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Exhibit 4(bb)
STOCK PURCHASE AGREEMENT
This Stock Purchase Agreement (this "Agreement") dated as of the 21st
day of June, 1999 among REGENT COMMUNICATIONS, INC., a Delaware corporation (the
"Company"), WPG CORPORATE DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATES V, L.L.C., a Delaware limited
liability company ("WPG") and WPG CORPORATE DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATES V (OVERSEAS),
L.P., a Delaware limited partnership ("WPG Overseas") (WPG and WPG Overseas
collectively referred to as the "Buyers").
1. Authorization. The Company will authorize the sale and issuance
under this Agreement of 1,363,636 shares (the "Shares") of its Series H
Convertible Preferred Stock (the "Series H Preferred Stock"), having the rights,
privileges and preferences as set forth in the Certificate of Designation (the
"Certificate") in the form attached to this Agreement as Exhibit A. The shares
of Common Stock into which the Shares will be convertible are referred to herein
as the "Conversion Stock."
2. Sale and Purchase of the Series H Preferred Stock. On and subject to
the terms and conditions set forth herein, the Company agrees that it will sell,
issue and deliver to Buyers, and each of the Buyers agrees that it will purchase
from the Company on the Closing Date, shares of the Series H Convertible
Preferred Stock, as follows:
WPG 1,180,909 shares
WPG Overseas 182,727 shares
3. Closing Date. The closing of the purchase and sale of the Series H
Preferred Stock hereunder (the "Closing") shall be the earliest of (i) August
31, 1999, (ii) such earlier date as is mutually agreed upon by the Company and
WPG, and (iii) the date of the closing of the purchase by the Company of the
assets of radio stations WXKC-FM, WRIE-AM and WXTA-FM pursuant to that certain
Asset Purchase Agreement dated May 18, 1999 among the Company, Media One
Group-Ltd., Regent Broadcasting of Erie, Inc., Regent Licensee of Erie, Inc.,
CUZCO LLC, James T Embrecia and Thomas J. Embrecia. (the date of the Closing is
hereinafter referred to as the "Closing Date").
4. Purchase Price. The purchase price for the Series H Preferred Stock
is Seven Million Four Hundred Ninety-Nine Thousand Nine Hundred Ninety-Eight
Dollars ($7,499,998.00) ($5.50 per share) (the "Purchase Price"), which sum
Buyers will pay to the Company by wire transfer of immediately available funds
on the Closing Date.
5. Deliveries by the Company. At the Closing, the Company will deliver
to Buyers the following:
(a) stock certificates representing the Series H Preferred
Stock duly issued in the names of Buyers and bearing the legends set forth in
Section 7(j) hereof;
(b) an opinion of Strauss & Troy, as counsel to the Company,
in the form attached as Exhibit B; and
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(c) a certificate, dated as of the Closing Date, signed by the
Chairman of the Board, the President of the Company or the Company's Chief
Financial Officer, certifying that the representations and warranties of the
Company contained herein are true and correct in all material respects at and as
of the Closing Date.
6. Representations and Warranties of the Company. The Company
represents and warrants to Buyers as follows:
(a) Organization and Qualification. The Company is a
corporation duly organized and existing under, and by virtue of, the laws of the
State of Delaware and is in good standing under such laws. The Company has
requisite power and authority to own and operate its properties and assets, and
to carry on its business as presently conducted. The Company is authorized to
transact business as a foreign corporation in good standing in those
jurisdictions in which the nature of its activities or the property owned by it
make such qualification necessary.
(b) Authorization. All corporate action on the part of the
Company necessary for the authorization, execution, delivery and performance of
this Agreement by the Company, the authorization, sale, issuance and delivery of
(i) the Shares and (ii) the Conversion Stock and the performance of all of the
Company's obligations hereunder has been taken or will be taken prior to the
Closing. This Agreement, when executed and delivered by the Company, shall
constitute the valid and binding obligation of the Company, enforceable in
accordance with its terms, except as enforcement may be limited by bankruptcy,
insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or similar laws affecting enforcement of
creditors' rights generally and except as enforcement is subject to general
principles of equity regardless of whether enforcement is considered in a
proceeding at law or in equity. The Shares, when issued in compliance with the
provisions of this Agreement, will be validly issued, fully paid and
nonassessable. The Conversion Stock has been duly and validly reserved and, when
issued in compliance with the provisions of this Agreement, will be validly
issued, fully paid and nonassessable. The Shares and the Conversion Stock will
be free of any liens or encumbrances, other than any liens or encumbrances
created by or imposed upon the holders thereof through no action of the Company;
provided, however, that the Shares and the Conversion Stock will be subject to
restrictions on transfer under state and/or federal securities laws as set forth
herein and under certain other restrictions as set forth in that certain Second
Amended and Restated Stockholders' Agreement dated as of June 15, 1998 among the
Company, Waller-Sutton Media Partners, L.P. et al., as amended. The issuance of
the Shares will not violate any preemptive rights available to the holders of
any of the Company's securities. The Series H Preferred Stock shall have the
rights, preferences, privileges and restrictions set forth in the Certificate.
(c) Compliance with Laws. The Company is not in violation of
(i) any applicable order, judgment, injunction, award or decree, or (ii) any
federal, state, local or foreign law, statute, rule, ordinance or regulation or
any other requirement of any governmental or regulatory body, court or
arbitrator applicable to the business of the Company except for violations which
reasonably could not have a material adverse effect on the business or
properties of the Company. The Company has obtained all licenses, permits,
orders and approvals of any federal, state, local or foreign governmental
regulatory body (collectively, "Permits") that are material to or necessary for
the conduct of the business of the Company. All of such Permits are in full
force and effect, no violations are or have
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been recorded in respect of any Permit and no proceeding is pending or, to the
best of the Company's knowledge, threatened to revoke or limit any such Permit.
(d) Compliance with Other Instruments, None Burdensome, etc.
The Company is not in violation of any term of its Amended and Restated
Certificate of Incorporation or By-Laws, or of any term or provision of any
material mortgage, indebtedness, indenture, contract, agreement, instrument,
judgment or decree. The execution, delivery and performance of and compliance
with this Agreement and the issuance of the Series H Preferred Stock and the
Conversion Stock have not resulted and will not result in any violation of, or
conflict with, or constitute a default under, the Company's existing Amended and
Restated Certificate of Incorporation or By-Laws or any of its agreements or
result in the creation of, any mortgage, pledge, lien, encumbrance or charge
upon any of the properties or assets of the Company.
(e) Litigation. Except as set forth on Schedule 1 hereto,
there are no actions, suits, proceedings or investigations pending against the
Company or its properties before any court or governmental agency (nor, to the
best of the Company's knowledge, is there any reasonable basis therefor or
threat thereof).
(f) Governmental Consent, etc. No consent, approval or
authorization of (or designation, declaration of filing with) any governmental
authority on the part of the Company is required in connection with the valid
execution and delivery of this Agreement, or the offer, sale or issuance of the
Series H Preferred Stock and the Conversion Stock, or the consummation of any
other transaction contemplated hereby, except (i) filing of the Certificate in
the office of the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware, and (ii)
qualification (or taking such action as may be necessary to secure an exemption
from qualification, if available) of the offer and sale of the Series H
Preferred Stock and the Conversion Stock under applicable state securities laws,
which filings and qualifications, if required, will be accomplished in a timely
manner.
(g) Offering. Subject to the accuracy of the Buyers'
representations in Section 7 hereof, the offer, sale and issuance of the Series
H Preferred Stock to be issued in conformity with the terms of this Agreement,
and the issuance of the Conversion Stock upon conversion of the Series H
Preferred Stock, constitute transactions exempt from the registration
requirements of Section 5 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the
"Securities Act").
(h) Brokers or Finders. The Company has not incurred, and will
not incur, directly or indirectly, as a result of any action taken by the
Company, any liability for brokerage or finders' fees or agents' commissions or
any similar charges in connection with this Agreement.
(i) Disclosure. No representations or warranty by the Company
in this Agreement, nor any statement, document, or certificate, furnished or to
be furnished, to the Buyers in connection herewith, or pursuant hereto, contains
or will contain any untrue statement of a material fact, or omits or will omit
to state any material fact necessary to make any statement herein or therein not
misleading.
(j) No Material Adverse Change. Between the date of the
financial statements filed as part of the Company's 1999 first quarter 10-Q and
the Closing Date, there has not been any change in the assets, liabilities,
financial condition or operations of the Company from that reflected in such
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financial statements, except changes in the ordinary course of business which
have not been, either in any case or in the aggregate, materially adverse.
(k) Financial Condition. The financial statements of the
Company filed as part of the Company's 1999 first quarter 10-Q ("the Financial
Statements") fairly present, in all material respects, the financial position of
the Company and its subsidiaries as of the dates thereof, and the results of
operations and cash flows of the Company and its subsidiaries as of the dates or
for the periods set forth therein, all in conformity with GAAP consistently
applied during the period involved, except as otherwise set forth in the notes
thereto and subject, in the case of the unaudited financial statements, to the
absence of footnotes and normal year-end audit adjustments.
(l) Securities and Exchange Commission Documents. The Company
has filed all registration statements, proxy statements, reports and other
documents required to be filed by it under the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended, or the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, and all amendments thereto
(collectively, the "Commission Documents"). Each Commission Document when filed
with the Securities and Exchange Commission was true and accurate in all
material respects and in compliance in all material respects with the
requirements of its respective report form.
(m) Credit Agreement. The Company is not in default and no
event has occurred which, with notice or lapse of time or both, would constitute
a default, in the due performance or observance of any term, covenant or
condition contained in that certain Credit Agreement between the Company,
certain lenders and The Bank of Montreal, dated as of November 14, 1997, as
amended (the "Credit Agreement"). In the event, however, the Company does not
consummate the pending sale of its Kingman and Flagstaff stations as required by
the Credit Agreement (which sales are subject to receipt of FCC approval), the
Company will require a waiver from its lenders.
7. Representations and Warranties of Buyers. Buyers hereby represent
and warrant to the Company with respect to the purchase of the Shares as
follows:
(a) Non-Registration. Buyers understand that the offering and
sale of the Series H Preferred Stock is intended to be exempt from registration
under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "1933 Act"), by virtue of
Section 4(2) of the Act and the provisions of Regulation D promulgated
thereunder, that the Series H Preferred Stock has not been registered under the
1933 Act or under the securities laws of any state, and that the Company will be
under no obligation to effect any such registration.
(b) Investment Intent. Buyers are purchasing the Series H
Preferred Stock and the Conversion Stock for their own account, for investment
and not with a view to resale, distribution, or other disposition, and Buyers
have no present plans to enter into any contract, undertaking, agreement or
arrangement for any such resale, distribution or other disposition. Buyers
understand that the Shares and the Conversion Stock have not been, and will not
be, registered under the Securities Act by reason of a specific exemption from
the registration provisions of the Securities Act, the availability of which
depends upon, among other things, the bona fide nature of the investment intent
and the accuracy of such Buyers' representations as expressed herein. Buyers
will not sell or otherwise transfer the Series H Preferred Stock without
registration under the 1933 Act and applicable state securities laws, or
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pursuant to an exemption from the registration requirements thereof which, in
the opinion of counsel reasonably acceptable to the Company, is available for
the transaction.
(c) Rule 144. Buyers acknowledge that the Shares and the
Conversion Stock must be held indefinitely unless subsequently registered under
the Securities Act or unless an exemption from such registration is available.
Buyers are aware of the provisions of Rule 144 promulgated under the Securities
Act which permit limited resale of shares purchased in a private placement
subject to the satisfaction of certain conditions, including, among other
things, the existence of a public market for the shares, the availability of
certain current public information about the Company, the resale occurring not
less than one year after a party has purchased and paid for the security to be
sold, the sale being effected through a "broker's transaction" or in
transactions directly with a "market maker" and the number of shares being sold
during any three-month period not exceeding specified limitations.
(d) No Public Market. Buyers understand that no public market
now exists for the Shares and that the Company has made no assurances that a
public market will ever exist for the Shares.
(e) Status of Buyers. Each of the Buyers: (i) is an
"accredited investor," as that term is defined in Rule 501(a) of Regulation D
promulgated under the 1933 Act, inasmuch as Buyer meets the requirements of
subparagraph (a)(3) of Rule 501; and (ii) was not formed for the primary purpose
of evading federal or state securities laws.
(f) Opportunity to Review Books and Records. Buyers have had a
reasonable opportunity to inspect all documents, books and records pertaining to
the Company and the Series H Preferred Stock and confirm that the Series H
Preferred Stock is being purchased without Buyers' receipt of any offering
literature.
(g) Opportunity for Questions. Buyers have had a reasonable
opportunity to ask questions of and receive answers from a person or persons
acting on behalf of the Company concerning the Company, its business and
operations, the terms of the Series H Preferred Stock and all other aspects of
investment in the Company, and all such questions have been answered to the full
satisfaction of Buyers.
(h) Manner of Purchase. Buyers are not subscribing for the
Series H Preferred Stock as a result of or pursuant to any advertisement,
article, notice or other communication published in any newspaper, magazine, or
similar media or broadcast over television or radio, or presented at any seminar
or meeting, or any solicitation of a subscription by a person other than a
representative of the Company.
(i) Brokers or Finders. Buyers have not incurred, and will not
incur, directly or indirectly, as a result of any action taken by the Company,
any liability for brokerage or finders' fees or agents' commissions or any
similar charges in connection with this Agreement.
(j) Legends. Buyers understand that the certificates
representing the Series H Preferred Stock shall bear legends in substantially
the following forms, and Buyers shall not transfer
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any of the shares of Series H Preferred Stock, or any shares of common stock
that may be issued on conversion thereof, or any interest therein, except in
accordance with the terms of such legends:
"The securities represented by this certificate have not been
registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the
securities laws of any state (the "Securities Laws"). These securities
may not be offered, sold, transferred, pledged or hypothecated in the
absence of registration under applicable Securities Laws, or the
availability of an exemption therefrom. This certificate will not be
transferred on the books of the Corporation or any transfer agent
acting on behalf of the Corporation except upon the receipt of an
opinion of counsel, satisfactory to the Corporation, that the proposed
transfer is exempt from the registration requirements of all applicable
Securities Laws, or the receipt of evidence, satisfactory to the
Corporation, that the proposed transfer is the subject of an effective
registration statement under all applicable Securities Laws."
"The issuer is subject to restrictions contained in the Federal
Communications Act, as amended. The securities evidenced by this
certificate may not be sold, transferred, assigned or hypothecated if,
as a result thereof, the issuer would be in violation of that act."
"The securities represented by this certificate are subject to the
terms and entitled to the benefits of that certain Registration Rights
Agreement dated as of June 15, 1998 among the Company and certain of
its stockholders, as the same may be amended from time to time, and
that certain Second Amended and Restated Stockholders' Agreement dated
as of June 15, 1998 among the Company and certain of its stockholders,
as the same may be amended from time to time."
(k) Authority of Buyers. This Agreement, when executed and
delivered by the Buyers will constitute the legal, valid and binding obligation
of Buyers, enforceable against Buyers in accordance with its terms, except as
enforcement may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium
or similar laws affecting enforcement of creditors' rights generally and except
as enforcement is subject to general principles of equity regardless of whether
enforcement is considered in a proceeding at law or in equity.
(l) No Conflicts. The execution, delivery and performance of
this Agreement by Buyers will not violate in any material respect any provision
of law or any rule or regulation of any federal, state or local governmental
authority to which Buyers are subject, nor result in a breach or violation by
Buyers of any of the terms or provisions of, or constitute an event of default
under, any material indenture, mortgage, trust (constructive or otherwise), loan
agreement, lease or other agreement or instrument to which Buyers are parties or
by which Buyers or their respective assets are bound. Buyers are not parties to,
or subject to, or bound by, any judgment, award, injunction, order or decree of
any court or governmental authority, or any arbitration award which may restrict
or interfere with the performance by Buyers of this Agreement or such other
documents as may be delivered by Buyers in connection herewith.
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(m) Legal Proceedings. There is no action, suit, proceeding or
investigation pending (or, to the knowledge of Buyers, threatened) against
Buyers in, before or by any court, administrative agency or arbitrator affecting
the ability of Buyers to carry out the provisions of this Agreement and the
transactions contemplated hereby.
8. Buyers' Conditions to Closing. The Buyers' obligation to purchase
the Shares at the Closing is subject to the fulfillment of the following
conditions:
(a) Representations and Warranties Correct. The
representations and warranties made by the Company in Section 6 hereof shall be
true and correct, if limited by materiality, in accordance with the terms
thereof in all respects, and if not so limited by materiality, in all material
respects, as of the Closing Date.
(b) Covenants. All covenants, agreements and conditions
contained in this Agreement to be performed by the Company on or prior to the
Closing Date shall have been performed or complied with in all material
respects.
(c) Compliance with State Securities Laws. The Company shall
have obtained all permits and qualifications required by any state for the offer
and sale of the Shares and the Conversion Stock, or shall have the availability
of exemptions therefrom.
(d) Legal Matters. All material matters of a legal nature
which pertain to this Agreement and the transactions contemplated hereby shall
have been reasonably approved by counsel to Buyers.
9. Company's Conditions to Closing. The Company's obligation to sell
and issue the Shares at the Closing Date is, at the option of the Company,
subject to the fulfillment as of the Closing Date of the following conditions:
(a) Representations and Warranties Correct. The
representations and warranties made by Buyers in Section 7 hereof shall be true
and correct when made, and shall be true and correct on the Closing Date.
(b) Compliance with State Securities Laws. The Company shall
have obtained all permits and qualifications required by any state for the offer
and sale of the Shares and the Conversion Stock, or shall have the availability
of exemptions therefrom.
(c) Legal Matters. All material matters of a legal nature
which pertain to this Agreement, and the transactions contemplated hereby, shall
have been reasonably approved by counsel to the Company.
10. Reimbursement of Legal Fees. The Company hereby agrees to reimburse
Buyers for its legal fees incurred in connection with the negotiation, execution
and performance of this Agreement.
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11. Miscellaneous.
(a) Notices. Any notice, request or other document to be given
hereunder to any party shall be effective upon receipt (or refusal of receipt)
and shall be in writing and delivered personally or sent by telecopy or
certified or registered mail, postage prepaid:
(i) if to the Company, addressed to:
Regent Communications, Inc.
50 East RiverCenter Boulevard, Suite 180
Covington, KY 41011
Attn: Terry S. Jacobs, Chairman of the Board
Facsimile: (606) 292-0352
with a copy to:
Strauss & Troy
The Federal Reserve Building
150 East Fourth Street
Cincinnati, Ohio 45202-4018
Attn: Alan C. Rosser, Esq.
Facsimile: (513) 241-8289
(ii) if to Buyers, addressed to:
WPG Corporate Development Associates V, L.L.C.
One New York Plaza
New York, N.Y. 10004-1950
Attn: Kenneth J. Hanau
Facsimile: (212) 908-0112
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with copies to:
Finn Dixon & Herling LLP
One Landmark Square
Stamford, CT 06901
Attn: Michael Herling, Esq.
Facsimile: (203) 348-5777
or to such other address or telecopy number as any party shall have specified by
notice given to the other parties in the manner specified above.
(b) Entire Agreement; Amendment. This Agreement, including the
Exhibits and Schedules hereto, and the other agreements expressly contemplated
by this Agreement, contain the entire agreement between the parties with respect
to the subject matter hereof and supersede all prior oral and written
agreements, memoranda, term sheets, understandings and undertakings among the
parties hereto relating to the subject matter hereof. This Agreement may be
modified or amended only by a written instrument executed by or on behalf of the
parties hereto.
(c) Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by, and
construed in accordance with, the internal laws of the State of Ohio without
regard to the application of its conflicts of laws principles. The parties
hereby waive all right to trial by jury in any action, suit or proceeding
brought to enforce or defend any rights or remedies under this Agreement or the
transactions contemplated hereby.
(d) Severability. In case any provision in this Agreement
shall be invalid, illegal or unenforceable, the validity, legality and
enforceability of the remaining provisions hereof shall not in any way be
affected or impaired thereby.
(e) Construction. The section and subsection headings used
herein are for convenience of reference only, are not a part of this Agreement
and are not to affect the construction of, or be taken into consideration in
interpreting, any provision of this Agreement. As used in this Agreement, the
masculine, feminine and neuter gender each includes the other, unless the
context otherwise dictates. Any and all schedules and exhibits referred to in
this Agreement and attached hereto are and shall be deemed to be incorporated in
this Agreement as if fully set forth herein.
(f) Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in one 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.
(g) Specific Performance. The parties hereto acknowledge that
damages may be an inadequate remedy for any breach of the provisions of this
Agreement and agree that the obligations of the parties hereunder may be
specifically enforceable, and no party will take any action to impede the other
from seeking to enforce such right of specific performance after any such
breach.
(h) Successors and Assigns: Assignability. Except as otherwise
provided herein, this Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit
of and be enforceable by the parties
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hereto and their respective successors and permitted assigns; provided, however,
that the right of the Buyers to purchase the Series H Preferred Stock shall not
be assignable without the consent of the Company. This Agreement (i) shall not
confer upon any person other than the parties hereto and their respective
successors and permitted assigns any rights or remedies hereunder; and (ii)
shall not be assignable by either party without the prior written consent of the
other.
(i) Further Assurances. Subject to the terms and conditions
herein provided, each of the parties hereto agrees to use all reasonable efforts
to take, or cause to be taken, all action and to do, or cause to be done, all
things necessary proper or advisable to consummate and make effective the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement.
(j) Survival. The representations and warranties of the
parties contained herein shall survive execution and delivery of this Agreement
and issuance and delivery of the Series H Preferred Stock hereunder.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be
duly executed and delivered, as of the day and year first above written.
COMPANY:
REGENT COMMUNICATIONS, INC.
By: /s/ William L. Stakelin
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Its: /s/ President
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BUYERS:
WPG CORPORATE DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATES V, L.L.C.
By: WPG PE Fund Adviser II, L.L.C., the Fund Investment
Adviser Member
By: /s/ Kenneth Hanau
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Its: Member
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WPG CORPORATE DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATES V (Overseas), L.P.
By: /s/ Kenneth Hanau
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Its: Member
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