EFTA00792727.pdf
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SALE OF PHAIDON LLC
TERM SHEET
Draft: 12/18/17
1. Pre-sale Actions: Prior to the closing of the sale (as described below), the following
transactions will be implemented:
Transaction Details
Conversion and Cancellation of Phaidon Global LLC ("Global') contributes to
PPL Debt by Global Phaidon Press Limited ("PPL") in exchange for
shares of PPL $15 million of Notes receivable from
PPL (after cancelling all interest accrued and unpaid
thereon). Global contributes such PPL shares to
PLLC in exchange for additional equity in PLLC.
PPL subsequently cancels such $15 million of Notes
receivable.
Conversion and Cancellation of Global contributes to PLLC for additional equity a
PLLC Debt by Global $2.8 million Note receivable from PLLC (after
cancelling all interest accrued and unpaid thereon).
PLLC subsequently cancels such $2.8 million Note
receivable.
Modification by Global of PPL Global and PPL agree to (i) extent the maturity date
Debt of the remaining $3 million Note from PPL held by
Global to December 31, 2024, (ii) cancel all interest
accrued and unpaid thereon and (iii) modify the
payment terms to provide for the payment of interest
in cash on an annual basis.
Documentation by Global of Global and JMWT Ltd. agree to document the $3.2
JMWT Ltd. Debt million loan made by Global to JMWT Ltd. The
Note should have a maturity of December 31, 2024
and bear interest at the rate of one-month LIBOR +
2.50% per annum, to be paid in cash each year on
the anniversary date of the Note.
Determination of Sale Price Empire Valuation to determine enterprise value of
PLLC following the above transactions.
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Funding Arrangements JMWT LLC commits as of the Closing Date to
provide to PPL a 7-year term revolving line of credit
of up to $7 million, drawdowns to bear interest at
the rate of one-month LIBOR + 2.50% per annum,
to be paid in cash each year on the anniversary date
of the drawdown.
JMWT LLC to be senior to Global as a creditor and
Global further agrees to be subordinated to an
additional $3 million of third party debt if JMWT
LLC refuses to increase the credit line above $7
million.
2. Sale
Buyer EFS Member LLC ("EFS")
Seller Global
Interest Sold 100% of Global's interest in PLLC
Purchase Price 25% payable in cash and 75% payable with a note
from EFS, having a maturity date of December 31,
2024 and bearing interest at the rate of 2.11% per
annum, to be paid in cash or PIK each year on the
anniversary date of the Note.
Modification by Global of EFS Consolidation of existing $1.5 million note from
Debt EFS to Global with purchase price note referred to
above (all accrued interest to be prepaid).
Closing Date December 18, 2017
Terms of Sale Conditions to Closing: Presale actions listed above.
Global's indemnification obligations to be
guaranteed by APO-01 Declaration ("APO-01") in
exchange for the Publishing Trust agreeing to
reimburse APO-01 for all such payments and to
subordinate payments on its notes receivable from
Global until APO-01 has been fully repaid on any
such indemnification payments and on its notes
receivable from Global.
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Post-Closing Governance EFS will be sole owner and manager of PLLC
Global will have the right to appoint 1 member to
the PPL Board, who will initially be Benjamin
Black.
Amendment of LLC Agreement The LLC Agreement of PLLC will be amended to
reflect the LLC's single member ownership.
3. Post-sale Actions: Following the closing of the sale, the following transactions will be
implemented:
Contribution of Equity and Debt PLLC contributes to JMWT Ltd. in exchange for
by PLLC, issuance of additional additional shares of JMWT Ltd. (i) all of the PPL
shares by JMWT Ltd. equity received in "Conversion and Cancellation of
PPL Debt by Global" above and (ii) $2.6 million of
Notes receivable from PPL (after cancelling all
interest accrued and unpaid thereon). JMWT Ltd.
approves the contribution and issues the shares.
Conversion and Cancellation of JMWT Ltd. contributes to PPL in exchange for
Debt by JMWT Ltd., issuance of additional shares of PPL $2.6 million of Notes
additional shares by PPL receivable from PPL. PPL approves the contribution
and issues shares.
PPL subsequently cancels such $2.6 million of
Notes receivable.
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