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1-Oct-2009
Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement, Other Events
Agreement is open to the public (the "First Option"). In connection with the
exercise of the First Option, the Company received from S2BN consideration of
$4,000,000, which amount was included in revenue for the Company's fiscal year
ended February 28, 2009. Additionally, under the First Amendment, S2BN and the
Company also each had the unilateral right to exercise a second option (the
"Second Option") and a third option (the "Third Option"), each of which upon
exercise would grant to S2BN an additional exclusive license to present a
further eight "Bodies" exhibitions in the Exclusive Territory for an 18 month
period commencing after the expiration of the term of the license granted
pursuant to the previous option. S2BN would be required to pay the Company
$4,000,000 upon the exercise of each of the Second Option and the Third Option.
The Second Option and the Third Option were to be exercised during November 2009
and November 2010, respectively. On May 6, 2009, the Company entered into an
agreement with S2BN and JAM, which further amended the Second Option to reflect
that the consideration payable by S2BN upon the exercise of such Second Option
will be a payment of $3,000,000 (rather than the $4,000,000 previously provided
for under the First Amendment). Under these amendments, the Company intended to
implement a more comprehensive framework for identifying, evaluating and
selecting new markets and a more effective operating structure that would allow
for more involvement and oversight by the Company, and to provide for greater
process accountability and integrity and improved procedures and protocol for
international shipping processes and procedures.
Summary of New International Agreement. During the summer of 2009, the
Company evaluated further its worldwide operations of human anatomy exhibitions,
and concluded that certain legal and contractual disputes and strategic
differences with JAM, coupled with a desire to streamline and restructure the
Company's operations, made it more feasible for the Company to restructure its
human anatomy exhibition operations with S2BN, but with more freedom for the
Company to also unilaterally present exhibitions in the Exclusive Territory. The
Company was interested in strengthening its relationship with Mr. Cohl, a first
class concert and live event promoter with operations worldwide, and to develop
broader strategic partnerships with S2BN that might include exploring
opportunities to jointly develop and exploit other exhibition properties.
Accordingly, on September 25, 2009, the Company terminated the International
Agreement (as previously amended), and subsequently entered into a new agreement
with S2BN on the same date (the "New Agreement"), incorporating by reference the
basic construct, terms and conditions of the International Agreement, subject to
the following modifications:
The Company now operates and retains 100% of the net revenues derived from
"Bodies...The Exhibition" in New York City, the Company's most lucrative
exhibition to date. The Second Option and Third Option are now unilateral
options that may be exercised by S2BN on or before May 31, 2010 and May 31,
2011, respectively. Under the New Agreement, the fees payable in consideration
of the licenses under the Second Option and Third Option are no longer payable
by S2BN in lump sums upon exercise of the applicable option but are instead
allocated on a pro rata basis to the specific exhibition markets, with a
majority of the allocated amount paid by S2BN at the time that the Company
approves the applicable market, and the remainder paid upon exhibition opening.
In order to facilitate the Company's goal of acquiring the flexibility to
itself present exhibitions in the Exclusive Territory, Premier obtained the
right to present five (5) exhibitions in the Exclusive Territory (i.e., without
S2BN's involvement or participation in revenues) during each of the three option
periods (i.e., the duration of the First Option license, the Second Option
license and the Third Option license), for a total of up to fifteen (15) such
unilateral exhibitions in the Exclusive Territory. Premier had the right to
begin booking and/or presenting the first five (5) unilateral exhibitions (i.e.,
for the First Option) immediately upon execution of the New Agreement.
The precedent description of the New Agreement is qualified in its entirety
by reference to the full text of the New Agreement, a copy of which is attached
to this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 10.1 and is hereby incorporated
herein by reference.
+10.1 Letter Agreement, by and between Premier Exhibitions, Inc. and S2BN
Entertainment Corporation, entered into as of September 25, 2009.
99.1 Press Release of Premier Exhibitions, Inc., dated as of October 1, 2009.
+ The Company is requesting confidential treatment of certain information contained in this exhibit. Such information is being filed separately with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to the Company's application for confidential treatment under 17 C.F.R. §200.80(b)(4) and §240.24b-2.
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