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Subsequent Events
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2011
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Subsequent Events

On October 21, 2011, we announced the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement, dated as of July 30, 2011 (as amended, the "Merger Agreement"), by and among Westwood One, Inc., Radio Network Holdings, LLC, a Delaware corporation ("Merger Sub"), and Verge. Verge merged with and into Merger Sub, with Merger Sub continuing as the surviving company (the “Merger”). As part of the Merger, we refinanced our old debt and entered into new debt agreements that are described below.
 
New Credit Agreements
 
On October 21, 2011, in connection with the consummation of the Merger, the Company, as borrower, entered into (1) a First Lien Credit Agreement, dated as of October 21, 2011, with General Electric Capital Corporation, as administrative agent and collateral agent, ING Capital LLC, as syndication agent, and the lenders party thereto from time to time (as amended, the “New First Lien Credit Agreement”) and (2) a Second Lien Credit Agreement, dated as of October 21, 2011, with Cortland Capital Market Services LLC, as administrative agent and collateral agent, and Macquarie Capital (USA), Inc., as syndication agent, and the lenders party thereto from time to time (as amended, the “New Second Lien Credit Agreement” and, together with the New First Lien Credit Agreement, the “New Credit Agreements”). As described below, the New Credit Agreements were amended on November 7, 2011.
 
General Terms
 
The New First Lien Credit Agreement provides for (1) a term loan in an aggregate principal amount of $155,000 (the “New First Lien Term Loan Facility”), (2) a $25,000 revolving credit facility, $5,000 of which is available for letters of credit (the “New First Lien Revolving Credit Facility” and, together with the New First Lien Term Loan Facility, the “New First Lien Credit Facilities”) and (3) an uncommitted incremental facility in the amount of up to $25,000, of which $10,000 may be used to increase the amount of the New First Lien Revolving Credit Facility. The New Second Lien Credit Agreement provides for a term loan in an aggregate principal amount of $85,000 (the “New Second Lien Term Loan Facility” and, together with the New First Lien Term Loan Facility, the “New Term Loan Facilities”; the New Term Loan Facilities collectively with the New First Lien Revolving Credit Facility, the “New Credit Facilities”). Concurrently with the consummation of the Merger, the full amount of the New Term Loan Facilities was drawn, $9,600 in revolving loans were drawn, and approximately $2,020 of letters of credit were either rolled into the New First Lien Credit Facilities or issued in order to backstop existing letters of credit under Westwood One’s or Excelsior Radio Networks, LLC’s prior credit agreement, both of which were repaid as of the consummation of the Merger.
 
The New First Lien Revolving Credit Facility has a five-year maturity. The New First Lien Term Loan Facility also has a five-year maturity. The New Second Lien Term Loan Facility has a five-year nine-month maturity. The principal amount of the New First Lien Term Loan Facility amortizes in quarterly installments equal to 2.5% (per annum) of the original principal amount of the New First Lien Term Loan Facility payable beginning March 31, 2012 and increases by an additional 2.5% per year for the first four and three-quarter years, with the balance payable at maturity. The entire amount of the New Second Lien Term Loan Facility is payable at maturity.

Subject to certain exceptions, the New Credit Facilities are subject to mandatory prepayments in amounts equal to: (a) 100% of the net cash proceeds from certain sales or other dispositions of assets (including as a result of casualty or condemnation) by us or any of our subsidiaries in excess of a certain amount and subject to customary reinvestment provisions and certain other exceptions; (b) 100% of the net cash proceeds from issuances or incurrences of debt by us or any of our subsidiaries (other than indebtedness permitted by the New Credit Agreements); and (c) beginning with the first full fiscal year after the closing date (2012), 75% of our annual excess cash flow. Unless the lenders under the New First Lien Credit Facilities waive mandatory prepayments, no prepayments are required under the Second Lien Term Loan Facility until the New First Lien Credit Facilities have been repaid in full.

In connection with the Merger and pursuant to a Letter Agreement, dated as of July 30, 2011 (the “Letter Agreement”), by and among the Company, Gores, certain entities affiliated with Oaktree Capital Management, L.P. ("Oaktree"), and certain entities affiliated with Black Canyon Capital LLC ("Black Canyon"), we also issued $30,000 in aggregate principal amount of Senior Subordinated Unsecured PIK Notes (the “PIK Notes”) to Gores, certain entities affiliated with Oaktree, and certain entities affiliated with Black Canyon.

On November 7, 2011, we and certain of our subsidiaries entered into a (1) First Amendment to the First Lien Credit Agreement, dated as of November 7, 2011, with the lenders party thereto (the “First Lien Amendment”) and (2) First Amendment to the Second Lien Credit Agreement, dated as of November 7, 2011, with the lenders party thereto (the “Second Lien Amendment”).  The First Lien Amendment modifies the First Lien Credit Agreement, dated as of October 21, 2011 (as amended, the “First Lien Credit Agreement”), by and among the Company, General Electric Capital Corporation, as the administrative agent and the collateral agent, ING Capital LLC, as the syndication agent, and the lenders from time to time party thereto, and the Second Lien Amendment modifies the Second Lien Credit Agreement, dated as of October 21, 2011 (as amended, the “Second Lien Credit Agreement”), by and among the Company, Cortland Capital Market Services LLC, as the administrative agent and the collateral agent, Macquarie Capital (USA), Inc., as the syndication agent, and the lenders from time to time party thereto.  Such amendments, among other things:  (1) require us, after giving effect to any permitted acquisition under the First Lien Credit Agreement and Second Lien Credit Agreement, to (a) have liquidity of $10,000 and (b) have a consolidated leverage ratio of at least 0.25 to 1.00 less than the level otherwise required to be met for the most recently completed fiscal quarter for which financial statements have been or were required to be delivered, and (2) cap the amount of pro-forma adjustments to consolidated EBITDA that we can claim as a result of, or in connection with, a permitted acquisition at 25% of the consolidated EBITDA of the target entity.

Interest Rate

As of the closing date, at our election, the interest rate per annum applicable to the loans under the New Credit Facilities will be based on a fluctuating rate of interest determined by reference to either (1) a base rate determined by reference to the higher of (a) the rate last quoted by The Wall Street Journal as the “Prime Rate” in the United States or, if the Wall Street Journal ceases to quote such rate, the highest per annum interest rate published by the Federal Reserve Board in the Federal Reserve Statistical Release H.15 (519) Selected Interest Rates as the “bank prime loan” rate or if such rate is no longer quoted therein, any similar rate quoted therein (as determined by the administrative agent under the New First Lien Credit Facilities) or any similar release by the Federal Reserve Board (as determined by the administrative agent under the New First Lien Credit Facilities) in the case of the New First Lien Credit Facilities, or the prime lending rate as set forth on the British Banking Association Telerate Page 5, in the case of the Second Lien Term Loan Facility, as applicable, (b) the federal funds effective rate plus 0.50% and (c) (x) a Eurodollar rate applicable for an interest period of one month plus (y) 1.00%, in each case, plus an applicable margin or (2) a Eurodollar rate determined by reference to LIBOR, adjusted for statutory reserve requirements, plus an applicable margin. As of the closing date, the New First Lien Credit Facilities have applicable margins equal to 5.50%, in the case of base rate loans, and 6.50%, in the case of the Eurodollar rate for Eurodollar rate loans, and the New Second Lien Term Loan Facility has applicable margins equal to 10.50%, in the case of base rate loans, and 11.50%, in the case of Eurodollar rate loans. Borrowings under (a) the New First Lien Credits Facilities will be subject to a floor of 1.50% in the case of Eurodollar loans and (b) the New Second Lien Term Loan Facility will be subject to a floor of (x) 2.50% in the case of the base rate for base rate loans and (y) 1.50% in the case of the Eurodollar rate for Eurodollar loans.

Based on current rates, the annual rates of interest currently applicable to our debt are: 8.0% on the New First Lien Term Loan Facility (including the revolving credit facility) and 13.0% on the New Second Lien Term Loan Facility.

Covenants

The New Credit Agreements contain a number of customary affirmative and negative covenants that, among other things, will limit or restrict our ability and our subsidiaries' ability to: incur additional indebtedness (including guarantee obligations); incur liens; engage in mergers, consolidations, liquidations and dissolutions; sell assets; pay dividends and make other payments in respect of capital stock; make capital expenditures; make acquisitions, investments, loans and advances; pay and modify the terms of certain indebtedness; engage in certain transactions with affiliates; enter into certain speculative hedging arrangements; enter into negative pledge clauses and clauses restricting subsidiary distributions; change our lines of business; and change our accounting fiscal year, name or jurisdiction of organization. The affirmative and negative covenants in the New Second Lien Credit Agreement are substantially similar to the New First Lien Credit Agreement, with customary cushions and setbacks.
 
In addition, under the New Credit Agreements, the Company will be required to maintain a specified minimum consolidated interest coverage ratio and not exceed a specified maximum consolidated leverage ratio as follows.
QUARTER ENDING
MINIMUM CONSOLIDATED INTEREST COVERAGE RATIO
MAXIMUM CONSOLIDATED LEVERAGE RATIO
December 31, 2011
-
-
March 31, 2012
2.00 to 1
5.10 to 1
June 30, 2012
1.85 to 1
5.65 to 1
September 30, 2012
1.95 to 1
5.25 to 1
December 31, 2012
2.00 to 1
4.95 to 1
March 31, 2013
2.15 to 1
4.50 to 1
June 30, 2013
2.20 to 1
4.40 to 1
September 30, 2013
2.30 to 1
4.30 to 1
December 31, 2013
2.30 to 1
4.25 to 1
March 31, 2014
2.35 to 1
3.95 to 1
June 30, 2014
2.35 to 1
3.90 to 1
September 30, 2014
2.40 to 1
3.80 to 1
December 31, 2014
2.40 to 1
3.75 to 1
March 31, 2015
2.40 to 1
3.40 to 1
June 30, 2015
2.45 to 1
3.30 to 1
September 30, 2015
2.50 to 1
3.20 to 1
December 31, 2015
2.55 to 1
3.10 to 1
March 31, 2016
2.60 to 1
2.75 to 1
June 30, 2016
2.70 to 1
2.65 to 1
September 30, 2016
2.80 to 1
2.55 to 1
December 31, 2016
2.90 to 1
2.45 to 1

Events of Default

The New Credit Agreements contain customary events of default, including nonpayment of principal, interest, fees or other amounts; material inaccuracy of a representation or warranty when made; violation of the other covenants set forth in the New First Lien Credit Agreement or the New Second Lien Credit Agreement, as applicable; cross-default to material indebtedness; bankruptcy events; material unsatisfied judgments; actual or asserted invalidity of any guarantee, security document or subordination provisions; non-perfection of the security interest on a material portion of the collateral; and change of control. The events of default in the New Second Lien Credit Agreement are substantially similar to the New First Lien Credit Agreement, with customary cushions and setbacks. If an event of default occurs and is continuing, the lenders may accelerate amounts due under the New Credit Agreements and exercise other rights and remedies.

Guaranty Agreements

In connection with the New First Lien Credit Facilities, we and certain of our subsidiaries (the “Subsidiary Guarantors”) entered into a Guaranty and Security Agreement (the “First Lien Guaranty and Security Agreement”), dated as of October 21, 2011, in favor of General Electric Capital Corporation as administrative agent and collateral agent. Upon the consummation of the Merger, pursuant to the First Lien Guaranty and Security Agreement, the Subsidiary Guarantors guaranteed amounts borrowed under the New First Lien Credit Facilities. Additionally, amounts borrowed under the New First Lien Credit Facilities and any swap agreements and cash management arrangements provided by any lender party to the New First Lien Credit Facilities or any of its affiliates are secured on a first priority basis by a perfected security interest in substantially all of our and each guarantor’s tangible and intangible assets (subject to certain exceptions). In connection with the New Second Lien Term Loan Facility, we and the Subsidiary Guarantors entered into a Guaranty and Security Agreement (the “Second Lien Guaranty and Security Agreement”), dated as of October 21, 2011, in favor of Cortland Capital Market Services LLC, as administrative agent and collateral agent. The terms of the Second Lien Guaranty and Security Agreement, the guaranty therein, and the second priority security interest granted thereby, are substantially similar to the terms of the First Lien Guaranty and Security Agreement, each of which are subject to the terms of an intercreditor agreement between General Electric Capital Corporation, ING Capital LLC, Cortland Capital Market Services LLC, the Company and its subsidiaries who are guarantors.
 
Amendment to Merger Agreement

On October 21, 2011, we, Merger Sub and Verge entered in a letter agreement (the “Merger Agreement Amendment”) to amend the definitions of certain terms contained in the Merger Agreement. Pursuant to the terms of such amendment, the parties agreed that in lieu of the surviving company reimbursing Westwood and Verge for transactional expenses each paid and incurred prior to the closing of the Merger, such prepaid expenses would instead be included in the calculation of Net Indebtedness (as such term is defined in the Merger Agreement).  Under the terms of the amendment, the parties also agreed to amend the definition of Net Indebtedness to reflect the foregoing and to schedule certain prepaid expenses paid by each party that would be excluded from the calculation of Net Indebtedness.

Amendment to Indemnity and Contribution Agreement

We, Gores, Verge and Triton Media Group, LLC ("Triton") previously entered into an Indemnity and Contribution Agreement, dated as of July 30, 2011 (the “Original Indemnity and Contribution Agreement "). On October 21, 2011, we, Gores, Verge and Triton entered in Amendment No. 1 to the Indemnity and Contribution Agreement (the “Indemnity and Contribution Agreement Amendment") to state that any payment included in the calculation of Net Indebtedness (as such term is defined in the Merger Agreement) to the extent such resulted in an increase in the Indebtedness of Westwood would be excluded from the definition of Covered Payments for which Gores would otherwise have had a reimbursement obligation to Dial Global shareholders.