SC 13D
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 13D
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Amendment No. )*
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CENTRAL EUROPEAN MEDIA ENTERPRISES LTD. |
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(Name of Issuer) |
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Class A Common Stock, par value $0.08 per share |
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(Title of Class of Securities) |
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G20045202 |
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Paul T. Cappuccio, Esq. |
Executive Vice President and General Counsel |
Time Warner Inc. |
One Time Warner Center |
New York, New York 10019 |
(212) 484-8000 |
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(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person |
Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications) |
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March 22, 2009 |
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(Date of Event which Requires |
Filing of this Schedule) |
If the filing person has previously filed a statement on Schedule 13G to report the acquisition
that is the subject of this Schedule 13D, and is filing this schedule because of §§ 240.13d-1(e),
240.13d-1(f) or 240.13d-1(g), check the following box: o
NOTE: Schedules filed in paper format shall include a signed original and five copies of the
schedule, including all exhibits. See Rule 240.13d-7 for other parties to whom copies are to be
sent.
* The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting persons initial filing on
this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and for any subsequent amendment
containing information which would alter disclosures provided in a prior cover page.
The information required on the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed to be filed for
the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Act) or otherwise subject to
the liabilities of that section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act
(however, see the Notes).
SCHEDULE 13D
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NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY):
Time Warner Inc. 13-4099534 |
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CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (SEE INSTRUCTIONS)
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AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON |
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CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (SEE INSTRUCTIONS) |
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Consists of shares subject to a voting agreement, beneficial ownership of which is disclaimed. See Item 5. |
SCHEDULE 13D
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NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
TW Media Holdings LLC 61-1593422 |
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PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) |
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15.2% (See Item 5) |
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TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (SEE INSTRUCTIONS) |
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Consists of shares subject to a voting agreement, beneficial ownership of which is disclaimed.
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Item 1. Security and Issuer
This statement on Schedule 13D relates to the Class A Common Stock, par value $0.08 per share
(the Class A Common Stock) of Central European Media Enterprises Ltd., a Bermuda company
(the Issuer), with principal executive offices at Aldwych House, 81 Aldwych, London WC2B
4HN, United Kingdom.
Item 2. Identity and Background
This statement is filed on behalf of Time Warner Inc., a Delaware corporation (Time
Warner) and TW Media Holdings LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and direct, wholly
owned subsidiary of Time Warner (TW Media and, together with Time Warner, the
Reporting Persons). The Reporting Persons are filing jointly, and the agreement among
the Reporting Persons to file jointly is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein
by reference. Time Warner owns directly all of the equity interests of TW Media. The address of
the principal business office of each of the Reporting Persons is One Time Warner Center, New York,
New York 10019.
The principal business of Time Warner is providing media and entertainment services, including
interactive services, filmed entertainment, television networks and publishing. The names,
business addresses, citizenships and present principal occupations or employment of each executive
officer and director of Time Warner are set forth on Annex A hereto. The principal business of TW
Media is to serve as a holding company for various investments of Time Warner in Eastern and
Central Europe. TW Media does not have any directors and the names, business addresses,
citizenships and present principal occupations or employment of each executive officer of TW Media
are set forth on Annex B hereto.
On March 21, 2005, pursuant to an approved settlement with the Securities and Exchange
Commission (the SEC) in connection with its investigation of Time Warners accounting and
disclosure practices, Time Warner agreed, without admitting or denying any wrongdoing, to be
enjoined from future violations of certain provisions of the securities laws and to comply with a
prior SEC cease-and-desist order issued to its subsidiary, America Online, Inc. (now known as AOL
LLC), in May 2000. In connection with the SECs investigation, in March 2005, Pascal Desroches
(Time Warners Controller) also reached a settlement approved by the SEC pursuant to which he
agreed, without admitting or denying the SECs allegations, to the entry of an administrative order
that he cease and desist from any future violations of certain reporting provisions of the
securities laws; however, he is not subject to any suspension, bar or penalty.
Item 3. Source and Amount of Funds or Other Consideration
On March 22, 2009 (the Effective Date), TW Media entered into a Subscription
Agreement (the Subscription Agreement), dated as of the Effective Date, with the Issuer,
pursuant to which TW Media agreed to purchase for cash (a) 14,500,000 shares of Class A Common
Stock (the Class A Subscription Shares) at a
purchase price of $12.00 per share and (b)
4,500,000 shares of Class B Common Stock, par value $0.08 per share (the Class B Common
Stock and, together with the Class A Common Stock, the CME Common Stock), (such
shares of Class B Common Stock, the Class B Subscription Shares and, together with the
Class A Subscription Shares, the Subscription Shares), at a purchase price of $15.00 per
share, for an aggregate purchase price of the Subscription Shares of $241,500,000. The issuance of
the
Subscription Shares is subject to, among other things, the approval by a majority of the votes
of the holders of the Class A Common Stock and the Class B Common Stock, voting together as a
single class, and certain other conditions set forth in the Subscription Agreement, including
certain regulatory approvals.
On the Effective Date, the Issuer and Time Warner issued a joint press release (the
Press Release) announcing the entry into the Subscription Agreement.
The foregoing descriptions of the Subscription Agreement and the Press Release do not purport
to be complete and are qualified in their entirety by reference to the Subscription Agreement and
the Press Release, which are attached hereto as Exhibits 99.2 and 99.3, respectively, and are
incorporated by reference into this Item 3.
The transaction is subject to closing conditions set forth in the Subscription Agreement. The
investment will be made by TW Media or another wholly-owned direct or indirect subsidiary of Time
Warner. It is expected that the funds to be used to purchase the Subscription Shares will be
contributed from the working capital of Time Warner.
Item 4. Purpose of Transaction
The purpose of the transactions described in Item 3 was to acquire an equity interest in the
Issuer. In connection with the acquisition of the Subscription Shares, one nominee of TW Media
will be appointed to the Issuers board of directors on the Closing Date (as hereinafter defined)
and one nominee of TW Media will be granted the right to attend meetings of the Issuers board of
directors and to participate in such meetings as a non-voting
observer. Additionally, as described in Item 6 and following the
Closing Date, certain shareholders of the Issuer will agree to use
their best efforts to elect up to two designees of TW Media to the
Issuers board of directors, subject to certain limitations.
The Reporting Persons entered into the transaction described in Item 3 for investment
purposes. The Reporting Persons intend to review on a continuing basis the investment in the
Issuer. Based on such review and depending on the price and availability of the Issuers
securities, the Reporting Persons and their affiliates may, subject to certain limitations as
described in this Schedule 13D, acquire, or cause to be acquired, additional securities of the
Issuer, in the open market or otherwise, dispose of, or cause to be disposed of, securities of the
Issuer, in the open market or otherwise, at any time, or formulate other purposes, plans or
proposals regarding the Issuer or any of its securities, the Issuers affiliates, the Issuers
business, financial condition and operating results, general market and industry conditions, or
other factors. Subject to the terms of the other transaction agreements as disclosed herein,
including related transfer restrictions, rights of first offer, tag-along rights, the standstill
agreement and preemptive rights, the Reporting Persons and their affiliates do not have any present
plans or proposals with respect to the following: (a) the acquisition by any person of additional
securities of the Issuer, or the disposition of securities of the Issuer; (b) an extraordinary
corporate transaction, such as a merger, reorganization or liquidation, involving the Issuer or any
of its subsidiaries; (c) a sale or transfer of a material amount of assets of the Issuer or any of
its subsidiaries; (d) any change in the present board of directors or management of the Issuer,
including any plans or proposals to change the number or term of directors or to fill any existing
vacancies on the board of directors; (e) any material change in the present capitalization or
dividend policy of the Issuer; (f) any other material change in the Issuers business or corporate
structure; (g) changes in the Issuers charter or bye-laws or other actions that might impede the
acquisition of control of the Issuer by any person; (h) causing a class of securities of the Issuer
to be delisted from a national securities exchange or to cease to be authorized to be quoted in an
interdealer quotation system of a registered national securities association; (i) causing a class
of equity securities of the Issuer to become eligible for termination of registration pursuant to
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Section 12(g)(4)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the
Act); or (j) any action similar to any of
those enumerated above. In addition, from time to time, the Reporting
Persons and their affiliates may hold discussions with the Issuer
regarding the matters described in subparagraphs (a) through
(j) above. Except as described above or otherwise disclosed in
this Schedule 13D, neither of the Reporting Persons nor, to the
best knowledge of the Reporting Persons, any person listed in Annexes
A and B hereto has any plans or proposals with respect to the matters
enumerated in subparagraphs (a) through (j) above (although
the Reporting Persons reserve the right to develop such plans).
Item 5. Interest in Securities of the Issuer
(a) As of the Effective Date and by virtue of the TW-Lauder Letter Agreement (as hereinafter
defined), the Reporting Persons may be deemed to beneficially own (i) 6,312,839 shares of Class B
Common Stock, (ii) 75,500 shares of Class B Common Stock underlying currently exercisable stock
options and (iii) 60,000 shares of Class A Common Stock (collectively, the Lauder Shares)
beneficially owned by Ronald S. Lauder (Mr. Lauder) as disclosed by Mr. Lauder in the
Schedule 13D/A filed with the SEC by him on March 26, 2009, representing approximately 15.2% of the
outstanding shares of CME Common Stock, based on calculations made in accordance with rule 13d-3(d)
of the Act, as amended. The percentage of beneficial ownership has been determined based on the
42,337,112 shares of CME Common Stock outstanding as of February 20, 2009, as reported in the
Issuers Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2008.
Shares of Class B Common Stock are convertible into shares of Class A Common Stock on a
one-to-one basis at any time at the option of the holder thereof without any additional
consideration. Assuming conversion of all of the shares of Class B Common Stock that may be deemed
to be beneficially owned by the Reporting Persons, the Reporting Persons may be deemed to
beneficially own 6,448,339 shares of Class A Common Stock, which would represent 15.2% of the
number of shares of CME Common Stock outstanding as of February 20, 2009.
Each share of Class A Common Stock entitles the holder to one vote on each matter submitted to
a vote of the Issuers stockholders and each share of Class B Common Stock entitles the holder to
ten votes on each such matter, including the election of directors of the Issuer. Assuming no
conversion of any of the outstanding Class B Shares, the Lauder Shares constitute 64.0% of the
aggregate voting power of the Issuer as of February 20, 2009.
Neither the Reporting Persons nor, to the knowledge of the Reporting Persons, any other person
named in Annexes A and B owns any shares of CME Common Stock other than as set forth herein.
(b) As of the Effective Date, the Reporting Persons may be deemed to have shared voting power
with respect to the Lauder Shares. Pursuant to the terms of the TW-Lauder Letter Agreement, Mr.
Lauder has agreed (i) to vote, and to cause his affiliates to vote, all shares of Class A Common
Stock and Class B Common Stock beneficially owned by them in favor of the issuance to TW Media by
the Issuer of the Subscription Shares and for approval of the terms of the Subscription Agreement,
the agreements attached as exhibits thereto and the other transactions contemplated thereby and
(ii) to vote, and to cause his affiliates to vote, such shares of Class A Common Stock and Class B
Common Stock against any other action or agreement that is intended to, or would reasonably be
expected to, prevent, impede, interfere with, delay or postpone the issuance to TW Media by the Issuer of the Subscription Shares, except as may be
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required by law, order, rule or regulation, including the rules and regulations of any stock
exchange. Each of the Reporting Persons disclaims beneficial ownership of the Lauder Shares.
The description of the TW-Lauder Letter Agreement does not purport to be complete and is
qualified in its entirety by reference to the TW-Lauder Letter Agreement, which is attached hereto
as Exhibit 99.3, and is incorporated by reference into this Item 5.
(c) Except as described above in Item 3, no transactions in the securities of the Issuer were
effected by the Reporting Persons or, to their knowledge, any other person named in Annexes A and B
during the past 60 days.
(d) Except for the Reporting Persons, no other person is known by the Reporting Persons to
have the right to receive or the power to direct the receipt of dividends from, or the proceeds
from the sale of, any securities of the Issuer beneficially owned by the Reporting Persons.
(e) Not applicable.
Item 6. Contracts, Arrangements, Understandings or Relationships with Respect to Securities of the Issuer
TW-Lauder Letter Agreement.
In connection with the execution and delivery of the Subscription Agreement, TW Media entered
into a letter agreement, dated the Effective Date, with Mr. Lauder (the TW-Lauder Letter
Agreement). Pursuant to the terms of the TW-Lauder Letter Agreement, Mr. Lauder has agreed
(i) to vote, and to cause his affiliates to vote, all shares of Class A Common Stock and Class B
Common Stock beneficially owned by them in favor of the issuance to TW Media by the Issuer of the
Subscription Shares and for approval of the terms of the Subscription Agreement, the agreements
attached as exhibits thereto and the other transactions contemplated thereby and (ii) to vote, and
to cause his affiliates to vote, such shares of Class A Common Stock and Class B Common Stock
against any other action or agreement that is intended to, or would reasonably be expected to,
prevent, impede, interfere with, delay or postpone the issuance to TW Media by the Issuer of the
Subscription Shares, except as may be required by law, order, rule or regulation, including the
rules and regulations of any stock exchange.
Additional Agreements.
The Subscription Agreement contemplates additional agreements to be entered into at or prior
to the closing of the issuance of the Subscription Shares (the Closing Date): an
Irrevocable Voting Deed and Corporate Representative Appointment among TW Media, RSL Savannah LLC
(RSL Savannah), Ronald S. Lauder and the Company (the Voting Deed); an investor
rights agreement among TW Media, RSL Savannah, Ronald S. Lauder, RSL Investments LLC, RSL
Investments Corporation and the Company (the Investor Rights Agreement); and a
registration rights agreement between the Company and TW Media (the Registration Rights
Agreement); each as discussed below.
Voting Deed.
Pursuant to the terms of the Voting Deed, and subject to the conditions contained therein, TW
Media will irrevocably grant RSL Savannah (a company wholly owned by
Mr. Lauder) the right to vote any shares of CME Common Stock owned by TW Media and its permitted
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transferees
(collectively, the TW Investors) during the term of the Voting Deed, with the power to
appoint a corporate representative or proxies of the TW Investors in all matters (subject to
certain exceptions described below) with respect to the voting of the equity securities of the
Issuer held by the TW Investors.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, the proxy to be granted pursuant to the Voting Deed will not
apply with respect to the voting of 50% of the Class A Subscription Shares, 50% of the Class B
Subscription Shares and shares of CME Common Stock acquired by the TW Investors from third parties
(other than the RSL Investors) then held by the TW Investors on any action, vote or consent in
respect of (a) any merger, consolidation, amalgamation, tender offer, recapitalization,
reorganization, scheme of arrangement or any other transaction resulting in the shareholders of the
Issuer immediately before such transaction owning, directly or indirectly, less than a majority of
the aggregate voting power of the resultant entity or (b) any sale of all or substantially all of
the assets of the Issuer, in each case in one transaction or in a series of related transactions.
Except as provided in the next sentence, the Voting Deed provides that it will expire on the
later of the four-year anniversary of the Closing Date and the date on which there are no shares of
Class B Common Stock outstanding. However, the Voting Deed will not terminate prior to (a) the
latest maturity date (or early repayment date) of certain indebtedness of the Issuer outstanding as
of the Effective Date or, if earlier, (b) the date on which the ownership of the Subscription
Shares by the TW Investors would not result in certain specified defaults under such indebtedness
of the Issuer. The Class B Common Stock automatically converts into Class A Common Stock when the
number of issued and outstanding shares of Class B Common Stock constitutes less than 10% of the
total issued and outstanding capital stock of the Issuer. Upon termination of the Voting Deed, 50%
of the Class B Subscription Shares and any other shares of Class B Common Stock acquired by the TW
Investors pursuant to the Investor Rights Agreement shall automatically convert to shares of Class
A Common Stock.
Investor Rights Agreement.
Pursuant to the Investor Rights Agreement, so long as the TW Investors or their affiliates
beneficially own at least a majority of the Subscription Shares, the RSL Investors will agree to
use their best efforts to elect two designees of the TW Investors to the Issuers board
of directors. So long as the TW Investors or their affiliates hold up to and including 50% but not
less than 25% of the Subscription Shares, the RSL Investors will agree to use their best
efforts to elect one designee of the TW Investors to the Issuers board of directors.
Pursuant to the terms of the Investor Rights Agreement, so long as the TW Investors hold at
least 25% of the Subscription Shares, the RSL Investors will not vote any equity securities of the
Issuer beneficially owned by them in favor of (a) an increase (via stock split, recapitalization,
reclassification or otherwise) in the number of shares of Class B Common Stock authorized by the
Issuers bye-laws as in existence on the Effective Date, (b) the issuance by the Issuer of any
shares of Class B Common Stock, (c) the issuance by the issuer of any preferred stock (or any other
securities) with general or specific voting rights superior to those of the Class A Common Stock,
(d) the authorization or issuance by the Issuer or any of its subsidiaries of any securities
exercisable for or convertible or exchangeable into (x) Class B Common Stock or (y) any other
securities of the Issuer with voting power superior to those of the Class A Common Stock or (e) a
modification of the terms of the Class B Common Stock as such terms existed on the Effective Date.
Pursuant to the terms of the TW-Lauder Letter Agreement, following
the Effective Date and until the earlier of (1) the Closing Date or (2) the termination of the Subscription
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Mr. Lauder has agreed not to, without the prior written consent of TW Media, take any
action with respect to the voting of equity securities of the Issuer beneficially owned by him as
discussed in this paragraph.
Under the terms of the Investor Rights Agreement, prior to the earlier of (x) the four-year
anniversary of the Closing Date, (y) the date on which the RSL Investors and their affiliates have
transferred more than 10% of the equity securities of the Issuer beneficially owned by them in the
aggregate in any given 365-day period and (z) the date on which the RSL Investors and their
affiliates in the aggregate have transferred more than 30% of the equity securities of the Issuer
beneficially owned by them in the aggregate, no TW Investor shall transfer any equity securities
(other than securities acquired from unaffiliated third parties other than the RSL Investors) at
any time other than transfers made to certain permitted transferees, with the consent of TW Media,
RSL Savannah and the Issuer, in connection with a change of control transaction of the Issuer (a
Change of Control Transaction) or pursuant to the rights of first offer or tag-along
rights discussed below.
Pursuant to the Investor Rights Agreement, transfers of shares of Class B Common Stock made by
the TW Investors and the RSL Investors (and their respective affiliates) to a third party will
result in the conversion of such shares of Class B Common Stock to shares of Class A Common Stock.
The Investor Rights Agreement will also subject transfers of equity securities of the Issuer by
either the RSL Investors or the TW Investors (or their respective affiliates) to unaffiliated third
parties to a right of first offer of the TW Investors or the RSL Investors, respectively. The
Investor Rights Agreement will also subject transfers of equity securities of the Issuer by either
the RSL Investors or the TW Investors (or their respective affiliates) to unaffiliated third
parties to a tag-along right of the TW Investors or the RSL Investors, respectively. Certain
permitted transfers, transfers made in connection with a Change of Control Transaction and certain
de minimis transfers to unaffiliated third parties will not be subject to either the rights of
first offer or the tag-along rights described in this paragraph.
Pursuant to the terms of the Investor Rights Agreement, for so long as either the TW Investors
beneficially own at least 25% of the Subscription Shares or the RSL Investors beneficially own at
least 25% of the equity securities of the Issuer held by them at the Closing Date, the Issuer will
not, without the consent of the TW Investors or the RSL Investors, respectively, and subject to
certain exceptions, (i) propose or authorize an increase (via stock split, recapitalization,
reclassification or otherwise) in the number of shares of Class B Common Stock authorized by the
Issuers governing documents as in existence on the Effective Date, (ii) issue any shares of Class
B Common Stock, (iii) issue any preferred stock (or any other securities) with general or specific
voting rights superior to those of the Class A Common Stock or (iv) issue, or authorize the
issuance of, by the Issuer or any of its subsidiaries, any securities exercisable for or
convertible or exchangeable into (A) Class B Common Stock or (B) any preferred stock of the Issuer
(or any other securities of the Issuer) with general or specific voting power superior to that of
the Class A Common Stock. The Issuer may issue options to purchase Class B Common Stock to the
RSL Investors (including Mr. Lauder) in connection with Mr. Lauders compensation for serving on
the Issuers board of directors.
Effective as of the Closing Date, TW Media will covenant not to engage, prior to the three
year anniversary of the Closing Date, in any discussions regarding a Change of Control Transaction
without the consent of RSL Savannah. Thereafter, until the four-year anniversary of the Closing
Date, the TW Investors will consult with RSL Savannah and the Issuer,
on a current basis and in good faith, regarding any discussions the TW Investors enter into in respect of a
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Change of Control Transaction and to provide RSL Savannah and the Issuer with thirty days notice
of the initiation by a TW Investor (or any affiliate thereof) of a sales process or negotiations in
respect of a Change of Control Transaction. RSL Savannah and the Issuer will undertake to consult
with TW Media, on a current basis and in good faith, in respect of any discussions or arrangements
in connection with a Change of Control Transaction and to provide TW Media with thirty days notice
of the initiation by an RSL Investor (or any affiliate thereof) or the Issuer of a sales process or
negotiations in respect of a Change of Control Transaction.
In the event that the Issuers board of directors determines, following the Closing Date, to
approve or recommend to the shareholders of the Issuer an offer in respect of a Change of Control
Transaction (a Takeover Proposal) and the TW Investors own at least 25% of the
Subscription Shares at such time, the TW Investors will have the right for a period of ten days
from notice of such offer or proposal to make an alternative offer or proposal for a Change of
Control Transaction. If the alternative offer or proposal from the TW Investors is more favorable
to the Issuers shareholders from a financial point of view than the Takeover Proposal, the
Issuers board of directors will approve such alternate offer, recommend to the shareholders such
alternate proposal and the RSL Investors will accept such alternate proposal; provided, that the
Issuers board of directors will not be obligated to recommend such alternate proposal from the TW
Investors if it has received a subsequent Takeover Proposal that is more favorable to the Issuers
shareholders from a financial point of view than the alternate proposal. If the TW Investors do
not make an offer or proposal that is more favorable to the Issuers shareholders from a financial
point of view than the Takeover Proposal, the TW Investors will accept such Takeover Proposal
within the time period required for such Takeover Proposal.
Pursuant to the Investor Rights Agreement, the TW Investors will agree that prior to the
termination of the Voting Deed, no TW Investor shall on its own or as part of a group (within the
meaning of Section 13(d)(3) of the Act) acquire equity securities of the Issuer representing an
aggregate voting power that exceeds 49.9% from time to time without the prior written consent of
the Issuers board of directors. This standstill provision will not prevent the TW Investors from
acquiring equity securities of the Issuer in a Change of Control Transaction approved by the
Issuers board of directors by which the TW Investors acquire a controlling interest of the Issuer.
The Issuer will also grant the TW Investors certain preemptive rights with respect to future
issuance of the Issuers equity securities (subject to certain customary exclusions) in order to
allow the TW Investors to maintain their pro rata ownership of the Issuer following the Closing
Date.
Registration Rights Agreement.
Pursuant to the Registration Rights Agreement, the TW Investors will be entitled to demand in
any twelve-month period up to two registrations and piggyback registration rights in respect of (a)
the Class A Subscription Shares, (b) any shares of Class A Common Stock acquired by TW Media or its
affiliates pursuant to the right of first offer in accordance with the Investor Rights Agreement,
(c) any shares of Class A Common Stock issued upon conversion of the Class B Subscription Shares,
(d) any shares of Class A Common Stock acquired by TW Media or one of its affiliates after the
Closing Date, so long as in the written opinion of counsel reasonably satisfactory to the Issuer
such shares when taken together with all other Registrable Securities (as hereinafter defined)
beneficially owned by TW Media and its affiliates may not be
transferred in any three-month period without limitation pursuant to
Rule 144 under the
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Securities Act of 1933, as amended (without regard to permitted dispositions by non-affiliates of
the Issuer), and securities described in clauses (a), (b), (c) and (d) above are then outstanding
and (e) any securities issued or issuable with respect to any shares of Class A Common Stock
referred to above by way of stock dividend or stock split or in connection with a combination of
shares, recapitalization, merger, consolidation or other reorganization or otherwise; provided that
such shares of Class A Common Stock are held by the TW Investors or other permitted transferees
(collectively, the Registrable Securities), subject to customary restrictions and
limitations. The Issuer will also be obligated, upon the request of TW Media and its permitted
transferees, to use its commercially reasonable efforts to file and cause to be effective a shelf
registration statement with respect to the Registrable Securities. The Issuer will be obligated to
indemnify the sellers of Registrable Securities, and each seller of Registrable Securities will be
obligated to indemnify the Issuer, against specified liabilities in connection with misstatements
or omissions in any registration statement.
The descriptions of the Subscription Agreement, the TW-Lauder Letter Agreement, the Voting
Deed, the Investor Rights Agreement and the Registration Rights Agreement do not purport to be
complete and are qualified in their entirety by reference to the Subscription Agreement, the
TW-Lauder Letter Agreement, the Voting Deed, the Investor Rights Agreement and the Registration
Rights Agreement, which are attached hereto as Exhibits 99.2, 99.3, 99.4, 99.5 and 99.6,
respectively, and are incorporated by reference into this Item 6.
Except for the Subscription Agreement, the TW-Lauder Letter Agreement, the Voting Deed, the
Investor Rights Agreement and the Registration Rights Agreement and to the best knowledge of the
Reporting Persons except as otherwise disclosed in this Schedule 13D, there are no contracts,
arrangements, understandings or relationships among the persons named in Annexes A and B or between
such persons and any other person with respect to any securities of the Issuer.
Item 7. Material to Be Filed as Exhibits
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Exhibit |
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Description |
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99.1 |
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Joint Filing Agreement, by and between Time Warner Inc. and
TW Media Holdings LLC, dated April 1, 2009 |
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99.2 |
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Subscription Agreement, by and between Central European Media
Enterprises Ltd. and TW Media Holdings LLC, dated March 22,
2009 |
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99.3 |
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Press Release, dated March 22, 2009 |
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99.4 |
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TW-Lauder Letter Agreement, dated March 22, 2009 |
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99.5 |
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Form of Irrevocable Voting Deed and Corporate Representative
Appointment, by and among RSL Savannah LLC, TW Media Holdings
LLC and Central European Media Enterprises Ltd. |
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99.6 |
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Form of Investor Rights Agreement, by and among Central
European Media Enterprises Ltd., Ronald S. Lauder, RSL
Savannah LLC, RSL Investment LLC, RSL Investments Corporation
and TW Media Holdings LLC |
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99.7 |
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Form of Registration Rights Agreement, by and between Central
European Media Enterprises Ltd. and TW Media Holdings LLC |
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SIGNATURES
After reasonable inquiry and to the best of each of the undersigneds knowledge and belief,
each of the undersigned, severally and not jointly, certifies that the information set forth in
this statement is true, complete and correct.
Dated: April 1, 2009
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TIME WARNER INC.
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By: |
/s/
Edward B. Ruggiero |
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Name: |
Edward B. Ruggiero |
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Title: |
Senior Vice President and Treasurer |
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TW MEDIA HOLDINGS LLC
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By: |
/s/
Edward B. Ruggiero |
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Name: |
Edward B. Ruggiero |
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Title: |
Senior Vice President and Treasurer |
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ANNEX A
The name, business address and present principal occupation or employment of each of the directors
and executive officers of Time Warner Inc. are as set forth below. Except as indicated below, the
business address for each executive officer and director is c/o Time Warner Inc., One Time Warner
Center, New York, New York 10019. Except as indicated below, each person is a citizen of the
United States of America.
Executive Officers of Time Warner Inc.
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Name |
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Principal Occupation |
Jeffrey L. Bewkes
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Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer |
Edward I. Adler
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Executive Vice President, Corporate Communications |
Paul T. Cappuccio
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Executive Vice President and General Counsel |
Patricia Fili-Krushel
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Executive Vice President, Administration |
John K. Martin, Jr.
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Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer |
Carol A. Melton
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Executive Vice President, Global Public Policy |
Olaf Olafsson*
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Executive Vice President |
Directors of Time Warner Inc.
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Name |
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Principal Occupation |
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Business Address |
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Herbert M. Allison, Jr.
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President and Chief
Executive Officer,
Fannie Mae
(government-sponsored
entity to support
U.S. housing and
mortgage market
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Fannie Mae
3900 Wisconsin Avenue N.W.
Washington, DC 20016 |
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James L. Barksdale
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Chairman and
President, Barksdale
Management
Corporation (private
investment
management)
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Barksdale Management Corporation
800 Woodland Parkway, Suite 118,
Ridgeland, MS 39157 |
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Jeffrey L. Bewkes
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Chairman of the Board
and Chief Executive
Officer, Time Warner
(media entertainment)
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N/A |
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Stephen F. Bollenbach
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Former Co-Chairman
and Chief Executive
Officer of Hilton
Hotels Corporation
(hospitality)
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N/A |
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Frank J. Caufield
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Co-Founder and
Partner Emeritus,
Kleiner Perkins
Caufield & Byers
(venture capital
firm)
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Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers
2750 Sand Hill Road
Menlo Park, CA 94025 |
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Robert C. Clark
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Distinguished Service Professor,
Harvard University (higher education)
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Harvard Law School
1563 Massachusetts Avenue,
Cambridge, MA 02138 |
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Mathias Döpfner**
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Chairman of the
Board, Chief
Executive Officer and
Head of the
Newspapers and
International
Divisions, Axel
Springer AG
(newspaper and
magazine publishing)
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Axel Springer AG
Axel-Springer-Straße 65
10888 Berlin |
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Name |
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Principal Occupation |
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Business Address |
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Jessica P. Einhorn
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Dean, Paul H. Nitze
School of Advanced
International Studies
(SAIS), The Johns
Hopkins University
(higher education)
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Paul H. Nitze School of
Advanced International Studies (SAIS),
The Johns Hopkins University
1740 Massachusetts Avenue, N.W.,
Washington, DC 20036 |
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Reuben Mark
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Former Chairman, Colgate-Palmolive Company (consumer products)
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N/A |
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Michael A. Miles
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Special Limited Partner, Forstmann
Little & Company (private investment firm)
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Forstmann Little & Company
767 Fifth Avenue
New York, NY 10153 |
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Kenneth J. Novack
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Senior Counsel,
Mintz, Levin, Cohn,
Ferris, Glovsky and
Popeo, PC (law firm)
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Mintz, Levin, Cohn,
Ferris, Glovsky and
Popeo, PC
One Financial Center
Boston, MA 02111 |
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Richard D. Parsons
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Former Chairman of
the Board, Time
Warner Inc. (media
and entertainment)
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N/A |
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Deborah C. Wright
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Chairman of the
Board, President and
Chief Executive
Officer Carver
Bancorp, Inc. and
Carver Federal
Savings Bank
(banking)
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Carver Bancorp, Inc.
75 West 125th Street,
New York, New York 10027 |
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Citizen of the Republic of Iceland |
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Citizen of the Federal Republic of Germany |
ANNEX B
The name and present principal occupation or employment of each of the executive officers of TW
Media Holdings are as set forth below. The business address for each executive officer is c/o Time
Warner Inc., One Time Warner Center, New York, New York 10019. Except as indicated below, each
person is a citizen of the United States of America. TW Media Holdings LLC does not have any
directors.
Executive Officers of TW Media Holdings LLC
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Name |
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Principal Occupation |
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Olaf Olafsson*
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President |
John K. Martin, Jr.
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Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer |
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* |
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Citizen of the Republic of Iceland |