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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
 
FORM 8-K
 
CURRENT REPORT
 
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
 
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): November 7, 2007
CKX, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
 
     
Delaware
0-17436
27-0118168
(State or other jurisdiction
(Commission
(I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation)
File Number)
Identification No.)
     
 
650 Madison Avenue
10022
 
New York, New York
(Zip Code)
 
(Address of principal
 
 
executive offices)
 

 
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (212) 838-3100
 
__________________________________________
(Former Name or Former Address, if
Changed Since Last Report)
 
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
 
£
Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
 
S
Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
 
£
Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))
 
£
Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
 





 
Item 8.01 Other Events
 
   The information contained in this Statement is not an offer to sell any Company securities and the Company is not soliciting an offer to buy any Company securities. Any such company securities offered will not be registered under the Securities Act of 1933 and may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration or an applicable exemption from registration requirements.
 
On November 8, 2007, CKX, Inc. ("the Company") announced that the Special Committee of its Board of Directors had confirmed that 19X, Inc. (the "Parent") had delivered fully executed financing letters in satisfaction of the Parent’s contractual obligation to do so under the Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “Merger Agreement”), dated as of June 1, 2007, as amended August 1, 2007 and September 27, 2007, among the Company, the Parent (which is currently owned by Robert F.X. Sillerman and Simon R. Fuller), and 19X Acquisition Corp. and the proposed merger contemplated thereby (the “Merger”).  Completion of the Merger is not conditioned upon the Parent receiving financing, however, the Merger Agreement does provide that if the Merger Agreement its terminated due to, among other things, the failure by Parent to obtain the necessary financing by June 1, 2008 (the “Outside Date”), the Parent must pay to the Company a termination fee of $37 million, payable at the option of the Parent in cash or Common Stock of the Company valued at a price of $12.00 per share.  If the failure by the Parent to obtain financing is due to pending litigation with respect to the transaction and all other closing conditions have been satisfied, the Outside Date may be extended to July 31, 2008.  If the Parent us unable to consummate the financing by this extended Outside Date due to the pending litigation, the Parent must pay the Company’s actual out-of-pocket fees and expenses up to a maximum of $15 million.  Sillerman has guaranteed the payment by Parent of the termination fees described above.
 
The financing letters consist of a combination of equity and debt commitments from, and detailed arrangements and engagements with, Sillerman and Fuller (together, the “Founders”), certain financial institutions and other investors, as described further below.
 
Equity Financing
 
On November 7, 2007, the Parent entered into a commitment letter with Sillerman and Fuller (the “Founder Commitment Letter”), pursuant to which the Founders have agreed to: (1) subscribe for or place with existing stockholders of the Company and members of the Company’s management or their respective controlled affiliates an aggregate of $200,000,000 of common equity, par value $0.01 per share (the “Founder Shares”) (when taken together with existing shares of capital stock of the Parent held by the Founders) on terms to be agreed upon by the Founders and the Parent, with the Founders committing to subscribe for not less than $150,000,000 of the Founder Shares, (when taken together with existing shares of capital stock of the Parent held by the Founders) directly or through entities affiliated with them; and (2) use their commercially reasonable efforts to cause the placement of up to $100,000,000 of preferred equity interests (the “Founder Preferred Shares” and, together with the CS Shares (as defined herein) and the other preferred equity described herein, the “Preferred Shares”).
 


 
The Founder Commitment Letter provides that the purchase by the Founders of the Founder Shares may be funded through the exchange of common stock of the Company.  The Founder Commitment Letter further provides the Founders with the right, prior to and/or after the subscription of the Founder Shares and the purchase of the Founder Preferred Shares, to syndicate the Founder Preferred Shares and up to $50,000,000 of their commitments with respect to the Founder Shares to a group of banks, financial institutions and other investors identified by the Founders.  The commitments of the Founders under the Founder Commitment Letter are subject to the following conditions precedent: (1) the negotiation, execution and delivery of definitive documentation for the purchase of the Founder Shares and the Founder Preferred Shares; and (2) compliance in all material respects by the parties thereto with the terms of the Founder Commitment Letter and the other equity and debt commitment and engagement letters described herein.  In addition, the Parent has agreed to indemnify the Founders and their respective agents, advisors, partners, affiliates and successors and assigns against certain liabilities.  The Founder Commitment Letter will terminate if the closing thereunder does not occur on or before 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on July 31, 2008 (or such earlier date as the Merger Agreement shall be terminated or the transaction contemplated thereby are consummated).
 
On November 7, 2007, the Parent entered into a commitment letter with Credit Suisse Management LLC (“CS”), Sillerman and Fuller (the “CS Commitment Letter”), pursuant to which CS has provided a commitment to purchase (or cause one or more of its affiliates to purchase) up to $50,000,000 Preferred Shares of the Parent on the terms provided therein (the “CS Shares”).  The CS Commitment Letter provides that the amount of CS’ commitment thereafter shall be reduced on a dollar-for-dollar basis by the amount of CS Shares that CS places with purchasers thereof.  The CS Commitment Letter further provides CS with the right, prior to and/or after the purchase of the CS Shares, to syndicate all or a portion of its commitments with respect to the CS Shares to high net worth individuals, entities or other investors identified by CS, pursuant to syndications to be undertaken by CS in consultation with other investment banks and the Parent.  Pursuant to the CS Commitment Letter, the Parent and the Founders have agreed to assist CS in its syndication efforts, including, without limitation, through the provision of documentation and information necessary with respect to such syndication efforts, and to assist CS and use their commercially reasonable efforts to cause the other investment banks to assist CS with its syndication efforts.  The CS Commitment Letter contains customary representations and warranties by the Parent with respect to information provided thereunder and provides that Parent will indemnify CS and its officers, directors, employees, agents, advisors, controlling persons, members and successors and assigns against certain liabilities.

The commitment of CS under the CS Commitment Letter is subject to customary conditions precedent, including, without limitation: (1) CS not having discovered or otherwise becoming aware of previously undisclosed information, believed by CS to be inconsistent in a material and adverse manner with its understanding of (a) the business, assets, liabilities, operations, condition (financial or otherwise), operating results, projections or prospects of the Company and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole, or (b) the Merger and financing transactions; (2) there not having occurred a material adverse effect on the business, assets, liabilities, operations, condition (financial or otherwise), operating results, projections or prospects of the Company and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole, since December 31, 2006; (3) the absence of a disruption or adverse change in the financial, banking or capital markets generally, or in the market for new issuances of leveraged loans or high yield securities in particular, in each case that, in the judgment of CS, could reasonably be expected to impair the syndication of the Preferred Shares; (4) CS’ satisfaction that, prior to and during the syndication of the Preferred Shares, there shall be no other offering, placement or arrangement of equity securities of the Parent, the Company or their respective subsidiaries being announced, offered, placed or arranged (other than with respect to arrangements otherwise described therein) (5) the satisfactory negotiation, execution and delivery of definitive documentation for the purchase of the Shares and related agreements; (6) compliance in all material respects by the parties thereto with the terms of the CS Commitment Letter, the other engagement letters



described herein and the Debt Commitment Letter (as defined below); and (7) the satisfaction of other customary closing conditions to be specified by CS.

           The CS Commitment Letter has an attached “Summary of Principal Terms”, which contains the following provisions: (1) the CS Shares will represent a 6.667% fully-diluted economic and voting interest in the Parent after the consummation of the Merger; (2) the CS Shares will be shares of preferred stock with voting rights at least equal to all other forms of stock, as limited by any applicable regulatory restrictions; (3) the rights, preferences and privileges of holders of the Shares sold by CS shall not be any less than those of the other shares described in the Commitment Letter (including, but not limited to rights to a preferred return, voting rights, liquidation preference, redemption rights, anti-dilution provisions, registration rights, information right, pre-emptive rights, rights of first refusal, tag-along rights, drag-along rights, and board of director appointments); and (4) in the event of a liquidation or winding up of the Parent, the remaining assets of the Parent will be distributed ratably to the holders of the preferred stock, prior to any distributions of assets to the holders of the Parent’s common stock.

On November 7, 2007, the Parent also entered into an engagement letter with an investment bank, pursuant to which investment bank committed to use its commercially reasonable efforts to place up to $50,000,000 of Preferred Shares.  The engagement letter contains customary terms and may be terminated by the investment bank at any time upon 10 days’ prior written notice to the Parent.

On November 7, 2007, the Parent also entered into an engagement letter with another investment bank, pursuant to which the investment bank agreed to act as placement agent for the Parent in the private placement of Preferred Shares on a reasonable best efforts basis.  The engagement letter contains customary terms and is terminable by the investment bank at any time upon written notice to the Parent.

Debt Financing
 
On November 7, 2007, the Parent, Credit Suisse, Cayman Islands Branch (“Credit Suisse”), Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas (“DBTCA”) and Deutsche Bank Securities (collectively, the “Engagement Parties”) entered into a Debt Commitment and Engagement Letter (the “Debt Commitment Letter”).  The Company will obtain first priority senior secured credit facilities from Credit Suisse and DBTCA, in an aggregate principal amount of up to $450,000,000 (the “First Lien Facility”); and (b) the Company obtained a commercially reasonable efforts commitment with respect to a second priority senior secured term loan facility (the “Second Lien Facility” and, together with the First Lien Facility, the “Facilities”) in an aggregate principal amount equal to the lesser of two times pro forma EBITDA for the preceding four fiscal quarters and $200,000,000.  The Debt Commitment Letter is subject to customary conditions precedent, including, among others, (1) there not having occurred any event, change or condition since December 31, 2006 that, individually or in the aggregate, has had, or could reasonably be expected to have, a material adverse effect on the business, assets, liabilities, operations, condition, operating results, projections or prospects of the Company, (2) the absence of a disruption or adverse change in the financial, banking or capital markets, generally, or in the market for new issuances of leveraged loans or high yield securities in particular, in each case, that could reasonably be expected to impair the syndication of the Facilities, and (3) the negotiation, execution and delivery of definitive facilities documentation satisfactory to the Engagement Parties and their counsel.  The Parent has agreed to pay the Engagement Parties certain fees in connection with the Debt Commitment Letter and has agreed to indemnify the Engagement Parties and their respective officers, directors, employees, agents, advisors, controlling persons, members and successors and assigns against certain liabilities.




The Debt Commitment Letter is furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.1 and the “Debt Term Sheet” is attached thereto as Exhibit A to the Debt Commitment Letter and both are incorporated herein by reference.
 
On November 7, 2007, the Parent entered into a commitment letter (the “Sillerman Commitment Letter”) with Sillerman, pursuant to which Sillerman has agreed to purchase up to $100,000,000 of subordinated unsecured notes  (the “Notes”) or senior preferred stock (the “Senior Preferred Stock”) to be issued by the Parent or one of its subsidiaries, either directly or through entities controlled by Sillerman on terms to be agreed upon by the Parent and Sillerman.  The commitment of Sillerman under the Sillerman Commitment Letter is subject to customary conditions precedent, including, among others, (1) the negotiation, execution and delivery of definitive documentation for the purchase of the Notes or the Senior Preferred Stock, as the case may be; and (2) compliance in all material respects by the parties thereto with the terms of the Sillerman Commitment Letter and the other equity and debt commitment and engagement letters described herein.  In addition, the Parent has agreed to indemnify Sillerman and his agents, advisors, partners, affiliates and successors and assigns against certain liabilities.  In addition, on November 7, 2007, the Parent entered into a letter of intent (the “Huff  Letter”) with The Huff Alternative Fund, L.P. and The Huff Alternative Parallel Fund, L.P. (collectively, the “Fund”) pursuant to which, the Fund set forth certain of the proposed terms and conditions upon which it would acquire either, at the Fund’s sole option, through purchase or through the contribution of Company shares, up to $100,000,000 of subordinated unsecured notes (“Huff Notes”) or senior preferred stock (“Huff Senior Preferred Stock”) issued by the Parent.  The  Fund has no obligation to purchase such Huff Notes or Huff Senior Preferred Stock or to consummate the transactions contemplated by the Huff Letter unless and until all of the terms and conditions of the transaction, the Huff Notes, and the Huff Senior Preferred Stock, including the relative priorities thereof, are set forth in definitive documentation, including, without limitation, a definitive purchase agreement, indenture and other definitive agreements and instruments, that have been agreed to on terms acceptable to the Fund in its sole discretion.   Pursuant to the Huff Letter, the Parent has agreed to indemnify the Fund and its directors, officers, stockholders, employees, advisors, representatives and agents, and their respective affiliates, against certain liabilities.
 
The Sillerman Commitment Letter is furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.2 and the Huff Letter is furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.3 and both are incorporated herein by reference.
 
Important Additional Information Regarding the Merger will be Filed with the SEC:
In connection with the Merger, CKX will file with the SEC a proxy statement and a Rule 13e-3 transaction statement on Schedule 13e-3. BEFORE MAKING A VOTING DECISION ABOUT THE PROPOSED TRANSACTION INVESTORS AND SECURITY HOLDERS ARE STRONGLY ADVISED TO READ THE PROXY STATEMENT, THE SCHEDULE 13e-3 AND OTHER RELEVANT DOCUMENTS WHEN THEY BECOME AVAILABLE, BECAUSE THEY WILL CONTAIN IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT THE PROPOSED TRANSACTION. Investors and security holders may obtain a free copy of the proxy statement, the Schedule 13e-3 and other documents filed by CKX, Inc. (when available) at the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov. The proxy statement, the Schedule 13e-3 and such other documents may also be obtained for free by directing such request to CKX, Inc. Investor Relations, 650 Madison Avenue, New York, New York 10022 or on CKX’s website at http://www.ckx.com .
 
CKX and its directors, executive officers and certain other members of its management and employees may be deemed to be participants in the solicitation of proxies from its stockholders in connection with the Merger. Information regarding the interests of CKX’s participants in the solicitation will be included in the proxy statement relating to the Merger when it becomes available.
 



Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
 
(d)           Exhibits
 
Exhibit No.
 
Description
 
99.1
 
Debt Commitment and Engagement Letter, dated November 7, 2007 from Credit Suisse, Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas and Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., addressed to 19X, Inc.
 
99.2
 
Sillerman Commitment Letter, dated November 7, 2007 from Robert F.X. Sillerman, addressed to 19X, Inc.
 
99.3
 
Huff Letter, dated November 6, 2007 from The Huff Alternative Fund, L.P. and The Huff Alternative Parallel Fund, L.P., addressed to Robert F.X. Sillerman and 19X, Inc.
 

 



SIGNATURES
 
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
 
 
CKX, INC.
 
 
By:      /s/ Jason K. Horowitz
 
Name:  Jason K. Horowitz
Title:    Senior Vice President
DATE: November 20, 2007
 
 

 



INDEX TO EXHIBITS
 
Exhibit No.
 
Description
 
99.1
 
Debt Commitment and Engagement Letter, dated November 7, 2007 from Credit Suisse, Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas and Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., addressed to 19X, Inc.
 
99.2
 
Sillerman Commitment Letter, dated November 7, 2007 from Robert F.X. Sillerman, addressed to 19X, Inc.
 
99.3
 
Huff Letter, dated November 6, 2007 from The Huff Alternative Fund, L.P. and The Huff Alternative Parallel Fund, L.P., addressed to Robert F.X. Sillerman and 19X, Inc.
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

EX-99.1 2 debtcommitpapers-19x.htm EX. 99.1: DEBT COMMITMENT AND ENGAGEMENT LETTER debtcommitpapers-19x.htm
Exhibit 99.1
CREDIT SUISSE
CREDIT SUISSE SECURITIES (USA) LLC
Eleven Madison Avenue
New York, NY 10010
 
DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY
AMERICAS
DEUTSCHE BANK SECURITIES INC.
60 Wall Street
New York, NY 10005
 

CONFIDENTIAL
 
November 7, 2007
 
19X, Inc.
650 Madison Avenue
16th Floor
New York, NY 10022
Attention:  Robert F.X. Sillerman
 
CKX, INC.
Up to $450,000,000 First Lien Senior Secured Credit Facilities
Up to $200,000,000 Second Lien Senior Secured Term Loan Facility
Commitment and Engagement Letter
Ladies and Gentlemen:
 
You have advised Credit Suisse (“CS”), Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC (“CS Securities” and, together with CS and their respective affiliates, “Credit Suisse”), Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas (“DBTCA”) and Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. (“DBSI” and, together with DBTCA and their respective affiliates, “DB” and, together with Credit Suisse, the “Engagement Parties”, “we” or “us”) that you (or one of your wholly owned subsidiaries) intend to acquire (the “Acquisition”) all the outstanding equity interests of CKX, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and to consummate the other Transactions (such term and each other capitalized term used but not defined herein having the meaning assigned to such term in the Summary of Principal Terms and Conditions attached hereto as Exhibit A (the “First Lien Term Sheet”) or in the Summary of Principal Terms and Conditions attached hereto as Exhibit B (the “Second Lien Term Sheet” and, together with the First Lien Term Sheet, the “Term Sheets”)).
 
You have further advised us that, in connection therewith, (a) the Borrower will obtain the first priority senior secured credit facilities (the “First Lien Facilities”) described in the First Lien Term Sheet, in an aggregate principal amount of up to $450,000,000, (b) the Borrower will obtain the second priority senior secured term loan facility (the “Second Lien Facility” and, together with the First Lien Facilities, the “Facilities”) described in the Second Lien Term Sheet, in an aggregate principal amount of up to the lesser of (x) $200,000,000 and (y) an amount equal to the product of Pro Forma EBITDA (as defined in Exhibit C to this Letter Agreement (as defined below)) multiplied by two (2), and (c) 19X, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Holdings”), will issue subordinated unsecured notes in an aggregate principal amount of up to $200,000,000 (the “Notes”).
 
1.  
Commitments; Engagement.
 
In connection with the foregoing, (i) each of CS and DBTCA is pleased to advise you of its commitment to provide a portion of the First Lien Term Facility, each in an amount of up to 50% of the lesser of (x) $400,000,000 and (y) an amount equal to the product of Pro Forma EBITDA (as defined in
 
 

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Exhibit C to this Letter Agreement) multiplied by four (4) (for the avoidance of doubt, in each case, after giving effect to any original issue discount as contemplated herein or in the Fee Letter), (ii) each of CS and DBTCA is pleased to advise you of its commitment to provide up to 50% of the aggregate principal amount of the Revolving Facility and (iii) each of CS Securities and DBSI is pleased to advise you of its agreement to use its commercially reasonable efforts to assemble a syndicate of banks, financial institutions and other institutional lenders (the “Second Lien Lenders”) identified by the Arrangers (as defined below) in consultation with you to provide the Second Lien Facility.  Credit Suisse’s and DB’s respective commitments and agreements hereunder shall be upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth or referred to in this letter agreement (including the Term Sheets and other attachments hereto, this “Letter Agreement”).  The commitments of Credit Suisse and DB are several and not joint.
 
Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained herein or any oral representations or oral assurances previously or subsequently made by any of the parties hereto, this Letter Agreement does not constitute a commitment by Credit Suisse or DB to provide the Second Lien Facility or any portion thereof, and nothing herein shall be construed as a guarantee by Credit Suisse or DB that it will be able to successfully arrange for Second Lien Lenders to provide the Second Lien Facility or any portion thereof.  Such a commitment on the part of Credit Suisse, DB or any of their respective affiliates will exist (if ever) only upon the execution of a separate commitment letter and/or loan agreement, as the case may be, and then only in accordance with the terms and conditions thereof.
 
2.  
Titles and Roles.
 
You hereby appoint (a) each of CS Securities and DBSI to act, and each of CS Securities and DBSI hereby agrees to act, as joint bookrunners and joint lead arrangers for the Facilities (collectively, in such capacities, the “Arrangers”), and (b) CS to act, and CS hereby agrees to act, as sole administrative agent and sole collateral agent for the Facilities, in each case upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth or referred to in this Letter Agreement.  You agree that Credit Suisse will have “left” placement and DB will have “right” placement in any and all marketing materials or other documentation used in connection with the Facilities.  Each of the Engagement Parties, in such capacities, will perform the duties and exercise the authority customarily performed and exercised by it in such roles.  You agree that no other titles will be awarded and no compensation (other than that expressly contemplated by this Letter Agreement and the Fee Letter referred to below) will be paid in connection with the Facilities unless you and we shall so agree.
 
3.  
Syndication.
 
Each of Credit Suisse and DB reserves the right, prior to and/or after the execution of definitive documentation for the First Lien Facilities, to syndicate all or a portion of its commitment with respect to the First Lien Facilities to a group of banks, financial institutions and other institutional lenders (together with CS and DBTCA and the Second Lien Lenders, the “Lenders”) identified by us in consultation with you, and you agree to provide us with a period of at least 30 consecutive days following the launch of the general syndication of the First Lien Facilities and immediately prior to the Closing Date to syndicate the First Lien Facilities. We intend to commence syndication efforts promptly upon the execution of this Letter Agreement, and you agree actively to assist us in completing a satisfactory syndication of the Facilities.  Such assistance shall include (a) your using commercially reasonable efforts to ensure that any syndication efforts benefit materially from your existing lending and investment banking relationships and the existing lending and investment banking relationships of the Company, (b) direct contact between senior management, representatives and advisors of you and the Borrower (and using commercially reasonable efforts to cause direct contact between senior management, representatives and advisors of the Company) and the proposed Lenders, (c) assistance by you and the Borrower (and using commercially reasonable efforts to cause the assistance by the Company) in the preparation of a Confidential
 
 

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Information Memorandum for each of the Facilities and other marketing materials to be used in connection with the syndication, (d) your providing or causing to be provided a detailed business plan or projections of the Borrower and its subsidiaries for the years 2008 through 2014 and for the eight fiscal quarters beginning with the first fiscal quarter of 2008, in each case in form and substance satisfactory to the Arrangers, (e) prior to the launch of the syndication, the obtaining of a corporate credit rating from Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services (“S&P”) and a corporate family rating from Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. (“Moody’s”), in each case with respect to the Borrower, and ratings for each of the Facilities from each of S&P and Moody’s, and (f) the hosting, with the Arrangers, of one or more meetings of prospective Lenders.
 
You agree, at the request of the Arrangers, to assist in the preparation of a version of the Confidential Information Memorandum and other marketing materials and presentations to be used in connection with the syndication of the Facilities, consisting exclusively of information and documentation that is either (i) publicly available or (ii) not material with respect to Holdings, the Borrower, the Company or their respective subsidiaries or any of their respective securities for purposes of foreign, United States Federal and state securities laws (all such information and documentation being “Public Lender Information”).  Any information and documentation that is not Public Lender Information is referred to herein as “Private Lender Information”.  You further agree that each document to be disseminated by the Arrangers to any Lender in connection with the Facilities will, at the request of the Arrangers, be identified by you as either (i) containing Private Lender Information or (ii) containing solely Public Lender Information.  You acknowledge that the following documents contain solely Public Lender Information (unless you notify us promptly that any such document contains Private Lender Information): (a) drafts and final definitive documentation with respect to the Facilities; (b) administrative materials prepared by the Arrangers for prospective Lenders (such as a lender meeting invitation, bank allocation, if any, and funding and closing memoranda); provided that (x) such materials are delivered to you prior to their delivery to prospective Lenders and (y) you are given a reasonable opportunity to confirm such materials do not contain any Private Lender Information; and (c) notification of changes in the terms of the Facilities.
 
The Arrangers will manage all aspects of any syndication of the Facilities in consultation with you, including decisions as to the selection of institutions to be approached and when they will be approached, when their commitments will be accepted, which institutions will participate, the amount and the allocation of the commitments among the Lenders, any naming rights and the amount and distribution of fees among the Lenders.  To assist the Arrangers in their syndication efforts, you agree promptly to prepare and provide (and to use commercially reasonable efforts to cause the Company to provide) to the Arrangers all information with respect to Holdings, the Borrower, the Company and their respective subsidiaries, the Transactions and the other transactions contemplated hereby, including all financial information and projections (the “Projections”), as the Arrangers may reasonably request in connection with the arrangement and syndication of the Facilities.
 
4.  
Information.
 
You hereby represent and covenant (and it shall be a condition to the commitment of each of CS and DBTCA hereunder and our agreements to perform the services described herein) that (a) all information other than the Projections (the “Information”) that has been or will be made available to any of the Engagement Parties by or on behalf of you or any of your representatives is or will be, when furnished, complete and correct in all material respects and does not or will not, when furnished, contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary in order to make the statements contained therein not materially misleading in light of the circumstances under which such statements are made and (b) the Projections that have been or will be made available to the Engagement Parties by or on behalf of you or any of your representatives have been or will be prepared in good faith
 
 

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based upon accounting principles consistent with the historical audited financial statements of the Company and upon assumptions that are reasonable at the time made and at the time the related Projections are made available to the Engagement Parties.  You agree that if at any time prior to the closing of the Facilities any of the representations in the preceding sentence would be incorrect if the Information and Projections were being furnished, and such representations were being made, at such time, then you will promptly supplement the Information and the Projections so that such representations will be correct under those circumstances.  In arranging and syndicating the Facilities, we will be entitled to use and rely primarily on the Information and the Projections without responsibility for independent verification thereof.
 
5.  
Fees.
 
As consideration for the commitments of CS and DBTCA hereunder and our agreements to perform the services described herein, you agree to pay (or to cause the Borrower to pay) to the Engagement Parties the fees set forth in this Letter Agreement and in the fee letter dated the date hereof and delivered herewith with respect to the Facilities (the “Fee Letter”).
 
6.  
Conditions Precedent.
 
Each of CS’s and DBTCA’s commitments hereunder, and our agreements to perform the services described herein, are subject to (a) our not having discovered or otherwise having become aware of any information not previously disclosed to us that we believe to be inconsistent in a material and adverse manner with our understanding, based on the information provided to us prior to the date hereof, of (i) the business, assets, liabilities, operations, condition (financial or otherwise), operating results, Projections or prospects of the Company and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole, or (ii) the Transactions, (b) there not having occurred any event, change or condition since December 31, 2006 (the date of the most recent audited financial statements of the Company delivered to the Engagement Parties as of the date hereof) that, individually or in the aggregate, has had, or could reasonably be expected to have, a material adverse effect on the business, assets, liabilities, operations, condition (financial or otherwise), operating results, Projections or prospects of the Company and its subsidiaries, taken as a whole, (c) the absence of a disruption or adverse change in financial, banking or capital markets generally, or in the market for new issuances of leveraged loans or high yield securities in particular, in each case that, in the judgment of the Arrangers, could reasonably be expected to impair the syndication of the Facilities, (d) our satisfaction that, prior to and during the syndication of the Facilities, there shall be no other issues of debt securities or commercial bank or other credit facilities of Holdings, the Borrower, the Company or their respective subsidiaries being announced, offered, placed or arranged (other than in respect of the Notes), (e) the negotiation, execution and delivery of definitive documentation with respect to the Facilities satisfactory to the Engagement Parties and their counsel, (f) your compliance with the terms of this Letter Agreement and the Fee Letter, and (g) the satisfaction of the other conditions set forth or referred to in the Term Sheets and the other exhibits hereto.
 
7.  
Indemnification; Expenses.
 
You agree (a) to indemnify and hold harmless each Engagement Party and their respective officers, directors, employees, agents, advisors, controlling persons, members and successors and assigns (each, an “Indemnified Person”) from and against any and all losses, claims, damages, liabilities and expenses, joint or several, to which any such Indemnified Person may become subject arising out of or in connection with this Letter Agreement, the Fee Letter, the Transactions, the Facilities or any related transaction or any claim, litigation, investigation or proceeding relating to any of the foregoing, regardless of whether any such Indemnified Person is a party thereto (and regardless of whether such matter is initiated by a third party or by Holdings, the Company or any of their respective affiliates), and to
 
 

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reimburse each such Indemnified Person upon demand for any reasonable legal or other expenses incurred in connection with investigating or defending any of the foregoing, provided that the foregoing indemnity will not, as to any Indemnified Person, apply to losses, claims, damages, liabilities or related expenses to the extent they are found in a final, non-appealable judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction to have resulted primarily from the willful misconduct or gross negligence of such Indemnified Person, and (b) to reimburse the Engagement Parties from time to time, upon presentation of a summary statement, for all reasonable out-of-pocket expenses (including but not limited to expenses of due diligence investigation, consultants’ fees, syndication expenses, travel expenses and fees, disbursements and other charges of counsel), in each case, incurred in connection with the Facilities and the preparation, negotiation and enforcement of this Letter Agreement, the Fee Letter, the definitive documentation for the Facilities and any ancillary documents and security arrangements in connection therewith.  Notwithstanding any other provision of this Letter Agreement, no Indemnified Person shall be liable for any indirect, special, incidental, punitive or consequential damages in connection with its activities related to the Facilities.
 
8.           Sharing Information; Absence of Fiduciary Relationship; Affiliate Activities.
 
You acknowledge that the Engagement Parties and their affiliates (the term “Engagement Parties” as used below in this paragraph being understood to include such affiliates) may be providing debt financing, equity capital or other services (including financial advisory services) to other companies in respect of which you may have conflicting interests regarding the transactions described herein or otherwise.  In particular, CS Securities may act as financial advisor to the Company in connection with the proposed Acquisition.  The Engagement Parties will not furnish confidential information obtained from you by virtue of the transactions contemplated by this Letter Agreement or our other relationships with you to other companies.  You also acknowledge that we do not have any obligation to use in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Letter Agreement, or to furnish to you, confidential information obtained by us from other companies, and that we shall not be imputed to have knowledge of confidential information provided to or obtained by CS Securities in any future capacity as financial advisor to the Company.
 
You further acknowledge and agree that (a) no fiduciary, advisory or agency relationship between you and any Engagement Party is intended to be or has been created in respect of any of the transactions contemplated by this Letter Agreement, irrespective of whether such Engagement Party has advised or is advising you on other matters, (b) the Engagement Parties, on the one hand, and you, on the other hand, have arms-length business relationships that do not directly or indirectly give rise to, nor do you rely on, any fiduciary duty on the part of any Engagement Party, (c) you are capable of evaluating and understanding, and you understand and accept, the terms, risks and conditions of the transactions contemplated by this Letter Agreement, (d) you have been advised that the Engagement Parties are engaged in a broad range of transactions that may involve interests that differ from your interests and that the Engagement Parties have no obligation to disclose such interests and transactions to you by virtue of any fiduciary, advisory or agency relationship, and (e) you waive, to the fullest extent permitted by law, any claims you may have against any Engagement Party for breach of fiduciary duty or alleged breach of fiduciary duty and agree that no Engagement Party shall have any liability (whether direct or indirect) to you in respect of such a fiduciary duty claim or to any person asserting a fiduciary duty claim on behalf of or in right of you, including your stockholders, employees or creditors.  Additionally, you acknowledge and agree that no Engagement Party is advising you as to any legal, tax, investment, accounting or regulatory matters in any jurisdiction.  You shall consult with your own advisors concerning such matters and shall be responsible for making your own independent investigation and appraisal of the transactions contemplated hereby, and no Engagement Party shall have any responsibility or liability to you with respect thereto.  Any review by the Engagement Parties of the Borrower, the Company, the Transactions, the other transactions contemplated hereby or other matters relating to such transactions will be
 
 

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performed solely for the benefit of the Engagement Parties and shall not be on behalf of you or any of your affiliates.
 
You further acknowledge that each of Credit Suisse and DB is a full service securities firm engaged in securities trading and brokerage activities as well as providing investment banking and other financial services.  In the ordinary course of business, each Engagement Party may provide investment banking and other financial services to, and/or acquire, hold or sell, for its own accounts and the accounts of customers, equity, debt and other securities and financial instruments (including bank loans and other obligations) of, you, the Borrower, the Company and other companies with which you, the Borrower or the Company may have commercial or other relationships.  With respect to any securities and/or financial instruments so held by any Engagement Party or any of its affiliates or customers, all rights in respect of such securities and financial instruments, including any voting rights, will be exercised by the holder of the rights, in its sole discretion.
 
9.           Assignments; Amendments; Governing Law, Etc.
 
This Letter Agreement shall not be assignable by you without the prior written consent of the Engagement Parties (and any attempted assignment without such consent shall be null and void), is intended to be solely for the benefit of the parties hereto (and Indemnified Persons), and is not intended to confer any benefits upon, or create any rights in favor of, any person other than the parties hereto (and Indemnified Persons).  Each of CS and DBTCA may assign its commitment hereunder to one or more prospective Lenders, whereupon CS or DBTCA, as applicable, shall be released from the portion of its commitment hereunder so assigned.  Any and all obligations of, and services to be provided by, the Engagement Parties hereunder (including, without limitation, CS’s and DBTCA’s respective commitments) may be performed and any and all rights of the Engagement Parties hereunder may be exercised by or through any of their respective affiliates or branches.  This Letter Agreement may not be amended or any provision hereof waived or modified except by an instrument in writing signed by the Engagement Parties and you.  This Letter Agreement may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be an original and all of which, when taken together, shall constitute one agreement.  Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page of this Letter Agreement by facsimile transmission or electronic transmission (e.g. a “pdf” or “tif”) shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart hereof.  Section headings used herein are for convenience of reference only, are not part of this Letter Agreement and are not to affect the construction of, or to be taken into consideration in interpreting, this Letter Agreement.  You acknowledge that information and documents relating to the Facilities may be transmitted through SyndTrak, Intralinks, the internet, e-mail, or similar electronic transmission systems, and that no Engagement Party shall be liable for any damages arising from the unauthorized use by others of information or documents transmitted in such manner.  The Engagement Parties may place advertisements in financial and other newspapers and periodicals or on a home page or similar place for dissemination of information on the Internet or worldwide web as it may choose, and circulate similar promotional materials, after the closing of the Transactions in the form of a “tombstone” or otherwise describing the names of you, the Borrower and your and its affiliates (or any of them), and the amount, type and closing date of such Transactions, all at the Engagement Parties’ expense. This Letter Agreement and the Fee Letter supersede all prior understandings, whether written or oral, between us with respect to the Facilities.  THIS LETTER AGREEMENT SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.
 
10.           Jurisdiction.
 
Each of the parties hereto hereby irrevocably and unconditionally (a) submits, for itself and its property, to the exclusive jurisdiction of any New York State court or Federal court of the United States of America sitting in New York City, and any appellate court from any thereof, in any action or
 
 

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proceeding arising out of or relating to this Letter Agreement, the Fee Letter or the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, and agrees that all claims in respect of any such action or proceeding may be heard and determined only in such New York State court or, to the extent permitted by law, in such Federal court, (b) waives, to the fullest extent it may legally and effectively do so, any objection which it may now or hereafter have to the laying of venue of any suit, action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Letter Agreement, the Fee Letter or the transactions contemplated hereby or thereby in any New York State court or in any such Federal court, (c) waives, to the fullest extent permitted by law, the defense of an inconvenient forum to the maintenance of such action or proceeding in any such court, and (d) agrees that a final judgment in any such action or proceeding shall be conclusive and may be enforced in other jurisdictions by suit on the judgment or in any other manner provided by law.  Service of any process, summons, notice or document by registered mail addressed to you at the address above shall be effective service of process against you for any suit, action or proceeding brought in any such court.
 
11.           Waiver of Jury Trial.
 
EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO IRREVOCABLY WAIVES THE RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION, PROCEEDING, CLAIM OR COUNTERCLAIM BROUGHT BY OR ON BEHALF OF ANY PARTY RELATED TO OR ARISING OUT OF THIS LETTER AGREEMENT, THE FEE LETTER OR THE PERFORMANCE OF SERVICES HEREUNDER OR THEREUNDER.
 
12.           Confidentiality.
 
This Letter Agreement is delivered to you on the understanding that neither this Letter Agreement nor the Fee Letter nor any of their terms or substance, nor the activities of
 
the Engagement Parties pursuant hereto, shall be disclosed, directly or indirectly, to any other person without the prior written approval of the Engagement Parties, except (a) to your officers, directors, employees, attorneys, accountants and advisors on a confidential and need-to-know basis, (b) as required by applicable law or compulsory legal process (in which case you agree to inform us promptly thereof prior to such disclosure) and (c) solely with respect to this Letter Agreement and the contents hereof (but not the Fee Letter or the contents thereof), (i) to the Company and its officers, directors, employees, attorneys, accountants and advisors on a confidential and need-to-know basis, (ii) to the extent required to be included, in any proxy materials, reports or registration statements of the Company, the Borrower or FX Real Estate and Entertainment Inc. required to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission and (iii) in any prospectus or other offering memorandum relating to the Notes or other securities to be issued by the Company or the Borrower in connection with the Acquisition.
 
Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, any party to this Letter Agreement (and any employee, representative or other agent of such party) may disclose to any and all persons, without limitation of any kind, the tax treatment and tax structure of the transactions contemplated by this Letter Agreement and the Fee Letter and all materials of any kind (including opinions or other tax analyses) that are provided to it relating to such tax treatment and tax structure, except that (i) tax treatment and tax structure shall not include the identity of any existing or future party (or any affiliate of such party) to this Letter Agreement or the Fee Letter, and (ii) no party shall disclose any information relating to such tax treatment and tax structure to the extent nondisclosure is reasonably necessary in order to comply with applicable securities laws.  For this purpose, the tax treatment of the transactions contemplated by this Letter Agreement and the Fee Letter is the purported or claimed U.S. Federal income tax treatment of such transactions and the tax structure of such transactions is any fact that may be relevant to understanding the purported or claimed U.S. Federal income tax treatment of such transactions.
 
 

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13.           Surviving Provisions.
 
The compensation, reimbursement, indemnification, confidentiality, syndication, jurisdiction, governing law and waiver of jury trial provisions contained herein and in the Fee Letter shall remain in full force and effect regardless of whether definitive financing documentation shall be executed and delivered and (other than in the case of the syndication provisions) notwithstanding the termination of this Letter Agreement or any Engagement Party’s commitment hereunder and our agreements to perform the services described herein; provided that your obligations under this Letter Agreement, other than those relating to confidentiality, compensation and to the syndication of the Facilities (which shall remain in full force and effect), shall, to the extent covered by the definitive documentation relating to the Facilities, automatically terminate and be superseded by the applicable provisions contained in such definitive documentation upon the occurrence of the Closing Date.
 
14.           PATRIOT Act Notification.
 
The Engagement Parties hereby notify you that, pursuant to the requirements of the USA PATRIOT Act, Title III of Pub. L. 107-56 (signed into law October 26, 2001) (the “PATRIOT Act”), each Engagement Party and each Lender is required to obtain, verify and record information that identifies each entity (or individual) which enters into a business relationship with the Engagement Parties (including the Borrower and each other Credit Party), which information includes the name, address, tax identification number and other information regarding such entity (or individual) that will allow such Engagement Party or such Lender to identify such entity (or individual) in accordance with the PATRIOT Act.  This notice is given in accordance with the requirements of the PATRIOT Act and is effective as to each Engagement Party and each Lender.  You hereby acknowledge and agree that the Engagement Parties shall be permitted to share any or all such information with the Lenders.
 
15.           Acceptance and Termination.
 
If the foregoing correctly sets forth our agreement with you, please indicate your acceptance of the terms of this Letter Agreement and of the Fee Letter by returning to us executed counterparts hereof and of the Fee Letter not later than 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on November 9, 2007.  The Engagement Parties’ offer hereunder, and our agreements to perform the services described herein, will expire automatically and without further action or notice and without further obligation to you at such time in the event that the Engagement Parties have not received such executed counterparts in accordance with the immediately preceding sentence.  This Letter Agreement will become a binding commitment on the Engagement Parties only after it has been duly executed and delivered by you in accordance with the first sentence of this Section 15.  In the event that the Closing Date does not occur on or before 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on July 31, 2008 (or such earlier date as the Merger Agreement shall have been terminated or the transactions contemplated thereby shall have been consummated or abandoned), then this Letter Agreement and the Engagement Parties’ commitments hereunder, and our agreements to perform the services described herein, shall automatically terminate without further action or notice and without further obligation to you unless the Engagement Parties shall, in their discretion, agree to an extension.  Before such date, the Engagement Parties may terminate this Letter Agreement and the Engagement Parties’ commitments hereunder, and our agreements to perform the services described herein, if (i) any event occurs or information becomes available that, in the Engagement Parties’ judgment, results or will result in the failure to satisfy any condition precedent set forth or referred to in this Letter Agreement or (ii) there shall have occurred any material breach by Holdings or the Borrower of its obligations under the Merger Agreement.
 
We are pleased to have been given the opportunity to assist you in connection with the financing for the Acquisition.
 
 

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Very truly yours,
 
CREDIT SUISSE SECURITIES (USA) LLC
 
By _______________________________                                                     
       Name:
       Title:
 

CREDIT SUISSE, CAYMAN ISLANDS BRANCH

 
By _______________________________                                                      
       Name:
       Title:
 
By _______________________________                                                      
       Name:
       Title:


DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY AMERICAS

 
By _______________________________                                                      
       Name:
       Title:
 
By _______________________________                                                      
       Name:
       Title:


DEUTSCHE BANK SECURITIES INC.

 
By _______________________________                                                      
       Name:
       Title:
 
By _______________________________                                                      
       Name:
       Title:
 
 
 

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Accepted and agreed to as of
the date first above written:
 
19X, INC.
 
By _______________________________                                           
Name:
Title:
 
 

CONFIDENTIAL    
November [__], 2007   
 EXHIBIT A
 
CKX, INC.
Up to $450,000,000 First Lien Senior Secured Credit Facilities
Summary of Principal Terms and Conditions

Borrower:
 
A Delaware corporation to be formed (“Merger Sub”), all of the outstanding equity interests of which will be owned by 19X, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Holdings”).  As a result of the merger described below, Merger Sub will be merged with and into CKX, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), and, thereafter, the Borrower will be the Company.
   
Transactions:
 
Holdings intends to acquire (the “Acquisition”) all of the outstanding equity interests of the Company pursuant to that certain Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of June 1, 2007 (as amended prior to the date hereof, the “Merger Agreement”), by and among Holdings, Merger Sub and the Company.  In connection with the Acquisition: (a) Merger Sub will be merged with and into the Company, with the Company surviving as a wholly owned subsidiary of Holdings; (b) the existing equity holders of the Company will receive an aggregate amount of cash consideration required pursuant to the Merger Agreement (the “Merger Consideration”); (c) the Company will receive at least $750,000,000 in  cash proceeds from Holdings, and Holdings shall fund such contributions with the proceeds of equity securities issued by Holdings containing terms satisfactory to the Arrangers (collectively, the “Equity Contribution”), consisting of (i) $200,000,000 of common equity issued to existing stockholders of the Company and members of the Company’s management and/or their controlled affiliates, at least $150,000,000 of which must be retained by Robert F.X. Sillerman or one or more of his controlled affiliates (collectively, “Sillerman”) and Simon Fuller or one or more of his controlled affiliates (collectively, “Fuller”) (with allocations as between Sillerman and Fuller reasonably satisfactory to the Arrangers), (ii) $350,000,000 of preferred equity arranged by Merrill Lynch & Co. (“Merrill Lynch”) and issued to individuals or other entities identified by Merrill Lynch and reasonably satisfactory to the Arrangers (the “Merrill Shares”), (iii) $50,000,000 of preferred equity to be purchased or arranged by Credit Suisse and/or sold to individuals or entities identified by Credit Suisse and reasonably satisfactory to Merrill Lynch and the Arrangers (the “Credit Suisse Shares”), (iv) $50,000,000 of preferred equity to be sold to high net worth individuals or entities identified by DB and reasonably satisfactory to Merrill Lynch and the Arrangers (the “DB Shares”) and (v) $100,000,000 of preferred equity issued to Sillerman and Fuller and/or other individuals or other entities identified by Sillerman and Fuller and
 
 
 
 

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reasonably satisfactory to the Arrangers (the “Founder Preferred Shares” and, together with the Merrill Shares, the Credit Suisse Shares and the DB Shares, the “Preferred Shares”); (d) the Borrower will obtain the first priority senior secured credit facilities described below under the caption “First Lien Facilities” (the “First Lien Facilities”); (e) the Borrower will borrow not less than the lesser of (x) $200,000,000 and (y) an amount equal to the product of Pro Forma EBITDA (as defined in Exhibit C to the Letter Agreement) multiplied by two (2) in aggregate principal amount of second priority senior secured term loans under a new second priority senior secured term loan facility (the “Second Lien Facility”); (f) a parent holding company of the Borrower will issue subordinated unsecured notes (the “Notes”) in an aggregate principal amount of up to $200,000,000; and (g) premiums, fees and expenses incurred in connection with the foregoing in an aggregate amount not to exceed $75,000,000 (the “Transaction Costs”) will be paid.
   
 
The transactions described in this paragraph are collectively referred to herein as the “Transactions”.
   
    Agent:
Credit Suisse, acting through one or more of its branches or affiliates (“CS”), will act as sole administrative agent and collateral agent (in such capacities, the “Agent”) for a syndicate of banks, financial institutions and other institutional lenders (together with CS and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas (“DBTCA”), the “Lenders”), and will perform the duties customarily associated with such roles.
   
Joint Bookrunners and Joint Lead Arrangers:
Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC and Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. will act as joint bookrunners and joint lead arrangers for the First Lien Facilities described below (collectively, in such capacities, the “Arrangers”), and will perform the duties customarily associated with such roles.
   
Syndication Agent:
At the option of the Arrangers, one or more financial institutions identified by the Arrangers and acceptable to the Borrower (in such capacity, the “Syndication Agent”).
   
Documentation Agent:
At the option of the Arrangers, one or more financial institutions identified by the Arrangers and acceptable to the Borrower (in such capacity, the “Documentation Agent”).
   
First Lien Facilities:
 
(A)
 
A first priority senior secured term loan facility in an aggregate principal amount of up to the lesser of (x) $400,000,000 and (y) an amount equal to the product of Pro Forma EBITDA (as defined in Exhibit C to the Letter Agreement) multiplied by four (4) (such lesser amount,
 
 

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First Lien Facilities:
(A)
the “First Lien Term Facility”).
     
 
(B)
A first priority senior secured revolving credit facility in an aggregate principal amount of up to $50,000,000 (the “Revolving Facility” and, together with the First Lien Term Facility, the “First Lien Facilities”), of which up to an aggregate amount to be agreed upon will be available through a subfacility in the form of letters of credit.
     
   
In connection with the Revolving Facility, CS (in such capacity, the “Swingline Lender”) will make available to the Borrower a swingline facility under which the Borrower may make short-term borrowings of up to an aggregate amount to be agreed upon.  Except for purposes of calculating the Commitment Fee described in Annex I attached hereto, any such swingline borrowings will reduce availability under the Revolving Facility on a dollar-for-dollar basis.  Each Lender under the Revolving Facility shall, promptly upon request by the Swingline Lender, fund to the Swingline Lender its pro rata share of any swingline borrowings.
     
Purpose:
(A)
The proceeds of the First Lien Term Facility will be used by the Borrower, on the date of the initial borrowing under the First Lien Facilities (the “Closing Date”), together with the proceeds of the Second Lien Facility, the Notes and the Equity Contribution, solely (a) to pay the Merger Consideration, (b) to refinance certain existing indebtedness of the Company and its subsidiaries, including all outstanding indebtedness under its existing revolving credit facility, as of the Closing Date (the “Existing Debt”), and (c) to pay the Transaction Costs.
     
  (B)
The proceeds of loans under the Revolving Facility will be used by the Borrower solely from time to time for working capital and other general corporate purposes.
     
  (C)
Letters of credit will be used solely to support payment obligations incurred in the ordinary course of business by the Borrower and its subsidiaries.
     
 Availability:
(A)
The full amount of the First Lien Term Facility must be drawn in a single drawing on the Closing Date.  Amounts borrowed under the First Lien Term Facility that are repaid or prepaid may not be reborrowed.
 
 

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(B)
No loans under the Revolving Facility may be made on the Closing Date (except to the extent necessary to cover the cost of up to $10,000,000 of any additional original issue discount imposed pursuant to Section 3 of the Fee Letter).  Thereafter, loans under the Revolving Facility will be available at any time prior to the final maturity of the Revolving Facility, in minimum principal amounts and upon notice to be agreed upon.  Amounts repaid under the Revolving Facility may be reborrowed.
     
Interest Rates and Fees:
 
As set forth on Annex I attached hereto.
     
Default Rate:
 
The applicable interest rate plus 2.0% per annum only on overdue amounts.
     
Letters of Credit:
 
Letters of credit under the Revolving Facility will be issued by CS, DBTCA or another Lender acceptable to the Borrower and the Agent (the “Issuing Bank”).  Each letter of credit shall expire not later than the earlier of (a) 12 months after its date of issuance and (b) the fifth business day prior to the final maturity of the Revolving Facility; provided, however, that any letter of credit may provide for renewal thereof for additional periods of up to 12 months (which in no event shall extend beyond the date referred to in clause (b) above).
     
   
Drawings under any letter of credit shall be reimbursed by the Borrower on the same business day.  To the extent that the Borrower does not reimburse the Issuing Bank on the same business day, the Lenders under the Revolving Facility shall be irrevocably obligated to reimburse the Issuing Bank pro rata based upon their respective Revolving Facility commitments.
     
 
 
The issuance of all letters of credit shall be subject to the customary procedures of the Issuing Bank.
     
Final Maturity
and Amortization:
(A)
First Lien Term Facility
   
The First Lien Term Facility will mature on the date that is five years after the Closing Date, and will amortize in equal quarterly installments in an aggregate annual amount equal to 1% of the original principal amount of the First Lien Term Facility with the balance payable on the maturity date of the First Lien Term Facility.
     
  (B)
Revolving Facility
 
   
 The Revolving Facility will mature and the commitments thereunder will terminate on the date that is four years and
 
 

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 six months after the Closing Date.
     
Guarantees:
 
All obligations of the Borrower under the First Lien Facilities and under any interest rate protection or other hedging arrangements entered into with the Agent, the Arrangers, an entity that is a Lender at the time of such transaction or any affiliate of any of the foregoing (“Hedging Arrangements”) will be unconditionally guaranteed (the “Guarantees”) by each of the Borrower’s direct and indirect present and future subsidiaries (the “Guarantors”; the Borrower and the Guarantors, collectively, the “Credit Parties”), other than (i) Elvis Presley Enterprises, Inc., Elvis Presley Enterprises, LLC and any of their subsidiaries (collectively, the “Elvis Operating Companies”), (ii) Muhammad Ali Enterprises LLC and its subsidiaries and (iii) any direct or indirect subsidiary of the Borrower acquired in connection with a permitted acquisition that is not a wholly owned direct or indirect subsidiary of the Borrower (but only to the extent that the applicable joint venture or other organizational documents prohibit such Subsidiary from becoming a Subsidiary Guarantor) (collectively, the “Majority-Owned Subsidiaries”); provided, however, that any foreign subsidiary of the Borrower with respect to which a guarantee granted thereby would result in material adverse tax consequences to the Borrower, shall not be a Guarantor.
     
Security:
 
The First Lien Facilities, the Guarantees and any Hedging Arrangements will be secured by substantially all the assets of each Credit Party, whether owned on the Closing Date or thereafter acquired (collectively, the “Collateral”), including, without limitation, (a) a perfected first priority pledge of all the equity interests of the Borrower, (b) a perfected first priority pledge of all the equity interests held by any Credit Party (which pledge, in the case of any foreign subsidiary, shall be limited to 65% of the voting capital stock and 100% of the non-voting capital stock of such foreign subsidiary if the pledge of a greater amount would result in material adverse tax consequences to the Borrower) and (c) perfected first priority security interests in, and mortgages on, substantially all tangible and intangible assets of each Credit Party (including, without limitation, goods, inventory, equipment, investments, payment receivables, deposit accounts, general intangibles, intellectual property, real property and investment property), except for those assets as to which the granting of a security interest in such assets would be prohibited by applicable law or if the Agent shall determine in its sole discretion that the costs of obtaining such a security interest are
 
 
 

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excessive in relation to the value of the security to be afforded thereby.  In no event will the Collateral include any assets or property of the Elvis Operating Companies or their respective subsidiaries, Muhammad Ali Enterprises LLC and its subsidiaries, any assets or property of the Majority-Owned Subsidiaries or their respective subsidiaries, any leasehold mortgages and other exceptions to be mutually agreed upon.
     
 
 
All the above-described pledges, security interests and mortgages shall be created on terms, and pursuant to documentation, satisfactory to the Lenders, and none of the Collateral shall be subject to any other pledges, security interests or mortgages, subject to customary and limited exceptions to be agreed upon and other than the second priority security interests in favor of the secured parties under the Second Lien Facility.
     
 
 
The liens securing the Second Lien Facility will be second in priority to the liens securing the First Lien Facilities, the Guarantees and any permitted refinancings thereof.  The priority of the security interests in the Collateral and related creditors’ rights will be set forth in an intercreditor agreement reasonably acceptable to the Borrower, the Agent and the Lenders.
     
Mandatory Prepayments:
 
Loans under the First Lien Facilities shall be prepaid with (a) 75% of Excess Cash Flow (to be defined on a basis satisfactory to Credit Suisse, DB and the Borrower), (b) 100% of the net cash proceeds of all asset sales or other dispositions of property by Holdings and its subsidiaries (including proceeds from the sale of stock of any subsidiary of the Borrower and insurance and condemnation proceeds) (subject to exceptions and reinvestment provisions to be agreed upon), (c) 100% of the net cash proceeds of issuances, offerings or placements of debt obligations of Holdings and its subsidiaries (subject to exceptions to be agreed upon) and (d) 50% of the net cash proceeds of issuances of equity securities of, or capital contributions to, Holdings (subject to exceptions to be agreed upon).
     
   
Notwithstanding the foregoing, each Lender under the First Lien Term Facility shall have the right to reject its pro rata share of any mandatory prepayments described above, in which case the amounts so rejected shall be offered first ratably to each non-rejecting Lender thereunder and (after giving effect to the repayment of the Revolving Facility in accordance with the next paragraph) then applied to the mandatory prepayment of the Second Lien Facility, with the lenders thereunder having the right
 
 

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to reject the same, in which case the amounts so rejected shall be offered ratably to each non-rejecting lender thereunder.
     
 
 
The above-described mandatory prepayments shall be applied pro rata to the remaining amortization payments under the First Lien Term Facility.  When there are no longer outstanding loans under the First Lien Term Facility, mandatory prepayments will be applied first, to prepay outstanding loans under the Revolving Facility, second, to cash collateralize outstanding letters of credit, in each case, with no corresponding permanent reduction of commitments under the Revolving Facility and third, to prepay outstanding loans under the Second Lien Facility, with the lenders thereunder having the right to reject the same, in which case the amounts so rejected shall be offered ratably to each non-rejecting lender thereunder.
     
Voluntary Prepayments and
Reductions in Commitments
:
 
Voluntary reductions of the unutilized portion of the commitments under the First Lien Facilities and prepayments of borrowings thereunder will be permitted at any time, in minimum principal amounts to be agreed upon, without premium or penalty, subject to reimbursement of the Lenders’ redeployment costs in the case of a prepayment of Adjusted LIBOR borrowings other than on the last day of the relevant interest period.  All voluntary prepayments of the First Lien Term Facility will be applied pro rata to the remaining amortization payments under the First Lien Term Facility.
     
Representations and Warranties:
 
Usual for facilities and transactions of this type and others to be reasonably specified by the Agent, including, without limitation, corporate status; legal, valid and binding documentation; capitalization and subsidiaries; use of proceeds; no consents; no conflicts; accuracy of financial statements, projections; confidential information memorandum and other information; no material adverse change; no default; absence of undisclosed liabilities, litigation and investigations; absence of liens; no violation of agreements or instruments; compliance with laws (including PATRIOT Act, ERISA, margin regulations, environmental laws and laws applicable to sanctioned persons); payment of taxes; ownership of properties; inapplicability of the Investment Company Act; Hart-Scott-Rodino matters; solvency; effectiveness of governmental approvals; labor matters; environmental and other regulatory matters; intellectual property matters; validity, priority and perfection of security interests in the Collateral (including the priority of the liens in respect of the First Lien Facilities relative to the liens in respect of the Second Lien Facility); and treatment as senior debt
 
 

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under all subordinated debt and as designated senior debt thereunder.
     
Conditions Precedent to Initial Borrowing:
 
Usual for facilities and transactions of this type and others to be reasonably specified by the Agent, including, without limitation, delivery of satisfactory legal opinions, corporate documents and officers’ and public officials’ certifications; first-priority perfected security interests in the Collateral (free and clear of all liens, subject to customary and limited exceptions to be agreed upon); receipt of satisfactory lien and judgment searches; execution of the definitive documentation for the First Lien Facilities (including the Guarantees), which shall be in full force and effect; evidence of authority; payment of fees and expenses; and obtaining of reasonably satisfactory insurance (together with a customary insurance broker’s letter).
     
 
 
The initial borrowing under the First Lien Facilities will also be subject to the applicable conditions precedent set forth in the Letter Agreement (including Exhibit C thereto).
     
Conditions Precedent to all Borrowings:
 
Delivery of notice, accuracy of representations and warranties in all material respects, and absence of defaults.
     
Affirmative Covenants:
 
Usual for facilities and transactions of this type and others to be reasonably specified by the Agent (to be applicable to Holdings, the Borrower and its subsidiaries), including, without limitation, maintenance of corporate existence and rights; performance of obligations; delivery of consolidated and (if available) consolidating financial statements and other information, including information required under the PATRIOT Act; delivery of notices of default, litigation, ERISA events and material adverse change; maintenance of properties in good working order; additional guarantors and collateral; intellectual property; use of proceeds; performance of obligations under material contracts; maintenance of reasonably satisfactory insurance; use of commercially reasonable efforts to maintain a corporate credit rating from Standard & Poor’s Ratings Service (“S&P”) and a corporate family rating from Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. (“Moody’s”), in each case with respect to the Borrower, and a rating of the Facilities by each of S&P and Moody’s; compliance with laws (including environmental laws and UK financial assistance laws); inspection of books and properties; hedging arrangements reasonably satisfactory to the Agent; further assurances; and payment of taxes.
     
 Negative Covenants:
 
Usual for facilities and transactions of this type and others to be reasonably specified by the Agent (to be applicable
 
 

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to Holdings, the Borrower and its subsidiaries), including, without limitation, limitations on dividends on, and redemptions and repurchases of, equity interests and other restricted payments; limitations on prepayments, redemptions and repurchases of debt (other than loans under the First Lien Facilities, but including loans under the Second Lien Facility and the Notes); limitations on liens and sale-leaseback transactions; limitations on loans and investments; limitations on negative pledges; limitations on debt, guarantees and hedging arrangements; limitations on mergers, acquisitions and asset sales; limitations on transactions with affiliates; limitations on changes in business conducted by the Borrower and its subsidiaries (and prohibition of Holdings engaging in business activities or incurring liabilities other than its ownership of the equity interests of the Borrower and activities and liabilities incidental thereto, including its guarantee of the Facilities); limitations on changes in fiscal period and other accounting changes; limitations relating to intellectual property rights; limitations on use and disposal of hazardous substances; limitations on restrictions on ability of subsidiaries to pay dividends or make distributions; limitations on amendments of debt and other material agreements; and limitations on capital expenditures (other than (a) core capital expenditures in amounts to be agreed and (b) growth and developmental capital expenditures in amounts to be agreed, subject to achievement and maintenance of leverage ratio levels to be agreed upon).
     
Selected Financial Covenants:
 
Usual for facilities and transactions of this type (with financial definitions, levels and measurement periods to be agreed upon and with such levels to be based off of management projections acceptable to the Arrangers), including, without limitation: (a) maximum ratios of Total Debt to EBITDA; (b) maximum ratios of First Lien Secured Debt to EBITDA; and (c) minimum interest coverage ratios.
     
Events of Default:
 
Usual for facilities and transactions of this type and others to be reasonably specified by the Agent relating to Holdings, the Borrower and their respective subsidiaries (subject, where appropriate, to thresholds and grace periods to be agreed upon), including, without limitation, nonpayment of principal, interest or other amounts; violation of covenants; incorrectness of representations and warranties in any material respect; cross default and cross acceleration; default under material contracts; bankruptcy; material judgments; ERISA events; actual or asserted invalidity of guarantees or security documents; loss of material intellectual property rights; and Change of
 
 

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Control (to be defined on a basis satisfactory to Credit Suisse, DB and the Borrower).
     
Voting:
 
Amendments and waivers of the definitive credit documentation will require the approval of Lenders holding more than 50% of the aggregate amount of the loans and commitments under the First Lien Facilities (with certain amendments and waivers also requiring class votes), except that the consent of each Lender shall be required with respect to, among other things, (a) increases in the commitment of such Lender, (b) reductions of principal, interest or fees payable to such Lender, (c) extensions of final maturity or scheduled amortization of the loans or commitments of such Lender and (d) releases of all or substantially all of the value of the Guarantees, or all or substantially all of the Collateral.
     
Cost and Yield Protection:
 
Usual and customary for facilities and transactions of this type, including customary tax gross-up provisions.
     
Assignments and Participations:
 
The Lenders will be permitted to assign (a) loans under the First Lien Term Facility without the consent of (but with notice to) the Borrower and (b) loans and commitments under the Revolving Facility with the consent of the Borrower, the Swingline Lender and the Issuing Bank, in each case not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed; provided that such consent of the Borrower shall not be required (i) if such assignment is made to another Lender or an affiliate or approved fund of a Lender, (ii) during the primary syndication of the loans and commitments under the First Lien Facilities to the persons identified by the Agent to the Borrower on or prior to the Closing Date or (iii) after the occurrence and during the continuance of an event of default.  All assignments will also require the consent of the Agent, not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed.  Each assignment (except for assignments to other Lenders or their affiliates) will be in an amount of an integral multiple of $1,000,000 (or such lesser amount representing all of the applicable Lender’s outstanding loans and commitments).  Assignments will be by novation and will not be required to be pro rata between the First Lien Facilities.
     
 
 
The Lenders will be permitted to sell participations in loans and commitments without restriction.  Voting rights of participants shall be limited to matters in respect of (a) increases in commitments of such participant, (b) reductions of principal, interest or fees payable to such participant, (c) extensions of final maturity or scheduled amortization of the loans or commitments in which such participant participates and (d) releases of all or substantially all of the value of the Guarantees, or all or
 
 

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substantially all of the Collateral.
     
Expenses and Indemnification:
 
The Borrower will indemnify the Arrangers, the Agent, the Syndication Agent, the Documentation Agent, the Lenders, the Issuing Bank, the Swingline Lender, their respective affiliates, successors and assigns and the officers, directors, employees, agents, advisors, controlling persons and members of each of the foregoing (each an “Indemnified Person”) and hold them harmless from and against all costs, reasonable expenses (including reasonable fees, disbursements and other charges of a single New York counsel and any necessary or advisable local or special counsel) and liabilities of such Indemnified Person arising out of or relating to any claim or any litigation or other proceeding (regardless of whether such Indemnified Person is a party thereto and regardless of whether such matter is initiated by a third party or by Holdings, the Company or any of their respective affiliates) that relates to the Transactions, including the financing contemplated hereby, the Acquisition or any transactions in connection therewith, provided that no Indemnified Person will be indemnified for any cost, expense or liability to the extent determined in the final, non-appealable judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction to have resulted primarily from its gross negligence or willful misconduct.  In addition, all out-of-pocket expenses (including, without limitation, fees, disbursements and other charges of counsel) of the Arrangers, the Agent, the Syndication Agent, the Documentation Agent, the Issuing Bank, the Swingline Lender and the Lenders for enforcement costs and documentary taxes associated with the First Lien Facilities will be paid by the Borrower.
     
Governing Law and Forum:
 
New York.
     
Counsel to Agent and Arrangers: 
 
Latham & Watkins LLP.
 
 

ANNEX I
 
 
Interest Rates:
The interest rates under the First Lien Facilities will be as follows:
   
 
Revolving Facility
   
 
At the option of the Borrower, Adjusted LIBOR plus 4.50% or ABR plus 3.50%.
   
 
First Lien Term Facility
   
 
At the option of the Borrower, Adjusted LIBOR plus 4.50% or ABR plus 3.50%.
   
 
All First Lien Facilities
   
 
The Borrower may elect interest periods of 1, 2, 3 or 6 months for Adjusted LIBOR borrowings.
   
 
Calculation of interest shall be on the basis of the actual days elapsed in a year of 360 days (or 365 or 366 days, as the case may be, in the case of ABR loans based on the Prime Rate) and interest shall be payable at the end of each interest period and, in any event, at least every three months.
   
 
ABR is the Alternate Base Rate, which is the higher of CS’s Prime Rate and the Federal Funds Effective Rate plus ½ of 1.0%.
   
 
Adjusted LIBOR will at all times include statutory reserves.
   
Letter of Credit Fee:
 
A per annum fee equal to the spread over Adjusted LIBOR under the Revolving Facility will accrue on the aggregate face amount of outstanding letters of credit under the Revolving Facility, payable in arrears at the end of each quarter and upon the termination of the Revolving Facility, in each case for the actual number of days elapsed over a 360-day year.  Such fees shall be distributed to the Lenders participating in the Revolving Facility pro rata in accordance with the amount of each such Lender’s Revolving Facility commitment.  In addition, the Borrower shall pay to the Issuing Bank, for its own account, (a) a fronting fee equal to a percentage per annum to be agreed upon of the aggregate face amount of outstanding letters of credit, payable in arrears at the end of each quarter and upon the termination of the Revolving Facility, calculated based upon the actual number of days elapsed over a 360-day year, and (b) customary issuance and administration fees.
 
 
 

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Commitment Fees:
 
0.75% per annum on the undrawn portion of the commitments in respect of the First Lien Facilities, payable quarterly in arrears after the Closing Date and upon the termination of the commitments, calculated based on the number of days elapsed in a 360-day year.
   
Original Issue Discount:
 
3.00% of the aggregate principal amount of the First Lien Facilities.
 
 
 

EXHIBIT B
 
 
CKX, INC.
Up to $200,000,000 Second Lien Senior Secured Term Loan Facility
Summary of Principal Terms and Conditions1
 
Borrower:
The Borrower under the First Lien Facilities.
   
Agent:
 
Credit Suisse, acting through one or more of its branches or affiliates (“CS”), will act as sole administrative agent and collateral agent (in such capacities, the “Agent”) for a syndicate of banks, financial institutions and other institutional lenders (together with CS and DBTCA, the “Lenders”), and will perform the duties customarily associated with such roles.
   
Joint Bookrunners and Joint Lead
Arrangers
:
Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC and Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. will act as joint bookrunners and joint lead arrangers for the Second Lien Facility described below (collectively, in such capacities, the “Arrangers”), and will perform the duties customarily associated with such roles.
   
Syndication Agent:
 
At the option of the Arrangers, one or more financial institutions identified by the Arrangers and acceptable to the Borrower (in such capacity, the “Syndication Agent”).
   
Documentation Agent:
 
At the option of the Arrangers, one or more financial institutions identified by the Arrangers and acceptable to the Borrower (in such capacity, the “Documentation Agent”).
   
Second Lien Facility:
 
 
A second priority senior secured term loan facility in an aggregate principal amount of up to the lesser of (x) $200,000,000 and (y) an amount equal to the product of Pro Forma EBITDA (as defined in Exhibit C to the Letter Agreement) multiplied by two (2) (such lesser amount, the “Second Lien Facility”).
     
Purpose:
 
 
The proceeds of the Second Lien Facility will be used by the Borrower on the date of the borrowing under the Second Lien Facility (the “Closing Date”), together with the proceeds of the First Lien Term Facility, the Notes and the Equity Contribution, solely (a) to pay the Merger Consideration, (b) to refinance the Existing Debt and (c) to pay the Transaction Costs.
     
Availability:
 
The full amount of the Second Lien Facility must be drawn in a single drawing on the Closing Date.  Amounts


1
All capitalized terms used but not defined herein have the meanings given to them in the Letter Agreement to which this term sheet is attached, including Exhibit A thereto.
 
 

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borrowed under the Second Lien Facility that are repaid or prepaid may not be reborrowed.
     
Interest Rates and Fees:
As set forth on Annex I attached hereto.
   
Default Rate:
The applicable interest rate plus 2.0% per annum only on overdue amounts.
   
Final Maturity:
 
 
The Second Lien Facility will mature on the date that is five years and six months after the Closing Date.  The Second Lien Facility will not amortize at any time prior to maturity.
     
Guarantees:
All obligations of the Borrower under the Second Lien Facility will be unconditionally guaranteed (the “Guarantees”) by the Guarantors.
   
Security:
 
The Second Lien Facility and the Guarantees will be secured on a second priority basis by all of the collateral securing the First Lien Facilities (the “Collateral”).
   
 
All such pledges, security interests and mortgages shall be created on terms, and pursuant to documentation, satisfactory to the Lenders, and none of the Collateral shall be subject to any other pledges, security interests or mortgages, subject to customary and limited exceptions to be agreed upon and other than the first priority security interests in favor of the secured parties under the First Lien Facilities and any Hedging Arrangements.
   
 
The liens securing the Second Lien Facility will be second in priority to the liens securing the First Lien Facilities, the related guarantees, the Hedging Arrangements and any permitted refinancings thereof.  The priority of the security interests in the Collateral and related creditors’ rights will be set forth in an intercreditor agreement reasonably acceptable to the Borrower, the Agent and the Lenders.
   
Mandatory Prepayments:
 
When there are no longer outstanding loans under the First Lien Facilities (or in the event that the corresponding mandatory prepayment of term loans under the First Lien Term Facility are rejected as (and to the extent) provided in the First Lien Term Sheet), loans under the Second Lien Facility shall be prepaid with (a) 75% of Excess Cash Flow (to be defined on a basis satisfactory to Credit Suisse, DB and the Borrower), (b) 100% of the net cash proceeds of all asset sales or other dispositions of property by Holdings and its subsidiaries (including proceeds from the sale of stock of any subsidiary of the Borrower and insurance and condemnation proceeds) (subject to
 

 

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exceptions and reinvestment provisions to be agreed upon), (c) 100% of the net cash proceeds of issuances, offerings or placements of debt obligations of Holdings and its subsidiaries (subject to exceptions to be agreed upon) and (d) 50% of the net cash proceeds of issuances of equity securities of, or capital contributions to, Holdings (subject to exceptions to be agreed upon).
     
   
Mandatory prepayments of the First Lien Facilities and the Second Lien Facility will be applied as set forth in the First Lien Facilities Term Sheet.
     
Voluntary Prepayments:
 
Subject to the immediately succeeding paragraph, voluntary prepayments of borrowings under the Second Lien Facility will be permitted at any time, in minimum principal amounts to be agreed upon, subject to the payment of any applicable Prepayment Premium (as set forth under the caption “Prepayment Premium” on Annex I attached hereto) and subject to reimbursement of the Lenders’ redeployment costs in the case of a prepayment of Adjusted LIBOR borrowings other than on the last day of the relevant interest period.
   
 
No voluntary prepayment will be permitted on the Second Lien Facility unless and until there are no loans outstanding under the First Lien Facilities.
   
Representations and Warranties:
Substantially similar to those contained in the First Lien Facilities.
   
Conditions Precedent:
 
Usual for facilities and transactions of this type and others to be reasonably specified by the Agent, including, without limitation, delivery of satisfactory legal opinions, corporate documents and officers’ and public officials’ certifications; second-priority perfected security interests in the Collateral (free and clear of all liens, subject to the First Lien Facilities and other customary and limited exceptions to be agreed upon); receipt of satisfactory lien and judgment searches; execution of the definitive documentation for the Second Lien Facility (including the Guarantees), which shall be in full force and effect; evidence of authority; payment of fees and expenses; obtaining of reasonably satisfactory insurance (together with a customary insurance broker’s letter); delivery of notice; accuracy of representations and warranties in all material respects; and absence of defaults.
   
 
The borrowing under the Second Lien Facility will also be subject to the applicable conditions precedent set forth in the Letter Agreement (including Exhibit C thereto).
 
 

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Affirmative Covenants:
Substantially similar to those contained in the First Lien Facilities.
   
Negative Covenants:
 
Substantially similar to those contained in the First Lien Facilities (with certain covenants providing limited additional flexibility compared to the corresponding covenants in the First Lien Facilities).
   
Selected Financial Covenants:
 
Substantially similar to those contained in the First Lien Facilities (with covenants set at wider levels (as determined by Credit Suisse and DB) than the corresponding levels in the First Lien Facilities).
   
Events of Default:
 
Usual for facilities and transactions of this type and others to be reasonably specified by the Agent relating to Holdings and its subsidiaries (subject, where appropriate, to thresholds and grace periods to be agreed upon), including, without limitation, nonpayment of principal, interest or other amounts; violation of covenants; incorrectness of representations and warranties in any material respect; cross default and cross acceleration; default under material contracts; bankruptcy; material judgments; ERISA events; actual or asserted invalidity of guarantees or security documents; and loss of material intellectual property rights.  The Second Lien Facility will cross-default to the First Lien Facilities if and only if the applicable default thereunder is not cured or waived within 45 days (unless there has been an acceleration of the obligations under the definitive credit documentation in respect of the First Lien Facilities).
   
Change of Control:
 
The Borrower will be required to offer to prepay the loans under the Second Lien Facility following the occurrence of a Change of Control (to be defined on a basis satisfactory to Credit Suisse, DB and the Borrower) at a price equal to the greater of (a) 101.0% of the principal amount thereof and (b) the price set forth under the heading “Prepayment Premium” in Annex I attached hereto with respect to the time period during which the Change of Control occurred, in each case plus accrued and unpaid interest.
   
Voting:
 
 
Amendments and waivers of the definitive credit documentation will require the approval of Lenders holding more than 50% of the aggregate amount of the loans under the Second Lien Facility, except that the consent of each Lender shall be required with respect to, among other things, (a) reductions of principal, interest or fees payable to such Lender, (b) extensions of final maturity and (c) releases of all or substantially all of the value of the Guarantees, or all or substantially all of the
 
 

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Collateral.
   
Cost and Yield Protection:
Usual and customary for facilities and transactions of this type, including customary tax gross-up provisions.
   
Assignments and Participations:
 
The Lenders will be permitted to assign loans under the Second Lien Facility without the consent of (but with notice to) the Borrower.  All assignments will require the consent of the Agent, not to be unreasonably withheld or delayed.  Each assignment (except for assignments to other Lenders or their affiliates) will be in an amount of an integral multiple of $1,000,000 (or such lesser amount representing all of the applicable Lender’s outstanding loans and commitments).  Assignments will be by novation.
   
 
The Lenders will be permitted to sell participations in loans and commitments without restriction.  Voting rights of participants shall be limited to matters in respect of (a) reductions of principal, interest or fees payable to such participant, (b) extensions of final maturity and (c) releases of all or substantially all of the value of the Guarantees, or all or substantially all of the Collateral.
   
Expenses and Indemnification:
 
The Borrower will indemnify the Arrangers, the Agent, the Syndication Agent, the Documentation Agent, the Lenders, their respective affiliates, successors and assigns and the officers, directors, employees, agents, advisors, controlling persons and members of each of the foregoing (each, an “Indemnified Person”) and hold them harmless from and against all costs, reasonable expenses (including reasonable fees, disbursements and other charges of a single New York counsel and any necessary or advisable local or special counsel) and liabilities of such Indemnified Person arising out of or relating to any claim or any litigation or other proceeding (regardless of whether such Indemnified Person is a party thereto and regardless of whether such matter is initiated by a third party or by Holdings, the Company or any of their respective affiliates) that relates to the Transactions, including the financing contemplated hereby, the Acquisition or any transactions in connection therewith, provided that no Indemnified Person will be indemnified for any cost, expense or liability to the extent determined in the final, non-appealable judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction to have resulted primarily from its gross negligence or willful misconduct.  In addition, all out-of-pocket expenses (including, without limitation, fees, disbursements and other charges of counsel) of the Arrangers, the Agent, the Syndication Agent, the Documentation Agent and the Lenders for enforcement
 
 

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costs and documentary taxes associated with the Second Lien Facility will be paid by the Borrower.
   
Governing Law and Forum:
 
New York.
 
Counsel to Agent and Arrangers:
 
Latham & Watkins LLP.
 
 
 
 

ANNEX I
 
 
Interest Rates:
At the option of the Borrower, Adjusted LIBOR plus 7.50% or ABR plus 6.50%.
   
 
The Borrower may elect interest periods of 1, 2, 3 or 6 months for Adjusted LIBOR borrowings.
   
 
Calculation of interest shall be on the basis of the actual days elapsed in a year of 360 days (or 365 or 366 days, as the case may be, in the case of ABR loans based on the Prime Rate) and interest shall be payable at the end of each interest period and, in any event, at least every three months.
   
 
ABR is the Alternate Base Rate, which is the higher of CS’s Prime Rate and the Federal Funds Effective Rate plus ½ of 1.0%.
   
 
Adjusted LIBOR will at all times include statutory reserves.
   
Original Issue Discount:
3.00% of the aggregate principal amount of the Second Lien Facility.
   
Prepayment Premium:
 
In the event all or any portion of the Second Lien Facility is voluntarily prepaid, mandatorily prepaid upon a Change of Control or as set forth above under the caption “Mandatory Prepayments” (other than clause (a) thereof) or mandatorily assigned by a Lender at the request or direction of the Borrower, prior to the third anniversary of the Closing Date, such prepayments shall be made at the following prices (subject, in the case of mandatory prepayments upon a Change of Control, to the provisions set forth above under the heading “Change of Control”):
   
 
Year 1                      103%
   
 
Year 2                      102%
   
 
Year 3                      101%
   
 
Thereafter               Par
 
 

EXHIBIT C
 
CKX, INC.
Up to $450,000,000 First Lien Senior Secured Credit Facilities
Up to $200,000,000 Second Lien Senior Secured Term Loan Facility
Summary of Additional Conditions Precedent2
 

Except as otherwise set forth below, the initial borrowing under each of the Facilities shall be subject to the following additional conditions precedent:
 
1.  The Acquisition and the other Transactions shall be consummated simultaneously with the closing under the Facilities in accordance with applicable law and on the terms described in the Term Sheets and in the Merger Agreement; the Merger Agreement and all other related documentation shall be satisfactory to the Arrangers; the Notes shall have been issued on terms acceptable to the Arrangers and the net proceeds thereof in an amount not less than the product of Pro Forma EBITDA (as defined below) multiplied by two (2) shall have been contributed to the Borrower on terms acceptable to the Arrangers; the Equity Contribution shall have been made on terms acceptable to the Arrangers; and the Arrangers shall be satisfied with the capitalization, structure and equity ownership of Holdings and the Borrower after giving effect to the Transactions.  If and to the extent that the aggregate principal amount of the First Lien Term Facility is less than $400,000,000, the Borrower shall have increased the aggregate principal amount of the Notes and/or the Equity Contribution by a corresponding amount, in any such case, on terms and conditions satisfactory to the Arrangers.
 
2.  The Arrangers shall have received copies of management and/or employment agreements with respect to certain existing employees of the Borrower, each in form and substance reasonably satisfactory to the Arrangers.
 
3.  The Borrower shall have received (i) commitments to provide the entire aggregate principal amount of the Second Lien Facility from banks, financial institutions and other institutional lenders acceptable to the Arrangers, in each case upon the terms and subject to the conditions set forth or referred to in the Letter Agreement and the Term Sheets or otherwise satisfactory to the Arrangers and (ii) not less than the lesser of (x) $200,000,000 and (y) an amount equal to the product of Pro Forma EBITDA (as defined below) multiplied by two (2) in gross cash proceeds shall have been received by the Borrower from the borrowings under the Second Lien Facility.  The terms and conditions of the Second Lien Facility (including but not limited to terms and conditions relating to the interest rate, fees, amortization, maturity, lien subordination, covenants, events of default and remedies) shall be satisfactory in all respects to the Arrangers.  If and to the extent that the aggregate principal amount of the Second Lien Facility is less than $200,000,000, the Borrower shall have increased the aggregate principal amount of the Notes and/or the Equity Contribution by a corresponding amount, in any such case, on terms and conditions satisfactory to the Arrangers.
 
4.  All amounts due or outstanding in respect of the Existing Debt shall have been (or substantially simultaneously with the closing under the Facilities shall be) paid in full, all commitments (if any) in respect thereof terminated and all guarantees (if any) therefor and security (if any) thereof discharged and released.  After giving effect to the Transactions and the other transactions contemplated hereby, Holdings and its subsidiaries shall have outstanding no indebtedness or preferred stock other than
 


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All capitalized terms used but not defined herein have the meanings given to them in the Letter Agreement to which this Exhibit D is attached, including Exhibits A and B thereto.  Unless the context requires otherwise, references herein to the Agent shall be deemed to be references to each of the Agent as defined in such Exhibit A and the Agent as defined in such Exhibit B.
 
 
 

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(a) the loans and other extensions of credit under the Facilities, (b) the Notes, (c) the Preferred Shares and (d) other limited indebtedness to be agreed upon (including outstanding capital leases).
 
5.  The Arrangers shall have received (a) U.S. GAAP audited consolidated balance sheets and related statements of income, stockholders’ equity and cash flows of the Company for the 2005, 2006 and 2007 fiscal years (and, to the extent available, the related unaudited consolidating financial statements) and (b) U.S. GAAP unaudited consolidated and (to the extent available) consolidating balance sheets and related statements of income, stockholders’ equity and cash flows of the Company for (i) each subsequent fiscal quarter ended at least 30 days before the Closing Date and (ii) each fiscal month after the most recent fiscal quarter for which financial statements were received by the Arrangers as described above and ended at least 30 days before the Closing Date, which financial statements shall not be materially inconsistent with the financial statements or forecasts previously provided to the Arrangers.
 
6.  The Arrangers shall have received a pro forma consolidated balance sheet and related pro forma consolidated statements of income and cash flows of Holdings as of and for the twelve-month period ending on the last day of the most recently completed four-fiscal quarter period, prepared after giving effect to the Transactions as if the Transactions had occurred as of such date (in the case of such balance sheet) or at the beginning of such period (in the case of such other financial statements), which financial statements shall not be materially inconsistent with the forecasts previously provided to the Arrangers.
 
7.  
The Arrangers shall be satisfied that Holdings’ consolidated pro forma EBITDA for the four-fiscal quarter period most recently ended prior to the Closing Date for which financial statements are available (prepared in accordance with Regulation S-X under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (“Regulation S-X”), and with such further adjustments in form and substance satisfactory to the Arrangers, in each case, to give pro forma effect to the Transactions as if they had occurred at the beginning of such four-fiscal quarter period) (such consolidated pro forma EBITDA, “Pro Forma EBITDA”) shall not be less than $86,500,000, provided that adjustments made in calculating such Pro Forma EBITDA for cost savings and synergies whether pursuant to Regulation S-X or otherwise, shall not exceed $10,000,000 and (ii) such Pro Forma EBITDA without giving effect to any adjustments made pursuant to Regulation S-X (other than solely to give effect to the Transactions as if they occurred at the beginning of such four-fiscal quarter period) or any such further adjustments shall not be less than $66,500,0003.


 
3 Based on expected EBITDA for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2007.  Minimum level to be adjusted in a manner satisfactory to the Arrangers if financing is being marketed during the second fiscal quarter in 2008.
 
 
8.  The ratio of Total Debt (to be defined) of the Borrower and its consolidated subsidiaries on the Closing Date to Pro Forma EBITDA shall be no more than 6.0 to 1.0.
 
9.  The Arrangers shall have received a certificate from the chief financial officer of Holdings certifying that Holdings and its subsidiaries, on a consolidated basis after giving effect to the Transactions and the other transactions contemplated hereby, are solvent.
 
10.  All requisite governmental authorities and third parties shall have approved or consented to the Transactions and the other transactions contemplated hereby to the extent required, all applicable appeal periods shall have expired and there shall be no litigation, governmental, administrative or judicial action, actual or threatened, that could reasonably be expected to restrain, prevent or impose burdensome conditions on the Transactions or the other transactions contemplated hereby.
 


3 Based on expected EBITDA for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2007.  Minimum level to be adjusted in a manner satisfactory to the Arrangers if financing is being marketed during the second fiscal quarter in 2008.
 
 

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11.  The Arrangers shall have received, at least five business days prior to the Closing Date, all documentation and other information required by regulatory authorities under applicable “know your customer” and anti-money laundering rules and regulations, including without limitation the PATRIOT Act.
 
12.  If and to the extent that the aggregate principal amount of the Notes is less than $200,000,000, the Borrower shall have increased the Equity Contribution by a corresponding amount, on terms and conditions satisfactory to the Arrangers.  For the avoidance of doubt, in no event shall the proceeds of the Equity Contribution be less than $750,000,000, regardless of whether the aggregate proceeds from the Facilities, the Notes and the Equity Contribution are greater than the aggregate cash proceeds necessary to consummate the Acquisition.
 
 
 
 

 
EX-99.2 3 sillermancommitmentletter.htm EX. 99.2: SILLERMAN COMMITMENT LETTER sillermancommitmentletter.htm
 
Exhibit 99.2
Execution Copy
 
Robert F.X. Sillerman
c/o CKX, Inc.
650 Madison Avenue
New York, NY 10022
 
CONFIDENTIAL
 
November 7, 2007

19X, Inc.
650 Madison Avenue
New York, New York  10022

 
Ladies and Gentlemen:
 
The purpose of this commitment letter is to set forth certain binding agreements between 19X, Inc. (“19X” or “you”), a Delaware corporation, and me in connection with the  proposed acquisition by 19X (the “Acquisition”) of 100% of the outstanding equity interests of CKX, Inc. (“CKX”).  In connection with the Acquisition, the following financings will be undertaken (together with the Acquisition, the “Transactions”): (a) CKX will obtain the first priority senior secured credit facilities described in the First Lien Term Sheet attached as an exhibit to the Debt Commitment and Engagement Agreement (the “Letter Agreement”) of even date herewith among Credit Suisse, Cayman Islands Branch, Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas, in an aggregate principal amount of up to $450,000,000; (b) CKX will obtain the second priority senior secured term loan facility described in the Second Lien Term Sheet attached as an exhibit to the Letter Agreement in an aggregate principal amount of up to an amount which is the lesser of (x) the product of Pro Forma EBITDA (as defined in Exhibit C of the Letter Agreement) multiplied by two (2) and (y) $200,000,000; (c) 19X and/or its subsidiaries will issue subordinated unsecured notes or senior preferred stock in an aggregate principal amount of up to $200,000,000 (the “Notes”); and (d) 19X will issue up to $750,000,000 in equity securities, consisting of (i) $200,000,000 of common equity, par value $0.01 per share (the “Common Stock”), issued to existing stockholders of CKX and members of CKX’s management and/or their controlled affiliates (the “Founder Shares”), including at least $150,000,000 of Common Stock issued to Simon Robert Fuller or one or more of his controlled affiliates (“Fuller”) and me and/or one or more of my controlled affiliates, (ii) up to $100,000,000 of preferred equity issued to investors or individuals identified by Fuller and me (the “Founder Preferred Shares”), (iii) up to $50,000,000 of preferred equity issued to Credit Suisse Management LLC (“CS”) and/or high net worth individuals, entities or other investors identified by CS (the “CS Shares”), (iv) up to $50,000,000 of preferred equity (together with the CS Shares, the “Investor Shares”), issued to high net worth individuals, entities or other investors identified by Deutsche Bank Investment Partners, Inc. (“DB”), and (v) at least $350,000,000 of preferred equity issued in a widely-distributed offering to bona-fide third party purchasers (who are not Merrill Lynch & Co. (“Merrill Lynch”), 19X, the Founders or affiliates thereof) identified by Merrill Lynch (the “Merrill Shares,” and together with the Investor Shares and the Founder Preferred Shares, the “Preferred Shares,” and the Preferred Shares together with the Founder Shares, the “Shares”).
 


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1.           Commitments.
 
In connection with the foregoing, I am pleased to advise you of my commitment to, subject to the conditions set forth or referred to in this commitment letter (this “Commitment Letter”), purchase at least $100,000,000 of the Notes directly or through entities controlled by me on terms to be agreed by me and you.  Such purchase may be funded through the exchange of common stock of CKX
 
2.           Syndication.
 
I reserve the right prior, to and/or after the purchase of the Notes, to syndicate all or a portion of my commitment with respect to the Notes to a group of banks, financial institutions and other investors (together with me, the “Purchasers”), identified by me that will become parties to the definitive documentation for the purchase of the Notes (the “Notes Documentation”); provided that, notwithstanding my right to syndicate the Notes and receive commitments with respect thereto, I shall not be relieved of my commitment to purchase such Notes as a result of such syndication prior to the date of the sale of such Notes under the Notes Documentation (the “Closing Date”).
 
3.           Conditions Precedent.
 
My commitment hereunder is subject to: (a)  the negotiation, execution and delivery of Notes Documentation satisfactory to me and my counsel; and (b) compliance in all material respects by (i) all parties thereto with the terms of (1) the Letter Agreement, (2) the commitment letter and the fee letter related thereto of even date herewith between CS and 19X pertaining to the CS Shares, (3) the engagement letter of even date herewith among CS, DB and 19X pertaining to the Investor Shares, (4) the engagement letter of even date herewith between Merrill Lynch and 19X pertaining to the Merrill Shares, and (5) the commitment letter among me, Fuller and 19X of even date herewith pertaining to my and Fuller’s commitments with respect to the Founder Shares and the Founder Preferred Shares, and (ii) you with the terms of this Commitment Letter.
 
4.           Indemnification.
 
You agree (a) to indemnify and hold harmless me and my agents, advisors, partners, affiliates and successors and assigns (each, an “Indemnified Person”) from and against any and all losses, claims, damages, liabilities and expenses, joint or several, to which any such Indemnified Person may become subject arising out of or in connection with this Commitment Letter, the Transactions, the Notes or any related transaction or any claim, litigation, investigation or proceeding relating to any of the foregoing, regardless of whether any such Indemnified Person is a party thereto (and regardless of whether such matter is initiated by a third party or by CKX or 19X or any of their respective affiliates), and to reimburse each such Indemnified Person upon demand for any reasonable legal or other expenses incurred in connection with investigating or defending any of the foregoing, provided that the foregoing indemnity will not, as to any Indemnified Person, apply to losses, claims, damages, liabilities or related expenses to the extent they are found in a final, non-appealable judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction to have resulted primarily from the willful misconduct or gross negligence of such Indemnified Person.  Notwithstanding any other provision of this Commitment Letter, no Indemnified Person shall be liable for any indirect, special, punitive or consequential damages in connection with its activities related to the Notes.  You shall not be liable for any settlement of any Proceeding effected without your prior written consent (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld or delayed),
 


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but if settled with your prior written consent, or if there is a final judgment against an Indemnified Person in any such Proceeding, you agree to indemnify and hold harmless each Indemnified Person in the manner set forth above.
 
5.           Assignments; Amendments; Governing Law, Etc.
 
This Commitment Letter shall not be assignable by you without my prior written consent (and any attempted assignment without such consent shall be null and void), is intended to be solely for the benefit of the parties hereto (and Indemnified Persons), and is not intended to confer any benefits upon, or create any rights in favor of, any person other than the parties hereto (and Indemnified Persons).  I may assign my commitment and rights hereunder to one or more prospective Purchasers and, upon the funding by such Purchasers of such commitments, I shall be released from the portion of my commitment hereunder so assigned.  This Commitment Letter may not be amended or any provision hereof waived or modified except by an instrument in writing signed by you and me.  This Commitment Letter may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be an original and all of which, when taken together, shall constitute one agreement.  Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page of this Commitment Letter by facsimile transmission or electronic transmission (e.g. a “pdf” or “tif”) shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart hereof.  Section headings used herein are for convenience of reference only, are not part of this Commitment Letter and are not to affect the construction of, or to be taken into consideration in interpreting, this Commitment Letter.  This Commitment Letter supersedes all prior understandings, whether written or oral, between us with respect to the Notes.  THIS COMMITMENT LETTER SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK.
 
6.           Jurisdiction.
 
Each of the parties hereto hereby irrevocably and unconditionally (a) submits, for himself or itself and his or its property, to the exclusive jurisdiction of any New York State court or Federal court of the United States of America sitting in New York City, and any appellate court from any thereof, in any action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Commitment Letter or the transactions contemplated hereby, and agrees that all claims in respect of any such action or proceeding may be heard and determined only in such New York State court or, to the extent permitted by law, in such Federal court, (b) waives, to the fullest extent he or it may legally and effectively do so, any objection which he or it may now or hereafter have to the laying of venue of any suit, action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Commitment Letter or the transactions contemplated hereby in any New York State court or in any such Federal court, (c) waives, to the fullest extent permitted by law, the defense of an inconvenient forum to the maintenance of such action or proceeding in any such court, and (d) agrees that a final judgment in any such action or proceeding shall be conclusive and may be enforced in other jurisdictions by suit on the judgment or in any other manner provided by law.  Service of any process, summons, notice or document by registered mail addressed to any party hereto at the address provided for each of them in this Commitment Letter shall be effective service of process against such party for any suit, action or proceeding brought in any such court.
 
7.           Waiver of Jury Trial.
 
EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO IRREVOCABLY WAIVES THE RIGHT TO TRIAL BY JURY IN ANY ACTION, PROCEEDING, CLAIM OR COUNTERCLAIM
 


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BROUGHT BY OR ON BEHALF OF ANY PARTY RELATED TO OR ARISING OUT OF THIS COMMITMENT LETTER.
 
8.           Confidentiality.
 
This Commitment Letter is delivered to you on the understanding that neither this Commitment Letter nor its terms or substance shall be disclosed, directly or indirectly, to any other person without my prior approval, except (a) to your officers, directors, employees, attorneys, accountants and advisors on a confidential and need-to-know basis or (b) as required by applicable law or compulsory legal process (in which case you agree to inform me promptly thereof prior to such disclosure); provided that you may disclose this Commitment Letter and the contents hereof (i) to CKX and its officers, directors, employees, attorneys, accountants and advisors on a confidential and need-to-know basis, (ii) in any proxy materials, reports or registration statement of 19X, CKX or FX Real Estate and Entertainment Inc. (“FXRE”) or any of their affiliates required to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission and (iii) in any prospectus or other offering memorandum relating to the Shares or other securities to be issued or distributed by 19X, CKX or FXRE.
 
Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, any party to this Commitment Letter (and any employee, representative or other agent of such party) may disclose to any and all persons, without limitation of any kind, the tax treatment and tax structure of the transactions contemplated by this Commitment Letter and all materials of any kind (including opinions or other tax analyses) that are provided to such party relating to such tax treatment and tax structure, except that (i) tax treatment and tax structure shall not include the identity of any existing or future party (or any affiliate of such party) to this Commitment Letter, and (ii) no party shall disclose any information relating to such tax treatment and tax structure to the extent nondisclosure is reasonably necessary in order to comply with applicable securities laws.  For this purpose, the tax treatment of the transactions contemplated by this Commitment Letter is the purported or claimed U.S. Federal income tax treatment of such transactions and the tax structure of such transactions is any fact that may be relevant to understanding the purported or claimed U.S. Federal income tax treatment of such transactions.
 
9.           Surviving Provisions.
 
The indemnification, confidentiality, syndication, jurisdiction, governing law and waiver of jury trial provisions contained herein shall remain in full force and effect regardless of whether definitive financing documentation shall be executed and (other than in the case of the syndication provisions) delivered and notwithstanding the termination of this Commitment Letter or my commitment hereunder; provided that your obligations under this Commitment Letter, other than those relating to confidentiality (which shall remain in full force and effect), shall, to the extent covered by the Notes Documentation, automatically terminate and be superseded by the applicable provisions contained in the Notes Documentation upon the occurrence of the Closing Date.
 
10.           Acceptance and Termination.
 
If the foregoing correctly sets forth my agreement with you, please indicate your acceptance of the terms of this Commitment Letter by returning to me an executed counterpart hereof not later than 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on November 9, 2007.  My commitment hereunder will expire automatically and without further action or notice and without further obligation to you at such time in the event that I have not received such executed counterpart in
 


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accordance with the immediately preceding sentence. This Commitment Letter will become a binding commitment on me only after it has been duly executed and delivered by you in accordance with the first sentence of this Section 10.  In the event that the Closing Date does not occur on or before 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on July 31, 2008 (or such earlier date as the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of June 1, 2007, by and among CKX, Merger Sub (as defined in the Letter Agreement) and 19X, as amended on August 1, 2007 and September 27, 2007, shall have been terminated or the transactions contemplated thereby shall have been consummated), then this Commitment Letter and my commitment hereunder shall automatically terminate without further action or notice and without further obligation to you unless I, in my discretion, agree to an extension.
 
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  Very truly yours,  
     
     
     
     
 
Robert F. X. Sillerman
 

Accepted and agreed to as of
the date first above written:
 
19X, Inc.
 
By   _________________________                                        
Name:
Title:
 
 
 
 
 


EX-99.3 4 hufffundletter-19x.htm EX. 99.3: HUFF LETTER hufffundletter-19x.htm
 
Exhibit 99.3
The Huff Alternative Fund, L.P.
The Huff Alternative Parallel Fund, L.P.
67 Park Place
Morristown, New Jersey 07960
 
November 6, 2007
 
Mr. Robert F.X. Sillerman
Chairman and President
19X, Inc.
650 Madison Avenue
New York, New York 10022
 
19X, Inc.
650 Madison Avenue
New York, New York 10022.
 
Ladies and Gentlemen:
 
You have advised us of the following:
 
(A)           19X, Inc. (“19X” or the “Company”), a newly formed private company controlled by Robert F. X. Sillerman (“Sillerman”) and Simon R. Fuller (“Fuller”), CKX, Inc. (“CKX”), and 19X Acquisition Corp., a newly formed wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, have entered into an agreement and plan of merger, as amended, providing for the acquisition by the Company of CKX for $13.75 per share in cash, without interest, minus a percentage of the incremental increase in value as a result of the distribution of additional shares of common stock of FX Real Estate and Entertainment Inc. being distributed to CKX stockholders, which adjustment to the cash consideration will not exceed $2.00 per share (the “Buyout Transaction”).
 
(B)           As part of the Buyout Transaction, (i) Sillerman and Fuller and/or their affiliates, together with certain existing stockholders of CKX and other members of senior management of CKX and/or their affiliates, will subscribe for, or contribute shares of CKX common stock (based on the per share cash consideration payable in the Buyout Transaction) in exchange for, $200,000,000 of shares of common equity of the Company, and (ii) an aggregate of at least Five Hundred Fifty Million Dollars ($550,000,000) in preferred equity will be raised as a part of the Buyout Transaction, including shares rolled over into the Company by current shareholders of CKX and/or their affiliates.
 
(C)           Credit Suisse Management LLC (“CS”, and, together with its affiliates, “Credit Suisse”), Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC (“CS Securities”), Deutsche Bank Securities, Inc, (“DBSI”), and Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas (together with DBSI, “DB”) (i) on a firm commitment basis have committed to provide the first priority senior secured credit facilities (the “First Lien Facilities”) in accordance with the commitment letters attached hereto, and (ii) on a best efforts basis have committed to provide the lesser of (i) the product of Pro
 



Forma EBITDA (as defined in the commitment letters attached hereto) multiplied by two (2) and (ii) $200,000,000 in the form of a second priority senior secured term loan facility (the “Second Lien Facility”).
 
Subject to paragraph 14 below, set forth below are certain of the proposed terms and conditions pursuant to which The Huff Alternative Fund, L.P. and The Huff Alternative Parallel Fund, L.P. (collectively, the “Fund”) would acquire, either, at the Fund’s sole option, through purchase or through the contribution of CKX shares, up to One Hundred Million Dollars ($100,000,000) in senior subordinated unsecured notes as a part of the Buyout Transaction.
 
1.           Purchase of Senior Subordinated Unsecured Notes. Subject to paragraph 14 below, the Fund would acquire, either through purchase or through the contribution of shares of CKX up to $100 million of senior subordinated unsecured notes (the “Notes”).  If acquired through the contribution of shares, the shares shall be valued at the greater of the cash price per CKX share being paid to stockholders of CKX in connection with the Buyout Transaction or the most favorable exchange ratio offered to other parties who are contributing stock for equity in the Company, provided, however, in no event shall the per share valuation be less than $11.75. The foregoing purchase by the Fund is expressly conditioned on Sillerman purchasing an equal amount of debt securities on terms that are not more favorable in any respect than the Notes and with terms and conditions as are acceptable to the Fund in its sole discretion and as agreed to by the Company and Sillerman, including, without limitation, relative priorities and other terms.  In the alternative, the Fund may elect to purchase senior preferred stock of the Company in lieu of the Notes on terms and conditions similar to the Notes and with such other terms and  conditions as the Fund determines to be appropriate and acceptable in its sole discretion, in which case Sillerman will purchase an equal amount of such equity securities on terms that are not more favorable in any respect than the equity securities purchased by the Fund and with terms and conditions as are acceptable to the Fund in its sole discretion and as are agreed to by the Company and Sillerman, including, without limitation, relative priorities and other terms.  In such case, for purposes of this letter, references to “Notes” shall also be deemed to refer, where appropriate, in the context, to such senior preferred stock.
 
2.           Terms of the Notes. The Notes shall contain such terms, conditions, covenants and agreements, including, without limitation, registration rights and related obligations, as the Fund determines in its sole discretion to be appropriate and acceptable, taking into account the terms of the First Lien Facilities, the Second Lien Facility, and the market conditions at the time of Closing and such other factors as the Fund shall deem relevant in its discretion.  The Fund will be paid such commitment, standby and other fees to be negotiated by the parties and which must be acceptable to the Fund.  The Notes will be guaranteed by each of the Company’s direct and indirect present and future subsidiaries that provide or are required to provide guarantees of the First Lien Facilities and Second Lien Facility, provided that such guarantees shall be subordinated to the guarantees from such subsidiaries of the First Lien Facilities and Second Lien Facility.
 
3.           Right to Resell/Transfer Restrictions; Registration Rights.  The Fund shall have the absolute and unconditional right to resell, assign, donate, pledge, hypothecate, grant any right or option with respect to, encumber or grant a security interest in, or otherwise in any manner transfer the Notes in compliance with applicable securities laws. The Fund shall have registration
 

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rights which shall be transferable and shall be on such terms and conditions as are acceptable to the Fund in its sole discretion
 
4.           Annual Valuation.  So long as any Notes are held by the Fund, the Company agrees to promptly pay or reimburse the Fund for the reasonable costs of obtaining an appraisal of the value of the Notes, no more frequently than once per calendar year, from an accounting, appraisal or investment banking firm selected by the Fund, from time to time, for purposes of making an annual appraisal of the Fund’s investments.
 
5.           Information Rights.  The Company will deliver to the holders of the Notes annual, quarterly and monthly financial statements as well as an annual budget.  The annual financial statements shall be audited by an independent audit firm of national standing that is registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board. In addition, the Fund will be provided with information and access rights that are customary for transactions of this type, including information specified in Rule 144A(d)(4).  The obligation to provide such information will terminate at such time as the Company consummates an initial public offering or becomes subject to the reporting requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
 
6.           Definitive Agreement.  Any definitive note purchase agreement for the transactions contemplated hereby shall contain representations, warranties, covenants, conditions, events of default and indemnification and contribution provisions in favor of the Fund that are usual and customary for transactions of the type contemplated hereby and others to be specified by the Fund, including, without limitation, to the extent applicable, organization and qualification, financial statements, due authorization, execution and delivery, validity and enforceability of agreements, absence of liens, internal controls and procedures, pending and threatened actions and investigations, compliance with laws, governmental and other consents, taxes, intellectual property, insurance adequacy, no conflict with agreements, absence of undisclosed liabilities, solvency, charter or bylaw provisions or law, capitalization, indebtedness, taxes, ERISA, subsidiaries, employees, sufficiency of assets, affiliate arrangements, complete disclosure, accuracy of all representations and warranties with  respect to the Buyout Transactions and Related Transactions and no material adverse change. The definitive agreement (or the indenture pursuant to which the Notes are issued) will include affirmative and negative covenants that are customary for transactions of the type contemplated hereby and others to be specified by the Fund, including, without limitation, restrictions on the issuance or incurrence of indebtedness or equity securities senior to or parri pasu with the Notes (other than the First Lien Facilities and Second Lien Facility), lien limitations, restricted payment covenant, prohibitions on affiliate transactions and an asset sale covenant and change of control covenant. The definitive agreement will provide for survival of all representations, warranties and covenants after the Closing. The definitive agreement will include events of default customary for the transactions contemplated hereby and others to be specified by the Fund, including, without limitation, to the extent applicable, nonpayment of principal, interest or other amounts, violation of covenants, incorrectness of representations and warranties in any material respect, cross default and cross acceleration, defaults under material contracts, loss of material intellectual property rights, bankruptcy, material judgments, and actual or asserted invalidity of guaranties. The indebtedness under the Notes shall be subordinated to the indebtedness under the First Lien Facilities and Second Lien Facilities on terms acceptable to the Fund in its discretion and agreed to by the lenders under the First Lien Facilities and Second Lien Facility.
 

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7.           Conditions.  Any obligation of the Fund to consummate the closing of the transactions contemplated hereby (the “Closing”) will be contingent upon the definitive agreement and indenture pursuant to which the Notes are issued and any related agreements, instruments and documents relating thereto being in form and substance acceptable to the Fund in its sole discretion, and in addition, (which any definitive agreement will so provide) (a) all representations and warranties in the definitive agreement and any related agreements, instruments and documents being true and correct as of the date of the closing of the Transaction (the “Closing Date”) as if made on the Closing Date and the absence of defaults; (b) the receipt of all requisite government approvals and any required third party consents; (c)  receipt of historical pro forma consolidated financial statements and monthly, quarterly and audited annual financial statements for period ending prior to the closing (d) other customary closing conditions, including the receipt of customary legal opinions, satisfactory lien and judgment searches, obtaining satisfactory insurance, good standing certificates, secretary’s certificates, and certified resolutions; (e) satisfactory compliance with the covenants in the definitive agreement, including those described herein; (f) the execution and delivery at Closing by the Company of a registration rights agreement satisfactory in form and substance to the Fund in its sole discretion; (g) there being no law, court or other order  enjoining, prohibiting or restraining the Transaction; (h) the Buyout Transaction and the Related Transactions (as defined on Schedule 1 attached hereto) shall have been consummated or shall be consummated concurrently with the Closing (as defined on Schedule 1 attached hereto) and the agreements for the Buyout and Related Transactions and the capital structure of the Company shall be on terms substantially identical to the most recent terms presented to the Fund and as set forth in public filings as of the date hereof except to the extent any such changes or modifications would not be materially adverse to the Fund and are acceptable to the Fund; (i) the Company’s First Lien Facilities, Second Lien Facility and other debt and equity financing arrangements, including those necessary to consummate the Buyout and Related Transactions, shall have been consummated or shall be consummated concurrently with the Closing, all on terms and conditions that are acceptable to the Fund, (j)  Sillerman purchasing the same amount of Notes as the Fund, on terms that are not more favorable in any respect to Sillerman than the Fund sand on terms acceptable to the Fund; (k) there shall not have occurred any material adverse change in the business, properties, financial condition, results of operations or prospects of the Company, before and after giving effect to the Buyout Transaction, the Related  Transactions and the transactions contemplated hereby; and (l) Sillerman shall not have died or be incapacitated such that he shall not be able to fully participate in the management and operations of the Company; and (m) payment of all fees and expenses.
 
8.           Consents.  The Company represents and warrants that it has received all necessary approvals of its Board of Directors and stockholders to enter into this letter of intent and consummate the transactions contemplated hereby.
 
9.           Fees.  Each of the parties shall be responsible for and pay all of its own costs and expenses incurred in connection with the Transaction and the Definitive Agreement, except that whether or not a definitive agreement is entered into and whether or not the transaction is consummated, the Company shall pay all fees and expenses of the Fund, including the reasonable out-of-pocket fees and expenses of outside counsel for the Fund, (including, without limitation, fees and expenses incurred in enforcing this letter or defending a claim relating hereto), which fees shall be in addition to, and not the part of any other arrangements regarding  with respect to any rollover of CKX shares or with respect to a possible standby purchase in
 

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respect of the contemplated rights offering by the Fund, FX Real Estate and Entertainment Inc. (“FXRE”) and CKX, including, without limitation, any such reasonable out-of-pocket fees and expenses relating to this letter of intent and the transactions contemplated hereby and by any definitive agreement, plus all reasonable out-of-pocket costs and expenses incurred by the Fund, including, without limitation, any costs and expenses of enforcement of this paragraph 9 or defending a claim with respect to this letter.
 
10.           Indemnification.  The Company hereby agrees to indemnify and hold harmless the Fund and each of its respective directors, officers, stockholders, employees, advisors, representatives and agents, and their respective affiliates from and against any losses, damages, liabilities and expenses which arise out of or in connection with any claim, action, suit, proceeding or investigation relating to this letter of intent, the transactions contemplated hereby, by the Buyout Transaction or the Related Transactions, including, without limitation, reasonable out-of-pocket legal or other expenses incurred in connection with investigating or defending any of the foregoing and costs and expenses of enforcing this paragraph.
 
11.           Confidentiality. This letter of intent is delivered to you on the understanding that this letter of intent shall not be disclosed, directly or indirectly, to any other person without the prior written approval of us; except (a) to your officers, directors, employees, attorneys, accountants and advisors on a confidential and need-to-know basis or (b) as required by applicable law or compulsory legal process (in which case you agree to inform us promptly thereof prior to such disclosure); provided that you may disclose this letter of intent and the contents hereof (i) to the Company and its officers, directors, employees, attorneys, accountants and advisors on a confidential and need-to-know basis, (ii) in any proxy materials, reports or registration statement of the Company or CKX or FXRE or any of their affiliates required to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission and (iii) in any prospectus or other offering memorandum relating to the shares or other securities to be issued by the Company or CKX; provided that the Fund shall have the right to review and comment on any press release or proxy materials describing the Fund’s involvement in the transaction shall be subject to the approval of the Fund.
 
Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, any party to this letter of intent (and any employee, representative or other agent of such party) may disclose to any and all persons, without limitation of any kind, the tax treatment and tax structure of the transactions contemplated by this letter of intent and all materials of any kind (including opinions or other tax analyses) that are provided to it relating to such tax treatment and tax structure, except that (i) tax treatment and tax structure shall not include the identity of any existing or future party (or any affiliate of such party) to this letter of intent, and (ii) no party shall disclose any information relating to such tax treatment and tax structure to the extent nondisclosure is reasonably necessary in order to comply with applicable securities laws.  For this purpose, the tax treatment of the transactions contemplated by this letter of intent is the purported or claimed U.S. Federal income tax treatment of such transactions and the tax structure of such transactions is any fact that may be relevant to understanding the purported or claimed U.S. Federal income tax treatment of such transactions.
 
12.           Entire Agreement.  This letter of intent supersedes any prior written or oral communications between the parties relating to the subject matter hereof, constitutes the entire agreement of the parties with respect hereto, and may not be amended except in a writing signed
 

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by each of the parties; provided; however, that upon the execution and delivery of a definitive agreement between the parties with respect to the transactions contemplated hereby, such definitive agreement shall replace and supersede this letter of intent. The failure of this letter to incorporate the terms or conditions of any prior drafts hereof or negotiations with respect hereto shall not be deemed to constitute an agreement on the part of the Fund that any such terms and conditions do not have to be incorporated into any definitive agreements.  The parties to this letter  have participated in its drafting and agree that this letter will be construed without giving effect to any presumption against a party drafting this letter or any provision hereof.
 
13.           Governing Law.  This letter or intent shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of New York without reference to its principles of conflicts of law.
 
14.           No Obligation. You acknowledge that all of the essential terms and conditions of the transactions contemplated hereby are not set forth in this letter. Notwithstanding any provision of this letter agreement to the contrary,  the Fund shall have no obligation to purchase the Notes or senior preferred stock or consummate any transactions contemplated hereby unless and until all of the terms and conditions of such transaction, including, without limitation, a definitive purchase agreement, indenture and other definitive agreements, instruments and other agreements have been agreed to on terms acceptable to the Fund in its sole discretion and are set forth in a definitive purchase agreement and other definitive documentation acceptable to the Fund in its sole discretion and executed by the Fund and the Company with respect thereto. This letter shall terminate if a definitive agreement is not executed by the parties on or prior to June 30, 2008, except that the Company’s obligations in paragraphs 9 through and including this paragraph 14 shall remain in effect.
 
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If the foregoing letter of intent correctly sets forth our mutual understanding, please return an executed copy of this letter of intent to the Fund on or before 5:00 p.m. New York City time on November 8, 2007 at the address set forth above.
 
  Very truly yours,   
       
  THE HUFF ALTERNATIVE FUND, L.P.  
     
 
By:
   
  Name:    
  Title:    
 
Very truly yours,   
       
  THE HUFF ALTERNATIVE PARALLEL FUND, L.P.  
     
 
By:
   
  Name:    
  Title:    
 
 
 
ACCEPTED AND AGREED TO AS OF
THE DATE SET FORTH ABOVE
 
19X, INC.
 
By:
 
Name:  
Title:  
 
 
 



SCHEDULE 1
 
Related Transactions” means (i) the transactions contemplated by that certain Agreement and Plan of Merger between 19X, Inc., 19X Acquisition Corp., and CKX, dated as of June 1, 2007, as amended through the date hereof, and as further amended to the extent any such amendments are acceptable to the Fund (the “Merger Agreement”) and the transactions contemplated thereby, (ii) the distribution of shares of FX Real Estate and Entertainment, Inc. (“FXRE”) as contemplated by the  Form S-1 Registration Statement (File No. 333-145672) (“FXRE Registration Statement”), (iii) the registration of the subscription rights and underlying shares with respect to the rights offering for shares of FXRE as contemplated by the FXRE Registration Statement, and the consummation of such rights offering, including any backstop provided by the Fund in connection with such rights offering in accordance with the terms agreed to by the Fund, and (iv) the closing of the debt and equity financings required in connection with the foregoing transactions on terms acceptable to the Fund.
 

 

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