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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
FORM 6-K
REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER
PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16 UNDER
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the month of May 2010
Shaw Communications Inc.
(Translation of registrants name into English)
Suite 900, 630 3rd Avenue S.W., Calgary, Alberta T2P 4L4 (403) 750-4500
(Address of principal executive offices)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover of
Form 20-F or Form 40-F:
Form 20-F o Form 40-F þ
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by
Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1): o
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by
Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(7): o
Indicate by check mark whether by furnishing the information contained in this Form, the
registrant is also thereby furnishing the information to the Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b)
under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
Yes o No þ
If Yes is marked, indicate below the file number assigned to the registrant in connection
with Rule 12g3-2(b): 82-
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant, Shaw
Communications Inc., has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned,
thereunto duly authorized.
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Shaw Communications Inc. |
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/s/ Steve Wilson
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Steve Wilson |
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Sr. V.P., Chief Financial Officer
Shaw Communications Inc. |
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Execution Copy
AMENDMENT AGREEMENT
TO
SHAW SUPPORT AGREEMENT
THIS AGREEMENT is made as of the 3rd day of May, 2010.
WHEREAS Canwest Global Communications Corp. (Canwest Global), Shaw Communications Inc. (Shaw)
and each of the other signatories hereto (each, a Consenting Noteholder and, collectively, the
Consenting Noteholders), are parties to a support agreement (the Shaw Support Agreement) dated
February 11, 2010, pursuant to which the Consenting Noteholders have agreed to support the
Subscription Transaction (as defined below) subject to the terms and conditions contained therein
and in the Support Agreement (as defined below);
AND WHEREAS Shaw and Canwest Global are parties to a subscription agreement dated February 11, 2010
(the Subscription Agreement), as amended on the date hereof, pursuant to which, subject to the
terms and conditions thereof and the amended and restated term sheet attached thereto (the Term
Sheet), Shaw has agreed to subscribe for, and Canwest Global, as restructured, or a newly
incorporated company holding all of the properties and assets of Canwest Global, except for any
excluded assets and properties as may be agreed by Shaw and Canwest Global, each acting reasonably
(such restructured or newly incorporated company is referred to herein as Restructured Canwest
Global), has agreed to issue all of the shares of Restructured Canwest Global (the Subscription
Transaction);
AND WHEREAS the Consenting Noteholders, Canwest Global, Canwest Media Inc. (CMI), Canwest
Television Limited Partnership (CTLP), by its general partner Canwest Television GP Inc., and the
entities listed in Schedule A thereto (together with Canwest Global, CMI and CTLP, the Companies)
are parties to a support agreement dated October 5, 2009, as amended including by amendment
agreement dated February 11, 2010 (the Support Agreement), regarding the principal aspects of a
recapitalization of the Companies (the Recapitalization Transaction), as more fully described in
the recapitalization transaction term sheet attached to the amendment agreement dated February 11,
2010 (the Canwest Global Term Sheet);
AND WHEREAS the undersigned wish hereby to amend the Shaw Support Agreement to reflect the amended
terms and conditions of the Recapitalization Transaction and Subscription Transaction;
AND WHEREAS GSCP VI AA One Holding S.àr.l. (GS Shareholder Holdco One) and GSCP VI AA One
Parallel Holding S.àr.l. (GS Shareholder Holdco Two and, together with GS Shareholder Holdco One,
the GS Holdcos) together own 333 Class A Preferred Shares and 647,014 Class B Common Shares (the
CW Investments Shares) of CW Investments Co. (CW Investments), and the GS Holdcos are
controlled by GS Capital Partners VI Fund, L.P. (GSCP and, together with the GS Holdcos, the GS
Entities) and its affiliated funds;
AND WHEREAS as part of the settlement of existing and potential litigation and disputes
(collectively, the Disputed Matters) in respect of, inter alia, (i) the amended and restated
shareholders agreement in respect of CW Investments, as amended and restated as of January 4, 2008
(the CW Shareholders Agreement), and (ii) the Recapitalization Transaction and the
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Subscription Transaction, 7316712 Canada Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Shaw, or an alternate
purchaser designated by Shaw that is a direct or indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of Shaw, has
agreed to purchase the CW Investments Shares from the GS Entities, including by way of option (the
CW Share and Option Purchase) pursuant to a share and option purchase agreement made as of the
date hereof (the CW Share and Option Purchase Agreement);
AND WHEREAS pursuant to section 19(n) thereof, the Shaw Support Agreement may be modified, amended
or supplemented as to any matter by an instrument in writing signed by Canwest Global, Shaw and
Consenting Noteholders representing at least two-thirds of the aggregate principal amount of
Relevant Notes (as defined in the Support Agreement) held by all Consenting Noteholders, provided,
however, that any Consenting Noteholder that has objected in writing to any material modification,
amendment or supplement that becomes effective pursuant to section 19(n) of the Shaw Support
Agreement without their consent may terminate its obligations under the Shaw Support Agreement upon
five Business Days written notice to the other Parties to the Shaw Support Agreement;
NOW THEREFORE, for value received, and intending to be legally bound by this amendment agreement to
the Shaw Support Agreement (the Amendment), the parties agree as follows:
1. References to the Subscription Terms, the Subscription Transaction, the Subscription Agreement
and the Term Sheet in the Support Agreement and the Shaw Support Agreement shall mean the
Subscription Terms, the Subscription Transaction, the Subscription Agreement and the Term Sheet as
amended pursuant to the amendment agreement to the Subscription Agreement dated as of the date
hereof, including the amended and restated Term Sheet attached thereto, between Shaw and Canwest
Global (the Subscription Agreement Amendment), a copy of which is attached as Schedule A
hereto. The Consenting Noteholders expressly acknowledge and agree to the Subscription Agreement
Amendment.
2. Section 6(b) of the Shaw Support Agreement is hereby amended by deleting the words and the date
that this Agreement is terminated in accordance with the terms hereof (the Termination Date) in
the fifth and six lines of Section 6(b) and replacing them with the words and the date on which
the Sanction Order has been granted and any appeal period in respect thereof has expired.
3. Section 6(c) of the Shaw Support Agreement is hereby amended by deleting the words Termination
Date in the second line thereof and replacing them with the words the date on which this
Agreement is terminated in accordance with its terms (the Termination Date).
4. Section 6(e) of the Shaw Support Agreement is hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced by the
following:
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5. Section 8 (CW Investments Shareholders Agreement) of the Shaw Support Agreement is hereby
deleted in its entirety and replaced by the following:
[Intentionally deleted.].
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6. Section 9 (Restructured Canwest Global Shareholders Agreement) of the Shaw Support Agreement is
hereby deleted in its entirety and replaced by the following:
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7. The Shaw Support Agreement is hereby amended by adding as new Section 11A the following:
Section 11A Plan Implementation Date
The Parties agree that the Plan shall be implemented and the Noteholders shall receive
US$440 million plus the Continued Support Payment on such Plan implementation no later than
the third Business Day following satisfaction or waiver of the conditions precedent set out
in Sections 4.2 and 4.3 of the Subscription Agreement and Section B of the Canwest Global
Term Sheet.
8. References to the Canwest Global Term Sheet in the Shaw Support Agreement shall mean the Canwest
Global Term Sheet as amended and restated pursuant to the amendment agreement to the Support
Agreement dated as of the date hereof (the Support Agreement Amendment), a copy of which is
attached as Schedule B hereto. Shaw expressly acknowledges the Support Agreement Amendment and
confirms that the Support Agreement Amendment does not materially adversely affect the Subscription
Terms (including financial terms).
9. The parties hereto shall, and, if applicable, shall cause their respective subsidiaries and
affiliates to, do all things that are reasonably necessary and appropriate in furtherance of, and
to consummate and make effective, the CW Share and Option Purchase and the transactions
contemplated by the CW Share and Option Purchase Agreement.
10. Except as expressly modified by the terms of this Amendment the Shaw Support Agreement shall
continue to apply in full force and effect, unamended. This Amendment may not be modified or
amended except in accordance with Section 19(n) of the Shaw Support Agreement, and the Consenting
Noteholders shall have the same rights in respect of any amendment to this Amendment as are
provided in Section 19(n) of the Shaw Support Agreement.
11. Capitalized terms used but not defined in this Amendment shall have the meanings ascribed to
them in the Shaw Support Agreement.
12. This Amendment may be signed in counterparts, each of which, when taken together, shall be
deemed an original. Execution of this Amendment is effective if a signature is delivered by
facsimile transmission or electronic (e.g., pdf) transmission.
13. This Amendment shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the Province
of Ontario and the federal laws of Canada applicable therein, without regard to principles of
conflicts of law. Each party hereto submits to the jurisdiction of the courts of the Province of
Ontario in any action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Amendment.
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SCHEDULE A
Subscription Agreement Amendment
Execution Copy
AMENDMENT AGREEMENT
TO
SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT
THIS AGREEMENT is made as of the 3rd day of May, 2010.
WHEREAS Shaw Communications Inc. (Shaw) and Canwest Global Communications Corp. (Canwest
Global) are parties to a subscription agreement dated February 11, 2010 (the Subscription
Agreement) pursuant to which, subject to the terms and conditions thereof and the term sheet
attached as Schedule A thereto (the Original Subscription Term Sheet), Shaw or its designated
wholly-owned direct or indirect subsidiary has agreed to subscribe for, and Canwest Global, as
restructured, or a newly incorporated company holding all of the properties and assets of Canwest
Global, except for excluded assets and properties as may be agreed by Canwest Global and Shaw, each
acting reasonably (such restructured or newly incorporated company is referred to herein as
Restructured Canwest Global), has agreed to issue, shares of Restructured Canwest Global
(collectively, the Subscription Transaction);
AND WHEREAS the undersigned wish hereby to amend the Subscription Agreement to reflect amended
terms and conditions of the Subscription Transaction and to amend and restate the Original
Subscription Term Sheet in the form of the amended and restated term sheet attached hereto as
Schedule A (the Amended Subscription Term Sheet);
AND WHEREAS pursuant to 9.5(e) thereof, the Subscription Agreement (including the Original
Subscription Term Sheet) may be modified, amended or supplemented as to any matter by an instrument
in writing signed by Canwest Global and the Subscriber;
AND WHEREAS Canwest Global, Shaw and each of the signatories thereto are parties to a support
agreement dated February 11, 2010 (the Shaw Support Agreement), pursuant to which the parties
agreed, among other things, that the Subscription Agreement and the Original Subscription Term
Sheet shall not be amended without the prior written approval of the ad hoc committee (the Ad Hoc
Committee) of holders of 8% senior subordinated notes due 2012 issued by Canwest Media Inc., a
subsidiary of Canwest Global;
AND WHEREAS the Ad Hoc Committee has approved this amendment agreement to the Subscription
Agreement (the Amendment) and such approval has been delivered to Canwest Global;
AND WHEREAS GSCP VI AA One Holding S.àr.l. (GS Shareholder Holdco One) and GSCP VI AA One
Parallel Holding S.àr.l. (GS Shareholder Holdco Two and, together with GS Shareholder Holdco One,
the GS Holdcos) together own 333 Class A Preferred Shares and 647,014 Class B Common Shares (the
CW Investments Shares) of CW Investments Co. (CW Investments), and the GS Holdcos are
controlled by GS Capital Partners VI Fund, L.P. (GSCP and, together with the GS Holdcos, the GS
Entities) and its affiliated funds;
AND WHEREAS as part of the settlement of existing and potential litigation and disputes
(collectively, the Disputed Matters) in respect of, inter alia, (i) the amended and restated
shareholders agreement in respect of CW Investments, as amended and restated as of January 4, 2008
(the CW Investments Agreement), and (ii) the Recapitalization Transaction and the
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Subscription Transaction, 7316712 Canada Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Shaw (7316712 Canada
Inc., or an alternate purchaser designated by Shaw that is a direct or indirect wholly-owned
subsidiary of Shaw, hereafter the Purchaser) has agreed to purchase the CW Investments Shares
from the GS Entities, including by way of option (the CW Share and Option Purchase) pursuant to a
share and option purchase agreement made as of the date hereof (the CW Share and Option Purchase
Agreement);
NOW THEREFORE, for value received, and intending to be legally bound by this Amendment, the parties
agree as follows:
1. The Original Subscription Term Sheet is hereby amended and restated in the form of the Amended
Subscription Term Sheet.
2. The Subscription Agreement is hereby amended as follows:
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the first paragraph of the face page of the Subscription Agreement is hereby
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Subject to the terms and conditions of this Subscription Agreement and the term
sheet attached hereto as Schedule A, as amended and restated on May 3, 2010 (the
Term Sheet), Shaw Communications Inc. or a wholly-owned, direct or indirect,
subsidiary designated pursuant to the provisions of Section 9.5(h) (the
Subscriber) hereby subscribes for and agrees to purchase from Canwest Global, as
restructured, or a newly incorporated company holding all of the properties and
assets of Canwest Global, except for excluded assets and properties as may be agreed
by Canwest Global and Shaw, each acting reasonably (such restructured or newly
incorporated company is referred to herein as Restructured Canwest Global), all of
the shares in the capital of Restructured Canwest Global (the Securities)
representing an aggregate subscription by the Subscriber in the capital of
Restructured Canwest Global in the amount of the Shaw Funding Commitment,
representing a 100% equity and 100% voting interest in Restructured Canwest Global
immediately following completion of the Recapitalization Transaction (as defined
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the top right-hand side box of the table titled Subscription and Subscriber
Information on page 2 of the Subscription Agreement is hereby amended by deleting the
text contained therein and replacing it with the following: |
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Aggregate Subscription Price for the Securities: the aggregate of the TP Creditor
Distribution Amount, US$440 million and the Continued Support Payment; |
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the definitions of Additional Commitment and Minimum Commitment are hereby
deleted; |
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the definition of Aggregate Subscription Price is hereby deleted and replaced
with the following: |
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Aggregate Subscription Price means the aggregate of the TP Creditor Distribution
Amount, US$440 million and the Continued Support Payment; |
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the definition of Canwest Global Term Sheet is hereby deleted and replaced
with the following: |
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Canwest Global Term Sheet means the amended and restated term sheet attached as
Schedule B to the Support Agreement, as further amended and restated on May 3,
2010.; |
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the definition of Shaw Support Agreement is hereby deleted and replaced with
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Shaw Support Agreement means the support agreement entered into on February 11,
2010 among Shaw, Canwest Global and certain holders of notes issued pursuant to the
8% Note Indenture, as amended by an amendment agreement dated as of May 3, 2010.; |
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the following new definition is hereby added to Section 1 of the Subscription
Agreement immediately before the definition of Shaw Support Agreement: |
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Shaw Funding Commitment means the amount equal to the Aggregate Subscription
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the definition of Subscription is hereby deleted and replaced with the following: |
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Subscription means the subscription and purchase of Securities contemplated in
this Agreement, including, without limitation, the Issuance; |
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the definition of Subscription Agreement is hereby amended by adding, after
the words this subscription agreement in the first line thereof, the words including
the amendment agreement dated May 3, 2010; |
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the definition of Support Agreement is hereby amended by adding to the end of
the definition thereof the words as amended by amendment agreement dated as of
February 11, 2010 and as further amended by amendment agreement dated as of May 3,
2010; |
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the definition of Term Sheet is hereby amended by adding, before the words
term sheet, the words amended and restated; |
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the following definitions are hereby added in alphabetical order to Section
1.1 (Definitions) of the Subscription Agreement: |
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Cash Collateral Agreement means the use of cash collateral and consent agreement,
dated as of September 23rd, 2009, as amended, restated, replaced or otherwise
modified from time to time, between all of the parties thereto. |
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CIT Facility means the asset-based facility provided by CIT under the CIT Credit
Agreement. |
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Continued Support Payment has the meaning ascribed thereto in the Term Sheet. |
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CW Investments means CW Investments Co. |
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Initial Order means the order of the Court dated October 6, 2009 in respect of the
CCAA proceedings involving Canwest Global and certain of its subsidiaries and
affiliates. |
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Sanction Order means the order of the Court approving and sanctioning the Plan. |
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TP Creditor Distribution Amount has the meaning ascribed thereto in the Term
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Section 3.1 (Subscription for the Securities) of the Subscription Agreement is hereby
deleted and replaced with the following: |
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The Subscriber hereby subscribes for and offers to purchase the Securities
representing the Shaw Funding Commitment from Restructured Canwest Global, and
Canwest Global for and on behalf of Restructured Canwest Global hereby accepts such
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terms and conditions set out in this Agreement, for the Aggregate Subscription
Price, which is payable as described in Section 4.2(c).; |
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Section 4.2(b) of the Subscription Agreement is hereby deleted in its entirety
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each of Sections 4.2(d) and 4.3(e) of the Subscription Agreement is hereby
deleted and replaced with the following: |
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there shall not be in effect any preliminary or final decision, order or decree by
a Governmental Entity, in consequence of or in connection with the Recapitalization
Transaction, which restrains, enjoins, prevents or prohibits the consummation of the
Recapitalization Transaction or any part thereof (including the Subscription), or
requires or purports to require a variation of the Recapitalization Transaction or
any part thereof (including the Subscription);; |
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Section 4.3(c) of the Subscription Agreement is hereby deleted in its entirety
and replaced with the following: |
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[Intentionally deleted.]; |
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Section 4.4(a) of the Subscription Agreement is hereby amended by deleting the words
Except as contemplated by Section 8 of the Shaw Support Agreement, in the first line
thereof; |
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Section 4.4(b) of the Subscription Agreement is hereby amended by deleting the words
Except as contemplated by Section 8 of the Shaw Support Agreement, in the first line
thereof; |
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Section 4.4(c) of the Subscription Agreement is hereby amended by deleting the
words Except as contemplated by Section 8 of the Shaw Support Agreement, in the first
line thereof; |
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Section 4.5(c)(i) of the Subscription Agreement is hereby deleted in its
entirety and replaced with the following: |
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[Intentionally deleted.]; |
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the reference to Participating Creditors in Section 4.5(b)(iii) is hereby
deleted and replaced with Consenting Noteholders; |
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Section 4.6(a) of the Subscription Agreement is hereby amended by deleting the words
or by Canwest Global pursuant to Section 4.5(c)(i) in the second line therof; |
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Section 4.6 is hereby amended by deleting the last (unnumbered) paragraph thereof in
its entirety; and |
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the first paragraph in Section 9.5(h) is hereby deleted and replaced with the
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This Agreement shall be binding upon and enure to the benefit of the Parties hereto
and each of their respective successors, assigns, heirs and personal
representatives, provided that no Party may assign, delegate or otherwise transfer
any of its rights, interests or obligations under this Agreement without the prior
written consent of the other Party hereto, except that (i) Canwest Global may
assign, delegate or otherwise transfer any of its rights, interests or obligations
under this Agreement to Restructured Canwest Global without the prior written
consent of Shaw, and (ii) Shaw may assign, delegate or otherwise transfer any of its
rights, interests or obligations under this Agreement to a wholly-owned, direct or
indirect, subsidiary without the prior written consent of Canwest Global and such
subsidiary shall be deemed to be the Subscriber for all purposes of this Agreement.
For purposes of paragraph (ii), a subsidiary of Shaw shall not include Corus
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3. Canwest Global shall, and shall cause CMI and CW Investments to, do all things that are
reasonably necessary and appropriate in furtherance of, and to consummate and make effective, the
CW Share and Option Purchase and the transactions contemplated by the CW Share and Option Purchase
Agreement, including, without limitation:
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consent to the transfer of the CW Investments Shares by the GS Entities to the
Purchaser for purposes of the CW Investments Agreement and section 32 of the Articles
of Association of CW Investments, as applicable, in accordance with the terms of the CW
Share and Option Purchase Agreement; and |
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execute and deliver the mutual release in the form attached hereto as Schedule
B, with such changes thereto as may be agreed by all of the parties thereto, each
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4. Except as expressly modified by the terms of this Amendment, the terms of the Subscription
Agreement shall continue to apply in full force and effect, unamended. This Amendment may not be
modified or amended except by a written instrument signed by the parties hereto at the time of the
execution of such written instrument.
5. Capitalized terms used but not defined in this Amendment shall have the meanings ascribed to
them in the Subscription Agreement.
6. This Amendment may be signed in counterparts, each of which, when taken together, shall be
deemed an original. Execution of this Amendment is effective if a signature is delivered by
facsimile transmission or electronic (e.g., pdf) transmission.
7. This Amendment shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the Province of
Ontario and the federal laws of Canada applicable therein, without regard to principles of
conflicts of law. Each party hereto submits to the jurisdiction of the courts of the Province of
Ontario in any action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Amendment.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have caused this Amendment to be executed by their duly
authorized representatives as of the date first written above.
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SHAW COMMUNICATIONS INC.
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CANWEST GLOBAL
COMMUNICATIONS CORP.
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Subscription Agreement Amendment
SCHEDULE A
RESTRUCTURED CANWEST GLOBAL
AMENDED AND RESTATED
TERM SHEET
The following is a summary of the principal terms of a transaction between Canwest Global
Communications Corp. (Canwest Global), as restructured as provided herein, or a newly
incorporated company (such restructured or newly incorporated company is referred to in this Term
Sheet as Restructured Canwest Global) and Shaw Communications Inc. or a direct or indirect,
wholly-owned subsidiary that is Canadian (as defined in the Direction to the CRTC (Ineligibility of
Non Canadians) (the Direction)) (Shaw and any such designated subsidiary being collectively
referred to herein as Shaw).1 All references to $ are to Canadian dollar amounts
unless otherwise specified.
This Term Sheet is the amended and restated term sheet referenced in the Amendment Agreement to
Subscription Agreement dated as of May 3, 2010 between Shaw and Canwest Global amending the
Subscription Agreement dated February 11, 2010 (collectively, the Subscription Agreement) and is
binding upon each party to the Subscription Agreement.
Terms used with initial capitals that are not defined in this Term Sheet have the meanings ascribed
to such terms in the Subscription Agreement.
This Term Sheet shall constitute neither an offer to sell, buy or exchange into, nor the
solicitation of an offer to sell, buy or exchange into, any of the securities or instruments
referred to herein.
Principal Terms of Investment in Restructured Canwest Global
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1. Restructured Canwest Global:
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If agreed by each of Canwest Global and
Shaw, each acting reasonably, (i)
Restructured Canwest Global will be a newly
created corporation, incorporated under the
Canada Business Corporations Act and/or
(ii) Shaw will purchase all of the shares
of Restructured Canwest Global from Canwest
Global, CMI or another wholly-owned direct
or indirect subsidiary of Canwest Global
(the Share Transaction), and/or (iii)
Shaw will purchase CMIs equity and voting
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Canwest Global and CMI, in consultation
with their legal and financial advisors and
the legal and financial advisors to Shaw,
shall use their commercially reasonable
efforts to structure and complete the Plan |
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participating with Shaw in this transaction and will therefore not be a
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(including any reorganization transactions
occurring prior to or as part of the Plan)
in the most tax effective manner, and the
Plan shall be in a form consistent with the
Shaw Support Agreement (as defined in the
Subscription Agreement) and otherwise in a
form acceptable to Shaw, acting reasonably.
The restructuring of Canwest Global and
CMI may include the transfer of certain
assets and/or shares of one or more of
their wholly-owned subsidiaries to other
wholly-owned subsidiaries as agreed upon by
Canwest Global, CMI and Shaw and as subject
to prior approval of the CRTC, if required. |
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Following the Recapitalization Transaction,
Restructured Canwest Global will be a
private company and, if applicable, will
apply to terminate its listing on the TSX
Venture Exchange and will apply to
applicable securities regulatory
authorities to cease to be a reporting
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2. Shareholders:
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On closing of the Subscription and
completion of the Recapitalization
Transaction, Shaw will be the sole
shareholder of Restructured Canwest Global. |
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3. Distributions under the Plan:
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For the purposes of this Term Sheet: |
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Affected Creditors means those creditors
whose claims are compromised under the Plan
and includes, for greater certainty, the
Noteholders; |
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Continued Support Payment means (A) in
the event that the Plan Implementation Date
occurs on or before September 30, 2010, $0,
or (B) in the event that the Plan
Implementation Date occurs after September
30, 2010, U.S.$2,900,000 per month;
provided that if the Plan Implementation
Date occurs prior to the end of a month,
the payment in (B) in respect of such
partial month shall be pro-rated based on
the number of days elapsed in such month
(to but excluding the Plan Implementation
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Convenience Class Amount means the total
amount paid in respect of all Convenience
Class Claims; |
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Noteholders means, collectively, the
holders of the 8.0% senior subordinated
notes due 2012 issued by CMI (the CMI
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Noteholder Percentage means the amount of
the Noteholders Proven Distribution Claim
relative to the total Proven Distribution
Claims of all Noteholders;2 |
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Proven Distribution Claims means claims
of Affected Creditors of Canwest Global,
Canwest Television GP Inc., CMI and CTLP
accepted for purposes of receiving
distributions under the Plan; |
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Third Party Creditors means those
Affected Creditors who are not Noteholders
and do not have a Convenience Class Claim; |
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TP Creditor Distribution Amount means the
sum of (A) $38 million, plus (B) in the
event there are Restructuring Period Claims
relating to the termination of pre-filing
arrangements as contemplated under Sections
11(ii) and 11(iii) below, an additional
cash amount equal to the amount that is
required to maintain the recovery rate that
would otherwise be received by Third Party
Creditors assuming there were no such
Restructuring Period Claims, minus (C) the
Convenience Class Amount; |
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TP Creditor Percentage means the amount
of the Third Party Creditors Proven
Distribution Claim relative to the total
Proven Distribution Claims of all Third
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As part of the Recapitalization Transaction: |
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(i) each Noteholder with a Proven
Distribution Claim shall receive a cash
payment equal to its Noteholder Percentage
of the Noteholder Distribution Amount in
full and final satisfaction of its Proven
Distribution Claim, its claims against
Canwest MediaWorks Ireland Holdings in
respect of the Secured Note and the
Unsecured Note (as such terms are defined
in the Initial Order), its claims against
the guarantors with respect to the 8%
senior subordinated notes issued by CMI and
the Continued Support Payment and all other
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Affected Creditors of CMI, CTLP, Canwest Television GP Inc. and Canwest Global
remains subject to review by the Monitor and further order of the Court. |
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Affected Creditors of CMI, CTLP, Canwest Television GP Inc. and Canwest Global
remains subject to review by the Monitor and further order of the Court. |
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(ii) each Third Party Creditor with a
Proven Distribution Claim in full and final
satisfaction of its Proven Distribution
Claim shall receive a cash payment equal to
its TP Creditor Percentage of the TP
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(iii) each Affected Creditor (other than a
Noteholder) with a Proven Distribution
Claim of $5,000 or less and each Affected
Creditor (other than a Noteholder) with a
Proven Distribution Claim in excess of
$5,000 but who has elected to value such
claim at $5,000 for purposes of the Plan
(collectively, the Convenience Class
Claims) shall be valued for voting on the
Plan and for receiving distributions under
the Plan, if applicable, at an amount equal
to the lesser of (a) $5,000, and (b) the
value of the Proven Distribution Claim; and |
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(iv) each Affected Creditor holding a
Proven Distribution Claim that is a
Convenience Class Claim will receive a cash
payment equal to the lesser of (A) $5,000
and (B) the value of such Affected
Creditors Proven Distribution Claim in
full and final satisfaction of such Claim.
The Plan and the meeting order shall
provide that each Affected Creditor whose
Convenience Class Claims are paid in full
shall be deemed to vote in favour of the
Plan. |
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For purposes of the Plan, any claims that
are in United States dollars (other than
affected claims of the Noteholders) shall
be converted into Canadian dollars on the
basis of the average Bank of Canada United
States/Canadian dollar noon exchange rate
in effect over the ten day period preceding
the filing of the Plan in the CCAA
proceedings. |
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Claims against entities other than Canwest
Global, CMI, CTLP and Canwest Television GP
Inc. will be dealt with in an equitable
manner having regard to the assets and
liabilities of each entity. |
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For purposes of the Recapitalization
Transaction only, notwithstanding any
legal rights or entitlements of the
Noteholders, intercompany claims among the
Canwest Group (including, without
limitation, claims against CMI by Canwest
International Communications Inc., Canwest
Irish Holdings (Barbados) Inc. and Irish
Holdco and claims by CMI against CTLP and
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distributions under the Plan. |
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Amounts owing between Canwest Global and
one or more of its subsidiaries or between
subsidiaries of Canwest Global that have
arisen in accordance with the terms and
conditions of any arrangement or agreement
for the provision of services between CMI
and/or its subsidiaries and Canwest Limited
Partnership and/or its subsidiaries as of
the date of the Support Agreement or past
practice will be settled monthly. |
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For greater certainty, the CIT Facility
shall be an unaffected obligation under the
Plan and CIT shall, in respect of such
obligation, be an unaffected creditor. |
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4. Existing Equity Entitlements:
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Canwest Global shall be extinguished under
the Plan without compensation, provided
however, that this step of the Plan may not
be required if the Recapitalization
Transaction is completed by way of the
Share Transaction. |
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All equity compensation plans of Canwest
Global will be terminated on closing of the
Recapitalization Transaction and any
outstanding options, restricted share units
or other equity-based awards outstanding
thereunder will be terminated and cancelled
without compensation. |
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5. Share Capital:
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The share capital of Restructured Canwest
Global will be comprised of a single class
of common shares, all owned by Shaw
immediately following the Effective Time. |
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6. Investment:
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The Shaw Funding Commitment will be used to
acquire a 100% equity and 100% voting
interest in Restructured Canwest Global and
a direct or indirect 35.33% equity interest
in CW Investments Co. on the date of
implementation of the Recapitalization
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The proceeds received from the Shaw Funding
Commitment will be used to fund the cash
payments set out in Section 3. |
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Support Agreement:
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copy of the Canwest Global Term
Sheet in respect of the Recapitalization
Transaction and acknowledges its terms.
Canwest Global, Shaw and Consenting
Noteholders holding at least 72% of the
principal amount of 8% senior subordinated
notes due 2012 issued by CMI have entered
into the Shaw Support Agreement, as amended
as of May 3, 2010. Pursuant to the Shaw
Support Agreement, inter alia, the
Consenting Noteholders will agree to vote
in favour of and support the
Recapitalization Transaction (as amended
pursuant to this Term Sheet and the Canwest
Global Term Sheet) and the Subscription,
subject to the conditions precedent set out
therein. |
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10. Conditions:
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Completion of the Subscription (including,
without limitation, (i) Restructured
Canwest Globals commitment to issue the
Securities (or if applicable the obligation
of CMI or another wholly-owned direct or
indirect subsidiary of Canwest Global to
sell the shares of Restructured Canwest
Global), (ii) if applicable, CMIs
obligation to sell the equity and voting
shares of CW Investments, and (iii) the
Shaw Funding Commitment) is conditional
upon the completion of the Recapitalization
Transaction and the implementation of the
Plan. |
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In addition to the conditions set forth in
the Subscription Agreement and the Shaw
Support Agreement, the completion of the
Subscription (including, without
limitation, the Shaw Funding Commitment) is
conditional upon the satisfaction by the
respective parties hereto or waiver by Shaw
(provided, however, that the conditions in
paragraphs (a), (c), (e), (j), (l), (n),
(o), (p), (t), (v) and (dd) referenced
below shall also be for the benefit of
Canwest Global) at or prior to the closing
on the Closing Date of the following
conditions (non-consecutive paragraph
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(a) the Plan, Sanction Order, and the new
(or amended) articles, by-laws and other
constating documents of Restructured
Canwest Global, as applicable, and all
definitive legal documentation in
connection with all of the foregoing shall
be in a form agreed by Canwest Global and
Shaw; |
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(b) there shall not exist or have occurred
any default or event of default (other than
those defaults or events of default that
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event of default arising from a breach of
Section 5(b) of the Cash Collateral
Agreement which does not result in another
event of default) under the CIT Facility or
the Cash Collateral Agreement; |
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(c) the Plan shall have been approved by
the Court and the Sanction Order shall be
in form and substance satisfactory to Shaw
and Canwest Global and in full force and
effect and the transactions contemplated by
the Plan shall have been consummated; |
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(d) there shall not exist or have occurred
any orders or other matters in the CCAA
proceedings relating to the
Recapitalization Transaction, which, in the
view of Shaw, could reasonably be expected
to have a material adverse effect on the
Recapitalization Transaction; |
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(e) all filings under applicable laws shall
have been made and any material regulatory
consents or approvals that are required in
connection with the Recapitalization
Transaction shall have been obtained,
including without limitation, under the
Competition Act (Canada) and under the
Broadcasting Act (Canada); |
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(j) the CIT Facility shall have been (i)
extended, (ii) replaced or (iii) terminated
immediately before the completion of the
Recapitalization Transaction; |
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(l) there shall have been no material
adverse effect on CMIs operations in
connection with the disposition,
recapitalization or restructuring of
Canwest Limited Partnership (Publishing
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(n) the exit budget and all emergence costs
shall not be materially worse than the
projections provided to Shaw by Canwest
Global on April 28, 2010; |
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(o) any Court imposed charge on the assets
and property of Canwest Global or any of
its subsidiaries (other than Publishing LP
and its subsidiaries, National Post
Holdings Ltd., National Post Company, Ten
Networks Holdings Limited, CW Investments
Co. and its subsidiaries) (collectively,
the Canwest Subsidiaries), including
without limitation, any administration
charge, directors and officers charge or
charge relating to key employee retention
plans (KERPs) that have been offered to
certain employees of Canwest Global or the
Canwest Subsidiaries (the KERP Employees)
in connection with the CCAA proceedings
shall have been agreed to by Canwest
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directors and officers
charge), the KERP Employees (with respect
to the KERP charge) and Shaw, and shall
have been fully and irrevocably discharged
and released; |
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(p) the terms and conditions with respect
to any release and discharge of the court
ordered charges in paragraph (o) above
shall have been satisfactory to Canwest
Global, the management directors (with
respect to the directors and officers
charge), the KERP Employees (with respect
to the KERP charge) and Shaw; |
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(s) Canwest Global, CMI and Shaw shall have
entered into the Plan Emergence Agreement
(as defined below) on or prior to the date
that is 23 days prior to the meeting of
creditors in respect of the Plan; |
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(t) each of the meeting order, the Plan,
any related plan of reorganization and/or
arrangement under the Canada Business
Corporations Act, disclosure documents,
sanction material and Sanction Order shall
have been in a form agreed in advance by
Canwest Global and Shaw, each acting
reasonably, and, where relevant, issued by
the Court in form and substance
satisfactory to Canwest Global and Shaw; |
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(u) there shall be no liabilities or
contingent liabilities of Canwest Global or
the Canwest Subsidiaries in respect of any
registered pension plans, except for: (i)
those registered pension plans sponsored or
administered by any of Canwest Global or
the Canwest Subsidiaries, and (ii) any
multi-employer pension plans in which
Canwest Global or the Canwest Subsidiaries
are required to contribute pursuant to a
collective bargaining agreement; |
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(v) CMI shall, immediately prior to the
Effective Time, own, directly or
indirectly, a minimum of 35.33% of the
outstanding equity shares of CW Investments
Co. and CW Investments Co. shall, at the
Effective Time, own substantially all of
the assets that it owned as at October 5,
2009; |
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(x) there shall not exist or have occurred
any Material Adverse Effect. The term
Material Adverse Effect shall mean a
fact, circumstance, change, effect, matter,
action, condition, event, occurrence or
development that, individually or in the
aggregate, is, or would reasonably be
expected to be, material and adverse to the
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Subsidiaries (taken as a whole)
and shall include, without limitation, any
disposition by Canwest Global or any of the
Canwest Subsidiaries of any material asset
(other than as contemplated by this Term
Sheet) without the prior consent of the
Shaw; provided that a Material Adverse
Effect will not include the entering into
of the Subscription Agreement (including
this Term Sheet) or the performance of its
terms, or the fact that Canwest Global and
certain of the Canwest Subsidiaries are
insolvent and/or have filed under the CCAA
pursuant to, and in the manner contemplated
by, this Term Sheet and provided further
that a Material Adverse Effect shall not
include the termination of any material
contracts relating to the E Network in
connection with the sale or closure of the
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(bb) the size and composition of the board
of directors of Restructured Canwest Global
shall be acceptable to Shaw; and |
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(dd) insurance in respect of the directors
and officers insurance policy of Canwest
Global shall have been put in place on
terms and at a cost acceptable to Canwest
Global and Shaw. |
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11. Plan Emergence Agreement:
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On or prior to the date that is 23 days
prior to the Creditors Meeting, Canwest
Global, CMI and Shaw shall enter into an
emergence agreement with respect to the
Plan (the Plan Emergence Agreement) that
will, among other things, include schedules
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(i) if the Recapitalization Transaction is
to be effected through the Share
Transaction, an amount agreed between Shaw
and the Monitor to be funded from cash on
hand of CMI (and not, for greater
certainty, from the proceeds of the Shaw
Funding Commitment) necessary to fund the
bankruptcy, liquidation or winding-up
and/or dissolution of Canwest Global and
the Canwest Subsidiaries; |
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(ii) a list of all existing management
employees of Canwest Global and the Canwest
Subsidiaries, who will not remain as
employees of Restructured Canwest Global or
any of the Canwest Subsidiaries following
the Effective Time, and |
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(iii) a list of all material contracts and
agreements that will not remain as ongoing
obligations of Restructured Canwest Global
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Subsidiaries, following the Effective Time, which
contracts and agreements shall be
disclaimed, resiliated, terminated,
repudiated or renegotiated on terms agreed
to by Canwest Global and Shaw. |
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Any claims arising as a result of the Plan
Emergence Agreement relating to the
termination of pre-filing arrangements as
contemplated under Sections 11(ii) and
11(iii) above shall be Restructuring Period
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It is acknowledged and agreed that each of
(i) the engagement letter entered into
between Stonecrest Capital Inc. and Canwest
Global dated June 30, 2009, as amended
December 17, 2009 and March 25, 2010, (ii)
the engagement letter entered into between
Genuity Capital Markets and Canwest Global
on May 29, 2009, (iii) the engagement
letter entered into between RBC Dominion
Securities Inc. and Canwest Global on
December 10, 2008, as amended by a letter
dated January 20, 2009, as further amended
by a letter dated October 5, 2009 (which
amending letter has been approved by the Ad
Hoc Committee), and as further amended by a
letter effective December 10, 2009 (iv) the
agreements delivered by CMI to Shaw prior
to the date hereof, which relate to the
KERPs that have been offered to the KERP
Employees, (v) all severance obligations in
the amounts and in respect of the employees
of Canwest Global and the Canwest
Subsidiaries set forth in a schedule
delivered by CMI to Shaw on April 28, 2010
and (vi) the CIT Facility, shall remain as
unaffected obligations of Canwest Global
and the Canwest Subsidiaries and shall not
be repudiated or amended other than to the
extent provided for therein, if applicable. |
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12. Termination and Extension:
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The agreement constituted by this Term
Sheet shall terminate and be at an end in
the event that the Recapitalization
Transaction shall not have been completed
on or before the Outside Date (as defined
below) or such later date as Shaw, Canwest
Global and the Ad Hoc Committee may
determine from time to time. |
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Outside Date means September 30, 2010, or
such other date as Shaw, Canwest Global and
the Ad Hoc Committee may agree in writing,
provided that if the Closing has not
occurred by the Outside Date as a result of
the failure to obtain all of the Regulatory
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provided that it is then in compliance in all material respects with
its obligations under the Subscription
Agreement, to extend the Outside Date for
an additional three months, and provided
further that the Outside Date may only be
extended if Shaw reasonably believes that
all of the Regulatory Approvals are capable
of being obtained prior to the Outside
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SCHEDULE B
FORM OF MUTUAL RELEASE
FULL AND FINAL MUTUAL RELEASE
WHEREAS Canwest Media Inc. (formerly CanWest MediaWorks Inc.) (CMI), 4414616 Canada
Inc. (441), GS Capital Partners VI Fund, L.P. (GSCP), GSCP VI AA One Holding S.àr.l (GS
Shareholder Holdco One) and GSCP VI AA One Parallel Holding S.àr.l (GS Shareholder Holdco Two
and, together with GSCP and GS Shareholder One, the GS Entities) and CW Investments Co. (CW
Investments) are parties to an amended and restated shareholders agreement (the CW Investments
Shareholders Agreement) made as of August 15, 2007, as amended and restated as of January 4, 2008;
AND WHEREAS Canwest Global Communications Corp. (Canwest Global and, together with 441 and
CMI, the Canwest Entities) and certain of its subsidiaries and affiliates (the CMI Entities)
were granted protection from their creditors under the Companies Creditors Arrangement Act, R.S.C.
1985, c. C-36 (the CCAA) pursuant to an initial order of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice
(Commercial List) (the Court) dated October 6, 2009 and FTI Consulting Canada Inc. was appointed
as monitor of the CMI Entities and certain of their subsidiaries and affiliates (the CCAA
Proceedings);
AND WHEREAS in connection with the CCAA Proceedings of the CMI Entities, the GS Entities and
the Canwest Entities are in dispute concerning, inter alia: (i) the transfer of shares of CW
Investments from 441 to CMI on or about October 5, 2009, and subsequent dissolution of 441 (the
441 Matters), (ii) the sale of an interest in Ten Network Holdings Limited by Canwest MediaWorks
Ireland Holdings (Irish Holdco) and the subsequent use of the proceeds thereof by the CMI
Entities and Irish Holdco, including pursuant to a Use of Cash Collateral and Consent Agreement
dated as of September 23, 2009 (the Ten Shares Matters), and the GS Entities filed a motion in
the CCAA Proceedings dated November 2, 2009 as amended by a Notice of Motion dated November 19,
2009 dealing with, inter alia, the 441 Matters and the Ten Shares Matters (collectively, the GS
Motion), and (iii) the solicitation process leading up to, and the entry into by Canwest Global,
Shaw Communications Inc. (Shaw) and
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the other parties thereto of, a subscription agreement and related documentation (the Shaw
Subscription Documents), and the approval of the Court of the Shaw Subscription Documents on
February 19, 2010 (the Shaw Approval Order), providing for Shaw to become an equity investor in a
restructured Canwest Global and the GS Entities filed a Motion for Leave to Appeal the Shaw
Approval Order dated March 9, 2010 with the Ontario Court of Appeal (the GS Appeal) (the 441
Matters, the Ten Shares Matters and all matters that were raised, or that could have been raised,
in the GS Motion and the GS Appeal are referred to herein, collectively, as the Disputed
Matters);
AND WHEREAS the GS Entities, as vendor, and 731672 Canada Inc. (731) and Shaw (Shaw and 731,
together, the Shaw Entities), as purchaser, have entered into a share purchase agreement dated
May 3, 2010 (the Share Purchase Agreement) pursuant to which, inter alia, (i) the Shaw Entities
have agreed to purchase, and the GS Entities have agreed to sell, certain of the shares of CW
Investments owned by the GS Entities, and (ii) the GS Entities have granted an option to the Shaw
Entities to purchase the remainder of their shares of CW Investments.
NOW THEREFORE FOR GOOD AND VALUABLE CONSIDERATION, including the releases contained herein,
and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby
irrevocably acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows:
1. The GS Entities and their affiliates, subsidiaries and successors hereby release, acquit, remise
and forever discharge the Canwest Released Parties (as defined below), the Shaw Released Parties
(as defined below) and/or the Monitor (as defined below) from any and all actions, causes of
action, claims for negligence, suits, complaints, debts, dues, accounts, agreements, covenants,
contracts, demands, guarantees, representations, defenses, set-offs, recoupments and claims for
injuries, losses, damages or costs of any kind whatsoever, including without limitation, any claim
or cause of action arising in whole or in part under the CCAA, which the GS Entities and their
affiliates, subsidiaries and successors may have or will have (in each case in
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respect of facts in existence as of the date hereof), now have or have had as against the Canwest
Released Parties, the Shaw Released Parties and/or the Monitor in respect of, in whole or in part,
the Disputed Matters.
2. The Canwest Entities and their affiliates, subsidiaries and successors hereby release, acquit,
remise and forever discharge the GS Released Parties (as defined below) and/or the Monitor from any
and all actions, causes of action, claims for negligence, suits, complaints, debts, dues, accounts,
agreements, covenants, contracts, demands, guarantees, representations, defenses, set-offs,
recoupments and claims for injuries, losses, damages or costs of any kind whatsoever, including
without limitation, any claim or cause of action arising in whole or in part under the CCAA, which
the Canwest Entities and their affiliates, subsidiaries and successors may have or will have (in
each case in respect of facts in existence as of the date hereof), now have or have had as against
the GS Released Parties and/or the Monitor in respect of, in whole or in part, the Disputed
Matters.
3. The Shaw Entities and their affiliates, subsidiaries and successors hereby release, acquit,
remise and forever discharge the GS Released Parties and/or the Monitor from any and all actions,
causes of action, claims for negligence, suits, complaints, debts, dues, accounts, agreements,
covenants, contracts, demands, guarantees, representations, defenses, set-offs, recoupments and
claims for injuries, losses, damages or costs of any kind whatsoever, including without limitation,
any claim or cause of action arising in whole or in part under the CCAA, which the Shaw Entities
and their affiliates, subsidiaries and successors may have or will have (in each case in respect of
facts in existence as of the date hereof), now have or have had as against the GS Released Parties
and/or the Monitor in respect of, in whole or in part, the Disputed Matters.
4. For the avoidance of doubt, notwithstanding any statements to the contrary contained in this
Release, this Release shall not extend to any actions, causes of action, claims for negligence,
suits, complaints, debts, dues, accounts, agreements, covenants, contracts, demands, guarantees,
representations, defenses, set-offs,
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recoupments and claims for injuries, losses, damages or costs of any kind whatsoever in respect of,
in whole or in part, the Share Purchase Agreement and the agreements contemplated thereby.
5. For the purposes of this Release, (i) the GS Released Parties means, collectively, the GS
Entities and their respective former and current directors, officers, shareholders, agents,
employees, advisors, affiliates, subsidiaries, predecessors, successors, assigns and their
respective estates, (ii) the Canwest Released Parties means, collectively, the Canwest Entities
and CW Investments and its subsidiaries and their respective former and current directors,
officers, shareholders, agents, employees, advisors, affiliates, subsidiaries, predecessors,
successors, assigns and their respective estates, (iii) the Shaw Released Parties means,
collectively, the Shaw Entities and their respective former and current directors, officers,
shareholders, agents, employees, advisors, affiliates, subsidiaries, predecessors, successors,
assigns and their respective estates, and (iv) the Monitor means FTI Consulting Canada Inc., the
Court-appointed monitor of the CMI Entities, and its former and current directors, officers,
shareholders, agents, employees, advisors, affiliates, subsidiaries, predecessors, successors,
assigns and their respective estates.
6. The GS Entities hereby:
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with respect to the GS Appeal with the Ontario Court of Appeal and the parties
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whatsoever in respect of 441 in the event that the CMI Entities seek to
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7. The parties hereto undertake and agree not to take any steps or initiate any proceedings or
other complaint or advance any claim whatsoever with respect to any of the Disputed Matters herein
released against any person, partnership, corporation, or other such entity who might be entitled
to claim contribution, indemnity, or any other relief as against any of the parties released
herein, pursuant to the provisions of any statute or otherwise, with respect to any of the matters
which the parties release by this Release or with respect to which the parties agree herein not to
make any claim or take any proceedings.
8. Each of the parties hereto represents and warrants that, except as described herein, none of
them has assigned to any person, partnership, corporation, or other entity any of the matters
released herein.
9. Each of the parties hereto acknowledges, declares and agrees that each one of them has reviewed
this Release with its counsel, and understands the terms of this Release and voluntarily accepts
the consideration referred to above for the purpose of making full and final compromise, adjustment
and settlement of all claims as aforesaid, and represents and warrants that it was not induced to
enter into this Release by reason of any representation or warranty of any nature or kind
whatsoever and that there is no condition, express or implied, or collateral agreement affecting
the said settlement.
10. Each of the parties hereto acknowledges and agrees that this Release is deemed to be no
admission whatsoever of liability on the part of any of the parties with respect to the Disputed
Matters or otherwise, and any such liability is denied.
11. In the event that any of the parties hereto should hereafter make any claims or demands or
commence or threaten to commence any actions against any other party for or by reason of any cause,
matter or thing specifically released herein, this document may be raised as an estoppel to any
claim, demand or action commenced in regard to the aforesaid.
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12. The parties hereto further agree to keep the terms of this Release confidential and, except
where required by law or for the purposes of the CCAA Proceedings, not to disclose its terms to any
party without the prior written consent of the other parties.
13. This Release may be executed in counterparts and exchanged by facsimile transmission or scanned
copy attached to an email, each copy of which shall be deemed to be an original, and such separate
counterparts shall together constitute one and the same instrument.
14. This Release shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the Province of
Ontario. Each party hereto irrevocably submits to the jurisdiction of the courts of the Province
of Ontario in any action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Release.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF the parties have caused this Release to be executed by their duly
authorized officers.
DATED at _________ this ______ day of ______, 2010.
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SCHEDULE B
Support Agreement Amendment
AMENDMENT AGREEMENT NO. 4
TO
SUPPORT AGREEMENT
THIS AGREEMENT is made as of the 3rd day of May, 2010.
WHEREAS the undersigned members of the Ad Hoc Committee are party to a support agreement dated
October 5, 2009 (as amended by an amendment agreement to the Support Agreement made as of January
29, 2010, an amendment agreement to the Support Agreement made as of February 11, 2010 and an
amendment agreement to the Support Agreement made as of April 15, 2010, the Support Agreement)
with Canwest Global Communications Corp. (Canwest Global), Canwest Media Inc. (CMI), Canwest
Television Limited Partnership (CTLP), by its general partner, Canwest Television GP Inc., and
the entities listed in Schedule A thereto (together with Canwest Global, CMI and CTLP, the
Companies), regarding the principal aspects of a recapitalization of the Companies, as more fully
described in the amended and restated recapitalization transaction term sheet attached as Schedule
B to the Support Agreement and incorporated therein (the Amended and Restated Term Sheet and
together with the Support Agreement, the Agreement);
AND WHEREAS in connection with the recapitalization of the Companies, Shaw Communications Inc.
(Shaw) and Canwest Global entered into a subscription agreement on February 11, 2010 (the
Subscription Agreement) pursuant to which Shaw agreed to subscribe for, and Canwest Global, as
restructured, or a newly incorporated company holding all of the properties and assets of Canwest
Global, except for any excluded assets and properties as may be agreed to by Shaw and Canwest
Global, each acting reasonably (such restructured or newly incorporated company is referred to
herein as Restructured Canwest Global), agreed to issue, equity shares in the capital of
Restructured Canwest Global (collectively, the Subscription Transaction), in accordance with the
terms and subject to the conditions thereof;
AND WHEREAS in connection with the Subscription Agreement, Canwest Global, members of the Ad Hoc
Committee and Shaw entered into a related support agreement on February 11, 2010 (the Shaw Support
Agreement);
AND WHEREAS contemporaneously with the execution of this Amendment (as defined below), the parties
to the Subscription Agreement are entering into an amendment agreement thereto (the Subscription
Agreement Amendment), and the parties to the Shaw Support Agreement are entering into an amendment
agreement thereto (the Shaw Support Agreement Amendment), in each case in order to reflect, inter
alia, certain amended terms of the Subscription Transaction and the Recapitalization Transaction;
AND WHEREAS pursuant to Section 15(n) thereof, the Agreement may be modified, amended or
supplemented as to any matter by an instrument in writing signed by the Companies and Consenting
Noteholders representing at least two-thirds of the aggregate principal amount of Relevant Notes
held by all Consenting Noteholders;
AND WHEREAS the undersigned Consenting Noteholders and the Companies wish to amend the Agreement,
in order to reflect, inter alia, the amended terms of the Subscription Transaction and the
Recapitalization Transaction, by (i) amending certain provisions of the Support
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Agreement, and (ii) amending and restating the Amended and Restated Term Sheet in the form of the
second amended and restated recapitalization term sheet attached as Schedule A hereto (the
Second Amended and Restated Term Sheet), all in accordance with the terms and subject to the
conditions of this Amendment (as defined below);
AND WHEREAS the undersigned Consenting Noteholders wish to approve the Subscription Agreement
Amendment in the form attached as Schedule B hereto;
NOW THEREFORE, for value received, and intending to be legally bound by this amendment agreement
No. 4 to the Support Agreement (the Amendment), the parties agree as follows:
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if the Plan Implementation Date shall not have occurred on or before the Outside
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following words immediately after the words Cash Collateral Agreement in the second
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, the support agreement dated as of February 11, 2010, as amended, between Canwest
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continue to apply in full force and effect, unamended. Subject to Section 15(n) of the
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deemed an original. Execution of this Amendment is effective if a signature is delivered by
facsimile transmission or electronic (e.g., pdf) transmission. |
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This Amendment shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the Province
of Ontario and the federal laws of Canada applicable therein, without regard to principles of
conflicts of law. Each party hereto submits to the jurisdiction of the courts of the Province
of Ontario in any action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Amendment. |
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SCHEDULE A
SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED TERM SHEET
CANWEST GLOBAL COMMUNICATIONS CORP.
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Notes, and the holders of such Notes, collectively, the Noteholders, and the indenture
under which the Notes were issued by Canwest Media Inc., as amended, modified or supplemented
prior to the date hereof, the Indenture). |
The purpose of this Second Amended and Restated Recapitalization Transaction Term Sheet (the
Amended Term Sheet) is to set out the principal terms of a proposed recapitalization transaction
(the Recapitalization Transaction) of Canwest Global Communications Corp. (Canwest Global),
Canwest Media Inc. (CMI), Canwest Television Limited Partnership (CTLP) and certain of their
respective subsidiary entities (but specifically excluding Canwest Limited Partnership and its
subsidiaries1, CW Investments Co. and its subsidiaries and Ten Network Holdings Limited
and its subsidiaries) (collectively, the Canwest Group). The purpose of the Recapitalization
Transaction is, among other things, to restructure CMI into a viable and competitive industry
participant able to deal with the current issues facing the broadcasting industry and other
competitive factors.
This Amended Term Sheet is a summary of the terms and conditions of the Recapitalization
Transaction. This Amended Term Sheet does not create any obligations on the part of Canwest
Global, CMI or any of their respective subsidiaries, any Noteholder or any other person, until such
party has executed an amendment to the support agreement dated October 5, 2009, as amended,
between, inter alia, Canwest Global, CMI, CTLP, by its general partner, Canwest Television GP Inc.,
the entitles listed in Schedule A thereto and the Noteholders, as amended from time to time (the
Support Agreement and such amendment thereto being referred to as the Support Agreement
Amendment) attaching this Amended Term Sheet. Certain matters described herein may be subject to
the negotiation, execution and delivery of definitive documentation.
This Amended Term Sheet shall not constitute an offer to sell, buy or exchange into, nor the
solicitation of an offer to sell, buy or exchange into, any of the securities or instruments
referred to herein. Furthermore, until a party has executed a Support Agreement Amendment
attaching this Amended Term Sheet, nothing herein constitutes a commitment to exchange any debt,
lend funds to Canwest Global, CMI or any of their respective subsidiaries, vote debt in a certain
way, or negotiate, agree to or otherwise engage in the transactions described herein.
All dollar amounts expressed herein are in Canadian dollars except as specifically noted otherwise.
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A. RECAPITALIZATION TRANSACTION
1. Summary
The Noteholders claims pursuant to the Notes and the Indenture shall be addressed in accordance
with the Recapitalization Transaction, which shall be approved or implemented as part of a plan of
arrangement (the Plan) to be filed pursuant to the Companies Creditors Arrangement Act (the
CCAA) and approved and sanctioned by the Ontario Superior Court of Justice (the Court) pursuant
to a Court Order (the Sanction Order). Canwest Mediaworks Ireland Holdings (Irish Holdco) is
not and will not be a party to the CCAA filing.
2. Certain Steps
As part of the Recapitalization Transaction:
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were held by Irish Holdco and subject to the equitable mortgage held by CIBC Mellon
Trust Company (collectively, the Irish Holdco Ten Shares) and that have been sold
have been applied as set forth in the Use of Cash Collateral and Consent Agreement
entered into by, among others, CMI, Canwest Global and certain of the Noteholders dated
as of September 23, 2009, as amended from time to time (the Cash Collateral
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and obtaining any necessary or desirable regulatory or third party approvals or
consents, a newly incorporated company under the Canada Business Corporations Act (such
restructured or new company is referred to in this Amended Term Sheet as Restructured
Canwest Global) will pay cash to affected creditors (including the Noteholders),
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is Canadian (as defined in the Direction to the CRTC (Ineligibility of Non Canadians))
(the Direction) (Shaw Communications Inc. and any such designated subsidiary being
collectively referred to herein as Shaw) will purchase all of the common shares in
the capital of Restructured Canwest Global, as described more fully below provided that
the foregoing is at all times in compliance with the Direction and subject to the prior
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the equity held by all existing shareholders of Canwest Global as at the Plan
Implementation Date shall be extinguished under the Plan without compensation,
provided, however, that this step of the Plan may not be required if the
Recapitalization Transaction is completed by way of a transaction whereby (i)
Restructured Canwest Global will be a newly created corporation, incorporated under the
Canada Business Corporations Act (the CBCA) and/or (ii) Shaw will purchase all of the
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3. Investor in Restructured Canwest Global
Pursuant to the subscription agreement between Shaw and Canwest Global executed as of February 11,
2010 and amended on the date hereof (the Shaw Subscription Agreement), subject to the terms and
conditions thereof, the Subscriber (as defined therein) has agreed to purchase (the Shaw
Subscription) all of the common shares of Restructured Canwest Global representing a 100% equity
and 100% voting interest in Restructured Canwest Global.
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5. Affected Claims and Distributions under the Plan
The procedure for determining the validity and amount of affected creditors claims against Canwest
Global, CMI and CTLP for purposes of voting and receiving distributions under the Plan will be
governed by an order of the Court in the CCAA proceedings (the Claims Procedure Order), which
order shall be satisfactory to Canwest Global, CMI, CTLP and the ad hoc committee of Noteholders
(the Ad Hoc Committee).
For purposes of this Amended Term Sheet:
Affected Creditors means those creditors whose claims are compromised under the Plan and
includes, for greater certainty, the Noteholders;
Continued Support Payment means
(A) in the event that the Plan Implementation Date occurs on or before September 30, 2010,
$0, or (B) in the event that the Plan Implementation Date occurs after September 30, 2010,
U.S.$2,900,000 per month; provided that if the Plan Implementation Date occurs prior to the
end of a month, the payment in (B) in respect of such partial month shall be pro-rated based
on the number of days elapsed in such month (to but excluding the Plan Implementation Date);
Convenience Class Amount means the total amount paid in respect of all Convenience Class
Claims;
Noteholder Distribution Amount equals the sum of (A) US$440 million, plus (B) the
Continued Support Payment;
Noteholder Percentage means the amount of the Noteholders Proven Distribution Claim
relative to the total Proven Distribution Claims of all Noteholders;2
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Proven Distribution Claims means claims of Affected Creditors of Canwest Global, Canwest
Television GP Inc., CMI and CTLP accepted for purposes of receiving distributions under the
Plan;
Third Party Creditors means those Affected Creditors who are not Noteholders and do not
have a Convenience Class Claim;
TP Creditor Distribution Amount means the sum of (A) $38 million, plus (B) in the event
there are Restructuring Period Claims relating to the termination of pre-filing arrangements
as contemplated under Sections 11(ii) and 11(iii) of the amended and restated term sheet
attached as Schedule A to the Shaw Subscription Agreement, an additional cash amount equal
to the amount that is required to maintain the recovery rate that would otherwise be
received by Third Party Creditors assuming there were no such Restructuring Period Claims,
minus (C) the Convenience Class Amount; and
TP Creditor Percentage means the amount of the Third Party Creditors Proven Distribution
Claim relative to the total Proven Distribution Claims of all Third Party
Creditors.3
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each Noteholder with a Proven Distribution Claim shall receive a cash payment
equal to its Noteholder Percentage of the Noteholder Distribution Amount in full and
final satisfaction of its Proven Distribution Claim, its claims against Irish Holdco in
respect of the Secured Note and the Unsecured Note (as such capitalized terms are
defined in the Initial Order, as defined below), its claims against the guarantors with
respect to the Indenture and Continued Support Payment and all other consideration
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satisfaction of its Proven Distribution Claim shall receive a cash payment equal to its
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each Affected Creditor (other than a Noteholder) with a Proven Distribution
Claim of $5,000 or less and each Affected Creditor (other than a Noteholder) with a
Proven Distribution Claim in excess of $5,000 but who has elected to value such claim
at $5,000 for purposes of the Plan (collectively, the Convenience Class Claims) shall
be valued for voting on the Plan and for receiving distributions under the Plan, if
applicable, at an amount equal to the lesser of (a) $5,000, and (b) the value of the
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each Affected Creditor holding a Proven Distribution Claim that is a
Convenience Class Claim will receive a cash payment equal to the lesser of (A) $5,000
and (B) the value of such Affected Creditors Proven Distribution Claim in full and
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satisfaction of such Claim. The Plan and the meeting order shall provide that each
Affected Creditor whose Convenience Class Claims are paid in full shall be deemed to
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For purposes of the Plan, any claims that are in United States dollars (other than affected claims
of the Noteholders) shall be converted into Canadian dollars on the basis of the average Bank of
Canada United States/Canadian dollar noon exchange rate in effect over the ten day period preceding
the filing of the Plan in the CCAA proceedings.
Claims against entities other than Canwest Global, CMI, CTLP and Canwest Television GP Inc. will be
dealt with in an equitable manner having regard to the assets and liabilities of each entity.
For purposes of the Recapitalization Transaction only, notwithstanding any legal rights or
entitlements of the Noteholders, intercompany claims among the Canwest Group (including, without
limitation, claims against CMI by Canwest International Communications Inc., Canwest Irish Holdings
(Barbados) Inc. and Irish Holdco and claims by CMI against CTLP and vice versa), shall be excluded
for purposes of receiving distributions under the Plan.
Amounts owing between Canwest Global and one or more of its subsidiaries or between subsidiaries of
Canwest Global that have arisen in accordance with the terms and conditions of any arrangement or
agreement for the provision of services between CMI and/or its subsidiaries and Canwest Limited
Partnership and/or its subsidiaries as of the date of the Support Agreement or past practice will
be settled monthly.
For greater certainty, the senior secured debt facility of CMI (the CIT Facility) shall be an
unaffected obligation under the Plan and CIT Business Credit Canada Inc. (CIT) shall, in respect
of such obligation, be an unaffected creditor.
6. Existing Shareholders and Equity Compensation Plans
The equity held by the existing shareholders of Canwest Global shall be extinguished under the Plan
without compensation, provided, however, that this step of the Plan may not be required if the
Recapitalization Transaction is completed by way of the Share Transaction.
All equity compensation plans of Canwest Global will be terminated on closing of the
Recapitalization Transaction and any outstanding options, restricted share units or other
equity-based awards outstanding thereunder will be terminated and cancelled without compensation.
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8. Repayment of Existing Senior Notes
The 12% senior secured notes of CMI issued on May 22, 2009 (the Existing Senior Notes) have been
repaid in full by CMI with a portion of the proceeds of the loan from Irish Holdco evidenced by the
Secured Note.
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11. Description of Restructured Canwest Global Shares
The share capital of Restructured Canwest Global will be comprised of a single class of common
shares, all owned by Shaw immediately following the Effective Time (as defined below).
B. CONDITIONS TO RECAPITALIZATION
The Recapitalization Transaction shall be subject to the satisfaction of the following conditions
prior to or at the time on which the Recapitalization Transaction is implemented (the Effective
Time), provided that
(1) each of the conditions set out in paragraphs (a), (b), (c), (d), (e), (f), (n), (q), (r),
(t), (v), (w), (y), (aa) and (cc) is for the benefit of the Noteholders and may be waived by the Ad
Hoc Committee, on behalf of the Noteholders; and
(2) each of the conditions set out in paragraphs (a), (c), (e), (f), (j), (l), (n), (o), (p),
(r), (t), (v) and (dd) is for the benefit of CMI and may be waived by CMI:
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the Plan and Sanction Order and all definitive legal documentation in
connection with all of the foregoing shall be in a form agreed by CMI and the Ad Hoc
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there shall not exist or have occurred any default or event of default (other
than those defaults or events of default that are remedied or waived and other than an
event of default arising from a breach of Section 5(b) of the Cash Collateral Agreement
which does not result in another event of default) under the CIT Facility or the Cash
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the Plan shall have been approved by the Court and the Sanction Order shall be
in full force and effect and the transactions contemplated by the Plan shall have been
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there shall not exist or have occurred any orders or other matters in the CCAA
proceedings relating to the Recapitalization Transaction, which, in the view of the Ad
Hoc Committee, could reasonably be expected to have a material adverse effect on the
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all filings under applicable laws shall have been made and any material
regulatory consents or approvals that are required in connection with the
Recapitalization Transaction shall have been obtained, including without limitation,
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there shall not be in effect any preliminary or final decision, order or decree
by a government, government authority, court or public authority, in consequence of or
in connection with the Recapitalization Transaction, which restrains, impedes or
prohibits the Recapitalization Transaction or any part thereof or requires or purports
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the terms and conditions of any arrangement or agreement for the provision of
services between CMI and/or its subsidiaries and Canwest Limited Partnership
(Publishing LP) and/or its subsidiaries, including any services provided by
Publishing LP and/or its subsidiaries to CMI and/or its subsidiaries, as of the
Effective Time, either in their current form or as amended or replaced (including as
replaced by an arrangement with a third party provider other than Publishing LP and/or
its subsidiaries), in each case, shall be satisfactory in all respects to CMI, and
there shall have been no material adverse effect on CMIs operations in connection with
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all emergence costs (including, without limitation, as to individual amounts,
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any Court imposed charge on the assets and property of Canwest Global or any of
its subsidiaries (other than Publishing LP and its subsidiaries, National Post Holdings
Ltd., National Post Company, CW Investments Co. and its subsidiaries and Ten Network
Holdings Limited and its subsidiaries) (collectively, the Canwest Subsidiaries),
including without limitation, any administration charge, directors and officer charge
or charge relating to key employee retention plans (KERPs) that have been offered to
certain employees of Canwest Global or the Canwest Subsidiaries (the KERP Employees)
in connection with the CCAA proceedings shall be acceptable to CMI, the management
directors (with respect to the directors and officers charge), the KERP Employees (with
respect to the KERP charge), and shall have been fully and irrevocably discharged and
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the terms and conditions with respect to any release and discharge of the Court
ordered charges in paragraph (o) above shall have been satisfactory to CMI, the
management directors (with respect to the directors and officers charge) and the KERP
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the terms and conditions with respect to any release and discharge of the Court
ordered administration charge in paragraph (o) above as it relates to (i) Goodmans LLP,
legal advisor to the Ad Hoc Committee, and (ii) Houlihan Lokey, financial advisor to
the Ad Hoc Committee, shall have been satisfactory to the Ad Hoc Committee; |
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each of the claims process, claims order, meeting order, Plan, any related plan
of reorganization and/or arrangement under the CBCA, disclosure documents, sanction
material and Sanction Order shall have been in a form agreed in advance by CMI and the
Ad Hoc Committee, each acting reasonably; |
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CMI shall, immediately prior to the Effective Time, own, directly or
indirectly, a minimum of 35.33% of the outstanding equity shares of CW Investments Co.,
and CW Investments Co. shall, at the Effective Time, own substantially all of the
assets that it owned as at October 5, 2009; |
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the representations and warranties of Canwest Global and CMI set forth in this
Amended Term Sheet and in the Support Agreement shall be true and correct in all
material respects at the Effective Time with the same force and effect as if made at
and as of such time except as such representations and warranties may be affected by
the occurrence of events or transactions contemplated and permitted by the Support
Agreement or this Amended Term Sheet and except that representations and warranties
that are given as of a specified date shall be true and correct in all material
respects as of such date; |
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the Noteholders shall have received the distributions under the Plan in the
manner set forth in Section A.5; |
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the event set forth in Section C.9 shall have occurred on or before the
corresponding date indicated in such Section; |
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CMI shall have complied in all material respects with each covenant in this
Amended Term Sheet and in the Support Agreement that is to be performed on or before
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insurance in respect of the directors and officers insurance policy of
Canwest Global shall have been put in place on terms and at a cost acceptable to CMI. |
C. GENERAL PROVISIONS
1. CRTC Application
CMI and the Ad Hoc Committee will each use their commercially reasonable efforts to take, or cause
to be taken, all actions to assist and cooperate with each other and Shaw to obtain CRTC approval
of the Recapitalization Transaction as contemplated by the Shaw Subscription Agreement. The
parties shall reasonably cooperate with each other and with Shaw with respect to the preparing
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of the application(s) and all related correspondence to the CRTC as contemplated by the Shaw
Subscription Agreement.
2. CCAA Plan of Arrangement
The implementation of the Plan shall be subject to and conditional upon all required Court,
creditor and other approvals, if and to the extent required. The successful completion (or waiver
by CMI and the Ad Hoc Committee) of all of the steps and matters noted above shall be a condition
precedent to the Plan. Court filings, disclosure documents and news releases announcing the
Recapitalization Transaction of Canwest Global and/or CMI shall be made available to the
Noteholders prior to issuance or filing thereof for review in connection with the implementation of
the Plan.
3. Representations, Warranties and Covenants of Canwest Global, CMI and CTLP
Each of Canwest Global, CMI and CTLP hereby represents, warrants and covenants that:
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the monitor, FTI Consulting Inc. (FTI) has received a written Canadian legal
opinion, in a form acceptable to FTI, from counsel to FTI with respect to customary
matters relating to the CIT Facility; |
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neither Canwest Mediaworks Ireland Holdings nor Canwest Ireland Nominee Ltd.
has any assets or liabilities other than (i) customary liabilities associated with a
holding company, (ii) the Secured Note and the Unsecured Note, (iii) guarantees of the
Notes, (iv) intercompany obligations owed to Irish Holdco by CMI in the amount of
approximately $72,000,000 and (v) a right of redemption in favour of CMI, the holder of
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it shall not, except as contemplated by the Recapitalization Transaction, enter
into any transaction or agreement that could reasonably be expected to materially
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upon the making of a filing under the CCAA (a Filing), Canwest Global and the
Canwest Subsidiaries will: (i) ensure that the initial CCAA order (the Initial
Order) and all ancillary and subsequent court orders (Other Restructuring Orders)
issued in connection with a Filing at any time shall be in form and substance
satisfactory to the Ad Hoc Committee; and (ii) comply with all terms of the Initial
Order and all Other Restructuring Orders at all times; and |
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The amended and restated shareholders agreement relating to CW Investments Co.,
as amended and restated as of January 4, 2008 and as amended as of May 3, 2010, will
not be further amended in a manner that could reasonably be expected to adversely
affect the interests of the Noteholders. |
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5. Intentionally Deleted
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6. DIP Financing
The debtor in possession arrangements in respect of the CIT Facility shall be agreed to by CMI and
the Ad Hoc Committee, it being acknowledged by CMI and the Ad Hoc Committee that the debtor in
possession arrangements agreed to pursuant to the CIT Facility are acceptable to CMI and the Ad Hoc
Committee.
7. Chief Restructuring Advisor
Upon the commencement of CCAA proceedings in respect of Canwest Global, CMI and/or CTLP, Canwest
Global, CMI and CTLP shall promptly engage a chief restructuring advisor acceptable to the Ad Hoc
Committee on terms (including the authorities, responsibilities, remuneration and length of
engagement) acceptable to the Ad Hoc Committee, it being acknowledged by the Ad Hoc Committee that
the terms of the engagement letter entered into between Canwest Global and Stonecrest Capital Inc.
are acceptable to the Ad Hoc Committee provided that upon the commencement of CCAA proceedings
Stonecrest Capital Inc. becomes chief restructuring advisor as contemplated by such agreement. The
chief restructuring advisor shall be discharged and released at the Effective Time.
8. Amendments
No amendments to the Plan or the Recapitalization Transaction shall be made without the prior
written consent of the Ad Hoc Committee.
9. Key Date
The date on which the Plan is implemented is currently contemplated to be no later than September
30, 2010. The date on which the Plan is implemented (the Plan Implementation Date) shall be no
later than the Outside Date, where Outside Date means September 30, 2010, or such other date as
Canwest Global, the Ad Hoc Committee and Shaw may agree in writing (as contemplated by the Shaw
Subscription Agreement, provided that if the implementation of the Recapitalization Transaction has
not occurred by the Outside Date as a result of the failure to obtain all regulatory approvals
required under the Broadcasting Act (Canada) and under the Competition Act (Canada), then Shaw may
from time to time elect in writing, provided that it is then in compliance in all material respects
with its obligations under the Shaw Subscription Agreement, to extend the Outside Date for an
additional three months, and provided further that the Outside Date may only be extended if Shaw
reasonably believes all of such regulatory approvals are capable of being obtained prior to the
Outside Date, as it may be so extended.
10. Conversion of US Dollar Claims
For purposes of the Plan any claims that are in United States dollars shall be converted into
Canadian dollars on the basis of the average Bank of Canada United States/Canadian dollar noon
exchange rate in effect over the ten day period preceding the filing of the Plan in the CCAA
proceedings.
11. Releases
At the Effective Time, pursuant to the Plan, Canwest Global and the Canwest Subsidiaries and each
of their respective present and former shareholders, officers, directors, financial advisors
(including
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RBC Capital Markets and Genuity Capital Markets), legal counsel and agents, the monitor, FTI
Consulting Inc. and its counsel and Stonecrest Capital Inc. (including in its capacity as the chief
restructuring advisor of Canwest Global) (collectively, the Released Parties) will be released
and discharged from any and all demands, claims, actions, causes of action, counterclaims, suits,
debts, sums of money, accounts, covenants, damages, judgments, expenses, executions, liens and
other recoveries on account of any indebtedness, liability, obligation, demand or cause of action
of whatever nature that any person (including any person who may claim contribution or
indemnification against or from them) may be entitled to assert whether known or unknown, matured
or unmatured, direct, indirect or derivative, foreseen or unforeseen, existing or hereafter
arising, based in whole or in part on any act or omission, transaction, dealing or other occurrence
existing or taking place at or prior to the Effective Time relating to, arising out of or in
connection with any claim existing on the date hereof, any claim arising out of the restructuring,
repudiation or termination after the date hereof of any contract, lease, agreement or other
arrangement, whether written or oral, the business and affairs of Canwest Global and the Canwest
Subsidiaries, the Plan, the CCAA proceedings or the Recapitalization Transaction, including,
without limitation, any transaction referenced in this Amended Term Sheet that has already
occurred, provided that nothing in this Section will release or discharge Canwest Global or any of
the Canwest Subsidiaries from or in respect of (a) any unaffected claim or claim that arises after
the date hereof, other than claims affected by the Recapitalization Transaction (b) its obligations
under the Plan or under any order, or (c) any rights of Canwest Global or any of the Canwest
Subsidiaries in respect of any affected claims assigned to it pursuant to the Plan or in respect of
any claims it has against any Canwest Subsidiary, and further provided that nothing in this Section
will release or discharge a Released Party if the Released Party is adjudged by the express terms
of a judgment rendered on a final determination on the merits to have committed fraud or willful
misconduct or to have been grossly negligent or, in the case of directors, in respect of any claims
referred to in section 5.1(2) of the CCAA.
At the Effective Time, pursuant to the Plan, the Noteholders, the Ad Hoc Committee, the trustee
under the Indenture and each of their respective present and former shareholders, officers,
directors, financial advisors, legal counsel and agents (collectively, the Noteholder Released
Parties) will be released and discharged from any and all demands, claims, actions, causes of
action, counterclaims, suits, debts, sums of money, accounts, covenants, damages, judgments,
expenses, executions, liens and other recoveries on account of any indebtedness, liability,
obligation, demand or cause of action of whatever nature that any person (including any person who
may claim contribution or indemnification against or from them) may be entitled to assert whether
known or unknown, matured or unmatured, direct, indirect or derivative, foreseen or unforeseen,
existing or hereafter arising, based in whole or in part on any act or omission, transaction,
dealing or other occurrence existing or taking place at or prior to the Effective Time relating to,
arising out of or in connection with the Notes (including, without limitation, any guarantee
obligation under the Notes or the Indenture), the Recapitalization Transaction, including, without
limitation, any transaction referenced in this Amended Term Sheet that has already occurred, the
CCAA proceedings, the Plan and any other actions or matters related directly or indirectly to the
foregoing; provided that nothing in this paragraph will release or discharge any of the Noteholder
Released Parties in respect of its obligations under the Plan.
12. Other
Canwest Global and CMI, in consultation with their legal and financial advisors and the legal and
financial advisors to the Ad Hoc Committee, shall use their commercially reasonable efforts to
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structure and complete the Plan in the most tax effective manner, and the Plan shall be as
contemplated by the Shaw Subscription Agreement. The Noteholders acknowledge and agree that, for
purposes of the implementation of the Plan, if agreed by each of Canwest Global and Shaw, each
acting reasonably, (i) Restructured Canwest Global will be a newly created corporation,
incorporated under the CBCA, and/or (ii) Shaw will purchase all of the shares of Restructured
Canwest Global from Canwest Global, CMI or another wholly-owned direct or indirect subsidiary of
Canwest Global, and/or (iii) Shaw will purchase CMIs equity and voting shares of CW Investments
Co. directly from CMI.
SCHEDULE B
SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT AMENDMENT
Execution Copy
AMENDMENT AGREEMENT
TO
SUBSCRIPTION AGREEMENT
THIS AGREEMENT is made as of the 3rd day of May, 2010.
WHEREAS Shaw Communications Inc. (Shaw) and Canwest Global Communications Corp. (Canwest
Global) are parties to a subscription agreement dated February 11, 2010 (the Subscription
Agreement) pursuant to which, subject to the terms and conditions thereof and the term sheet
attached as Schedule A thereto (the Original Subscription Term Sheet), Shaw or its designated
wholly-owned direct or indirect subsidiary has agreed to subscribe for, and Canwest Global, as
restructured, or a newly incorporated company holding all of the properties and assets of Canwest
Global, except for excluded assets and properties as may be agreed by Canwest Global and Shaw, each
acting reasonably (such restructured or newly incorporated company is referred to herein as
Restructured Canwest Global), has agreed to issue, shares of Restructured Canwest Global
(collectively, the Subscription Transaction);
AND WHEREAS the undersigned wish hereby to amend the Subscription Agreement to reflect amended
terms and conditions of the Subscription Transaction and to amend and restate the Original
Subscription Term Sheet in the form of the amended and restated term sheet attached hereto as
Schedule A (the Amended Subscription Term Sheet);
AND WHEREAS pursuant to 9.5(e) thereof, the Subscription Agreement (including the Original
Subscription Term Sheet) may be modified, amended or supplemented as to any matter by an instrument
in writing signed by Canwest Global and the Subscriber;
AND WHEREAS Canwest Global, Shaw and each of the signatories thereto are parties to a support
agreement dated February 11, 2010 (the Shaw Support Agreement), pursuant to which the parties
agreed, among other things, that the Subscription Agreement and the Original Subscription Term
Sheet shall not be amended without the prior written approval of the ad hoc committee (the Ad Hoc
Committee) of holders of 8% senior subordinated notes due 2012 issued by Canwest Media Inc., a
subsidiary of Canwest Global;
AND WHEREAS the Ad Hoc Committee has approved this amendment agreement to the Subscription
Agreement (the Amendment) and such approval has been delivered to Canwest Global;
AND WHEREAS GSCP VI AA One Holding S.àr.l. (GS Shareholder Holdco One) and GSCP VI AA One
Parallel Holding S.àr.l. (GS Shareholder Holdco Two and, together with GS Shareholder Holdco One,
the GS Holdcos) together own 333 Class A Preferred Shares and 647,014 Class B Common Shares (the
CW Investments Shares) of CW Investments Co. (CW Investments), and the GS Holdcos are
controlled by GS Capital Partners VI Fund, L.P. (GSCP and, together with the GS Holdcos, the GS
Entities) and its affiliated funds;
AND WHEREAS as part of the settlement of existing and potential litigation and disputes
(collectively, the Disputed Matters) in respect of, inter alia, (i) the amended and restated
shareholders agreement in respect of CW Investments, as amended and restated as of January 4, 2008
(the CW Investments Agreement), and (ii) the Recapitalization Transaction and the
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Subscription Transaction, 7316712 Canada Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Shaw (7316712 Canada
Inc., or an alternate purchaser designated by Shaw that is a direct or indirect wholly-owned
subsidiary of Shaw, hereafter the Purchaser) has agreed to purchase the CW Investments Shares
from the GS Entities, including by way of option (the CW Share and Option Purchase) pursuant to a
share and option purchase agreement made as of the date hereof (the CW Share and Option Purchase
Agreement);
NOW THEREFORE, for value received, and intending to be legally bound by this Amendment, the parties
agree as follows:
1. The Original Subscription Term Sheet is hereby amended and restated in the form of the Amended
Subscription Term Sheet.
2. The Subscription Agreement is hereby amended as follows:
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the first paragraph of the face page of the Subscription Agreement is hereby
deleted and replaced with the following: |
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Subject to the terms and conditions of this Subscription Agreement and the term
sheet attached hereto as Schedule A, as amended and restated on May 3, 2010 (the
Term Sheet), Shaw Communications Inc. or a wholly-owned, direct or indirect,
subsidiary designated pursuant to the provisions of Section 9.5(h) (the
Subscriber) hereby subscribes for and agrees to purchase from Canwest Global, as
restructured, or a newly incorporated company holding all of the properties and
assets of Canwest Global, except for excluded assets and properties as may be agreed
by Canwest Global and Shaw, each acting reasonably (such restructured or newly
incorporated company is referred to herein as Restructured Canwest Global), all of
the shares in the capital of Restructured Canwest Global (the Securities)
representing an aggregate subscription by the Subscriber in the capital of
Restructured Canwest Global in the amount of the Shaw Funding Commitment,
representing a 100% equity and 100% voting interest in Restructured Canwest Global
immediately following completion of the Recapitalization Transaction (as defined
below) as contemplated by section 6 of the Term Sheet.; |
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the top right-hand side box of the table titled Subscription and Subscriber
Information on page 2 of the Subscription Agreement is hereby amended by deleting the
text contained therein and replacing it with the following: |
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Aggregate Subscription Price for the Securities: the aggregate of the TP Creditor
Distribution Amount, US$440 million and the Continued Support Payment; |
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the definitions of Additional Commitment and Minimum Commitment are hereby
deleted; |
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the definition of Aggregate Subscription Price is hereby deleted and replaced
with the following: |
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Aggregate Subscription Price means the aggregate of the TP Creditor Distribution
Amount, US$440 million and the Continued Support Payment; |
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the definition of Canwest Global Term Sheet is hereby deleted and replaced
with the following: |
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Canwest Global Term Sheet means the amended and restated term sheet attached as
Schedule B to the Support Agreement, as further amended and restated on May 3,
2010.; |
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the definition of Shaw Support Agreement is hereby deleted and replaced with
the following: |
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Shaw Support Agreement means the support agreement entered into on February 11,
2010 among Shaw, Canwest Global and certain holders of notes issued pursuant to the
8% Note Indenture, as amended by an amendment agreement dated as of May 3, 2010.; |
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the following new definition is hereby added to Section 1 of the Subscription
Agreement immediately before the definition of Shaw Support Agreement: |
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Shaw Funding Commitment means the amount equal to the Aggregate Subscription
Price.; |
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the definition of Subscription is hereby deleted and replaced with the following: |
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Subscription means the subscription and purchase of Securities contemplated in
this Agreement, including, without limitation, the Issuance; |
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the definition of Subscription Agreement is hereby amended by adding, after
the words this subscription agreement in the first line thereof, the words including
the amendment agreement dated May 3, 2010; |
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the definition of Support Agreement is hereby amended by adding to the end of
the definition thereof the words as amended by amendment agreement dated as of
February 11, 2010 and as further amended by amendment agreement dated as of May 3,
2010; |
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the definition of Term Sheet is hereby amended by adding, before the words
term sheet, the words amended and restated; |
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the following definitions are hereby added in alphabetical order to Section
1.1 (Definitions) of the Subscription Agreement: |
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Cash Collateral Agreement means the use of cash collateral and consent agreement,
dated as of September 23rd, 2009, as amended, restated, replaced or otherwise
modified from time to time, between all of the parties thereto. |
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CIT Facility means the asset-based facility provided by CIT under the CIT Credit
Agreement. |
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Continued Support Payment has the meaning ascribed thereto in the Term Sheet. |
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CW Investments means CW Investments Co. |
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Initial Order means the order of the Court dated October 6, 2009 in respect of the
CCAA proceedings involving Canwest Global and certain of its subsidiaries and
affiliates. |
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Sanction Order means the order of the Court approving and sanctioning the Plan. |
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TP Creditor Distribution Amount has the meaning ascribed thereto in the Term
Sheet. |
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Section 3.1 (Subscription for the Securities) of the Subscription Agreement is hereby
deleted and replaced with the following: |
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The Subscriber hereby subscribes for and offers to purchase the Securities
representing the Shaw Funding Commitment from Restructured Canwest Global, and
Canwest Global for and on behalf of Restructured Canwest Global hereby accepts such
subscription and agrees to sell such Securities, on and subject to the |
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terms and conditions set out in this Agreement, for the Aggregate Subscription
Price, which is payable as described in Section 4.2(c).; |
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Section 4.2(b) of the Subscription Agreement is hereby deleted in its entirety
and replaced with the following: |
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[Intentionally deleted.]; |
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each of Sections 4.2(d) and 4.3(e) of the Subscription Agreement is hereby
deleted and replaced with the following: |
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there shall not be in effect any preliminary or final decision, order or decree by
a Governmental Entity, in consequence of or in connection with the Recapitalization
Transaction, which restrains, enjoins, prevents or prohibits the consummation of the
Recapitalization Transaction or any part thereof (including the Subscription), or
requires or purports to require a variation of the Recapitalization Transaction or
any part thereof (including the Subscription);; |
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Section 4.3(c) of the Subscription Agreement is hereby deleted in its entirety
and replaced with the following: |
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[Intentionally deleted.]; |
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Section 4.4(a) of the Subscription Agreement is hereby amended by deleting the words
Except as contemplated by Section 8 of the Shaw Support Agreement, in the first line
thereof; |
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Section 4.4(b) of the Subscription Agreement is hereby amended by deleting the words
Except as contemplated by Section 8 of the Shaw Support Agreement, in the first line
thereof; |
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Section 4.4(c) of the Subscription Agreement is hereby amended by deleting the
words Except as contemplated by Section 8 of the Shaw Support Agreement, in the first
line thereof; |
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Section 4.5(c)(i) of the Subscription Agreement is hereby deleted in its
entirety and replaced with the following: |
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[Intentionally deleted.]; |
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the reference to Participating Creditors in Section 4.5(b)(iii) is hereby
deleted and replaced with Consenting Noteholders; |
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Section 4.6(a) of the Subscription Agreement is hereby amended by deleting the words
or by Canwest Global pursuant to Section 4.5(c)(i)
in the second line thereof; |
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Section 4.6 is hereby amended by deleting the last (unnumbered) paragraph thereof in
its entirety; and |
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the first paragraph in Section 9.5(h) is hereby deleted and replaced with the
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This Agreement shall be binding upon and enure to the benefit of the Parties hereto
and each of their respective successors, assigns, heirs and personal
representatives, provided that no Party may assign, delegate or otherwise transfer
any of its rights, interests or obligations under this Agreement without the prior
written consent of the other Party hereto, except that (i) Canwest Global may
assign, delegate or otherwise transfer any of its rights, interests or obligations
under this Agreement to Restructured Canwest Global without the prior written
consent of Shaw, and (ii) Shaw may assign, delegate or otherwise transfer any of its
rights, interests or obligations under this Agreement to a wholly-owned, direct or
indirect, subsidiary without the prior written consent of Canwest Global and such
subsidiary shall be deemed to be the Subscriber for all purposes of this Agreement.
For purposes of paragraph (ii), a subsidiary of Shaw shall not include Corus
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3. Canwest Global shall, and shall cause CMI and CW Investments to, do all things that are
reasonably necessary and appropriate in furtherance of, and to consummate and make effective, the
CW Share and Option Purchase and the transactions contemplated by the CW Share and Option Purchase
Agreement, including, without limitation:
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consent to the transfer of the CW Investments Shares by the GS Entities to the
Purchaser for purposes of the CW Investments Agreement and section 32 of the Articles
of Association of CW Investments, as applicable, in accordance with the terms of the CW
Share and Option Purchase Agreement; and |
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execute and deliver the mutual release in the form attached hereto as Schedule
B, with such changes thereto as may be agreed by all of the parties thereto, each
acting reasonably. |
4. Except as expressly modified by the terms of this Amendment, the terms of the Subscription
Agreement shall continue to apply in full force and effect, unamended. This Amendment may not be
modified or amended except by a written instrument signed by the parties hereto at the time of the
execution of such written instrument.
5. Capitalized terms used but not defined in this Amendment shall have the meanings ascribed to
them in the Subscription Agreement.
6. This Amendment may be signed in counterparts, each of which, when taken together, shall be
deemed an original. Execution of this Amendment is effective if a signature is delivered by
facsimile transmission or electronic (e.g., pdf) transmission.
7. This Amendment shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the Province of
Ontario and the federal laws of Canada applicable therein, without regard to principles of
conflicts of law. Each party hereto submits to the jurisdiction of the courts of the Province of
Ontario in any action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Amendment.
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