense of any such action or proceeding. Each
Indemnified Party shall agree in writing prior to any such advancement
that, in the event he or it receives any such advance, such Indemnified
Party shall reimburse the Indemnifying Party for such fees, costs and
expenses to the extent that it shall be determined that he or it was not
entitled to indemnification under this Section 6.
(iv) In no event shall an Indemnifying Party be required to pay
in connection with any Claim for more than one firm of counsel (and local
counsel) for each of the following groups of Indemnified Parties: (A) AWS,
its affiliates, directors, shareholders, officers, employees, agents and/or
the legal representatives of any of them; and (B) the Company, its
affiliates, directors, shareholders, officers, employees, agents and/or the
legal representatives of any of them.
7. TERMINATION. The obligations of AWS hereunder may be
terminated by AWS by notice given to and received by the Company prior to
delivery of and payment for the Stock if the First Delivery Date does not
occur prior to March 31, 2000.
8. NOTICES, ETC. All statements, requests, notices and
agreements hereunder shall be in writing, and:
(a) if to AWS, shall be delivered or sent by mail, telex or
facsimile transmission to AT&T Wireless Services, Inc., ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇.,
▇.▇., ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇, Attention: ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇ (Fax:
▇▇▇-▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇); with a copy to ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ & ▇▇▇▇▇▇ LLP, ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇,
▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇, Attention: ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇, Esq. (Fax:
▇▇▇-▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇); and
(b) if to the Company, shall be delivered or sent by mail, telex
or facsimile transmission to the address of the Company set forth in the
Registration Statement, Attention: ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, Vice President -
Chief Financial Officer / ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇, Vice President - Senior Corporate
Counsel (Fax: ▇▇▇-▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇); with a copy to McAfee & ▇▇▇▇ A Professional
Corporation, ▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇, ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇▇▇▇▇,
Attention: ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇, Esq. (Fax: ▇▇▇-▇▇▇-▇▇▇▇).
Any such statements, requests, notices or agreements shall take effect at the
time of receipt thereof.
9. BENEFICIARIES OF AGREEMENT. The representations, warranties,
covenants and agreements contained in this Agreement are for the sole benefit
of the
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parties hereto, and the Section 6(a) Indemnified Parties and the Section 6(b)
Indemnified Parties, and are not intended to benefit, and may not be relied
upon or enforced by, any other party as a third party beneficiary or
otherwise.
10. SURVIVAL. The respective indemnities, representations,
warranties and agreements of the Company and AWS contained in this Agreement
or made by or on behalf on them, respectively, pursuant to this Agreement,
shall survive the delivery of and payment for the Stock and shall remain in
full force and effect, regardless of any investigation made by or on behalf
of any of them or any person controlling any of them.
11. GOVERNING LAW. This Agreement shall be governed by and
construed in accordance with the laws of New York.
12. COUNTERPARTS. This Agreement may be executed in one or more
counterparts and, if executed in more than one counterpart, the executed
counterparts shall each be deemed to be an original but all such counterparts
shall together constitute one and the same instrument.
13. HEADINGS. The headings herein are inserted for convenience of
reference only and are not intended to be part of, or to affect the meaning
or interpretation of, this Agreement.
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If the foregoing correctly sets forth the agreement between the
Company and AWS, please indicate your acceptance in the space provided for
that purpose below.
Very truly yours,
▇▇▇▇▇▇ COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION
By: /s/ ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇
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Name: ▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇▇
Title: Vice President
Accepted:
AT&T WIRELESS SERVICES, INC.
By: /s/ ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇
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Name: ▇▇▇▇▇▇▇ ▇. ▇▇▇▇▇
Title: Senior Vice President
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