UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of report (Date of earliest event reported) June 30, 2009 (June 29, 2009)
CUMULUS MEDIA INC.
 
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
         
Delaware   000-24525   36-4159663
         
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
  (Commission File Number)   (IRS employer
Identification No.)
     
3280 Peachtree Road, N.W., Suite 2300, Atlanta GA   30305
     
(Address of principal executive offices)   (Zip Code)
     
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code
  (404) 949-0700
 
   
n/a
 
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:
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Section 1 — Registrant’s Business and Operations
Item 1.01 — Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.
     On June 29, 2009, Cumulus Media Inc. (the “Company”) entered into an amendment to its existing credit agreement, dated June 7, 2006, by and among the Company, Bank of America, N.A., as administrative agent, and the lenders party thereto, and amended June 11, 2007. The credit agreement, as amended, is referred to herein as the “Amended Credit Agreement.”
     The Amended Credit Agreement maintains the pre-existing term loan facility of $750 million, which has an outstanding balance of approximately $647.9 million, and reduces the pre-existing revolving credit facility from $100 million to $20 million. Incremental facilities are no longer permitted under the Amended Credit Agreement.
     The Company’s obligations under the Amended Credit Agreement are collateralized by substantially all of its assets in which a security interest may lawfully be granted (including FCC licenses held by its subsidiaries), including, without limitation, intellectual property and all of the capital stock of the Company’s direct and indirect subsidiaries, including Broadcast Software International, Inc., which was formerly an excluded subsidiary. The Company’s obligations under the Amended Credit Agreement continue to be guaranteed by all of its subsidiaries.
     The Amended Credit Agreement contains terms and conditions customary for financing arrangements of this nature. The term loan facility will mature on June 11, 2014. The revolving credit facility will mature on June 7, 2012.
     Borrowings under the term loan facility and revolving credit facility will bear interest, at the Company’s option, at a rate equal to LIBOR plus 4.00% or the Alternate Base Rate (defined as the higher of the Bank of America Prime Rate and the Federal Funds rate plus 0.50%) plus 3.00%. Once the Company reduces the term loan facility by $25 million through mandatory prepayments of Excess Cash Flow (as defined in the Amended Credit Agreement), as described below, the Company will bear interest, at the Company’s option, at a rate equal to LIBOR plus 3.75% or the Alternate Base Rate plus 2.75%. Once the Company reduces the term loan facility by $50 million through mandatory prepayments of Excess Cash Flow, as described below, the Company will bear interest, at the Company’s option, at a rate equal to LIBOR plus 3.25% or the Alternate Base Rate plus 2.25%.
     In connection with the closing of the Amendment Credit Agreement, the Company made a voluntary prepayment in the amount of $32.5 million. The Company will also be required to make quarterly mandatory prepayments of 100% of Excess Cash Flow beginning with the fiscal quarter ending September 30, 2009 and continuing through December 31, 2010, before reverting to annual prepayments of a percentage of Excess Cash Flow, depending on the Company’s leverage, beginning in 2011. Certain other mandatory prepayments of the term loan facility will be required upon the occurrence of specified events, including upon the incurrence of certain additional indebtedness and upon the sale of certain assets.

 


 

     The representations, covenants and events of default in the Amended Credit Agreement are customary for financing transactions of this nature and are substantially the same as those in existence prior to the amendment, except as follows:
    the Total Leverage Ratio and Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio covenants for the fiscal quarters ending June 30, 2009 through and including December 31, 2010 (the “Covenant Suspension Period”) have been suspended;
 
    during the Covenant Suspension Period, the Company must: (1) maintain minimum trailing twelve month consolidated EBITDA (as defined in the Amended Credit Agreement) of $60 million for fiscal quarters ended June 30, 2009 through March 31, 2010, increasing incrementally to $66 million for fiscal quarter ended December 31, 2010, subject to certain adjustments; and (2) maintain minimum cash on hand (defined as unencumbered consolidated cash and cash equivalents) of at least $7.5 million;
 
    the Company is restricted from incurring additional intercompany debt or making any intercompany investments other than to the parties to the Amended Credit Agreement;
 
    the Company may not incur additional indebtedness or liens, or make permitted acquisitions or restricted payments, during the Covenant Suspension Period. (after the Covenant Suspension Period, the Amended Credit Agreement will permit indebtedness, liens, permitted acquisitions and restricted payments, subject to certain leverage ratio and liquidity measurements); and
 
    the Company must provide monthly unaudited financial statements to the lenders within 30 days after each calendar-month end.
     Events of default in the Amended Credit Agreement include, among others, (a) the failure to pay when due the obligations owing under the credit facilities; (b) the failure to perform (and not timely remedy, if applicable) certain covenants; (c) cross default and cross acceleration; (d) the occurrence of bankruptcy or insolvency events; (e) certain judgments against the Company or any of its subsidiaries; (f) the loss, revocation or suspension of, or any material impairment in the ability to use of or more of, any of the Company’s material FCC licenses; (g) any representation or warranty made, or report, certificate or financial statement delivered, to the lenders subsequently proven to have been incorrect in any material respect; and (h) the occurrence of a Change in Control (as defined in the Amended Credit Agreement). Upon the occurrence of an event of default, the lenders may terminate the loan commitments, accelerate all loans and exercise any of their rights under the Amended Credit Agreement and the ancillary loan documents as a secured party.
     A copy of the Amendment No. 3 to the Credit Agreement is attached hereto as Exhibit 10.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.
     The lenders consenting to the Amended Credit Agreement (the “Consenting Lenders”) also received warrants (the “Warrants”), exercisable within ten years, to acquire an aggregate of

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up to 1.25 million shares of the Company’s Class A common stock. The Warrants were issued in a private transaction exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933 (the “Securities Act”), pursuant to Section 4(2) thereof, and have not been registered under the Securities Act or any state securities laws. Therefore, the Warrants (and the common stock underlying the Warrants) may not be offered or sold in the United States absent registration or an applicable exemption from the registration requirements of the Securities Act and any applicable state securities laws.
     In connection with the issuance of the Warrants, on June 29, 2009, the Company entered into a Warrant Agreement, with Lewis W. Dickey, Jr., our Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, John W. Dickey, our Executive Vice President and Co-Chief Operating Officer, Lewis W. Dickey, Sr., Michael W. Dickey, David W. Dickey, the Lewis W. Dickey Revocable Trust, DBBC, LLC (collectively, the “Dickey Family”), and the Consenting Lenders thereto (the “Warrant Agreement”). Pursuant to the Warrant Agreement, each Warrant is immediately exercisable to purchase all or part of the number of shares of the Company’s Class A Common Stock underlying such Warrant, at an exercise price of $1.17 per share. The Warrants will expire on June 29, 2019. The Warrants will have appropriate adjustments for stock splits, stock dividends and other recapitalization events.
     Pursuant to the Warrant Agreement, holders of the Warrants are also entitled to (i) cashless exercise of the Warrants; (ii) certain “tag-along” rights to participate pro-rata in any sale, transfer or disposition to the Company or a third party (other than permitted transferees) of 50% or more of the Class A common stock owned by the Dickey Family as of the date of the Warrant Agreement; and (iii) certain registration rights if Rule 144 of the Securities Act (or such other available rule or regulation) is not fully available to allow the Class A common stock underlying the Warrants to be sold to the public without registration.
     Copies of the Form of Warrant Certificate and Warrant Agreement are attached hereto as Exhibits 4.1 and 10.2 and are incorporated herein by reference.
     The Company has various relationships with Bank of America, N.A., the administrative agent under the Amended Credit Agreement, and its affiliates. Two affiliates of Bank of America, N.A. together beneficially own 100%, of the Company’s nonvoting Class B Common Stock, which are convertible on a one-for-one basis into shares of the Company’s Class A Common Stock. Assuming conversion of those shares, together with existing holdings of the Company’s Class A Common Stock, those two affiliates would beneficially own approximately 16% of the total voting power of the Company’s common stock. One such affiliate, BA Capital Company, L.P., has the right to designate one member of the Company’s board of directors, and Robert H. Sheridan, III currently serves as BA Capital’s designee. Finally, as previously disclosed, the Company is a party to an interest rate swap agreement with Bank of America, N.A.
     In addition, some of the other lenders under the Amended Credit Agreement, or their affiliates, have various relationships with the Company involving the provision of financial services, including cash management, investment banking and brokerage services. These lenders or their affiliates receive, and expect to receive, customary fees and expenses for these services.
Section 2 — Financial Information

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Item 2.03 — Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant.
     The information disclosed under Items 1.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K is incorporated herein by reference.
Section 3 — Securities and Trading Markets
Item 3.02 — Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities.
     The information disclosed under Item 1.01 of this Current Report on Form 8-K is incorporated herein by reference.
Section 9 — Financial Statements and Exhibits
Item 9.01 — Financial Statements and Exhibits.
      (d) Exhibits. The following exhibits are filed with this report:
     
Exhibit No.   Description
4.1
  Form of Warrant Certificate
 
   
10.1
  Amendment No. 3 to Credit Agreement, dated as of June 29, 2009, by and among, the Company, Bank of America, N.A., as administrative agent, the Lenders party thereto, and the Subsidiary Loan Parties thereto
 
   
10.2
  Warrant Agreement, dated as of June 29, 2009, by and among, the Company, Lewis W. Dickey, Jr., Lewis W. Dickey, Sr., John W. Dickey, Michael W. Dickey, David W. Dickey, Lewis W. Dickey, Sr. Revocable Trust, DBBC, LLC and the Consenting Lenders party thereto
 
   
99.1
  Press release, dated as of June 29, 2009

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SIGNATURES
     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
         
  CUMULUS MEDIA INC.
 
 
  By:   /s/ Martin R. Gausvik    
    Name:   Martin R. Gausvik   
    Title:   Executive Vice President, Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer   
 
Date: June 30, 2009

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EXHIBIT INDEX
     
Exhibit No.   Description
4.1
  Form of Warrant Certificate
 
   
10.1
  Amendment No. 3 to Credit Agreement, dated as of June 29, 2009, by and among, the Company, Bank of America, N.A., as administrative agent, the Lenders party thereto, and the Subsidiary Loan Parties thereto
 
   
10.2
  Warrant Agreement, dated as of June 29, 2009, by and among, the Company, Lewis W. Dickey, Jr., Lewis W. Dickey, Sr., John W. Dickey, Michael W. Dickey, David W. Dickey, Lewis W. Dickey, Sr. Revocable Trust, DBBC, LLC and the Consenting Lenders party thereto
 
   
99.1
  Press release, dated as of June 29, 2009

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Exhibit 4.1
[FORM OF WARRANT CERTIFICATE]
      THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE HAVE NOT BEEN REGISTERED UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED, OR ANY APPLICABLE STATE SECURITIES LAWS AND MAY NOT BE OFFERED OR SOLD EXCEPT IN A TRANSACTION REGISTERED UNDER SUCH ACT OR PURSUANT TO AN EXEMPTION FROM THE REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS OF SUCH ACT OR STATE SECURITIES LAWS.
      THE SECURITIES REPRESENTED BY THIS CERTIFICATE ARE SUBJECT TO THE TERMS OF A CERTAIN WARRANT AGREEMENT, DATED AS OF JUNE 29, 2009, THE PROVISIONS OF WHICH ARE INCORPORATED HEREIN BY REFERENCE. SUCH AGREEMENT PROVIDES, AMONG OTHER THINGS, THAT THIS SECURITY MAY NOT BE SOLD OR TRANSFERRED TO ANY PERSON WHO HAS NOT EXPRESSLY ASSUMED THE OBLIGATIONS OF SUCH AGREEMENT AND CONTAINS, AMONG OTHER PROVISIONS, PROVISIONS WHICH LIMIT THE TRANSFER OF THIS SECURITY. A COPY OF SUCH AGREEMENT IS AVAILABLE FROM THE COMPANY UPON REQUEST.

 


 

WARRANT CERTIFICATE
CUMULUS MEDIA INC.
No. WR-                      Warrants
Date: [                      ], 2009 PPN: [                      ]
     This Warrant Certificate certifies that                                           , or registered assigns, is the registered holder of                      (                      ) Warrants. Each Warrant entitles the owner thereof to purchase at any time on or after the date hereof and on or prior to the Expiration Date, one (1) fully paid and nonassessable share of Class A Common Stock, $.01 par value per share (the “Common Stock” ), of Cumulus Media Inc., a Delaware corporation (together with its successors and assigns, the “Company” ), at a purchase price (herein subject to adjustment as provided therein, the “Exercise Price” ) of $1.17 per share of Common Stock upon presentation and surrender of this Warrant Certificate to the Company with a duly executed election to purchase and payment of the Exercise Price, all in the manner set forth in the Warrant Agreement (defined below). The number of shares of Common Stock that may be initially purchased upon exercise of each Warrant and the Exercise Price are the number and the Exercise Price as of the date hereof, and are subject to adjustment as referred to below.
     The Warrants are issued pursuant to a Warrant Agreement (as it may from time to time be amended or supplemented, the “Warrant Agreement” ), dated as of June 29, 2009, among the Company, the purchaser named therein and the shareholders of the Company named therein, and are subject to all of the terms, provisions and conditions thereof, which Warrant Agreement is hereby incorporated herein by reference and made a part hereof and to which Warrant Agreement reference is hereby made for a full description of the rights, obligations, duties and immunities of the Company and the holders of the Warrant Certificates. Capitalized terms used, but not defined, herein have the respective meanings ascribed to them in the Warrant Agreement.
     As provided in the Warrant Agreement, the Exercise Price and the number of shares of Common Stock that may be purchased upon the exercise of the Warrants evidenced by this Warrant Certificate are, upon the happening of certain events, subject to modification and adjustment. Except as otherwise set forth in, and subject to, the Warrant Agreement, the Expiration Date of this Warrant Certificate is as set forth in the Warrant Agreement.
     This Warrant Certificate shall be exercisable, at the election of the holder, at any time on or after the date hereof and on or prior to the Expiration Date either as an entirety or in part from time to time. If this Warrant Certificate shall be exercised in part, the holder shall be entitled to receive, upon surrender hereof, another Warrant Certificate or Warrant Certificates for the number of Warrants not exercised. This Warrant Certificate, with or without other Warrant Certificates, upon surrender in the manner set forth in the Warrant Agreement and subject to the conditions set forth in the Warrant Agreement, may be transferred or exchanged for another Warrant Certificate or Warrant Certificates of like tenor evidencing Warrants entitling the holder to purchase a like aggregate number of shares of Common Stock as the Warrants evidenced by

 


 

the Warrant Certificate or Warrant Certificates surrendered shall have entitled such holder to purchase.
     Except as expressly set forth in the Warrant Agreement, no holder of this Warrant Certificate shall be entitled to vote or receive distributions or be deemed for any purpose the holder of shares of Common Stock or of any other Securities of the Company that may at any time be issued upon the exercise hereof, nor shall anything contained in the Warrant Agreement or herein be construed to confer upon the holder hereof, as such, any of the rights of a holder of a share of Common Stock in the Company or any right to vote upon any matter submitted to holders of shares of Common Stock at any meeting thereof, or to give or withhold consent to any corporate action of the Company (whether upon any recapitalization, issuance of stock, reclassification of Securities, change of par value, consolidation, merger, conveyance, or otherwise), or to receive dividends or subscription rights, or otherwise, until the Warrant or Warrants evidenced by this Warrant Certificate shall have been exercised as provided in the Warrant Agreement.
      THIS WARRANT CERTIFICATE SHALL BE CONSTRUED AND ENFORCED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, AND THE RIGHTS OF THE COMPANY AND THE HOLDER HEREOF SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, THE INTERNAL LAWS OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE, WITHOUT GIVING EFFECT TO THE CONFLICT OF LAWS RULES THEREOF TO THE EXTENT THAT ANY SUCH RULES WOULD REQUIRE OR PERMIT THE APPLICATION OF THE LAWS OF ANY OTHER JURISDICTION.
      WITNESS the signature of a proper officer of the Company as of the date first above written.
         
  CUMULUS MEDIA INC.
 
 
  By:      
    Name:      
    Title:      
 

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Exhibit 10.1
Execution Copy
AMENDMENT NO. 3 TO CREDIT AGREEMENT
     Amendment No. 3, dated as of June 29, 2009 (this “ Third Amendment ”), to the Credit Agreement, dated as of June 7, 2006 (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified prior to the date hereof, the “ Credit Agreement ”), among CUMULUS MEDIA INC., a Delaware corporation (the “ Borrower ”), the several banks and other financial institutions parties thereto (the “ Lenders ”), and BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., a national banking organization organized and existing under the laws of the United States as administrative agent for the Lenders thereunder (in such capacity, the “ Administrative Agent ”).
WITNESSETH:
      WHEREAS , the Borrower desires to amend the Credit Agreement to provide for certain changes to the Credit Agreement, and the parties signatory hereto are willing to agree to the requested amendments on the terms and conditions contained herein;
      NOW, THEREFORE , in consideration of the premises and further valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which is hereby acknowledged, the parties hereto agree as follows:
      Defined Terms . Unless otherwise defined herein, capitalized terms that are defined in the Credit Agreement are used herein as therein defined.
     A. Amendments to Credit Agreement .
     1.  Amendments to Section 1.01 of the Credit Agreement .
     (i) The following new definitions shall hereby be added to Section 1.01 of the Credit Agreement in appropriate alphabetical order:
     “ Applicable Commitment Fee Rate ” means for any day with respect to the commitment fees payable hereunder, 0.375% per annum.
     “ CSMS Agreement ” means an agreement between the Borrower or a Subsidiary Loan Party to manage, or provide one or more management services for a CSMS Counterparty.
     “ CSMS Counterparty ” means a Person engaged in a line or lines of business reasonably related (ancillary or complementary) to the line of business or lines of business of the Borrower or any Subsidiary Loan Party.
     “ Liquidity ” means, on any date, the sum of (i) cash and Permitted Investments of the Loan Parties on hand as of such date plus (ii) (A) the aggregate principal amount of the Revolving Commitments as of such date less (B) the Revolving Exposure of all Lenders on such date.


 

     “ Third Amendment ” means the Amendment No. 3 to Credit Agreement dated as of June 29, 2009 by and among the Borrower and the Lenders party thereto.
     “ Third Amendment Covenant Suspension Period ” means the fiscal quarter ending June 30, 2009 and each fiscal quarter ending thereafter through and including the fiscal quarter ending December 31, 2010.”
     “ Third Amendment Effective Date ” means the date on which each of the conditions set forth in Section B.1. of the Third Amendment have been satisfied.
     (ii)  Section 1.01 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by deleting the following definitions in their entirety: “ Additional Lender ” and “ Excluded Subsidiary ”.
     (iii) The definition of “ Applicable Rate ” in Section 1.01 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by deleting the text of such definition in its entirety and replacing it with the following:
     “ Applicable Rate ” means, as of any day, (a) 3.00% per annum with respect to any ABR Loan that is a Term Loan or Revolving Loan, and (b) 4.00% per annum with respect to any Eurodollar Loan that is a Term Loan or Revolving Loan; provided , however , that effective as of the date that the aggregate principal amount of the Term Loan has been prepaid by at least $25,000,000 after the Third Amendment Effective Date solely pursuant to Section 2.10(d) of this Agreement, the Applicable Rate shall be reduced to (a) 2.75% per annum with respect to any ABR Loan that is a Term Loan or Revolving Loan and (b) 3.75% per annum with respect to any Eurodollar Loan that is a Term Loan or Revolving Loan; provided , further , however , that effective as of the date that the aggregate principal amount of the Term Loan has been prepaid by at least $50,000,000 after the Third Amendment Effective Date solely pursuant to Section 2.10(d) of this Agreement, the Applicable Rate shall be reduced to (a) 2.25% per annum with respect to any ABR Loan that is a Term Loan or Revolving Loan and (b) 3.25% per annum with respect to any Eurodollar Loan that is a Term Loan or Revolving Loan.
     (iv) The definition of “ Consolidated EBITDA ” in Section 1.01 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by deleting the text of such definition in its entirety and replacing it with the following:
     “ Consolidated EBITDA ” means, for any period, Consolidated Net Income for such period plus (a) without duplication and to the extent deducted in determining such Consolidated Net Income, the sum of (i) consolidated interest expense for such period plus (ii) consolidated income tax expense for such period plus (iii) all amounts attributable to depreciation and amortization for such period plus (iv) any extraordinary, unusual or non-recurring expenses or losses, whether or not otherwise includable as a separate item in the statement of such Consolidated Net Income for such period plus (v) each of (A) losses on sales of assets outside of the ordinary course of business, (B) impairment of assets (other

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than current assets), (C) restructuring charges, (D) transaction costs required to be expenses in connection with Permitted Acquisitions, (E) employee stock compensation charges, (F) non-cash contractual obligations, and (G) write-offs of deferred costs for such period plus (vi) any other non-cash charges (other than write-offs or write-downs during such period of inventory, accounts receivable or any other current assets in the ordinary course of business), provided that in the event that the Borrower or any Subsidiary makes any cash payment in respect of any such non-cash charge, such cash payment shall be deducted from Consolidated EBITDA in the period in which such payment is made, minus (b) without duplication and to the extent included in determining such Consolidated Net Income, the sum of (i) any extraordinary, unusual or non-recurring income or gains (including, whether or not otherwise includable as a separate item in the statement of such Consolidated Net Income for such period, gains on the sales of assets outside of the ordinary course of business) for such period plus (ii) any other non-cash income, all determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP, plus (c) without duplication and to the extent not included in determining such Consolidated Net Income, cash actually received by the Borrower or any Subsidiary from Cumulus Media Partners, LLC or any of its subsidiaries, including without limitation, cash distributions and cash payments of management fees, less (d) without duplication and to the extent not included in determining such Consolidated Net Income, cash expenses paid in connection with cash distributions and cash payments received from Cumulus Media Partners, LLC or any of its subsidiaries; plus (e) without duplication and to the extent not included as accrued revenue or otherwise in determining such Consolidated Net Income, prepaid management fees actually received by the Borrower or any Subsidiary in cash upon the execution of any CSMS Agreement executed during such period, in an amount not to exceed the management fees payable to the Borrower and the Subsidiary Loan Parties under such CSMS Agreement on or prior to the first anniversary of such CSMS Agreement, less (f) without duplication and to the extent not deducted in determining such Consolidated Net Income, (i) any prepaid management fees refunded by the Borrower and the Subsidiary Loan Parties under the terms of any such CSMS Agreements during such period and (ii) any amount expended by the Borrower or any Subsidiary attributable to such CSMS Agreement, including any such amounts that may be capitalized.
     (v) The definition of “ Consolidated Net Income ” in Section 1.01 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by deleting the text of such definition in its entirety and replacing it with the following:
     “ Consolidated Net Income ” means, for any period, the net income or loss of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries for such period determined on a consolidated basis in accordance with GAAP; provided that there shall be excluded from such net income or loss (a) the income of any Person (other than the Borrower) in which any other Person (other than the Borrower or any Subsidiary or any director holding qualifying shares in compliance with applicable law) owns an Equity Interest, except to the extent of the amount of dividends or other distributions actually paid to the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries during such

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period, (b) the income or loss of any Person accrued prior to the date it becomes a Subsidiary or is merged into or consolidated with the Borrower or any Subsidiary or the date that such Person’s assets are acquired by the Borrower or any Subsidiary and (c) the income, loss or gains of any Person attributable to any forgiveness, cancellation, or early extinguishment of Indebtedness.
     (vi) The definition of “ Excess Cash Flow ” in Section 1.01 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by deleting the text of such definition in its entirety and replacing it with the following:
     “ Excess Cash Flow ” means, with respect to the Borrower and its Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis for any fiscal period, the difference of (i) Consolidated EBITDA for such period (including therein any net cash gain or loss, as applicable, of an extraordinary nature otherwise excluded from the calculation thereof in the definition of “Consolidated Net Income”, but excluding any tax refunds received by the Borrower or its Subsidiaries), minus (ii) the sum of (without duplication) (A) the change in Consolidated Working Capital as at the end of such fiscal year, plus (B) Capital Expenditures paid in cash by the Borrower and its Subsidiaries during such period not prohibited hereunder, plus (C) Consolidated Interest Expense for such period, plus (D) taxes paid in cash during such period, plus (E) (x) the aggregate amount of any prepayments of the Term Loans made by the Borrower pursuant to Section 2.10(a) during such period, (y) the aggregate amount of required repayments of principal of the Term Loans during such period, and (z) the aggregate amount of scheduled payments made during such period in respect of Indebtedness of the Borrower and the Subsidiary Loan Parties described in Section 6.01(a)(ii) , (v) , (vi) , (vii) and (viii) .
     (vii) The definition of “ Excess Cash Flow Prepayment Percentage ” in Section 1.01 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by deleting the text of such definition in its entirety and replacing it with the following:
     “ Excess Cash Flow Prepayment Percentage ” means (i) 100% for any mandatory prepayments from Excess Cash Flow required pursuant to Section 2.10(d)(i), and (ii) for any mandatory prepayments from Excess Cash Flow required pursuant to Section 2.10(d)(ii), if the Total Leverage Ratio of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries as of the last day of the fiscal year of the Borrower for which Excess Cash Flow is being measured is (a) greater than or equal to 5.50 to 1.00, an amount equal to 50%, (b) greater than or equal to 4.00 to 1.00 but less than 5.50 to 1.00, an amount equal to 25%, and (c) less than 4.00 to 1.00, an amount equal to 0%.
     (viii) The definition of “ Permitted Acquisition ” in Section 1.01 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by deleting the text of such definition in its entirety and replacing it with the following:
     “ Permitted Acquisition ” means any Asset Swap Transaction or any other acquisition of all or substantially all the assets of, or Equity Interests in, a Person

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or division or line of business of a Person that is engaged in a line or lines of business reasonably related (ancillary or complementary) to the line of business or lines of business of the Borrower or any Subsidiary Loan Party if, immediately after giving effect thereto,
     (a) no Default has occurred and is continuing or would result therefrom,
     (b) all transactions related thereto are consummated in accordance with applicable laws,
     (c) in the case of an acquisition of Equity Interests in a Person, 100% of the Equity Interests in such Person, and any other Subsidiary resulting from such acquisition, shall be owned directly or indirectly by the Borrower or a Subsidiary Loan Party and all actions required to be taken, if any, with respect to each Subsidiary resulting from such acquisition under Sections 5.12 and 5.13 have been taken,
     (d) the Borrower and the Subsidiary Loan Parties are in compliance, on a pro forma basis after giving effect to such acquisition, with the covenants contained in Sections 6.13 , 6.14 and 6.16 recomputed as of the last day of the most recently ended fiscal quarter of the Borrower for which financial statements are available as if such acquisition had occurred on the first day of each relevant period for testing such compliance (using Adjusted EBITDA in lieu of Consolidated EBITDA for the relevant period),
     (e) the Total Leverage Ratio, measured prior to giving effect to such acquisition (or series or group of related acquisitions), and the Pro Forma Total Leverage Ratio, measured after giving effect to such acquisition (or series or group of related acquisitions), does not exceed 5.50 to 1.00,
     (f) the Loan Parties have Liquidity of at least $20,000,000,
     (g) the aggregate fair market value of all consideration paid for such acquisition (or series or group of related acquisitions), together with all previous acquisitions permitted hereunder and consummated after the Third Amendment Effective Date, does not exceed (1) $50,000,000, less the aggregate amount of all investments made pursuant to Section 6.04(k) after the Third Amendment Effective Date, plus (2) to the extent such consideration takes the form of Equity Interests of the Borrower or is paid solely from the proceeds of an issuance of Equity Interests of the Borrower, $100,000,000,
     (h) the Person, division or line of business acquired shall have Consolidated EBITDA (measured for such Person, division or line of business in substantially the same manner as calculated herein for the Borrower and its Subsidiaries) for the four-quarter period most recently ended greater than $0, and
     (i) in the case of any such acquisition (or series or group of related acquisitions) in which the aggregate fair market value of the assets acquired

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exceeds $7,500,000, the Borrower has delivered to the Administrative Agent an officers’ certificate to the effect set forth in clauses (a), (b), (d), (e), (f) and (g) above, together with all relevant financial information for the business or entity being acquired.
Notwithstanding clause (c) above, in the case of an acquisition of 100% of the Equity Interests in a Person that satisfies the other conditions applicable to a Permitted Acquisition, such acquisition shall not fail to qualify as a Permitted Acquisition solely by reason of such Person having subsidiaries that are not wholly owned by such Person immediately prior to such acquisition, provided that, at the time of such acquisition, the Adjusted EBITDA attributable to all such non-wholly owned subsidiaries for the period of four consecutive fiscal quarters most recently ended prior to the date of such acquisition for which financial information is available does not exceed 10% of Adjusted EBITDA of such acquired Person for the same period.
     (ix) The definition of “ Prepayment Event ” in Section 1.01 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by deleting the text of such definition in its entirety and replacing it with the following:
     “ Prepayment Event ” means:
     (a) any sale, transfer or other disposition (including pursuant to a sale and leaseback transaction) of any property or asset of the Borrower or any Subsidiary Loan Party, other than (i) dispositions described in clauses (a) and (b) of Section 6.05 and (ii) other dispositions resulting in aggregate Net Proceeds not exceeding $250,000 during any fiscal year of the Borrower; or
     (b) any casualty or other insured damage to, or any taking under power of eminent domain or by condemnation or similar proceeding of, any property or asset of the Borrower or any Subsidiary Loan Party, but only to the extent that (i) the Net Proceeds therefrom have not been applied or committed by contract to be applied to repair, restore or replace such property or asset within 180 days after such event or (ii) in the case of any such Net Proceeds committed to be so applied (but not yet applied) as of the date that is 180 days after such event, such Net Proceeds have not been so applied within 360 days after such event; or
     (c) the incurrence by the Borrower or any Subsidiary Loan Party of any Indebtedness or the sale or issuance of Equity Interests by the Borrower or any Subsidiary Loan Party, but excluding (i) the incurrence of any Indebtedness permitted by clauses (a)(iii), (iv) and (v) of Section 6.01, (ii) issuance of Equity Interests of Subsidiary Loan Parties to the Borrower or another Subsidiary Loan Party and (iii) issuance of Equity Interests of the Borrower to the extent that the proceeds thereof are applied to finance Permitted Acquisitions to the extent permitted in Section 6.04(g).

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     (x) The definition of “ Subsidiary ” in Section 1.01 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by deleting the text of such definition in its entirety and replacing it with the following:
     “ Subsidiary ” means any subsidiary of the Borrower; provided that, so long as the Borrower owns no more than 50% of the equity interest in and has no more than 50% of the ordinary voting power of Cumulus Media Partners, LLC or CSMS Counterparty, neither Cumulus Media Partners, LLC nor any such CSMS Counterparty shall be considered a Subsidiary of the Borrower.
     (xi) The definition of “ Subsidiary Loan Party ” in Section 1.01 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by deleting the text of such definition in its entirety and replacing it with the following:
     “ Subsidiary Loan Party ” means any Subsidiary that has executed and delivered to the Administrative Agent the Collateral Agreement.
     2.  Amendment to Section 1.04 of the Credit Agreement . Section 1.04 of the Credit Agreement is amended by deleting the text of clause (b) thereof in its entirety and replacing it with the following:
     (b) Notwithstanding any other provision contained herein, all terms of an accounting or financial nature used herein shall be construed, and all computations of amounts and ratios referred to herein shall be made, without giving effect to any election under Statement of Financial Accounting Standards 159 (or any other Financial Accounting Standard having a similar result or effect) to value any Indebtedness or other liabilities of any Loan Party or any Subsidiary of any Loan Party at “fair value”, as defined therein.
     3.  Amendment to Section 2.10 of the Credit Agreement . Section 2.10 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by deleting the text of clauses (c) and (d) thereof in their entirety and replacing them with the following:
     (c) In the event and on each occasion that any Net Proceeds are received by or on behalf of the Borrower or any Subsidiary Loan Party in respect of any Prepayment Event, the Borrower shall, immediately after such Net Proceeds are received, prepay Borrowings in accordance with paragraph (f) below in an aggregate amount equal to such Net Proceeds.
     (d) In the event there exists any Excess Cash Flow (i) for the fiscal quarter ending September 30, 2009 and each fiscal quarter thereafter through and including December 31, 2010, and (ii) for any fiscal year of the Borrower, commencing with its 2011 fiscal year, the Borrower shall prepay Borrowings in accordance with paragraph (f) below in an amount equal to the product of such Excess Cash Flow for such period multiplied by the applicable Excess Cash Flow Prepayment Percentage, which amount shall be computed as of the end of each such fiscal period of the Borrower, as the case may be, and set forth in a certificate of Financial Officer delivered on or prior to the date the financial statements are required to be delivered pursuant to Section 5.01(a) or (b), as the

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case may be (which date may be after the actual date of delivery of such financial statements, if such financial statements are delivered prior to their required delivery date), and paid not later than the date of the delivery of such certificate.
     4.  Amendment to Section 2.11 of the Credit Agreement . Section 2.11 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by replacing all references to “Applicable Rate” contained in clause (a) thereof with references to “Applicable Commitment Fee Rate”.
     5.  Amendment to Section 2.19 of the Credit Agreement . Section 2.19 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by adding the following sentence at the end of such Section:
     Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, from and after the Third Amendment Effective Date, no Incremental Facilities may be issued or funded hereunder and the foregoing provisions of this Section 2.19 shall be of no further force and effect.
     6.  Amendment to Section 5.01 of the Credit Agreement . Section 5.01 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by relettering clause (f) to clause (g) and adding the following as a new clause (f):
     (f) with respect to each fiscal month of each fiscal year of the Borrower, within 30 days after the last day of such fiscal month, its monthly unaudited consolidated balance sheet and related statements of operations, stockholders’ equity and cash flows, in substantially the form attached as Exhibit A to the Third Amendment, as of the end of and for such month, all certified by one of its Financial Officers as presenting fairly in all material respects the financial condition and results of operations of the Borrower and its consolidated Subsidiaries on a consolidated basis, subject to normal year-end audit adjustments and the absence of footnotes;
     7.  Amendment to Section 5.11 of the Credit Agreement . Section 5.11 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by deleting the text of clause (c) thereof in its entirety.
     8.  Amendment to Section 5.12 of the Credit Agreement . Section 5.12 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by deleting the parenthetical “(if it is a Subsidiary Loan Party)” that appears therein.
     9.  Article V of the Credit Agreement is hereby further amended by inserting the following new Section 5.17 at the end thereof:
     SECTION 5.17 Cash Accounts . The Borrower will, and will cause of each of its Subsidiaries to, do or cause to be done all things necessary to maintain all of its cash and Permitted Investments in bank accounts or securities accounts in which the Administrative Agent has a first priority perfected Lien, other than those bank accounts and securities accounts maintained by one or more Lenders and their affiliates at all times.

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     10.  Amendments to Section 6.01 of the Credit Agreement . Section 6.01 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by replacing clauses (a)(i), (a)(iv) and (a)(vi) thereof in their entirety with the following:
     (i) Indebtedness created under the Loan Documents;
     (iv) Guarantees by the Borrower of Indebtedness of any Subsidiary Loan Party and by any Subsidiary Loan Party of Indebtedness of the Borrower or any other Subsidiary Loan Party;
     (vi) Indebtedness of any Person that becomes a Subsidiary Loan Party after the Effective Date; provided that (A) such Indebtedness exists at the time such Person becomes a Subsidiary and is not created in contemplation of or in connection with such Person becoming a Subsidiary, (B) the aggregate principal amount of Indebtedness permitted by this clause (vi) shall not exceed $15,000,000 at any time outstanding and (C) before and after giving effect to such Indebtedness, the Total Leverage Ratio would not be more than 5.50 to 1.0; provided , however , that no Indebtedness shall be permitted to be incurred under this clause (vi) during the Third Amendment Covenant Suspension Period.
     11.  Amendment to Section 6.02 of the Credit Agreement . Section 6.02 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by adding the following proviso at the end of clause (d) thereof
      provided , however , that no Lien shall be permitted to be incurred under this clause (d) during the Third Amendment Covenant Suspension Period.
     12.  Amendment to Section 6.03 of the Credit Agreement . Section 6.03 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by deleting the text of clause (b) thereof in its entirety and replacing it with the following:
     (b) The Borrower will not, and will not permit any of the Subsidiary Loan Parties to, engage to any material extent in any business other than businesses of the type conducted by the Borrower and the Subsidiary Loan Parties on the Effective Date and businesses reasonably related thereto; provided that this Section 6.03(b) shall not restrict or limit the ability of any such Loan Party to provide management services to CSMS Counterparties under CSMS Agreements so long as all revenue earned from such management services is earned by the Borrower and the Guarantors.
     13.  Amendment to Section 6.04 of the Credit Agreement . Section 6.04 of the Credit Agreement is amended by replacing clauses (c), (d), (e), (g) and (k) thereof in their entirety with the following:
     (c) investments by the Borrower and the Subsidiary Loan Parties in Equity Interests in their respective Subsidiary Loan Parties; provided that any such Equity Interests of a Subsidiary Loan Party shall be pledged pursuant to the Collateral Agreement (subject to the limitations applicable to common stock of a

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Foreign Subsidiary referred to in the definition of “Collateral and Guarantee Requirement”);
     (d) loans or advances made by the Borrower to any Subsidiary Loan Party and made by any Subsidiary Loan Party to the Borrower or any other Subsidiary Loan Party; provided that any such loans and advances made by a Loan Party shall be evidenced by a promissory note and shall be pledged pursuant to the Collateral Agreement;
     (e) Guarantees made by the Borrower or any Subsidiary Loan Party constituting Indebtedness permitted by Section 6.01 ; provided that a Subsidiary Loan Party shall not Guarantee any Indebtedness of the Borrower unless (A) such Subsidiary Loan Party also has Guaranteed the Obligations pursuant to the Collateral Agreement, (B) if such Indebtedness is subordinated to the Obligations, then such Guarantee of such Indebtedness also shall be subordinate to such Guarantee of the Obligations on terms no less favorable to the Lenders than the subordination provisions of such Indebtedness and (C) such Guarantee of such Indebtedness provides for the release and termination thereof, without action by any party, upon any release and termination of such Guarantee of the Obligations;
     (g) Permitted Acquisitions; provided that the consideration for each Permitted Acquisition shall consist solely of cash, Equity Interests of the Borrower, the assumption of Indebtedness of the acquired Person or encumbering the acquired assets or Indebtedness referred to in clause (vi) of Section 6.01(a) or a combination thereof (and, if such Permitted Acquisition is or includes an Asset Swap Transaction, a Broadcasting Asset or all the Equity Interests in a Subsidiary owning a Broadcasting Asset); provided , however , that no Permitted Acquisition shall be permitted under this clause (g) during the Third Amendment Covenant Suspension Period; and
     (k) other investments made on or after the Effective Date in an aggregate amount not exceeding (i) (A) $50,000,000 minus (B) the amount of Permitted Acquisitions made after the Third Amendment Effective Date utilizing the basket in clause (g)(1) of the definition of Permitted Acquisitions, provided that (x) neither the Total Leverage Ratio, measured prior to giving effect to such investment, nor the Pro Forma Total Leverage Ratio, measured after giving effect to such investment, is greater than or equal to 5.50 to 1.00 and (y) both before and after giving effect to such investment, the Loan Parties have Liquidity of at least $20,000,000; provided , however , that no investments shall be permitted under this clause (k) during the Third Amendment Covenant Suspension Period.
     14.  Amendment to Section 6.05 of the Credit Agreement . Section 6.05 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by replacing clause (b) in its entirety with the following:
     (b) sales, transfers and dispositions to the Borrower or a Subsidiary Loan Party;

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     15.  Amendment to Section 6.08 of the Credit Agreement .
     (i)  Section 6.08 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by replacing clause (a) in its entirety with the following:
     (a) The Borrower will not, and will not permit any of the Subsidiary Loan Parties to, declare or make, or agree to pay or make, directly or indirectly, any Restricted Payment, or incur any obligation (contingent or otherwise) to do so, except, to the extent that no Default has occurred and is continuing or would result therefrom:
     (i) the Borrower may declare and pay dividends with respect to its Equity Interests payable solely in additional Equity Interests of the same class;
     (ii) Subsidiary Loan Parties may declare and pay dividends ratably with respect to their Equity Interests;
     (iii) the Borrower may make Restricted Payments, not exceeding $500,000 during any fiscal year, pursuant to and in accordance with stock option plans or other benefit plans for management or employees of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries; and
     (iv) the Borrower may make Restricted Payments in cash on and after the Third Amendment Effective Date, so long as
     (A) the aggregate amount of such cash Restricted Payments paid in any fiscal year of the Borrower, determined at the time of each such Restricted Payment, does not to exceed 50% of the Excess Cash Flow for the immediately preceding fiscal year of the Borrower;
     (B) both the Total Leverage Ratio, measured prior to giving effect to such Restricted Payment and any Indebtedness incurred to finance such Restricted Payment, and the Pro Forma Total Leverage Ratio, measured after giving effect to such Restricted Payment and any Indebtedness incurred to finance such Restricted Payment, does not exceed 4.50 to 1.00;
     (C) both before and after giving effect to such cash Restricted payment, the Loan Parties would have Liquidity of at least $20,000,000;
     (D) no Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing; and
     (E) such cash Restricted Payments are not paid until after the expiration of the Third Amendment Covenant Suspension Period.
     16.  Amendment to Section 6.13 of the Credit Agreement . Section 6.13 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by adding the following language at the end of such Section:

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“Notwithstanding anything contained herein to the contrary, the foregoing covenant will be suspended for the Third Amendment Covenant Suspension Period.”
     17.  Amendment to Section 6.14 of the Credit Agreement . Section 6.14 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by replacing such Section in its entirety with the following:
     6.14. Total Leverage Ratio . The Borrower will not permit the Total Leverage Ratio, as of the last day of any fiscal quarter ending after the expiration of the Third Amendment Covenant Suspension Period, to be greater than 6.50 to 1.00.
     18.  Amendment to Section 6.15 of the Credit Agreement . Section 6.15 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by replacing such Section in its entirety with the following:
     (a) The Borrower shall not permit the Consolidated EBITDA of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries for the twelve trailing month period ending on the last day of any fiscal quarter of the Borrower, commencing with the fiscal quarter ending June 30, 2009 and continuing thereafter through and including the fiscal quarter ending December 31, 2010, to be less than the amounts set forth below measured as of last day of each fiscal quarter of the Borrower set forth below:
     $60,000,000 as of June 30, 2009
     $60,000,000 as of September 30, 2009
     $60,000,000 as of December 31, 2009
     $60,000,000 as of March 31, 2010
     $62,000,000 as of June 30, 2010
     $64,000,000 as of September 30, 2010
     $66,000,000 as of December 31, 2010
     (b) The Borrower shall not permit (i) the unencumbered cash and Cash Equivalents on hand of the Borrower and its Subsidiaries, less (ii) the Revolving Exposure of all Lenders, to be less than $7,500,000, in each case measured as of the last day of each fiscal quarter of the Borrower ending during the Third Amendment Covenant Suspension Period .
     19.  Amendment to Section 6.17 of the Credit Agreement. Section 6.17 of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by deleting such Section in its entirety.
     20.  Amendment to Article VII of the Credit Agreement . Article VII of the Credit Agreement is hereby amended by replacing the reference to $15,000,000 in subclause (k)(i) with $10,000,000.

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     B. Miscellaneous.
     1.  Effectiveness; Conditions Precedent . This Third Amendment shall become effective and binding upon satisfaction of the following conditions precedent:
     (i) Receipt by the Administrative Agent of counterparts of this Third Amendment duly executed by the Borrower, each Subsidiary of the Borrower, and the Required Lenders;
     (ii) Receipt by the Administrative Agent of counterparts to a Supplement to the Collateral Agreement from any Subsidiary of the Borrower that is not presently a party thereto, together with the satisfaction of the Collateral and Guarantee Requirement with respect to each such Subsidiary;
     (iii) Receipt by the Administrative Agent for the account of the Term Loan Lenders of a prepayment in respect of the Term Loans in an aggregate amount equal to the greater of (A) $32,500,000 and (B) (1) cash on hand and Permitted Investments on the Third Amendment Effective Date less (2) $10,000,000, such prepayment to be applied in accordance with Section 2.09(c) of the Credit Agreement;
     (iv) Receipt by the Administrative Agent for the account of each Lender that has executed this Third Amendment on or prior to 5:00 p.m., New York City time, on June 29, 2009 (each such Lender, a “ Consenting Lender ”) of (A) a fee equal to $3,000,000 for ratable distribution to the Consenting Lenders based on their respective Revolving Commitments and outstanding Term Loans, and (B) warrants, in substantially the form of Exhibit B attached hereto, to purchase an aggregate of 1,250,000 freely tradable shares (including without limitation or restriction under federal or state securities laws) of the Borrower’s common stock exercisable for ten years (the “ Warrants ”), to be allocated to the Consenting Lenders ratably based upon their respective Revolving Commitments and outstanding Term Loans;
     (v) Receipt by the Administrative Agent of executed counterparts of to a warrant agreement, in substantially the form of Exhibits C (the “ Warrant Agreement ”), governing the terms of the warrants referred to in clause (iii)(B) above, include, among others, a cashless exercise option, tag-along rights (tied to Dickey family selling a majority of their collective equity in Borrower), anti-dilution protection (stock splits, stock dividends and the like) and other customary warrant provisions;
     (vi) Receipt by the Administrative Agent of certified copies of resolutions or other action, incumbency certificates and/or other certificates of Responsible Officers of each Loan Party as the Required Lenders may reasonably require evidencing the identity, authority and capacity of each Responsible Officer thereof authorized to act as a Responsible Officer in connection with this

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Third Amendment, the Warrants and the Warrant Agreement together with certified copies of the organization documents of the Loan Parties;
     (vii) Receipt by the Administrative Agent of counterparts of an opinion from Jones Day, counsel to the Loan Parties, in the form attached hereto as Exhibit D ; and
     (viii) Receipt by all appropriate parties of fees and expenses due and payable in connection with this Third Amendment.
If the foregoing conditions are not satisfied on or prior to June 30, 2009, this Third Amendment shall not be effective.
     2.  Reduction of Revolving Commitment . Immediately upon the Third Amendment becoming effective, the Revolving Commitments shall be reduced automatically to an aggregate amount equal to $20,000,000, such reduction to be applied ratably to the Revolving Commitments. In furtherance of the foregoing, each of the Lenders party hereto hereby waives the notice requirement under Section 2.07(c) of the Credit Agreement.
     3.  Consent of the Subsidiary Loan Parties . Each Subsidiary Loan Party hereby consents, acknowledges and agrees to the amendments set forth herein and hereby confirms and ratifies in all respects the Collateral Agreement to which such Subsidiary Loan Party is a party (including without limitation the continuation of such Subsidiary Loan Party’s payment and performance obligations thereunder upon and after the effectiveness of this Third Amendment) and the enforceability of such Collateral Agreement against such Subsidiary Loan Party in accordance with its terms.
     4.  Acknowledgment of Perfection of Liens . Each Loan Party hereby acknowledges that, as of the date hereof, the security interests and liens granted to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders under the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents are in full force and effect, are properly perfected and are enforceable in accordance with the terms of the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents.
     5.  Representations and Warranties . In order to induce the Administrative Agent and the Lenders to enter into this Third Amendment, the Borrower represents and warrants to the Administrative Agent and the Lenders as follows:
     (i) The representations and warranties made by the Borrower in Article III of the Credit Agreement are true and correct in all material respects on and as of the date hereof, both before and after giving effect to the transactions contemplated by this Third Amendment, except to the extent that such representations and warranties expressly relate to an earlier date;
     (ii) No Default or Event of Default has occurred and is continuing on the date hereof, both before and after giving effect to the transactions contemplated by this Third Amendment.

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     (iii) This Third Amendment and the transactions contemplated hereby are within the power and authority of the Borrower and the Subsidiary Loan Parties and have been duly authorized by all necessary corporate and, if required, stockholder action. This Third Amendment and the Warrants have been duly executed and delivered by the Borrower and the Subsidiary Loan Parties and constitute a legal, valid and binding obligation of the Borrower or such Subsidiary Loan Party (as the case may be), enforceable in accordance with its terms, subject to applicable bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium or other laws affecting creditors’ rights generally and subject to general principles of equity, regardless of whether considered in a proceeding in equity or at law.
     (iv) This Third Amendment and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby (a) do not require any consent or approval of, registration or filing with, or any other action by, any Governmental Authority (including the FCC) or any other Person, except (i) such as have been obtained or made and are in full force and effect and (ii) filings necessary to perfect Liens created under the Loan Documents, (b) will not violate any applicable law or regulation or the charter, by-laws or other organizational documents of the Borrower or any of the Subsidiary Loan Parties or any order of any Governmental Authority (including the FCC, (c) will not violate or result in a default under any indenture, agreement or other material instrument binding upon the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries or any of the respective assets, or give rise to a right thereunder to require any payment to be made by the Borrower or any of its Subsidiaries, and (d) will not result in the creation or imposition of any Lien on any asset of the Borrower or any of the subsidiary Loan Parties, except Liens created under the Loan Documents.
     (v) Neither the Borrower, any Subsidiary Loan Party nor any agent acting on its behalf has taken or will take any action which would subject the issuance of the Warrants to the provisions of section 5 of the Securities Act, the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended, or to the provisions of any securities or Blue Sky law of any applicable jurisdiction.
     (vi) The Borrower has authorized the issuance of the Warrants. The Borrower has authorized and unissued, and has reserved for issuance, a sufficient number of shares of its common stock to permit, after giving effect to the exercise of the Warrants and all other options, warrants and rights exercisable or convertible into common stock of the Borrower. Each share of common stock of the Borrower reserved for issuance upon exercise of the Warrants, when issued, will be, fully paid and nonassessable, free and clear of any Lien and not subject to any preemptive rights; and other than the agreements referenced in section B(3)(iv) above, there is no other agreement or understanding between or among the holders of the Equity Interests of the Borrower or the holders of rights to acquire such Equity Interests, regarding the Equity Interests of the Borrower or any other matter covered by such agreements. The issuance of the Warrants on the terms and conditions herein does not violate any applicable law or governmental regulation (including, without limitation, section 5 of the Securities

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Act or Regulation T, U or X of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System) and shall not subject any Lender to any tax, penalty, liability or other onerous condition under or pursuant to any applicable law or governmental regulation.
     (vii) Schedule 7 correctly sets forth, after giving effect to the issuance of the Warrants:
     (A) the authorized and outstanding shares of the Equity Interests and other Securities of the Borrower (specifying the type, class or series of all such Equity Interests and other Securities and whether such Equity Interests and other Securities);
     (B) the aggregate number of shares of Equity Interests held by the Dickey family by type, class or series; and
     (C) the aggregate amount of Equity Interests of the Borrower issuable pursuant to all options, warrants and other rights to purchase any Equity Interests of the Borrower.
All outstanding shares of Equity Interest of the Borrower are duly authorized and validly issued and are fully paid, non-assessable, and such Equity Interests have been issued in compliance with all applicable laws and regulations. There are no obligations (contingent or otherwise) of the Borrower to repurchase or otherwise acquire or retire any shares of its respective Equity Interests (or options to purchase the same) held by the Dickey Family, and there are no preemptive rights, subscription rights, or other contractual rights similar in nature to preemptive rights with respect to any Equity Interests of the Borrower.
     6.  Modifications to this Amendment . None of the terms or conditions of this Third Amendment may be changed, modified, waived or canceled orally or otherwise, except in writing and in accordance with Section 9.02 of the Credit Agreement.
     7.  Full Force and Effect of Agreement . Except as hereby specifically amended, modified or supplemented, the Credit Agreement and all other Loan Documents are hereby confirmed and ratified in all respects and shall be and remain in full force and effect according to their respective terms. Except as expressly set forth herein, this Third Amendment (a) shall not by implication or otherwise limit, impair, constitute a waiver of or otherwise affect the rights and remedies of the Lenders, the Administrative Agent or the Loan Parties under the Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document and (b) shall not alter, modify, amend or in any way affect any of the terms, conditions, obligations, covenants or agreements contained in the Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document, all of which are ratified and affirmed in all respects and shall continue in full force and effect. Nothing herein shall be deemed to entitle the Borrower to a consent to, or a waiver, amendment, modification or other change of, any of the terms, conditions, obligations, covenants or agreements contained in the Credit Agreement or any other Loan Document in similar or different circumstances. This Third Amendment shall be deemed a

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Loan Document, and the Borrower reaffirms its obligations under Section 9.03(b) of the Credit Agreement with respect to this Third Amendment and the transactions contemplated hereby.
     8.  No Novation . This Third Amendment is not intended by the parties to be, and shall not be construed to be, a novation of the Credit Agreement and the other Loan Documents or an accord or satisfaction in regard thereto.
     9.  Counterparts . This Third Amendment may be executed in any number of counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original as against any party whose signature appears thereon, and all of which shall together constitute one and the same instrument. Delivery of an executed counterpart of a signature page of this Third Amendment by telecopy or electronic delivery (including by pdf) shall be effective as delivery of a manually executed counterpart of this Third Amendment.
     10.  Waiver of Claims . By its execution hereof and in consideration of the covenants contained herein and other accommodations granted to the Loan Parties hereunder, each Loan Party, on behalf of itself and each of its Subsidiaries, and its or their successors, assigns and agents, hereby expressly forever waives, releases and discharges any and all claims (including, without limitation, cross-claims, counterclaims, and rights of setoff and recoupment), causes of action (whether direct or derivative in nature), demands, suits, costs, expenses and damages any of them may have or allege to have as of the date of this Amendment (collectively, the “ Claims ”) (and all defenses that may arise out of any of the foregoing) of any nature, description, or kind whatsoever, based in whole or in part on facts, whether actual, contingent or otherwise, now known, unknown, or subsequently discovered, whether arising in law, at equity or otherwise, against the Administrative Agent or any Lender executing this Third Amendment, their respective affiliates, agents, principals, managers, managing members, members, stockholders, “controlling persons” (within the meaning of the United States federal securities laws), directors, officers, employees, attorneys, consultants, advisors, agents, trusts, trustors, beneficiaries, heirs, executors and administrators of each of the foregoing (collectively, the “ Released Parties ”) arising out of this Third Amendment, the Credit Agreement, the other Loan Documents and any or all of the actions and transactions contemplated hereby or thereby, including any actual or alleged performance or non-performance of any of the Released Parties hereunder or under the Loan Documents. Each Loan Party hereby acknowledges that the agreements in this Section 13 are intended to be in full satisfaction of all or any alleged injuries or damages arising in connection with the Claims. In entering into this Third Amendment, each Loan Party expressly disclaims any reliance on any representations, acts, or omissions by any of the Released Parties and hereby agrees and acknowledges that the validity and effectiveness of the releases set forth above does not depend in any way on any such representation, acts and/or omissions or the accuracy, completeness, or validity thereof. The provisions of this paragraph shall survive the termination of the Credit Agreement and the Loan Documents and the payment in full of all Obligations of the Loan Parties under or in respect of the Credit Agreement and other Loan Documents and all other amounts owing thereunder.
     11.  Severability . Any provision of this Third Amendment which is invalid, prohibited or unenforceable for any reason shall be ineffective to the extent of such invalidity, prohibition or unenforceability without invalidating the remaining provisions hereof or affecting the validity or enforceability of such provisions.

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     12.  Governing Law . This Third Amendment shall be construed in accordance with and governed by the law of the State of New York.
     13.  References . All references in any of the Loan Documents to the “Credit Agreement” shall mean the Credit Agreement, as amended hereby and as further amended, supplemented or otherwise modified from time to time.
     14.  Successors and Assigns . This Third Amendment shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the Borrower, the Administrative Agent, each of the Subsidiary Loan Parties and Lenders, and their respective successors, legal representatives, and assignees to the extent such assignees are permitted assignees as provided in Section 9.04 of the Credit Agreement.
[Signature pages follow.]

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      IN WITNESS WHEREOF , the parties hereto have caused this instrument to be made, executed and delivered by their duly authorized officers as of the day and year first above written.
         
  BORROWER :

CUMULUS MEDIA INC., as Borrower

 
 
  By:   /s/ Lewis W. Dickey, Jr.    
    Name:   Lewis W. Dickey, Jr.   
    Title:   Chairman, President & Chief Executive Officer   
 
  SUBSIDIARY LOAN PARTIES :

CUMULUS BROADCASTING LLC

 
 
  By:   /s/ Lewis W. Dickey, Jr.    
    Name:   Lewis W. Dickey, Jr.   
    Title:   Chairman, President & Chief Executive Officer  
 
  CUMULUS LICENSING LLC
 
 
  By:   /s/ Lewis W. Dickey, Jr.    
    Name:   Lewis W. Dickey, Jr.   
    Title:   Chairman, President & Chief Executive Officer  

 


 

         
         
  LENDERS and ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT :


BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., as a Lender, Administrative Agent and Issuing Bank

 
 
  By:   /s/ Charles S. Francavilla    
    Name:   Charles S. Francavilla   
    Title:   Senior Vice President   
 

 


 

LENDERS
[Lender signatures omitted]

 

Exhibit 10.2
 
 
CUMULUS MEDIA INC.
 
WARRANT AGREEMENT
 
Dated As Of June 29, 2009
Warrants To Purchase 1,250,000
Shares Of Class A Common Stock
 
 

 


 

TABLE OF CONTENTS
             
            Page
 
1.   ISSUANCE OF WARRANTS.   2
2.   FORM, EXECUTION AND TRANSFER OF WARRANT CERTIFICATES.   2
    2.1  
Form of Warrant Certificates.
  2
    2.2  
Execution of Warrant Certificates; Registration Books
  2
    2.3  
Transfer, Split Up, Combination and Exchange of Warrant Certificates; Lost or Stolen Warrant Certificates
  3
3.   EXERCISE OF WARRANTS; PAYMENT OF PURCHASE PRICE   4
    3.1  
Exercise of Warrants
  4
    3.2  
Issuance of Common Stock
  5
    3.3  
Unexercised Warrants
  5
    3.4  
Cancellation and Destruction of Warrant Certificates
  6
    3.5  
Expiration
  6
    3.6  
Fractional Shares
  6
4.   AGREEMENTS OF THE COMPANY   6
    4.1  
Reservation of Common Stock
  6
    4.2  
Common Stock To Be Duly Authorized and Issued, Fully Paid and Nonassessable etc.
  6
    4.3  
Transfer Taxes
  7
    4.4  
Common Stock Record Date
  7
    4.5  
Rights in Respect of Common Stock
  7
    4.6  
Right of Action
  8
    4.7  
Form D
  8
5.   ANTI-DILUTION ADJUSTMENTS   8
    5.1  
Mechanical Adjustments
  8
    5.2  
Stock Dividends, Subdivisions and Combinations
  8
    5.3  
Dividends and Distributions
  9
    5.4  
Consolidation; Merger; Sale; Reclassification
  9
    5.5  
Miscellaneous
  9
    5.6  
Other Securities
  10
    5.7  
Additional Agreement of the Company
  10
    5.8  
Information Concerning Anti-Dilution Adjustments
  10

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6.   REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES   11
    6.1  
Company Representations and Warranties
  11
    6.2  
Representations and Warranties of the Dickey Family
  12
    6.3  
Representations and Warranties of the Purchasers
  12
7.   TAG-ALONG RIGHTS   13
8.   REGISTRATION RIGHTS   15
    8.1  
Shelf Registration
  15
    8.2  
Registration Procedures
  15
    8.3  
Indemnity and Contribution
  17
    8.4  
Rule 144 Reporting
  19
9.   INTERPRETATION OF THIS AGREEMENT.   19
    9.1  
Certain Defined Terms
  19
    9.2  
Section Heading and Table of Contents and Construction
  23
    9.3  
Directly or Indirectly
  24
    9.4  
Governing Law
  24
10.   MISCELLANEOUS   24
    10.1  
Amendment and Waiver
  25
    10.2  
Entire Agreement
  25
    10.3  
Successors and Assigns
  25
    10.4  
Notices
  25
    10.5  
Severability
  26
    10.6  
Execution in Counterpart
  26
    10.7  
Waiver of Jury Trial; Consent to Jurisdiction, Etc.
  26
         
Exhibit A
    Form of Joinder Agreement
 
       
Exhibit B
    Warrant Allocation
 
       
Attachment A
    Form of Warrant Certificate
 
       
Schedule 6.2(a)
    Dickey Family Shares

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CUMULUS MEDIA INC.
Warrant Agreement
 
Warrants for Class A Common Stock
     This WARRANT AGREEMENT , dated as of June 29, 2009, is made among CUMULUS MEDIA INC., a corporation incorporated under the laws of the State of Delaware (together with its successors and assigns, the “Company" ), each of the Consenting Lenders (as defined below) that have signed a joinder agreement in the form attached hereto as Exhibit A agreeing to be a party to this Agreement (and together with each of their successors and assigns, individually a “Purchaser” and together the “Purchasers" ) and certain of the shareholders of the Company listed on the signature page hereto (the “Dickey Family" ). Capitalized terms shall have the meaning specified in Section 9.1 hereof.
RECITALS
      WHEREAS, simultaneously with the execution and delivery of this Agreement, the Company has entered into Amendment No. 3 (the “Third Amendment" ), to the Credit Agreement, dated as of June 7, 2006 (as amended, supplemented or otherwise modified prior to the date hereof, the “Credit Agreement" ), among the Company, the several banks and other financial institutions parties thereto (the “Lenders" ), and Bank of America, N.A., a national banking organization organized and existing under the laws of the United States as administrative agent for the Lenders thereunder;
      WHEREAS , certain of the Lenders under the Credit Agreement have consented to the Third Amendment (such consenting lenders, the “Consenting Lenders" );
      WHEREAS , it is a condition precedent to entering into, or otherwise consenting to, the Third Amendment by the Consenting Lenders that the Company issue to the Consenting Lenders warrants exercisable into an aggregate of One Million Two Hundred Fifty Thousand (1,250,000) shares of Class A Common Stock, which warrants will be allocated ratably to the Consenting Lenders based on Revolving Commitments (as defined in the Credit Agreement, and after giving effect to the Third Amendment) and Term Loans (as defined in the Credit Agreement, and after giving effect to the Third Amendment) of the Consenting Lenders, as such allocation is more specifically set forth on Exhibit B of this Agreement; and
      WHEREAS , the parties desire to set forth in this Agreement the terms and provisions of the Warrants and the conditions to the issuance and sale of the Warrants to the Purchasers;
AGREEMENTS
      NOW, THEREFORE , in consideration of the premises and the mutual agreements set forth herein, the parties to this Agreement hereby agree as follows:

 


 

1. ISSUANCE OF WARRANTS.
     At the Closing and in connection with the execution of the Third Amendment, the Company hereby agrees to issue and sell to each Purchaser, and each Purchaser agrees to purchase from the Company, for a purchase price of $1.00 and other good and valuable consideration, all of which is deemed to have been received by the Company upon execution and delivery of the Third Amendment, warrants to purchase that number of shares of Class A Common Stock set forth next to such Purchaser’s name on Exhibit B hereto for an initial exercise price equal to the Initial Exercise Price per share (together with any warrants issued in substitution or replacement therefor, the “Warrants" ). The closing of the transactions contemplated hereby (the “Closing”) shall take place simultaneously with the execution of the Amendment at such place as the parties may agree. At the Closing, the Company will deliver to each Purchaser Warrant Certificates evidencing the Warrants purchased by such Purchaser.
2. FORM, EXECUTION AND TRANSFER OF WARRANT CERTIFICATES.
2.1 Form of Warrant Certificates.
     The Warrant Certificates shall be in the forms set forth in Attachment A. The Warrant Certificates may have such letters, numbers or other marks of identification or designation as may be required to comply with any law or with any rule or regulation of any governmental authority, stock exchange or self-regulatory organization made pursuant thereto. Each Warrant Certificate shall be dated the date of issuance thereof by the Company, either upon initial issuance or upon transfer or exchange. Each Warrant Certificate shall represent the right to purchase the number of shares of Class A Common Stock set forth in such Warrant Certificate at a price per share of Class A Common Stock equal to the Exercise Price; provided , that the number of shares of Class A Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the Warrants and the Exercise Price thereof shall be subject to adjustment as provided herein.
2.2 Execution of Warrant Certificates; Registration Books.
     (a) Execution of Warrant Certificates . The Warrant Certificates shall be executed on behalf of the Company by an officer of the Company authorized by the Board of Directors. In case the officer of the Company who shall have signed any Warrant Certificate shall cease to be such an officer of the Company before issuance and delivery by the Company of such Warrant Certificate, such Warrant Certificate nevertheless may be issued and delivered with the same force and effect as though the individual who signed such Warrant Certificate had not ceased to be such an officer of the Company, and any Warrant Certificate may be signed on behalf of the Company by any individual who, at the actual date of the execution of such Warrant Certificate, shall be a proper officer of the Company to sign such Warrant Certificate, although at the date of the execution of this Agreement any such individual was not such an officer.
     (b) Registration Books. The Company will keep or cause to be kept at its office, maintained at the address of the Company referred to in Section 10.5 hereof or at such other office of the Company in the United States of America of which the Company shall have given notice to each holder of Warrant Certificates, books for

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registration and transfer of the Warrant Certificates issued hereunder. Such books shall show the names and addresses of the respective holders of the Warrant Certificates, the registration number and date of each of the Warrant Certificates and the Denomination thereof.
2.3 Transfer, Split Up, Combination and Exchange of Warrant Certificates; Lost or Stolen Warrant Certificates.
     (a) Transfer, Split Up, etc.
     (i) Transfer . Subject to compliance with the Securities Act and any applicable state securities laws, any Warrant Certificate, with or without other Warrant Certificates, may be transferred to any Person for a Warrant Certificate or Warrant Certificates in an aggregate like Denomination as the Warrant Certificate or Warrant Certificates surrendered then entitled such registered holder to purchase. Any registered holder desiring to transfer any Warrant Certificate shall make such request in writing delivered to the Company, which request shall include the identity of the transferee and the aggregate number of Warrants to be transferred, and shall surrender the Warrant Certificate or Warrant Certificates to be transferred at the office of the Company referred to in Section 2.2 hereof, whereupon the Company shall deliver promptly to such transferee a Warrant Certificate or Warrant Certificates, as the case may be, as so requested, which Warrant Certificate or Warrant Certificates shall evidence, collectively, the same aggregate number of Warrants as the Warrant Certificate or Warrant Certificates so surrendered for transfer.
     (ii) Split Up, Combination, Exchange, etc. Any Warrant Certificate, with or without other Warrant Certificates, may be split up, combined or exchanged for another Warrant Certificate or Warrant Certificates, in an aggregate like Denomination as the Warrant Certificate or Warrant Certificates surrendered then entitle such registered holder to purchase. Any registered holder desiring to split up, combine or exchange any Warrant Certificate shall make such request in writing delivered to the Company, and shall surrender the Warrant Certificate or Warrant Certificates to be split up, combined or exchanged at the office of the Company referred to in Section 2.2 hereof, whereupon the Company shall deliver promptly to such registered holder a Warrant Certificate or Warrant Certificates, as the case may be, as so requested, which Warrant Certificate or Warrant Certificates shall evidence, collectively, the same aggregate Denomination as the Warrant Certificate or Warrant Certificates so surrendered for split-up, combination or exchange.
     (b) Loss, Theft, etc. Upon receipt by the Company of evidence reasonably satisfactory to it of the ownership of, and the loss, theft, destruction or mutilation of, any Warrant Certificate (which evidence shall be, in the case of a Purchaser, notice from such Purchaser of such ownership (or of ownership by such Purchaser’s nominee) and such loss, theft, destruction or mutilation), and:

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     (i) in the case of loss, theft or destruction, an affidavit of loss, together with indemnity reasonably satisfactory to the Company; provided, however , that if the holder of such Warrant Certificate is a Purchaser, or a nominee of such Purchaser, such Purchaser’s own unsecured agreement of indemnity together with its affidavit of loss, shall be deemed to be satisfactory; or
     (ii) in the case of mutilation, upon surrender and cancellation thereof;
the Company at its own expense will execute and deliver, in lieu thereof, a new Warrant Certificate, dated the date of such lost, stolen, destroyed or mutilated Warrant Certificate and of like tenor, in lieu of the lost, stolen, destroyed or mutilated Warrant Certificate and evidencing the same Denomination as the Warrant Certificate so lost, stolen, destroyed or mutilated.
3. EXERCISE OF WARRANTS; PAYMENT OF PURCHASE PRICE.
3.1 Exercise of Warrants.
     (a) Manner of Exercise . At any time and from time to time prior to the Expiration Date, the holder of any Warrant Certificate may exercise the Warrant evidenced thereby, in whole or in any part, by surrender of such Warrant Certificate, with an election to purchase (a form of which is attached to each Warrant Certificate) attached thereto duly executed, to the Company at its office referred to in Section 2.2 hereof, together with payment of the Exercise Price for each share of Common Stock with respect to which the Warrants are then being exercised. Such Exercise Price shall be payable either:
     (i) in cash pursuant to Section 3.1(b) hereof;
     (ii) by cashless exercise by delivery of Warrant Certificates pursuant to Section 3.1(c) hereof; or
     (iii) or any combination of the above.
     (b) Payment in Cash . Upon exercise of any Warrants, the holder of a Warrant Certificate may pay the Exercise Price in cash or by certified or official bank check payable to the order of the Company or by wire transfer of immediately available funds to the account of the Company.
     (c) Cashless Exercise . In the event that any holder of Warrant Certificates delivers such Warrant Certificates to the Company and notifies the Company in writing that such holder intends to exercise all, or any portion of, the Warrants represented by such Warrant Certificates to satisfy its obligation to pay the Exercise Price in respect thereof by virtue of the provisions of this Section 3.1(c) , such holder shall become entitled to receive, instead of the number of shares of Class A Common Stock such holder would have received had the Exercise Price been paid pursuant to Section 3.1(b) , a number of shares of Class A Common Stock in respect of the exercise of such Warrants equal to the product of:

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     (i) the number of shares of Class A Common Stock issuable upon such exercise of such Warrant Certificate (or, if only a portion of such Warrant Certificate is being exercised, issuable upon the exercise of such portion); multiplied by
     (ii) the quotient of:
     (A) the difference of:
     (I) the Market Price per share of Common Stock at the time of such exercise; minus
     (II) the Exercise Price per share of Class A Common Stock at the time of such exercise;
      divided by
     (B) the Market Price per share of Common Stock at the time of such exercise.
     (d) Fractional Shares . The Company may, in accordance with Section 3.6 , pay the exercising holder cash in lieu of issuing a fractional share in connection with an exercise of Warrants; provided that if it does not issue a fractional share in such circumstances, it will make such cash payment.
3.2 Issuance of Common Stock.
     Upon timely receipt of a Warrant Certificate, with the form of election to purchase duly executed, accompanied by payment of the Exercise Price for each of the shares of the Common Stock to be purchased in the manner provided in Section 3.1(a) hereof and an amount equal to any applicable transfer tax (if not payable by the Company as provided in Section 4.3 hereof), the Company shall thereupon promptly cause certificates representing the number of whole shares of Class A Common Stock then being purchased to be delivered to or upon the order of the registered holder of such Warrant Certificate, registered in such name or names as may be designated by such holder, and, promptly after such receipt deliver the cash, if any, to be paid in lieu of fractional shares pursuant to Section 3.6 hereof to or upon the order of the registered holder of such Warrant Certificate.
3.3 Unexercised Warrants.
     In case the registered holder of any Warrant Certificate shall exercise less than all the Warrants evidenced thereby, a new Warrant Certificate evidencing Warrants equal in number to the number of Warrants remaining unexercised shall be issued by the Company to the registered holder of such Warrant Certificate or to its duly authorized assigns.

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      3.4 Cancellation and Destruction of Warrant Certificates.
     All Warrant Certificates surrendered to the Company for the purpose of exercise, exchange, substitution or transfer shall be cancelled by it, and no Warrant Certificates shall be issued in lieu thereof except as expressly permitted by any of the provisions of this Agreement. The Company shall cancel and retire any other Warrant Certificates purchased or acquired by the Company otherwise than upon the exercise thereof.
      3.5 Expiration.
     All Warrants that have not been exercised or purchased in accordance with the provisions of this Agreement shall expire and all rights of holders of such Warrants shall terminate and cease on the Expiration Date.
      3.6 Fractional Shares.
     The Company shall not be required to issue fractional shares of Class A Common Stock upon the exercise of any Warrant. If fractional shares are not issued upon the exercise of any Warrant, there shall be paid to the holder thereof, in lieu of any fractional share of Class A Common Stock resulting therefrom, an amount of cash equal to the product of:
     (a) the fractional amount of such share of Class A Common Stock; times
     (b) the Market Price, as determined on the trading day immediately prior to the date of exercise of such Warrant.
4. AGREEMENTS OF THE COMPANY.
      4.1 Reservation of Common Stock.
     The Company covenants and agrees that it will at all times cause to be reserved and kept available out of its authorized and unissued shares of Class A Common Stock such number of shares of Class A Common Stock as will be sufficient to permit the exercise in full of all Warrants issued hereunder into Class A Common Stock and the exercise of all other Rights exercisable or convertible into Class A Common Stock.
      4.2 Common Stock To Be Duly Authorized and Issued, Fully Paid and Nonassessable etc.
     The Company covenants and agrees that it will take all such action as may be necessary to ensure that all shares of Class A Common Stock delivered upon the exercise of any Warrant and the payment of the Exercise Price pursuant to Section 3.1 hereof (in each case, at the time of delivery of the certificates representing such shares of Class A Common Stock), shall be duly and validly authorized and issued and fully paid and nonassessable, free of any preemptive rights in favor of any Person in respect of such issuance and free of any Lien created by, or arising out of actions of, the Company, any Subsidiary or any Affiliate of the Company (other than such rights and Liens, if any, arising out of the provisions of this Agreement).

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      4.3 Transfer Taxes.
     The Company covenants and agrees that it will pay when due and payable any and all federal and state transfer taxes and charges that may be payable in respect of the initial issuance or delivery of:
     (a) each Warrant Certificate;
     (b) each Warrant Certificate issued in exchange for any other Warrant Certificate pursuant to the terms of this Agreement; and
     (c) each share of Class A Common Stock issued upon the exercise of any Warrant.
     The Company shall not, however, be required to:
     (i) pay any transfer tax that may be payable in respect of the transfer or delivery of Warrant Certificates in a name other than that of the registered holder of the Warrant Certificate surrendered for exercise, conversion, transfer or exchange (any such tax being payable by the holder of such certificate at the time of surrender); or
     (ii) issue or deliver any such certificates referred to in the foregoing clause (i) until any such tax referred to in the foregoing clause (i) shall have been paid.
      4.4 Common Stock Record Date.
     Each Person in whose name any certificate for shares of Class A Common Stock is issued upon the exercise of Warrants shall for all purposes be deemed to have become the holder of record of the Class A Common Stock represented thereby on, and such certificates (if any) shall be dated, the date upon which the Warrant Certificate evidencing such Warrants was duly surrendered with an election to purchase attached thereto duly executed and payment of the aggregate Exercise Price (and any applicable transfer taxes, if payable by such Person) was made.
      4.5 Rights in Respect of Common Stock.
     Except as otherwise set forth herein, prior to the exercise of the Warrants evidenced thereby, the holder of a Warrant Certificate shall not be entitled to any rights of a stockholder of the Company with respect to the Class A Common Stock into which the Warrants shall be exercisable, including, without limitation, the right to vote in respect of any matter upon which the holders of Common Stock may vote, the right to receive any distributions of cash or property (except as provided in Section 5 ) and, except as expressly set forth herein, the right to receive any notice of any proceedings of the Company. Prior to the exercise of the Warrants evidenced thereby, the holders of the Warrant Certificates shall not have as such any obligation in respect of any assessment or any other obligation or liability as a stockholder of the Company, whether such obligations or liabilities are asserted by the Company or by creditors of the Company.

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      4.6 Right of Action.
     All rights of action in respect of the Warrants are vested in the respective registered holders of the Warrant Certificates, and any registered holder of any Warrant Certificate, without the consent of the holder of any other Warrant Certificate, may, on its own behalf and for its own benefit, enforce, and may institute and maintain any suit, action or proceeding against the Company to enforce, or otherwise act in respect of, its right to exercise the Warrants evidenced by such Warrant Certificate in the manner provided in such Warrant Certificate and in this Agreement.
      4.7 Form D.
     The Company covenants and agrees to file with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) a complete Form D in respect of the grant of the Warrants, to the extent each Purchaser furnishes the Company with all information requested by the Company necessary for such purpose.
5. ANTI-DILUTION ADJUSTMENTS.
      5.1 Mechanical Adjustments.
     The number of shares of Class A Common Stock purchasable upon the exercise of each Warrant, and the Exercise Price, shall be subject to adjustment as set forth in this Section 5 .
      5.2 Stock Dividends, Subdivisions and Combinations.
     In the event that the Company shall, on or after the date hereof:
     (a) pay a dividend in shares of Additional Common Stock or make a distribution in shares of Additional Common Stock;
     (b) reclassify by subdivision of its outstanding shares of Common Stock into a greater number of shares; or
     (c) reclassify by combination of its outstanding shares of Common Stock into a smaller number of shares;
then, and in each such case, the number of shares of Class A Common Stock for which a Warrant is exercisable immediately after the occurrence of any such event shall be adjusted to equal the number of shares of Class A Common Stock for which such Warrant is exercisable immediately before the occurrence of any such event multiplied by a fraction (x) the numerator of which is the total number of outstanding shares of Common Stock immediately after the occurrence of such event and (y) the denominator of which is the total number of outstanding shares of Common Stock immediately before the occurrence of such event.
Any adjustment made pursuant to this Section 5.2 shall become effective on the effective date of such event.

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      5.3 Dividends and Distributions.
     In the event that the Company shall make any dividend or distribution of any kind in respect of its Common Stock (other than as described in Section 5.2 ), no adjustment to the Exercise Price or the number of shares issuable upon exercise of a Warrant shall be made.
      5.4 Consolidation; Merger; Sale; Reclassification.
     In the event that there shall be:
     (a) any consolidation of the Company with, or merger of the Company with or into, another Person (other than a merger in which the Company is the surviving corporation and that does not result in any reclassification or change of shares of Common Stock outstanding immediately prior to such merger);
     (b) any sale or conveyance to another Person of the property, business or assets of the Company substantially as an entirety; or
     (c) any reclassification of the Common Stock of the Company that results in the issuance of other Securities of the Company;
then, in each such case, lawful provision shall be made as a part of the terms of such transaction so that the holders of Warrants shall thereafter have the right to purchase the number and kind of shares of stock, other Securities, cash, property and Rights receivable upon such consolidation, merger, sale, conveyance or reclassification by a holder of such number of shares of Class A Common Stock as the holder of a Warrant would have had the right to acquire upon the exercise of such Warrant immediately prior to such consolidation, merger, sale, conveyance or reclassification, at the Exercise Price then in effect, and, without further action on the part of any Person, each Warrant will thereafter represent the right to receive, upon payment of the Exercise Price, such shares of stock, other Securities, cash, property and Rights as are so receivable. The Company agrees that, as a condition of proceeding with such consolidation, merger or sale, it shall cause the Person surviving such merger or consolidation, the Person or Persons holding the shares of the Class A Common Stock immediately after such transaction or the Person to whom such sale or conveyance is made, as the case may be, at the time of such consolidation, merger or sale, to expressly assume the due and punctual observance and performance of each and every provision of this Agreement and all obligations and liabilities of the Company hereunder (subject to the foregoing sentence), in each case, pursuant to such agreements and instruments as are reasonably acceptable to the Required Warrantholders.
      5.5 Miscellaneous.
     (a) Adjustments shall be made pursuant to this Section 5 successively whenever any of the events referred to in Section 5.2 or Section 5.4 shall occur.
     (b) If any Warrant shall be exercised subsequent to the record date for any of the events referred to in Section 5.2 or in Section 5.4 but prior to the effective date thereof, appropriate adjustments shall be made immediately after such effective date so that the holder of such Warrant on such record date shall have received, in the

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aggregate, the kind and number of shares of Common Stock or other Securities or property that it would have owned or been entitled to receive on such effective date had such Warrant been exercised prior to such record date.
     (c) Shares of Common Stock owned by or held for the account of the Company or any Subsidiary shall not, for purposes of the adjustments set forth in this Section 5 , be deemed outstanding.
      5.6 Other Securities.
     In the event that at any time, as a result of an adjustment made pursuant to this Section 5 , each holder of Warrants shall become entitled to purchase any Securities of the Company other than shares of Common Stock, the number or amount of such other Securities so purchasable and the Exercise Price of such Securities shall be subject to adjustment from time to time in a manner and on terms as nearly equivalent as practicable to the provisions contained in Section 5.2 and in Section 5.4 hereof, and all other relevant provisions of this Section 5 that are applicable to shares of Common Stock shall be applicable to such other Securities.
      5.7 Additional Agreement of the Company.
     The Company covenants and agrees that it shall not, by amendment to its charter documents as in effect on the date hereof, or through any reorganization, transfer of assets, consolidation, merger, dissolution, liquidation, issuance or sale of Securities or any other voluntary action, avoid or seek to avoid the observance or performance of any of the terms to be observed or performed hereunder by the Company, or which would have the effect of circumventing or avoiding the provisions of this Section 5 , but shall at all times in good faith assist in the carrying out of all the provisions of this Section 5 and in the taking of all such actions as may be necessary or appropriate in order to protect the rights of the holders of the Warrant Certificates against dilution or other impairment.
      5.8 Information Concerning Anti-Dilution Adjustments.
     (a) Notice of Adjustment . Whenever the number of shares of Class A Common Stock issuable upon the exercise of Warrants is adjusted or the Exercise Price in respect thereof is adjusted, as provided in this Agreement, the Company shall promptly give to each holder of Warrants notice of such adjustment or adjustments and shall promptly deliver to each holder of Warrants a certificate of the Chief Financial Officer of the Company setting forth:
     (i) the number of shares of Class A Common Stock issuable upon the exercise of each Warrant and the Exercise Price of such shares after such adjustment;
     (ii) a brief statement of the facts requiring such adjustment; and
     (iii) the computation by which such adjustment was made.

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     (b) Confirmation by Accountants. At the request of any holder of Warrants, a certificate of the Chief Financial Officer of the Company pursuant to Section 5.8(a) shall be confirmed by a certificate from the independent certified public accountants of the Company.
6. REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES
      6.1 Company Representations and Warranties.
     The Company represents and warrants to each Purchaser as follows:
     (a) Capitalization and Ownership of the Company . The authorized capital stock of the Company consists of (i) 20,262,000 shares of Preferred Stock, par value $0.01 per share, 0 shares of which are issued and outstanding as of the date hereof, (ii) 200,000,000 shares of Class A common stock, par value $0.01 per share ( “Class A Common Stock” ), 35,260,532 shares of which are issued and outstanding as of the date hereof, (iii) 20,000,000 shares of Class B common stock, par value $0.01 per share ( “Class B Common Stock” ), 5,809,191 shares of which are issued and outstanding as of the date hereof and (iv) 30,000,000 shares of Class C common stock, par value $0.01 per share ( “Class C Common Stock ), 644,871 shares of which are issued and outstanding as of the date hereof. Each share of Class C Common Stock is convertible into exactly one share of Class A Common Stock. As of the date hereof, prior to the grant of the Warrants, 43,701,180 shares of Common Stock are outstanding on a Fully Diluted Basis.
     (b) Authorization and Issuance of Warrants . The issuance of the Warrants has been duly authorized and, upon delivery to each Purchaser of the Warrant Certificates therefor in accordance with the terms hereof, the Warrants will have been validly issued and fully paid and nonassessable, free and clear of all Liens and the issuance thereof will not give rise to any preemptive rights.
     (c) Securities Laws . The offer, issuance, sale and delivery of the Warrants, as provided in this Agreement, are and will be exempt from the registration requirements of the Securities Act and all applicable state securities laws.
     (d) Authority . The Company has the right, power, authority and capacity to execute and deliver this Agreement and the Warrants and to perform its obligations hereunder and thereunder and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby. This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by the Company and constitutes the valid and binding agreement of the Company enforceable against the Company in accordance with its terms, except as enforceability may be limited by bankruptcy, insolvency or other laws affecting the enforcement of creditors’ rights generally and except that the availability of the remedy of specific performance or other equitable relief is subject to the discretion of the court before which any proceeding therefor may be brought.
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hereby do not or will not (as the case may be), with the passing of time or the giving of notice or both, violate or conflict with, constitute a breach of or default under, result in the loss of any benefit under, permit the acceleration of any obligation under or create in any party the right to terminate, modify or cancel, (a) any term or provision of the charter documents of the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, (b) any contract, agreement, permit, franchise, license or other instrument applicable to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries, (c) any judgment, decree or order of any court or Governmental Entity or agency to which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries is a party or by which the Company or any of its Subsidiaries or any of their respective properties are bound or (d) any Law or arbitration award applicable to the Company or any of its Subsidiaries.
      6.2 Representations and Warranties of the Dickey Family.
     Each Person included in the Dickey Family, severally, represents and warrants to each Purchaser as follows:
     (a) Ownership . Schedule 6.2(a) of this Agreement sets forth a true and accurate description of the number of shares of Class A Common Stock, Class B Common Stock, Class C Common Stock and any other share of capital stock of the Company or Right directly or indirectly Beneficially Owned by such Person, any Affiliate of such Person, any family member in the household of such Person or any trust of which such Person is a beneficiary or trustee, together with the name of the record holder of such Security. The aggregate number of shares of Common Stock on a Fully Diluted Basis represented on Schedule 6.2(a) is 14,947,948 (the “Base Dickey Share Amount” ).
     (b) Authority . Such Person has the right, power, authority and capacity to execute and deliver this Agreement and to perform his/her obligations hereunder and to consummate the transactions contemplated hereby. This Agreement has been duly executed and delivered by such Person and constitutes the valid and binding agreement of such Person enforceable against such Person in accordance with its respective terms.
     (c) Absence of Restrictions and Conflicts . The execution, delivery and performance of this Agreement, the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and the fulfillment of and compliance with the terms and conditions hereof do not or shall not, as the case may be, with the passing of time or the giving of notice or both, violate or conflict with (a) any contract, agreement, permit, franchise, license or other instrument applicable to such Person, (b) any judgment, decree or order of any Governmental Entity to which such Person is a party or by which such Person or any of his/her respective properties are bound or (c) any Law or arbitration award applicable to such Person.
      6.3 Representations and Warranties of the Purchasers.
     Each Purchaser severally and not jointly represents and warrants to the Company as follows:

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     (a) Purchase Entirely for Own Account . The Warrant will be acquired for investment for such Purchaser’s own account, not as nominee or agent, and not with a view to the resale, distribution or offering of any part thereof, and such Purchaser has no present intention of selling, granting any participation in, or otherwise distributing the same; provided , however , that the foregoing representation will not be construed as imposing any limitation on such Purchaser’s right to transfer any of the Warrants or the Warrant Shares that is not otherwise set forth in this Agreement or required under applicable law.
     (b) Accredited Investor; Investment Experience . Such Purchaser has such knowledge and experience in financial and business matters that it is capable of evaluating the merits and risks of the prospective investment in the securities, it has obtained sufficient information from the Company as such Purchaser deems appropriate to evaluate an investment in the Warrants, it is able to bear the economic consequences thereof, and it qualifies as an “accredited investor” as such term is defined in Rule 501 of Regulation D promulgated under the Securities Act. Such Purchaser is experienced in evaluating and investing in securities of publicly traded companies and acknowledges that it can bear the economic risk of its investment.
     (c) Reliance by Company. Each Purchaser understands that the Company will be relying on the representations made in this Section 6.3. Each Purchaser further acknowledges and agrees that the Company has made no representations or warranties other than as specifically set forth in this Agreement. Each Purchaser understands that the Warrants are being offered and sold to it in reliance on specific exemptions from the registration requirements of United States federal and state securities laws and that the Company is relying upon the truth and accuracy of, and such Purchaser’s compliance with, the representations, warranties, agreements, acknowledgments and understandings of such Purchaser set forth herein in order to determine the availability of such exemptions and the eligibility of such Purchaser to acquire the Warrants.
7. TAG-ALONG RIGHTS.
     (a) Right. If at any time any Person included in the Dickey Family (the “Selling Person” ) shall determine to enter into a transaction or a series of transactions with any third party or the Company (any such third party or the Company, as the case may be, a “Prospective Purchaser” ) involving the sale, transfer or other disposition by such Person or Persons of an aggregate number of shares of Class A Common Stock of the Company on a Fully Diluted Basis (including the number of such shares as have been so transferred by the Dickey Family prior to the date of such transaction, but after the Closing) that is greater than fifty percent (50%) of the Base Dickey Share Amount, such Person or Persons shall first give written notice (the “Offer Notice” ) to all of the holders of Warrant Securities, specifying the name and address of the Prospective Purchaser and the number of shares, if any, of Class A Common Stock of the Company proposed to be sold, transferred or otherwise disposed of (the “Subject Shares” ) and setting forth in reasonable detail the price, structure and other terms and conditions of the proposed transaction. The Offer Notice shall represent the offer (the “Offer” ) from the Selling Person to each holder of Warrant Securities to include in the proposed

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transfer described in the Offer Notice, in substitution for an equal number of Subject Shares, a number of Warrant Shares equal to a pro rata portion of Warrant Shares then owned by such holder and on the same terms and conditions (including price and form of consideration) as are being offered by the Selling Person in the proposed transaction. The holder’s pro rata portion shall be determined by multiplying the number of Warrant Shares actually owned by such holder or represented by a Warrant owned by such holder by a fraction, the numerator of which is the lesser of (a) the Base Dickey Share Amount and (b) the number of shares of Common Stock proposed to be sold by the members of the Dickey Family (including such shares as have been so transferred by the Dickey Family prior to the date of such transaction, but after the Closing and including for this purpose any shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of any options or conversion of any preferred stock, or any other Right), and the denominator of which shall be the Base Dickey Share Amount. Each holder shall have thirty (30) days from the date of receipt of the Offer Notice to give written notice of its intention to accept or reject the Offer. Failure to respond within such thirty-day period shall be deemed notice of rejection. In the event that any holder(s) of the Warrant Securities gives written notice to the Selling Person of its or their intention to accept such Offer, then such written notice, taken in conjunction with the Offer Notice, shall constitute a valid and legally binding agreement, and each of the holders so giving such written notice shall be entitled to sell to the Prospective Purchaser, contemporaneously with the consummation of the proposed transaction, on the same terms and conditions as are being offered by the Prospective Purchaser to the Selling Person. In the event the proposed sale, transfer or other disposition is not consummated within ninety (90) days after receipt by the holders of an Offer Notice, such transaction or transactions shall again be subject to the provisions of this Section 7(a) . In the event that in connection with any Offer Notice the Prospective Purchaser is unwilling to include in the entire number of shares of Class A Common Stock it is willing to purchase the entire number of Warrant Shares of Class A Common Stock that the holders have elected to include in such transaction pursuant to this Section 7(a) , then the Selling Person shall simultaneously purchase from the Warrant Securities holders that have elected to sell in such transaction pursuant to this Section 7(a) the number of offered Warrant Shares that such Warrant Securities holders have elected to include in such transaction on the same terms and conditions as set forth in the Offer Notice. The Company shall cooperate in any reasonable way necessary to enable such holders electing such option to exercise their Warrants for the described number of shares of Class A Common Stock so as to participate in the proposed transfer on the basis specified in the Offer Notice.
     (b) Permitted Transferees. The rights described in Section 7(a) shall not apply to (i) any transfer of capital stock of the Company by a Peron included in the Dickey Family to another Person included in the Dickey Family; (ii) any pledge of shares of capital stock of the Company made pursuant to a bona fide loan transaction that creates a mere security interest; (iii) any transfer of shares of Class A Common Stock by gift or bequest or through inheritance to, or for the benefit of, any ancestor, descendent or the spouse of a Person included in the Dickey Family; (iv) any transfer of shares of Class A Common Stock by a Person included in the Dickey Family to a trust for the benefit of any person described in clause (iii) (persons to whom or which the transfers described in this paragraph are made being referred to herein as “Permitted

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Transferees” ); provided, however, that each Permitted Transferee shall be required as a condition of such transfer to agree in writing that he, she, or it will receive and hold the shares of capital stock or interest therein subject to the provisions of this Section 7 .
8. REGISTRATION RIGHTS
      8.1 Shelf Registration.
     (a) If at any time after six months following the date of this Agreement, (i) the holders of Warrant Securities do not have available to them the full benefits of Rule 144 under the Securities Act (or its successor rule) or any other rule or regulation of the Commission that may at any time permit such holder to sell Warrant Shares to the public without registration and (ii) the Company receives a request from the Required Warrantholders that the Company file a registration statement on Form S-3 with respect to the Warrant Shares, then the Company shall use its best efforts to file a registration statement on a Form S-3 or other available form with the Commission, within twenty (20) days after the date such request is given, to effect a registration covering all Warrant Shares subject to this Agreement (the “Registrable Securities” ) and any related qualification or compliance under applicable state securities or Blue Sky laws with respect to the Registrable Securities, which shall be a resale “shelf” offering pursuant to Section 415 under the Securities Act, and to cause such registration statement to be declared effective by the Commission as promptly as practicable, but in no event later than sixty (60) days of the date such request is given by the Required Warrantholders. The Company shall notify each Purchaser by facsimile or e-mail as promptly as practicable, and in any event, within twenty-four (24) hours, after the registration statement is declared effective and shall simultaneously provide such Purchaser with copies of any related prospectus to be used in connection with the sale or other disposition of the securities covered thereby.
     (b) The Company shall bear all expenses in connection with the procedures of this Section 8 and the registration of the resale of the Warrant Shares pursuant to such registration statement.
     (c) The Company shall provide to each Purchaser and its representatives, if requested, the opportunity to conduct a reasonable inquiry of the Company’s financial and other records during normal business hours and make available its officers, directors and employees for questions regarding information which such Purchaser may reasonably request in order to fulfill any due diligence obligation on its part.
      8.2 Registration Procedures.
     In connection with registration of Company securities under this Section 8 , the Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to effect the registration and the sale of such securities in accordance with the intended method of disposition thereof as quickly as practicable, and, in connection with any such request:

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     (a) The Company shall as expeditiously as possible prepare and file with the Commission a shelf registration statement on Form S-3, and use its best efforts to cause such filed registration statement to become and remain effective until the disposition of the Registrable Securities by the holders thereof.
     (b) Prior to filing a registration statement or prospectus or any amendment or supplement thereto, the Company shall, if requested, furnish to each Purchaser copies of such registration statement as proposed to be filed, and thereafter the Company shall furnish to each Purchaser such number of copies of such registration statement, each amendment and supplement thereto (in each case including all exhibits thereto and documents incorporated by reference therein), the prospectus included in such registration statement (including each preliminary prospectus and any summary prospectus) and any other prospectus filed under Rule 424, Rule 430A, Rule 430B or Rule 430C under the Securities Act and such other documents as such Purchaser may reasonably request in order to facilitate the disposition of the Registrable Securities owned by such Purchaser. Each Purchaser shall have the right to request that the Company modify any information contained in such registration statement, amendment and supplement thereto pertaining to such Purchaser, and the Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to comply with such request, provided, however , that the Company shall not have any obligation to so modify any information if the Company reasonably expects that so doing would cause the prospectus to contain an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading.
     (c) After the filing of the registration statement, the Company shall (i) cause the related prospectus to be supplemented by any required prospectus supplement, and, as so supplemented, to be filed pursuant to Rule 424 under the Securities Act, (ii) comply with the provisions of the Securities Act with respect to the disposition of all Registrable Securities covered by such registration statement during the applicable period in accordance with the intended methods of disposition by each Purchaser set forth in such registration statement or supplement to such prospectus and (iii) promptly notify each Purchaser of any stop order issued or threatened by the Commission or any state securities commission and take all reasonable actions required to prevent the entry of such stop order or to remove it if entered.
     (d) The Company shall use its best efforts (i) to register or qualify the securities covered by such registration statement under such other securities or “blue sky” laws of such jurisdictions in the United States as each Purchaser reasonably (in light of the Purchaser’s intended plan of distribution) requests and (ii) cause such securities to be registered with or approved by such other governmental agencies or authorities as may be necessary by virtue of the business and operations of the Company and do any and all other acts and things that may be reasonably necessary or advisable to enable each Purchaser to consummate the disposition of its securities, provided that the Company shall not be required to (A) qualify generally to do business in any jurisdiction where it would not otherwise be required to qualify but for this Section 8.02(d) , (B) subject itself to taxation in any such jurisdiction or (C) consent to general service of process in any such jurisdiction.

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     (e) The Company shall immediately notify each Purchaser, at any time when a prospectus relating to such registration statement is required to be delivered under the Securities Act, of the occurrence of an event requiring the preparation of a supplement or amendment to such prospectus so that, as thereafter delivered to the purchasers of such securities, such prospectus will not contain an untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state any material fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading and promptly prepare and make available to each Purchaser and file with the Commission any such supplement or amendment. The Company shall use its reasonable best efforts to cause such supplement or amendment to be declared effective and such registration statement and the related prospectus to become usable for their intended purpose(s) as soon as practicable thereafter.
     (f) The Company shall furnish to each Purchaser, on the date such Warrant Shares are delivered to the underwriters for sale pursuant to such registration or, if such Warrant Shares are not being sold through underwriters, on the date that the applicable registration statement becomes effective, (i) an opinion or opinions of counsel to the Company and (ii) a comfort letter or comfort letters from the Company’s independent public accountants, each in customary form and covering such matters of the kind customarily covered by opinions or comfort letters, as the case may be, as such Purchaser or the managing underwriter therefor reasonably requests.
     (g) The Company shall otherwise use its reasonable best efforts to comply with all applicable rules and regulations of the Commission.
     (h) The Company may require each Purchaser to promptly furnish in writing to the Company such information regarding the distribution of the Registrable Securities as the Company may from time to time reasonably request and such other information as may be legally required in connection with such registration.
     (i) The Company shall use its best efforts to list all Registrable Securities covered by such registration statement on any securities exchange or quotation system on which the Common Stock is then listed or traded.
      8.3 Indemnity and Contribution.
     (a) Indemnification by the Company . The Company agrees to indemnify and hold harmless each Purchaser to the extent beneficially owning any Registrable Securities covered by a registration statement, its officers, directors, employees, partners, Affiliates and agents, and each Person, if any, who controls such Purchaser within the meaning of Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act from and against any and all losses, claims, damages, liabilities and expenses (including reasonable expenses of investigation and reasonable attorneys’ fees and expenses) ( “Damages” ) caused by or relating to any untrue statement or alleged untrue statement of a material fact contained in any registration statement or prospectus relating to the Registrable Securities (as amended or supplemented if the Company shall have furnished any amendments or supplements thereto) or any preliminary prospectus, or caused by or relating to any omission or alleged omission to state therein a material

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fact required to be stated therein or necessary to make the statements therein not misleading, except insofar as such Damages are caused by or related to any such untrue statement or omission or alleged untrue statement or omission so made based upon information furnished in writing to the Company by such Purchaser or on such Purchaser’s behalf expressly for use therein.
     (b) Indemnification by Buyer . Each Purchaser, to the extent holding Registrable Securities included in any registration statement, agrees, severally and not jointly, to indemnify and hold harmless the Company, its officers, directors and agents and each Person, if any, who controls the Company within the meaning of either Section 15 of the Securities Act or Section 20 of the Exchange Act to the same extent as the foregoing indemnity from the Company to such Purchaser, but only with respect to information furnished in writing by such Purchaser or on such Purchaser’s behalf expressly for use in any registration statement or prospectus relating to the Registrable Securities, or any amendment or supplement thereto, or any preliminary prospectus. For purposes of clarification, a Purchaser shall not be liable for any indemnification under this Section 8.3(b) for any information provided by another Purchaser. Notwithstanding the foregoing, each Purchaser’s liability under this Section 8.3(b) shall be limited to the net proceeds realized by such Purchaser in the sale of Registrable Securities of the Purchaser to which such Damages relate.
     (c) Contribution . If the indemnification provided for in this Section 8.3 is unavailable to the indemnified parties in respect of any Damages, then each such indemnifying party, in lieu of indemnifying such indemnified party, shall contribute to the amount paid or payable by such indemnified party as a result of such Damages in such proportion as is appropriate to reflect the relative fault of the indemnifying party and the indemnified parties in connection with the actions which resulted in such Damages, as well as any other relevant equitable considerations. The relative fault of such indemnifying party and indemnified parties shall be determined by reference to, among other things, whether the untrue or alleged untrue statement of a material fact or the omission or alleged omission to state a material fact relates to information supplied by indemnifying party or indemnified parties, and the parties’ relative intent, knowledge, access to information and opportunity to correct or prevent such statement or omission.
     The parties hereto agree that it would not be just and equitable if contribution pursuant to this Section 8.3(c) were determined by pro rata allocation or by any other method of allocation that does not take account of the equitable considerations referred to in the immediately preceding paragraph. The amount paid or payable by an indemnified party as a result of the Damages referred to in the immediately preceding paragraph shall be deemed to include, subject to the limitations set forth above, any legal or other expenses reasonably incurred by such indemnified party in connection with investigating or defending any such action or claim. Notwithstanding the provisions of this Section 8.3(c) , no Purchaser shall be required to contribute any amount in excess of the net proceeds realized by such Purchaser in the sale of Registrable Securities of the Purchaser to which such Damages relate. No Person guilty of fraudulent misrepresentation (within the meaning of Section 11(f) of the Securities Act) shall be entitled to contribution from any Person who was not guilty of such fraudulent misrepresentation.

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      8.4 Rule 144 Reporting
     With a view to making available to each Purchaser the benefits of Rule 144 under the Securities Act (or its successor rule) and any other rule or regulation of the Commission that may at any time permit such Purchaser to sell Warrant Shares to the public without registration, the Company covenants and agrees to: (i) use its commercially reasonable efforts to make and keep public information available, as those terms are understood and defined in Rule 144, until the earlier of (A) the one year anniversary of the Closing or (B) such date as all of the Purchasers’ Warrant Shares shall have been resold; and (ii) file with the Commission in a timely manner all reports and other documents required of the Company under the Exchange Act; and (iii) furnish to each Purchaser upon request, as long as such Purchaser owns any Warrant Shares, (A) a written statement by the Company that it has complied with the reporting requirements of the Exchange Act, (B) a copy of the Company’s most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K or Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and (C) such other information as may be reasonably requested in order to avail such Purchaser of any rule or regulation of the Commission that permits the selling of any such Warrant Shares without registration.
9. INTERPRETATION OF THIS AGREEMENT.
      9.1 Certain Defined Terms.
     For the purpose of this Agreement, the following terms shall have the meanings set forth below or set forth in the Section hereof following such term:
      Additional Common Stock — means Common Stock, including treasury shares, issued after the date hereof, except Class A Common Stock issued upon the exercise of any one or more Warrants.
      Affiliate — means, with respect to any Person, (a) a director, officer or stockholder of such Person, (b) a spouse, parent, sibling or descendant of such Person (or spouse, parent, sibling or descendant of any director or executive officer of such Person) and (c) any other Person that, directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, Controls, or is Controlled by, or is under common Control with, such Person, at such time; provided, however , that neither the Purchaser nor any Purchaser Affiliate shall be deemed to be an “Affiliate” of the Company and no Person holding any one or more of the Warrants shall be deemed to be an “Affiliate” of the Company solely by virtue of the ownership of such Securities.
      Agreement, this — and references thereto means this Warrant Agreement as it may from time to time be amended, restated, supplemented or modified.
      Base Dickey Share Amount — as defined in Section 6.2(a) .
      Beneficially Owned — has the meaning ascribed to in Rule 13d-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act (or any successor rule).

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      Board of Directors — means, at any time, the board of directors of the Company or any committee thereof which, in the instance, shall have the lawful power to exercise the power and authority of such board of directors.
      Class A Common Stock — as defined in Section 6.1(a) .
      Class B Common Stock — as defined in Section 6.1(a) .
      Class C Common Stock as defined in Section 6.1(a) .
      Closing — as defined in Section 1 .
      Commission — as defined in Section 4.7 .
      Common Stock — means shares now or hereafter authorized of any class of common stock of the Company and any other capital stock of the Company however designated that has the right (subject to any prior rights of any class or series of preferred stock) to participate in any distribution of the assets upon voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding up of the Company or in the earnings of the Company without limit as to per share amount, and includes without limitation, the presently authorized 200,000,000 shares of Class A Common Stock, 20,000,000 shares of Class B Common Stock and 30,000,000 shares of Class C Common Stock.
      Company — as defined in the introductory paragraph hereof.
      Consenting Lenders — as defined in the recitals to this Agreement.
      Control — means, with respect to any Person, the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of such Person, whether through the ownership of voting Securities, by contract or otherwise.
      Credit Agreement — as defined in the recitals to this Agreement.
      Damages — as defined in Section 8.3(a) .
      Denomination — means, in the case of any Warrant Certificate, the number of shares of Class A Common Stock issuable upon exercise of such Warrant Certificate represented thereby.
      Dickey Family — as defined in the introductory paragraph hereof.
      Exchange Act — means the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
      Exercise Price — means, prior to any adjustment pursuant to Section 5 , the Initial Exercise Price per share of Class A Common Stock; and thereafter such Initial Exercise Price as successively adjusted and readjusted from time to time in accordance with the provisions of Section 5 .
      Expiration Date — means June 29, 2019.

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      Fair Market Value — with respect to the Company, with respect to shares of Common Stock or with respect to any other property shall be determined by the Board of Directors in good faith, provided , that such determination is approved by the Required Warrantholders. The Fair Market Value of the shares of Common Stock shall not include a discount for a minority ownership interest. If the Board of Directors and the Required Warrantholders are unable to agree on the Fair Market Value within ten (10) days, then the Board of Directors shall select and approve an appraiser experienced in the business of evaluating or appraising the market value of securities (which appraiser shall be subject to approval by the Required Warrantholders, which approval shall not be unreasonably withheld). The Fair Market Value established by such appraiser shall be conclusive and binding on the parties and the fees and expenses for such appraiser shall be paid for by the Company.
      Fully Diluted Basis — means, with respect to any calculation of the number of shares of Common Stock at any time, the sum of:
     (a) the number of shares of Common Stock outstanding at such time (other than shares held by the Company so long as such shares remain treasury shares); plus
     (b) the aggregate number of shares of Common Stock issuable upon the exercise, conversion or exchange, as the case may be, of all Rights outstanding at such time, regardless of whether such Rights are then exercisable, convertible or exchangeable and regardless of whether the consideration given up by the holder of any such Right in connection with the exercise, conversion or exchange thereof would exceed the value of the Common Stock received upon such exercise, conversion or exchange.
For the sake of clarity, if any series of Common Stock, now or hereafter authorized, is convertible into more than one share of Class A Common Stock then each share of such series of Common Stock shall be treated as the number of shares of Class A Common Stock into which such share is convertible for all purposes in this Agreement.
      Governmental Entity — means any federal, state, local or foreign government, any political subdivision thereof, or any court, administrative or regulatory agency, department, instrumentality, body or commission or other governmental authority or agency, domestic or foreign.
      Initial Exercise Price — means $1.17.
      Law — means all statutes, rules, codes, regulations, restrictions, ordinances, orders, decrees, approvals, directives, judgments, injunctions, writs, awards and decrees of, or issued by, any Governmental Entity.
      Lenders — as defined in the recitals to this Agreement.
      Lien — means any mortgage, pledge, hypothecation, assignment, charge, deposit arrangement, encumbrance, lien (statutory or other), adverse claim or preference, priority or other security agreement or preferential arrangement of any kind or nature whatsoever, including any conditional sale or other title retention agreement, any financing lease involving

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substantially the same economic effect as any of the foregoing and the filing of any financing statement under the Uniform Commercial Code or comparable law of any jurisdiction.
      Market Price — means, per share of Class A Common Stock, as of any date of determination, the arithmetic mean of the daily closing prices for the fifteen (15) consecutive trading days before such date of determination; provided that if the Class A Common Stock is then neither listed nor admitted to trading on any national securities exchange, then “Market Price” means the Fair Market Value of such share.
      Offer as defined in Section 7 .
      Offer Notice — as defined in Section 7 .
      Person — means any natural person, corporation, partnership, limited liability company, firm, association, government, governmental agency or any other entity, whether acting in an individual, fiduciary or other capacity.
      Prospective Purchaser — as defined in Section 7 .
      Purchaser — as defined in the introductory paragraph hereof.
      Purchaser Affiliate — means (a) a partner of a Purchaser, (b) any Person that, directly or indirectly through one or more intermediaries, Controls, or is Controlled by, or is under common Control with, a Purchaser and (c) any managed account or investment fund which is managed by a Purchaser or another Purchaser Affiliate described in clause (b) of this definition.
      Registrable Securities — as defined in Section 8.1 .
      Required Warrantholders — means, at any time, the holders of Warrants representing at least a majority of the Class A Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the Warrants then outstanding (exclusive of any Warrants directly or indirectly held by the Company, any Subsidiary or any Affiliate of the Company).
      Right — means and includes:
     (a) any warrant (including, without limitation, any Warrant) or any option (including, without limitation, employee stock options) to acquire any Common Stock;
     (b) any right issued to holders of the Common Stock, or any class thereof, permitting the holders thereof to subscribe for Additional Common Stock (pursuant to a rights offering or otherwise);
     (c) any right to acquire Common Stock pursuant to the provisions of any Security convertible or exchangeable into Common Stock (including, without limitation, an option or any convertible preferred stock); and
     (d) any similar right permitting the holder thereof to subscribe for or purchase Common Stock.

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      Securities Act — means the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
      Security — as defined in Section 2(1) of the Securities Act.
      Subsidiary — of any corporation means any other corporation, partnership or limited liability company of which greater than 50% of the outstanding shares of capital stock or other ownership interests having ordinary voting power for the election of directors (or others serving equivalent functions) is owned directly or indirectly by such corporation. Except as otherwise indicated herein, references to Subsidiaries shall refer to Subsidiaries of the Company.
      Third Amendment — as defined in the recitals to this Agreement.
      Transferee — means any registered transferee of all or any part of any one or more Warrant Certificates initially acquired by the Purchaser under this Agreement; provided , that such transfer is in accordance with this Agreement.
      Warrant — as defined in Section 1 .
      Warrant Certificate — means a certificate evidencing the Warrants in the forms set forth in Attachment A.
      Warrant Securities — means, collectively, the Warrants and the Warrant Shares.
      Warrant Shares — means the securities that a holder of a Warrant Certificate may acquire upon exercise or conversion of a Warrant, together with any other securities that such holder may acquire on account of any such Warrant Shares whether upon the making or paying of any dividend or other distribution on Common Stock, upon any split-up of such Common Stock, upon a recapitalization, merger, consolidation, share exchange, reorganization or other transaction or series of related transactions in which shares of Common Stock are changed into or exchanged for securities of another corporation, upon exercise of any preemptive right (or the exercise or conversion of any security which such holder may acquire in connection with the exercise of any preemptive right) with respect to any such Common Stock or otherwise.
      9.2 Section Heading and Table of Contents and Construction.
     (a) Section Headings and Table of Contents, etc. The titles of the Sections of this Agreement and the Table of Contents of this Agreement appear as a matter of convenience only, do not constitute a part hereof and shall not affect the construction hereof. The words “herein,” “hereof,” “hereunder” and “hereto” refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular Section or other subdivision. References to Sections are, unless otherwise specified, references to Sections of this Agreement. References to Annexes and Attachments are, unless otherwise specified, references to Annexes and Attachments attached to this Agreement.
     (b) Independent Construction . Each covenant contained herein shall be construed (absent an express contrary provision herein) as being independent of each other covenant contained herein, and compliance with any one covenant shall not

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(absent such an express contrary provision) be deemed to excuse compliance with one or more other covenants.
      9.3 Directly or Indirectly.
     Where any provision herein refers to action to be taken by any Person, or which such Person is prohibited from taking, such provision shall be applicable whether such action is taken directly or indirectly by such Person, including actions taken by or on behalf of any partnership in which such Person is a general partner.
      9.4 Governing Law.
      THIS AGREEMENT AND THE WARRANT CERTIFICATES SHALL BE CONSTRUED AND ENFORCED IN ACCORDANCE WITH, AND THE RIGHTS OF THE PARTIES SHALL BE GOVERNED BY, THE INTERNAL LAWS OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE, WITHOUT GIVING EFFECT TO THE CONFLICT OF LAWS RULES THEREOF TO THE EXTENT THAT ANY SUCH RULES WOULD REQUIRE OR PERMIT THE APPLICATION OF THE LAWS OF ANY OTHER JURISDICTION.
10. MISCELLANEOUS.
      10.1 Expenses.
          Except as expressly provided in this Agreement to the contrary, the Company agrees to pay, and save each Purchaser and any Transferees harmless against liability for the payment of, all reasonable out-of-pocket expenses (including, without limitation, the reasonable fees and disbursements of special counsel for the Purchasers and any Transferee) arising in connection with the transactions herein contemplated (other than the transfer taxes not payable by the Company pursuant to Section 4.3 ), including, without limitation:
               (a) compliance with Section 4.7 hereof;
               (b) the reasonable out-of-pocket costs and expenses (including reasonable attorneys’ fees; provided, however, that the Company shall not be required to pay the fees of more than one counsel for all holders of Warrants) incurred by the holders of Warrants in connection with the consideration, negotiation, preparation or execution of any amendments, waivers, consents, standstill agreements and other similar agreements with respect to this Agreement, the Warrant Certificates or the Warrants (whether or not any such amendments, waivers, consents, standstill agreements or other similar agreements are executed); and
               (c) any enforcement of (or determination of whether or how to enforce) any rights under this Agreement, the Warrant Certificates or the Warrants or in responding to any subpoena or other legal process or informal investigative demand issued in connection with this Agreement or the transactions contemplated hereby or by reason of any Purchaser or any Transferee having acquired any Warrant Certificate, including, without limitation, the reasonable fees and expenses of counsel engaged by the holders of the Warrants (provided, however, that the Company shall not be required to pay the fees of more than one counsel for all holders of

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Warrants) and the costs and expenses incurred in any bankruptcy case involving the Company or any Subsidiary.
      10.2 Amendment and Waiver.
     This Agreement may be amended, and the observance of any term of this Agreement may be waived, with and only with the written consent of the Company and the Required Warrantholders; provided, however, that no amendment or waiver of the provisions of this Section 10.2 , Section 5.4 or of any term defined in Section 9.1 to the extent used herein or therein, may be made without the prior written consent of all holders of Warrants then outstanding (excluding any Warrants directly or indirectly held by the Company, any Subsidiary or any Affiliate of the Company); and, provided, further, that
     (a) no such amendment or waiver of any of the provisions of this Agreement pertaining to the Exercise Price or the number of shares or kind of Common Stock that may be purchased upon exercise of each Warrant; and
     (b) no change accelerating the occurrence of the Expiration Date
shall be effective as to the holder of any Warrants unless consented to in writing by such holder.
      10.3 Entire Agreement.
     This Agreement embodies the entire agreement and understanding between the Purchasers and the Company and supersedes all prior agreements and understandings relating to the subject matter hereof.
      10.4 Successors and Assigns.
     All covenants and other agreements in this Agreement contained by or on behalf of any of the parties hereto shall bind and inure to the benefit of the respective successors and assigns of the parties hereto to the extent they become holders of Warrants (including, without limitation, any Transferee) whether so expressed or not. Notwithstanding the foregoing sentence, except as provided in Section 5.4 , the Company may not assign any of its rights, duties or obligations hereunder or under the Warrant Certificates without the prior written consent of all holders of Warrants then outstanding.
      10.5 Notices.
     All communications hereunder or under the Warrants shall be in writing and shall be delivered either by national overnight courier or by facsimile transmission (confirmed by delivery by national overnight courier sent on the day of the sending of such facsimile transmission), and shall be addressed to the following addresses:
     (a) if to a Purchaser, at its address set forth on such Purchaser’s respective joinder to this Agreement or at such other address as such Purchaser shall have specified to the Company in writing; and

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     (b) if to the Company, at the address set forth below, or at such other address as the Company shall have specified to each holder of Warrants in writing.
To:
Cumulus Media, Inc.
3280 Peachtree Road, N.W., Suite 2300
Atlanta, GA 30305
Any communication addressed and delivered as herein provided shall be deemed to be received when actually delivered to the address of the addressee (whether or not delivery is accepted) or received by the telecopy machine of the recipient. Any communication not so addressed and delivered shall be ineffective unless actually received by the intended addressee. Notwithstanding the foregoing provisions of this Section, service of process in any suit, action or proceeding arising out of or relating to this Agreement or any document, agreement or transaction contemplated hereby shall be delivered in the manner provided in Section 10.8(c) .
      10.6 Severability.
     Any provision of this Agreement that is prohibited or unenforceable in any jurisdiction shall, as to such jurisdiction, be ineffective to the extent of such prohibition or unenforceability without invalidating the remaining provisions hereof, and any such prohibition or unenforceability in any jurisdiction shall not invalidate or render unenforceable such provision in any other jurisdiction.
      10.7 Execution in Counterpart.
     This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts and shall be effective when at least one counterpart shall have been executed by each party hereto, and each set of counterparts that, collectively, show execution by each party hereto shall constitute one duplicate original.
      10.8 Waiver of Jury Trial; Consent to Jurisdiction, Etc.
     (a) Waiver of Jury Trial . THE PARTIES HERETO VOLUNTARILY AND INTENTIONALLY WAIVE ANY RIGHT ANY OF THEM MAY HAVE TO A TRIAL BY JURY IN RESPECT OF ANY LITIGATION ARISING OUT OF, UNDER OR IN CONNECTION WITH THIS AGREEMENT OR THE WARRANTS OR ANY OF THE DOCUMENTS, AGREEMENTS OR TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY.
     (b) Consent to Jurisdiction . ANY SUIT, ACTION OR PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR THE WARRANTS, OR ANY OF THE DOCUMENTS, AGREEMENTS OR TRANSACTIONS CONTEMPLATED HEREBY OR ANY ACTION OR PROCEEDING TO EXECUTE OR OTHERWISE ENFORCE ANY JUDGMENT IN RESPECT OF ANY BREACH UNDER THIS AGREEMENT, THE WARRANTS OR ANY DOCUMENT OR AGREEMENT CONTEMPLATED HEREBY MAY BE BROUGHT BY SUCH

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PARTY TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW IN ANY FEDERAL DISTRICT COURT LOCATED IN THE DISTRICT OF DELAWARE (OR, IF SUCH FEDERAL DISTRICT COURTS ARE UNAVAILABLE, IN ANY STATE COURT LOCATED IN WILMINGTON, DELAWARE) AS SUCH PARTY MAY IN ITS SOLE DISCRETION ELECT, AND BY THE EXECUTION AND DELIVERY OF THIS AGREEMENT, THE PARTIES HERETO IRREVOCABLY AND UNCONDITIONALLY SUBMIT TO THE NON-EXCLUSIVE IN PERSONAM JURISDICTION OF EACH SUCH COURT, AND EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO IRREVOCABLY WAIVES AND AGREES NOT TO ASSERT IN ANY PROCEEDING BEFORE ANY TRIBUNAL, BY WAY OF MOTION, AS A DEFENSE OR OTHERWISE, ANY CLAIM THAT IT IS NOT SUBJECT TO THE IN PERSONAM JURISDICTION OF ANY SUCH COURT. IN ADDITION, EACH OF THE PARTIES HERETO IRREVOCABLY WAIVES, TO THE FULLEST EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW, ANY OBJECTION THAT IT MAY NOW OR HEREAFTER HAVE TO THE LAYING OF VENUE IN ANY SUIT, ACTION OR PROCEEDING ARISING OUT OF OR RELATING TO THIS AGREEMENT OR ANY DOCUMENT, AGREEMENT OR TRANSACTION CONTEMPLATED HEREBY BROUGHT IN ANY SUCH COURT, AND HEREBY IRREVOCABLY WAIVES ANY CLAIM THAT ANY SUCH SUIT, ACTION OR PROCEEDING BROUGHT IN ANY SUCH COURT HAS BEEN BROUGHT IN AN INCONVENIENT FORUM.
     (c) Other Forums . NOTHING HEREIN SHALL IN ANY WAY BE DEEMED TO LIMIT THE ABILITY OF ANY PURCHASER OR ANY OTHER HOLDER OF A WARRANT TO SERVE ANY WRITS, PROCESSES OR SUMMONSES IN ANY MANNER PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW OR TO OBTAIN JURISDICTION OVER THE COMPANY IN SUCH OTHER JURISDICTION, AND IN SUCH OTHER MANNER, AS MAY BE PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW.
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      IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the parties hereto has caused this Agreement to be duly executed and delivered on its behalf by one of its duly authorized officers or representatives.
         
  COMPANY:


CUMULUS MEDIA INC.

 
 
  By:   /s/ Martin R. Gausvik    
    Name:   Martin R. Gausvik   
    Title:   Executive Vice President
Treasurer & Chief Financial Officer 
 
 
         
  DICKEY FAMILY :
 
 
  /s/ Lewis W. Dickey, Sr.    
  Lewis W. Dickey, Sr.   
     
  /s/ Lewis W. Dickey, Jr.    
  Lewis W. Dickey, Jr.   
     
  /s/ John W. Dickey    
  John W. Dickey   
     
  /s/ Michael W. Dickey    
  Michael W. Dickey   
     
  /s/ David W. Dickey    
  David W. Dickey   
     
 
  Lewis W. Dickey, Sr. Revocable Trust
 
 
     
  By:   /s/ Lewis W. Dickey, Jr.    
    Name:   Lewis W. Dickey, Jr.   
    Title:      
 
  DBBC, LLC
 
 
  By:   /s/ John W. Dickey    
    Name:   John W. Dickey   
    Title:   Vice President   
 
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Exhibit 99.1
Cumulus Media Inc. Announces Third Amendment to Credit Facility.
     Atlanta, Georgia — June 29, 2009 — Cumulus Media Inc. (the “Company”) today announced that it has entered into an amendment to its senior secured credit facility, which was overwhelmingly approved by the lenders. The amendment provides the Company with compliance relief from its principal financial covenants, including leverage and fixed charge ratios, until March 31, 2011.
     Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, Lew Dickey, commented, “We value the partnership with our lenders and appreciate their constructive approach that enables us to operate through the current economic environment. It was a mutually beneficial outcome for our lenders and shareholders.”
     Under the amendment, the Company will be required through December 31, 2010 to maintain minimum liquidity and consolidated EBITDA levels. Further details concerning the amendment will be contained in a current report on Form 8-K to be filed by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
     In connection with the amendment, the Company has voluntarily prepaid $32.5 million of the outstanding principal amount of the term loan, so that as of June 29, 2009, the Company had outstanding borrowings of approximately $647.9 million under the senior secured credit facility. In addition, the Company has agreed to issue warrants to the lenders who consented to the amendment exercisable for an aggregate of 1,250,000 shares of the Class A common stock of the Company.
     The Company’s sole financial advisor in connection with the amendment was Citadel Securities, a division of Citadel Derivatives Group LLC.
     The Company is the second largest radio broadcaster in the United States based on station count, and combined with its affiliate, CMP Media Partners, LLC, the Company is the fourth largest radio broadcast company in the United States based on net revenues, controlling approximately 350 radio stations in 68 U.S. media markets.
     Statements in this release may constitute “forward-looking” statements, which are statements that relate to the Company’s future plans, revenues, station operating income, earnings, objectives, expectations, performance, and similar projections, as well as any facts or assumptions underlying these statements or projections. Actual results may differ materially from the results expressed or implied in these forward-looking statements, due to various risks, uncertainties or other factors. These factors include competition within the radio broadcasting industry, advertising demand in our markets, the possibility that advertisers may cancel or postpone schedules in response to national or world events, competition for audience share, our success in executing and integrating acquisitions, our ability to generate sufficient cash flow to meet our debt service obligations and finance operations, and other risk factors described from time to time in the Company’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including the Company’s Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2008. The Company assumes no responsibility to update the forward-looking statements contained in this release as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.
For additional information, contact: Marty Gausvik, Cumulus Media Inc. (404) 949-0700