0001193125-12-353724.txt : 20120814 0001193125-12-353724.hdr.sgml : 20120814 20120814061225 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001193125-12-353724 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: SC 13D/A PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 4 FILED AS OF DATE: 20120814 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20120814 GROUP MEMBERS: JJ MEDIA INVESTMENT HOLDING LTD GROUP MEMBERS: TARGET SALES INTERNATIONAL LTD GROUP MEMBERS: TOP NOTCH INVESTMENTS HOLDINGS LTD FILED BY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: Jiang Jason Nanchun CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001352903 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13D/A MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 28F, 369 JIANGSU ROAD CITY: SHANGHAI STATE: F4 ZIP: 200050 SUBJECT COMPANY: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: Focus Media Holding LTD CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001330017 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: SERVICES-ADVERTISING AGENCIES [7311] IRS NUMBER: 000000000 STATE OF INCORPORATION: E9 FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: SC 13D/A SEC ACT: 1934 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 005-81465 FILM NUMBER: 121029300 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 28-30/F, ZHAO FENG WORLD TRADE BUILDING STREET 2: 369 JIANGSU ROAD CITY: SHANGHAI STATE: F4 ZIP: 100032 BUSINESS PHONE: 86 21 3212 4661 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 28-30/F, ZHAO FENG WORLD TRADE BUILDING STREET 2: 369 JIANGSU ROAD CITY: SHANGHAI STATE: F4 ZIP: 100032 SC 13D/A 1 d397155dsc13da.htm AMENDMENT NO. 6 TO SCHEDULE 13D Amendment No. 6 to Schedule 13D

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

SCHEDULE 13D/A

Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

(Amendment No. 6)*

Information to be Included in Statements Filed Pursuant to Rule 13d-1(a) and

Amendments Thereto Filed Pursuant to Rule 13d-2(a)

 

 

 

Focus Media Holding Limited

(Name of Issuer)

 

 

 

Ordinary Shares, par value $0.00005 per share

(Title of Class of Securities)

 

G3610R109 (Ordinary Shares)

34415V109 (American Depositary Shares)

(CUSIP Number)

Jason Nanchun Jiang

28-30/F Zhao Feng World Trade Building

369 Jiang Su Road, Shanghai 200060, China

People’s Republic of China

+(86) 21-2216-4088

With a copy to:

Peter Huang

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP

30th Floor, China World Office 2

No. 1, Jianguomenwai Avenue

Beijing 100004, People’s Republic of China

+(86) 10-6535-5599

(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications)

 

August 12, 2012

(Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement)

 

 

If the filing person has previously filed a statement on Schedule 13G to report the acquisition that is the subject of this Schedule 13D, and is filing this schedule because of §§240.13d-1(e), 240.13d-1(f) or 240.13d-1(g), check the following box.  ¨

 

 

Note: Schedules filed in paper format shall include a signed original and five copies of the schedule, including all exhibits. See §240.13d-7 for other parties to whom copies are to be sent.

 

 

 

*   The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person’s initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

The information required on the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed to be “filed” for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (“Act”) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the Notes).

 

 

 

 


CUSIP No.             34415V109         

 

  1.   

NAME OF REPORTING PERSON:

 

Jason Nanchun Jiang

  2.   

CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP

(a)  x        (b)  ¨

 

  3.   

SEC USE ONLY

 

  4.   

SOURCE OF FUNDS

 

    PF, OO

  5.   

CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEM 2(d) OR

2(e):    ¨

 

  6.   

CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

 

    Singapore

NUMBER OF

SHARES

BENEFICIALLY

OWNED BY

EACH

REPORTING

PERSON

WITH

       7.    

SOLE VOTING POWER

 

    0

       8.   

SHARED VOTING POWER

 

    122,099,200(1)

       9.   

SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

 

    0

     10.   

SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

 

    122,099,200(1)

11. 

 

AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

 

    122,099,200(1)

12. 

 

CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES    ¨

 

13. 

 

PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)

 

    18.49%(2)

14. 

 

TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON

 

    IN

 

(1)

Includes 108,534,195 Ordinary Shares held in the name of Citi (Nominees) Limited and beneficially owned by JJ Media Investment Holding Limited in the form of ADSs, 500,000 Ordinary Shares held in the name of Citi (Nominees) Limited and beneficially owned by Top Notch Investments Holdings Ltd in the form of ADSs, and 2,483,905 Ordinary Shares, vested options to purchase 4,081,100 Ordinary Shares and restricted shares to obtain 6,500,000 Ordinary Shares exercisable within 60 days of the date hereof held by Target Sales International Limited. Target Sales International Limited is 100% owned by JJ Media Investment Holding Limited. Both JJ Media Investment Holding Limited and Top Notch Investments Holdings Ltd are 100% owned by Jason Nanchun Jiang.

(2)

Percentage calculated based on 660,250,735 Ordinary Shares outstanding, including 649,669,635 Ordinary Shares outstanding as of August 13, 2012 (as provided by the Company), vested options to purchase 4,081,100 Ordinary Shares and restricted shares to obtain 6,500,000 Ordinary Shares exercisable within 60 days of the date hereof held by Target Sales International Limited.


CUSIP No.             34415V109         

 

  1.   

NAME OF REPORTING PERSON:

 

JJ Media Investment Holding Limited

  2.   

CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP

(a)  x        (b)  ¨

 

  3.   

SEC USE ONLY

 

  4.   

SOURCE OF FUNDS

 

    WC, OO

  5.   

CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEM 2(d) OR

2(e):    ¨

 

  6.   

CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

 

    British Virgin Islands

NUMBER OF

SHARES

BENEFICIALLY

OWNED BY

EACH

REPORTING

PERSON

WITH

       7.    

SOLE VOTING POWER

 

    108,534,195(1)

       8.   

SHARED VOTING POWER

 

    13,065,005(2)

       9.   

SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

 

    108,534,195(1)

     10.   

SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

 

    13,065,005(2)

11. 

 

AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

 

    121,599,200(3)

12. 

 

CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES    ¨

 

13. 

 

PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)

 

    18.42%(4)

14. 

 

TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON

 

    CO

 

(1) 

Includes 108,534,195 Ordinary Shares held in the name of Citi (Nominees) Limited and beneficially owned by JJ Media Investment Holding Limited in the form of ADSs.

(2) 

Includes 2,483,905 Ordinary Shares, vested options to purchase 4,081,100 Ordinary Shares and restricted shares to obtain 6,500,000 Ordinary Shares exercisable within 60 days of the date hereof held by Target Sales International Limited. Target Sales International Limited is 100% owned by JJ Media Investment Holding Limited.

(3) 

Includes collectively, the Ordinary Shares described in footnotes (1) and (2).

(4)

Percentage calculated based on 660,250,735 Ordinary Shares outstanding, including 649,669,635 Ordinary Shares outstanding as of August 13, 2012 (as provided by the Company), vested options to purchase 4,081,100 Ordinary Shares and restricted shares to obtain 6,500,000 Ordinary Shares exercisable within 60 days of the date hereof held by Target Sales International Limited.


CUSIP No.             34415V109         

 

  1.   

NAME OF REPORTING PERSON:

 

Top Notch Investments Holdings Ltd

  2.   

CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP

(a)  x        (b)  ¨

 

  3.   

SEC USE ONLY

 

  4.   

SOURCE OF FUNDS

 

    WC, OO

  5.   

CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEM 2(d) OR

2(e):    ¨

 

  6.   

CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

 

    British Virgin Islands

NUMBER OF

SHARES

BENEFICIALLY

OWNED BY

EACH

REPORTING

PERSON

WITH

       7.    

SOLE VOTING POWER

 

    500,000

       8.   

SHARED VOTING POWER

 

    0

       9.   

SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

 

    500,000

     10.   

SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

 

    0

11. 

 

AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

 

    500,000

12. 

 

CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES    ¨

 

13. 

 

PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)

 

    0.08%(1)

14. 

 

TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON

 

    CO

 

(1)

Percentage calculated based on 649,669,635 Ordinary Shares outstanding as of August 13, 2012 (as provided by the Company).


CUSIP No.             34415V109         

 

  1.   

NAME OF REPORTING PERSON:

 

Target Sales International Limited

  2.   

CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP

(a)  x        (b)  ¨

 

  3.   

SEC USE ONLY

 

  4.   

SOURCE OF FUNDS

 

    WC, OO

  5.   

CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEM 2(d) OR

2(e):    ¨

 

  6.   

CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

 

    British Virgin Islands

NUMBER OF

SHARES

BENEFICIALLY

OWNED BY

EACH

REPORTING

PERSON

WITH

       7.    

SOLE VOTING POWER

 

    13,065,005(1)

       8.   

SHARED VOTING POWER

 

    0

       9.   

SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

 

    13,065,005(1)

     10.   

SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

 

    0

11. 

 

AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

 

    13,065,005(1)

12. 

 

CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES    ¨

 

13. 

 

PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)

 

    1.98%(2)

14. 

 

TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON

 

    CO

 

(1) 

Includes 2,483,905 Ordinary Shares, vested options to purchase 4,081,100 Ordinary Shares and restricted shares to obtain 6,500,000 Ordinary Shares exercisable within 60 days of the date hereof held by Target Sales International Limited.

(2) 

Percentage calculated based on 660,250,735 Ordinary Shares outstanding, including 649,669,635 Ordinary Shares outstanding as of August 13, 2012 (as provided by the Company), vested options to purchase 4,081,100 Ordinary Shares and restricted shares to obtain 6,500,000 Ordinary Shares exercisable within 60 days of the date hereof held by Target Sales International Limited.


This amendment No. 6 to Schedule 13D (this “Amendment No. 6) is filed jointly by Jason Nanchun Jiang (“Mr. Jiang”), JJ Media Investment Holding Limited (“JJ Media”), Top Notch Investments Holdings Ltd (“Top Notch”) and Target Sales International Limited (“Target Sales”, and together with Mr. Jiang, JJ Media and Top Notch, the “Reporting Persons”). The Reporting Persons have entered into a joint filing agreement, dated as of August 13, 2012, a copy of which is attached hereto as Exhibit 7.25.

This Amendment No. 6 amends and supplements the statement on Schedule 13D filed jointly with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 5, 2010 (the “Schedule 13D”) by Mr. Jiang and JJ Media with respect to ordinary shares, par value $0.00005 per share (the “Ordinary Shares”), including Ordinary Shares represented by American Depositary Shares (the “ADSs”), of Focus Media Holding Limited (the “Issuer”), as previously amended and supplemented by amendments to the Schedule 13D filed on September 10, 2010, June 29, 2011, October 4, 2011, November 25, 2011 and April 18, 2012.

ITEM 2. IDENTITY AND BACKGROUND

Item 2 of the Schedule 13D is hereby amended and supplemented by adding the following at the end thereof:

Top Notch is a British Virgin Islands company whose business is making financial investments. The address of its principal office is 28/F Zhao Feng World Trade Building, 369 Jiang Su Road, Shanghai 200060, People’s Republic of China. Mr. Jiang is the sole member and sole director of Top Notch.

Target Sales is a British Virgin Islands company whose business is making financial investments. The address of its principal office is 28/F Zhao Feng World Trade Building, 369 Jiang Su Road, Shanghai 200060, People’s Republic of China. JJ Media is the sole member of Target Sales. Mr. Jiang is the sole director of Target Sales.

To the best knowledge of the Reporting Persons, neither of them has, during the past five years, been convicted of any criminal proceeding (excluding traffic violations or similar misdemeanors), nor been a party to a civil proceeding of a judicial or administrative body of competent jurisdiction and as a result of such proceeding was or is subject to a judgment, decree or final order enjoining future violations of, or prohibiting or mandating activities subject to, federal or state securities laws or finding any violation with respect to such laws.

ITEM 3. SOURCE AND AMOUNT OF FUNDS OR OTHER CONSIDERATION

Item 3 of the Schedule 13D is hereby amended and supplemented by adding the following at the end thereof:

The Reporting Persons, together with Giovanna Investment Holdings Limited, FV Investment Holdings, Power Star Holdings Limited, CDH V – Moby Limited and China Everbright Structured Investment Holdings Limited (each a “Sponsor”, and together with the Reporting Persons, the “Consortium”) anticipate that, at the price per Ordinary Share set forth in the Proposal (as described in Item 4 below), approximately US$2.9 billion would be expended in acquiring 527,570,435 Ordinary Shares owned by shareholders of the Company other than Mr. Jiang (“Publicly Held Shares”).

It is anticipated that the funding for the acquisition of the Publicly Held Shares will be provided by a combination of debt and equity financing. The equity financing would be provided from members of the Consortium in the form of cash. In addition, the Consortium has been in discussions with Citigroup Global Markets Asia Limited, Credit Suisse AG, Singapore Branch and DBS Bank Ltd. about financing the acquisition and these banks have provided affiliates of Giovanna Investment Holdings Limited, FV Investment Holdings and Power Star Holdings Limited with a highly confident letter dated August 11, 2012 indicating that they are highly confident of their ability to fully underwrite the debt financing for the acquisition of the Publicly Held Shares subject to the terms and conditions set out therein.

ITEM 4. PURPOSE OF TRANSACTION

Item 4 of the Schedule 13D is hereby amended and supplemented by adding the following at the end thereof:

On August 12, 2012, the Reporting Persons entered into a consortium agreement with the Sponsors (the “Consortium Agreement”), pursuant to which the Consortium will cooperate in good faith in connection with an acquisition transaction (the “Transaction”) with respect to the Issuer as contemplated by the Proposal (as defined below). The Consortium Agreement provides, among other things, for: cooperation in arranging financing; engaging advisors; cooperation in obtaining applicable governmental, statutory, regulatory or other approvals, licenses,


waivers or exemptions for the consummation of the transactions; and cooperation in preparing definitive documentation with respect to the Transaction. During the period beginning on the date of the Consortium Agreement and ending on the earlier of (i) the 12-month anniversary of the date of the Consortium Agreement and (ii) the termination of the Consortium Agreement on the occurrence of other termination events, members of the Consortium have agreed to work exclusively with each other with respect to the Transaction.

On August 12, 2012, the Consortium submitted a non-binding proposal (the “Proposal”) to the Company’s board of directors for the Transaction. Under the Proposal, members of the Consortium propose to acquire, through an acquisition vehicle to be formed by them, all of the Publicly Held Shares for US$27.00 per ADS or US$5.40 per ordinary share in cash, representing a premium of 16% to the Issuer’s closing price on August 10, 2012 and a premium of 34.1% and 31.5% to the volume-weighted average closing price during the last 30 and 60 trading days, respectively. The Consortium intends to finance the Transactions through a combination of debt and equity financing. For a brief description of the financing plan, please refer to Item 3.

The Proposal also provides that, among other things, the Consortium will (a) conduct customary legal, financial and accounting due diligence on the Company and (b) negotiate and execute definitive agreements with respect to the Transaction that will provide for representations, warranties, covenants and conditions which are typical, customary and appropriate for transactions of this type. In the Proposal, members of the Consortium also stated that they expect that the independent members of the Company’s board of directors will proceed to consider the Proposal and the Transaction and that Mr. Jiang will recuse himself from participating in any deliberations and decisions related to the Transaction by the Company’s board of directors.

If the transactions contemplated under the Proposal are completed, the Ordinary Shares would become eligible for termination of registration pursuant to Section 12(g)(4) of the Securities Act and would be delisted from the NASDAQ Global Market.

References to the Consortium Agreement and the Proposal in this Amendment No. 6 are qualified in their entirety by reference to the Consortium Agreement and the Proposal, copies of which are attached hereto as Exhibits 7.26 and 7.27 and incorporated herein by reference in their entirety.

ITEM 5. INTEREST IN SECURITIES OF THE ISSUER

Item 5 of the Schedule 13D is hereby amended and restated in its entirety as follows:

(a) – (b): As of the date hereof, Target Sales directly holds 2,483,905 Ordinary Shares, vested options to purchase 4,081,100 Ordinary Shares and restricted shares to obtain 6,500,000 Ordinary Shares exercisable within 60 days of the date hereof, collectively accounting for approximately 1.98% of the total outstanding Ordinary Shares1. Target Sales has sole voting and dispositive control over such Ordinary Shares, vested options and restricted shares.

JJ Media is the beneficial owner of, and has sole voting and dispositive control over, 108,534,195 Ordinary Shares held in the name of Citi (Nominees) Limited in the form of ADSs, representing approximately 16.71% of the outstanding Ordinary Shares. As the sole shareholder of Target Sales, JJ Media also shares voting and dispositive control over the Ordinary Shares beneficially owned by Target Sales. Thus, as of the date hereof, JJ Media beneficially owns 121,599,200 Ordinary Shares, representing approximately 18.42% of the total outstanding Ordinary Shares2.

 

 

1 

Percentage calculated based on 660,250,735 Ordinary Shares outstanding, including 649,669,635 Ordinary Shares outstanding as of August 13, 2012 (as provided by the Company), vested options to purchase 4,081,100 Ordinary Shares and restricted shares to obtain 6,500,000 Ordinary Shares exercisable within 60 days of the date hereof held by Target Sales.

2 

Same as above.


As of the date hereof, Top Notch is the beneficial owner of, and has sole voting and dispositive control over, 500,000 Ordinary Shares held in the name of Citi (Nominees) Limited in the form of ADSs, representing approximately 0.08% of the total outstanding Ordinary Shares3.

As the sole shareholder of JJ Media and Top Notch respectively, Mr. Jiang shares voting and dispositive control over the Ordinary Shares beneficially owned by JJ Media and Top Notch. Thus, as of the date hereof, Mr. Jiang beneficially owns 122,099,200 Ordinary Shares, representing approximately 18.49% of the total outstanding Ordinary Shares4.

(c): Except as described in Item 3 and Item 4, none of the Reporting Persons has effected any transactions relating to the Ordinary Shares during the past sixty (60) days.

(d) – (e): Not applicable.

ITEM 6. CONTRACTS, ARRANGEMENTS, UNDERSTANDINGS OR RELATIONSHIPS WITH RESPECT TO SECURITIES OF THE ISSUER.

Item 6 of the Schedule 13D is hereby amended and supplemented by adding the following at the end thereof:

The descriptions of the principal terms of the Consortium Agreement and the Proposal under Item 4 are incorporated herein by reference in their entirety.

ITEM 7. MATERIAL TO BE FILED AS EXHIBITS.

Item 7 of the Schedule 13D is hereby amended and supplemented by adding the following at the end thereof:

Exhibit 7.25:     Joint Filing Agreement dated August 13, 2012 by and among the Reporting Persons.

Exhibit 7.26:     Consortium Agreement dated August 12, 2012 by and among the Reporting Persons and Sponsors.

Exhibit 7.27:     Proposal to the Issuer dated August 12, 2012.

 

 

3 

Percentage calculated based on 649,669,635 Ordinary Shares outstanding as of August 13, 2012 (as provided by the Company).

4 

Percentage calculated based on 660,250,735 Ordinary Shares outstanding, including 649,669,635 Ordinary Shares outstanding as of August 13, 2012 (as provided by the Company), vested options to purchase 4,081,100 Ordinary Shares and restricted shares to obtain 6,500,000 Ordinary Shares exercisable within 60 days of the date hereof held by Target Sales.


SIGNATURE

After reasonable inquiry and to the best of its knowledge and belief, the undersigned certifies that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.

 

Dated: August 14, 2012
Jason Nanchun Jiang
By:  

/s/ Jason Nanchun Jiang

Name:   Jason Nanchun Jiang
JJ Media Investment Holding Limited
By:  

/s/ Jason Nanchun Jiang

Name:   Jason Nanchun Jiang
Title:   Director
Top Notch Investments Holdings Ltd
By:  

/s/ Jason Nanchun Jiang

Name:   Jason Nanchun Jiang
Title:   Director
Target Sales International Limited
By:  

/s/ Jason Nanchun Jiang

Name:   Jason Nanchun Jiang
Title:   Director
EX-7.25 2 d397155dex725.htm JOINT FILING AGREEMENT DATED AUGUST 13, 2012 Joint Filing Agreement dated August 13, 2012

Exhibit 7.25

Joint Filing Agreement

In accordance with Rule 13d-1(k) promulgated under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the undersigned hereby agree to the joint filing with all other Reporting Persons (as such term is defined in the Schedule 13D referred to below) on behalf of each of them of a statement on Schedule 13D (including amendments thereto) with respect to with respect to ordinary shares, par value $0.00005 per share (the “Ordinary Shares”), including Ordinary Shares represented by American Depositary Shares, of Focus Media Holding Limited, and that this agreement may be included as an exhibit to such joint filing. This agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, all of which taken together shall constitute one and the same instrument.

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Signature Page

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned hereby execute this agreement as of August 13, 2012.

 

Jason Nanchun Jiang
By:  

/s/ Jason Nanchun Jiang

Name:   Jason Nanchun Jiang
JJ Media Investment Holding Limited
By:  

/s/ Jason Nanchun Jiang

Name:   Jason Nanchun Jiang
Title:   Director
Top Notch Investments Holdings Ltd
By:  

/s/ Jason Nanchun Jiang

Name:   Jason Nanchun Jiang
Title:   Director
Target Sales International Limited
By:  

/s/ Jason Nanchun Jiang

Name:   Jason Nanchun Jiang
Title:   Director
EX-7.26 3 d397155dex726.htm CONSORTIUM AGREEMENT DATED AUGUST 12, 2012 Consortium Agreement dated August 12, 2012

Exhibit 7.26

CONSORTIUM AGREEMENT

THIS CONSORTIUM AGREEMENT is made as of August 12, 2012 (the “Agreement”), by and among Jason Nanchun Jiang (the “Chairman”), JJ Media Investment Holding Limited, a British Virgin Islands company controlled by the Chairman (“JJ Media”), Target Sales International Limited, a British Virgin Islands company controlled by the Chairman (“Target Sales”), Top Notch Investments Holdings Ltd, a British Virgin Islands company controlled by the Chairman (“Top Notch”, and together with JJ Media and Target Sales, the “Chairman Holding Companies” and together with Chairman, the “Chairman Parties”), Giovanna Investment Holdings Limited, a Cayman Islands company (“Carlyle”), FV Investment Holdings, a Cayman Islands company (“FountainVest”), Power Star Holdings Limited, a Cayman Islands company (“CITIC Capital Partners”), CDH V – Moby Limited, a British Virgin Islands company (“CDH”), and China Everbright Structured Investment Holdings Limited, a British Virgin Islands company (“Everbright”, together with Carlyle, FountainVest, CITIC Capital Partners and CDH, the “Sponsors”, and individually, a “Sponsor”). Each of the Sponsors and the Chairman Parties is referred to herein as a “Party”, and collectively, the “Parties”. Unless otherwise defined herein, capitalized terms used herein shall have the meanings assigned to them in Section 10.1 hereof.

WHEREAS, the Parties propose to undertake an acquisition transaction (the “Transaction”) with respect to Focus Media Holding Limited, a company incorporated under the laws of the Cayman Islands and listed on the NASDAQ Global Market (the “Target”), pursuant to which the Target would be delisted from NASDAQ and deregistered under the United States Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”);

WHEREAS, (a) in connection with the Transaction, the Parties propose to form a new company (“Holdco”) under the laws of the Cayman Islands, and to cause Holdco to form a direct, wholly-owned subsidiary (“Merger Sub”) under the laws of the Cayman Islands, and (b) at the closing of the Transaction (the “Closing”), the Parties intend that Merger Sub will be merged with and into the Target, with the Target being the surviving company and becoming a direct, wholly-owned subsidiary of Holdco (the “Surviving Company”);

WHEREAS, on the date hereof, the Parties will submit a joint, non-binding proposal, a copy of which is attached hereto as Schedule A (the “Proposal”), to the board of directors of Target (the “Target Board”) in connection with the Transaction; and

WHEREAS, in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, the Parties will cooperate and participate in (a) the evaluation of the Target, including conducting due diligence of the Target and its business, (b) discussions regarding the Proposal with the Target, and (c) the negotiation of the terms of definitive documentation in connection with the Transaction (in which negotiations the Parties expect that the Target will be represented by a special committee of independent and disinterested directors of the Target Board (the “Special Committee”), including an agreement and plan of merger among Holdco, Merger Sub and the Target in form and substance to be agreed by the Parties (the “Merger Agreement”), which shall be subject to the approval of the shareholders of the Target and debt financing documents in connection with the Transaction.


NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing recitals and of the mutual agreements and covenants set forth herein, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the Parties, intending to be legally bound, hereby agree as follows:

 

1. Proposal; Debt Financing; Holdco Ownership

1.1. Participation in Transaction. The Parties agree to participate in the Transaction on the terms set forth in this Agreement.

1.2. Proposal. On the date hereof, the Parties shall submit the Proposal to the Target Board. Thereafter, the Parties shall collectively: (a) undertake further due diligence with respect to the Target and its business; (b) engage in discussions with the Target regarding the Proposal; and (c) negotiate in good faith the terms of definitive documentation in respect of the Transaction, including without limitation the Merger Agreement and the terms of agreements between the Parties required to support the Proposal or to regulate the relationship between the Parties. The Parties further agree to negotiate in good faith to reach agreement on a shareholders agreement that would, among other things, govern the relationship of the shareholders in Holdco following the Closing, and contain provisions customary for transactions of this type.

1.3. Debt Financing.

(a) The Parties shall use reasonable efforts and cooperate in good faith to arrange debt financing to support the Transaction (the “Debt Financing”), on terms satisfactory to the Parties. The Sponsors shall coordinate with banks and other financing sources identified by the Sponsors in connection with the debt financing, and the Chairman Parties shall provide such assistance in connection therewith as may be reasonably requested by the Sponsors.

(b) To the extent practicable and permitted by the Target Board or the Special Committee, each of the Parties shall (i) furnish the financing banks with financial, know-your-client and other pertinent information relevant to the financial condition, business, operations and assets of the Target, as may be reasonably requested by the financing banks, and (ii) take all corporate or other actions reasonably requested by the financing banks to permit the consummation of the Debt Financing, including facilitating the pledging of collateral and, in connection therewith, executing and delivering any pledge and security documents, other definitive financing documents or certificates, or other documents as may be reasonably requested by the financing banks.

1.4. Holdco Ownership.

(a) Prior to the execution of the Merger Agreement, the Parties shall (a) incorporate Holdco and shall cause Holdco to incorporate Merger Sub, and (b) agree in good faith the memorandum and articles of association of Holdco and Merger Sub and the memorandum and articles of association of Merger Sub shall become the memorandum and articles of association of the Surviving Company at the Closing.


(b) Each Party’s ownership percentage in Holdco shall be based on the amount of cash paid, and the agreed-upon value of any other consideration contributed, by such Party to Holdco relative to the aggregate amount of cash paid, and the aggregate agreed-upon value of any other consideration contributed, by all of the Parties to Holdco in connection with the Transaction. Specifically, the Chairman Parties agree to contribute to Holdco at the Closing, in exchange for newly issued equity interests in Holdco, all of the Target Ordinary Shares then held by the Chairman Parties based on the same per share consideration as provided in the Merger Agreement, except as may otherwise be agreed by the Parties. If so agreed, Target Ordinary Shares not contributed by the Chairman Parties to Holdco at the Closing pursuant to the preceding sentence shall be paid the per share consideration provided for in the Merger Agreement and cancelled at the Closing. For the avoidance of doubt, the Parties agree that the obligation of the Parties to purchase and pay for any Holdco shares shall be subject to the satisfaction or waiver of the various conditions to the obligations of Holdco and Merger Sub to be set forth in the Merger Agreement.

 

2. Participation in Transaction; Advisors; Approvals

2.1. Information Sharing and Roles. Each Party shall cooperate in good faith in connection with the Proposal and the Transaction, including by (a) complying with any information delivery or other requirements entered into by Holdco, a Party or an Affiliate of a Party, and shall not, and shall direct its Representatives not to, whether by their action or omission, breach such arrangements or obligations, (b) participating in meetings and negotiations with the Special Committee and its advisors, (c) executing and complying with any confidentiality agreements reasonably required by the Target, (d) participating in meetings and negotiations with Debt Financing lenders, (e) sharing all information reasonably necessary to evaluate the Target, including technical, operational, legal, accounting and financial materials and relevant consulting reports and studies, (f) providing each other or Holdco with all information reasonably required concerning such Party or any other matter relating to such Party in connection with the Transaction and any other information a Party may reasonably require in respect of any other Party and its Affiliates for inclusion in the definitive documentation, (g) providing timely responses to requests by another Party for information, (h) applying the level of resources and expertise that such Party reasonably considers to be necessary and appropriate to meet its obligations under this Agreement, and (i) consulting with each other Party and otherwise cooperating in good faith on any public statements regarding the Parties’ intentions with respect to the Target, any issuance of which shall be subject to Section 6.1. Unless the Parties otherwise agree, none of the Parties shall commission a report, opinion or appraisal (within the meaning of Item 1015 of Regulation M-A of the Exchange Act). Notwithstanding the foregoing, no Party is required to make available to the other Parties any of their internal investment committee materials or analyses or any information which it considers to be commercially sensitive information or which is otherwise held subject to an obligation of confidentiality. The Chairman Parties agree not to provide any information in breach of any of their obligations or fiduciary duties to the Target.


2.2. Appointment of Advisors.

(a) The Parties shall agree to the scope and engagement terms of all joint Advisors to Holdco and/or the Parties in connection with the Transaction. The following Advisors have been jointly selected by the Parties to represent the consortium in connection with the Transaction: (i) Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson and Sullivan & Cromwell (and its affiliates) as international counsel to the Sponsors, (ii) Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP as international counsel to the Chairman Parties, (iii) Zhong Lun as PRC counsel, (iv) Conyers Dill & Pearman as Cayman Islands counsel, and (v) Ernst & Young as accounting and tax advisor.

(b) If a Party requires separate representation in connection with specific issues arising out of the Proposal or the Transaction, such Party may retain other Advisors to advise it. Each Party that engages separate Advisors shall (i) provide prior notice to the other Parties of such engagement, and (ii) be solely responsible for the fees and expenses of such separate Advisors.

2.3. Approvals. Each Party shall use reasonable best efforts and provide all cooperation as may be reasonably requested by each other Party to obtain all applicable governmental, statutory, regulatory or other approvals, licenses, waivers or exemptions required or, in the reasonable opinion of the Parties, desirable for the consummation of the Transaction.

 

3. Transaction Costs

3.1. Expenses and Fee Sharing.

(a) Upon consummation of the Transaction, the Surviving Company shall reimburse the Parties for, or pay on behalf of the Parties, as the case may be, all of their out-of-pocket costs and expenses incurred in connection with the Transaction, including, without limitation, the reasonable fees, expenses and disbursements of Advisors retained by the Parties (other than fees and costs of any separate Advisors who were retained by the Parties in accordance with Section 2.2(b) unless and only to the extent such appointment and expenses are agreed to in advance by the Parties).

(b) If the Transaction is not consummated (and Section 3.1(c) below does not apply), the Sponsors agree to share (allocated as may be agreed among the Sponsors) the out-of-pocket costs and expenses payable by them in connection with the Transaction incurred prior to the termination of the Transaction, including any fees and expenses payable to Advisors retained by the Parties (other than fees and costs of any separate Advisors who were retained by the Parties in accordance with Section 2.2(b) unless and only to the extent such appointment and expenses are agreed to in advance by the Parties). Notwithstanding the foregoing, the fees and expenses of any Advisors to the Chairman Parties (including Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP) shall be borne solely by the Chairman Parties.

(c) If the Transaction is not consummated due to the unilateral breach of this Agreement by one or more Parties, then such breaching Parties shall reimburse any non-breaching Party for all out-of-pocket costs and expenses, including any fees and expenses of (i)


Advisors retained by the Parties (including the fees and costs of any separate Advisors who were retained by the Parties in accordance with Section 2.2(b)) and (ii) financing banks in connection with the Debt Financing, incurred by such non-breaching Party in connection with the Transaction, without prejudice to any rights and remedies otherwise available to such non-breaching Party.

(d) The Sponsors shall be entitled to receive any termination, break-up or other fees or amounts payable to Holdco or Merger Sub by the Target pursuant to the Merger Agreement, to be allocated as may be agreed among the Sponsors, net of the costs and expenses incurred in connection with the Transaction, including, without limitation, the reasonable fees, expenses and disbursements of Advisors retained by the Parties (other than fees and costs of any separate Advisors who were retained by the Parties in accordance with Section 2.2(b) unless and only to the extent such appointment and expenses are agreed to in advance by the Parties).

 

4. Exclusivity

4.1. Exclusivity Period. During the period beginning on the date hereof and ending on the earlier of (i) the 12-month anniversary of the date hereof and (ii) the termination of this Agreement pursuant to Section 5.2 (the “Exclusivity Period”), each Party shall (unless otherwise agreed to or consented to in writing in advance by a two-thirds majority in number of the Sponsors):

(a) work exclusively with the other Parties to implement the Transaction, including to (i) evaluate the Target and its business, (ii) prepare, negotiate and finalize the definitive documentation in connection with the Transaction, including for the Debt Financing, and (iii) vote, or cause to be voted, at every shareholder or stakeholder meeting (whether by written consent or otherwise) all Securities against any Competing Proposal or matter that would facilitate a Competing Proposal and in favor of the Transaction;

(b) not, directly or indirectly, either alone or with or through any Representatives authorized to act on such Party’s behalf (i) make a Competing Proposal, or solicit, encourage, facilitate or join with any other person in the making of, any Competing Proposal, (ii) provide any information to any third party with a view to the third party or any other person pursuing or considering to pursue a Competing Proposal, (iii) finance or offer to finance any Competing Proposal, including by offering any equity or debt finance, or contribution of Securities or provision of a voting agreement, in support of any Competing Proposal, (iv) enter into any written or oral agreement, arrangement or understanding (whether legally binding or not) regarding, or do, anything that is directly inconsistent with the provisions of this Agreement or the Transaction as contemplated under this Agreement, (v) acquire or dispose of any Securities, and in the case of the Chairman Parties, directly or indirectly (A) sell, offer to sell, give, pledge, encumber, assign, grant any option for the sale of or otherwise transfer or dispose of, or enter into any agreement, arrangement or understanding to sell or otherwise transfer or dispose of, an interest in any Securities (“Transfer”) or permit the Transfer by any of its Affiliates of an interest in any Securities, in each case, except as expressly contemplated under this Agreement and the definitive documentation, (B) enter into any contract, option or other arrangement or understanding with respect to a Transfer or limitation on voting rights of any of the Securities, or


any right, title or interest thereto or therein, or (C) deposit any Securities into a voting trust or grant any proxies or enter into a voting agreement, power of attorney or voting trust with respect to any Securities, (vi) take any action that would reasonably be expected to have the effect of preventing, disabling or delaying such Party from performing its obligations under this Agreement, or (vii) solicit, encourage, facilitate, induce or enter into any negotiation, discussion, agreement or understanding (whether or not in writing and whether or not legally binding) with any other person regarding the matters described in Sections 4.1(b)(i) to 4.1(b)(vi);

(c) immediately cease and terminate, and cause to be ceased and terminated, all existing activities, discussions, conversations, negotiations and other communications with all persons conducted heretofore with respect to a Competing Proposal; and

(d) promptly notify the other Parties if it or, to its knowledge, any of its Representatives receives any approach or communication with respect to any Competing Proposal, including in such notice the identity of the other persons involved and the nature and content of the approach or communication, and provide the other Parties with copies of any written communication.

Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section 4.1, to the extent the Company specifically requests that the Chairman cooperate in respect of a bona fide written Competing Proposal that was not initiated, solicited, or encouraged by the Chairman, and the Chairman determines (solely in his capacity as Chief Executive Officer, Chairman or a member of the Board, and not in his capacity as a shareholder) that, based on the written advice of Cayman Islands counsel to the Consortium, that he is obligated in such capacity to cooperate with the Company in order to comply with his fiduciary duties under Cayman Islands law, the Chairman may provide such cooperation but only to the extent required to comply with such fiduciary duties in such capacity and in no event shall this clause be used as a means intended primarily to circumvent the exclusivity provisions thereof. In any event, Jason Nanchun Jiang shall not enter into any understanding or arrangement with any party (or Affiliates of such party) to a Competing Proposal (including in respect of such Competing Proposal, holding any employment, consulting, or advisory role with the Target or any successor entity of the Target or its businesses or holding any equity or debt in respect of the same) until the period ending on the 2nd year anniversary of the date of the completion of the Competing Proposal.

4.2 Payment. In the event of breach of Section 4.1 by any of the Chairman Parties, the Chairman Parties agree to pay, jointly and severally, within 3 business days of a demand by the Sponsors (or any one of them) in the amount of US$100,000,000 without the Sponsors being required to present any evidence of the amount or character of actual harm or damages sustained by reason thereof. The Parties agree and acknowledge that the foregoing provision is without prejudice to the rights and remedies available to any Party, including the right to claim money damages for breach and the right to bring an action for specific performance and/or injunctive relief or other equitable relief pursuant to Section 9.10.


5. Termination

5.1. Failure to Agree. (a) If the Parties are unable to agree either (i) as between themselves upon the material terms of the Transaction or the Debt Financing for the Transaction, or (ii) with the Special Committee on the material terms of a Transaction which the Special Committee agrees to recommend to the public shareholders of the Target, or (b) a Party is not satisfied with the results of its due diligence investigation, then, subject to Section 5.3(a), (I) a Party may cease its participation in the Transaction by delivery of a written notice to the other Parties and (II) this Agreement shall terminate with respect to such withdrawing Party.

5.2. Other Termination Events. Subject to Section 5.3(b), this Agreement shall terminate with respect to all Parties upon the earliest to occur of (a) a written agreement among the Parties to terminate this Agreement, (b) the Closing and (c) termination of this Agreement in accordance with Section 5.1 by written notice by each of Carlyle, CITIC Capital Partners and FountainVest.

5.3. Effect of Termination.

(a) Upon termination of this Agreement with respect to a Party pursuant to Section 5.1, Article 3 (Transaction Costs), Article 4 (Exclusivity), Article 5 (Termination), Section 6.2 (Confidentiality), Article 7 (Notices) and Article 9 (Miscellaneous) shall continue to bind such Party and such Party shall be liable under Article 3 for its pro rata portion of any costs and expenses incurred by the Parties prior to the termination of this Agreement with respect to such Party, unless there was a breach of this Agreement by such Party prior to the termination, in which case Section 3.1(c) shall apply.

(b) Upon termination of this Agreement pursuant to Section 5.2, Article 3 (Transaction Costs), Article 5 (Termination), Section 6.2 (Confidentiality), Article 7 (Notices) and Article 9 (Miscellaneous) shall continue to bind the Parties and each of the Parties shall be liable under Article 3 for its pro rata portion of any costs and expenses incurred by the Parties prior to the termination of this Agreement, unless there was a breach of this Agreement by such Party prior to the termination, in which case Section 3.1(c) shall apply.

(c) Other than as set forth in Sections 5.3(a) and (b) or in respect of a breach of this Agreement by any Party prior to the termination of this Agreement with respect to such Party, the Parties shall not otherwise be liable to each other in relation to this Agreement.

 

6. Announcements and Confidentiality

6.1. Announcements. No announcements regarding the subject matter of this Agreement shall be issued by any Party without the prior written consent of the other Parties, which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld, delayed or conditioned, except to the extent that any such announcements are required by law, a court of competent jurisdiction, a regulatory body or international stock exchange, and then only after the form and terms of such disclosure have been notified to the other Parties and the other Parties have had a reasonable opportunity to


comment thereon, in each case to the extent reasonably practicable. Any announcement to be made by the Parties or their Affiliates (including Holdco) in connection with the Transaction shall be jointly coordinated and agreed by the Parties.

6.2. Confidentiality.

(a) Except as permitted under Section 6.3, each Party shall not, and shall direct its Affiliates and Representatives not to, without the prior written consent of the other Parties, disclose any Confidential Information received by it (the “Recipient”) from any other Party (the “Discloser”). Each Party shall not and shall direct its Affiliates and Representatives not to, use any Confidential Information for any purpose other than for the purposes of this Agreement or the Transaction.

(b) Subject to Section 6.2(c), the Recipient shall safeguard and return to the Discloser, on demand, any Confidential Information which falls within clause (a) of the definition of Confidential Information, and in the case of electronic data that constitutes Confidential Information, to return or destroy such Confidential Information (other than any electronic data stored on the back-up tapes of the Recipient’s hardware) at the option of the Recipient.

(c) Each of the Sponsors may retain in a secure archive a copy of the Confidential Information referred to in Section 6.2(b) if the Confidential Information is required to be retained by the Sponsor for regulatory purposes or in connection with a bona fide document retention policy.

(d) Each Party acknowledges that, in relation to Confidential Information received from the other Parties, the obligations contained in this Section 6.2 shall continue to apply for a period of 12 months following termination of this Agreement pursuant to Section 5.1 or 5.2, unless otherwise agreed in writing.

6.3. Permitted Disclosures. A Party may make disclosures (a) to those of its Affiliates and Representatives as such Party reasonably deems necessary to give effect to or enforce this Agreement (including, with respect to the Sponsors, potential sources of capital), but only on a confidential basis; (b) if required by law or a court of competent jurisdiction, the United States Securities and Exchange Commission or another regulatory body or international stock exchange having jurisdiction over a Party or pursuant to whose rules and regulations such disclosure is required to be made, but only after the form and terms of such disclosure have been notified to the other Parties and the other Parties have had a reasonable opportunity to comment thereon, in each case to the extent reasonably practicable; or (c) if the information is publicly available other than through a breach of this Agreement by such Party or its Affiliates or Representatives.

 

7. Notices

7.1 Any notice, request, instruction or other document to be provided hereunder by any Party to another Party shall be in writing and delivered personally or sent by registered or certified mail, postage prepaid, or by facsimile, overnight courier or electronic mail, to the address provided under such other Party’s signature page hereto, or to such other address or


facsimile number or electronic mail address as such Party may hereafter specify for the purpose by notice to the other Parties hereto. All such notices, requests and other communications shall be deemed received on the date of receipt by the recipient thereof if received prior to 5:00 p.m. on a Business Day in the place of receipt. Otherwise, any such notice, request or communication shall be deemed to have been received on the next succeeding Business Day in the place of receipt.

 

8. Representations and Warranties

8.1. Representations and Warranties. Each Party hereby represents and warrants, on behalf of such Party only, to the other Parties that (a) it has the requisite power and authority to execute, deliver and perform this Agreement; (b) the execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement by it have been duly authorized by all necessary action on the part of such Party and no additional proceedings are necessary to approve this Agreement; (c) this Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by it and constitutes a valid and binding agreement of such Party enforceable against it in accordance with the terms hereof; (d) its execution, delivery and performance (including the provision and exchange of information) of this Agreement will not (i) conflict with, require a consent, waiver or approval under, or result in a breach of or default under, any of the terms of any material contract or agreement to which such Party is a party or by which such Party is bound, or any office such Party holds, (ii) violate any order, writ, injunction, decree or statute, or any rule or regulation, applicable to such Party or any of its properties and assets, or (iii) result in the creation of, or impose any obligation on such Party to create, any lien, charge or other encumbrance of any nature whatsoever upon such Party’s properties or assets; and (e) no broker, finder or investment banker is entitled to any brokerage, finder’s or other fee or commission in connection with the Transaction based upon arrangements made by or on behalf of such Party.

8.2. Target Ordinary Shares. As of the date of this Agreement, (a) the Chairman Parties hold (i) of record the number of outstanding Target Ordinary Shares set forth under the heading “Shares Held of Record” next to their names on Schedule B hereto, and (ii) the other Securities of Target set forth under the heading “Other Securities” next to their names on Schedule B hereto, in each case free and clear of any encumbrances or restrictions; (b) the Chairman, as the director of the Chairman Holding Companies has the sole right to control the voting and disposition of the Target Ordinary Shares and any other Securities of Target held by the Chairman Holding Companies; and (c) none of the Chairman Parties owns, directly or indirectly, any Target Ordinary Shares or other Securities of Target, other than the Securities set forth on Schedule B hereto. For purposes of this Section 8.2(c), “owns” means JJ Media, Target Sales, Top Notch or the Chairman (x) is the record holder of such security or (y) is the “beneficial owner” (within the meaning of Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act) of such security.

8.3. Reliance. Each Party acknowledges that the other Parties have entered into this Agreement on the basis of and reliance upon (among other things) the representations and warranties in Sections 8.1 and 8.2 and have been induced by them to enter into this Agreement.


9. Miscellaneous

9.1. Entire Agreement. This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the Parties and supersedes any previous oral or written agreements or arrangements among them or between any of them relating to its subject matter.

9.2. Further Assurances. Each Party shall use all reasonable best efforts to take, or cause to be taken, all actions, and to do, or cause to be done, and to assist and cooperate with the other Parties in doing, all things necessary, proper or advisable to carry out the intent and purposes of this Agreement.

9.3. Severability. If any provision of this Agreement is held to be invalid or unenforceable for any reason, it shall be adjusted rather than voided, if possible, in order to achieve the intent of the Parties to the maximum extent possible. In any event, the invalidity or unenforceability of any provision of this Agreement in any jurisdiction shall not affect the validity or enforceability of the remainder of this Agreement in that jurisdiction or the validity or enforceability of this Agreement, including that provision, in any other jurisdiction.

9.4. Amendments; Waivers. Neither this Agreement nor any term hereof may be amended or otherwise modified other than by an instrument in writing signed by each of the Parties. No provision of this Agreement may be waived, discharged or terminated other than by an instrument in writing signed by the Party against whom the enforcement of such waiver, discharge or termination is sought. No failure or delay by any Party in exercising any right, power or privilege under this Agreement shall operate as a waiver thereof nor shall any single or partial exercise thereof preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the exercise of any other right, power or privilege.

9.5. Assignment; No Third Party Beneficiaries. Other than as provided herein, the rights and obligations of each Party shall not be assigned without the prior consent of the other Parties; provided, however, each of the Sponsors may assign its rights and obligations under this Agreement, in whole or in part, to any affiliated investment funds of such Sponsor or any investment vehicles of such Sponsor or such funds (other than any portfolio companies of such Sponsor or such funds) and, subject to the consent of the other Parties, any other co-investors of such Sponsor (as the case may be). This Agreement shall be binding upon the respective heirs, successors, legal representatives and permitted assigns of the Parties. Nothing in this Agreement shall be construed as giving any person, other than the Parties and their heirs, successors, legal representatives and permitted assigns any right, remedy or claim under or in respect of this Agreement or any provision hereof.

9.6. No Partnership or Agency. The Parties are independent and nothing in this Agreement constitutes a Party as the trustee, fiduciary, agent, employee, partner or joint venturer of the other Party.

9.7. Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in counterparts and all counterparts taken together shall constitute one document.


9.8. Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the laws of the State of New York, without giving effect to any choice of law or conflict of law rules or provisions that would cause the application of the laws of any jurisdiction other than the State of New York.

9.9. Consent to Jurisdiction. Any disputes, actions and proceedings (“Disputes”) against any party to this Agreement or arising out of or in any way relating to this Agreement shall be brought in any federal or state court located in the State of New York in New York County and each of the parties hereby submits to the non-exclusive jurisdiction of such courts for the purpose of any such Dispute; provided, that a final judgment in any such Dispute shall be conclusive and may be enforced in other jurisdictions by suit on the judgment or in any other manner provided by law. Each party irrevocably and unconditionally agrees not to assert (a) any objection which it may ever have to the laying of venue of any such Dispute in any federal or state court located in the State of New York in New York County, (b) any claim that any such Dispute brought in any such court has been brought in an inconvenient forum and (c) any claim that such court does not have jurisdiction with respect to such Dispute. The Chairman Parties hereby irrevocably appoint CT Corporation System at 111 Eighth Avenue, New York, New York 10001 as its agent to receive and acknowledge on its behalf service of any writ, summons, order, judgment or other notice of legal process in New York. The Chairman Parties agree that any such legal process shall be sufficiently served on them if delivered to such agent for service at its address whether or not such agent gives notice thereof to the Chairman Parties. To the extent that service of process by mail is permitted by applicable law, each party irrevocably consents to the service of process in any such Dispute in such courts by the mailing of such process by registered or certified mail, postage prepaid, at its address for notices provided for herein. Each party irrevocably and unconditionally waives any right to a trial by jury and agrees that any of them may file a copy of this paragraph with any court as written evidence of the knowing, voluntary and bargained-for agreement among the parties irrevocably to waive its right to trial by jury in any Dispute.

9.10. Specific Performance. Each Party acknowledges and agrees that the other Parties would be irreparably injured by a breach of this Agreement by it and that money damages alone are an inadequate remedy for actual or threatened breach of this Agreement. Accordingly, each Party shall be entitled to bring an action for specific performance and/or injunctive or other equitable relief (without posting a bond or other security) to enforce or prevent any violations of any provision of this Agreement, in addition to all other rights and remedies available at law or in equity to such Party, including the right to claim money damages for breach of any provision of this Agreement.

9.11. Limitation on Liability. The obligation of each Party under this Agreement is several (and not joint or joint and several), provided that the obligations of the Chairman Parties under this Agreement shall be joint and several as among the Chairman and the Chairman Holding Companies.

 

10. Definitions and Interpretations

10.1. Definitions. In this Agreement, unless the context requires otherwise:

Advisors” means the advisors and/or consultants of Holdco, Merger Sub, and the Parties, in each case appointed in connection with the Transaction.


Affiliate” means, with respect to any person, any other person that, directly or indirectly, Controls, is Controlled by or is under common Control with such specified person and “Affiliates” shall be construed accordingly.

Business Day” means any day (other than a Saturday or a Sunday) on which banks generally are open in the People’s Republic of China, Hong Kong and in New York, New York, for the transaction of normal banking business.

Competing Proposal” means a proposal, offer or invitation to the Target, a Sponsor, any of the Chairman Parties or any of their respective Affiliates (other than the Proposal), that involves the direct or indirect acquisition of 10% or more of the Target Ordinary Shares, a sale of all or any significant amount of the assets of the Target, a restructuring or recapitalization of the Target, or some other transaction that could adversely affect, prevent or materially reduce the likelihood of the consummation of the Transaction with the Parties.

Confidential Information” includes (a) all written, oral or other information obtained in confidence by one Party from any other Party in connection with this Agreement or the Transaction, unless such information (x) is already known to such Party or to others not known by such Party to be bound by a duty of confidentiality, or (y) is or becomes publicly available other than through a breach of this Agreement by such Party, and (b) the existence or terms of, and any negotiations or discussions relating to, this Agreement, the Proposal and any definitive documentation, including the Merger Agreement.

Control” means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct the management and policies of a person, whether through the ownership of voting securities, by contract or otherwise.

Representative” of a Party means such Party’s employees, directors, officers, partners, members, nominees, agents, advisors (including, but not limited to legal counsel, accountants, consultants and financial advisors), potential sources of equity or debt financing, and any representatives of the foregoing. The Representatives shall include the Advisors.

Securities” means shares, warrants, options and any other securities which are convertible into or exercisable for shares in the Target.

Target Ordinary Shares” means the issued and outstanding ordinary shares, par value US$0.00005 per share, of the Target.

10.2. Headings. Section and paragraph headings are inserted for ease of reference only and shall not affect construction.


IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Parties have caused this Agreement to be executed and delivered as of the date first written above.

 

CHAIRMAN PARTIES:
JASON NANCHUN JIANG

/s/ Jason Nanchun Jiang

JJ MEDIA INVESTMENT HOLDING LIMITED
By:  

/s/ Jason Nanchun Jiang

Name:   Jason Nanchun Jiang
Title:   Director
TARGET SALES INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
By:  

/s/ Jason Nanchun Jiang

Name:   Jason Nanchun Jiang
Title:   Director
TOP NOTCH INVESTMENTS HOLDINGS LTD
By:  

/s/ Jason Nanchun Jiang

Name:   Jason Nanchun Jiang
Title:   Director
Address for Chairman Parties:
28/F Zhao Feng World Trade Building
369 Jiang Su Road, Shanghai 200060, China
Email:
Fax:

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THE SPONSORS:
GIOVANNA INVESTMENT HOLDINGS LIMITED
By:  

/s/ Thomas B. Mayrhofer

Name:   Thomas B. Mayrhofer
Title:   Director
ADDRESS:
Walker House
87 Mary Street
George Town
Grand Cayman KY1-9005

Cayman Islands

 

With a copy to:

 

Two Pacific Place

88 Queensway
Hong Kong
Attention: Mr. Alex Ying / Ms. Nina Gong
Email: alex.ying@carlyle.com / nina.gong@carlyle.com

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FV INVESTMENT HOLDINGS
By:  

/s/ Frank Kui Tang

Name:   Frank Kui Tang
Title:   Director

 

ADDRESS:
Walker House
87 Mary Street
George Town
Grand Cayman KY1-9005
Cayman Islands
With a copy to:
Suite 705-708 ICBC Tower
3 Garden Road
Central, Hong Kong
Attention: Mr. Terry Hu / Mr. Eric Chen / Mr. Brian Lee
Facsimile: 852-3107-2490

Email: terryhu@fountainvest.com /

ericchen@fountainvest.com /

brianlee@fountainvest.com

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POWER STAR HOLDINGS LIMITED
By:  

/s/ Yuesheng Xin

Name:   Yuesheng Xin
Title:   Authorized Signatory

 

ADDRESS:
Scotia Centre, 4th Floor
P.O. Box 2804
George Town
Grand Cayman KY1-1112
Cayman Islands
With a copy to:
28/F, CITIC Tower
1 Tim Mei Avenue, Hong Kong
Attention: Mr. Eric Xin / Mr. Eric Chan / Mr. Zhen Ji / Ms. Vicki Hui
Email: exin@citiccapital.com / echan@citiccapital.com / zhenji@citiccapital.com / vickihui@citiccapital.com

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CDH V – MOBY LIMITED
By:  

/s/ Lew Kiang Hua

Name:   Lew Kiang Hua
Title:   Director

 

ADDRESS:
Suite 1503, 15/F
International Commerce Center
1 Austin Road West, Kowloon
Hong Kong
Attention: Ms. Shang Xiaojun
Facsimile: 852-2810-7083
Email: shangxj@cdhfund.com

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CHINA EVERBRIGHT STRUCTURED INVESTMENT HOLDINGS LIMITED
By:  

/s/ Chen Shuang

Name:   Chen Shuang
Title:   Director

 

ADDRESS:
46F, Far East Finance Centre
Harcourt Road, Hong Kong
Attention: Ms. Elyn Xu
Phone: 852-2860-1125
Email: Elyn.Xu@everbright165.com

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EX-7.27 4 d397155dex727.htm PROPOSAL TO THE ISSUER DATED AUGUST 12, 2012 Proposal to the Issuer dated August 12, 2012

Exhibit 7.27

August 12, 2012

The Board of Directors

Focus Media Holding Limited

Unit No. 1, 20th Floor, The Centrium

60 Wyndham Street, Central, Hong Kong

Dear Sirs:

Jason Nanchun Jiang, and certain of his affiliated entities (collectively, the “Chairman”), Giovanna Investment Holdings Limited (“Carlyle”), FV Investment Holdings (“FountainVest”), Power Star Holdings Limited (“CITIC Capital Partners”), CDH V – Moby Limited (“CDH”) and China Everbright Structured Investment Holdings Limited (“Everbright”), are pleased to submit this preliminary non-binding proposal to acquire Focus Media Holding Limited (the “Company”) in a going private transaction (the “Acquisition”).

We believe that our proposal provides a very attractive opportunity to the Company’s shareholders. Our proposal represents a premium of 16.0% to the Company’s closing price on August 10, 2012 and a premium of 34.1% and 31.5% to the volume-weighted average closing price during the last 30 and 60 trading days, respectively.

1. Consortium. The Chairman, together with Carlyle, FountainVest, CITIC Capital Partners, CDH and Everbright (the “Sponsors” and together with the Chairman, the “Consortium Members”), have entered into a consortium agreement dated as of the date hereof, pursuant to which we will form an acquisition company for the purpose of implementing the Acquisition, and have agreed to work with each other exclusively in pursuing the Acquisition.

2. Purchase Price. The consideration payable for each American Depositary Share of the Company (“ADS”, each representing 5 ordinary shares of the Company) will be $27.00 in cash, or $5.40 in cash per ordinary share (in each case other than those ADSs or ordinary shares held by the Chairman that may be rolled over in connection with the Acquisition).

3. Funding. We intend to finance the Acquisition with a combination of debt and equity capital. We have been in discussions with Citigroup Global Markets Asia Limited, Credit Suisse AG, Singapore Branch and DBS Bank Ltd. about financing the Acquisition and these banks have provided Carlyle, FountainVest and CITIC Capital Partners with a highly confident letter dated August 11, 2012 indicating that they are highly confident of their ability to fully underwrite the debt financing for the Acquisition subject to the terms and conditions set out therein. Equity financing would be provided from the Consortium Members.

4. Due Diligence. We have engaged Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson LLP and Sullivan & Cromwell LLP as international legal counsels to the Sponsors, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP as international legal counsel to the Chairman, Zhong Lun Law Firm as PRC legal counsel, Conyers, Dill & Pearman as Cayman Islands legal counsel, and Ernst & Young as accounting and tax advisor. We believe that we will be in a position to complete customary legal, financial and accounting due diligence for the Acquisition in a timely manner and in parallel with discussions on the definitive agreements.


5. Definitive Agreements. We are prepared to promptly negotiate and finalize definitive agreements (the “Definitive Agreements”) providing for the Acquisition and related transactions. These documents will provide for representations, warranties, covenants and conditions which are typical, customary and appropriate for transactions of this type.

6. Process. We believe that the Acquisition will provide superior value to the Company’s shareholders. We recognize that the Company’s Board of Directors (the “Board”) will evaluate the Acquisition independently before it can make its determination to endorse it. Given the involvement of Mr. Jiang in the Acquisition, we appreciate that the independent members of the Board will proceed to consider the proposed Acquisition and that Mr. Jiang will recuse himself from participating in any Board deliberations and decisions related to the Acquisition.

7. Confidentiality. The Chairman will, as required by law, promptly file an amendment to its Schedule 13D to disclose this letter and its agreement with the other Consortium Members. However, we are sure you will agree with us that it is in all of our interests to ensure that we proceed in a strictly confidential manner, unless otherwise required by law, until we have executed Definitive Agreements or terminated our discussions.

8. About Carlyle. The Carlyle Group is a global alternative asset manager with $159 billion of assets under management in 94 active funds and 63 fund of funds vehicles as of March 31, 2012. Carlyle invests across four segments – Corporate Private Equity, Real Assets, Global Market Strategies and Fund of Funds Solutions – in Asia, Australia, Europe, the Middle East, North America, South America and Africa. Carlyle has developed expertise in various industries, including: aerospace, defense & government services, consumer & retail, energy, financial services, healthcare, industrial, technology & business services, telecommunications & media and transportation. The Carlyle Group employs more than 1,300 people in 32 offices across six continents.

9. About FountainVest. FountainVest Partners is a leading China-focused private equity firm, with over $2 billion under management. FountainVest’s investments are long term oriented, and targets high growth industry leaders in China in the consumer, media and technology, environmental and renewable resources and healthcare sectors. FountainVest works closely with management teams to create value in the areas of strategy, operations, finance, industry consolidation and governance.

10. About CITIC Capital Partners. CITIC Capital Partners, the private equity arm of CITIC Capital Holdings Limited, invests globally in companies which are capitalizing upon the growth and productive resources of the Chinese economy. We operate in China, Japan and the US and in the past few years we have invested in transactions with a cumulative enterprise value of approximately $6.0 billion. We currently manage $2.6 billion of committed capital.

11. About CDH. CDH Investments, established in 2002, is a leading alternative asset fund manager focusing on investments in private equity, venture capital, real estate and public equity markets of Greater China. CDH Investments manages over $7 billion commitments from more than 100 international and Chinese institutional investors, as well as from high net worth individuals. The private equity arm of CDH Investments has more than $4 billion assets under management and has invested in more than 50 portfolio companies, many of which are well-known brands and industry leaders in China. CDH V-Moby Limited is a wholly-owned subsidiary of CDH Fund IV, L.P.

12. About Everbright. China Everbright Limited is a diversified financial services enterprise operating in Hong Kong and mainland China. It is the second-largest shareholder of Mainland-based Everbright Securities and the third-largest shareholder of China Everbright Bank. Established in 1997, Everbright leverages a “3+2 Macro Asset Management” strategy, focusing on the development of three


fund management and investment businesses – primary market investment, secondary market investment and structured financing & investment – while continuing to capitalize on Everbright Securities’ advantageous position in its two cross-border fee-based businesses of investment banking (corporate financing) and brokerage services (wealth management).

13. No Binding Commitment. This letter constitutes only a preliminary indication of our interest, and does not constitute any binding commitment with respect to the Acquisition. A binding commitment will result only from the execution of Definitive Agreements, and then will be on terms and conditions provided in such documentation.

In closing, we would like to express our commitment to working together to bring this Acquisition to a successful and timely conclusion. Should you have any questions regarding this proposal, please do not hesitate to contact us. We look forward to hearing from you.

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JASON NANCHUN JIANG

/s/ Jason Nanchun Jiang

JJ MEDIA INVESTMENT HOLDING LIMITED
By:  

/s/ Jason Nanchun Jiang

Name:   Jason Nanchun Jiang
Title:   Director
TARGET SALES INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
By:  

/s/ Jason Nanchun Jiang

Name:   Jason Nanchun Jiang
Title:   Director
TOP NOTCH INVESTMENTS HOLDINGS LTD
By:  

/s/ Jason Nanchun Jiang

Name:   Jason Nanchun Jiang
Title:   Director

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GIOVANNA INVESTMENT HOLDINGS LIMITED
By:  

/s/ Thomas B. Mayrhofer

Name:   Thomas B. Mayrhofer
Title:   Director
FV INVESTMENT HOLDINGS
By:  

/s/ Frank Kui Tang

Name:   Frank Kui Tang
Title:   Director
POWER STAR HOLDINGS LIMITED
By:  

/s/ Yuesheng Xin

Name:   Yuesheng Xin
Title:   Authorized Signatory

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CDH V – MOBY LIMITED
By:  

/s/ Lew Kiang Hua

Name:   Lew Kiang Hua
Title:   Director

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CHINA EVERBRIGHT STRUCTURED INVESTMENT HOLDINGS LIMITED
By:  

/s/ Chen Shuang

Name:   Chen Shuang
Title:   Director

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