STOCKHOLDERS' AGREEMENT
by and among
AT&T WIRELESS PCS, LLC,
CASH EQUITY INVESTORS,
MANAGEMENT STOCKHOLDERS,
OTHER STOCKHOLDERS,
and
TELECORP PCS, INC.
dated as of November 13, 2000
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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1. Certain Definitions...................................................
2. Certificate and By-Laws...............................................
3. Management of Company.................................................
3.1 Board of Directors....................................................
3.2 Removal; Filling of Vacancies.........................................
3.3 Initial Directors.....................................................
3.4 Required Votes........................................................
3.5 Transactions between the Company and the Stockholders or their
Affiliates.........................................................
3.6 [RESERVED]............................................................
3.7 Voting Agreements and Voting Trusts...................................
3.8 Additional Capital Contributions......................................
4. Transfers of Shares...................................................
4.1 General...............................................................
4.2 Right of First Offer..................................................
4.3 Rights of Inclusion...................................................
4.4 Right of First Negotiation............................................
4.5 Additional Conditions to Permitted Transfers..........................
4.6 Representations and Warranties........................................
4.7 Stop-Transfer.........................................................
4.8 Regulatory Compliance Cooperation.....................................
5. Registration Rights...................................................
6. Disqualifying Transactions............................................
6.1 Company Conversion Rights.............................................
6.2 Joint Marketing Right.................................................
7. Additional Rights and Covenants.......................................
7.1 Access................................................................
7.2 Merger, Sale or Liquidation of the Company............................
7.3 Wholly-Owned Subsidiaries.............................................
7.4 Confidentiality.......................................................
7.5 AT&T PCS Retained Licenses............................................
7.6 Permitted Transactions................................................
7.7 Springfield/Joplin....................................................
7.8 Covenant of Holders of Class C and Class F Common Stock...............
7.9 Option Licenses.......................................................
8. Operating Arrangements................................................
8.1 Construction of Company Systems.......................................
8.2 Service Features......................................................
8.3 Quality Standards.....................................................
8.4 No Change of Business.................................................
8.5 Preferred Provider....................................................
8.6 Exclusivity...........................................................
8.7 Other Business; Duties; Etc...........................................
8.8 Acknowledgments and Termination of Exclusivity........................
8.9 Equipment, Discounts and Roaming......................................
8.10 [RESERVED]............................................................
8.11 Resale Agreements.....................................................
8.12 Non-Solicitation......................................................
8.13 Co-Location...........................................................
8.14 Billing...............................................................
9. After-Acquired Shares; Recapitalization...............................
9.1 After Acquired Shares; Recapitalization...............................
9.2 Amendment of Certificate..............................................
10. Share Certificates....................................................
10.1 Restrictive Endorsements; Replacement Certificates....................
11. Equitable Relief......................................................
12. Miscellaneous.........................................................
12.1 Notices...............................................................
12.2 Entire Agreement; Amendment; Consents.................................
12.3 Term..................................................................
12.4 Survival..............................................................
12.5 Waiver................................................................
12.6 Obligations Several...................................................
12.7 Governing Law.........................................................
12.8 Dispute Resolution....................................................
12.9 Benefit and Binding Effect; Severability..............................
12.10 Amendment of By-Laws..................................................
12.11 Authorized Agent of AT&T PCS..........................................
12.12 FCC Approval..........................................................
12.13 Expenses..............................................................
12.14 Attorneys' Fees.......................................................
12.15 Headings..............................................................
12.16 Counterparts..........................................................
12.17 Escrowed Shares.......................................................
Schedules
Schedule I Cash Equity Investors
Schedule II Management Stockholders
Schedule III Equity Capitalization
Schedule IV Core Features
Schedule V Minimum Build-Out Plan
Schedule VI PCS Territory
Schedule VII Quality and Reporting Standards
Schedule VIII Initial Directors
Schedule IX INTENTIONALLY OMITTED
Schedule X INTENTIONALLY OMITTED
Schedule XI Critical Network Elements
Schedule XII Licenses
Exhibits
Exhibit A By-Laws
Exhibit B Certificate
Exhibit C Form of Resale Agreement
STOCKHOLDERS' AGREEMENT
STOCKHOLDERS' AGREEMENT, dated as of November 1, 2000 (this "Agreement"),
by and among AT&T WIRELESS PCS, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company
(together with its Affiliated Successors, "AT&T PCS"), the investors listed on
Schedule I (individually, each a "Cash Equity Investor" and, collectively, with
any of its Affiliated Successors, the "Cash Equity Investors"), the individuals
listed on Schedule II (individually, each a "Management Stockholder" and,
collectively, the "Management Stockholders"), William M. Mounger II and E.B.
Martin (individually, an "Other Stockholder" and collectively, the "Other
Stockholders") and TELECORP PCS, INC., a Delaware corporation (the "Company").
Each of the foregoing Persons, together with all other Persons who, in
connection with a Transfer (as hereinafter defined) are required to become a
party to this Agreement (other than the Company), or with the consent of the
Board of Directors (as hereinafter defined) are issued shares of Company Stock
and are required as a condition of such issuance to become a party to this
Agreement, are sometimes referred to herein, individually, as a "Stockholder"
and, collectively, as the "Stockholders."
RECITALS
WHEREAS, the authorized capital stock of the Company consists of: (a)
1,934,463,093 shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per share ("Common
Stock"), including (i) 1,108,550,000 shares of Class A Voting Common Stock, par
value $0.01 per share ("Class A Voting Common Stock"), of which __________
shares are issued and outstanding, (ii) 808,550,000 shares of Class B Non-Voting
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share ("Class B Non-Voting Common Stock") of
which no shares are issued and outstanding, (iii) 313,000 shares of Class C
Common Stock, par value $.01 per share ("Class C Common Stock"), of which
283,813 shares are issued and outstanding, (iv) 1,047,000 shares of Class D
Common Stock, par value $.01 per share ("Class D Common Stock"), of which
851,429 shares are issued and outstanding, (v) 4,000,000 shares of Class E
Common Stock, par value $.01 per share ("Class E Common Stock"), of which
10,491.40 shares are issued and outstanding, (vi) 12,000,000 shares of Class F
Common Stock, par value $.01 per share ("Class F Common Stock"), of which
37,717.31 shares are issued and outstanding, and (vii) 3,093 shares designated
as Voting Preference Stock, par value $0.01 per share ("Voting Preference
Stock"), of which 3,093 shares are issued and outstanding; and (b) 20,000,000
shares of Preferred Stock, par value $0.01 per share, including (i) 100,000
shares designated Series A Convertible Preferred Stock, par value $0.01 per
share ("Series A Preferred Stock"), of which 97,472.84 shares are issued and
outstanding, (ii) 200,000 shares designated Series B Convertible Preferred
Stock, par value $0.01 per share ("Series B Preferred Stock"), of which
90,668.33 shares are issued and outstanding, (iii) 215,000 shares designated
Series C Preferred Stock, par value $0.01 per share ("Series C Preferred
Stock"), of which 210,608.10 shares are issued and outstanding, (iv) 50,000
shares designated Series D Preferred Stock, par value $0.01 per share ("Series D
Preferred Stock"), of which 49,416.98 shares are issued and outstanding, (v)
30,000 shares designated Series E Preferred Stock, par value $0.01 per share
("Series E Preferred Stock"), of which 25,674.94 shares are issued and
outstanding, (vi) 15,450,000 shares designated Series F Preferred Stock, par
value $0.01 per share ("Series F Preferred Stock"), of which no shares are
issued and outstanding, (vii) 100,000 shares designated Series G Preferred
Stock, par value $0.01 per share ("Series G Preferred Stock"), of which
46,374.10 shares are issued and outstanding, (viii) 200,000 shares designated
Series H Preferred Stock, par value $0.01 per share ("Series H Preferred
Stock"), of which no shares are issued and outstanding and (ix) 300,000 shares
designated Series I Preferred Stock, par value $0.01 per share ("Series I
Preferred Stock") of which no shares are issued and outstanding (the Series A
Preferred Stock, the Series B Preferred Stock, the Series C Preferred Stock, the
Series D Preferred Stock, the Series E Preferred Stock, the Series F Preferred
Stock, the Series G Preferred Stock, the Series H Preferred Stock and Series I
Preferred Stock are collectively referred to as the "Preferred Stock"); and
WHEREAS, the shares of Preferred Stock and Common Stock (excluding the
Voting Preference Stock) represent 49.9% of the voting power of the Company and
the shares of Voting Preference Stock as a class represent 50.1% of the voting
power of the Company; and
WHEREAS, each Stockholder is the registered owner of the respective shares
of Class A Voting Common Stock, Class C Common Stock, Class D Common Stock,
Class E Common Stock, Class F Common Stock, Series A Preferred Stock, Series B
Preferred Stock, Series C Preferred Stock, Series D Preferred Stock, Series E
Preferred Stock, Series F Preferred Stock, Series G Preferred Stock, and Voting
Preference Stock set forth opposite its name on Schedule III; and
WHEREAS, the parties desire to enter into this Agreement in order to
provide for the management of the Company and to impose certain restrictions
with respect to the sale, transfer or other disposition of Common Stock on the
terms and conditions hereinafter set forth; and
NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the premises and the mutual
representations, warranties, covenants, conditions and agreements hereinafter
set forth, the parties agree as follows:
1. Certain Definitions.
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"Adopted Service Features" shall mean the Core Service Features and
additional service features that are adopted by the Company's PCS Systems in
accordance with the terms of Section 8.2.
"Advice" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5(d)(xvii).
"Affiliate" shall mean, with respect to any Person other than a natural
person, any other Person that, either directly or indirectly through one or more
intermediaries, controls, or is controlled by or is under common control with
such Person and, with respect to any natural Person, any trust for the exclusive
benefit of such natural Person and/or any member of such natural Person's
Immediate Family in which such Person is the sole trustee thereof; provided,
however, for purposes of Section 8.6, "Affiliate" shall not include (x) Persons
who conduct business in the Territory in whom a Cash Equity Investor or any of
their respective Affiliates has made an investment or holds securities on the
Applicable Date in the ordinary course of their business, or any such Person who
conducts business in the Territory in whom a Cash Equity Investor or any of
their respective Affiliates makes an investment after the Applicable Date if
such Cash Equity Investor or Affiliate thereof controls such Person on a
temporary basis where reasonably necessary to protect its investment, or any
person who serves as an officer, director or is a partner of any such Person who
is affiliated with a Cash Equity Investor, or (y) The Chase Manhattan Bank and
The Toronto Dominion Bank. For purposes of this Agreement and the Related
Agreements, Authorized Fund Management, Inc., a Texas corporation, and any
entity in which it is the sole general partner shall be deemed an "Affiliate" of
Hoak. As used in this Agreement, "control", "controlled" or "controlling" shall
mean possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the
direction of the management and policies of a Person, whether through the
ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise.
"Affiliated Successor" shall mean, with respect to any Person, an
Affiliate thereof that is a transferee or a successor in interest to any or all
of such Person's Company Stock and that is required to become a party to this
Agreement in accordance with the terms hereof; provided, however, that, for
purposes of Section 4, with respect to any Cash Equity Investor, "Affiliated
Successor" shall also include partners, limited partners or members of a Cash
Equity Investor that are transferees of Series C Preferred Stock or Common Stock
pursuant to distributions in accordance with the partnership agreement or
operating agreement of such Cash Equity Investor.
"Applicable Date" shall have the following meaning: with respect to the
parties to the TeleCorp Stockholders' Agreement (in respect of their holdings in
TeleCorp) such date shall be July 17, 1998; and with respect to the parties of
the Tritel Stockholders' Agreement (in respect of their holdings in Tritel) such
date shall be January 7, 1999.
"Arbitration Rules" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 12.8(d).
"AT&T Corp." shall mean AT&T Corp., a New York corporation.
"AT&T Licensee" shall mean any Person that owns FCC licenses to provide
Commercial Mobile Radio Service, which Person is authorized to provide any such
services using the phrase "Member, AT&T Wireless Services Network" or other
service marks of AT&T Corp.
"AT&T PCS" shall have the meaning set forth in the preamble.
"AT&T PCS Licenses" shall mean the Licenses referred to as such in
Schedule XII.
"AT&T PCS Retained Licenses" shall consist of the Licenses referred to as
such in the TeleCorp Securities Purchase Agreement and the Tritel Securities
Purchase Agreement.
"AWS" shall mean AT&T Wireless Services, Inc., a Delaware corporation.
"Beneficially Own" shall have the meaning set forth in Rule 13d-3 of the
Exchange Act.
"Board of Directors" shall mean the Board of Directors of the Company.
"BTA" shall mean a geographic area established by the Rand McNally 1992
Commercial Atlas & Marketing Guide, 123rd Edition, pp. 38-39, as modified by the
FCC to form the initial geographic area of license for the C, D, E and F blocks
of broadband PCS spectrum as defined in Section 24.202 of the FCC's rules.
"Business" shall mean the business of (a) owning, constructing and
operating systems to provide Company Communications Services on frequencies
licensed to the Company for Commercial Mobile Radio Services pursuant to the
Licenses described in Schedule XII and Permitted Cellular Licenses (b) providing
to end- users and resellers, solely within the Territory, Company Communications
Services available on such systems, (c) providing in connection with such
Company Communications Services, solely within the Territory, the Adopted
Service Features and (subject to the immediately following sentence)
telecommunications services incidental or ancillary to such Company
Communications Services (including, by way of example, bundling additional
telecommunications services with Company Communications Services), and (d)
marketing and offering the services and features described in clauses (b) and
(c) within the Territory, including advertising such services and features using
broadcast and other media, so long as such advertising extends beyond the
Territory only when and to the extent necessary to reach customers and potential
customers in the Territory. The activities described in clauses (a) and (b)
shall be the indispensable requisite, and primary business, of the Company and,
to the extent the Company provides telecommunications services incidental or
ancillary thereto, the Company and its Subsidiaries shall be only the agent or
reseller for the provider thereof and shall not own or lease the facilities used
to provide such services, except that (i) the Company may own or lease
facilities that, in the aggregate, do not have a purchase price to the Company
and its Subsidiaries in excess of $20 million, and the Company may be a
facilities-based provider of services using such facilities, and (ii) after
completion of the Minimum Build-Out Plan and certification that Company Systems
meet the TDMA Quality Standards, the amount of $20 million set forth in clause
(i) hereof shall be increased to $200 million.
"By-Laws" shall mean the Amended and Restated By-Laws of the Company in
the form of Exhibit A, as the same may be amended, modified or supplemented in
accordance with the terms hereof and thereof.
"Cash Equity Investors" shall have the meaning set forth in the preamble.
"Cash Equity Loan" shall have the meaning assigned to such term in the
Tritel Securities Purchase Agreement.
"Cash Equity Agreements" shall have the meaning set forth in the Tritel
Securities Purchase Agreement.
"Cash Equity Loan Documents" shall have the meaning set forth in the
Tritel Securities Purchase Agreement.
"CDMA" shall mean any wireless air interface based on code division
multiple access technology.
"Cellular System" shall mean a cellular mobile radio telephone system
constructed and operated in a "metropolitan statistical area" as defined by the
FCC or a "rural service area" as defined by the FCC (or any successor
territorial designation or subdivision thereof authorized by the FCC)
exclusively using the 824 MHz to 849 MHz and the 869 MHz to 894 MHz frequencies
pursuant to a License therefor issued by the FCC.
"Cellular Territory" shall mean the geographic area in respect of which
the Company acquires Permitted Cellular Licenses.
"Certificate" shall mean the Amended and Restated Certificate of
Incorporation of the Company, in the form of Exhibit B, as the same may be
amended, modified or supplemented in accordance with the terms hereof and
thereof.
"Class A Voting Common Stock" shall have the meaning set forth in the
first recital.
"Class B Non-Voting Common Stock" shall have the meaning set forth in the
first recital.
"Class C Common Stock" shall have the meaning set forth in the first
recital.
"Class D Common Stock" shall have the meaning set forth in the first
recital.
"Class E Common Stock" shall have the meaning set forth in the first
recital.
"Class F Common Stock" shall have the meaning set forth in the first
recital.
"Commission" shall mean the Securities and Exchange Commission or any
other federal agency at the time administering the Securities Act.
"Common Stock" shall have the meaning set forth in the first recital.
"Company" shall have the meaning set forth in the preamble.
"Company Asset Sale" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 7.2(a).
"Company Communications Services" shall mean mobile wireless
telecommunications services (including the transmission of voice, data, image or
other messages or content) provided solely within the Territory, initiated or
terminated using TDMA and frequencies licensed by the FCC, to or from subscriber
equipment that is capable of usage during routine movement throughout the area
covered by a cell site and routine handing-off between cell sites, and is either
intended for such usage or is temporarily fixed to a specific location on a
short-term basis (e.g., a bank of wireless telephones temporarily installed
during a special event of limited duration). Without limiting the foregoing,
Company Communications Services shall include wireless office services if such
services comply with this definition. Company Communications Services shall also
include the transmissions between the Company's cell sites and the Company's
switch or switches in the Territory, handing-off transmissions at the Company's
switch or switches for termination by other carriers, and receiving
transmissions to the Company's customers handed-off at the Company's switch or
switches, in each case for the purpose of facilitating Company Communications
Services described in the first sentence.
"Company Merger" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 7.2(a).
"Company Sale Notice" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.2(a).
"Company Stock" shall mean the Series A Preferred Stock, the Series B
Preferred Stock, the Series C Preferred Stock, the Series D Preferred Stock, the
Series E Preferred Stock, the Series F Preferred Stock, the Series G Preferred
Stock, the Series H Preferred Stock, the Series I Preferred Stock, the Voting
Preference Stock, the Class A Voting Common Stock, the Class B Non-Voting Common
Stock, the Class C Common Stock and the Class D Common Stock, the Class E Common
Stock and the Class F Common Stock.
"Company Systems" shall mean the systems owned and operated by the Company
and its Subsidiaries to provide Company Communications Services in the
Territory.
"Confidential Information" shall have the meaning assigned to such term in
Section 7.4(a).
"Core Service Features" shall mean the service features set forth on
Schedule IV.
"CPR" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 12.8(c).
"Demand Notice" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5(a)(i).
"Demand Registration" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5(a)(i).
"Demanding Stockholder" shall have the meaning set forth in Section
5(a)(i).
"Des Moines BTAs" shall mean the Marshall Town, Iowa, Mason City, Iowa,
Ottumwa, Iowa and Sioux City, Iowa Basic Trading Areas.
"Dispute" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 12.8(a).
"Disqualifying Transaction" shall mean a merger, consolidation, asset
acquisition or disposition, or other business combination involving AT&T Corp.
(or its Affiliates) and another Person, which other Person (together with its
Affiliates but before giving effect to such merger, consolidation, asset
acquisition or disposition or other business combination) (a) derives from
telecommunications businesses annual revenues in excess of five billion dollars
(based on its most recently ended fiscal year), (b) derives less than one-third
of its aggregate revenues from the provision of wireless telecommunications
(based on its most recently ended fiscal year for which such information is
available), (c) owns FCC Licenses to offer (and does offer) mobile wireless
telecommunications services (excluding for purposes of this clause (c) FCC
Licenses to offer enhanced special mobile radio services) serving more than 25%
of the POPs within the Territory, and (d) with respect to which AT&T PCS has
given written notice to the Company and the other Stockholders specifying that
such merger, consolidation, asset acquisition or disposition or other business
combination shall be a Disqualifying Transaction for purposes of this Agreement
and the transactions contemplated hereby.
"Employment Agreements" shall mean the Employment Agreements between the
Company and Martin and the Company and Mounger.
"Equity Securities" shall mean any common stock, preferred stock, any
warrants or options exercisable into common stock or preferred stock, and any
other security or instrument exchangeable for or convertible into any of the
foregoing, in each case issued by the Company.
"Exchange Act" shall mean the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
"FAA" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 12.8(e).
"FCC" shall mean the Federal Communications Commission or similar
regulatory authority established in replacement thereof.
"FCC Determination Date" shall mean such date, or such reasonable period
of time as determined by the FCC in any regulation, rule, order or policy, as of
or after which the continued ownership of the Class C Common Stock, Class D
Common Stock, Class E Common Stock or Class F Common Stock by a Stockholder
which has suffered a Transfer Event will cause the Company to compromise or
forfeit any Material Benefits.
"Federal Arbitration Act" shall have the meaning set forth in Section
12.8(e).
"Final Order" shall mean an action or decision that has been granted by
the FCC as to which (i) no request for a stay or similar request is pending, no
stay is in effect, the action or decision has not been vacated, reversed, set
aside, annulled or suspended and any deadline for filing such request that may
be designated by statute or regulation has passed, (ii) no petition for
rehearing or reconsideration or application for review is pending and the time
for the filing of any such petition or application has passed, (iii) the FCC
does not have the action or decision under reconsideration on its own motion and
the time within which it may effect such reconsideration has passed, and (iv) no
appeal is pending including other administrative or judicial review, or in
effect and any deadline for filing any such appeal that may be designated by
statute or rule has passed.
"First Offer" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4.2(a).
"First Offer Period" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4.2(b).
"First Offeree" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4.2(a).
"Governmental Authority" means a Federal, state or local court,
legislature, governmental agency (including, without limitation, the United
States Department of Justice), commission or regulatory or administrative
authority or instrumentality.
"GSM" shall mean that technology which meets wireless industry standards
for global system for mobile communications.
"Hoak" shall mean, collectively, Hoak Communications Partners, L.P. and
HCP Capital Fund, L.P. and their respective Affiliates.
"Included Monroe Parishes" shall mean that area within New Orleans MTA
which includes the Alexandia, LA BTA, the Lake Charles, LA BTA, and the Parishes
of Ashley, LA, Caldwell, LA and Catahoula, LA within the Monroe, LA BTA.
"Inclusion Event" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4.3(a).
"Inclusion Event Offeree" shall have the meaning set forth in Section
4.3(a).
"Inclusion Event Purchaser" shall have the meaning set forth in Section
4.3(a).
"Inclusion Notice" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4.3(a).
"Inclusion Stock" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4.3(a).
"Indemnified Party" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5(e)(v).
"Indemnified Stockholder" shall have the meaning set forth in Section
5(e)(i).
"Indemnifying Party" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5(e)(v).
"Immediate Family" shall mean an individual's spouse, children (including
adopted children), grandchildren, parents, grandparents, and siblings.
"Institutional Investor" shall have the meaning set forth in 47 CFR
Section 24.720(h) of the FCC's rules, or any similar provision as may be in
effect from time to time.
"Joint Marketing Participant" shall mean an AT&T Licensee that (i) owns
one or more FCC Licenses to provide Commercial Mobile Radio Services that were
acquired from AT&T PCS or its Affiliates in all or any part of the Knoxville,
TN, Memphis, TN, Little Rock, AK, Detroit, MI, St. Louis, MO, Atlanta, GA,
Boston, MA, Louisville, KY, Nashville, TN, Charlotte, NC, Baltimore/Washington,
Richmond, VA, Houston, TX, El Paso, TX, San Diego, CA and Columbus, OH MTAs and
(ii) on the date of acquisition from AT&T PCS of any such FCC Licenses to
provide Commercial Mobile Radio Service referred to in clause (i) hereof, owned
FCC Licenses covering at least 8 million POPs (or, in the case of El Paso, TX
and San Diego, CA, covering at least 1 million POPs), and in which AT&T PCS or
AT&T PCS' Affiliates has not disposed of more than one-half of its original
equity interest.
"Joint Marketing Period" shall have the meaning set forth in Section
6.2(c).
"Kentucky RSAs" shall mean the Kentucky-4, Kentucky-5, Kentucky-6 and
Kentucky-8 Rural Service Areas.
"Law" shall mean applicable common law and any statute, ordinance, code or
other law, rule, permit, permit condition, regulation, order, decree, technical
or other standard, requirement or procedure enacted, adopted, promulgated,
applied or followed by any Governmental Authority.
"License" shall mean a license, permit, certificate of authority, waiver,
approval, certificate of public convenience and necessity, registration or other
authorization, consent or clearance to construct or operate a facility,
including any emissions, discharges or releases therefrom, or to transact an
activity or business, to construct a tower or to use an asset or process, in
each case issued or granted by a Governmental Authority.
"Liens" shall mean, with respect to any asset, any mortgage, lien, pledge,
charge, security interest, right of first refusal or right of others therein or
encumbrance of any nature whatsoever in respect of such asset.
"Majority in Interest" shall mean, as of any date of determination with
respect to the Cash Equity Investors, Persons that on such date Beneficially
Own, in the aggregate more than 50% of the aggregate number of shares of fully
diluted Common Stock Beneficially Owned by all such Persons.
"Majority of the TeleCorp Region" shall mean PCS Systems and Cellular
Systems owned by AT&T PCS and its Affiliates covering a majority of the POPs in
all such PCS Systems and Cellular Systems in the TeleCorp Region.
"Majority of the Tritel Region" shall mean PCS Systems and Cellular
Systems owned by AT&T PCS and its Affiliates covering a majority of the POPs in
all such PCS Systems and Cellular Systems in the Tritel Region.
"Majority of the United States" shall mean PCS Systems and Cellular
Systems owned by AT&T PCS and its Affiliates covering a majority of the POPs in
all such PCS Systems and Cellular Systems in the United States.
"Management Agreement" shall mean the Management Agreement, dated of even
date herewith, between the Company and TeleCorp Management Corp., as the same
may be amended, modified or supplemented in accordance with the terms thereof.
"Management Stockholder" shall have the meaning set forth in the preamble.
"Martin" shall mean E.B. Martin.
"Material Benefits" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 7.8.
"Mercury Investor" shall have meaning set forth in the Tritel Securities
Purchase Agreement.
"Mercury Investor Indemnitors" shall have meaning set forth in the Tritel
Securities Purchase Agreement.
"Mercury I" shall mean Mercury PCS, LLC, a Mississippi limited liability
company.
"Mercury II" shall mean Mercury PCS II, LLC, a Mississippi limited
liability company.
"Merger Agreement" shall mean the Agreement and Plan of Reorganization and
Contribution dated as of February 28, 2000 by and among TeleCorp PCS, Inc.,
Tritel, Inc. and AT&T Wireless Services, Inc.
"Mergers" shall refer to the series of mergers contemplated in the Merger
Agreement.
"Minimum Build-out Plan" shall mean the build-out plan for the Company's
PCS Systems set forth on Schedule V hereto with respect to which the Company and
AT&T PCS shall have the right to amend, accelerate or defer portions of such
Minimum Build-Out Plan on terms mutually agreeable to the Company and AT&T PCS.
"Model Procedures" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 12.8(c).
"Monroe Parishes" shall mean the Parishes of East Carroll, Franklin,
Madison, Morehouse, Ouachita, Richland, Tensas, Union and West Carroll,
Louisiana.
"Mounger" shall mean William M. Mounger II.
"MTA" shall mean a geographic area established by the Rand McNally 1992
Commercial Atlas & Marketing Guide, 123rd Edition, pp. 38-39, as modified by the
FCC to form the initial geographic area of license for the A and B blocks of
broadband PCS spectrum as defined in Section 24.202 of the FCC's rules.
"NASD" shall mean the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc.
"NASDAQ" shall mean the National Association of Securities Dealers'
Automated Quotation System.
"Network Membership License Agreements" shall mean (i) the Network
Membership License Agreement by and between AT&T Corp., for itself and its
affiliated companies, including AT&T Wireless Services, Inc., and TeleCorp PCS,
Inc., dated July 17, 1998, including the terms and conditions of the letter from
Mary Hawkins-Key to Andrew Price of TeleCorp PCS, Inc., dated October 20, 1998,
as amended by Amendment No. 1 dated May 25, 1999 and Amendment No. 2, dated as
of the date hereof, and (ii) the Network Membership License Agreement by and
between AT&T Corp., for itself and its affiliated companies, including AT&T
Wireless Services, Inc., and Tritel, Inc., dated January 7, 1999, as amended by
Amendment No. 1 dated as of the date hereof, as such agreements may be amended,
modified or supplemented in accordance with the terms thereof and hereof .
"Northwood" shall mean, collectively, Northwood Ventures LLC, Northwood
Capital Partners LLC, and their respective Affiliates.
"Offer Notice" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4.2(a).
"Offered Shares" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4.2(a).
"One Liberty" shall mean, collectively, One Liberty Fund III, L.P. and One
Liberty Fund IV, L.P. and their respective Affiliates.
"Option Agreement" has the meaning assigned to such term in the Tritel
Securities Purchase Agreement.
"Option Licenses" shall have the meaning as set forth in Section 7.9.
"Option Territory" shall have the meaning as set forth in Section 7.9.
"Other Stockholder" shall have the meaning as set forth in the preamble.
"Overlap Territory" shall mean that portion of the Territory in which a
Person or its Affiliates (other than AT&T PCS and its Affiliates) that is party
to a transaction meeting the description of a transaction set forth in clauses
(a), (b) and (c) of the definition of a Disqualifying Transaction owns an FCC
License to offer Commercial Mobile Radio Services.
"PCS System" shall mean a mobile communication system constructed and
operated in a BTA or a MTA (or any successor territorial designations or
subdivision thereof authorized by the FCC) exclusively using the 1850 MHz to
1910 MHz and 1930 MHz to 1990 MHz frequencies, or portions thereof pursuant to a
License therefor issued by the FCC.
"PCS Territory" shall mean the territory described on Schedule VI hereto.
"Permitted Cellular License" shall have the meaning assigned to such term
in Section 7.6(b).
"Permitted Non-CMRS License" shall have the meaning set forth in Section
7.6(c).
"Person" shall mean an individual, corporation, partnership, limited
liability company, association, joint stock company, Governmental Authority,
business trust or other legal entity.
"Piggyback Notice" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5(b)(i).
"Piggyback Registration" shall have the meaning set forth in Section
5(b)(i).
"POPs" shall mean, with respect to any licensed area, the residents of
such area based on the most recent publication by Paul Kagan Associates, Inc.
"Prohibited Transferee" shall mean any Person that is one of the three
(excluding any Person excluded from this definition by reason of the proviso
hereto) largest carriers (other than AT&T Corp.) of telecommunications services
that as of the date hereof constitute interexchange services (based on revenue
derived from the provision of such telecommunications services within the entire
United States during the most recent fiscal year for which such information is
available) or an Affiliate thereof; provided, however, that such Person shall
not constitute a Prohibited Transferee if (a) a material portion of such
Person's business is also the business of providing wireless communications
systems, and (b) TDMA is utilized in a substantial majority of such Person's
wireless communications systems.
"Prospectus" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5(d)(i).
"Purchase Notice" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4.2(b).
"Qualified Holder" shall mean (a) any Stockholder or group of Stockholders
that Beneficially Owns (x) for purposes of Section 7.1, greater than 33 1/3%
percent of the outstanding shares of Common Stock on a fully diluted basis (as
appropriately adjusted for stock splits, stock dividends and the like), (y) for
purposes of Section 5, shares of Class A Voting Common Stock reasonably expected
to, upon sale, result in aggregate gross proceeds of at least $25 million, or
(b) AT&T PCS for so long as AT&T PCS Beneficially Owns in the aggregate, greater
than 44,481 shares of Series A Preferred Stock and 60,446 shares of Series B
Preferred Stock (as appropriately adjusted for stock splits, stock dividends and
the like).
"Registrable Securities" shall mean (a) the Class A Voting Common Stock
now owned or hereafter acquired by any Stockholder or issuable upon conversion
or exchange of any Equity Security, and (b) all Class A Voting Common Stock
issued or issuable upon conversion, exchange or exercise of any Equity Security
which is issued pursuant to a stock split, stock dividend or other similar
distribution or event with respect to Class A Voting Common Stock but with
respect to any Class A Voting Common Stock, only until such time as such Class A
Voting Common Stock (i) has been effectively registered under the Securities Act
and disposed of in accordance with the Registration Statement covering it, (ii)
has been sold to the public pursuant to or in compliance with Rule 144 or Rule
145 (or any similar provision then in force), (iii) shall otherwise have been
transferred other than to an Affiliate, a new certificate evidencing such Class
A Voting Common Stock without a legend restricting further transfer shall have
been delivered by the Company, and subsequent public distribution of such Class
A Voting Common Stock shall neither require registration under the Securities
Act nor qualification (or any similar filing) under any state securities or
"blue sky" law then in effect, or (iv) shall have ceased to be issued and
outstanding.
"Registration" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5(d).
"Registration Expenses" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 5(g).
"Registration Statement" shall have the meaning set forth in Section
5(d)(i).
"Regulatory Problem" shall mean, with respect to any SBIC Holder, any set
of facts or circumstances wherein it has been asserted by any governmental
regulatory agency (or any SBIC Holder reasonably believes in good faith that
there is a substantial risk of such assertion) that such SBIC Holder and its
Affiliates are not entitled to hold, or exercise any significant right with
respect to, the Company Stock.
"Related Agreements" shall mean each of the Network Membership License
Agreements, the Management Agreement, the Employment Agreements, the License
Purchase Agreement, the Resale Agreement, the Option Agreement, the Old Mercury
Note as defined in the Tritel Securities Purchase Agreement (and the pledge
agreement and the documents referred to therein) and the Roaming Agreements.
"Representative" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 7.4.
"Resale Agreement" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 8.11.
"Roaming Agreements" shall mean the Intercarrier Roamer Service Agreement
by and between AT&T Wireless Services, Inc. and its affiliates as identified
therein, and TeleCorp PCS, Inc., on behalf of itself and its affiliates
identified therein, dated July 17, 1998, as amended by Amendment No. 1 dated May
25, 1999 and Amendment No. 2 dated as of the date hereof, and the Intercarrier
Roamer Service Agreement by and between AT&T Wireless Services, Inc., on behalf
of itself and its affiliates identified therein, and Tritel, Inc., on behalf of
itself and its affiliates as identified therein, dated January 7, 1999, as
amended by Amendment No. 1 dated as of the date hereof, as such agreements may
be amended, modified or supplemented in accordance with the terms thereof.
"Rule 144" shall mean Rule 144 promulgated under the Securities Act (or
any similar rule as may be in effect from time to time).
"Rule 144A" shall mean Rule 144A promulgated under the Securities Act (or
any similar rule as may be in effect from time to time).
"Rule 145" shall mean Rule 145 promulgated under the Securities Act (or
any similar rule as may be in effect from time to time).
"Sale Notice" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 7.2(d).
"Sale Offer" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 7.2(d).
"Sale Transaction" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 7.2(c).
"SBIC" shall mean a small business investment company licensed under the
SBIC Act.
"SBIC Act" means the Small Business Investment Company Act of 1958, as
amended.
"SBIC Holder" shall mean a Stockholder that is an SBIC.
"Section 6.2 Period" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.2.
"Securities Act" shall mean the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
"Seller" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4.2(a).
"Selling Stockholder" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4.3(a).
"Series A and B Preferred Directors" shall have the meaning set forth in
Section 3.1(d).
"Series A Preferred Stock" shall have the meaning set forth in the first
recital.
"Series B Preferred Stock" shall have the meaning set forth in the first
recital.
"Series C Preferred Stock" shall have the meaning set forth in the first
recital.
"Series D Preferred Stock" shall have the meaning set forth in the first
recital.
"Series E Preferred Stock" shall have the meaning set forth in the first
recital.
"Series F Preferred Stock" shall have the meaning set forth in the first
recital.
"Series G Preferred Stock" shall have the meaning set forth in the first
recital.
"Series H Preferred Stock" shall have the meaning set forth in the first
recital.
"Series I Preferred Stock" shall have the meaning set forth in the first
recital.
"Stockholder" shall have the meaning set forth in the preamble.
"Subject Market" shall mean, with respect to any announcement by AT&T PCS
or its Affiliates of a transaction meeting the description of a transaction set
forth in clauses (a), (b) and (c) of the definition of a Disqualifying
Transaction, the PCS System owned and operated by AT&T PCS and its Affiliates in
any of the St. Louis, Missouri, Louisville, Kentucky or Atlanta, Georgia BTAs.
"Subsidiary" shall mean, with respect to any Person, a corporation or
other entity of which 50% or more of the voting power of the voting equity
securities or equity interests is owned, directly or indirectly, by such Person.
"Substantial Company Breach" shall mean a material breach by the Company
or its Subsidiaries of their respective obligations under any of Sections
8.1(a), 8.2, 8.3, or 8.5(a) of this Agreement, if and only if any such material
breach is not cured within 30 days of notice thereof from AT&T PCS to the
Company or, if such breach is not capable of being cured within such thirty (30)
day period, within one-hundred eighty (180) days of such notice, provided the
Company is using best efforts to cure such material breach as soon as reasonably
practicable.
"Sullivan" means Thomas Sullivan.
"TDMA" shall mean the North American Time Division Multiple Access
standard set by the Telecommunications Industry Association, IS-54/136, and any
standard that is based upon, or is an upgrade from, or is a successor to, such
standard, if and only if such new or upgraded standard is (i) adopted by AT&T
PCS and its Affiliates in a Majority of the TeleCorp Region and a Majority of
the Tritel Region, (ii) technologically compatible in all material respects with
the standard then being used in a Majority of the United States (including
without limitation for the purpose of facilitating roaming, hand-off and
automatic call delivery between systems), and the User Interface in PCS Systems
using such new or upgraded standard will not differ from the User Interface in a
Majority of the United States in a manner that would be material to customers,
or (iii) is approved in writing by AT&T PCS.
"TDMA Quality Standards" shall mean the quality standards applicable to
TDMA PCS Systems and Cellular Systems owned and operated by AT&T PCS and its
Affiliates in a Majority of the TeleCorp Region and a Majority of the Tritel
Region, which, as currently in effect, are set forth on Schedule VII, as the
same may be amended from time to time, provided any such amended standards shall
become effective one hundred twenty (120) days after notice thereof is given to
the Company.
"TeleCorp Cash Equity Investor" shall mean a Cash Equity Investor
identified as such in Schedule I.
"TeleCorp Licenses" shall mean the licenses denominated as such on
Schedule XII.
"Telecorp Region" shall mean the geographic area comprising Louisiana,
Oklahoma, Minnesota, Illinois, and Texas (excluding Houston).
"TeleCorp Securities Purchase Agreement" shall mean the Securities
Purchase Agreement dated as of January 23, 1998 between TeleCorp PCS, Inc. and
the Purchasers as such term is defined therein, as amended by the Agreement
dated as of July 17, 1998 between TeleCorp PCS, Inc. and the Parties as such
term is defined therein.
"TeleCorp Stockholder's Agreement" shall mean the Stockholders' Agreement
dated as of January 7, 1999 between Tritel, Inc., AT&T PCS, TWR Cellular, Cash
Equity Investors and Management Stockholders as the same may be amended,
modified or supplemented in accordance with the terms thereof.
"Territory" shall mean the PCS Territory and the Cellular Territory;
provided, however, that in the event that, after consummation of a Disqualifying
Transaction, AT&T PCS terminates its and its Affiliates' obligations under
Section 8.6 with respect to any Overlap Territory, the "Territory" shall exclude
the Overlap Territory solely for the purpose of determining the rights and
obligations of AT&T PCS and the Company hereunder.
"Toronto Dominion" shall mean Toronto Dominion Investments, Inc. and its
Affiliates.
"Transfer" shall mean any direct or indirect transfer, sale, assignment,
pledge, encumbrance, tender, or otherwise grant, creation or sufferage of a Lien
in or upon, giving, placement in trust or otherwise (including transfers by
testamentary or intestate succession) disposing of by operation of Law or any
short sale, collar, or hedging transaction or other derivative transaction that
has the effect of materially changing the economic benefits and risks of
ownership.
"Transfer Event" shall have the meaning set forth in Section 7.8.
"Tritel Cash Equity Investor" shall mean a Cash Equity Investor identified
as such in Schedule I.
"Tritel Region" shall mean the geographic area comprising Washington, DC
and the states of Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Maryland, Mississippi,
North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia.
"Tritel Securities Purchase Agreement" shall mean the Securities Purchase
Agreement dated May 20, 1998 between Tritel, Inc. and the Purchasers as such
term is defined therein, as amended by Closing Agreement dated January 7, 1999.
"Tritel Stockholders' Agreement" shall mean the Stockholders' Agreement
dated as of July 17, 1998, between TeleCorp, Inc. AT&T PCS, TWR Cellular, Cash
Equity Investors and Management Stockholders as the same may be amended,
modified or supplemented in accordance with the terms thereof.
"Unfunded Commitment" shall have the meaning set forth with respect to
each TeleCorp Cash Equity Investor in the TeleCorp Securities Purchase
Agreement.
"User Interface" shall mean the process, functional commands, and look and
feel by which a mobile wireless telecommunications service subscriber operates
and utilizes the mobile wireless telecommunications services and service
features provided by a PCS System, including the sequence and detail of specific
commands or service codes, the detailed operation and response of subscriber
equipment to the sequence of keys pressed to effect subscriber equipment
function, the response of subscriber equipment to the activation of these keys
or signals or data from the PCS System, the manner in which information is
displayed on the screen of subscriber equipment, and the use of announcement
tones and messages.
"Vento" means Gerald Vento.
"Voting Preference Stock" shall have the meaning set forth in the first
recital.
Each definition or pronoun herein shall be deemed to refer to the singular,
plural, masculine, feminine or neuter as the context requires. Words such as
"herein," "hereinafter," "hereof," "hereto" and "hereunder" refer to this
Agreement as a whole, unless the context otherwise requires.
2. Certificate and By-Laws. The Certificate in effect as of the date hereof is
in the form of Exhibit B hereto. The By-Laws of the Company in effect as of the
date hereof are in the form of Exhibit A hereto.
3. Management of Company.
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3.1 Board of Directors. On the date hereof, the Board of Directors shall consist
of fourteen (14) directors (two of whom shall each have only a half vote, as
described below); provided, however, that the number of directors constituting
the Board of Directors shall be reduced in the circumstances set forth in this
Section 3.1 and Section 12.3. Each of the Stockholders hereby agrees that it
will vote all of the shares of Company Stock Beneficially Owned or held of
record by it (whether now owned or hereafter acquired), in person or by proxy,
to cause the election of directors and thereafter the continuation in office of
such directors as follows:
(a) two (2) individuals selected by holders of a Majority in Interest of the
Class A Voting Common Stock Beneficially Owned by the TeleCorp Cash Equity
Investors, in their sole discretion and two (2) individuals selected by holders
of a Majority in Interest of the Class A Voting Common Stock Beneficially Owned
by the Tritel Cash Equity Investors, in their sole discretion;
(b) Gerald Vento (so long as he is an officer of the Company and the Management
Agreement shall be in full force and effect);
(c) Thomas Sullivan (so long as he is an officer of the Company and the
Management Agreement shall be in full force and effect);
(d) two (2) individuals (the "Series A and B Preferred Directors") designated by
AT&T PCS in its capacity as a holder of Series A Preferred Stock and Series B
Preferred Stock, respectively, so long as it has the right to designate each
such director in accordance with the Certificate; and
(e) six (6) individuals designated by the holders of the Voting Preference
Stock, of which (i) one (1) individual shall be acceptable to AT&T PCS, in the
reasonable discretion of AT&T PCS; (ii) two (2) individuals, having one-half
vote each on all matters requiring a vote of the Board of Directors, shall be
reasonably acceptable to Mounger and Martin in the reasonable discretion of
Mounger and Martin, and (iii) three (3) individuals shall be reasonably
acceptable to holders of a Majority in Interest of the Class A Voting Common
Stock Beneficially Owned by AT&T PCS, on the one hand, and the Cash Equity
Investors, on the other hand (so long as the conditions set forth in the last
sentence of Section 12.3(c) are met, or, if they are not so met, then by the
remaining directors on the Board on the other hand) in the reasonable discretion
of such Cash Equity Investors (or the remainder of the Board, as applicable).
Mounger (so long as he is an officer of the Company and he is employed with the
Company under his Employment Agreement) and Martin (so long as he is an officer
and he is employed with the Company under his Employment Agreement) shall be
deemed designated and shall upon their election serve as directors pursuant to
Section 3.1(e)(ii) and accordingly shall each have one-half vote on all matters
requiring a vote of the Board of Directors while both individuals serve on the
Board of Directors.
In the event that Martin shall cease to be an officer of the Company or
cease to be employed under his Employment Agreement, Martin shall resign from
the Board of Directors (or the other directors or Stockholders shall remove
him), and in the event that either (a) the number of shares of Common Stock
Beneficially Owned by Mounger and Martin, in aggregate, falls below seventy
percent (70%) of the number of shares of Common Stock Beneficially Owned by them
on the date hereof, or (b) two years has elapsed from the date hereof, and in
either such case Mounger is no longer an officer or ceases to be employed by the
Company, Mounger shall resign from the Board of Directors (or the other
directors or Stockholders shall remove him). Following the first resignation or
removal of a director designated pursuant to Section 3.1(e)(ii), the remaining
directors shall take such action so that the number of directors constituting
the entire Board of Directors shall be reduced by one, the remaining Board seat
of the two Board seats for which such individuals were originally designated
shall have one vote on all matters requiring a vote of the Board of Directors,
and the remaining director designated pursuant to Section 3.1(e)(ii) shall be
reasonably acceptable to the remaining individual. In the event that neither of
the directors initially designated pursuant to Section 3.1(e)(ii) remains on the
Board of Directors, the number of directors designated pursuant to Section
3.1(e)(ii) shall be reduced to zero, and the number of directors designated
pursuant to Section 3.1(e)(iii) shall be increased by one.
In the event that Mr. Vento or Mr. Sullivan shall cease to be an officer
of the Company, or the Management Agreement shall cease to be in full force and
effect, such individual(s) shall resign (or other directors or holders of the
Voting Preference Stock shall remove him or them) from the Board of Directors
and the holders of the Voting Preference Stock shall select a replacement or
replacements who shall be acceptable to a Majority in Interest of the Cash
Equity Investors and AT&T PCS, in each case in its sole discretion. In the event
that AT&T PCS shall cease to be entitled to designate a Series A and/or B
Preferred Directors, such director or directors shall resign (or the other
directors or Stockholders shall remove him or them) from the Board of Directors
and the remaining directors shall take such action so that the number of
directors constituting the entire Board of Directors shall be reduced
accordingly. In the event that any Cash Equity Investor that has an Unfunded
Commitment shall fail to satisfy any such portion of its Unfunded Commitments
when due in accordance with the Telecorp Securities Purchase Agreement, or
Section 3.10 hereof, and such failure is not cured by the Cash Equity Investors
within thirty five (35) days thereof, then, until such failure is cured, any
member of the Board of Directors who is designated by, or Affiliated with, such
Cash Equity Investor (whether as an employee, partner, member, stockholder or
otherwise) shall resign from the Board of Directors and the Person(s) who
designated such member shall select an individual acceptable to AT&T PCS in its
sole discretion.
Any nomination or designation of directors and the acceptance thereof
pursuant to Section 3.1 shall be evidenced in writing.
3.2 Removal; Filling of Vacancies. Except as set forth in Section 3.1, each
Stockholder agrees it will not vote any shares of Company Stock Beneficially
Owned by such Stockholder, and shall not permit any Affiliated Successor of such
Stockholder holding any Company Stock, to vote for the removal without cause of
any director designated by any other Stockholder in accordance with Section 3.1.
Any Stockholder or group of Stockholders who has the right to designate any
member(s) of the Board of Directors shall have the right to replace any
member(s) so designated by it (whether or not such member is removed from the
Board of Directors with or without cause or ceases to be a member of the Board
of Directors by reason of death, disability or for any other reason) upon
written notice to the other Stockholders, the Company and the members of the
Board of Directors which notice shall set forth the name of the member(s) being
replaced and the name of the new member(s); provided, however, that if a
director designated pursuant to Section 3.1(e) is replaced by the holders of
Voting Preference Stock, the individual designated by the holders of Voting
Preference Stock to replace such director must be acceptable to those
Stockholders who are entitled pursuant to Section 3.1(e) to approve such
director. Each of the Stockholders agrees to vote, and to cause its Affiliated
Successors to vote, its shares of Company Stock, or shall otherwise take any
action as is necessary to cause the election of any successor director
designated by any Stockholder pursuant to this Section 3.2. The holders of the
Voting Preference Stock, agree that during the three (3) year period commencing
on the date hereof they will not (x) remove the individuals nominated by them
pursuant to Section 3.1(e)(i) or (iii); or (y) nominate for election any
individuals other than the individuals initially selected by them and approved
in accordance with said Section 3.1(e)(i) or (iii), subject to the agreements of
such individuals to serve on the Board of Directors.
3.3 Initial Directors. In accordance with Section 228 of the Delaware General
Corporation Law and pursuant to the provisions of Section 3.1 of this Agreement,
the Stockholders hereby consent to the election of and do hereby elect in
accordance with Section 3.1 hereof the persons designated in Schedule VIII
hereto as directors of the Company. Such persons shall hold office until their
successors are duly elected and qualified, except as otherwise provided in this
Agreement or the Certificate or the By-Laws. To the extent required by law, the
parties will provide all information to be filed under Section 14(f) of the
Exchange Act and Rule 14-f thereunder.
3.4 Required Votes. (a) All actions of the Board of Directors of the Company
shall require the vote of at least a majority of the entire Board of Directors,
unless otherwise required by Law, the Certificate, the By-Laws or this
Agreement.
(b) None of the following transactions or actions shall be entered into or taken
by the Company, unless voted for or consented to by the vote of at least
two-thirds (2/3) of the members of the Board of Directors of the Corporation
(counting the Directors designated pursuant to Section 3.1(e)(ii) as one
Director for such purposes); provided, however, that actions contemplated by
Section 3.6(b)(xii) shall in lieu of the foregoing require the affirmative vote
or consent of two-thirds (2/3) of the Board of Directors (excluding Messrs.
Vento and Sullivan and the Directors designated pursuant to Section 3.1(e)(ii))
as well as the affirmative vote or consent of the directors designated pursuant
to Section 3.1(d).
(i) The sale, transfer, assignment or other disposition of any material portion
of the assets of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries other than in the
ordinary course of business;
(ii) The merger, combination or consolidation of the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries with or into any other entity, regardless of whether the Company or
any such Subsidiary is the surviving entity in any such merger, combination or
consolidation, the acquisition of any businesses by the Corporation, the
formation of any partnership or joint venture involving the Company, or the
liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Company or any of its Subsidiary;
(iii) Any offering or issuance of additional shares of Preferred Stock, Voting
Preference Stock or Common Stock of, or any other securities or ownership
interests in, the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, including, without
limitation, warrants, options or other rights convertible or exchangeable into
Preferred Stock, Voting Preference Stock or Common Stock of, or other securities
or ownership interests in, the Company or any of its Subsidiaries except as
contemplated by the Securities Purchase Agreement or the declaration of any
dividends thereon.
(iv) The repurchase by the Company of any Company Stock (other than shares of
Class A Voting Common Stock or Series E Preferred Stock purchased from former
employees of the Company);
(v) The authorization or adoption of any amendment to the Certificate, By-laws
or any constituent document of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries;
(vi) The hiring or termination of any executive officer of the Company other
than the Other Stockholders;
(vii) The approval of, or amendment to, any operating or capital budget of the
Company or any of its Subsidiaries;
(viii) The incurrence by the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, whether
directly or indirectly, of any indebtedness for borrowed money or capital leases
in any calendar quarter in excess of $1,000,000;
(ix) Any agreement or arrangement, written or oral, to pay any director,
officer, agent or employee of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries $200,000 or
more on an annual basis or any loan, lease, contract or other transaction with
any employee of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries with an annual salary in
excess of $200,000 or with any director or officer of the Company or any member
of any such Person's Immediate Family;
(x) The making of, or commitment to make, any capital expenditures involving a
payment or liability in any one year of $1,000,000 or more in the aggregate by
the Company or any of its Subsidiaries;
(xi) The initiation of any bankruptcy proceeding, dissolution or liquidation of
the Company or any of its Subsidiaries;
(xii) Any amendment, modification, waiver or termination of the Management
Agreement or either of the Employment Agreements; and
(xiii) The entering into any contract, agreement or understanding to do any of
the foregoing.
3.5 Transactions between the Company and the Stockholders or their Affiliates.
Except for this Agreement and the Related Agreements, and the transactions
contemplated hereby, thereby and in the Merger Agreement, and any other
arms-length agreements or transactions entered into from time to time between
the Company and its Subsidiaries, on the one-hand, and AT&T PCS and its
Affiliates, on the other hand, no Stockholder or any Affiliate of any
Stockholder shall enter into any transaction with the Company or any Subsidiary
of the Company unless such transaction is approved by a majority of the
disinterested members of the Board of Directors. For purposes hereof, a director
shall be deemed to be disinterested with respect to any such transaction if such
director was not designated a director by the Stockholder that (or an Affiliate
of which) proposed to engage in such transaction with the Company or any
Subsidiary of the Company and such member is not an officer, director, partner,
employee, stockholder of, or consultant to, such Stockholder or any of its
Affiliates; provided, however, that for purposes of this Section 3.7 the
directors designated pursuant to Section 3.1(e)(iii) shall not be deemed to have
been designated by the Cash Equity Investors, AT&T PCS or the holders of the
Voting Preference Stock.
3.6 [RESERVED].
3.7 Voting Agreements and Voting Trusts. Except as disclosed on Schedule X or
referred to in this Section 3.9, each Stockholder agrees that it will not,
directly or indirectly, deposit any of his or its shares of Series C Preferred
Stock, Series D Preferred Stock, Series E Preferred Stock, Voting Preference
Stock and/or Common Stock in a voting trust or other similar arrangement or,
except as expressly provided herein, subject such shares to a voting agreement
or other similar arrangements. AT&T PCS covenants and agrees that it will not,
directly or indirectly, enter into a voting or similar agreement with any
Transferee of shares of Series A Preferred Stock or Series B Preferred Stock.
Each holder of Voting Preference Stock shall vote all shares of Voting
Preference Stock owned by him in accordance with the vote of holders of
two-thirds of the shares of Voting Preference Stock.
3.8 Additional Capital Contributions. In accordance with Telecorp Securities
Purchase Agreement, the TeleCorp Cash Equity Investors shall make all
contributions due pursuant to their Unfunded Commitments, such contributions to
be made by the TeleCorp Cash Equity Investors in the amounts and on the dates
specified in the Telecorp Securities Purchase Agreement. In the event that the
Board of Directors determines in good faith that the Company requires all or any
portion of the Unfunded Commitment prior to its due date, then upon notice given
by the Company to the Cash Equity Investors, the TeleCorp Cash Equity Investors
shall contribute, pro rata in accordance with their ownership of Series C
Preferred Stock on the date hereof, the additional capital set forth in such
notice up to the amount, in the case of each such TeleCorp Cash Equity Investor,
of its Unfunded Commitment. Any such additional capital required to be
contributed by the Cash Equity Investors shall be contributed by the TeleCorp
Cash Equity Investors within twenty (20) business days of receipt of written
notice from the Company.
4. Transfers of Shares.
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4.1 General.
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(a) [RESERVED]
(b) Each Stockholder agrees that at all times on and after the date hereof it
shall not, directly or indirectly, Transfer any of the shares of Common Stock
Beneficially Owned by such Stockholder as of the date hereof or which may
hereafter be acquired by such Stockholder except that (i) a Management
Stockholder may Transfer shares of Class C Common Stock and Series E Preferred
Stock to the Company, (ii) a Cash Equity Investor may Transfer shares of Common
Stock or Preferred Stock to another Cash Equity Investor, (iii) Mercury I and
Mercury II may Transfer shares of Company Stock to Mercury Investors who become
Mercury Investor Indemnitors in accordance with Section 6.10(b) of the Tritel
Securities Purchase Agreement; and (iv) a Stockholder may Transfer (x) shares of
Common Stock to an Affiliated Successor, and (y) shares of Common Stock after
complying first with Section 4.2 and next with Section 4.3, if applicable,
provided, however, a Stockholder shall not be required to comply with Section
4.2 if such Stockholder first complies with the applicable provisions of Section
4.4 in connection with Transfers of Common Stock (1) pursuant to a Registration
of Common Stock under Section 5 which is an underwritten offering and
constitutes a bona fide distribution of such Common Stock pursuant to such
Registration, (2) pursuant to or in compliance with Rule 144 or Rule 145 (or any
similar provision then in force), or (3) in any single transaction or series of
related transactions to one or more Persons which results in the Transfer by
such Stockholder (together with any other Stockholder participating in such
single transaction or series of related transactions) of not more than ten
percent (10%) of the Common Stock on a fully diluted basis (excluding for such
purposes the Series A Preferred Stock and Series B Preferred Stock).
(c) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in Section 4.1(b), the
Management Stockholders shall not Transfer any shares of Class A Common Stock or
Series E Preferred Stock that shall not have vested in accordance with the terms
of the Management Agreement or any Employment Agreement between the Company and
such Management Stockholder.
(d) Prior to July 17, 2003, each Management Stockholder agrees that it will not
Transfer any shares of Class A Common Stock, and in the case of the Other
Stockholders, any Class E Common Stock or Voting Preference Stock Beneficially
Owned by it as of the date hereof or which may hereafter be acquired by it to
any Person; provided, however, that (x) a Management Stockholder may Transfer up
to 25% of the shares of Common Stock held by such Management Stockholder on the
date hereof plus (i) any shares of Class A Common Stock or Series C Preferred
Shares purchased from a Cash Equity Investor, and (ii) any shares of Class A
Common Stock and Series E Preferred Stock received by him in connection with the
transfer of assets and/or stock of TeleCorp LMDS, Inc. and Viper Wireless, Inc.
to the Company (or any of its Subsidiaries), which shares may be Transferred
notwithstanding the foregoing, and (y) in the event the Management Agreement is
terminated, after the date that the Management Stockholders shall have performed
all of their obligations pursuant to Section 5(f) of the Management Agreement, a
Management Stockholder may Transfer all shares of Common Stock and Preferred
Stock held by such Management Stockholder free of any restrictions imposed on
any such Transfer by this Section 4.1(d).
(e) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Section 4, (i)
Section 4.1 shall not apply to (w) the pledge by certain of the Cash Equity
Investors to the Company of shares of Series C Preferred Stock and Common Stock
as security for their Unfunded Commitments, or to the pledge by certain of the
Cash Equity Investors to the lender under the Cash Equity Loan Documents as
security for their obligations to such lender pursuant to the Cash Equity Loan
Documents, (x) any other Lien granted by a Stockholder with respect to any
shares of Company Stock as security for any obligation of such Stockholder to
the Company or the lender under the Cash Equity Loan Documents, (y) the pledge
by certain of the Cash Equity Investors of the Series C Preferred Stock or
Common Stock as security for their Unfunded Commitments pursuant to pledge
agreements in favor of the Company or to any Transfer of shares of Series C
Preferred Stock or Common Stock in connection with the exercise by the Company
or the lender under the Cash Equity Loan Documents of their respective remedies
pursuant to any such pledge agreements, or (z) any pledge by Mercury II or
Mercury I of any shares of Company Stock in accordance with the Tritel
Securities Purchase Agreement and (ii) a Cash Equity Investor that is a SBIC
Holder that is required to dispose of its investment in the Company by reason of
a breach by the Company of Section 6.6(d) of the TeleCorp Securities Purchase
Agreement or a Regulatory Problem, may Transfer its shares of Series C Preferred
Stock or Common Stock without complying with the terms of Section 4.3.
(f) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, each
Stockholder agrees that it will not effect a Transfer of shares of Class D or
Class F Common Stock to any Person other than a Management Stockholder if after
giving effect to such Transfer, such Person, together with its Affiliates would
Beneficially Own twenty-five percent (25%) or more of all of the issued and
outstanding shares of such Class D or Class F Common Stock.
4.2 Right of First Offer.
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(a) Subject to Section 4.1(b), if a Stockholder (each a "Seller") desires to
Transfer any or all of its shares of Preferred Stock or Common Stock (other than
Voting Preference Stock and Class C Common Stock and Class E Common Stock which
may only be transferred in accordance with Section 4.1(d) collectively, the
"Offered Shares"), such Seller shall give written notice (the "Offer Notice") to
the Company and to each Stockholder entitled to become the First Offeree of such
Offered Shares, as determined below. Each Offer Notice shall describe in
reasonable detail the number of shares of each class of Offered Shares, the cash
purchase price requested (expressed in dollars or as a function of the
prevailing market price) and all other material terms and conditions of the
proposed Transfer. The Offer Notice shall constitute an irrevocable offer (a
"First Offer") to sell all (and not less than all) of the Offered Shares to the
First Offeree(s) at a cash price equal to the price contained in such Offer
Notice and upon the same terms as the terms contained in such Offer Notice. The
First Offeree(s) shall have the irrevocable right and option, exercisable as
provided below, but not the obligation, to accept the First Offer as to all (and
not less than all) of the Offered Shares. The "First Offeree(s)" shall be
determined as follows:
(i) If the Seller is a Cash Equity Investor, AT&T PCS shall be First Offeree;
(ii) If the Seller is AT&T PCS, each Cash Equity Investor shall be the First
Offeree; and
(iii) If the Seller is any Stockholder other than a Cash Equity Investor, AT&T
PCS shall be the First Offeree.
(b) The option provided for herein shall be exercisable by the First Offeree(s)
by giving written notice (a "Purchase Notice"), that the First Offeree desires
to purchase all (and not less than all) of such Offered Shares from the Seller,
to the Stockholders (other than the Seller) and the Company not later than ten
(10) business days (the "First Offer Period") after the date of the Offer
Notice. If the Cash Equity Investors are First Offerees and two or more Cash
Equity Investors notify the Seller of their desire to purchase all of the
Offered Shares, then each Cash Equity Investor shall acquire the proportion of
such Offered Shares as the number of shares of Company Stock owned by such Cash
Equity Investor bears to the total number of shares of Company Stock owned by
all Cash Equity Investors who elected to purchase all of the Offered Shares. If
Offered Shares are purchased by more than one purchaser, the purchase price
shall be allocated among the parties purchasing the shares on the basis of the
number of shares being so purchased. The purchase of the Offered Shares by the
First Offeree(s) shall be closed at the principal executive offices of the
Company on a date specified by the First Offeree(s) upon at least five (5)
business days' notice, that is within thirty (30) days after the expiration of
the First Offer Period; provided, however, that if such purchase is subject to
the consent of the FCC or any public service or public utilities commission, the
purchase of the Offered Shares shall be closed on the first business day after
all such consents shall have been obtained by Final Order.
(c) If the First Offeree(s) decline (which shall include the failure to give
timely notice of acceptance) to purchase all of the Offered Shares subject to
the First Offer within the First Offer Period, the Seller shall have the right
(for a period of ninety (90) days following the expiration of the First Offer
Period) to consummate the sale of the Offered Shares to any Person; provided,
however, that the purchase price of such Offered Shares payable by such Person
must be at least equal to the cash purchase price thereof set forth in the Offer
Notice and all other terms and conditions of any such sale shall not be more
beneficial to such third party than those contained in the Offer Notice. If any
Offered Shares are not sold pursuant to the provisions of this Section 4.2 prior
to the expiration of the ninety (90) day period specified in the immediately
preceding sentence, such Offered Shares shall become subject once again to the
provisions and restrictions hereof; provided, however, that if such purchase is
subject to the consent of the FCC or any public service or public utilities
commission, the purchase of the Offered Shares shall be closed on the first
business day after all such consents shall have been obtained by Final Order.
(d) The purchase price of any Offered Shares Transferred pursuant to this
Section 4.2 shall be payable in cash by certified bank check or by wire transfer
of immediately available funds.
(e) The provisions of this Section 4.2 shall not be applicable to the repurchase
by the Company of any shares of Class A Voting Common Stock or Series E
Preferred Stock repurchased by the Company from an employee of the Company in
connection with such individual's termination of employment.
4.3 Rights of Inclusion.
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(a) No Stockholder shall, directly or indirectly, Transfer, in any single
transaction or series of related transactions to one or more Persons who are not
Affiliated Successors of such Stockholder (each such Person an "Inclusion Event
Purchaser") shares of any series or class of Company Stock (collectively,
"Inclusion Stock") in circumstances in which, after giving effect to such
Transfer, whether acting alone or in concert with any other Stockholder (such
parties referred to herein as "Selling Stockholders") would result in such
Selling Stockholder(s) Transferring twenty-five percent (25%) or more of the
outstanding shares of any such class of Inclusion Stock (for purposes of this
Section 4.3, in the event that the Inclusion Stock is Series C Preferred Stock,
Series D Preferred Stock shall also be deemed to be Inclusion Stock and the
Series C Preferred Stock and Series D Preferred Stock shall be deemed to be one
class of Preferred Stock for purposes of this Section 4.3) (for purposes of this
Section 4.3, in the event that the Inclusion Stock is Series E Preferred Stock,
Series F Preferred Stock shall also be deemed to be Inclusion Stock and the
Series E Preferred Stock and Series F Preferred Stock shall be deemed to be one
class of Preferred Stock for purposes of this Section 4.3) outstanding on the
date of such proposed Transfer on a fully diluted basis (excluding for such
purposes the Series A Preferred Stock and Series B Preferred Stock) (an
"Inclusion Event"), unless the terms and conditions of such sale to such
Inclusion Event Purchaser shall include an offer to AT&T PCS, the Cash Equity
Investors and the Management Stockholders other than the Selling Stockholder
(each, an "Inclusion Event Offeree") to Transfer to such Inclusion Event
Purchasers up to that number of shares of any class of Inclusion Stock then
Beneficially Owned by each Inclusion Event Offeree that bears the same
proportion to the total number of shares of Inclusion Stock at that time
Beneficially Owned (without duplication) by each such Inclusion Event Offeree as
the number of shares of Inclusion Stock being Transferred by the Selling
Stockholders (including shares of Inclusion Stock theretofore Transferred if in
any applicable series of related transactions) bears to the total number of
shares of Inclusion Stock at the time Beneficially Owned (without duplication)
by the Selling Stockholders (including shares of Inclusion Stock theretofore
Transferred if in any applicable series of related transactions). If the Selling
Stockholders receive a bona fide offer from an Inclusion Event Purchaser to
purchase shares of Inclusion Stock in circumstances in which, after giving
effect to such sale would result in an Inclusion Event, and which offer such
Selling Stockholders wish to accept, the Selling Stockholders shall then cause
the Inclusion Event Purchaser's offer to be reduced to writing (which writing
shall include an offer to purchase shares of Inclusion Stock from each Inclusion
Event Offeree according to the terms and conditions set forth in this Section
4.3) and the Selling Stockholders shall send written notice of the Inclusion
Event Purchaser's offer (the "Inclusion Notice") to each Inclusion Event
Offeree, which Inclusion Notice shall specify (i) the names of the Selling
Stockholders, (ii) the names and addresses of the proposed acquiring Person,
(iii) the amount of shares proposed to be Transferred and the price, form of
consideration and other terms and conditions of such Transfer (including, if in
a series of related transactions, such information with respect to shares of
Inclusion Stock theretofore Transferred), (iv) that the acquiring Person has
been informed of the rights provided for in this Section 4.3 and has agreed to
purchase shares of Inclusion Stock in accordance with the terms hereof, and (v)
the date by which each other Selling Stockholder may exercise its respective
rights contained in this Section 4.3, which date shall not be less than thirty
(30) days after the giving of the Inclusion Notice. The Inclusion Notice shall
be accompanied by a true and correct copy of the Inclusion Event Purchaser's
offer. At any time within thirty (30) days after receipt of the Inclusion
Notice, each Inclusion Event Offeree may accept the offer included in the
Inclusion Notice for up to such number of shares of Inclusion Stock as is
determined in accordance with this Section 4.3, by furnishing written notice of
such acceptance to each Selling Stockholder, and delivering, to an escrow agent
(which shall be a bank or a law or accounting firm designated by the Company),
on behalf of the Selling Stockholders, the certificate or certificates
representing the shares of Inclusion Stock to be sold pursuant to such offer by
each Inclusion Event Offeree, duly endorsed in blank, together with a limited
power-of-attorney authorizing the escrow agent, on behalf of the Inclusion Event
Offeree, to sell the shares to be sold pursuant to the terms of such Inclusion
Event Purchaser's offer.
In the event that the Inclusion Event Purchaser does not agree to purchase
all of the shares of Inclusion Stock proposed to be sold by the Selling
Stockholders and the Inclusion Event Offerees, then each Selling Stockholder and
Inclusion Event Offeree shall have the right to sell to the Inclusion Event
Purchaser that number of shares of Inclusion Stock as shall be equal to (x) the
number of shares of Inclusion Stock which the Inclusion Event Purchaser has
agreed to purchase times (y) a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of
shares of Inclusion Stock Beneficially Owned (without duplication) by such
Selling Stockholder or Inclusion Event Offeree and the denominator of which is
the aggregate number of shares of Inclusion Stock Beneficially Owned (without
duplication) by all Selling Stockholders and Inclusion Event Offerees. If any
Inclusion Event Offeree desires to sell less than its proportionate amount of
shares of Inclusion Stock that it is entitled to sell pursuant to this Section
4.3, then the Selling Stockholders and the remaining Inclusion Event Offerees
shall have the right to sell to the Inclusion Event Purchaser an additional
amount of shares of Inclusion Stock as shall be equal to (x) the number of
shares of Inclusion Stock not being sold by any such Inclusion Event Purchasers
times (y) a fraction, the numerator of which is the number of shares of
Inclusion Stock owned such Selling Stockholder or remaining Inclusion Event
Offeree and the denominator of which is the aggregate number of shares of
Inclusion Stock Beneficially Owned (without duplication) by all Selling
Stockholders and remaining Inclusion Event Offerees. Such process shall be
repeated in series until all of the remaining Inclusion Event Offerees agree to
sell their remaining proportionate number of shares of Inclusion Stock.
(b) The purchase from each Inclusion Event Offeree pursuant to this Section 4.3
shall be on the same terms and conditions, including the price per share
received by the Selling Stockholders and stated in the Inclusion Notice provided
to each Inclusion Event Offeree. In the event that the Inclusion Stock is Common
Stock, all Inclusion Event Offerees shall be required, as a condition of
participating in such transaction, to convert its Preferred Stock into Common
Stock and Transfer Common Stock to the Inclusion Event Purchaser. In the event
that the Inclusion Stock is Series C Preferred Stock and after giving effect to
the rights of the Inclusion Event Offerees to sell their pro rata share of
Series C Preferred Stock or Common Stock pursuant to this Section 4.3 the
Inclusion Event Purchaser shall be required to purchase both Series C Preferred
Stock and Common Stock, the purchase price allocable to holders of Series C
Preferred Stock, on the one hand, and to holders of Common Stock, on the other
hand, shall be determined by an independent committee of the Board of Directors
selected from among those directors who were not designated by any Selling
Stockholders or Inclusion Event Offerees, it being understood that the directors
selected pursuant to Section 3.1(e)(iii) shall be deemed independent for such
purposes.
(c) Simultaneously with the consummation of the sale of the shares of Inclusion
Stock of the Selling Stockholders and each Inclusion Event Offeree to the
Inclusion Event Purchaser pursuant to the Inclusion Event Purchaser's offer, the
Selling Stockholders shall notify each Inclusion Event Offeree and shall cause
the purchaser to remit to each Inclusion Event Offeree the total sales price of
the shares of Inclusion Stock held by each Inclusion Event Offeree sold pursuant
thereto and shall furnish such other evidence of the completion and time of
completion of such sale and the terms thereof as may be reasonably requested by
each Inclusion Event Offeree.
(d) If within thirty (30) days after receipt of the Inclusion Notice, an
Inclusion Event Offeree has not accepted the offer contained in the Inclusion
Notice, such Inclusion Event Offeree shall be deemed to have waived any and all
rights with respect to the sale described in the Inclusion Notice (but not with
respect to any subsequent sale, to the extent this Section 4.3 is applicable to
such subsequent sale) and the Selling Stockholders shall have sixty (60) days in
which to sell not more than the number of shares of Inclusion Stock described in
the Inclusion Notice, on terms not more favorable to the Selling Stockholders
than were set forth in the Inclusion Notice; provided, however, that if such
purchase is subject to the consent of the FCC or any public service or public
utilities commission, the purchase of the Offered Shares shall be closed on the
first business day after all such consents shall have been obtained by Final
Order.
4.4 Right of First Negotiation. In the event that a Stockholder desires to
Transfer any shares of Common Stock in a Transfer described in clause (y) of
Section 4.1(b)(iv), such Stockholder shall give written notice thereof to AT&T
PCS, such notice to specify, among other things, the number of shares that such
Stockholder desires to sell. For the applicable first negotiation period
hereinafter set forth, AT&T PCS shall have the exclusive right to negotiate with
such Stockholder with respect to the purchase of such shares; it being
understood and agreed that such exclusive right shall not be deemed to be a
right of first offer or right of first refusal for the benefit of AT&T PCS and
such Stockholder shall have the right to reject any offer made by AT&T PCS
during such applicable first negotiation period. Upon the expiration of such
applicable first negotiation period, such Stockholder shall have the right (for
the applicable offer period hereinafter set forth with respect to each
applicable first negotiation period), following the expiration of such
applicable first negotiation period, to offer and sell such shares included in
such written notice on such terms and conditions as shall be acceptable to such
Stockholder in its sole discretion. If any of such shares included in such
written notice are not sold pursuant to the provisions of this Section 4.4 prior
to the expiration of the applicable offer period, such shares shall become
subject once again to the provision and restrictions hereof.
If a Stockholder desires to Transfer shares of Common Stock (a) pursuant
to a Registration of Common Stock under Section 5 in an underwritten offering
that constitutes a bona fide distribution of such Common Stock pursuant to such
Registration, the applicable first negotiation period shall be ten (10) days and
the applicable offer period upon the expiration of such first negotiation period
shall be one hundred twenty (120) days, (b) pursuant to or in compliance with
Rule 144 or Rule 145 or any similar provision then in force, the applicable
first negotiation period shall be three (3) hours (it being understood and
agreed that such Stockholder shall, in addition to giving written notice of such
proposed Transfer by facsimile, use commercially reasonable efforts to contact
AT&T PCS by telephone in accordance with Section 12.1) and the applicable offer
period upon the expiration of such first negotiation period shall be five (5)
business days, and (c) in any single transaction or series of related
transactions to one or more Persons which will result in the Transfer by such
Stockholder (together with any other Stockholder participating in such single
transaction or series of related transactions) of not more than ten percent
(10%) of the Common Stock on a fully diluted basis (excluding for such purposes
the Series A Preferred Stock and Series B Preferred Stock), the applicable first
negotiation period shall be one (1) business day, so long as notice of such
proposed Transfer is given to AT&T PCS prior to 9:00 A.M. on the day prior to
the date of such proposed Transfer (it being understood and agreed that such
Stockholder shall, in addition to giving written notice of such proposed
Transfer by facsimile, use commercially reasonable efforts to contact AT&T PCS
by telephone in accordance with Section 12.1) and the applicable offer period
upon the expiration of such first negotiation period shall be ten (10) business
days.
4.5 Additional Conditions to Permitted Transfers.
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(a) As a condition to any Transfer to an Affiliated Successor permitted pursuant
to Section 4.1, or any Transfer pursuant to Section 4.2 or Section 4.3, each
transferee that is not a party hereto shall, prior to such Transfer, agree in
writing to be bound by all of the provisions of this Agreement applicable to the
Stockholders (and shall thereby become a Stockholder for all purposes of this
Agreement). Any Transfer without compliance with such provisions of this
Agreement shall be null and void and such transferee shall have no rights as a
Stockholder of the Company.
(b) Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in this Agreement, each
Stockholder agrees that it will not effect a Transfer of shares of Company Stock
to a Prohibited Transferee; provided, however, that nothing contained in this
Section 4.5(b) shall be construed to prohibit a Transfer of Common Stock by a
Stockholder pursuant to an underwritten Registration or in compliance with the
provisions of Rule 144 or Rule 145. It shall be deemed a breach of this Section
4.5(b) by a Stockholder Beneficially Owning more than 10% of the Common Stock
outstanding if any Prohibited Transferee shall acquire, directly or indirectly,
in a private sale Beneficial Ownership of more than 33- 1/3% of any class of
equity securities or equity interest in, such Stockholder.
4.6 Representations and Warranties.
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(a) A Stockholder purchasing shares of Company Stock pursuant to Section 4.2
shall be entitled to receive representations and warranties from the
transferring Stockholder that such Stockholder has the authority (corporate or
otherwise) to sell such shares, is the sole owner of such shares, and has good
and valid title to such shares, free and clear of any and all Liens (other than
pursuant to this Agreement, the Certificate or any Related Agreement), and that
the sale of such shares does not violate any agreement to which it is a party or
by which it is bound.
(b) Each Stockholder hereby represents that, as of the date of the Mergers, such
Stockholder will not be under a binding commitment (other than pursuant to the
Cash Equity Loan Documents and the pledge agreements to secure Unfunded
Commitments) to sell, exchange, transfer by gift or otherwise dispose of any of
the Company Stock to be received by such Stockholder in the Mergers. AT&T PCS
hereby represents that, as of the date of the Contribution (as defined in the
Merger Agreement), AT&T PCS (or its Affiliate) will not be under a binding
commitment to sell, exchange, transfer by gift or otherwise dispose of any
shares of Company Stock to be received by it in the Contribution.
4.7 Stop-Transfer.
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(a) The Company agrees not to effect any Transfer of shares of Company Stock by
any Stockholder whose proposed Transfer is subject to Sections 4.2, 4.3 or 4.4
until it has received evidence reasonably satisfactory to it that the rights
provided to any other Stockholders pursuant to such Sections, if applicable to
such Transfer, have been complied with and satisfied in all respects. If any
portion of such Stockholder's Unfunded Commitment shall remain unpaid on the
date of such proposed Transfer, then, as a condition of such Transfer, such
Person purchasing such Company Stock shall, or another Cash Equity Investor may,
execute an instrument in form satisfactory to the Company agreeing to pay in
full such Stockholder's Unfunded Commitment outstanding on the date of such
proposed Transfer, provided, however, that such Stockholder shall not be
released from its obligation in respect of such Unfunded Commitment. No Transfer
of any shares of Preferred Stock and/or Common Stock shall be made except in
compliance with all applicable securities laws. Any Transfer made in violation
of this Agreement shall be null and void.
(b) The Company agrees that it will not, without the prior written consent of
AT&T PCS, Transfer, issue or dispose of any Equity Securities to a Prohibited
Transferee except that purchases of Common Stock by a Prohibited Transferee in
connection with a Registration of Common Stock shall not constitute a violation
of this Section 4.7(b).
4.8 Regulatory Compliance Cooperation. In the event that any SBIC Holder
reasonably determines that it has a Regulatory Problem, to the extent reasonably
necessary, such SBIC Holder shall have the right to transfer its Company Stock
(and any shares of Common Stock issued upon conversion thereof) to another
Person without regard to any restrictions on transfer and without complying with
the provisions of Section 4.3, but subject to the other provisions of this
Agreement and federal and state securities law restrictions, and the Company
shall take all such actions as are reasonably requested by such SBIC Holder in
order to (i) effectuate and facilitate such transfer by such SBIC Holder of any
Company Stock then held by such SBIC Holder to such Person, (ii) permit such
SBIC Holder (or any of its Affiliates) to exchange all or any portion of Voting
Stock then held by it on a share-for-share basis for shares of a class of
non-voting Stock of the Company, which non-voting Stock shall be identical in
all respects to such voting Stock, except that such non-voting Stock (or Common
Stock, as applicable) shall be non-voting and shall be convertible into voting
Stock (or Common Stock, as applicable) on such terms as are requested by such
SBIC Holder in light of regulatory considerations then prevailing, (iii)
continue and preserve the respective allocation of the voting interests with
respect to the Company arising out of the SBIC Holder's ownership of voting
stock and/or provided for in this Agreement before the transfers and amendments
referred to in this Section (including entering into such additional agreements
as are reasonably requested by such SBIC Holder to permit any Person(s)
designated by such SBIC Holder) to exercise any voting power which is
relinquished by such SBIC Holder and (iv) amend this Agreement, the Certificate,
and any other related documents, agreements or instruments to effectuate and
reflect the foregoing. The parties to this Agreement agree to vote their Company
Stock in favor of such amendments and actions.
5. Registration Rights.
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(a) Demand Registration Rights.
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(i) Right to Demand Registration. Each of (A) a Qualified Holder, and (B)
Management Stockholders that in the aggregate Beneficially Own at least 50.1% of
the shares of Class A Voting Common Stock then Beneficially Owned by the
Management Stockholders (each a "Demanding Stockholder" and, collectively, the
"Demanding Stockholders") shall have the right to make a written request to the
Company for registration with the Commission, under and in accordance with the
provisions of the Securities Act, of all or part of their Registrable Securities
pursuant to an underwritten offering (a "Demand Registration"), which request
shall specify the number of Registrable Securities proposed to be sold by each
Demanding Stockholder; provided, however, that (x) the Company need not effect a
Demand Registration unless in the aggregate the sale of the Registrable
Securities proposed to be sold by the Demanding Stockholder shall reasonably be
expected to result in aggregate gross proceeds to such Demanding Stockholder of
at least $10 million, and (y) if the Board of Directors determines that a Demand
Registration would interfere with any pending or contemplated material
acquisition, disposition, financing or other material transaction, the Company
may defer a Demand Registration (including by withdrawing any Registration
Statement filed in connection with a Demand Registration); so long as that the
aggregate of all such deferrals shall not exceed one hundred twenty (120) days
in any 360-day period. Demand Registration shall not be deemed a Demand
Registration hereunder until such Demand Registration has been declared
effective by the Commission (without interference by any stop order, injunction
or other order or requirement of the Commission or other governmental agency,
for any reason), and maintained continuously effective for a period of at least
three (3) months or such shorter period when all Registrable Securities included
therein have been sold in accordance with such Demand Registration; provided,
however, that a Qualified Holder may, not more frequently than once in any
twelve (12) month period, request that the Demand Registration be a shelf
registration that is maintained continuously effective for a period of at least
six (6) months or such shorter period when all Registrable Securities included
therein have been sold in accordance with such Demand Registration, and may be
one (whether or not a shelf) in which the plan of distribution covers any short
sale, collar, hedging or other derivative transaction and the settlement thereof
(including, without limitation, the issuance of a security which is convertible
into, exercisable for, or payable either mandatorily or at the option of the
issuer of such security in shares of Common Stock). A Demanding Stockholder may
make a written request for a Demand Registration in accordance with the
foregoing in respect of Equity Securities that it intends to convert into shares
of Class A Voting Common Stock upon the effectiveness of the Registration
Statement prepared in connection with such demand, and the Company shall fulfill
its obligations under this Section 5 in a manner that permits such Demanding
Stockholder to exercise its conversion rights in respect of such Equity
Securities and substantially contemporaneously sell the shares of Class A Voting
Common Stock issuable upon such conversion under such Registration Statement.
The Company will not be obligated to effect more than two (2) separate
Demand Registrations during any twelve (12) month period; provided, however,
that only one (1) request for a Demand Registration may be exercised by (i) AT&T
PCS and/or (ii) Management Stockholders that in the aggregate Beneficially Own
at least 50.1% of the shares of Class A Voting Common Stock then Beneficially
Owned by the Management Stockholders during any twelve (12) month period.
Within ten (10) days after receipt of the request for a Demand
Registration, the Company will send written notice (the "Demand Notice") of such
Registration request and its intention to comply therewith to all Stockholders
who are holders of Registrable Securities and, subject to Section 5(a)(ii), the
Company will include in such Demand Registration all Registrable Securities of
such Stockholders with respect to which the Company has received written
requests for inclusion therein within twenty (20) days after the last date such
Demand Notice was deemed to have been given pursuant to Section 12.1.
(ii) Priority on Demand Registration. If the managing underwriter or
underwriters advise the Company and the holders of the Registrable Securities to
be registered in writing that in its or their opinion that, the number of
Registrable Securities proposed to be sold in such Registration and any other
securities of the Company requested or proposed to be included in such
Registration exceeds the number that can be sold in such offering without (A)
creating a substantial risk that the proceeds or price per share to be derived
from such Registration will be reduced or that the number of Registrable
Securities to be registered is too large a number to be reasonably sold, or (B)
materially and adversely affecting such Registration in any other respect, the
Company will (x) include in such Registration the aggregate number of
Registrable Securities recommended by the managing underwriter (the number of
Registrable Securities to be registered for each Stockholder to be reduced pro
rata based on the amount of Registrable Securities each of the Stockholders owns
at the time of the demand), and (y) not allow any securities other than
Registrable Securities to be included in such Registration unless all
Registrable Securities requested to be included shall have been included
therein, and then only to the extent recommended by the managing underwriter or
determined by the Company after consultation with an investment banker of
nationally recognized standing (notification of which number shall be given by
the Company to the holders of Registrable Securities).
(iii) Selection of Underwriters. The offering of such Registrable Securities
pursuant to such Demand Registration shall be in the form of an underwritten
offering. The Demanding Stockholder that initiated such Demand Registration will
select a managing underwriter or underwriters of recognized national standing to
administer the offering, which managing underwriter or underwriters shall be
reasonably acceptable to the Company.
(b) Piggyback Registration Rights.
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(i) Right to Piggyback. If the Company proposes to register any shares of Class
A Voting Common Stock (or securities convertible into or exchangeable for Class
A Voting Common Stock) with the Commission under the Securities Act (other than
a Registration on Form S-4 or Form S-8, or any successor forms), and the
Registration form to be used may be used for the Registration of the Registrable
Securities (a "Piggyback Registration"), the Company will give written notice (a
"Piggyback Notice") to all Stockholders, at least thirty (30) days prior to the
anticipated filing date, of its intention to effect such a Registration, which
notice will specify the proposed offering price (if determined at that time),
the kind and number of securities proposed to be registered and/or offered, and
the distribution arrangements, and will, subject to Section 5(b)(ii), include in
such Piggyback Registration all Registrable Securities with respect to which the
Company has received written requests (which requests have not been withdrawn)
for inclusion therein within twenty (20) days after the last date such Piggyback
Notice was deemed to have been given pursuant to Section 12.1. If at any time
after giving the Piggyback Notice and prior to the effective date of the
Registration Statement filed in connection with such Registration, the Company
determines for any reason not to register or to delay Registration, the Company
may, at its election, give written notice of such determination to each holder
of Registrable Securities that has requested inclusion of Registrable Securities
in such Registration and (A) in the case of a determination not to register,
shall be relieved of its obligation to register any Registrable Securities in
connection with such Registration, and (B) in the case of a determination to
delay registering, shall be permitted to delay registering any Registrable
Securities for the same period as the delay in registering such other
securities.
(ii) Priority on Piggyback Registrations. If the managing underwriter or
underwriters, if any, advise the Company and the holders of Registrable
Securities in writing that in its or their opinion, that the number or kind of
securities proposed to be sold in such Registration (including Registrable
Securities to be included pursuant to Section 5(b)(i)) exceeds the number that
can be sold in such offering without (A) creating a substantial risk that the
proceeds or price per share the Company will derive from such Registration will
be reduced, or that the number of shares to be registered is too large a number
to be reasonably sold or (B) materially and adversely affecting such
Registration in any other respect, without any reduction in the amount of
securities the Company proposes to issue and sell for its own account or in the
amount of securities any other security holder proposes to sell for its own
account pursuant to a Demand Registration right, the number of Registrable
Securities to be registered for each Demanding Stockholder shall be reduced pro
rata based on the amount of Registrable Securities each of the Demanding
Stockholders owns at the date of the Piggyback Notice, to the extent necessary
to reduce the number of Registrable Securities to be registered to the number
recommended by the managing underwriter or determined by the Company after
consultation with an investment banker of nationally recognized standing
(notification of which number shall be given by the Company to the holders of
Registrable Securities of such determination).
(c) Selection of Underwriters. Except as set forth in Section 5(a)(iii), the
Company (by action of the Board of Directors) will select a managing underwriter
or underwriters to administer the offering, which managing underwriter or
underwriters will be of nationally recognized standing.
(d) Registration Procedures. With respect to any Demand Registration or
Piggyback Registration (each, a "Registration"), the Company shall, subject to
Sections 5(a)(i) and (5)(a)(ii) and Sections 5(b)(i) and 5(b)(ii), as
expeditiously as practicable:
(i) prepare and file with the Commission, as promptly as reasonably practicable
(but in no event more than forty-five (45) days) after the receipt of the
Registration requests under Sections 5(a) or 5(b), a registration statement or
registration statements (each, a "Registration Statement") relating to the
applicable Registration on any appropriate form under the Securities Act, which
form shall be available for the sale of the Registrable Securities in accordance
with the intended method or methods of distribution thereof; cooperate and
assist in any filings required to be made with the NASD; and use its reasonable
best efforts to cause such Registration Statement to become and (to the extent
provided herein) remain effective; provided, however, that before filing a
Registration Statement or prospectus related thereto (a "Prospectus") or any
amendments or supplements thereto, the Company shall furnish to the holders of
the Registrable Securities covered by such Registration Statement and the
underwriters, if any, copies of all such documents proposed to be filed, which
documents will be subject to the reasonable review of such holders and
underwriters and their respective counsel, and the Company shall not file any
Registration Statement or amendment thereto or any Prospectus or any supplement
thereto to which the holders of a majority of the Registrable Securities covered
by such Registration Statement or the underwriters, if any, shall reasonably
object;
(ii) prepare and file with the Commission such amendments and supplements to the
Registration Statement as may be necessary to keep each Registration Statement
effective for three (3) months (six (6) months in the case of any shelf
registration requested by a Qualified Holder pursuant to this Section 5) or such
shorter period that will terminate when all Registrable Securities covered by
such Registration Statement have been sold; cause each Prospectus to be
supplemented by any required Prospectus supplement, and as so supplemented to be
filed pursuant to Rule 424 under the Securities Act; and comply with the
provisions of the Securities Act with respect to the disposition of all
securities covered by such Registration Statement during the applicable period
in accordance with the intended method or methods of distribution by the sellers
thereof set forth in such Registration Statement or supplement to the
Prospectus;
(iii) promptly notify the selling holders of Registrable Securities and the
managing underwriters, if any (and, if requested by any such person or entity,
confirm such advice in writing), (A) when the Prospectus or any Prospectus
supplement or post-effective amendment has been filed, and, with respect to the
Registration Statement or any post-effective amendment, when the same has become
effective; (B) of any request by the Commission for amendments or supplements to
the Registration Statement or the Prospectus or for additional information; (C)
of the issuance by the Commission of any stop order suspending the effectiveness
of the Registration Statement or the initiation of any proceedings for that
purpose; (D) if at any time the representations and warranties of the Company
contemplated by subsection (xiv) of this subsection (d) below cease to be true
and correct; (E) of the receipt by the Company of any notification with respect
to the suspension of the qualification of the Registrable Securities for sale
under the securities or blue sky laws of any jurisdiction or the initiation or
threatening of any proceeding for such purpose; and (F) of the happening of any
event which makes any statement made in the Registration Statement, the
Prospectus or any document incorporated therein by reference untrue or which
requires the making of any changes in the Registration Statement, the Prospectus
or any document incorporated therein by reference in order to make the
statements therein not misleading;
(iv) use its reasonable best efforts to obtain the withdrawal of any order
suspending the effectiveness of (I) the Registration Statement, or (II) the
qualification of the Registrable Securities for sale under the securities or
blue sky laws of any jurisdiction at the earliest possible time;
(v) if requested by the managing underwriter or underwriters or a holder of
Registrable Securities being sold in connection with an underwritten offering,
promptly incorporate in a Prospectus supplement or post-effective amendment such
information as the managing underwriters and the holders of a majority of the
Registrable Securities being sold agree should be included therein relating to
the plan of distribution with respect to such Registrable Securities, including,
without limitation, information with respect to the number of Registrable
Securities being sold to such underwriters, the purchase price being paid
therefor by such underwriters and any other terms of the underwritten (or best
efforts underwritten) offering of the Registrable Securities to be sold in such
offering; and make all required filings of such Prospectus supplement or
post-effective amendment as soon as notified of the matters to be incorporated
in such Prospectus supplement or post-effective amendment;
(vi) furnish to each selling holder of Registrable Securities and each managing
underwriter, without charge, at least one copy of the Registration Statement and
any amendment thereto, including financial statements and schedules, all
documents incorporated therein by reference and all exhibits (including those
incorporated by reference);
(vii) deliver to each selling holder of Registrable Securities and the
underwriters, if any, without charge, as many copies of the Prospectus
(including each preliminary prospectus) and any amendment or supplement thereto
as such selling holder of Registrable Securities underwriters may reasonably
request in order to facilitate the public sale or other disposition of the
securities owned by such selling holder;
(viii) prior to any public offering of Registrable Securities, use its
reasonable best efforts to register or qualify or cooperate with the selling
holders of Registrable Securities, the underwriters, if any, and their
respective counsel in connection with the Registration or qualification of such
Registrable Securities for offer and sale under the securities or "blue sky"
laws of such jurisdictions in the United States as any seller or underwriter
reasonably requests in writing, use its reasonable best efforts to obtain all
appropriate registrations, permits and consents required in connection
therewith, and do any and all other acts or things reasonably necessary or
advisable to enable the disposition in such jurisdictions of the Registrable
Securities covered by the Registration Statement; provided, however, that the
Company will not be required to qualify generally to do business in any
jurisdiction where it is not then so qualified or to take any action that would
subject it to taxation or general service of process in any such jurisdiction
where it is not then so subject;
(ix) cooperate with the selling holders of Registrable Securities and the
managing underwriters, if any, to facilitate the timely preparation and delivery
of certificates representing Registrable Securities to be sold and not bearing
any restrictive legends and to be in such denominations and registered in such
names as the managing underwriters may request at least two (2) business days
prior to any sale of Registrable Securities to the underwriters;
(x) use its reasonable best efforts to cooperate with any selling holder to
cause the Registrable Securities covered by the applicable Registration
Statement to be registered with or approved by such other governmental agencies
or authorities in the United States as may be necessary to enable the seller or
sellers thereof or the underwriters, if any, to consummate the disposition of
such Registrable Securities;
(xi) upon the occurrence of any event contemplated by subsection (iii)(F) above,
promptly prepare a supplement or post-effective amendment to the Registration
Statement or the related Prospectus or any document incorporated therein by
reference or file any other required document so that, as thereafter delivered
to the purchasers of the Registrable Securities, the Prospectus will not contain
an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact
necessary to make the statements therein not misleading;
(xii) cause all Registrable Securities covered by any Registration Statement to
be listed on each securities exchange on which similar securities issued by the
Company are then listed, or, if not so listed, cause such Registrable Securities
to be authorized for trading on the NASDAQ National Market System if any similar
securities issued by the Company are then so authorized, if requested by the
holders of a majority of such Registrable Securities or the managing
underwriters, if any;
(xiii) not later than the effective date of the applicable Registration, provide
a CUSIP number for all Registrable Securities;
(xiv) enter into such customary agreements (including in the case of a Demand
Registration that is an underwritten offering, an underwriting agreement in
customary form) and take all such other actions reasonably required in
connection therewith in order to expedite or facilitate the disposition of such
Registrable Securities and in such connection, whether or not an underwriting
agreement is entered into and whether or not the Registration is an underwritten
Registration, (A) make such representations and warranties to the holders of
such Registrable Securities and the underwriters, if any, in form, substance and
scope as are customarily made by issuers to underwriters in primary underwritten
offerings; (B) use reasonable best efforts to obtain opinions of counsel to the
Company and updates thereof (which opinions of counsel shall be in form, scope
and substance reasonably satisfactory to the managing underwriters, if any, and
to the holders of a majority of the Registrable Securities being sold),
addressed to each selling holder and the underwriters, if any, covering the
matters customarily covered in opinions requested in underwritten offerings and
such other matters as may be reasonably requested by such holders and
underwriters; (C) use reasonable best efforts to obtain "cold comfort" letters
and updates thereof from the Company's independent certified public accountants
addressed to the selling holders of Registrable Securities and the underwriters,
if any, such letters to be in customary form and covering matters of the type
customarily covered in "cold comfort" letters by underwriters in connection with
primary underwritten offerings; and (D) deliver such documents and certificates
as may be reasonably requested by the holders of a majority of the Registrable
Securities being sold and the managing underwriters, if any, to evidence
compliance with subsection (xi) above and with any customary conditions
contained in the underwriting agreement or other agreement entered into by the
Company. All the above in this Section 5(d)(xiv) shall be done at each closing
under each underwriting or similar agreement or as and to the extent required
thereunder;
(xv) make available for inspection by a representative of each Demanding
Stockholder, any underwriter participating in any disposition pursuant to such
Registration, and any attorney or accountant retained by the sellers or
underwriter, copies or extracts of all financial and other records, pertinent
corporate documents and properties of the Company as shall be reasonably
necessary, in the opinion of the holders' or underwriter's counsel, to enable
them to fulfill their due diligence responsibilities; and cause the Company's
officers, directors and employees to supply all information reasonably requested
by any such representative, underwriter, attorney or accountant in connection
with such Registration Statement; provided, however, that the Company shall not
be required to comply with this paragraph (xv) unless such person executes
confidentiality agreements whereby such person agrees that any records,
information or documents that are designated by the Company in writing as
confidential shall be kept confidential by such Persons and used only in
connection with the proposed Registration unless disclosure of such records,
information or documents is required by court or administrative order or any
regulatory body having jurisdiction; and each seller of Registrable Securities
agrees that it will, upon learning that disclosure of such records, information
or documents is sought in a court of competent jurisdiction or by a governmental
agency, give notice to the Company and allow the Company, at the Company's
expense, to undertake appropriate action to prevent disclosure of any records,
information or documents deemed confidential; provided further however,
notwithstanding any designation of confidentiality by the Company, confidential
information shall not include information which (i) becomes generally available
to the public other than as a result of a disclosure by or on behalf of any such
Person, or (ii) becomes available to any such Person on a non-confidential basis
from a source other than the Company or its advisors, provided that such source
is not to such Person's knowledge bound by a confidentiality agreement with or
other obligations of secrecy to the Company or another party with respect to
such information;
(xvi) otherwise use its reasonable best efforts to comply with all applicable
rules and regulations of the Commission, and make generally available to its
security holders, earnings statements satisfying the provisions of Section 11(a)
of the Securities Act, no later than forty-five (45) days after the end of any
twelve (12) month period (or ninety (90) days, if such period is a fiscal year)
(A) commencing at the end of any fiscal quarter in which Registrable Securities
are sold to underwriters in a firm or best efforts underwritten offering, or (B)
if not sold to underwriters in such an offering, beginning with the first month
of the Company's first fiscal quarter commencing after the effective date of the
Registration Statement, which statements shall cover said twelve (12) month
periods; and
(xvii) promptly prior to the filing of any document that is to be incorporated
by reference into any Registration Statement or Prospectus (after initial filing
of the Registration Statement), provide copies of such document to counsel to
the selling holders of Registrable Securities and to the managing underwriters,
if any, make the Company's executive officers and other representatives
available for discussion of such document and make such changes in such document
prior to the filing thereof as counsel for such selling holders or underwriters
may reasonably request.
The Company may require each seller of Registrable Securities as to which
any Registration is being effected to furnish to the Company such information
regarding the proposed distribution of such securities as the Company may from
time to time reasonably request in writing. Each holder of Registrable
Securities agrees by acquisition of such Registrable Securities that, upon
receipt of any notice from the Company of the happening of any event of the kind
described in Section 5(d)(xi), such holder shall forthwith discontinue
disposition of Registrable Securities until such holder's receipt of the copies
of the supplemented or amended prospectus contemplated by Section 5(d)(xi), or
until it is advised in writing (the "Advice") by the Company that the use of the
Prospectus may be resumed, and has received copies of any additional or
supplemental filings that are incorporated by reference in the Prospectus; and,
if so directed by the Company, such holder shall deliver to the Company (at the
Company's expense) all copies, other than permanent file copies then in such
seller's possession, of the Prospectus covering such Registrable Securities
current at the time of receipt of such notice. In the event the Company gives
any such notice, the time periods regarding the maintenance of the effectiveness
of any Registration Statement in Sections 5(d)(ii) shall be extended by the
number of days during the period from and including the date of the receipt of
such notice pursuant to Section 5(d)(iii)(F) hereof to and including the date
when each seller of Registrable Securities covered by such Registration
Statement shall have received the copies of the supplemented or amended
prospectuses contemplated by Section 5(d)(xi) or the Advice.
(e) Indemnification.
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(i) In the event of the Registration or qualification of any Registrable
Securities under the Securities Act or any other applicable securities laws
pursuant to the provisions of this Section 5, the Company agrees to indemnify
and hold harmless each Stockholder thereby offering such Registrable Securities
for sale (an "Indemnified Stockholder"), underwriter, broker or dealer, if any,
of such Registrable Securities, and each other person, if any, who controls any
such Indemnified Stockholder, underwriter, broker or dealer within the meaning
of Section 15 of the Securities Act and Section 20 of the Exchange Act or any
other applicable securities laws, from and against any and all losses, claims,
damages, expenses or liabilities (or actions in respect thereof), joint or
several, to which such Indemnified Stockholder, underwriter, broker or dealer or
controlling person may become subject under the Securities Act or any other
applicable federal or state securities laws or otherwise, insofar as such
losses, claims, damages, expenses or liabilities (or actions in respect thereof)
arise out of or are based upon any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement
of any material fact contained in any Registration Statement under which such
Registrable Securities were registered or qualified under the Securities Act or
any other applicable securities laws, any preliminary prospectus or final
prospectus relating to such Registrable Securities, or any amendment or
supplement thereto, or arise out of or are based upon the omission or alleged
omission to state therein a material fact required to be stated therein or
necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, or any violation by the
Company of any rule or regulation under the Securities Act or any other
applicable federal or state securities laws applicable to the Company or
relating to any action or inaction required by the Company in connection with
any such Registration or qualification, and will reimburse each such Indemnified
Stockholder, underwriter, broker or dealer and each such controlling person for
any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by such Indemnified Stockholder,
underwriter, broker or dealer or controlling person in connection with
investigating or defending any such loss, claim, damage, expense, liability or
action; provided, however, that the Company will not be liable in any such case
to the extent that any such loss, claim, damage, expense or liability arises out
of or is based upon an untrue statement or omission contained in such
Registration Statement, such preliminary prospectus, such final prospectus or
such amendment or supplement thereto, made in reliance upon and in conformity
with written information furnished to the Company by such Indemnified
Stockholder, underwriter, broker, dealer or controlling person specifically and
expressly for use in the preparation thereof or by the failure of such
Indemnified Stockholder, underwriter, broker or dealer, or controlling person to
deliver a copy of the Registration Statement, such preliminary prospectus, such
final prospectus or such amendment or supplement thereto after the Company has
furnished such party with a sufficient number of copies of the same and such
party failed to deliver or otherwise provide a copy of the final prospectus to
the person asserting an untrue statement or omission or alleged untrue statement
or omission at or prior to the written confirmation of the sale of securities to
such person, if such statement or omission was in fact corrected in such final
prospectus.
(ii) In the case of an underwritten offering in which the Registration Statement
covers Registrable Securities, the Company agrees to enter into an underwriting
agreement in customary form and substance with such underwriters and to
indemnify the underwriters, their officers and directors, if any, and each
person, if any, who controls such underwriters within the meaning of Section 15
of the Securities Act and Section 20 of the Exchange Act or any other applicable
securities laws, to the same extent as provided in the preceding paragraph with
respect to the indemnification of the holders of Registrable Securities;
provided, however, the Company shall not be required to indemnify any such
underwriter, or any officer or director of such underwriter or any person who
controls such underwriter within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act
and Section 20 of the Exchange Act, to the extent that the loss, claim, damage,
expense or liability (or actions in respect thereof) for which indemnification
is sought results from such underwriter's failure to deliver or otherwise
provide a copy of the final prospectus to the person asserting an untrue
statement or omission or alleged untrue statement or omission at or prior to the
written confirmation of the sale of securities to such person, if such statement
or omission was in fact corrected in such final prospectus.
(iii) In the event of the Registration or qualification of any Registrable
Securities of the Stockholders under the Securities Act or any other applicable
federal or state securities laws for sale pursuant to the provisions hereof,
each Indemnified Stockholder agrees severally, and not jointly, to indemnify and
hold harmless the Company, each person who controls the Company within the
meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act and Section 20 of the Exchange Act
or any other applicable securities laws, and each officer and director of the
Company from and against any losses, claims, damages, expenses or liabilities
(or actions in respect thereof), joint or several, to which the Company, such
controlling person or any such officer or director may become subject under the
Securities Act or any other applicable securities laws or otherwise, insofar as
such losses, claims, damages, expenses or liabilities (or actions in respect
thereof) arise out of or are based upon any untrue statement of any material
fact contained in any Registration Statement under which such Registrable
Securities were registered or qualified under the Securities Act or any other
applicable securities laws, any preliminary prospectus or final prospectus
relating to such Registrable Securities, or any amendment or supplement thereto,
or arise out of or are based upon an untrue statement therein or the omission to
state therein a material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make
the statements therein not misleading, which untrue statement or omission was
made therein in reliance upon and in conformity with written information
furnished to the Company by such Indemnified Stockholder specifically and
expressly for use in connection with the preparation thereof, and will reimburse
the Company, such controlling person and each such officer or director for any
legal or any other expenses reasonably incurred by them in connection with
investigating or defending any such loss, claim, damage, expense, liability or
action; provided, however, an Indemnified Stockholder's liability under this
Section 5(e)(iii) shall not exceed the net proceeds received by such Indemnified
Stockholder with respect to the sale of any Registrable Securities.
(iv) In the case of an underwritten offering of Registrable Securities, each
holder of a Registrable Security included in a Registration Statement shall
agree to enter into an underwriting agreement in customary form and substance
with such underwriters, and to indemnify such underwriters, their officers and
directors, if any, and each person, if any, who controls such underwriters
within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act and Section 20 of the
Exchange Act, to the same extent as provided in the preceding paragraph with
respect to indemnification by such holder of the Company, but subject to the
same limitation as provided in Section 5(e)(ii) with respect to indemnification
by the Company of such underwriters, officers, directors and control persons.
(v) Promptly after receipt by a person entitled to indemnification under this
Section 5(e) (an "Indemnified Party") of notice of the commencement of any
action or claim relating to any Registration Statement filed under this Section
5 as to which indemnity may be sought hereunder, such Indemnified Party will, if
a claim for indemnification hereunder in respect thereof is to be made against
any other party hereto (an "Indemnifying Party"), give written notice to each
such Indemnifying Party of the commencement of such action or claim, but the
omission to so notify each such Indemnifying Party will not relieve any such
Indemnifying Party from any liability which it may have to any Indemnified Party
otherwise than pursuant to the provisions of this Section 5(e) and shall also
not relieve any such Indemnifying Party of its obligations under this Section
5(e) except to the extent that any such Indemnifying Party is actually
prejudiced thereby. In case any such action is brought against an Indemnified
Party, and such Indemnified Party notifies an Indemnifying Party of the
commencement thereof, such Indemnifying Party will be entitled (at its own
expense) to participate in and, to the extent that it may wish, jointly with any
other Indemnifying Party similarly notified, to assume the defense, with counsel
reasonably satisfactory to such Indemnified Party, of such action and/or to
settle such action and, after notice from the Indemnifying Party to such
Indemnified Party of its election so to assume the defense thereof, the
Indemnifying Party will not be liable to such Indemnified Party for any legal or
other expenses subsequently incurred by such Indemnified Party in connection
with the defense thereof, other than the reasonable cost of investigation;
provided, however, that no Indemnifying Party shall consent to the entry of any
judgment or enter into any settlement agreement without the prior written
consent of the Indemnified Party unless such Indemnified Party is fully released
and discharged from any such liability, and no Indemnified Party shall consent
to the entry of any judgment or enter into any settlement of any such action the
defense of which has been assumed by an Indemnifying Party without the consent
of each Indemnifying Party. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Indemnified Party
shall have the right to employ its own counsel in any such case, but the fees
and expenses of such counsel shall be at the expense of such Indemnified Party
unless (a) the employment of such counsel shall have been authorized in writing
by the Indemnifying Party in connection with the defense of such suit, action,
claim or proceeding; (b) the Indemnifying Party shall not have employed counsel
(reasonably satisfactory to the Indemnified Party) to take charge of the defense
of such action, suit, claim or proceeding; or (c) such Indemnified Party shall
have reasonably concluded, based upon the advice of counsel, that there may be
defenses available to it which are different from or additional to those
available to the Indemnifying Party which, if the Indemnifying Party and the
Indemnified Party were to be represented by the same counsel, could result in a
conflict of interest for such counsel or materially prejudice the prosecution of
the defenses available to such Indemnified Party. If any of the events specified
in clauses (a), (b) or (c) of the preceding sentence shall have occurred or
shall otherwise be applicable, then the fees and expenses of one counsel or firm
of counsel selected by a majority in interest of the indemnified parties (and
reasonably acceptable to the Indemnifying Party) shall be borne by the
Indemnifying Party. If, in any such case, the Indemnified Party employs separate
counsel, the Indemnifying Party shall not have the right to direct the defense
of such action, suit, claim or proceeding on behalf of the Indemnified Party and
the Indemnified Party shall assume such defense and/or settle such action;
provided, however, that an Indemnifying Party shall not be liable for the
settlement of any action, suit, claim or proceeding effected without its prior
written consent, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld.
The provisions of this Section 5(e) shall be in addition to any liability
which any party may have to any other party and shall survive any termination of
this Agreement.
(f) Contribution. If for any reason the indemnification provided for in Section
5(e)(i) or 5(e)(iii) is unavailable to an Indemnified Party as contemplated
therein, then the Indemnifying Party, in lieu of indemnification shall
contribute to the amount paid or payable by the Indemnified Party as a result of
such loss, claim, damage, expense or liability (or action in respect thereof) in
such proportion as is appropriate to reflect not only the relative benefits
received by the Indemnified Party and the Indemnifying Party, but also the
relative fault of the Indemnified Party and the Indemnifying Party, as well as
any other relevant equitable considerations, provided that no Stockholder shall
be required to contribute in an amount greater than the difference between the
net proceeds received by such Stockholder with respect to the sale of any
Registrable Securities and all amounts already contributed by such Stockholder
with respect to such claims, including amounts paid for any legal or other fees
or expenses incurred by such Stockholder. No person guilty of a fraudulent
misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section 11(f) of the Securities Act)
shall be entitled to contribution from any person who was not guilty of any such
fraudulent misrepresentation. The relative fault of such Indemnifying Party and
Indemnified Party shall be determined by reference to, among other things,
whether any action in question, including any untrue or alleged untrue statement
of a material fact or omission or alleged omission to state a material fact, has
been made by, or relates to information supplied by, such Indemnifying Party or
Indemnified Party, and the parties' relative intent, knowledge, access to
information and opportunity to correct or prevent such action.
(g) Registration Expenses. Except as hereinafter provided, all expenses incident
to the Company's performance of or compliance with this Section 5 will be borne
by the Company, including, without limitation, all Registration and filing fees
under the Securities Act and the Exchange Act, the fees and expenses of the
counsel and accountants for the Company (including the expenses of any "cold
comfort" letters and special audits required by or incident to the performance
of such persons), all other costs and expenses of the Company incident to the
preparation, printing and filing under the Securities Act of the Registration
Statement (and all amendments and supplements thereto), and furnishing copies
thereof and of the Prospectus included therein, all out-of-pocket expenses of
underwriters customarily paid for by issuers to the extent provided for in any
underwriting agreement, the costs and expenses incurred by the Company in
connection with the qualification of the Registrable Securities under the state
securities or "blue sky" laws of various jurisdictions, the costs and expenses
associated with filings required to be made with the NASD, the costs and
expenses of listing the Registrable Securities for trading on a national
securities exchange or authorizing them for trading on NASDAQ and all other
costs and expenses incurred by the Company in connection with any Registration
hereunder. In addition, the Company shall pay or reimburse the sellers of
Registrable Securities the reasonable fees and expenses of one attorney to such
sellers incurred in connection with a registration (collectively, with the
expenses referred to in the immediately preceding sentence, the "Registration
Expenses"). Except as provided in the immediately preceding sentence, each
Stockholder shall bear the costs and expenses of any underwriters' discounts and
commissions, brokerage fees or transfer taxes relating to the Registrable
Securities sold by such Stockholder and the fees and expenses of any attorneys,
accountants or other representatives retained by the Stockholder.
(h) Participation in Underwritten Registrations. No Stockholder may participate
in any underwritten Registration hereunder unless such Stockholder (i) agrees to
sell its Registrable Securities on the basis provided in any customary and
reasonable underwriting arrangements approved by the persons entitled hereunder
to select the underwriter, and (ii) accurately completes in a timely manner and
executes all questionnaires, powers of attorney, underwriting agreements,
indemnities and other documents customarily required under the terms of such
underwriting arrangements.
(i) Holdback Agreements.
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(i) Each holder of Registrable Securities whose securities are included in a
Registration Statement agrees not to effect any public sale or distribution of
the issue being registered or a similar security of the Company, or any
securities convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for such securities,
including a sale pursuant to Rule 144, Rule 145 or Rule 144A under the
Securities Act, during the fifteen (15) days prior to, and during the ninety
(90)-day period (or such longer period as requested by the managing underwriter
or underwriters in the case of an underwritten public offering) beginning on,
the effective date of such Registration Statement (except as part of such
Registration), if and to the extent requested by the managing underwriter or
underwriters in an underwritten public offering.
(ii) The Company agrees not to effect any public sale or distribution of the
issue being registered or a similar security of the Company, or any securities
convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for such securities (other than
any such sale or distribution of such securities in connection with any merger
or consolidation by the Company or any Subsidiary or the acquisition by the
Company or any Subsidiary of the capital stock or substantially all of the
assets of any other Person), during the fifteen (15) days prior to, and during
the ninety (90)-day period beginning on, the effective date of each Demand
Registration.
(iii) Each Stockholder agrees not to effect any public sale or distribution of
Class A Common or a similar security of the Company, or any securities
convertible into or exchangeable or exercisable for such securities, including a
sale pursuant to Rule 144, Rule 145 or Rule 144A under the Securities Act during
the ninety (90) day period beginning on the effective date of the Mergers, and
additionally during such period commencing upon the filing of the registration
statement for the offering described in Section 5(j) (provided that the
registration statement for such offering is filed within sixty (60) days of the
effective date of the Merger) and continuing so long as the Company is using
commercially reasonable efforts to pursue such registration until such
registration becomes effective, and for such additional period of time as is
reasonably requested by the managing underwriter(s) of the offering described in
Section 5(j) below, unless such sale or distribution is effected through the
offering described in Section 5(j) hereof.
(j) The Company agrees to use commercially reasonable efforts to file a
registration statement giving rise to a Piggyback Registration relating to the
Class A Common within sixty (60) days of the effective date of the Mergers and
have such Registration Statement declared effective within one-hundred and fifty
(150) days of the effective date of the Mergers provided, however, that the
Company shall include no more than 50% of newly issued Company shares in such
offering, or $150,000,000, up to the first $300,000,000 registered in such
offering; and thereafter no more than the 30% of the incremental shares
registered by the Company as primary for offerings over and above $300,000,000.
(k) Public Information Reporting. The Company hereby covenants and agrees to and
with the Stockholders that it shall provide and file such financial and other
information concerning the Company as may from time to time be required by the
Commission and any other governmental authority having jurisdiction, so as to
comply with all reporting requirements under the Exchange Act, and shall, upon
request, state in writing that it has complied with all such requirements, and
further agrees that, for so long as the Company is not subject to Section 13 or
15(d) of the Exchange Act, the Company shall comply in all respects with
paragraph (c)(2) of Rule 144.
6. Disqualifying Transactions.
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6.1 Company Conversion Rights. In the event AT&T PCS terminates its obligations
under Section 8.6 pursuant to Section 8.8(c) with respect to any Overlap
Territory, the Company shall have the following rights which may be exercised by
the Company in its sole discretion during the sixty (60) day period commencing
on the date of such termination:
(a) (i) The Company shall have the right in accordance with the Certificate to
cause AT&T PCS and any Section 4.14 Transferee (as defined in the Certificate)
to exchange either (A) all, or (B) a proportionate number of shares of Series A
Preferred Stock and Series B Preferred Stock, in aggregate, then owned by AT&T
PCS and each Section 4.14 Transferee equal to a fraction, the numerator of which
is the number of POPS in the Overlap Territory and the denominator of which is
the total number of POPS in the Territory, of the shares of Series A Preferred
Stock and Series B Preferred Stock, in aggregate, then owned by AT&T PCS and
each Section 4.14 Transferee for an equivalent number of shares of Series H
Preferred Stock or Series I Preferred Stock, as applicable, determined in
accordance with the Certificate; and
(ii) The Company shall have the right in accordance with the Certificate to
cause AT&T PCS and each Section 4.14 Transferee to exchange either (A) all or
(B) a proportionate number equal to a fraction, the numerator of which is the
number of POPs in the Overlap Territory, and the denominator of which is the
total number of POPs in the Territory, of the shares of Series D Preferred
Stock, Series F Preferred Stock, Series G Preferred Stock and Common Stock
Beneficially Owned by AT&T PCS on the date hereof (or shares of Common Stock
into which such shares of Series D Preferred Stock, Series F Preferred Stock and
Series G Preferred Stock shall have been converted) and that AT&T PCS or a
Section 4.14 Transferee continues to own on the date such right is exercised by
the Company for that number of shares of Series H Preferred Stock and Series I
Preferred Stock as shall be equal to the aggregate purchase price paid by AT&T
PCS for all of such shares of Series D Preferred Stock, Series F Preferred Stock
and Common Stock that AT&T PCS or such Section 4.14 Transferee then Beneficially
Owns (including any shares of Common Stock into which such Series D Preferred
Stock, Series F Preferred Stock and Series G Preferred Stock shall have been
converted) divided by the liquidation preference of the Series H Preferred Stock
and Series I Preferred Stock, in aggregate, determined in accordance with the
Certificate; provided, however, that (x) if the Company exercises its right
under clause (i)(A) of this Section 6.1(a) it shall be required to exercise its
right under clause (ii)(A) of this Section 6.1(a), and vice versa; and if the
Company exercises its right under clause (i)(B) of the Section 6.1(a) it shall
be required to exercise its right under clause (ii)(B) of this Section 6.1(a)
and vice versa, and (y) the provisions of this Section 6.1(a) shall not apply to
any Section 4.14 Transferee which is a Cash Equity Investor.
(b) The Company may redeem the shares of Series H Preferred Stock and Series I
Preferred Stock at any time as provided in the Certificate.
6.2 Joint Marketing Right. During the period commencing on the date of
announcement by AT&T PCS of a transaction meeting the description of a
transaction set forth in clauses (a), (b) and (c) of the definition of a
Disqualifying Transaction (unless AT&T PCS notifies the Company it has waived
its right to declare such transaction a Disqualifying Transaction in which
event, this Section 6.2 shall not be applicable to such transaction) and
terminating on the later of (x) six (6) months after the date of consummation of
such transaction, and (y) if applicable, the date by which AT&T PCS is required
under applicable law to dispose of any PCS System or Cellular System serving a
Subject Market (the "Section 6.2 Period"), the following provisions shall apply:
(a) If AT&T PCS proposes to sell, transfer or assign any Subject Market to any
Person which is not an Affiliate of AT&T PCS, AT&T PCS shall give written notice
(the "Company Sale Notice") to the Company and the Company shall have the right,
exercisable by written notice given within ten (10) days of receipt of the
Company Sale Notice, to elect to cause AT&T PCS to offer for sale jointly with
the Company for a period of ninety (90) days the Subject Markets covered by the
Company Sale Notice together with all of the Territory included in the MTA that
includes the Subject Markets (the "Joint Marketing Period"). In the event that
AT&T PCS has granted similar rights to the rights set forth in this Section 6.2
to any Joint Marketing Participant and any Subject Market is also a "Subject
Market" under the terms of any agreement between AT&T PCS and any such Joint
Marketing Participant, the Company agrees that any territory of the Joint
Marketing Participant that is required under the terms of such agreement to be
offered for sale jointly with any Subject Markets shall be offered for sale
jointly with such Subject Markets and all of the Territory included in the MTA
that includes any such Subject Market. During the Joint Marketing Period, AT&T
PCS shall not sell any Subject Market other than in a transaction that includes
the Subject Market and the Territory included in the MTA that includes Subject
Market, provided, however, that neither AT&T PCS nor the Company shall be
obligated to enter into a transaction for the Subject Market and such Territory
other than on terms acceptable to each of them in their sole discretion. This
Section 6.2 shall cease to apply to any Subject Market upon the earlier of (x)
if the Company fails to make the joint marketing election with respect to the
Subject Market within the ten (10) day period referred to above, the expiration
of such ten (10) day period, or (y) if the Company makes the joint marketing
election with respect to the Subject Market, upon the expiration of the Joint
Marketing Period.
(b) Nothing contained in this Section 6.2 shall (x) be construed to require AT&T
PCS to deliver a Company Sale Notice with respect to the Subject Market except
during the Section 6.2 Period, (y) extend the obligation of AT&T PCS set forth
in this Section 6.2 beyond the expiration of the Section 6.2 Period or (z) apply
to any sale, transfer or assignment of the Subject Market pursuant to an
agreement executed on any date not within the Section 6.2 Period.
(c) Nothing in this Agreement shall be construed to require AT&T PCS to deliver
the notice described in clause (d) of the definition of a Disqualifying
Transaction, including, without limitation, circumstances in which AT&T PCS or
its Affiliates enters into any transaction meeting the description of a
transaction set forth in clauses (a), (b) and (c) of the definition of a
Disqualifying Transaction.
7. Additional Rights and Covenants.
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7.1 Access. The Company shall permit, and shall cause each of its Subsidiaries
to permit, upon reasonable notice, during normal business hours, each Qualified
Holder and its directors, officers, employees, attorneys, accountants,
representatives, consultants and other agents, at the sole expense of such
Qualified Holder, to (a) visit and inspect any of the properties and facilities
of the Company and its Subsidiaries, (b) examine and make copies of and extracts
from the corporate and financial records of the Company and its Subsidiaries,
(c) discuss the affairs, finances and accounts of the Company or any such
Subsidiary with any of its officers, directors and key employees and its
independent accountants, and (d) otherwise investigate the properties,
businesses and operations of the Company and its Subsidiaries, in each case as
such Qualified Holder reasonably deems necessary; provided, however, that each
Qualified Holder may exercise its rights pursuant to this Section 7.1 no more
than three times in any 12 month period. The Company shall, and shall cause each
of its Subsidiaries and the officers, directors and employees of the Company and
its Subsidiaries to, cooperate fully in connection with such inspection,
examinations and discussions. The presentation of a copy of this Agreement by
any Qualified Holder to the independent accountants of the Company or any of its
Subsidiaries shall constitute permission by the Company or such Subsidiary to
its independent accountants to participate in discussions with such Qualified
Holder.
7.2 Merger, Sale or Liquidation of the Company.
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(a) Except for transactions permitted pursuant to Section 7.6 and to the extent
permitted in this Section 7.2, the Company shall not, and shall not permit any
of its Subsidiaries to, except with the prior written consent of AT&T PCS or in
accordance with Sections 7.2(b) and 7.2(c), effect (i) any merger, combination
or consolidation of the Company or such Subsidiary with or into any other entity
(regardless of whether the Company or such Subsidiary is the surviving entity in
any such transaction) (any such merger, combination or consolidation is referred
to as a "Company Merger"), (ii) any sale or disposition of a substantial portion
of its assets (a "Company Asset Sale"), or (iii) the liquidation, dissolution or
winding up of the Company or such Subsidiary.
(b) The Company and its Subsidiaries may effect a Company Merger, without the
prior written consent of AT&T PCS, (i) in which the only constituent
corporations are two or more of the Company's wholly owned Subsidiaries, (ii) in
which the only constituent corporations are the Company and one or more of its
wholly owned Subsidiaries and the Company is the surviving corporation, or (iii)
between a Subsidiary of the Company and another entity for the purpose of
acquiring such other entity; provided, however, that (x) such transaction does
not affect the capital structure of the Company, except to the extent the
Company issues common stock to the stockholders of the other entity pursuant to
the terms of such Company Merger, (y) the surviving corporation is a direct or
indirect wholly owned Subsidiary of the Company, and (z) the consummation of
such transaction does not violate Section 8.1(a).
(c) The Company and its Subsidiaries may effect any of the transactions
described in clauses (i) or (ii) of Section 7.2(a) (a "Sale Transaction"),
without the prior written consent of AT&T PCS, if (a) such transaction has no
material effect on AT&T PCS' equity interest in the Company (and the seniority
thereof) or its rights under this Agreement, (b) the Company's direct or
indirect interest in its assets is unaffected by such transaction in any
material respect, and (c) such transaction is otherwise equivalent in all
material respects to AT&T PCS to the sale by each of the other Stockholders of
its equity interests in the Company for cash or marketable securities; provided,
that any such Sale Transaction shall nevertheless be subject to a right of first
offer in accordance with the provisions of Section 7.2(d).
(d) Prior to entering into a Sale Transaction, the Company shall give written
notice (the "Sale Notice") to AT&T PCS. Each Sale Notice shall describe in
reasonable detail all material terms of the proposed Sale Transaction. The Sale
Notice shall constitute an irrevocable offer (a "Sale Offer") to enter into the
Sale Transaction with AT&T PCS on the terms set forth in the Sale Notice. AT&T
PCS shall have the irrevocable right and option, but not the obligation, to
accept the Sale Offer in whole but not in part by giving written notice of its
acceptance of such offer within thirty (30) days of the date the Sale Notice is
given. The Sale Transaction shall be closed at the principal executive offices
of the Company within thirty (30) days after the acceptance by AT&T PCS of the
Sale Offer; provided, however, that, if the Sale Transaction is subject to the
consent of the FCC or any public service or public utilities commission, the
Sale Transaction shall be closed on the fifth business day after all such
consents shall have been obtained by Final Order. If AT&T PCS declines (which
shall include the failure to give timely notice of acceptance) to accept the
Sale Offer, the Company shall have the right (for a period of ninety (90) days
following the expiration of the thirty (30) day acceptance period referred to
above) to close a Sale Transaction on the terms described in the Sale Offer
(except that the price must be at least 95% of the price set forth in the Sale
Offer); provided, however, that, if the consent of the FCC or any public service
or public utilities commission is required, the Sale Transaction may be closed
not later than the fifth business day after all such consents shall have been
obtained by Final Order. If, after giving a Sale Offer, the Company does not
close a Sale Transaction in accordance with the terms of the immediately
preceding sentence, the Company shall not effect any Sale Transaction without
giving another Sale Notice in accordance with this Section 7.2(d).
7.3 Wholly-Owned Subsidiaries. All of the Company's Subsidiaries shall be direct
or indirect wholly owned Subsidiaries of the Company, and the Company shall not,
and shall not permit any Subsidiary to, sell or issue, transfer, encumber or
otherwise dispose of any shares of capital stock of any of the Company's
Subsidiaries to any Person other than the Company and its direct or indirect
wholly owned Subsidiaries, except for a pledge of any such shares in connection
with the incurrence of indebtedness.
7.4 Confidentiality.
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(a) Each party shall, and shall cause each of its Affiliates, and its and their
respective stockholders, members, managers, directors, officers, employees and
agents (collectively "Representatives") to, keep secret and retain in strictest
confidence any and all information relating to the Company or any other party
that is designated in writing by the party providing such information or the
Company as confidential ("Confidential Information") and shall not disclose such
information, and shall cause its Representatives not to disclose such
information, to anyone except such Affiliates, Representatives or any other
Person that agrees in writing to keep in confidence all such information in
accordance with the terms of this Section 7.4. Each party agrees to use such
information received from another party or the Company only in connection with
its ownership interest in the Company but not for any other purpose. All such
information furnished pursuant to this Agreement shall be returned promptly to
the party to whom it belongs upon request by such party.
(b) To the fullest extent permitted by law, if a party or any of its Affiliates
or Representatives breaches, or threatens to commit a breach of, this Section
7.4, the party whose Confidential Information shall be disclosed, or threatened
to be disclosed, shall have the right and remedy to have this Section 7.4
specifically enforced by any court having jurisdiction, it being acknowledged
and agreed that money damages will not provide an adequate remedy to such party.
Nothing in this Section 7.4 shall be construed to limit the right of any party
to collect money damages in the event of breach of this Section 7.4.
(c) Anything else in this Agreement notwithstanding, each party shall have the
right to disclose any information, including Confidential Information of the
other party or such other party's Affiliates, in any filing with any regulatory
agency, court or other authority or any disclosure to a trustee of public debt
of a party to the extent that the disclosing party determines in good faith that
it is required by Law, regulation or the terms of such debt to do so; provided,
however, that any such disclosure shall be as limited in scope as possible and
shall be made only after giving the other party as much notice as practicable of
such required disclosure and an opportunity to contest such disclosure if
possible.
7.5 AT&T PCS Retained Licenses. In the event that AT&T PCS desires to Transfer
all or any of the AT&T PCS Retained Licenses in the Territory at any time prior
to January 17, 2007, AT&T PCS shall give written notice thereof to the Company
at least thirty (30) days prior to entering into a binding agreement to sell
such AT&T PCS Retained Licenses in the Territory such notice to specify among
other things, the AT&T PCS Retained Licenses in the Territory that it desires to
sell. For a period of thirty (30) days after the date such notice is given, the
Company shall have the right to negotiate with AT&T PCS with respect to the
purchase of all, but not less than all, of such AT&T Retained Licenses in the
Territory; it being understood and agreed that such right shall not be deemed to
be a right of first offer or right of first refusal for the benefit of the
Company and AT&T PCS shall have the right to reject any offer made by the
Company during such thirty (30) day period. In the event no binding agreement to
sell all or any of such AT&T PCS Retained Licenses in the Territory is entered
into prior to the expiration of the one hundred and eighty (180) day period
following the expiration of such (30) day period, such Licenses shall become
subject once again to the provision and restrictions hereof.
7.6 Permitted Transactions. Notwithstanding the terms of Section 7.2(a) and
8.4(a):
(a) [RESERVED];
(b) The Company may acquire FCC Licenses (each such License a "Permitted
Cellular License") authorizing the holder to provide in a specified geographic
area using specified frequencies in respect of which the Board of Directors has
determined that the acquisition of such License (and any other assets being
acquired together therewith) is a demonstrably superior alternative to
constructing a PCS System in the applicable area within the PCS Territory,
provided that, (i) a majority of the POPs included in the geographic area
covered by such License are within the PCS Territory, (ii) none of AT&T PCS, any
Affiliate thereof or any AT&T Licensee owns an interest in an FCC License to
provide Commercial Mobile Radio Service in such geographic area, and (iii) the
ownership of such License will not conflict with, or cause AT&T PCS, any
Affiliate thereof or any AT&T Licensee to be in violation or breach of any
agreement, instrument, Law or License applicable to or binding upon such Person
or its assets. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall not acquire any
Permitted Cellular License if the acquisition of such License would adversely
affect the Company's ability to satisfy its obligations under the first sentence
of Section 8.1(b); and
(c) The Company may acquire licenses issued by the FCC to provide wireless
services (other than PCS Licenses or Permitted Cellular Licenses) (each such
license a "Permitted Non- CMRS License") authorizing the holder to provide in a
specified geographic area using specified frequencies in respect of which the
Board of Directors has determined that the acquisition of such Permitted
Non-CMRS License (and any other assets being acquired together therewith) is
necessary or desirable to constructing a PCS System in the applicable area
within the PCS Territory, provided that, (i) the POPs included in the geographic
area covered by such License are within the PCS Territory, (ii) none of AT&T PCS
or any Affiliate thereof owns an interest in a similar Permitted Non-CMRS
License in such geographic area, (iii) the ownership of such License will not
conflict with, or cause AT&T PCS or any Affiliate thereof to be in violation or
breach of any agreement, instrument, Law or License applicable to or binding
upon such Person or its assets, and (iv) the service to be provided by the
Company using such Permitted Non-CMRS License complies with the definition of
Business. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Company shall not acquire any
Permitted Non- CMRS License if the acquisition of such License would adversely
affect the Company's ability to satisfy its obligations under the first sentence
of Section 8.1(b).
7.7 Springfield/Joplin. In the event that AT&T PCS shall propose to sell,
transfer or otherwise dispose of its interest in the Springfield/Joplin System
to any Person other than the Company, AT&T PCS agrees to negotiate in good faith
with the Company to sell the License for the Springfield/Joplin BTA to the
Company; it being understood that AT&T PCS shall have no obligation to sell such
License to the Company unless the terms thereof are satisfactory to AT&T PCS in
its sole discretion. In the event the Company does not acquire an FCC PCS
License covering the Springfield/Joplin BTA, the Minimum Build-Out Plan for the
St. Louis MTA shall be deemed to be amended to be the minimum build-out
requirements under applicable FCC rules in lieu of the build-out requirements
set forth in the Minimum Build-Out Plan.
7.8 Covenant of Holders of Class C and Class F Common Stock. (a) Each holder of
Class C or Class F Common Stock which is an Institutional Investor on the date
hereof hereby covenants and agrees that, for so long as it is a holder of any
Class C or Class F Common Stock, and to the extent and for so long as required
by FCC rules, it will maintain its status as an Institutional Investor, that it
shall otherwise comply with applicable FCC requirements and that it will give
written notice to the Company within five (5) days after such Stockholder
becomes aware that it no longer maintains such status for any reason (the
"Transfer Event"). Upon the occurrence of a Transfer Event with respect to any
Stockholder under circumstances such that (i) the failure of the Stockholder to
maintain its status as an Institutional Investor would compromise any of the
material benefits the Company derives as a "Very Small Business" or "Small
Business", as defined in 47 CFR Section 24.720(b) or from the Company's
eligibility to bid on frequency block "C" or "F" licenses, as specified in 47
CFR Section 24.709 or to be eligible to receive any of the rights specified in
47 CFR Sections 27.711, 24.712, 24.716 and 24.717 (collectively, the "Material
Benefits") and (ii) the Stockholder is unable to obtain a waiver from the FCC
regarding, or to cure, such Transfer Event or loss of Material Benefits, the
other holders of Class C Common Stock or Class F Common Stock, as applicable, at
the time shall have the right to purchase any or all of such Stockholder's Class
C Common Stock or Class F Common Stock, as applicable, pursuant to the terms
hereof, or, if not so purchased by the other holders of Series C Common Stock or
Class F Common Stock, as applicable, by one or more Persons designated by the
Company.
(b) Within fifteen (15) days of becoming aware that a Transfer Event has
occurred with respect to a Stockholder, the Company shall give the other holders
of Class C Common Stock or Class F Common Stock, as applicable, notice of their
right to purchase the Stockholder's Class C Common Stock or Class F Common
Stock, as applicable, for the purchase price paid by such holder of Class C
Common Stock or Class F Common Stock, as applicable.
(c) Notwithstanding the foregoing, any Stockholder which suffers a Transfer
Event may, if to do so would avoid the loss of Material Benefits, elect to
convert all or part of its Class C or Class F Common Stock to another class of
Common Stock which the Company has authorized, or to waive in writing such
rights pertaining to its ownership of such stock as may be necessary to avoid
the loss of Material Benefits, which election shall be made no later than five
(5) days before the FCC Determination Date.
7.9 Option Licenses. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Agreement,
except with the prior written consent of AT&T PCS, the PCS Territory shall not
include the geographic area covered by the PCS Licenses (the "Option Licenses")
acquired by the Company pursuant to the Option Agreement. By way of
amplification and not limitation of the foregoing, the Company and the
Stockholders acknowledge and agree that, unless and until such consent of AT&T
PCS is hereafter obtained, the term "Company Communications Services" shall not
include any mobile wireless telecommunications services or any other
telecommunications services provided using the Option Licenses, and the term
"Business" shall not include owning, construction or operating systems to
provide Company Communications Services (or any other telecommunications
systems) on frequencies licensed to the Company for Commercial Mobile Radio
Services pursuant to the Option Licenses.
(b) The Company further agrees that, except with the prior written consent of
AT&T PCS, it shall not (and it shall not permit its Subsidiaries to) construct
any telecommunications systems with respect to the Option Licenses or take any
other actions in respect of, or incur or pay any costs or expenses relating to,
the Option Licenses or the territory covered by the Option Licenses (the "Option
Territory"), except that the Company and its Subsidiaries may: (i) perform its
obligations under and consummate the transactions contemplated in the Option
Agreement and the License Purchase Agreement annexed thereto: (ii) take actions
reasonably required to maintain ownership of the Option Licenses (other than any
applicable FCC build-out requirements relating to the Option Territory,
including paying when due interest on and principal of the existing indebtedness
to the U.S. Department of Treasury related to the Option Licenses; and (iii) if
it determines to do so in the future, dispose of the Option Licenses, and, in
the case of (i), (ii) and (iii), pay any reasonable out-of-pocket costs related
thereto.
8. Operating Arrangements.
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8.1 Construction of Company Systems.
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(a) The Company hereby agrees to construct, or cause its Subsidiaries to
construct, Company Systems covering the Territory on a schedule no less rapid
than is set forth in the Minimum Build-Out Plan. The Company Systems shall be
technologically compatible in all material respects with systems being used in a
Majority of the TeleCorp Region and a Majority of the Tritel Region,
respectively (including without limitation for the purpose of facilitating
roaming and hand-off between systems), and will to the extent technologically
feasible implement the same User Interface as such systems, with the intention
that the User Interface in Company Systems will not differ from the User
Interface in a Majority of the TeleCorp Region and a Majority of the Tritel
Region, respectively, in a manner that would be material to customers.
(b) The Company and AT&T PCS hereby agree that the Company shall assume and be
obligated to satisfy the construction requirements set forth in 47 CFR 24.203
with respect to the AT&T PCS Retained Licenses in the Territory and the AT&T PCS
Licenses. The Company and AT&T PCS agree from time to time at the request of the
Company or AT&T PCS, as applicable, to provide the other with information
concerning the status of construction of its PCS Systems to enable such party to
determine the level of compliance with such construction requirements with
respect to the AT&T PCS Retained Licenses and AT&T PCS Licenses, as applicable.
(c) The Company will arrange for all necessary microwave relocation in
connection with the AT&T PCS Licenses and pay, assume or (if applicable)
reimburse AT&T PCS or its Affiliates for any obligation to pay, any reasonable
costs incurred by it or AT&T PCS in connection with any such microwave
relocation, provided, that nothing contained herein shall require the Company to
pay any costs incurred in connection with microwave relocation in connection
with the AT&T PCS Retained Licenses.
8.2 Service Features. Company Systems will offer the Core Service Features.
Company Systems will also offer, at the written request of AT&T PCS, additional
service features that AT&T PCS has notified the Company it will provide in a
Majority of the TeleCorp Region and a Majority of the Tritel Region,
respectively, unless the Board of Directors reasonably determines that the
provision of such additional features would be financially detrimental to the
Company. Unless the Board of Directors makes such a determination, any such
additional features shall be adopted within one hundred twenty (120) days after
the request by AT&T PCS. The Critical Network Elements are set forth on Schedule
XI.
8.3 Quality Standards. The Company shall use commercially reasonable efforts to
cause the Company Systems to comply with the TDMA Quality Standards. Without
limiting the foregoing, with respect to each material portion of a Company
System (such as a city) that the Company places in commercial service, on or
prior to the first anniversary of the date such material portion is placed in
commercial service, the Company shall cause each such material portion to
achieve a level of compliance with the TDMA Quality Standards equal to at least
the average level of compliance achieved by comparable PCS and Cellular Systems
owned and operated by AT&T PCS taking into account, among other things, the
relative stage of development thereof. In the event that the Company fails to
achieve such level of compliance, the Company shall not be deemed to be in
material breach of this provision if such non-compliance is cured within thirty
(30) days of notice thereof from AT&T PCS to the Company, or, if such breach is
not capable of being cured within such thirty (30) day period using commercially
reasonable efforts, within one hundred eighty (180) days of such notice,
provided the Company is using commercially reasonable efforts to cure such
material breach as soon as reasonably practicable.
8.4 No Change of Business.
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(a) Subject to Section 7.6, the Company will not, and will not permit any of its
Subsidiaries to, without obtaining the prior written consent of AT&T PCS, do any
of the following: (i) conduct, directly or indirectly, any business other than
the Business, (ii) make any material change to the Minimum Build-Out Plan in the
Territory, or (iii) effect any transaction, agreement or arrangement which has
or could reasonably be expected to have the effect of materially impairing or
materially limiting the ability of (x) subscribers to Cellular Systems and PCS
Systems in which AT&T PCS or its Affiliates have an ownership interest to
utilize the Company Systems for roaming, or (y) AT&T PCS or its Affiliates to
resell wireless service on the Company Systems; it being understood that clause
(i) shall not be deemed to restrict the business of the Company in any Overlap
Territory.
(b) During the period commencing on the date hereof through and including the
first anniversary of the date hereof, without obtaining the prior written
consent of each SBIC Holder, the Company will not, and will not permit any of
its Subsidiaries, to conduct, directly or indirectly, any business other than
the Business.
(c) If at any time during the term of this Agreement AT&T PCS and its Affiliates
determine to discontinue use of TDMA in a Majority of the United States: (i) the
Company will have the right to cease to use TDMA and may adopt the new
technology adopted by AT&T PCS and its Affiliates in a Majority of the United
States or implement any other alternative technology in Company Systems, and, if
it exercises such right, the definition of Company Systems shall be
automatically deemed to be modified by substituting a reference to such new or
alternative technology in lieu of the reference in such definition to TDMA, and
(ii) the obligations of AT&T PCS and its Affiliates pursuant to Section 8.6
shall terminate and be of no further force or effect, unless within sixty (60)
days of notice by AT&T PCS to the Company specifying that AT&T PCS and its
Affiliates have determined to discontinue use of TDMA in a Majority of the
United States, the Company agrees to implement in Company Systems on a
reasonable schedule the new technology adopted by AT&T PCS and its Affiliates in
a Majority of the United States. In the event AT&T PCS desires to test any
technology that is an alternative to TDMA in any PCS System or Cellular System
contiguous to the Territory, AT&T PCS hereby agrees to notify the Company at
least thirty (30) days before conducting such test and will conduct such tests
in a manner that does not have a material adverse effect on the Company.
(d) The parties acknowledge and hereby reaffirm AT&T PCS's consent to the
acquisition of a 15 MHz C Block PCS License in the Monroe, LA BTA pursuant to an
agreement, dated December 2, 1998 among TeleCorp Holding Corp., Inc., TeleCorp
PCS, Inc. and Wireless 2000, Inc. The Company acknowledges and hereby reaffirms
that the Business shall not include any activities of any nature whatsoever in
the Monroe, LA BTA, other than in the Included Monroe Counties, and the Company
agrees that it shall not conduct any activities, including without limitation,
providing Company Communications Services, in the Monroe, LA BTA, other than in
the Included Monroe Counties without the prior written consent of AT&T PCS. AT&T
PCS hereby consents and agrees that the Company may conduct Business and provide
Company Communication Services in the Monroe Parishes in accordance with a
Build-Out Plan prepared by the Company and approved by AT&T PCS, in its sole
discretion, which Build-Out Plan shall provide for the minimum build-out
necessary to satisfy FCC build-out requirements. The parties agree that upon
approval by AT&T PCS of such Build Out Plan, without further action by any
party, the definition of Territory shall be deemed amended to include the
portions of the Monroe Parishes covered by such Buildout Plan.
(e) The parties acknowledge and hereby affirm AT&T PCS's consent to the
Company's acquisition of a PCS License in the La Crosse, WI-Winona, MN BTA
covering, among other counties, Tremplealeau County, WI. The Company
acknowledges and hereby reaffirms that the Business shall not include any
activities of any nature whatsoever in Tremplealeau County, WI, and the Company
agrees that it shall not conduct any activities in Tremplealeau County, WI,
including without limitation, providing Company Communication Services, without
the prior written consent of AT&T PCS.
8.5 Preferred Provider.
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(a) The Company and its Subsidiaries shall not market, offer, provide or resell
interexchange services, except (i) interexchange services that constitute
Company Communications Services and (ii) interexchange services procured from
AT&T Corp. or an Affiliate thereof designated by AT&T Corp. Such interexchange
services shall be provided by AT&T Corp. or such Affiliate at the same rates as
the rates charged by AT&T Corp. or such Affiliate to other similarly situated
carriers. It is anticipated that such services will be provided by AT&T Corp. or
such Affiliate pursuant to an agreement incorporating such rates. Upon specific
request of any customer, the Company may permit such customer to utilize the
interexchange services of another interexchange provider (including the
interexchange services of AT&T Corp. and its Affiliates), provided, however,
that neither the Company nor any Affiliate thereof will accept any referral fee,
commission, credit against its long distance bill, or any other remuneration,
directly or indirectly, from such other provider in exchange for permitting its
customers to utilize such other interexchange provider; it being understood that
such prohibition against the acceptance of any such referral fees, commissions,
credits or other remuneration shall not be applicable to any such referral fees,
commissions, credits or other remuneration paid by AT&T Corp. and its
Affiliates. The Company covenants and agrees that neither it nor its Affiliates
will market, offer, promote or otherwise encourage its customers to utilize the
interexchange services of any Person other than the Company (such services
having been procured as set forth above by the Company from AT&T Corp. or an
Affiliate thereof) or AT&T Corp. or an Affiliate thereof.
(b) With respect to services other than interexchange services, when the Company
or a Subsidiary does not itself develop, or is not permitted to develop, one or
more telecommunications services that are offered or provided in connection with
the conduct of its Business (including, by way of example, local telephone
services or voicemail), but instead procures such services, the Company shall
request in writing that AT&T PCS provide such services (directly or through an
Affiliate designated by it) and, provided, that AT&T PCS (or a designated
Affiliate) offers to provide such telecommunication services to the Company on
reasonably competitive terms, the Company or such Subsidiary shall procure such
services from AT&T PCS (or such Affiliate thereof).
8.6 Exclusivity.
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(a) None of the Stockholders or their respective Affiliates will provide or
resell, or act as the agent for any Person offering, within the Territory,
Company Communications Services except that, AT&T PCS and its Affiliates may (i)
resell, or act as the Company's agent for, Company Communications Services
provided by the Company in accordance with the Resale Agreement (or any other
agreement between AT&T PCS and its Affiliates, on the one hand, and the Company,
on the other hand), including bundling any such Company Communications Services
with other telecommunications services marketed, offered and provided or resold
by such Person, (ii) provide or resell wireless telecommunications services to
or from specific locations (such as buildings or office complexes), even if the
subscriber equipment used in connection with such service may be capable of
routine movement within a limited area (such as a building or office complex),
and even if such subscriber equipment may be capable of obtaining other
telecommunications services beyond such limited area (which other services may
include routine movement beyond such limited area) and hand-off between the
service to such specific locations and such other telecommunications services;
provided, however, that if AT&T PCS or any of its Affiliates sells such mobile
wireless subscriber equipment such equipment shall be capable of providing (but
not necessarily on an exclusive basis) Company Communications Services, (iii)
resell Company Communications Services provided by a Person other than the
Company in any geographical area within the Territory in which the Company has
not placed a Company System into commercial service (it being understood that in
the event that AT&T PCS or any of its Affiliates that is reselling Company
Communications Services of a Person other than the Company in a geographic area
within the Territory at the time the Company places a portion of a Company
System including such geographic area into commercial service, AT&T PCS or its
Affiliates, as applicable, shall terminate such resale arrangement with respect
to such geographic areas within thirty (30) days of the date such portion of a
Company System is placed in commercial service) and (iv) provide or resell, or
act as the agent for any person offering, Company Communications Service within
(x) the Kentucky RSAs pursuant to the terms of the arrangements in effect on the
date hereof with ACC Acquisition LLC, as such agreement may be amended,
modified, supplemented or modified after the date hereof or pursuant to a
successor agreement entered into with respect to the subject matter thereof, or
(y) the Monroe Parishes. AT&T PCS agrees to provide the Company with not less
than sixty (60) days' prior notice of any resale activities described in clause
(iii) hereof, such notice to include a reasonable description of such resale
activities and to use tri-mode phones, to the extent commercially reasonable in
connection with such resale activities. To the extent the "other
telecommunications services" referred to in clause (ii) of the first sentence of
this Section 8.6(a) constitute Company Communications Services, neither AT&T PCS
nor any of its Affiliates or any AT&T Licensee may provide or resell, or act as
agent for any Person offering, such "other telecommunications services" except
Company Communications Services provided by the Company in accordance with the
terms of clause (i) of the first sentence of this Section 8.6(a). Nothing herein
shall be construed to limit in any respect any advertising and promotional and
similar activities by AT&T PCS or its Affiliates or any Cash Equity Investor or
any of its Affiliates.
(b) With respect to the markets listed on Schedules 1 and 3 to the Roaming
Agreements, as amended from time to time, each of AT&T PCS and the Company
shall, and shall cause each of its Affiliates to, in its and such Affiliates'
capacity as Home Carrier: (i) program and direct its authorized dealers to
program the subscriber equipment provided by it or such authorized dealers to
its customers, at the time it is provided to such customers, (to the extent such
programming is technologically feasible) so that the Company or AT&T PCS, as the
case may be, and such Affiliates, in its and such Affiliates' capacity as
Serving Carrier, is the preferred provider of Service in the markets listed on
such Schedules 1 and 2, and (ii) refrain, and direct its authorized dealers to
refrain, from inducing any of its customers to change or, except at such
customer's request in the event the quality of the Company's services do not
meet industry standards, changing the programming described in clause (i) above;
provided, however, the provisions of this Section 8.6(b) shall not apply to AT&T
PCS and its Affiliates in the Kentucky RSAs, the Monroe Parishes and the Des
Moines BTAs. For the purpose of this Section 8.6(b), the terms "Affiliate,"
"Home Carrier" and "Serving Carrier" shall have the meanings ascribed thereto in
the Roaming Agreement.
(c) Notwithstanding the provisions of this Section 8.6, Mounger and Martin shall
not be deemed in violation of this Section 8.6 by reason of their respective
interests in Mississippi-34 Cellular Corporation on May 15, 1998 or the
activities of such entity being conducted on May 15, 1998; additionally, those
individuals shall not be deemed in violation of this Section 8.6 by reason of
their respective interests in Mercury Wireless Management Inc. (which owns
certain IVDS Licenses covering the Jackson, Mississippi MSA) on May 15, 1998 or
the activities of such entity as being conducted on May 15, 1998.
8.7 Other Business; Duties; Etc. Except to the extent expressly set forth in
Section 8.6, AT&T PCS and each Cash Equity Investor and any Person affiliated
with AT&T PCS or a Cash Equity Investor may engage in or possess an interest in
other business ventures, and may engage in any other activities, of every kind
and description (whether or not competitive with the business of the Company or
otherwise affecting the Company), independently or with others and shall owe no
duty or liability to the Company, the other Stockholders or their Affiliates in
connection therewith. None of the Company or the other Stockholders shall have
any rights in or to such independent ventures or the income or profits therefrom
by virtue of this Agreement or any of the Related Agreements. Without limiting
the generality of the foregoing, in the event that AT&T PCS or a Cash Equity
Investor or a Person affiliated with AT&T PCS or a Cash Equity Investor develops
inventions which are patentable or are otherwise trade secrets relevant to the
Business, AT&T PCS or such Cash Equity Investor or affiliated Person shall
nevertheless retain ownership of such invention and may license it to the
Company if the Company so desires and if mutually satisfactory terms are agreed
to. The Company shall also have the right to develop any inventions related to
the Business deemed desirable by it and to retain title to such inventions. To
the extent that, at law or in equity, AT&T PCS or a Cash Equity Investor or any
Person affiliated with AT&T PCS or a Cash Equity Investor would have duties
(including fiduciary duties) and liabilities to the Company, or to the
Stockholders, different from or in addition to those provided in this Section
8.7 and Section 8.6 with respect to the subject matter of such Sections, all
rights of the Company and the Stockholders arising out of such duties and
liabilities are hereby waived and no such Person shall be liable to the Company
or to any Stockholder for its good faith reliance on the provisions of this
Section 8.7.
8.8 Acknowledgments and Termination of Exclusivity.
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(a) The Stockholders hereby expressly acknowledge that none of the Stockholders
would have been willing to enter into this Agreement or make contributions to
the capital of the Company, except for each other Stockholder's and its
Affiliates willingness to enter into this Agreement (including without
limitation the provisions set forth in this Section 8) and the Related
Agreements.
(b) Without limiting the foregoing, and without limiting the remedies that may
be available to it at law or in equity, in the event of a Substantial Company
Breach, the obligations of AT&T PCS and its Affiliates under Section 8.6 shall
automatically terminate and be of no further force or effect.
(c) Upon consummation of a Disqualifying Transaction, AT&T PCS may, by notice to
the Company, terminate its and its Affiliates' obligations under Section 8.6
with respect to any Overlap Territory, provided that the obligations of AT&T PCS
and its Affiliates pursuant to Section 8.6(b)(ii) shall continue in effect with
respect to the then existing customers of the PCS Systems and Cellular Systems
owned and operated by AT&T PCS and its Affiliates (and their respective
successors pursuant to the applicable Disqualifying Transaction) before giving
effect to such Disqualifying Transaction, so long as such customers remain
customers of such systems and such systems continue to be owned or operated by
AT&T PCS or its Affiliates. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event that the
Company exercises its right pursuant to Section 6.1 to convert all of the shares
of Company Stock owned by AT&T PCS into Series H Preferred Stock and Series I
Preferred Stock, the reference in this Section 8.8(c) to the "Overlap Territory"
shall be deemed to refer to the Territory.
8.9 Equipment, Discounts and Roaming. AT&T PCS acknowledges and agrees that,
subject to the terms of Sections 8.1 and 8.5, the Company shall have the sole
discretion to select (a) the equipment vendor(s) for the infrastructure to be
constructed by the Company and (b) billing and other vendors providing goods and
services to the Company. If reasonably requested by the Company, AT&T PCS agrees
to use all commercially reasonable efforts to assist representatives of the
Company in obtaining discounts from any AT&T PCS vendor with whom the Company is
negotiating for the purchase of any such subscriber or infrastructure equipment.
In addition, AT&T PCS agrees to use all commercially reasonable efforts to
enable the Company to become a party to the roaming agreements between AT&T PCS
and its Affiliates and operators of other Cellular Systems and PCS Systems or,
subject to the Company agreeing to the obligations thereunder, entitled to the
rights and benefits of AT&T PCS under such roaming agreements. The two
immediately preceding sentences shall not be construed to require AT&T PCS or
its Affiliates to take any action that AT&T PCS or such Affiliate determines in
its sole discretion to be adverse to its interests. AT&T PCS may develop a
roaming clearinghouse for AT&T Licensees, including the Company, pursuant to
which the Company's subscribers that are roaming on PCS or Cellular Systems with
which AT&T PCS or any of its Affiliates have entered into a roaming agreement
will be identified on such PCS or Cellular System as an AT&T PCS subscriber, and
settlement of roaming accounts for such Company subscribers would be effected
first between AT&T PCS and such PCS or Cellular System and then settled between
AT&T PCS and the Company. In the event AT&T PCS provides such roaming
clearinghouse to the Company, the per-subscriber handling charge to the Company
shall be commercially reasonable.
8.10 [RESERVED]
8.11 Resale Agreements.
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(a) From time to time, upon the request of AT&T PCS, the Company shall enter
into a Resale Agreement (the "Resale Agreement") relating to the Territory,
substantially in the form of Exhibit C hereto, with AT&T PCS and any of its
Affiliates and, with respect to any geographic area within the Territory, one
other Person designated by AT&T PCS, provided such other Person is licensed to
provide telecommunications services in such geographic area under the service
marks used by AT&T Corp. and such other Person qualifies as a reseller under any
generally applicable standards the Company establishes for its resellers from
time to time and upon the request of AT&T PCS, the Company shall enter into an
agency agreement authorizing AT&T PCS and any of its Affiliates and, with
respect to any geographic area within the Territory, one other Person designated
by AT&T PCS, provided such other Person is licensed to provide
telecommunications services in such geographic area under the service marks used
by AT&T Corp. and such other Person qualifies as an agent under any generally
applicable standards the Company establishes for its agents from time to time.
Any such agency agreements shall provide that the Company shall pay the agent a
commission at the rate then generally offered to the Company's agents and shall
otherwise be on commercially reasonable terms. At no time shall there be more
than one Person (other than AT&T PCS and its Affiliates) designated by AT&T PCS
as a reseller or an agent with respect to any geographic area within the
Territory.
(b) It is the intention of the parties that, in light of AT&T's PCS's equity
interest in the Company and the other arrangements between AT&T PCS and its
Affiliates and the Company (including the roaming revenues anticipated to be
earned by the Company from subscribers of AT&T PCS and its Affiliates), the
rates, terms and conditions of Service (as defined in the Resale Agreement)
provided by the Company pursuant to the Resale Agreement or any other agreement
between AT&T PCS or such other reseller and the Company shall be at least as
favorable to AT&T PCS or such other reseller, taken as a whole, as the rates,
terms and conditions of Service, taken as a whole, provided by the Company to
any other Customer (as defined in the Resale Agreement) and, to the extent
permitted by applicable law, such rates, terms and conditions shall be superior
to those provided to any other Customer. Without limiting the foregoing, the
rate plans offered by the Company pursuant to any Resale Agreement shall be
designed to result in the average actual rate per minute paid by the Reseller
for Service being at least 25% below the weighted average actual rate per minute
billed by the Company to its subscribers for access and air time, but excluding
revenues for features, taxes, toll or other non-rate items. The Company and
Reseller shall negotiate commercially reasonable reductions to such resale rate
based upon increased volume commitments (including roaming charges incurred by
subscribers of AT&T PCS and its Affiliates).
8.12 Non-Solicitation.
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(a) AT&T PCS hereby covenants and agrees that from and after the date hereof
until six months after the date on which it shall cease to own any Equity
Securities that neither AT&T PCS nor its Affiliates shall solicit for employment
any employee of the Company; provided however that, nothing contained in this
Section 8.12(a) shall prevent AT&T PCS or its Affiliates from engaging in a
general solicitation for employment that is not directed at employees of the
Company.
(b) The Company hereby covenants and agrees that from and after the date hereof
until six months after the date on which AT&T PCS or its Affiliates shall cease
to own any Equity Securities that neither the Company nor its Affiliates shall
solicit for employment any employee of the AT&T PCS or its Affiliates; provided,
however that nothing contained in this Section 8.12(b) shall prevent the Company
or its Affiliates from engaging in a general solicitation for employment that is
not directed at employees of AT&T PCS and its Affiliates.
8.13 Co-Location. Except in any portion of the Territory as to which the
provisions of Section 8.6 shall have been terminated: (a) the Company agrees to
permit on commercially reasonable terms AT&T PCS and its Affiliates to install,
operate and maintain cell site equipment owned or used by AT&T PCS and its
Affiliates in their respective businesses on the towers, buildings and other
locations at which the Company's cell site equipment is installed, operated and
maintained, and (b) AT&T PCS and its Affiliates agree to permit on commercially
reasonable terms the Company to install, operate and maintain cell site
equipment owned or used by the Company in its business on the towers, buildings
and other locations at which AT&T PCS and its Affiliates cell site equipment is
installed, operated and maintained.
8.14 Billing. The Company hereby covenants and agrees that the Company's billing
system and software will conform to the "MABEL" format within 180 days after the
date hereof.
9. After-Acquired Shares; Recapitalization.
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9.1 After Acquired Shares; Recapitalization.
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(a) All of the provisions of this Agreement shall apply to all of the shares of
Equity Securities now owned or hereafter issued or transferred to a Stockholder
or to his, her or its Affiliated Successors in consequence of any additional
issuance, purchase, exchange or reclassification of shares of Equity Securities,
corporate reorganization, or any other form of recapitalization, or
consolidation, or merger, or share split, or share dividend, or which are
acquired by a Stockholder or its Affiliated Successors in any other manner.
(b) Whenever the number of outstanding shares of Equity Securities is changed by
reason of a stock dividend or a subdivision or combination of shares effected by
a reclassification of shares, each specified number of shares referred to in
this Agreement shall be adjusted accordingly.
9.2 Amendment of Certificate. Whenever the number of shares of authorized Common
Stock is not sufficient in order to issue shares of Common Stock upon conversion
of Preferred Stock in accordance with the Certificate, (i) the Company shall
promptly amend the Certificate in order to authorize a sufficient number of
shares of Common Stock, and (ii) each Stockholder agrees to vote its shares of
Preferred Stock and Common Stock in favor of such amendment.
10. Share Certificates.
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10.1 Restrictive Endorsements; Replacement Certificates. Each certificate
representing the shares of Equity Securities now or hereafter held by a
Stockholder (including any such certificate delivered upon conversion of the
Preferred Stock) or delivered in substitution or exchange for any of the
foregoing certificates shall be stamped with legends in substantially the
following form, to the extent that such legend is applicable pursuant to the
provisions hereof:
(a) "The shares represented by this Certificate are subject to a Stockholders'
Agreement dated as of __________, 2000, a copy of which is on file at the
offices of the Company and will be furnished by the Company to the holder hereof
upon written request. Such Stockholders' Agreement provides, among other things,
for the granting of certain restrictions on the sale, transfer, pledge,
hypothecation or other disposition of the shares represented by this
Certificate, and that under certain circumstances, the holder hereof may be
required to sell the shares represented by this Certificate. By acceptance of
this Certificate, each holder hereof agrees to be bound by the provisions of
such Stockholders' Agreement. The Company reserves the rights to refuse to
transfer the shares represented by this Certificate unless and until the
conditions to transfer set forth in such Stockholders' Agreement have been
fulfilled"; and
(b) "The securities represented by this Certificate have been acquired for
investment and have not been registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended (the "Act"), or under any state securities or `Blue Sky' laws. Said
securities may not be sold, transferred, assigned, pledged, hypothecated or
otherwise disposed of, unless and until registered under the Act and the rules
and regulations thereunder and all applicable state securities or `Blue Sky'
laws or exempted therefrom under the Act and all applicable state securities or
`Blue Sky' laws."
Each Stockholder agrees that he, she or it will deliver all certificates
for shares of Equity Securities owned by him, her or it to the Company for the
purpose of affixing such legends thereto.
(c) Upon receipt of evidence reasonably satisfactory to the Company of the loss,
theft, destruction or mutilation of any certificate representing shares of
Equity Securities subject to this Agreement and of a bond or other indemnity
reasonably satisfactory to the Company, and upon reimbursement to the Company of
all reasonable expenses incident thereto, and upon surrender of such
certificate, if mutilated, the Company will make and deliver a new certificate
of like tenor in lieu of such lost, stolen, destroyed or mutilated certificate.
11. Equitable Relief. The parties hereto agree and declare that legal remedies
may be inadequate to enforce the provisions of this Agreement and that, in
addition to being entitled to exercise all of the rights provided herein or in
the Certificate or granted by law, including recovery of damages, equitable
relief, including specific performance and injunctive relief, may be used to
enforce the provisions of this Agreement.
12. Miscellaneous.
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12.1 Notices. All notices or other communications hereunder shall be in writing
and shall be given (and shall be deemed to have been duly given upon receipt) by
delivery in person, by facsimile transmission, or by registered or certified
mail (return receipt requested), postage prepaid, with an acknowledgment of
receipt signed by the addressee or an authorized representative thereof,
addressed as follows (or to such other address for a party as shall be specified
by like notice; provided that notice of a change of address shall be effective
only upon receipt thereof:
If to AT&T PCS:
c/o AT&T Wireless Services, Inc.
7277 164th Ave, N.E.
Redmond, WA 98052
Attention: William W. Hague
Telephone: (425) 828-8461
Facsimile: (425) 828-8451
With a copy to:
AT&T Corp.
295 North Maple Avenue
Basking Ridge, NJ 07920
Attention: Corporate Secretary
Telephone: (908) 221-6660
Facsimile: (908) 221-6618
and
Friedman Kaplan & Seiler LLP
875 Third Avenue, 8th Floor
New York, New York 10022
Attention: Gregg S. Lerner
Telephone: (212) 833-1100
Facsimile: (212) 355-6401
If to a Cash Equity Investor, to its address set forth on Schedule I.
With a copy to:
Mayer, Brown & Platt
1675 Broadway
New York, New York 10019
Attention: Mark S. Wojciechowski, Esq.
Telephone: (212) 506-2525
Facsimile: (212) 262-1910
If to a Management Stockholder or to the Company, to:
TeleCorp. PCS, Inc.
1010 North Glebe
Arlington, Virginia 22201
Attention: General Counsel
With a copy to each other party sent to the addresses set forth in
this Section 12.1.
12.2 Entire Agreement; Amendment; Consents.
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(a) This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement among the parties with
respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all other prior agreements
and understandings, both written and oral, among the parties or any of them with
respect to the subject matter hereof.
(b) No change or modification of this Agreement shall be valid, binding or
enforceable unless the same shall be in writing and signed by the Company and
the Beneficial Owners of a majority of the shares of Class A Voting Common Stock
party to this Agreement, including AT&T PCS, 66 2/3% of the Class A Voting
Common Stock Beneficially Owned by the Cash Equity Investors, and 66-2/3% of the
Class A Voting Common Stock Beneficially Owned by the Management Stockholders;
provided, however, that in the event any party hereto shall cease to own any
shares of Equity Securities such party hereto shall cease to be a party to this
Agreement and the rights and obligations of such party hereunder shall
terminate, except to the extent otherwise provided in Section 4.7(a) with
respect to any Unfunded Commitment.
(c) Whenever in this Agreement the consent or approval of a Stockholder is
required, except as expressly provided herein, such consent or approval may be
given or withheld in the sole and absolute discretion of each Stockholder.
12.3 Term.
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(a) Subject to Sections 12.3(b), 12.3(c) and 12.4, this Agreement shall
terminate upon the earliest to occur of any of the following events:
(i) The consent in writing of all of the parties hereto; or
(ii) July 17, 2009; or
(iii) One Stockholder shall Beneficially Own all of the Class A Voting Common
Stock.
(b) Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, (i) the
provisions of Sections 3 and 4 shall terminate on the earlier to occur of a
termination pursuant to Section 12.3(a) and July 17, 2008, (ii) the provisions
of Sections 3.1(e) (relating to AT&T PCS' right to approve directors selected by
the holders of the Voting Preference Stock and any replacement for Messrs. Vento
or Sullivan to the Board of Directors), 4.7(b), 7.2 and 8.4(a), shall terminate,
and neither the Company nor any Stockholder shall be required to obtain AT&T
PCS's prior written consent as required under such Sections, on the earlier to
occur of (a) a termination pursuant to Section 12.3(a) and (b) (x) with respect
to the period prior to July 17, 2006, the date on which AT&T PCS shall cease to
Beneficially Own, in the aggregate, more than two-thirds of the number of shares
of Series A Preferred Stock and Series B Preferred Stock that AT&T PCS
Beneficially Owns, in the aggregate, on the date hereof and (y) with respect to
the period after July 17, 2006, the date on which AT&T PCS shall cease to
Beneficially Own more than two-thirds of the number of shares of Class A Voting
Common Stock that AT&T PCS Beneficially Owns on July 17, 2006, and (iii) the
provisions of Section 3.6 shall terminate on the date that the holders of shares
of Voting Preference Stock shall vote as a class with holders of Class A Voting
Common Stock.
(c) Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, the number of
directors the Cash Equity Investors shall be permitted to designate under
Section 3.1(a) shall be reduced when the number of shares of Common Stock
Beneficially Owned by the Cash Equity Investors on a fully diluted basis falls
below (i) eighty-five percent (85%) of the number of shares of Common Stock
Beneficially Owned by the Cash Equity Investors on the date hereof, (ii) seventy
percent (70%) of the number of shares of Common Stock Beneficially Owned by the
Cash Equity Investors on the date hereof, (iii) sixty percent (60%) of the
number of shares of Common Stock Beneficially Owned by the Cash Equity Investors
on the date hereof, and (iv) fifty percent (50%) of the number of shares of
Common Stock Beneficially Owned by the Cash Equity Investors on the date hereof,
such that Cash Equity Investors shall be permitted to designate three (3), two
(2), one (1) and zero directors respectively; provided, however, that (x) if, at
the time of a mandated reduction pursuant to Section 12.3(c)(ii), three of the
four Cash Equity Investors owning the highest number of shares of Common Stock
Beneficially Owned by the Cash Equity Investors on the date hereof each continue
to hold at least seventy-five percent (75%) of the number of shares of Common
Stock Beneficially Owned by such Cash Equity Investor on the date hereof, such
mandated reduction shall not take place for so long as each such Cash Equity
Investor maintains its holdings at or above this level (y) if, at the time of a
mandated reduction pursuant to Section 12.3(c)(iii), two of the four Cash Equity
Investors owning the highest number of shares of Common Stock Beneficially Owned
by the Cash Equity Investors on the date hereof each continue to hold at least
fifty-five percent (55%) of the number of shares of Common Stock Beneficially
Owned by such Cash Equity Investor on the date hereof, such mandated reduction
shall not take place until the earlier to occur of (A) either Cash Equity
Investor no longer holds at least fifty-five percent (55%) of the number of
shares of Common Stock Beneficially Owned by such Cash Equity Investor on the
date hereof and (B) the third anniversary of the date hereof and (z) if at the
time of a mandated reduction pursuant to Section 12.3(c)(iv), one of the four
Cash Equity Investors owning the highest number of shares of Common Stock
Beneficially Owned by such Cash Equity Investors on the date hereof continues to
hold at least fifty-five percent (55%) of the number of shares of Common Stock
Beneficially Owned by such Cash Equity Investor on the date hereof, such
mandated reduction shall not take place until the earlier to occur of (A) the
time such Cash Equity Investor no longer holds at least fifty-five percent (55%)
of the number of shares of Common Stock Beneficially Owned by such Cash Equity
Investor the date hereof, and (B) the third anniversary of the date hereof. In
each instance in which the number of directors the Cash Equity Investors are
entitled to designate is reduced pursuant to this Section 12.3(c), the director
designated pursuant to Section 3.1(a) who is designated by the Cash Equity
Investor Beneficially Owning the smallest percentage of shares of Common Stock
then owned by any of the Cash Equity Investors whose designees then remain as
directors designated pursuant to Section 3.1(a) shall resign (or the other
directors or Stockholders shall remove him) from the Board of Directors and the
size of the Board of Directors shall be reduced accordingly. In the event that
either (i) the number of directors the Cash Equity Investors are entitled to
designate pursuant to Section 3.1(a) falls below two, or (ii) both of the Cash
Equity Investors entitled to designate the last two directors that Cash Equity
Investors may designate shall cease to Beneficially Own at least seventy-five
percent (75%) of the number of shares of Common Stock Beneficially Owned by such
Cash Equity Investor on the date hereof, the Cash Equity Investors shall no
longer be entitled to approve any designation of directors pursuant to Section
3.1(e)(iii) or the penultimate paragraph of Section 3.1.
(d) In the event that the Cash Equity Investors are no longer entitled to
designate directors as provided in Section 12.3(c), the provisions of Section
3.1(a) and the provisions of Section 3.1(e) (relating to the Cash Equity
Investors' right to approve the directors selected by the holders of the Voting
Preference Stock) and the right to approve any director that replaces Messrs.
Vento or Sullivan on the Board of Directors shall terminate, and neither the
Company nor any Stockholder shall be required to obtain the Cash Equity
Investors' prior written consent as required under such Sections.
12.4 Survival. Nothing contained in Section 12.3 shall impair any rights or
obligations of any party hereto arising prior to the time of the termination of
this Agreement, or which may arise by an event causing the termination of this
Agreement. The provisions of Section 5 shall survive any termination of this
Agreement pursuant to Section 12.3 and shall continue in full force and effect
until the twentieth anniversary of the date hereof. The provisions of Section
7.4 and Article 12 shall survive the termination of this Agreement.
12.5 Waiver. No failure or delay on the part of any Stockholder in exercising
any right, power or privilege hereunder, nor any course of dealing between the
Company and any Stockholder shall operate as a waiver thereof nor shall any
single or partial exercise of any right, power or privilege hereunder preclude
the simultaneous or later exercise of any other right, power or privilege. The
rights and remedies herein expressly provided are cumulative and not exclusive
of any rights and remedies which any Stockholder would otherwise have. No notice
to or demand on the Company in any case shall entitle the Company to any other
or further notice or demand in similar or other circumstances or constitute a
waiver of the rights of the Stockholders or any of them to take any other or
further action in any circumstances without notice or demand.
12.6 Obligations Several. The obligations of each Stockholder under this
Agreement shall be several with respect to each such Stockholder.
12.7 Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed and construed in accordance
with the law of the State of Delaware.
12.8 Dispute Resolution.
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(a) The parties shall use and strictly adhere to the following dispute
resolution processes, except as otherwise expressly provided in this Section
12.8, to resolve any and all disputes, controversies or claims, whether based on
contract, tort, statute, fraud, misrepresentation or any other legal or
equitable theory (hereinafter, "Dispute(s)"), arising out of or relating to this
Agreement (and any prior agreement this Agreement supersedes), including without
limitation, its making, termination, non-renewal, its alleged breach and the
subject matter of this Agreement (e.g., products or services furnished hereunder
or those related to those furnished):
(b) The parties shall first attempt to settle each Dispute through good faith
negotiations. The aggrieved party shall initiate such negotiations by giving the
other party(ies) written notice of the existence and nature of the Dispute. The
other party(ies) shall in a writing to the aggrieved party acknowledge such
notice of Dispute within ten (10) business days. Such acknowledgment may also
set forth any Dispute that the acknowledging party desires to have resolved in
accordance with this Section.
(c) Thereafter, if any Dispute is not resolved by the parties through
negotiation within thirty (30) calendar days of the date of the notice of
acknowledgment, either party may terminate informal negotiations with respect to
that Dispute and request that the Dispute be submitted to non-binding mediation.
Any mediation of a Dispute under this Section shall be conducted by the CPR
Institute for Dispute Resolution ("CPR") in accordance with the then current CPR
"Model Mediation Procedure for Business Disputes" ("Model Procedures") and the
procedures specified in this Section to the extent that they conflict with,
modify or add to such Model Procedures. Any demand for initiation of mediation
of a Dispute must be given in writing to both the other party(ies) involved and
to the CPR and must set forth the nature of the Dispute. Each party to the
mediation shall bear its own expenses with respect to mediation and the parties
shall share equally the fees and expenses of the CPR and the mediator. The
failure by a party to timely pay its share of the mediation fees and expenses of
the CPR and the mediator shall be a bar to arbitration under Section 12.8(d) of
that party's Dispute(s). Any mediation under this Section shall be conducted
within the State of New York at a site selected by the mediator that is
reasonably convenient to the parties. Each party shall be represented in the
mediation by representatives having final settlement authority with respect to
the Dispute(s). All information and documents disclosed in mediation by any
party shall remain private and confidential to the disclosing party and may not
be disclosed by any party outside the mediation. No privilege or right with
respect to any information or document disclosed in mediation shall be waived or
lost by such disclosure.
(d) Any Dispute not finally resolved after negotiation and mediation in
accordance with Section 12.8(b) and 12.8(c) shall, upon the written demand of
any involved party delivered to the other party(ies) and the CPR, be finally
resolved through binding arbitration in accordance with the then current CPR
"Non-Administered Arbitration Rules" ("Arbitration Rules") and the procedures
specified in this Section to the extent that they conflict with, modify or add
to such Arbitration Rules. Any Dispute of any other party not finally resolved
after negotiation and mediation pursuant to this Section may be made a part of
the arbitration demanded by another party, provided that the written notice of
demand for arbitration of that Dispute is received by the CPR before selection
of an arbitrator by the CPR. Any demand for arbitration of a Dispute received by
the CPR after the selection of the arbitrator must be resolved through a
separate arbitration proceeding in accordance with this Section. Each party
shall bear its own expenses with respect to arbitration and the parties shall
share equally the fees and expenses of the CPR and the arbitrator. Unless
otherwise mutually agreed by the parties in writing, the arbitration shall be
conducted by one (1) neutral arbitrator. The arbitration shall be conducted in
the State of New York at a site selected by the arbitrator that is reasonably
convenient to the parties. The arbitrator shall be bound by and strictly enforce
the terms of the Agreement and may not limit, expand, or otherwise modify the
terms of this Agreement. The arbitrator shall make a good faith effort to apply
applicable law, but an arbitration decision and award shall not be subject to
review because of errors of law. The arbitrator shall have the sole authority to
resolve issues of the arbitrability of any Dispute, including the applicability
or running of any statute of limitation. The arbitrator shall not have power to
award damages in connection with any Dispute in excess of actual compensatory
damages or to award punitive damages and each party irrevocably waives any claim
thereto. The arbitrator shall not have the power to order pre-hearing discovery
of documents or the taking of depositions. The arbitrator may compel, to the
extent provided by the FAA, attendance of witnesses and the production of
documents at the hearing. The arbitrator's decision and award shall be made and
delivered to the parties within six (6) months of selection of the arbitrator by
the CPR and judgment on the award by the arbitrator may be entered by any court
having jurisdiction thereof.
(e) This Section shall be interpreted, governed by and enforced in accordance
with the United States Arbitration Act, 9 U.S.C. Sections 1-14 (the "Federal
Arbitration Act" or "FAA"). The laws of the State of New York, except those
pertaining to choice of law, arbitration of disputes and those pertaining to the
time limits for bringing an action that conflict with the terms of this Dispute
Resolution provision, shall govern all other substantive matters pertaining to
the interpretation and enforcement of the other terms of this Agreement with
respect to any Dispute. Any party to a Dispute, which is the subject of a notice
initiating the Dispute resolution procedures under this Section, may seek a
temporary injunction in any state or federal court of competent jurisdiction to
the limited extent necessary to preserve the status quo during the pendency of
final resolution of a Dispute in accordance with this Section. If court
proceedings to stay litigation of a Dispute or compel arbitration of a Dispute
are necessary, the party who unsuccessfully opposes such proceedings shall pay
all associated costs, expenses, and attorneys' fees that the other party
reasonably incurs in connection with such court proceedings. An order to pay
such costs, expenses and attorney fees shall become part of any decision and
award of the arbitrator of the Dispute. An arbitrator appointed pursuant to
Section 12.8(d) to resolve a Dispute may also issue such injunctive orders and
shall have the power to modify or dissolve the injunctive order of any court to
the extent it pertains to the Dispute which the arbitrator has been selected to
finally resolve. The parties, their representatives, other participants, and the
mediator and arbitrator shall hold the existence, content, and result of the
mediation and arbitration of a Dispute in confidence except to the limited
extent necessary to enforce a final settlement agreement or to obtain and secure
enforcement of or a judgment on an arbitration decision and award.
(f) The statute(s) of limitation applicable to any Dispute shall be tolled upon
initiation of the Dispute resolution procedures under this Section and shall
remain tolled until the Dispute is resolved by mediation or arbitration under
this Section. Tolling shall cease if the aggrieved party with a Dispute does not
initiate mediation within sixty (60) calendar days after good faith negotiations
are terminated by any party and, after mediation of a Dispute, if the aggrieved
party with a Dispute does not initiate a demand for arbitration within sixty
(60) calendar days after mediation is terminated. However, any Dispute is
forever barred that has not expressly been made the subject of the written
notice required under Section 12.8(b) above within 365 days after the date the
Party asserting the Dispute first knows or should have known of the existence of
the acts or omissions that give rise to such Dispute.
(g) Unless the parties mutually agree in writing, Disputes relating to
trademarks (including service marks), patents and copyrights shall not be
resolved in accordance with the Dispute resolution procedures set forth in this
Section and shall be resolved as otherwise provided in this Agreement.
(h) The Company and each of the Stockholders hereby irrevocably consents to the
exclusive jurisdiction of the state or federal courts in the State of New York,
and all state or federal courts competent to hear appeals therefrom, over any
actions which may be commenced against any of them under or in connection with
this Agreement. The Company and each Stockholder hereby irrevocably waive, to
the fullest extent permitted by applicable law, any objection which any of them
may now or hereafter have to the laying of venue of any such dispute brought in
such court or any defense of inconvenient forum for the maintenance of such
dispute in the Southern District of New York and New York County. The Company
and each Stockholder hereby agree that a judgment in any such dispute may be
enforced in other jurisdictions by suit on the judgment or in any other manner
provided by law. The Company and each Stockholder hereby consent to process
being served by any party to this Agreement in any actions by the transmittal of
a copy thereof in accordance with the provisions of Section 12.1.
12.9 Benefit and Binding Effect; Severability. This Agreement shall be binding
upon and shall inure to the benefit of the Company, its successors and assigns,
and each of the Stockholders and their respective executors, administrators and
personal representatives and heirs and permitted assigns. If any term or other
provision of this Agreement is invalid, illegal or incapable of being enforced
by any law or public policy or any listing requirement applicable to the Common
Stock, all other terms and provisions of this Agreement shall nevertheless
remain in full force and effect. Upon such determination that any term or other
provision is invalid, illegal or incapable of being enforced, the parties hereto
affected by such determination in any material respect 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 in order that the
provisions hereof are given effect as originally contemplated to the greatest
extent possible.
12.10 Amendment of By-Laws. The Stockholders agree that the terms of this
Agreement shall supersede any inconsistent provision that is contained in the
By-Laws and, to the extent required by Delaware law or the By-Laws, this
Agreement shall be deemed to constitute a written action taken by the
Stockholders of the Company and shall be deemed an amendment of the By-Laws.
12.11 Authorized Agent of AT&T PCS. AT&T PCS hereby authorizes Wireless PCS,
Inc. as its agent, with full power to execute, in the name of and on behalf of
AT&T PCS, the Related Agreements to which AT&T PCS is a party and any and all
other documents that AT&T PCS is required to execute and deliver, and to give
and receive all notices, requests, consents, amendments, demands and other
communications to or from AT&T PCS, hereunder or thereunder. Each party hereto
(other than AT&T PCS) shall be entitled to rely on the full power and authority
of Wireless PCS, Inc. to act on behalf of AT&T PCS in accordance with this
Section 12.11. Nothing contained in this Section 12.11 shall relieve AT&T PCS
from complying with its obligations under this Agreement or any of the Related
Agreements to which it is a party.
12.12 FCC Approval. Notwithstanding anything contained in this Agreement to the
contrary, no transaction or action contemplated herein shall be consummated and
no interests or rights transferred, converted or exchanged prior to receiving
FCC approval with respect thereto to the extent such approval is necessary.
12.13 Expenses. The Company shall pay the reasonable fees and expenses of
counsel to the Stockholders incurred in connection with the preparation,
negotiation and execution of this Agreement and of any amendment or modification
hereof. Except as provided in Sections 5(g) and 12.14, all other attorneys' fees
incurred by the Stockholders in connection with this Agreement (including,
without limitation, in the preparation of notices (and responses thereto) and
consents) shall be borne by the Stockholder(s) incurring such fees.
12.14 Attorneys' Fees. In any action or proceeding brought to enforce any
provision of this Agreement, or where any provision hereof is validly asserted
as a defense, the successful party shall be entitled to recover reasonable
attorneys' fees in addition to any other available remedy.
12.15 Headings. The captions in this Agreement are for convenience only and
shall not be considered a part of or affect the construction or interpretation
of any provision of this Agreement.
12.16 Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in two or more counterparts,
each of which shall be deemed to be an original, but all of which together shall
constitute one and the same instrument.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the parties has executed or consent this
Agreement to be executed by its duly authorized officers as of the date first
written above.
TELECORP PCS, INC.
(f/k/a TeleCorp-Tritel Holding Company)
By: /s/ Thomas H. Sullivan
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Name: Thomas H. Sullivan
Title: Executive Vice President-
Chief Financial Officer
AT&T WIRELESS PCS, LLC
By: AT&T Wireless Services, Inc.,
its Manager
By: /s/ Joseph Stumpf
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Name: Joseph Stumpf
Title: Vice President-Acquisitions and
Development
CB CAPITAL INVESTORS, L.P.
By: CB Capital Investors, Inc.,
its general partner
By: /s/ Michael R. Hannon
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Name: Michael R. Hannon
Title: Vice President CB Capital
Investors, Inc.
EQUITY-LINKED INVESTORS-II
By: Rohit M. Desai Associates-II,
its general partner
By: /s/ Frank J. Padros, Jr.
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Name: Frank J. Padros, Jr.
Title: Attorney-in-Fact
PRIVATE EQUITY INVESTORS III, L.P.
By: Rohit M. Desai Associates III, LLC,
its general partner
By: /s/ Frank J. Padros, Jr.
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Name: Frank J. Padros, Jr.
Title: Attorney-in-Fact
HOAK COMMUNICATIONS PARTNERS, L.P.
By: HCP Investments, L.P.,
its general partner
By: Hoak Partners, LLC,
its general partner
By: /s/ James M. Hoak
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Name: James M. Hoak
Title: Manager
HCP CAPITAL FUND, L.P.
By: James M. Hoak & Co.,
its general partner
By: /s/ James M. Hoak
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Name: James M. Hoak
Title: Chairman
WHITNEY EQUITY PARTNERS, L.P.
By: J.H. Whitney & Co.,
its general partner
By: /s/ William Lavorack, Jr.
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Name: William Lavorack, Jr.
Title:
J.H. WHITNEY III, L.P.
By: J.H. Whitney & Co.,
its general partner
By: /s/ William Lavorack, Jr.
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Name: William Lavorack, Jr.
Title:
WHITNEY STRATEGIC PARTNERS III, L.P.
By: J.H. Whitney & Co.,
its general partner
By: /s/ William Lavorack, Jr.
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Name: William Lavorack, Jr.
Title:
MEDIA/COMMUNICATIONS PARTNERS III LIMITED
PARTNERSHIP
By: M/C III, L.L.C.,
a general partner
By: /s/ James F. Wade
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Name: James F. Wade
Title: Manager
MEDIA/COMMUNICATIONS INVESTORS LIMITED
PARTNERSHIP
By: M/C Investors General Partner-J. Inc.,
a general partner
By: /s/ James F. Wade
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Name: James F. Wade
Title: Manager
ONE LIBERTY FUND III, L.P.
By: its General Partner
One Liberty Partners III, L.P.
By: /s/ Edwin M. Kania, Jr.
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Name: Edwin M. Kania, Jr.
Title: General Partner
ONE LIBERTY FUND IV, L.P.
By: its General Partner
OneLiberty Partners IV, LLC
By: /s/ Edwin M. Kania, Jr.
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Name: Edwin M. Kania, Jr.
Title: Managing Member
ONELIBERTY ADVISORS FUND IV, L.P.
By: OneLiberty Partners IV, LLC,
its general partner
By: /s/ Edwin M. Kania, Jr.
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Name: Edwin M. Kania, Jr.
Title: Managing Member
GILDE INTERNATIONAL B.V.
By: its attorney in fact Morgan, Holland
Partners, L.P.,
By: its general partner Morgan, Holland
Partners III, L.P.,
By: /s/ Edwin M. Kania, Jr.
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Name: Edwin M. Kania, Jr.
Title: General Partner
TORONTO DOMINION INVESTMENTS, INC.
By: /s/ Martha L. Gariepy
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Name: Martha L. Gariepy
Title: Vice President
NORTHWOOD VENTURES LLC
By: /s/ Henry T. Wilson
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Name: Henry T. Wilson
Title: Managing Director
NORTHWOOD CAPITAL PARTNERS LLC
By: /s/ Henry T. Wilson
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Name: Henry T. Wilson
Title: Managing Director
TELECORP INVESTMENT CORP., L.L.C.
By: /s/ Thomas H. Sullivan
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Name: Thomas H. Sullivan
Title:
TELECORP INVESTMENT CORP. II, L.L.C.
By: /s/ Thomas H. Sullivan
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Name: Thomas H. Sullivan
Title:
WIRELESS 2000, INC.
By: /s/ Joan S. Ducote
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Name: Joan S. Ducote
Title: President
DIGITAL PCS, LLC (f/k/a Mercury PCS II, LLC)
By: /s/
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Name:
Title:
CIHC, INCORPORATED
By: /s/ David A. Hill
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Name: David A. Hill
Title: Vice President
TRILLIUM PCS, LLC
By: /s/ William M. Mounger II
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Name: William M. Mounger II
Title:
M3, LLC
By: /s/
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Name:
Title:
MERCURY PCS INVESTORS, LLC
By: /s/
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Name:
Title:
DRESDNER KLEINWORT BENSON PRIVATE EQUITY
PARTNERS LP
By: Dresdner Kleinwort Benson Private
Equity LLC, its general partner
By: /s/ Alexander P. Coleman
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Name: Alexander P. Coleman
Title: Investment Partner
TRIUNE PCS, LLC
By: Oak Tree, LLC,
Manager
By: Triune Private Equity, LLC,
Manager
By: /s/ Kevin Shepherd
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Name: Kevin Shepherd
Title: Co-Manager
GENERAL ELECTRIC CAPITAL CORPORATION
By: ________________________________________
Name:
Title:
FCA VENTURE PARTNERS II, LP
By: Clayton-DC Venture Capital Group, LLC,
its general partner
By: ________________________________________
Name:
Title:
FCA VENTURE PARTNERS I, LP
By: ________________________________________
its general partner
By: ________________________________________
Name:
Title:
CLAYTON ASSOCIATES, LLC
By: ________________________________________
Name:
Title:
DC INVESTMENT PARTNERS EXCHANGE
FUND, L.P.
By: ________________________________________
Name:
Title:
THE MANUFACTURERS' LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
(U.S.A.)
By: ________________________________________
Name:
Title:
JG FUNDING, LLC
By: Chrysalis Ventures, LLC,
Manager
By: /s/ David A. Jones, Jr.
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Name: David A. Jones, Jr.
Title: Manager
SOUTHERN FARM BUREAU LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
By: ________________________________________
Name:
Title:
MCCARTY COMMUNICATIONS, LLC
By: ________________________________________
Name:
Title:
SAUNDERS CAPITAL GROUP, LLC
By: /s/ Robert S. Saunders
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Name: Robert S. Saunders
Title: Manager
HOPPER WIRELESS, INC
By: ________________________________________
Name:
Title:
MON-CRE WIRELESS, INC.
By: /s/ G. L. McGee
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Name: G. L. McGee
Title: General Manager
RAGLAND WIRELESS, INC.
By: /s/ Stanley Bean
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Name: Stanley Bean
Title: Director
CABLEVISION SERVICES, INC.
By: /s/ Art Smith
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Name: Art Smith
Title: President
HAYNEVILLE WIRELESS, INC.
By: /s/ Penelope Poitevint
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Name: Penelope Poitevint
Title: President
MOUNDVILLE COMMUNICATIONS, INC.
By: /s/ Larry P. Taylor
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Name: Larry P. Taylor
Title: President
HARNESS, LTD
By: /s/
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Name:
Title:
/s/ James E. Campbell
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JAMES E. CAMPBELL
Individually and as beneficial owner of the
TeleCorp PCS, Inc. (f/k/a TeleCorp-Tritel
Holding Company) shares held for my account
by South Trust Bank, N.A. in an Individual
Retirement Account
/s/ Gerald T. Vento
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GERALD T. VENTO
/s/ Thomas H. Sullivan
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THOMAS H. SULLIVAN
/s/ William M. Mounger II
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WILLIAM M. MOUNGER II
/s/ E.B. Martin, Jr.
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E.B. MARTIN, JR.
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WILLIAM S. ARNETT