Regulatory Filings • Feb 10, 2019
Regulatory Filings
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Set forth below is a non-exhaustive and non-binding list of certain key terms proposed by Searchlight Capital Partners, L.P. ("SCP") in connection with the potential acquisition (the "Transaction") from Internet Gold - Golden Lines Ltd. ("IGLD") of all of its equity interests in B Communications Ltd. ("BComm"), by a purchaser affiliated with funds and/or investment vehicles advised by SCP (the "Purchaser").
their respective best efforts to allow SCP and its advisors the opportunity to finalize SCP's confirmatory due diligence with respect to the matters set forth on Annex I attached hereto. For the avoidance of doubt, SCP intends to conclude its confirmatory due diligence within a matter of days and in all cases prior to the execution of the Definitive Agreement.
• The proposal outlined in this document shall expire at 5 p.m. (U.S. Eastern Time) on February 14, 2019 unless the Exclusivity Agreement has been entered into before such time. The SCP Final Offer shall expire at the end of the Negotiation Period if a Definitive Agreement has not been concluded by the parties before such time (and entered into promptly thereafter).
| Issue | Searchlight Proposal | |||
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| The Transaction | Acquisition by Purchaser of all of the equity interests of BComm held by IGLD. |
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| Purchase Price | SCP proposes two Purchase Price alternatives: | |||
| i) Closing and Contingent Consideration, which shall include two components: |
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| (1) An amount of NIS 17.00 per share for BComm shares owned by IGLD to be paid at the closing of the Transaction (the "Closing"); and |
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| (2) A contingent payment of up to NIS 8.00 per share for BComm shares owned by IGLD to be paid post-Closing based on the mechanics set forth on Annex II (in the aggregate, the "Contingent Consideration"); OR |
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| ii) Closing Consideration, which shall include only an amount of NIS 17.50 per share for BComm shares owned by IGLD to be paid at the Closing. |
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| The aggregate amount referred to in the preceding clause (i)(1) or (ii), as applicable, the "Closing Payment". |
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| Conditions to Closing |
The Definitive Agreement will contain customary Closing conditions for a transaction of this type, including: |
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| • Issuance of a 'control permit' (which does not include any conditions or obligations that are reasonably unacceptable to Purchaser or constitute a Burdensome Condition). "Burdensome Condition" means any condition or term that (i) would reasonably be expected to have a material and adverse effect on Purchaser (after giving effect to the Transaction); provided that conditions that are expressly included in the currently effective 'control permit' (assuming no changes to the licenses granted to the Bezeq |
subsidiaries by the Israeli Ministry of Communications or any other relevant governmental authority) shall not be considered conditions or terms that would reasonably be expected to have a material and adverse effect on Purchaser, or (ii) would apply to or bind any SCP entity or their portfolio companies other than solely with respect to their operation in the State of Israel (if any).
| suspension of trading specific to the BComm's or Bezeq's securities. |
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| (i) As of the Closing, there shall be at least NIS 422 million of • cash and cash equivalents at BComm (reflective of the March 28, 2019, Series B cash redemption of NIS 233 million, inclusive of accrued interest), plus all dividends and debt issuance proceeds received between the execution of a Definitive Agreement and Closing; and (ii) the indebtedness of BComm SP1 and SP2 shall not exceed NIS 2,240 million par value (not including Series B indebtedness that will mature on March 28, 2019 and be paid pre Closing); provided that BComm shall be permitted to raise up to NIS 60 million of debt (on terms generally consistent with BComm's past debt issuance), subject to commensurate increase in the amount of cash referred to in clause (i). |
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| Representations and Warranties |
The Definitive Agreement will contain customary "fundamental" and other representations and warranties. The non-"fundamental" representations will generally survive the Closing for a period of twelve (12) months, and the "fundamental" representations will survive for 60 days following the expiration of the applicable statute of limitations. |
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| Indemnification; Escrow |
The Definitive Agreement will include indemnification obligations by IGLD backstopped by an escrow: |
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| IGLD shall indemnify Purchaser for breaches of any of its • representations, warranties or covenants. Parties to discuss appropriate indemnification with respect to (i) Restricted Matters (as defined below), and (ii) any litigation-related matters, facts or occurrences that were known to IGLD as of the date of the Definite Agreement but not properly disclosed to Purchaser. |
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| 10% of the Closing Payment shall be deposited in an escrow • account (the "Escrow Fund"). Subject to any holdback for pending claims, the amounts in the Escrow Fund shall be released following the one-year anniversary of the Closing. |
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| Except in the case of fraud, the Purchaser's sole recourse against • IGLD shall be limited to (i) the Escrow Fund, and (ii) Purchaser's right to set off up to 10% of the Contingent Consideration (if and to the extent payable pursuant to this Definitive Agreement) against any losses indemnifiable by IGLD. |
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| Covenants | Interim Operating Covenants. The Definitive Agreement will • contain pre-Closing covenants that will, among other things, require IGLD to use its entire voting rights and controlling power |
| in BComm (subject to applicable fiduciary duties under applicable law) to cause BComm and its subsidiaries (including Bezeq) to take, or refrain from taking, certain actions as is customary for a transaction of this type (the "Restricted Matters"). • Transitional Services. IGLD shall use its reasonable best efforts to separate, prior to the Closing, any functions and services shared between IGLD and BComm. The Definitive Agreement will include a transitional services agreement, pursuant to which IGLD shall continue to provide to BComm, during the 12-month period following the Closing, such services and functions (to the extent not separated prior to the Closing) on a transitional basis (any or all of which could be terminated by Purchaser upon prior notice). |
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| Termination Fee; Solvency Proceedings Termination |
• Purchaser Termination Fee. In the event the Definitive Agreement is terminated prior to Closing by IGLD due to a breach by Purchaser, and at the time of such termination all conditions to the obligations of Purchaser have been satisfied or would be satisfied if the Closing were then to occur (other than conditions that were not satisfied (and could not be satisfied if the Closing were then to occur) as a result of Purchaser's breach of the Definitive Agreement), Purchaser shall pay IGLD an amount in cash equal to 10% of the Closing Payment ("Purchaser Termination Fee"). |
| • IGLD Termination Fee. IGLD shall pay to Purchaser an amount in cash equal to 10% of the Closing Payment (the "IGLD Termination Fee") if the Definitive Agreement is validly terminated by either party pursuant to the "outside date"1 provision and at such time of termination (i) all regulatory approvals (including the control permit) have been obtained, and (ii) any of the conditions to the Closing in the Section above that is marked with an asterisk (*) has not been satisfied. |
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| • Solvency Proceedings. In the event that after the Definitive Agreement has been entered into (i) a court overseeing proceedings with regard to IGLD's solvency determines that a vote of IGLD's bondholders is required in connection with the Definitive Agreement, (ii) the Definitive Agreement is not ratified and confirmed by such bondholder vote, and (iii) the Definitive Agreement is terminated prior to the Closing (by either party or otherwise) following an order by such court that mandates any material amendment or modification to the Definitive Agreement |
1 To be 4 months following the date of the Definitive Agreement (as may be extended by additional 90 days for regulatory approvals).
| or requires termination of the Definitive Agreement, then IGLD shall pay to SCP a break-up fee in an amount equal to \$4,000,000. For the avoidance of doubt, and without limiting the foregoing (including, without limitation, in respect of the Negotiation Period or the Exclusivity Agreement), once the Definitive Agreement has been entered into, prior to due termination of the Definitive Agreement in accordance with its terms, neither IGLD nor any of its direct or indirect subsidiaries shall enter into any contract, agreement, arrangement or understanding (whether written, oral or otherwise) in respect of any Alternative Transaction. |
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| In the event the Definitive Agreement is terminated under • circumstances giving rise to the payment of the Purchaser Termination Fee or the IGLD Termination Fee, as the case may be, the other party's (i.e., Purchaser, if the IGLD Termination Fee is payable; or IGLD, if the Purchaser Termination Fee is payable) and its affiliates' and representatives' sole and exclusive remedy against such paying party for any loss in connection with, relating to or arising out of the Definitive Agreement or the Transaction shall be to receive payment of such IGLD Termination Fee or Purchaser Termination Fee (as applicable). |
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| Non-Binding | For the avoidance of doubt, this document has been prepared for convenience purposes only, and shall not give rise to any binding obligation on the part of any party. |
o Any other decrees, judgments, orders, writs, injunctions, rulings and settlement agreements, to which BComm and/or any of its direct or indirect subsidiaries or any of its or their officers, directors, nominees for director, key employees or controlling shareholders is a party or is bound related to Bezeq-DBS Transaction or the wholesale market.

| Mechanism Overview | ||||||||
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| (A) Upfront Price / Share | 17.00 | |||||||
| SCP MoM | ||||||||
| Target | Min | Max | Max Upside | |||||
| 2.50x | 47.25 | 49.25 | 2.00 | |||||
| 2.75x | 54.00 | 56.00 | 2.00 | |||||
| 3.00x | 60.75 | 62.75 | 2.00 | |||||
| 3.25x | 67.50 | ട്വ 20 | 2.00 | |||||
| (A + B + C + D + E) Total Price / Share Including Upside | ||||||||
| Implied Target Bcom Share Price Threshold at Exit (1) |
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