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Joint Venture Agreement

 EXHIBIT 10.4 
  
 JOINT VENTURE AGREEMENT 
  
 AMONG 
  
 PULITZER INC., 
  
 PULITZER TECHNOLOGIES, INC., 
  
 THE HERALD COMPANY, INC.

  
 AND 
  
 ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH LLC 
  
 DATED AS OF May 1, 2000 

 TABLE OF CONTENTS 
  

					
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	Article I Organization of the Company	  	2
			
	 1.1
	    	Formation Of The Company	  	2
		
	Article II Contribution and Assumption	  	2
			
	 2.1
	    	Contribution of Assets; Assumption of Liabilities	  	2
			
	 2.2
	    	Closing of Transaction	  	3
			
	 2.3
	    	Retained Pulitzer Assets and Liabilities	  	6
			
	 2.4
	    	Retained Herald Assets And Liabilities	  	6
			
	 2.5
	    	Retained PTI Assets and Liabilities	  	7
			
	 2.6
	    	Agency Adjustment	  	7
			
	 2.7
	    	Transfer Taxes and Recording Fees	  	7
			
	 2.8
	    	Consents	  	7
			
	 2.9
	    	Closing Certificates	  	8
			
	 2.8
	    	Consents	  	8
		
	Article III Representations and Warranties of Herald Parties	  	8
			
	 3.1
	    	Organization And Qualification	  	8
			
	 3.2
	    	Corporate Authorization	  	9
			
	 3.3
	    	Consents And Approvals	  	9
			
	 3.4
	    	Non-Contravention	  	9
			
	 3.5
	    	Binding Effect	  	9
			
	 3.6
	    	Entire Business; Title To Property	  	10
			
	 3.7
	    	Finder’s Fees	  	10
			
	 3.8
	    	Indebtedness For Borrowed Money	  	10
			
	 3.9
	    	No Other Representations Or Warranties	  	10
		
	Article IV Representations And Warranties Of The PI Parties	  	10
			
	 4.1
	    	Organization and Qualification	  	10
			
	 4.2
	    	Corporate Authorization	  	11
			
	 4.3
	    	Consents And Approvals	  	11

					
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	 4.4
	    	Non-Contravention	  	11
			
	 4.5
	    	Binding Effect	  	11
			
	 4.6
	    	Entire Business; Title To Property	  	12
			
	 4.7
	    	Finder’s Fees	  	12
			
	 4.8
	    	Indebtedness For Borrowed Money	  	12
			
	 4.9
	    	Organization Of Company	  	12
			
	 4.10
	    	Authorization Of Company	  	12
			
	 4.11
	    	No Other Representations Or Warranties	  	13
		
	Article V Covenants	  	13
			
	 5.1
	    	Further Assurances	  	13
			
	 5.2
	    	Records And Retention And Access	  	13
			
	 5.3
	    	W-2 Matters	  	13
		
	Article VI Survival; Indemnification	  	13
			
	 6.1
	    	Survival	  	13
			
	 6.2
	    	Indemnification By PI	  	14
			
	 6.3
	    	Indemnification Procedures	  	14
			
	 6.4
	    	Characterization Of Indemnification Payments	  	15
		
	Article VII Miscellaneous	  	15
			
	 7.1
	    	Notices	  	15
			
	 7.2
	    	Amendment; Waiver	  	16
			
	 7.3
	    	Assignment	  	16
			
	 7.4
	    	Entire Agreement	  	17
			
	 7.5
	    	Fulfillment Of Obligations	  	17
			
	 7.6
	    	Parties In Interest	  	17
			
	 7.7
	    	Expenses	  	17
			
	 7.8
	    	Schedules	  	17
			
	 7.9
	    	Bulk Transfer Laws	  	17
			
	 7.10
	    	Governing Law; Submission To Jurisdiction; Selection Of Forum	  	17
			
	 7.11
	    	Counterparts	  	18
			
	 7.12
	    	Headings	  	18

					
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	 7.13
	    	Severability	  	18
			
	 7.14
	    	Injunctive Relief	  	18
		
	Article VIII Definitions and Terms	  	18
			
	 8.1
	    	Specific Definitions	  	18
			
	 8.2
	    	Other Terms	  	27
			
	 8.3
	    	Other Definitional Provisions	  	27

 JOINT VENTURE AGREEMENT 
  
 This JOINT VENTURE AGREEMENT (the “Agreement”) dated as of May 1, 2000, among PULITZER INC., a Delaware
corporation (“Pulitzer”), PULITZER TECHNOLOGIES, INC., a Delaware corporation (“PTI” and together with Pulitzer, the “Pulitzer Parties”), THE HERALD COMPANY, INC. a New York corporation (“Herald”), and ST.
LOUIS POST-DISPATCH LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Company”). 
  
 PRELIMINARY STATEMENTS 
  
 WHEREAS, on March 1, 1961 The Pulitzer Publishing Company, a Missouri corporation (“TPPC”), then publisher of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch (the “Post-Dispatch”) and a predecessor of Pulitzer, and the Globe Democrat
Publishing Company, a Missouri corporation (“GDPC”), then publisher of the Globe-Democrat (the “Globe-Democrat”) and a predecessor of Herald, entered into a joint operating agreement relating to the operations of their respective
newspapers (such agreement, as amended, modified and supplemented, the “Agency Agreement”); 
  
 WHEREAS, on April 12, 1979, TPPC and GDPC amended the Agency Agreement to provide that TPPC would supervise, manage and perform all operations of the
Globe-Democrat other than its separate news (including photographic) and editorial departments; 
  
 WHEREAS, on December 22, 1983, TPPC and Herald amended the Agency Agreement to provide for the sale by Herald of certain assets of the Globe-Democrat to
an unrelated third party and the continuation of the rights and obligations of Herald under the Agency Agreement; 
  
 WHEREAS, the Agency Agreement then and still provides that no provision therein shall constitute the parties thereto as partners, joint venturers or an
unincorporated association; and 
  
 WHEREAS, Pulitzer and Herald
have determined that it would promote and be in the best interests of the Post-Dispatch to restructure its operations and their relationship by conducting the various activities of the Post-Dispatch through a limited liability company. 

 
 NOW, THEREFORE, the Pulitzer Parties, Herald and the Company agree as
follows: 
  

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 ARTICLE I 
  

ORGANIZATION OF THE COMPANY 
  
 1.1 Formation of the Company. Pulitzer has caused each of the following to occur: 
  
 (a) Organization of the Company. The Company has been organized as a limited liability company under the
laws of the State of Delaware. 
  
 (b)
Organizational Documents. The Company’s Certificate of Formation was filed with the Secretary of State of Delaware on April 12, 2000, a copy of which is set forth as Exhibit 1.1(b) hereto. 
  
 ARTICLE II 
  
 CONTRIBUTION AND ASSUMPTION 
  
 2.1 Contribution of Assets; Assumption of Liabilities. On the terms and
subject to the conditions set forth herein and in the Transaction Agreements, at the Closing the parties shall take the following actions, which shall be deemed to take place simultaneously: 
  
 (a) Herald Contribution; Assumption of Liabilities. Herald
shall (i) contribute, grant, convey, transfer, assign and deliver to the Company, and the Company shall accept from Herald, all right, title and interest of Herald in and to the Herald Contributed Assets, free and clear of all Encumbrances (other
than Permitted Encumbrances); and (ii) assign to the Company, and the Company shall assume and agree to pay, honor, discharge and perform, the Herald Assumed Liabilities. The parties agree that the Herald Assumed Liabilities are intended to be, and
the parties shall treat them as, “qualified liabilities” under Regulations Section 1.707-5(a)(6) unless different treatment is required under applicable law. 
  
 (b) Pulitzer Contribution; Assumption of Liabilities. Pulitzer shall (i) contribute, grant, convey,
transfer, assign and deliver to the Company, and the Company shall accept from Pulitzer, all right, title and interest of Pulitzer in and to the Pulitzer Contributed Assets, free and clear of all Encumbrances (other than Permitted Encumbrances); and
(ii) assign to the Company, and the Company shall assume and agree to pay, honor, discharge and perform, the Pulitzer Assumed Liabilities. The parties agree that the Pulitzer Assumed Liabilities are intended to be, and the parties shall treat them
as, “qualified liabilities” under Regulations Section 1.707-5(a)(6) unless different treatment is required under applicable law. 
  
 (c) PTI Contribution; Assumption of Liabilities. PTI shall (i) contribute, grant, convey, transfer, assign and deliver to the Company, and
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PTI Contributed Assets, free and clear of all Encumbrances (other than Permitted Encumbrances); and (ii) assign to the Company, and the Company shall assume
and agree to pay, honor, discharge and perform, the PTI Assumed Liabilities. The parties agree that the PTI Assumed Liabilities are intended to be, and the parties shall treat them as, “qualified liabilities” under Regulations Section
1.707-5(a)(6) unless different treatment is required under applicable law. 
  
 (d) Operating Agreement. The Pulitzer Parties and Herald shall enter into an Operating Agreement, substantially in the form of Exhibit 2.1(d) hereto, the terms of which shall govern the management and operations of
the Company. 
  
 (e) Company Debt. The Company
will use the proceeds of the Company Debt to fund the distribution to Herald of $306,000,000, as contemplated under Section 3.11(a) of the Operating Agreement. The parties hereto agree that the Company Debt is allocable to and shall be allocated to
Herald under Regulations Sections 1.752-2 and 1.707-5(b). 
  
 (f) License Agreement. Pulitzer and the Company shall enter into a License Agreement, substantially in the form of Exhibit 2.1(f) hereto. 
  
 (g) Employee Plans. The Company shall (or, as the case may be, shall cause each Contributed Entity to)
assume or become a participating employer in Employee Plans as provided in Section 2.10. 
  
 (h) Indemnity Agreement. Pulitzer and Herald shall enter into an Indemnity Agreement, substantially in the form of Exhibit 2.1(h) hereto.

  
 (i) Non-Confidentiality Agreement. The
parties hereto shall enter into a Non-Confidentiality Agreement, substantially in the form of Exhibit 2.1(i) hereto. 
  
 2.2 Closing of Transaction. The Closing of the transactions contemplated by this Agreement shall take place at the New York offices of Fulbright &
Jaworski L.L.P. at 10:00 a.m. (New York time) on May 1, 2000. The date on which the Closing occurs is called the “Closing Date.” The Closing shall be deemed effective at 11:59 p.m. (New York time), on April 30, 2000 (the “Effective
Time”). To effect the steps set forth in Section 2.1 hereof, the parties shall execute and deliver to each other and to third parties, as appropriate, all documents reasonably necessary to effect the Closing. Without limiting the generality of
the foregoing, at the Closing: 
  
 (a) Herald
Deliveries. Herald shall execute and deliver: 
  
 (i) to the Company, limited warranty deeds, in form and substance reasonably acceptable to the Pulitzer Parties, transferring all Herald Owned Real Property to the Company; 
  

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 (ii) to the Company, certificates of title, assignments, and all other instruments of
transfer, in form and substance reasonably acceptable to the Pulitzer Parties, transferring to the Company all Herald Contributed Assets other than the Herald Real Property which is being transferred to the Company pursuant to the conveyance
documents described in clause (i) above; 
  
 (iii) to the Company, such instruments of assumption and other instruments or documents, in form and substance reasonably acceptable to the Pulitzer Parties, as may be necessary to effect assignment of the Herald Assumed Liabilities to the
Company; 
  
 (iv) to the Company or Pulitzer, as
appropriate, a duly executed copy of each of the Transaction Agreements to which Herald is a party, including the Operating Agreement, the Herald Indemnity and the Non-Confidentiality Agreement; 
  
 (v) to the Pulitzer Parties and the Company, the opinion of
Sabin, Bermant & Gould LLP, counsel to Herald, substantially in the form of Exhibit 2.2(a)(v) hereto; 
  
 (vi) to the Company, evidence reasonably satisfactory to the Pulitzer Parties that all Encumbrances, if any, other than Permitted
Encumbrances on any of the Herald Contributed Assets have been released; and 
  
 (vii) to the Pulitzer Parties and/or the Company, as appropriate, such other instruments or documents, in form and substance reasonably acceptable to the Pulitzer Parties and the Company, as may be necessary to effect
the Closing and the contribution of the Herald Contributed Assets in accordance with this Agreement. 
  
 (b) Pulitzer Deliveries. Pulitzer shall execute and deliver: 
  
 (i) to the Company, limited warranty deeds, in form and substance reasonably acceptable to Herald,
transferring all Pulitzer Owned Real Property to the Company; 
  
 (ii) to the Company, assignments or, where necessary, subleases, in form and substance reasonably acceptable to Herald, assigning or subleasing to the Company all Pulitzer Real Property Leases; 
  
 (iii) to the Company, certificates of title, assignments,
and all other instruments of transfer, in form and substance reasonably acceptable to Herald, transferring to the Company all Pulitzer Contributed Assets other than the Pulitzer Real Property which is being transferred to the Company pursuant to the
conveyance documents described in clauses (i) - (ii) above; 
  

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 (iv) to the Company, such instruments of assumption and other instruments or documents,
in form and substance reasonably acceptable to Herald, as may be necessary to effect assignment of the Pulitzer Assumed Liabilities to the Company; 
  
 (v) to the Company or Herald, as appropriate, a duly executed copy of each of the Transaction Agreements to which Pulitzer is a party,
including the Operating Agreement, the Pulitzer Guaranty, the License Agreement and the Non-Confidentiality Agreement; 
  
 (vi) to the Company and Herald, a copy of the opinion of Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P., counsel to the Pulitzer Parties, substantially
in the form of Exhibit 2.2(b)(vi) hereto; 
  
 (vii) to the Company, evidence reasonably satisfactory to Herald that all Encumbrances, if any, other than Permitted Encumbrances on any of the Pulitzer Contributed Assets have been released; and 
  
 (viii) to Herald and/or the Company, as appropriate, such
other instruments or documents, in form and substance reasonably acceptable to Herald, as may be necessary to effect the Closing and the contribution of the Pulitzer Contributed Assets in accordance with this Agreement. 
  
 (c) PTI Deliveries. PTI shall execute and deliver:

  
 (i) to the Company, certificates of title,
assignments, and all other instruments of transfer, in form and substance reasonably acceptable to Herald, transferring to the Company all PTI Contributed Assets; 
  
 (ii) to the Company, such instruments of assumption and other instruments or documents, in form and
substance reasonably acceptable to Herald, as may be necessary to effect assignment of the PTI Assumed Liabilities to the Company; 
  
 (iii) to the Company and Herald, a copy of the opinion of Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P., counsel to the Pulitzer Parties, substantially
in the form of Exhibit 2.2(b)(vi) hereto; 
  
 (iv) to the Company, assignments or, where necessary, subleases, in form and substance reasonably acceptable to Herald, assigning or subleasing to the Company all PTI Real Property Leases; 
  

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 (v) to the Company evidence reasonably satisfactory to Herald that all Encumbrances, if
any, other than Permitted Encumbrances on any of the PTI Contributed Assets have been released; 
  
 (vi) to the Company or Herald, as appropriate, a duly executed copy of each of the Transaction Agreements to which PTI is a party,
including the Operating Agreement and the Non-Confidentiality Agreement; and 
  
 (vii) to Herald and/or the Company, as appropriate such other instruments or documents, in form and substance reasonably acceptable to Herald and the Company, as may be necessary to effect the Closing and the
contribution of the PTI Contributed Assets in accordance with this Agreement. 
  
 (d) Deliveries by the Company. The Company shall execute and deliver: 
  
 (i) to Herald and the Pulitzer Parties, such instruments of assumption and other instruments or documents, in form and substance
reasonably acceptable to Herald and the Pulitzer Parties, as may be necessary to effect the Company’s assumption of the Assumed Liabilities; 
  
 (ii) to the Pulitzer Parties or Herald, as appropriate, a duly executed copy of each of the Transaction Agreements to which the Company is
a party, including the Operating Agreement, the Note Agreement, the License Agreement and the Non-Confidentiality Agreement; and 
  
 (iii) to the Pulitzer Parties and Herald, as appropriate, such other instruments or documents, in form and substance reasonably acceptable
to Herald and the Pulitzer Parties, as may be necessary to effect the Closing. 
  
 2.3 Retained Pulitzer Assets and Liabilities. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, (i) from and after the Closing, each of Pulitzer and its Affiliates shall retain all of its direct or indirect right,
title and interest in and to, and there shall be excluded from the Pulitzer Contributed Assets, the Pulitzer Retained Assets, and (ii) the Pulitzer Retained Liabilities shall not be assumed by the Company hereunder. 
  
 2.4 Retained Herald Assets and Liabilities. Notwithstanding anything herein
to the contrary, (i) from and after the Closing each of Herald and its Affiliates shall retain all of its direct or indirect right, title and interest in and to, and there shall be excluded from the Herald Contributed Assets, the Herald Retained
Assets, and (ii) the Herald Retained Liabilities shall not be assumed by the Company hereunder. 
  

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 2.5 Retained PTI Assets and Liabilities. Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, (i) from and
after the Closing, each of PTI and its Affiliates shall retain all of its direct or indirect right, title and interest in and to, and there shall be excluded from the PTI Contributed Assets, the PTI Retained Assets, and (ii) the PTI Retained
Liabilities shall not be assumed by the Company hereunder. 
  
 2.6
Agency Adjustment. 
  
 (a) All items of income,
gain, loss, deduction and credit arising from the operation and ownership of the Business for any tax period or portion thereof beginning December 27, 1999 and ending at the Effective Time shall be accounted for under and in accordance with the
Agency Agreement and prior practice thereunder, treating April 30, 2000 as the end of a period for which income and loss is calculated under the Agency Agreement. Within sixty (60) Business Days following the Closing Date, Pulitzer shall pay to
Herald its share of “Excess of Income over Expenses” (as defined in the Agency Agreement and prior practice thereunder), if any, for such period to the extent the amount due to Herald with respect to such period has not previously been
paid, or Herald shall pay to Pulitzer its share of “Excess of Expenses over Income” (as defined in the Agency Agreement and prior practice thereunder), if any, for such period to the extent the amount due to Pulitzer with respect to such
period has not previously been paid. 
  
 (b) Any
payments made to or from the Company pursuant to Section 2.6(a) shall not result in any change in the value of any party’s Contributed Assets (as set forth in the Operating Agreement) or any party’s Capital Account or Percentage Interest
(as both terms are defined in the Operating Agreement). 
  
 2.7
Transfer Taxes and Recording Fees. Each party shall be responsible for any and all taxes or fees imposed or incurred by reason of the filing or recording of any instruments necessary to effect the transfer of its Contributed Assets and Assumed
Liabilities hereunder, including, without limitation, use, value- added, excise, real estate transfer, lease assignment, stamp, documentary and similar taxes and fees (the “Transfer Costs”). To the extent under applicable law the Company
is responsible for filing tax returns in respect of Transfer Costs, the Company shall prepare all such tax returns. The parties shall provide such certificates and other information and otherwise cooperate to the extent reasonably required to
minimize Transfer Costs. 
  
 2.8 Consents. None of the Pulitzer
Parties or Herald shall have any obligation to obtain any Consent prior to the Closing. If a party has not obtained a Consent, the Closing shall not constitute a transfer, or any attempted transfer, of any Contract or asset, the transfer of which
requires such Consent. Rather, following the Closing, such party shall use commercially reasonable efforts and the Company shall cooperate in such efforts, to obtain promptly such Consent or to enter into reasonable and lawful arrangements
(including subleasing or subcontracting if permitted) reasonably acceptable to the other party to provide to the Company the full economic and operational benefits 

  

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and liabilities and for substantially similar time periods, as the Company would have had if such Consent had been obtained as of Closing. Once such Consent
for the transfer of a Contributed Asset not transferred at the Closing is obtained, the party receiving such Consent shall promptly transfer, or cause to be transferred, such Contributed Asset to the Company for no additional consideration and
without changing any party’s Capital Account or Percentage Interest (as both terms are defined in the Operating Agreement). 
  
 2.9 Closing Certificates. The obligation of each of the parties hereto to consummate the transactions contemplated by this Agreement shall be subject to
(i) the receipt of a certificate from each other party, executed by the President, Vice President or managing member of such other party, attesting to the fulfillment of each of the following conditions by such other party: (A) that all
representations and warranties of such other party to this Agreement are true and correct in all material respects on and as of the Closing Date, with the same force and effect as though such representations and warranties were made on and as of the
Closing Date and (B) that such other party has fulfilled all of its obligations under this Agreement to be performed on or prior to the Closing, and (ii) the Company’s having borrowed at least $306 million on terms and conditions substantially
similar to those set forth on Exhibit 2.9. 
  
 2.10 Employee
Matters. Each Employee will become an employee of the Company or, where applicable, will continue to be employed by the same Contributed Entity. The Company shall (or, as the case may be, shall cause each Contributed Entity to) assume or become a
participating employer under each Employee Plan with respect to each Employee who, immediately after the Closing, is an Employee of the Company or of a Contributed Entity and with respect to each former Employee who is currently receiving or who is
entitled in the future to receive payments or benefits, as well as with respect to the covered dependents and beneficiaries of any such Employee or former Employee. Notwithstanding the foregoing, employees of the Company or any of the Contributed
Entities may be prohibited from participating in the Pulitzer Inc. Employee Stock Purchase Plan if and to the extent that such participation would cause the plan to fail to satisfy the requirements of Section 423 of the Code. 
  
 ARTICLE III 
  
 REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF HERALD 
  
 Herald represents and warrants to the Pulitzer Parties, the Company and the
Lenders as follows: 
  
 3.1 Organization and Qualification.

  
 (a) Herald is a corporation duly organized,
validly existing and in good standing under the laws of its state of organization as set forth on Schedule 3.1(a). Herald has all requisite corporate power and authority to own and operate the Herald Contributed Assets. 
  

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 (b) Herald is duly qualified to do business and is in good standing as a foreign
corporation in the jurisdictions listed on Schedule 3.1(b), which are the only jurisdictions where the ownership or operation of the Herald Contributed Assets requires such qualification, except where the failure to be so qualified would not have a
Material Adverse Effect. 
  
 3.2 Corporate Authorization. Herald
has full power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement and to perform its obligations hereunder and under any agreement or contract contemplated hereby, including the Transaction Agreements to which Herald is or becomes a party. The
execution, delivery and performance by Herald of this Agreement and any agreement or contract contemplated hereby, including the Transaction Agreements to which Herald is or becomes a party, have been duly and validly authorized by all necessary
corporate action, and no additional corporate authorization is required in connection with the execution, delivery and performance by Herald of this Agreement and any agreement or contract contemplated hereby, including the Transaction Agreements to
which Herald is or becomes a party. 
  
 3.3 Consents and
Approvals. Except as specifically set forth in Schedule 3.3, no Consent is required to be obtained by Herald from, and no notice or filing is required to be given by Herald to, or made by Herald with, any Governmental Authority or other Person in
connection with the execution, delivery and performance by Herald of this Agreement, each of the Transaction Agreements to which Herald is or becomes a party, any other agreement or contract contemplated hereby and the contribution to the Company of
the Herald Contributed Assets, except where the failure to obtain any such Consent or Consents, give any such notice or notices or make any such filing or filings would not have a Material Adverse Effect. 
  
 3.4 Non-Contravention. Except as set forth on Schedule 3.4, the execution,
delivery and performance by Herald of this Agreement and each of the Transaction Agreements to which Herald is or becomes a party, and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, does not and will not (i) violate any
provision of the certificate of incorporation or bylaws of Herald, (ii) subject to obtaining the Consents referred to in Section 3.3, conflict with, or result in the breach of, or constitute a default under, or result in the termination,
cancellation or acceleration (whether after the filing of notice or the lapse of time or both) of any right or obligation of Herald under, or to a loss of any benefit to which Herald is entitled under, any Contract or result in the creation of any
Encumbrance (other than a Permitted Encumbrance) upon the Herald Contributed Assets, or (iii) assuming compliance with the matters set forth in Section 3.3, violate, or result in a breach of or constitute a default under any Law, rule, regulation,
judgment, injunction, order, decree or other restriction of any court or Governmental Authority to which Herald is subject, including any Governmental Authorization, except in each case, such matter or matters that would not have a Material Adverse
Effect. 
  
 3.5 Binding Effect. This Agreement constitutes, and
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parties thereto will constitute, a valid and legally binding obligation of Herald, enforceable with respect to Herald in accordance with its terms, except as
the enforceability thereof may be limited or otherwise effected by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium and similar laws of general applicability Relating to, or affecting, creditors rights and to general equity principles. 

 
 3.6 Entire Business; Title to Property. 
  
 (a) Except as set forth in Schedule 3.6(a), the Herald
Contributed Assets and the rights specifically provided or made available to the Company under the Transaction Agreements to which Herald is or becomes a party, include all of Herald’s right, title and interest in the buildings, machinery,
equipment and other assets (whether tangible or intangible) utilized in connection with the operations of the Business immediately before Closing (subject to changes expressly permitted by the terms hereof to be made after the date hereof).

  
 (b) Herald has good (and, in the case of its
Owned Real Property, marketable) title to, or a valid and binding leasehold interest in, the Herald Contributed Assets, free and clear of all Encumbrances, except (i) as set forth in Schedule 3.6(b), and (ii) any Permitted Encumbrances. 

 
 3.7 Finder’s Fees. There is no investment banker, financial advisor,
broker or finder which has been retained by or is authorized to act on behalf of Herald which might be entitled to any fee, commission or other compensation from the Pulitzer Parties or the Company in connection with the transactions contemplated by
this Agreement. 
  
 3.8 Indebtedness for Borrowed Money. There is
no indebtedness for borrowed money included in the Herald Assumed Liabilities. 
  
 3.9 No Other Representations or Warranties. Except for the representations and warranties contained in this Article III, neither Herald nor any other Person makes any other express or implied representation or
warranty, including warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose, on behalf of Herald. 
  
 ARTICLE IV 
  
 REPRESENTATIONS AND WARRANTIES OF THE PULITZER PARTIES 
  
 The Pulitzer Parties, jointly and severally, represent and warrant to Herald, the Company and the Lenders as follows: 
  
 4.1 Organization and Qualification. Pulitzer and PTI each is a corporation duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the
State of Delaware and has all requisite corporate power and authority to own and operate its Contributed Assets. Pulitzer and PTI each is duly qualified to do business and is in good standing as a foreign corporation in the jurisdictions
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which are the only jurisdictions where the ownership or operation of its Contributed Assets or the conduct of the Business requires such qualification,
except where the failure to be so qualified would not have a Material Adverse Effect. 
  
 4.2 Corporate Authorization. Pulitzer and PTI each has full corporate power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement, and to perform its obligations hereunder and under any agreement or contract
contemplated hereby, including the Transaction Agreements to which Pulitzer or PTI is or becomes a party. The execution, delivery and performance by Pulitzer and PTI of this Agreement and the agreements and contracts contemplated hereby, including
the Transaction Agreements to which Pulitzer or PTI is or becomes a party, have been duly and validly authorized by all necessary corporate action, and no additional corporate authorization is required in connection with the execution, delivery and
performance by Pulitzer and PTI of this Agreement and the agreements and contracts contemplated hereby, including the Transaction Agreements to which Pulitzer or PTI is or becomes a party. 
  
 4.3 Consents and Approvals. Except as specifically set forth in Schedule 4.3,
no Consent is required to be obtained by Pulitzer or PTI from, and no notice or filing is required to be given by Pulitzer or PTI to or made by Pulitzer or PTI with, any Governmental Authority or other Person in connection with the execution,
delivery and performance by Pulitzer or PTI of this Agreement, each of the Transaction Agreements to which Pulitzer or PTI is or becomes a party, any other agreement or contract contemplated hereby and the contribution to the Company of its
Contributed Assets, except where the failure to obtain any such Consent or Consents, give any such notice or notices or make any such filing or filings would not have a Material Adverse Effect. 
  
 4.4 Non-Contravention. Except as set forth on Schedule 4.4, the execution,
delivery and performance by Pulitzer or PTI of this Agreement and each of the Transaction Agreements to which Pulitzer or PTI is or becomes a party, and the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby and thereby, does not and will not (i)
violate any provision of the certificate of incorporation or bylaws of Pulitzer or PTI, (ii) subject to obtaining the Consents referred to in Section 4.3, conflict with, or result in the breach of, or constitute a default under, or result in the
termination, cancellation or acceleration (whether after the filing of notice or the lapse of time or both) of any right or obligation of Pulitzer or PTI under, or to a loss of any benefit to which Pulitzer or PTI is entitled under, any Contract or
result in the creation of any Encumbrance (other than a Permitted Encumbrance) upon any of its Contributed Assets, or (iii) assuming compliance with the matters set forth in Section 4.3, violate, or result in a breach of or constitute a default
under any Law, rule, regulation, judgment, injunction, order, decree or other restriction of any court or Governmental Authority to which Pulitzer or PTI is subject, including any Governmental Authorization, except in each case, such matter or
matters that would not have a Material Adverse Effect. 
  
 4.5
Binding Effect. This Agreement constitutes, and each of the Transaction Agreements to which Pulitzer or PTI is or becomes a party when executed and delivered by the parties thereto will constitute, a valid and legally binding obligation of each of

  

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Pulitzer and PTI (to the extent it is or becomes a party to such Transaction Agreement), enforceable with respect to Pulitzer and PTI in accordance with
their respective terms, except as the enforceability thereof may be limited or otherwise effected by bankruptcy, insolvency, reorganization, moratorium and similar laws of general applicability Relating to, or affecting, creditors rights and to
general equity principles. 
  
 4.6 Entire Business; Title to
Property. 
  
 (a) Except as set forth in Schedule
4.6(a), the Pulitzer Contributed Assets and the PTI Contributed Assets, and the rights specifically provided or made available to the Company under the Transaction Agreements, include all of Pulitzer’s and PTI’s respective right, title and
interest in and to all the buildings, machinery, equipment and other assets (whether tangible or intangible) utilized in connection with the operations of the Post-Dispatch and the Contributed Entities immediately before Closing (subject to changes
expressly permitted by the terms hereof to be made after the date hereof); provided, however, that no representation is made as to the assignability of Government Authorizations. 
  
 (b) Pulitzer and PTI each have good (and, in the case of its Owned Real Property, marketable) title to, or a
valid and binding leasehold interest in, the Pulitzer Contributed Assets and PTI Contributed Assets, as the case may be, free and clear of all Encumbrances, except (i) as set forth in Schedule 4.6(b) and (ii) any Permitted Encumbrances. 

 
 4.7 Finder’s Fees. Except for Goldman, Sachs & Co. and Huntleigh
Securities Corporation, whose fees, commissions or other compensation will be paid by Pulitzer, there is no investment banker, financial advisor, broker or finder which has been retained by or is authorized to act on behalf of Pulitzer or PTI which
might be entitled to any fee or commission from Herald or the Company in connection with the transactions contemplated by this Agreement. 
  
 4.8 Indebtedness for Borrowed Money. Except as set forth in Schedule 4.8, there is no indebtedness for borrowed money included in the Pulitzer Assumed
Liabilities or the PTI Assumed Liabilities. 
  
 4.9 Organization
of Company. The Company is a limited liability company, duly organized, validly existing and in good standing under the laws of the State of Delaware. 
  
 4.10 Authorization of Company. The Company has full power and authority to execute and deliver this Agreement, and to perform its obligations hereunder
and under any agreement or contract contemplated hereby, including the Transaction Agreements to which it is or becomes a party. The execution, delivery and performance by the Company of this Agreement and the agreements and contracts contemplated
hereby, including the Transaction Agreements to which it is or becomes a party, have been duly and validly authorized, and no additional authorization or consent is required in connection with the execution, delivery and performance by the Company
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Agreement and the agreements and contracts contemplated hereby, including the Transaction Agreements to which it is or becomes a party. 
  
 4.11 No Other Representations or Warranties. Except for the representations
and warranties contained in this Article IV, none of Pulitzer, PTI and any other Person makes any other express or implied representation or warranty including warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose, on behalf of Pulitzer
or PTI. 
  
 ARTICLE V 
  
 COVENANTS 
  
 5.1 Further Assurances. At any time after the Closing Date, Herald, the Pulitzer Parties and the Company shall promptly
execute, acknowledge and deliver any other assurances or documents reasonably requested by the Company, the Pulitzer Parties or Herald, as the case may be, and necessary for them or it to satisfy their respective obligations hereunder or obtain the
benefits contemplated hereby. 
  
 5.2 Records and Retention and
Access. The Company shall keep and preserve in an organized and retrievable manner the Books and Records it receives from any party for at least seven years from the Closing Date. 
  
 5.3 W-2 Matters. Herald, Pulitzer and PTI agree that the Company will acquire hereunder substantially all of the property
used in the Business and that in connection therewith the Company will employ individuals who immediately before the Closing Date were employed in such trade or business under the Agency Agreement or by Herald, Pulitzer or their respective
Affiliates. Accordingly, pursuant to the Alternate Procedure permitted by Rev. Proc. 96-60, 1996-2 C.B. 399, provided that all necessary payroll records for the calendar year that includes the Closing Date are made available to the Company, the
Company will furnish a Form W-2 to each Employee employed by the Company who had been employed by the Business or any of the Contributed Entities, disclosing all wages and other compensation paid for such calendar year, and taxes withheld therefrom.

  
 ARTICLE VI 
  
 SURVIVAL; INDEMNIFICATION 
  
 6.1 Survival. All of the representations and warranties of Herald, Pulitzer,
PTI and the Company contained in this Agreement and all claims and causes of action with respect thereto shall terminate on the second anniversary of the date hereof(the “Survival Period”). Any claim for indemnification for breach of a
representation and warranty must be made during the applicable Survival Period. In the event notice (within the meaning of Section 6.3) of any claim for indemnification for a breach of a representation or warranty is given within the applicable
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Indemnifying Party’s obligations with respect to such indemnification claim shall survive until such time as such claim is finally resolved. 

 
 6.2 Indemnification. 
  
 (a) Indemnification by Pulitzer Parties. The Pulitzer
Parties shall indemnify, defend and hold harmless Herald, its Affiliates and, if applicable, their respective directors, officers, shareholders, partners, members, attorneys, accountants, agents and Employees and their heirs, successors and assigns
(the “Herald Indemnified Parties”) and the Company from, against and in respect of any damages, claims, losses, charges, actions, suits, proceedings, deficiencies, taxes, interest, penalties, and reasonable costs and expenses (including
reasonable attorneys’ fees, and expenses of investigation and ongoing monitoring) (collectively, the “Losses”) imposed on, sustained, incurred or suffered by or asserted against any of the Herald Indemnified Parties or the Company,
directly or indirectly, Relating to or arising out of any breach of any representation, warranty or covenant made by the Pulitzer Parties in this Agreement. 
  
 (b) Indemnification by Herald. Herald and its Affiliates shall, jointly and severally, indemnify, defend and hold harmless the Pulitzer
Parties and their respective Affiliates and, if applicable, their respective directors, officers, shareholders, partners, members, lenders, attorneys, accountants, agents and Employees and their heirs, successors and assigns (the “Pulitzer
Indemnified Parties”) and the Company from, against and in respect and to the extent of any Losses imposed on, sustained, incurred or suffered by or asserted against each of the Pulitzer Indemnified Parties or the Company, directly or
indirectly, Relating to or arising out of any breach of any representation, warranty or covenant made by Herald in this Agreement. 
  
 (c) Indemnification by the Company. The Company shall indemnify, defend and hold harmless the Pulitzer Indemnified Parties and the Herald
Indemnified Parties, as the case may be, from and against and in respect and to the extent of any Losses imposed on, sustained, incurred or suffered by or asserted against either the Pulitzer Indemnified Parties or the Herald Indemnified Parties,
directly or indirectly, Relating to or arising out of any breach of any representation, warranty or covenant of the Company in this Agreement. 
  
 6.3 Indemnification Procedures. 
  
 (a) Any Indemnified Person making a claim for indemnification pursuant to Section 6.2 above (an “Indemnified Party”) must give
the party from whom indemnification is sought (an “Indemnifying Party”) notice of such claim (in a manner consistent with Section 7.1 hereof) describing such claim with reasonable particularity and the nature and amount of the Loss to the
extent that the nature and amount of such Loss is known at such time (an “Indemnification Claim Notice”) promptly after the Indemnified Party discovers the liability, obligations or facts giving rise to such claim for indemnification;
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the failure to notify or delay in notifying an Indemnifying Party will not relieve the Indemnifying Party of its obligations pursuant to Section 6.2 except
to the extent that (and only to the extent that) such failure shall have (i) caused or materially increased the Indemnifying Party’s liability, (ii) resulted in the forfeiture by the Indemnifying Party of substantial rights and defenses or
(iii) otherwise materially prejudiced the Indemnifying Party. 
  
 (b) The Indemnifying Party shall have 60 days from the date the Indemnification Claim Notice is deemed given pursuant to Section 7.1 hereof (the “Notice Period”) to notify the Indemnified Party (i) whether
or not the Indemnifying Party disputes the liability of the Indemnifying Party to the Indemnified Party with respect to such claim or demand and (ii) whether or not it desires to defend the Indemnified Party against such claim or demand. If the
Indemnifying Party elects to defend any such claim or demand, the Indemnifying Party shall have the sole power to direct and control such defense. If any Indemnified Party desires to participate in any such defense, it may do so at its sole cost and
expense. 
  
 6.4 Characterization of Indemnification Payments. (i)
To the extent the Company is an Indemnified Party, any payments to the Company pursuant to this Article VI shall not result in an adjustment to any party’s Capital Account or Percentage Interest in the Company (each as defined in the Operating
Agreement), and (ii) all amounts paid to the Pulitzer Parties or Herald, as the case may be, under this Article VI shall not be treated as adjustments to the amount contributed to the Company by the Pulitzer Parties or Herald, pursuant to Section
2.1 hereof. 
  
 ARTICLE VII 
  
 MISCELLANEOUS 
  
 7.1 Notices. All notices and other communications required or permitted by
this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be delivered by personal delivery, by nationally recognized overnight carrier service, by facsimile, by first class mail or by certified or registered mail, return receipt requested, addressed to the
party for whom it is intended at its address below, or such other address as may be designated in writing hereafter by such Person. Notices shall be deemed given one day after when sent, if sent by overnight courier; when delivered and receipted
for, if hand delivered; when received, if sent by facsimile or other electronic means or by first class mail; or when receipted for (or upon the date of attempted delivery when delivery is refused or unclaimed), if sent by certified or registered
mail, return receipt requested. 
  

			
	 To Pulitzer or PTI:
	  	PULITZER INC.
	 	  	900 North Tucker Blvd.
	 	  	St. Louis, MO 63101
	 	  	Attn: Ronald H. Ridgway
	 	  	Facsimile: (314) 340-3133

  

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	 With a copy to:
	  	Richard A. Palmer, Esq.
	 	  	Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P.
	 	  	666 Fifth Avenue
	 	  	New York, New York 10103
	 	  	Facsimile: 212-318-3400
		
	 To Herald:
	  	THE HERALD COMPANY, INC.
	 	  	c/o Newark Morning Ledger Co.
	 	  	Star-Ledger Plaza
	 	  	Newark, New Jersey 07102
	 	  	Attn: Donald E. Newhouse
	 	  	Facsimile: 973-621-2604
		
	 With a copy to:
	  	Craig D. Holleman, Esq.
	 	  	Sabin, Bermant & Gould LLP
	 	  	4 Times Square - 23rd Floor
	 	  	New York, New York 10036
	 	  	Facsimile: 212-381-7226
		
	 To the Company:
	  	ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH LLC
	 	  	900 North Tucker Blvd.
	 	  	St. Louis, MO 63101
	 	  	Attn: Ronald H. Ridgway
	 	  	Facsimile: (314) 340-3133
		
	 With a copy to:
	  	Richard A. Palmer, Esq.
	 	  	Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P.
	 	  	666 Fifth Avenue
	 	  	New York, New York 10103
	 	  	Facsimile: 212-318-3400

  
 7.2 Amendment; Waiver.
Any provision of this Agreement may be amended or waived if, and only if, such amendment or waiver is in writing and signed, in the case of an amendment, by each of the parties hereto, or in the case of a waiver, by the party against whom the waiver
is to be effective. No failure or delay by any party in exercising any right, power or privilege hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof nor shall any single or partial exercise thereof preclude any other or further exercise thereof or the
exercise of any other right, power or privilege. The rights and remedies herein provided shall be cumulative and not exclusive of any rights or remedies provided by Law. 
  
 7.3 Assignment. No party to this Agreement may assign any of its rights or obligations under this Agreement without the
prior written consent of the other parties hereto (which consent shall not be unreasonably withheld), except that (i) Pulitzer may collaterally assign its rights and obligations under this Agreement to a lender as security for the Company Debt and
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Herald may transfer their Interests (as defined in the Operating Agreement) if permitted under the Operating Agreement. 
  
 7.4 Entire Agreement. This Agreement (including the Preliminary Statements,
all Schedules and Exhibits hereto and the Transaction Agreements) contains the entire agreement between the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersedes all prior agreements and understandings, oral or written, with
respect to such matters; provided, however, that, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Agreement or any of the Transaction Agreements, the Agency Agreement shall apply and shall have full force and effect with respect to all costs or
expenses Relating to or arising from the operations of the Business for any period or portion thereof through and including the Effective Time, including all liabilities with respect to all actions, suits, proceedings, disputes, claims or
investigations Relating to or arising from the operations of the Business on or before the Effective Time. 
  
 7.5 Fulfillment of Obligations. Any obligation of any party to any other party under this Agreement or any of the Transaction Agreements, which obligation
is performed, satisfied or fulfilled by an Affiliate of such party, shall be deemed to have been performed, satisfied or fulfilled by such party. 
  
 7.6 Parties in Interest. This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the parties hereto and their respective successors and permitted
assigns. Except with respect to the Lenders in the case of Articles III and IV, nothing in this Agreement, express or implied, is intended to confer upon any Person other than Pulitzer, PTI, Herald, the Company and their respective successors or
permitted assigns, any rights or remedies under or by reason of this Agreement. 
  
 7.7 Expenses. Except as otherwise expressly provided in this Agreement whether or not the transactions contemplated by this Agreement are consummated, all costs and expenses incurred in connection with this Agreement
and the transactions contemplated hereby shall be borne by the party incurring such expenses. 
  
 7.8 Schedules. The disclosure of any matter in any Disclosure Schedule shall not be deemed to constitute an admission by the Pulitzer Parties or Herald or to otherwise imply that any such matter is material for the
purposes of this Agreement. 
  
 7.9 Bulk Transfer Laws. The
parties acknowledge that none of them has taken, and none of them intends to take, any action required to comply with applicable bulk transfer laws or similar laws, if any. 
  
 7.10 Governing Law; Submission to Jurisdiction; Selection of Forum. This Agreement shall be governed by, and construed in
accordance with, the laws of the State of Delaware. Each party hereto agrees that it shall bring any action or proceeding in respect of any claim arising out of or Related to this Agreement or the transactions contained in or contemplated by this
Agreement, whether in tort or contract or at law or in equity, exclusively in the United States District Court or the state court sitting in New Castle County, Delaware (the “Chosen Court”) and (i) irrevocably submits to the 

  

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exclusive jurisdiction of the Chosen Court, (ii) waives any objection to laying venue in any such action or proceeding in the Chosen Court, (iii) waives any
objection that the Chosen Courts are an inconvenient forum or do not have jurisdiction over any party hereto, and (iv) agrees that service of process upon such party in any such action or proceeding shall be effective if notice is given in
accordance with Section 7.1 of this Agreement. 
  
 7.11
Counterparts. This Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, and all of which shall constitute one and the same Agreement. 
  
 7.12 Headings. The heading references herein and the table of contents hereto are for convenience purposes only, do not
constitute a part of this Agreement and shall not be deemed to limit or affect any of the provisions hereof. 
  
 7.13 Severability. The provisions of this Agreement shall be deemed severable and the invalidity or unenforceability of any provision shall not affect the
validity or enforceability of the other provisions hereof. If any provision of this Agreement, or the application thereof to any Person or any circumstance, is invalid or unenforceable, (i) a suitable and equitable provision shall be substituted
therefor in order to carry out, so far as may be valid and enforceable, the intent and purpose of such invalid or unenforceable provision and (ii) the remainder of this Agreement and the application of such provision to other Persons or
circumstances shall not be affected by such invalidity or unenforceability, nor shall such invalidity or unenforceability affect the validity or enforceability of such provision, or the application thereof, in any other jurisdiction. If Herald, the
Pulitzer Parties and the Company are unable to agree on the substitution of a provision pursuant to clause (i) above, the dispute shall be submitted to binding arbitration in accordance with the rules of the American Arbitration Association.

  
 7.14 Injunctive Relief. The parties hereto acknowledge and
agree that in the event of breach or non-compliance with any of the provisions of this Agreement monetary damages shall not constitute a sufficient remedy. Consequently, in the event of such a breach, Pulitzer, PTI, the Company or Herald, as the
aggrieved party shall be entitled to injunctive or other equitable relief, including specific performance, in order to enforce or prevent any violation of such provisions, in addition to any other rights or remedies to which it may be entitled at
law or otherwise. 
  
 ARTICLE VIII 
  
 DEFINITIONS AND TERMS 
  
 8.1 Specific Definitions. As used in this Agreement, the following terms
shall have the meanings set forth or as referenced below: 
  
 8.1.1 “Affiliate” of a Person shall mean any Person directly or indirectly controlling, controlled by or under direct or indirect common control with such Person as 

  

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of the date on which, or at any time during the period for which, the determination of affiliation is being made. For the purpose of this definition,
“control” means (i) the direct or indirect ownership or control of more than 50% of the voting stock or other voting interest in any Person, or (ii) the ability to direct or cause the direction of the management or affairs of a Person,
whether through the direct or indirect ownership of voting interests, by contract or otherwise. 
  
 8.1.2 “Agency Agreement” shall have the meaning set forth in the preamble to this Agreement. 
  
 8.1.3 “Agreement” shall mean this Agreement (including the
Preliminary Statements set forth above and all Schedules and Exhibits), as the same may be amended or supplemented from time to time in accordance with the terms hereof. 
  
 8.1.4 “Assumed Liabilities” shall mean all debts, liabilities, commitments, or obligations whatsoever, other than
Retained Liabilities, Related to the Business or Related to any of Herald’s, PTI’s or Pulitzer’s Contributed Assets, whether arising before or after the Closing and whether known or unknown, fixed or contingent, including the
following: 
  
 (i) all debts, liabilities,
obligations or commitments Related to or arising under the Contracts to the extent such Contracts are assigned to the Company, including the Real Estate Leases, and the Employee Plans with respect to Employees, former Employees or their covered
dependents and beneficiaries; 
  
 (ii) all debts,
liabilities, obligations or commitments Related to the Real Property; 
  
 (iii) the current liabilities of the Business, including trade accounts payable, current lease obligations, salaries, wages and commissions, and workers compensation obligations; 
  
 (iv) all liabilities under environmental Laws Related to the
ownership, operation or conduct of the Business or the Real Property; and 
  
 (v) subject to Section 7.4, all liabilities with respect to all actions, suits, proceedings, disputes, claims or investigations Related to the Business or that otherwise are Related to the Contributed Assets, at law,
in equity or otherwise. 
  
 8.1.5 “Books And Records”
shall mean originals or true and correct copies of all lists, files, data and databases and documents Relating to customers, suppliers and products of the Business, the Contributed Assets, or the Assumed Liabilities, all personnel records or files
regarding any Employee of the Business or the Contributed Entities, and all general ledgers and underlying books of original entry and other financial records of the Business, except to the extent included in the Retained Assets. 
  

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 8.1.6 “Business” shall mean the assets, operations and activities of the Post-Dispatch and the
Contributed Entities. 
  
 8.1.7 “Business Day” shall
mean a day, other than a Saturday or Sunday, on which banks generally are open in New York, New York, St. Louis, Missouri and Wilmington, Delaware for a full range of business. 
  
 8.1.8 “Chosen Court” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 7.10. 
  
 8.1.9 “Closing” shall mean the closing of the transactions
contemplated by this Agreement. 
  
 8.1.10 “Closing
Date” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.2. 
  
 8.1.11 “Code” shall mean the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. 
  
 8.1.12 “Company” shall have the meaning set forth in the preamble to this Agreement. 
  
 8.1.13 “Company Debt” shall mean the loan in the aggregate principal amount of $306 million to the Company pursuant to the Note Agreement.

  
 8.1.14 “Consent” shall mean any consent, approval,
authorization, waiver, permit, grant, franchise, concession, agreement, license, exemption or order of, registration, certificate, declaration or filing with, or report or notice to any Person, including any Governmental Authority Relating to the
transactions contemplated by this Agreement. 
  
 8.1.15
“Contracts” shall mean all agreements, contracts, leases, purchase orders, trade billback, refund and other arrangements, incentive agreements, commitments, collective bargaining agreements, and licenses that are Related to the Business or
the Contributed Assets or to which such Contributed Assets are subject, except to the extent included in any party’s Retained Assets. 
  
 8.1.16 “Contributed Assets” shall mean all of the assets of a party which Relate to the Business, whether tangible or intangible, real or
personal, as they exist on the date hereof, with such changes, deletions or additions thereto as may occur from the date hereof to the Closing Date in the ordinary course of business or are otherwise permitted by this Agreement (except, in each
case, for the Retained Assets), including the following: 
  
 (i) the Real Property; 
  
 (ii) the Fixtures and Equipment; 
  
 (iii) the current assets, including cash and deposits, trade accounts receivable, newsprint inventory and prepaid expenses; 
  

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 (iv) Intellectual Property; 
  
 (v) the Books and Records; 
  
 (vi) the Contracts; 
  
 (vii) the stock or other ownership interests of the
Contributed Entities; 
  
 (viii) all Governmental
Authorizations which are transferable without obtaining any Consent; 
  
 (ix) subject to Section 7.4, the Agency Agreement; and 
  
 (x) any other assets of the kind or similar to those set forth on the balance sheet attached hereto as Schedule 8.1.16. 
  
 8.1.17 “Contributed Entities” shall mean post-net.com LLC, Arch
Distribution, Gateway Consumer Services and SCR Associates LLC, or their respective successors in interest. 
  
 8.1.18 “Disclosure Schedules” shall mean the Disclosure Schedules dated the date hereof delivered by Pulitzer or Herald in connection with this
Agreement. 
  
 8.1.19 “Effective Time” shall have the
meaning set forth in Section 2.2. 
  
 8.1.20 “Employee”
shall mean, with respect to the Business, an individual who is or was employed directly and primarily in the Business by Pulitzer, PTI, any Contributed Entity or their respective predecessors, whether salaried or hourly and whether, at the time of
the Closing, on lay-off or medical, family or other authorized leave of absence; provided, however, that any individual who is designated as a “corporate employee” of Pulitzer will be deemed not to be an Employee notwithstanding the
participation by such individual in the Business. 
  
 8.1.21
“Employee Plans” shall mean any “employee welfare benefit plans” and “employee pension benefit plans” as defined in Sections 3(1) and 3(2) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended, and any
other compensatory plan, program or arrangement with or for the benefit of Employees, former Employees and their covered dependents and beneficiaries, but only to the extent Related to the Business. 
  
 8.1.22 “Encumbrances” shall mean liens, charges, encumbrances,
security interests, options or any other restrictions or third-party rights, including any third party Consents. 
  
 8.1.23 “Fixtures And Equipment” shall mean all furniture, fixtures, furnishings, machinery, vehicles, equipment (including computer hardware,
computer terminals, network servers, and research and development equipment) and other tangible personal property Related to the Business. 
  

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 8.1.24 “Governmental Authority” shall mean any nation or government, any state, province or
other political subdivision thereof and any entity exercising executive, legislative, judicial, regulatory or administrative functions of or pertaining to government, including any government authority, agency, department, board, commission or
instrumentality of the United States, any State of the United States or any political subdivision thereof. 
  
 8.1.25 “Governmental Authorizations” shall mean all licenses, permits, franchises, certificates of occupancy, other certificates and other
authorizations and approvals required to carry on a Business as currently conducted under the applicable laws, ordinances or regulations of any Governmental Authority. 
  
 8.1.26 “Herald” shall have the meaning set forth in the preamble to this Agreement. 
  
 8.1.27 “Herald Assumed Liabilities” shall mean all Assumed
Liabilities transferred to the Company by Herald. 
  
 8.1.28
“Herald Contributed Assets” shall mean all Contributed Assets, owned by Herald or in which Herald has a beneficial interest either directly or indirectly through the Contributed Entities, Related to the Business. 
  
 8.1.29 “Herald Indemnity” shall mean the Indemnity Agreement
between Herald and Pulitzer, substantially in the form of Exhibit 2.1(h) hereto, pursuant to which Herald has agreed to indemnify Pulitzer against certain amounts which may be incurred or paid by, or assessed against, Pulitzer under the Pulitzer
Guaranty. 
  
 8.1.30 “Herald Indemnified Parties” shall
have the meaning set forth in Section 6.2(a). 
  
 8.1.31
“Herald Leased Real Property” shall mean the Leased Real Property of Herald. 
  
 8.1.32 “Herald Owned Real Property” shall mean the Real Property owned in whole or in part by Herald and utilized in the Business. 
  
 8.1.33 “Herald Real Property” shall mean the Real Property owned by Herald and utilized in the Business.

  
 8.1.34 “Herald Retained Assets” shall mean the
Retained Assets of Herald. 
  
 8.1.35 “Herald Retained
Liabilities” shall mean the Retained Liabilities of Herald. 
  
 8.1.36 “Indemnification Claim Notice” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.3. 
  
 8.1.37 “Indemnified Parties” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.3. 
  

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 8.1.38 “Indemnifying Party” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.3. 
  
 8.1.39 “Intellectual Property” shall mean (except to the extent
included in the Retained Assets) all of the intellectual property (and the rights associated therewith) Related to the Business or the Contributed Assets, including: 
  
 (a) trademarks, service marks, brand names, certification marks, trade dress, assumed names, Internet domain
names, trade names and other indications of origin, the goodwill associated with the foregoing and registrations in any jurisdiction of, and applications in any jurisdiction to register, the foregoing (including any extension, modification or
renewal of any such registration or application); 
  
 (b) non-public information, trade secrets, confidential information, know how, proprietary technology and rights in any jurisdiction to limit the use or disclosure thereof by any Person; 
  
 (c) copyrighted works and registrations or applications for
registration of copyrights in any jurisdiction, and any renewals or extensions thereof; 
  
 (d) any similar intellectual property or proprietary rights; and 
  
 (e) any claims or causes of action arising out of or Related to any infringement or misappropriation of any
of the foregoing occurring before or after the Closing. 
  
 8.1.40
“Laws” shall mean any federal, state, foreign or local law, statute, ordinance, rule, code, regulation, order, judgment or decree of any Governmental Authority. 
  
 8.1.41 “Leased Real Property” shall mean all land, buildings, fixtures and other Real Property leased on the date
hereof by any of the Pulitzer Parties, Herald or any of the Contributed Entities as lessee and used in the Business. 
  
 8.1.42 “Lenders” shall mean the Purchasers (as defined in the Note Agreement). 
  
 8.1.43 “License Agreement” means the License Agreement between Pulitzer and the Company, substantially in the form
of Exhibit 2.1(f). 
  
 8.1.44 “Losses” shall have the
meaning set forth in Section 6.2. 
  
 8.1.45 “Material
Adverse Effect” shall mean any and all events, changes or effects that have occurred which would materially and adversely affect the value of the Contributed Assets as a whole or the Business as a whole. 
  
 8.1.46 “Note Agreement” shall mean the Note Agreement entered into
as of the Closing Date by and among the Company, The Prudential Insurance Company of America and certain other institutional lenders Relating to the Company Debt. 
  

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 8.1.47 “Notice Period” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.3. 
  
 8.1.48 “Operating Agreement” shall mean that certain Operating
Agreement among Pulitzer, PTI and Herald to be dated as of the Closing substantially in the form of Exhibit 2.1(d), that shall govern the rights and obligations of the Members of the Company. 
  
 8.1.49 “Owned Real Property” shall mean all land and all buildings,
fixtures, and other improvements owned by any of the Pulitzer Parties, Herald or any of the Contributed Entities and utilized in the Business. 
  
 8.1.50 “Permitted Encumbrances” shall mean, with respect to any party’s Encumbrances, (i) liens for taxes (which are not related to income,
sales or withholding taxes), assessments and other governmental charges not yet due and payable or due but not delinquent as of the Closing Date or being contested in good faith by appropriate proceedings and for which adequate reserves have been
established on the Final Statement; (ii) mechanics’, workmen’s, repairmen’s, warehousemen’s, carrier’s, or other like liens arising or incurred in the ordinary course of business for amounts which are not delinquent and
which will not individually or in the aggregate have a Material Adverse Effect, original purchase price conditional sales contracts and equipment leases with third parties entered into in the ordinary course of business; (iii) with respect to either
the Pulitzer Real Property, PTI Real Property or the Herald Real Property, (A) easements, quasi-easements, licenses, covenants, rights-of-way and other similar restrictions, including any other agreements, conditions, restrictions, or other matters
which would be shown by a current title report or other similar report or listing, (B) any conditions that may be shown by a current survey, title report or physical inspection, and (C) zoning, building and other similar restrictions; (iv) the
failure to obtain or give any Consent; and (v) Encumbrances not described in the foregoing clauses (i) through (iv) and which, individually or in the aggregate, would not have a Material Adverse Effect, including any matter set forth in Schedules
3.6(a) and (b) or 4.6(a) and (b). 
  
 8.1.51 “Person”
shall mean an individual, a corporation, a partnership, a limited liability company, an association, a trust or other entity or organization. 
  
 8.1.52 “Post-Dispatch” shall have the meaning set forth in the preamble to this Agreement. 
  
 8.1.53 “PTI” shall have the meaning set forth in the preamble to
this Agreement. 
  
 8.1.54 “PTI Assumed Liabilities”
shall mean the Assumed Liabilities transferred to the Company by PTI. 
  
 8.1.55 “PTI Contributed Assets” shall mean the Contributed Assets, owned by PTI or in which PTI has a beneficial interest either directly or indirectly through the Contributed Entities, Related to the Business. 
  

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 8.1.56 “PTI Real Property Leases” shall mean the leases Relating to the Leased Real Property
entered into by PTI and utilized in the Business. 
  
 8.1.57
“PTI Retained Assets” shall mean the Retained Assets of PTI. 
  
 8.1.58 “PTI Retained Liabilities” shall mean the Retained Liabilities of PTI incurred in connection with the Business. 
  
 8.1.59 “Pulitzer” shall have the meaning set forth in the preamble to this Agreement. 
  
 8.1.60 “Pulitzer Assumed Liabilities” shall mean the Assumed
Liabilities transferred to the Company by Pulitzer. 
  
 8.1.61
“Pulitzer Contributed Assets” shall mean the Contributed Assets, owned by Pulitzer or in which Pulitzer has a beneficial interest either directly or indirectly through the Contributed Entities, Related to the Business. 
  
 8.1.62 “Pulitzer Guaranty” shall mean the Guaranty Agreement made
as of the Closing by Pulitzer in connection with the Note Agreement. 
  
 8.1.63 “Pulitzer Indemnified Parties” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.2. 
  
 8.1.64 “Pulitzer Owned Real Property” shall mean the Owned Real Property of any of the Pulitzer Parties and utilized in the Business.

  
 8.1.65 “Pulitzer Parties” shall have the meaning set
forth in the preamble to this Agreement. 
  
 8.1.66 “Pulitzer
Real Property” shall mean the Real Property owned by any of the Pulitzer Parties and utilized in the Business. 
  
 8.1.67 “Pulitzer Real Property Leases” shall mean the leases Relating to the Leased Real Property entered into by Pulitzer or any of the
Contributed Entities and utilized in the Business. 
  
 8.1.68
“Pulitzer Retained Assets” shall mean the Retained Assets of Pulitzer. 
  
 8.1.69 “Pulitzer Retained Liabilities” shall mean the Retained Liabilities of Pulitzer incurred in connection with the Business. 
  
 8.1.70 “Real Property” shall mean the Owned Real Property and the Leased Real Property. 
  
 8.1.71 “Regulations” shall mean the regulations promulgated by the
U.S. Treasury Department pursuant to the Code. 
  

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 8.1.72 “Related to” or “Relating to” shall mean primarily related to, or used
primarily in connection with. 
  
 8.1.73 “Retained
Assets” shall mean all of the assets of a party which do not Relate to the Business, whether tangible or intangible, real or personal, as they exist on the date hereof, (except, in each case, for the Contributed Assets), including the
following: 
  
 (a) the assets (including Real
Property, tangible personal property, accounts receivable, intellectual property and contracts) Related to any business conducted by Herald, Pulitzer or PTI and any of their respective Affiliates other than the Business; 
  
 (b) the stock or other ownership interests of all
subsidiaries of Pulitzer, PTI or Herald other than the Contributed Entities; 
  
 (c) all cash and cash accounts, disbursement accounts, outstanding checks and disbursements, investment securities and other short-term and medium-term investments; 
  
 (d) all deferred tax assets of Pulitzer, PTI or Herald;

  
 (e) all tax returns and related work papers
of Pulitzer, PTI, Herald or any of their respective Affiliates; 
  
 (f) all assets held by or under any funded Employee Plans to the extent such Employee Plans and the assets thereunder are not specifically assumed by the Company or a Contributed Entity hereunder; 
  
 (g) all Governmental Authorizations to the extent not
transferable without obtaining a Consent; 
  
 (h)
the Retained Real Property and any financial instruments Related to the Retained Real Property; 
  
 (i) all of Pulitzer’s or Herald’s insurance policies, subject to their rights under such insurance policies and the rights of
the Company if any under such policies; 
  
 (j)
all of Pulitzer’s right, title and interest in and to the name “Pulitzer” or any part thereof whether alone or in combination with one or more other words; 
  
 (k) all of Pulitzer’s right, title and interest in the name “St. Louis Post-Dispatch” and
certain other rights as set forth in the License Agreement; 
  
 (l) all rights of the Pulitzer Parties under this Agreement and the Transaction Agreements, and all rights of Herald under this Agreement and the Transaction Agreements; and 
  
 (m) all contracts which are not transferred to the Company
in accordance with Section 2.8 hereof, subject to the provisions thereof. 
  

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 8.1.74 “Retained Liabilities” shall mean all of the following debts, liabilities, commitments
or obligations, whether arising before or after the Closing and whether known or unknown, fixed or contingent, not Related to the Business, including the following: 
  
 (a) all liabilities Related to the Retained Assets; 
  
 (b) all liabilities which are retained by Pulitzer, PTI or
Herald under the Transaction Agreements or this Agreement; 
  
 (c) all liabilities under the Employee Plans, except to the extent such liabilities are specifically assumed by the Company or a Contributed Entity hereunder; 
  
 (d) all liabilities for taxes imposed with respect to the
taxable periods, or portions thereof, ending on or before the Closing Date; 
  
 (e) all liabilities for indebtedness for borrowed money and any other obligation which are fixed as to amount and certainty as of the Closing or which are secured by a lien that is not a Permitted Encumbrance on any
of the Contributed Assets, but not including liabilities under Contracts included in the Contributed Assets and Assumed Liabilities; and 
  
 (f) all other debts, liabilities or obligations whatsoever that do not Relate to the Business or that do not otherwise Relate to the
Contributed Assets. 
  
 8.1.75 “Retained Real Property”
shall mean the Real Property retained by Herald or Pulitzer. 
  
 8.1.76 “Survival Period” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 6.1. 
  
 8.1.77 “Transaction Agreements” shall mean the Operating Agreement, the Pulitzer Guaranty, the Herald Indemnity, the Non-Confidentiality Agreement, the License Agreement and the Note Agreement. 

 
 8.1.78 “Transfer Costs” shall have the meaning set forth in
Section 2.7. 
  
 8.2 Other Terms. Other terms may be defined
elsewhere in the text of this Agreement, and unless otherwise indicated shall have such meanings throughout this Agreement. 
  
 8.3 Other Definitional Provisions. 
  
 (a) The words “whereof”, “herein”, and “hereunder” and words of similar import, when used in this Agreement,
shall refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular provision of this Agreement. The word “including” means “including without limitation.” 
  

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 (b) The terms defined in the singular shall have a comparable meaning when used in the
plural, and vice versa. 
  
 (c) The terms
“dollars” and “$” shall mean United States dollars. 
  
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 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Joint Venture Agreement as of the date first written
above. 
  

					
	 PULTIZER INC.

			
	By:	 	 	 	/s/    RONALD H. RIDGWAY        
	 	 	 Name:
	 	Ronald H. Ridgway
	 	 	 Title:
	 	Senior Vice President - Finance

  

					
	 PULITZER TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

			
	By:	 	 	 	/s/    JON H. HOLT        
	 	 	 Name:
	 	Jon H. Holt
	 	 	 Title:
	 	Treasurer

  

					
	 THE HERALD COMPANY, INC.

			
	By:	 	 	 	/s/    S. I. NEWHOUSE, JR.        
	 	 	 Name:
	 	S.I. Newhouse, Jr.
	 	 	 Title:
	 	Vice President

  

					
	 ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH LLC

			
	By:	 	 	 	/s/    ROBIN L. SPEARS        
	 	 	 Name:
	 	Robin L. Spears
	 	 	 Title:
	 	Vice President - Finance

  

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 SCHEDULES AND EXHIBITS

  
 SCHEDULES 
  

			
	 Schedule 3.1(a)
	  	Herald State of Organization
		
	 Schedule 3.1(b)
	  	Herald Qualification in Foreign Jurisdictions
		
	 Schedule 3.3
	  	Herald Consents
		
	 Schedule 3.4
	  	Herald Non-Contravention
		
	 Schedule 3.6(a)
	  	Herald Title
		
	 Schedule 3.6(b)
	  	Herald Leases
		
	 Schedule 4.1
	  	Pulitzer and PTI Qualification in Foreign Jurisdictions
		
	 Schedule 4.3
	  	Pulitzer and PTI Consents
		
	 Schedule 4.4
	  	Pulitzer and PTI Non-Contravention
		
	 Schedule 4.6(a)
	  	Pulitzer and PTI Title
		
	 Schedule 4.6(b)
	  	Pulitzer and PTI Leases
		
	 Schedule 4.8
	  	Pulitzer and PTI Indebtedness
		
	 Schedule 8.1.16
	  	Balance Sheet

  

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 EXHIBITS 

 

				
	Exhibit 1.1	(b)	 	Certificate of Formation
		
	Exhibit 2.1	(d)	 	Form of Operating Agreement
		
	Exhibit 2.1	(f)	 	Form of License Agreement
		
	Exhibit 2.1	(h)	 	Form of Herald Indemnity
		
	Exhibit 2.1	(i)	 	Form of Non-Confidentiality Agreement
		
	Exhibit 2.2	(a)(v)	 	Opinion of Sabin, Bermant & Gould LLP
		
	Exhibit 2.2	(b)(vi)	 	Opinion of Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P.
		
	Exhibit 2.9	 	 	Draft Forms of Note Agreement and Pulitzer Guaranty

  

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 EXHIBIT 10.5 
  
 OPERATING AGREEMENT 
  
 OF 
  
 ST.
LOUIS POST-DISPATCH LLC 
  
 Dated As Of: 
  
 May 1, 2000 

 TABLE OF CONTENTS 
  

					
	 	 	 	  	PAGE

	 RECITALS
	  	1
		
	 ARTICLE I DEFINITIONS AND TERMS
	  	1
	 SECTION 1.1
	 	Certain Definitions	  	1
	 SECTION 1.2
	 	Rules of Construction	  	6
		
	 ARTICLE II GENERAL MATTERS
	  	7
	 SECTION 2.1
	 	Formation	  	7
	 SECTION 2.2
	 	Purposes and Business	  	7
	 SECTION 2.3
	 	Offices	  	7
	 SECTION 2.4
	 	Name	  	8
	 SECTION 2.5
	 	Term	  	8
	 SECTION 2.6
	 	Members	  	8
		
	 ARTICLE III FINANCIAL AND TAX MATTERS
	  	8
	 SECTION 3.1
	 	Capital Contributions	  	8
	 SECTION 3.2
	 	Loans from Members	  	9
	 SECTION 3.3
	 	Restrictions Relating to Capital; Company Property	  	9
	 SECTION 3.4
	 	Tax Treatment	  	10
	 SECTION 3.5
	 	Allocation of Profits and Losses	  	10
	 SECTION 3.6
	 	Other Allocation Rules	  	10
	 SECTION 3.7
	 	Tax Elections	  	10
	 SECTION 3.8
	 	Tax Allocations; Code Section 704(c)	  	11
	 SECTION 3.9
	 	Tax Matters Member	  	12
	 SECTION 3.10
	 	Regular Distribution Policy	  	12
	 SECTION 3.11
	 	Special Distributions	  	12
	 SECTION 3.12
	 	Permanent Company Debt	  	13
	 SECTION 3.13
	 	Allocations Upon Liquidation of the Company	  	13
	 SECTION 3.14
	 	Reimbursement of Certain Expenses	  	13
		
	 ARTICLE IV MANAGEMENT
	  	13
	 SECTION 4.1
	 	General	  	13
	 SECTION 4.2
	 	Standard of Care; Indemnification	  	14
	 SECTION 4.3
	 	Capital Expenditures	  	14
	 SECTION 4.4
	 	Reserves	  	15
		
	 ARTICLE V ACCOUNTING, BOOKS AND RECORDS
	  	15
	 SECTION 5.1
	 	Fiscal Year	  	15
	 SECTION 5.2
	 	Books and Records	  	15
	 SECTION 5.3
	 	Auditors	  	15
	 SECTION 5.4
	 	Reporting	  	15
	 SECTION 5.5
	 	Banking	  	16

  

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	 SECTION 5.6
	 	Tax Return Information	  	16
	 SECTION 5.7
	 	Six Year Projections	  	16
		
	 ARTICLE VI CONFIDENTIALITY; NONCOMPETITION
	  	16
	 SECTION 6.1
	 	Confidentiality Obligation	  	16
	 SECTION 6.2
	 	Noncompetition	  	16
		
	 ARTICLE VII TRANSFER OF INTERESTS; PUT RIGHT
	  	17
	 SECTION 7.1
	 	General	  	17
	 SECTION 7.2
	 	Put Right	  	18
	 SECTION 7.3
	 	Termination of a Member’s Interest	  	18
		
	 ARTICLE VIII DISSOLUTION AND WINDING UP
	  	18
	 SECTION 8.1
	 	Dissolution	  	18
	 SECTION 8.2
	 	Winding Up	  	19
	 SECTION 8.3
	 	Pulitzer Purchase	  	19
		
	 ARTICLE IX MISCELLANEOUS
	  	20
	 SECTION 9.1
	 	Notices	  	20
	 SECTION 9.2
	 	Amendment; Waiver	  	20
	 SECTION 9.3
	 	Assignment	  	20
	 SECTION 9.4
	 	Entire Agreement	  	20
	 SECTION 9.5
	 	Parties in Interest	  	20
	 SECTION 9.6
	 	Governing Law; Submission to Jurisdiction; Selection of Forum	  	21
	 SECTION 9.7
	 	Counterparts	  	21
	 SECTION 9.8
	 	Severability	  	21
	 SECTION 9.9
	 	No Agency	  	21
	 SECTION 9.10
	 	Limitation of Liability	  	22
			
	 SCHEDULE 1.
	 	Identification of Members	  	 
	 SCHEDULE 2.
	 	Permitted Transactions	  	 
	 APPENDIX A.
	 	Definition of Deemed Value	  	 

  

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 OPERATING AGREEMENT 
  
 OF 
  
 ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH LLC 
  
 THIS OPERATING AGREEMENT of ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Company”), is made and entered into as of
May 1, 2000, among The Herald Company, Inc., a New York corporation (“Herald”), Pulitzer Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Pulitzer” or the “Managing Member”), Pulitzer Technologies, Inc., a Delaware corporation
(“PTI”), and such other Persons that become Members as herein provided. 
  
 RECITALS 
  
 WHEREAS, the
Company, Pulitzer, PTI and Herald are parties to that certain Joint Venture Agreement, dated as of May 1, 2000 (the “Joint Venture Agreement”); 
  
 WHEREAS, Herald and Pulitzer have entered into that certain Indemnity Agreement (the “Herald Indemnity”), dated as of May 1, 2000; 

 
 WHEREAS, pursuant to and subject to the terms and conditions of the Joint
Venture Agreement, each of Herald, Pulitzer and PTI will contribute, or cause to be contributed, to the Company their respective interests in certain assets and liabilities relating to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch in exchange for equity interests in
the Company; 
  
 WHEREAS, the Members desire to enter into this
Agreement, which shall constitute the limited liability company agreement of the Members under the Delaware Act, for the purpose of setting forth the agreements of the Members as to the affairs of the Company and the conduct of its business;

  
 NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and of the
mutual covenants and undertakings contained herein, the parties agree as follows: 
  
 ARTICLE I 
  
 DEFINITIONS
AND TERMS 
  
 SECTION 1.1 Certain Definitions. 
  
 As used herein, the following terms shall have the meanings set forth or as
referenced below: 
  
 “Affiliate” of a Person means any
Person directly or indirectly controlling, controlled by or under direct or indirect common control with such Person as of the date on which, or at any time during the period for which, the determination of affiliation is being made. For the purpose
of this definition, “control” means (i) the direct or indirect ownership or control of more than 50% of the voting stock or other voting interest in any Person, or (ii) the ability to 

  

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direct or cause the direction of the management or affairs of a Person, whether through the direct or indirect ownership of voting interests, by contract or
otherwise. 
  
 “Agency Agreement” has the meaning set
forth in the Joint Venture Agreement. 
  
 “Agreed Value”
means the Fair Market Value of Contributed Assets net of Assumed Liabilities, as set forth in, or determined pursuant to, Section 3.1 of this Agreement. 
  
 “Agreement” shall mean this Operating Agreement, including the schedules and exhibits hereto, as the same may be amended or supplemented from
time to time in accordance with the terms hereof. 
  
 “Assumed Liabilities” means the Pulitzer Assumed Liabilities, the PTI Assumed Liabilities and the Herald Assumed Liabilities, each as defined in the Joint Venture Agreement. 
  
 “Business Day” means a day, other than a Saturday or Sunday, on
which banks generally are open in New York City, St. Louis and Wilmington, Delaware for a full range of business. 
  
 “Capital Account” means, with respect to any Member, the Capital Account maintained for such Member in accordance with the following provisions:

  
 (i) To each Member’s Capital Account
there shall be added the amount of money and the initial Gross Asset Value of any property (other than money) contributed to the Company by such Member (or its predecessors in interest), such Member’s distributive share of Profits, and the
amount of any Company liabilities assumed by such Member or which are secured by any Company Property distributed to such Member. 
  
 (ii) From each Member’s Capital Account there shall be subtracted the amount of money and the Gross Asset Value of any Company
Property distributed to such Member pursuant to any provision of this Agreement, such Member’s distributive share of Losses, and the amount of any liabilities of such Member assumed by the Company or which are secured by any property
contributed by such Member to the Company. 
  
 (iii) In the event all or a portion of an Interest is Transferred in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, the Transferee shall succeed to the Capital Account of the Transferor to the extent it relates to the Transferred Interest.

  
 “Capital Contribution” means, with respect to any
Member, the amount of money and the Gross Asset Value of any property (other than money) contributed by such Member to the Company. 
  
 “Certificate of Formation” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 2.1. 
  
 “Closing” and “Closing Date” shall have the respective meanings set forth in the Joint Venture
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 “Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time, and any successor
to such statute. 
  
 “Company” shall have the meaning
set forth in the preamble hereto. 
  
 “Company Business”
means the operations and activities carried on by the Company and its subsidiaries, including the operations of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch, the operations of any entities or businesses contributed by the Members to the Company pursuant to the Joint
Venture Agreement and any businesses subsequently operated by the Company. 
  
 “Company Debt” means the loan in the aggregate principal amount of $306 million to the Company from the Prudential Insurance Company of America and certain other institutional lenders. 
  
 “Company Property” means any and all property of whatever nature,
tangible or intangible, real or personal, of the Company from time to time. 
  
 “Contributed Assets” means the Pulitzer Contributed Assets, the PTI Contributed Assets and the Herald Contributed Assets, each as defined in the Joint Venture Agreement. 
  
 “CPA Firm” means the independent public auditor of the
Company’s books and records designated by Pulitzer pursuant to Section 5.3. 
  
 “Debt” means any liability of the Company (including, without limitation, liabilities to Members) for borrowed money, or any liability for the payment of money by the Company in connection with any
guarantees, surety agreements, letters of credit, or other interest-bearing liabilities evidenced by any bond, debenture, note or other similar instrument, excluding any trade liabilities or any non-interest-bearing liabilities or obligations.

  
 “Deemed Tax Benefit” shall have the meaning set
forth in Section 3.11. 
  
 “Deemed Value” has the
meaning set forth in Appendix A to this Agreement. 
  
 “Delaware Act” means the Delaware Limited Liability Company Act, 6 Del. C. 18-101 et seq., as amended from time to time, and any successor to such statute. 
  
 “Depreciation” means, for each Fiscal Year or other period, an amount equal to the depreciation, amortization or
other cost recovery deduction allowable for federal income tax purposes with respect to an asset for such Fiscal Year or other period, except that if the Gross Asset Value of an asset differs from its adjusted basis for federal income tax purposes
at the beginning of such Fiscal Year or other period, Depreciation shall be determined by the Managing Member in the manner described in Regulations Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(g)(3). 
  
 “Fair Market Value” means, with respect to Company Property, as of any date of determination, the price for such
Company Property that could be negotiated in an arm’s-length transaction, for cash, between a willing seller and a willing buyer, neither of whom is under pressure or compulsion to complete the transaction, as of such date of determination. The
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unable to reach agreement on such determination, each of Pulitzer and Herald shall select an independent and nationally recognized investment banking firm
and such investment banking firms shall select a third independent and nationally recognized investment banking firm, as they may deem appropriate and in the best position to determine the Fair Market Value of such property, whose determination of
the Fair Market Value shall be final and binding. 
  
 “Final
Determination” means (i) a binding decision, judgment, decree or other order by any court of competent jurisdiction, which has become final and not subject to further appeal, (ii) a closing agreement entered into under Section 7121 of the Code
or any other binding settlement agreement with the Internal Revenue Service entered into in connection with or in contemplation of an administrative or judicial proceeding, or (iii) the completion of Internal Revenue Service administrative
proceedings if a judicial contest is not or is no longer available or, in the sole discretion of the Managing Member, is not to be commenced or continued. 
  
 “Fiscal Year” means the fiscal year of the Company as specified in Section 5.1. 
  
 “Gross Asset Value” means, with respect to any Company Property, its adjusted basis for federal income tax
purposes, except as follows: 
  
 (i) The Gross
Asset Value of Contributed Assets at the time of their contribution to the Company pursuant to the Joint Venture Agreement and in accordance with Section 3.1, net of Assumed Liabilities, shall be their Agreed Value. 
  
 (ii) The initial Gross Asset Value of any other Company
Property contributed by a Member to the Company shall be its Fair Market Value on the date of contribution. 
  
 (iii) The Gross Asset Value of any Company Property distributed to any Member shall be adjusted to equal its Fair Market Value on the date
of distribution. 
  
 (iv) The Gross Asset Value
of all Company Properties shall be adjusted to equal their respective Fair Market Values in accordance with the rules set forth in, and at such times as provided under, Regulations Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(f). 
  
 (v) If the Gross Asset Value of Company Property has been
determined or adjusted pursuant to this definition, such Gross Asset Value shall thereafter be adjusted by the Depreciation taken into account with respect to such Company Property for purposes of computing Profits and Losses. 
  
 “Herald” shall have the meaning set forth in the preamble hereto.

  
 “Herald Indemnity” has the meaning set forth in the
recitals to this Agreement. 
  
 “Herald Put” shall have
the meaning set forth in Section 7.2(a). 
  
 “Indemnitee” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 4.2(a). 
  

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 “Interest” means the membership interest of a Member in the Company (which shall be considered
personal property for all purposes), consisting of (i) such Member’s interest in Profits, Losses and distributions, (ii) such Member’s right to vote or grant or withhold consents with respect to Company matters as provided herein or in the
Delaware Act and (iii) such Member’s other rights and privileges as provided herein or under the Delaware Act, in each case subject to the obligations of such Member under this Agreement or applicable Law. 
  
 “Joint Venture Agreement” shall have the meaning set forth in the
recitals hereto. 
  
 “Law” means any federal, state,
foreign or local law, constitutional provision, code, statute, ordinance, rule, regulation, order, judgment or decree of any governmental authority. 
  
 “Managing Member” means Pulitzer (acting through any Person or Persons properly designated by it), and its successors, assigns or transferees.

  
 “Member Loan” shall mean any loan from a Member to
the Company in accordance with Section 3.2. 
  
 “Members” mean Herald, Pulitzer, PTI and all other Persons admitted as additional or substituted Members pursuant to this Agreement, so long as they remain Members. Each Member shall constitute a “member” of the Company,
as such term is defined in Section 18-101 of the Delaware Act. 
  
 “Minimum Reserve Amount” shall mean (i) at any time on or prior to the tenth anniversary of the Closing Date, an amount equal to the product of (A) $15 million and (B) the time since the Closing Date (expressed in years and
quarters of a year to the end of the last preceding quarter) and (ii) after the tenth anniversary of the Closing Date, zero. 
  
 “Percentage Interest” means initially: for Pulitzer, 94%, for PTI, 1%, and for Herald, 5%; and thereafter as adjusted to reflect any permitted
Transfers. 
  
 “Permanent Company Debt” shall mean the
Company Debt and any replacement or refinancing of the Company Debt or any Permanent Company Debt in accordance with Section 3.12. 
  
 “Person” shall mean an individual, a corporation, a partnership, an association, a trust, a limited liability company, a governmental authority
or any other entity or organization. 
  
 “Profits” or
“Losses” means, for each Fiscal Year or other period, an amount equal to the Company’s taxable income or loss for such Fiscal Year or other period, determined in accordance with Code Section 703(a) and assuming the tax basis of each
asset contributed to the Company had been equal to its Gross Asset Value at the date of such contribution. Profits and Losses shall be adjusted as follows: (i) any income of the Company that is exempt from federal income tax and not otherwise taken
into account in computing Profits and Losses shall be added to such taxable income or loss; (ii) any expenditures of the Company described as Code Section 705(a)(2)(B) expenditures pursuant to Regulations Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(i), and not
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taxable income or loss; (iii) in lieu of depreciation, amortization and cost recovery deductions taken into account in computing such taxable income or loss,
there shall be taken into account Depreciation for such Fiscal Year or other period, computed in accordance with the definition of “Depreciation”; and (iv) if the Gross Asset Value of any Company Property differs from its adjusted tax
basis for federal income tax purposes, any gain or loss resulting from a disposition of such Company Property shall be calculated with respect to such Gross Asset Value. 
  
 “PTI” shall have the meaning set forth in the preamble hereto. 
  
 “Pulitzer” shall have the meaning set forth in the preamble hereto.

  
 “Put Price” shall have the meaning set forth in
Section 7.2(a). 
  
 “Put-Related Covenants” shall mean
(i) that Herald and its Affiliates will report the transactions contemplated by this Agreement and the Joint Venture Agreement in a manner consistent with the Company’s tax returns and (ii) the covenants of Herald set forth in Section 5 of the
Herald Indemnity. 
  
 “Regulations” means the
regulations promulgated by the U.S. Treasury Department pursuant to the Code. 
  
 “Reserve Asset Value” shall mean, at any time, the value of all cash, U.S. Treasury obligations and other obligations backed by the full faith and credit of the United States then held by the Company.

  
 “Special Distributions” shall have the meaning set
forth in Section 3.11 hereof. 
  
 “Subsidiary” means any
Contributed Entity (as defined in the Joint Venture Agreement) or any other Person controlled by the Company. 
  
 “Tax Matters Member” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 3.9. 
  
 “Transaction Agreements” shall have the meaning set forth in the Joint Venture Agreement. 
  
 “Transfer” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 7.1(a).

  
 “Transferee” means a Person to whom a Member has
Transferred its Interest pursuant to Section 7.1. 
  
 SECTION 1.2
Rules of Construction. 
  
 (a) Words used herein,
regardless of the number and gender used, shall be deemed and construed to include any other number, singular or plural, and any other gender, masculine, feminine or neuter, as the context requires, and, as used herein, unless the context requires
otherwise, the words “hereof”, “herein”, and “hereunder” and words of similar import shall refer to this Agreement as a whole and not to any particular provision of this Agreement. 
  

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 (b) The terms “dollars” and “$” shall mean United States dollars.

  
 (c) The term “including” shall be
deemed to mean “including without limitation.” 
  
 (d) Article and section headings used in this Agreement are for convenience of reference only and shall not affect the interpretation of this Agreement. 
  
 (e) This Agreement is among financially sophisticated and knowledgeable parties and is entered into by the
parties in reliance upon the economic and legal bargains contained herein and shall be interpreted and construed in a fair and impartial manner without regard to such factors as the party who prepared, or caused the preparation of, this Agreement or
the relative bargaining power of the parties. 
  
 ARTICLE II

  
 GENERAL MATTERS 
  
 SECTION 2.1 Formation. 
  
 The Members have caused the formation of the Company as a Delaware limited
liability company pursuant to the Delaware Act by filing a Certificate of Formation of the Company (the “Certificate of Formation”) on April 12, 2000 with the Delaware Secretary of State in accordance with the Delaware Act. The rights and
liabilities of the Members shall be as provided in the Delaware Act, except as otherwise provided in this Agreement. 
  
 SECTION 2.2 Purposes and Business. 
  
 Except as may otherwise be approved by the Members, the purpose of the Company shall be to own and operate the St. Louis Post-Dispatch and other
businesses directly or indirectly related thereto, including certain businesses contributed to the Company pursuant to the Joint Venture Agreement, as determined by the Managing Member. The Company shall have all powers necessary or desirable to
accomplish the aforesaid purposes. In connection therewith, the Company may engage in and enter into any and all activities, contracts and agreements related or incident to the above-stated purposes as the Managing Member may determine to be
appropriate from time to time. The Company shall have the power to do all things necessary, appropriate, advisable, convenient, or incidental in connection with the fulfillment of its business purposes. 
  
 SECTION 2.3 Offices. 
  
 (a) The principal executive offices of the Company shall be
located at 900 North Tucker Boulevard, St. Louis, Missouri 63101 at the offices of Pulitzer or such other location as determined by the Managing Member from time to time. 
  
 (b) The registered office of the Company in the State of Delaware is located at The Corporation Trust
Company, 1209 Orange Street, in the City of Wilmington, County of New Castle. The registered agent of the Company for service of process at such address is The 

  

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Corporation Trust Company. The Managing Member may change such registered office or registered agent from time to time. 
  
 SECTION 2.4 Name. 
  
 The name of the Company shall be St. Louis Post-Dispatch LLC or such other
name as the Managing Member may from time to time select. 
  
 SECTION 2.5 Term. 
  
 The existence of the Company
commenced on the date its Certificate of Formation was filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware, and shall continue, unless earlier dissolved and terminated pursuant to Section 8.1, through the close of business on the fifteenth
anniversary of the Closing Date. 
  
 SECTION 2.6 Members.

  
 The name and business or mailing address of each Member of the
Company are set forth on Schedule 1 to this Agreement. The Managing Member shall cause Schedule 1 to be amended from time to time to reflect the addition or retirement of Members, or transfers of Interests, in accordance with the terms of this
Agreement. Except in connection with a permitted redemption or transfer of a Member’s entire Interest in accordance with the terms of this Agreement, no Member shall have the right to retire from the Company prior to the termination of the
Company following dissolution and winding up. 
  
 ARTICLE III

  
 FINANCIAL AND TAX MATTERS 
  
 SECTION 3.1 Capital Contributions. 
  
 (a) Simultaneously with the execution of this Agreement,
Herald is contributing to the Company the Herald Contributed Assets and assigning to the Company the Herald Assumed Liabilities (each as defined and identified in the Joint Venture Agreement), with an aggregate Agreed Value of $340,000,000.

  
 (b) Simultaneously with the execution of this
Agreement, Pulitzer and PTI are contributing to the Company the Pulitzer Contributed Assets and the PTI Contributed Assets, respectively, and are assigning to the Company the Pulitzer Assumed Liabilities and the PTI Assumed Liabilities, respectively
(each as defined and identified in the Joint Venture Agreement), with an aggregate Agreed Value of $340,000,000. Of Pulitzer and PTI’s $340,000,000 aggregate Capital Contribution, $336,600,000 and $3,400,000 have been contributed by Pulitzer
and PTI, respectively. 
  
 (c) The Gross Asset
Value of each Contributed Asset which is tangible property shall be equal to the tax basis thereof as of the date contributed. The Gross Asset Value of any intangible Contributed Assets shall be equal to the difference between the total Gross Asset

  

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Value of such Member’s Contributed Assets and the Gross Asset Value of the tangible Contributed Assets of such Member. 
  
 (d) Except as may otherwise be unanimously agreed in writing
by the Members and except for payments, if any, under the Herald Indemnity (which payments would be treated as Capital Contributions), the Members shall have no obligation to make any additional Capital Contributions to the Company, and except as
contemplated hereunder or in the Joint Venture Agreement, no Member shall contribute any property to the Company other than the Contributed Assets. 
  
 SECTION 3.2 Loans from Members. 
  
 The Managing Member, in its sole discretion, may permit a Member to advance funds to the Company as a loan (a “Member Loan”). Member Loans shall
not be considered Capital Contributions. Each Member Loan shall be unsecured and shall bear a floating rate of interest (adjusted at the beginning of each fiscal quarter of the Company) equal to the sum of the six month LIBOR rate plus 0.75% and may
contain other customary commercial terms as agreed by the Company and the Member making such Member Loan; provided, however, that any such Member Loans shall be fully subordinate in right of payment to the Company Debt, the Permanent Company Debt,
any other indebtedness of the Company and the Herald Put. A Member Loan shall be a debt of the Company to such Member and shall be payable or collectible only out of Company assets in accordance with the terms and conditions upon which such Member
Loan is made and subject to the terms and conditions of this Agreement. The repayment of a Member Loan upon liquidation of the Company shall be subject to the order of priority set forth in Section 8.2. Any Member Loan shall provide that any payment
of interest or principal thereon may be made only to the extent that the Reserve Asset Value will equal or exceed the Minimum Reserve Amount after taking such payment into account. 
  
 SECTION 3.3 Restrictions Relating to Capital; Company Property. 
  
 (a) Except as otherwise provided herein (including under
Section 7.2) or by the Delaware Act, no Member shall have the right to withdraw, or receive any return of, all or a portion of such Member’s Capital Contribution, nor shall any Member have the right to demand and receive property other than
cash in return for its Capital Contribution. 
  
 (b) No interest shall be paid by the Company on Capital Contributions or on balances in Members’ Capital Accounts. 
  
 (c) All Company Property, whether contributed by a Member or otherwise acquired by the Company, shall be owned by the Company as a
separate legal entity and no Member shall have any right of partition with respect to any Company Property. 
  
 (d) Except as specifically set forth in this Agreement, no Member shall have priority over any other Member, either as to the return of
its Capital Contribution or as to income, losses, returns, or distributions. 
  
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or any Affiliate of any Member (other than any Subsidiaries of the Company) except on arm’s-length terms or otherwise in a manner consistent with prior
practice under the Agency Agreement relating to the kinds of items set forth in Schedule 2 hereto. The Company shall provide Herald with notice of any material transaction between the Company and either Pulitzer or any other Affiliate of Pulitzer
(other than any Subsidiary of the Company), other than a transaction the terms of which are consistent with other prior practice under the Agency Agreement. 
  
 SECTION 3.4 Tax Treatment. 
  
 It is the intention of the Members that the Company be treated as a “partnership” for United States federal, state and local income tax
purposes, and, except as otherwise required by Law, no Member shall take any action inconsistent with the classification of the Company as a partnership for U.S. income tax purposes, including any action to cause the Company to be treated as an
association taxable as a corporation for U.S. income tax purposes. 
  
 SECTION 3.5 Allocation of Profits and Losses. 
  
 Except
as provided in Section 3.13, Profits and Losses for any Fiscal Year or other period shall be allocated among the Members in proportion to their respective Percentage Interests. 
  
 SECTION 3.6 Other Allocation Rules. 
  
 (a) Profits, Losses, and any other items of income, gain, loss or deduction shall be allocated to the
Members pursuant to this Article III as of the last day of each Fiscal Year; provided that Profits, Losses and such other items shall also be allocated at such times as the Gross Asset Value of Company Property is adjusted pursuant to Regulations
Section 1.704-1(b)(2)(iv)(f). In addition, if any Company Property is distributed in-kind to a Member, Capital Accounts shall be adjusted as if such Company Property had been sold for its Fair Market Value at the time of such distribution.

  
 (b) Profits, Losses and any other items of
income, gain, loss or deduction shall be determined on a daily, monthly or other basis by the Managing Member, using any permissible method under Code Section 706 and the Regulations thereunder, and shall be allocated to a particular Fiscal Year or
other period accordingly. 
  
 (c) Solely for
purposes of determining a Member’s proportionate share of the “excess nonrecourse liabilities” of the Company within the meaning of Regulations Section 1.752-3(a)(3), the Members’ respective interests in Profits shall be based on
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 SECTION 3.7 Tax Elections. 
  
 The Company shall make the following elections on the appropriate tax returns: 
  
 (a) to have the provisions of subchapter C of Chapter 63 of
Subtitle F of the Code (i.e., Sections 6221 through 6234 of the Code and the Regulations thereunder regarding the tax treatment of partnership items) apply to the Company; 
  
 (b) to adjust the basis of Company Property in the circumstances described in Section 754 of the Code; and

  
 (c) any other election not inconsistent with
this Agreement or the Joint Venture Agreement that the Tax Matters Member may deem appropriate and in the best interest of the Company and the Members. 
  
 Neither the Company nor any Member may make an election for the Company to be excluded from the application of the provisions of subchapter K of chapter 1
of subtitle A of the Code or any similar provisions of applicable state Law. Herald agrees not to extend the statute of limitations with respect to partnership items (as defined in Section 6231 of the Code) of the Company unless an extension
specific to such items is expressly requested by the Internal Revenue Service. At the request of the Managing Member, Herald will confirm to the Managing Member whether any such statute of limitations has been extended and the date to which any such
statute of limitations has been extended. 
  
 SECTION 3.8 Tax
Allocations; Code Section 704(c). 
  
 (a) In
accordance with Code Section 704(c) and the Regulations thereunder, income, gain, loss, and deduction with respect to any Company Property contributed to the Company by a Member, including any Contributed Asset, shall, solely for tax purposes, be
allocated among the Members so as to take account of any variation between the adjusted tax basis of such Company Property to the Company for federal income tax purposes and its Gross Asset Value at the time of contribution. Allocations pursuant to
this Section 3.8 are solely for purposes of federal, state and local income taxes and shall not be taken into account in computing any Member’s share of Profits, Losses or distributions pursuant to any provision of this Agreement. 

 
 (b) The Company shall adopt and use only the
“traditional method” permitted by the Regulations under Code Section 704(c), and therefore shall not make any curative allocations and/or remedial allocations. 
  
 (c) Except as otherwise provided in this Agreement, all items of Company income, gain, loss, deduction and
any other items taken into account in computing Profits and Losses for a particular Fiscal Year or other period shall be allocated among the Members based on their respective Percentage Interests for such Fiscal Year or other period as determined by
the Managing Member in accordance with applicable provisions of the Code and Regulations. 
  
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 SECTION 3.9 Tax Matters Member. 
  
 Pulitzer shall be the tax matters partner (the “Tax Matters Member”) of the Company pursuant to Section 6231(a)(7)
of the Code. The Company agrees to defend, indemnify and hold harmless the Tax Matters Member from and against all claims, damages, costs and expenses relating to actions taken in good faith in discharging its responsibilities as Tax Matters Member.

  
 SECTION 3.10 Regular Distribution Policy. 
  
 (a) Subject to Section 3.11, the Managing Member shall
determine from time to time, in its complete discretion, whether and to what extent the Company shall distribute any portion of Company Property to the Members in cash; provided, however, that, except as provided in Section 3.11, the Company shall
not make any distribution to the extent that, after giving effect to such distribution, the Reserve Asset Value would be less than the Minimum Reserve Amount. 
  

(b) All distributions (other than pursuant to Section 3.11, Section 7.2 or Section 8.2) of Company Property shall be made to the
Members based on their respective Percentage Interests. 
  
 (c) The Members acknowledge that distributions pursuant to this Section 3.10 in excess of the Company’s “net cash flow from operations,” as determined under Regulations Section 1.707-4(b), are not
anticipated on or before the second anniversary of the Closing Date. 
  
 SECTION 3.11 Special Distributions. 
  
 (a) Simultaneous with the Closing, the Company shall distribute to Herald $306,000,000. 
  
 (b) Notwithstanding Section 3.10, in the event of an increase in the tax basis of Company Property (other than any increase in tax basis
under Section 743 of the Code) by reason of a Final Determination resulting in an increase in the taxable income of Herald attributable to its Interest, including as a result of a Final Determination that Herald’s contribution of its
Contributed Assets constituted a taxable sale for federal income tax purposes as of the date it was made, the Company shall distribute to Herald an amount equal to 100% of the “Deemed Tax Benefit” (as defined in the next sentence) arising
as a result of such increase in the tax basis of Company Property. The “Deemed Tax Benefit” of any increase in the tax basis of Company Property shall be equal to the present value, computed based on an 8% annual discount rate to the date
on which such increase in tax basis applies for tax purposes, of a series of 15 annual amounts, each equal to 39% of one-fifteenth of such increase in tax basis, with such amounts being taken into account commencing on the last day of the first tax
year to which such increase in tax basis is applicable and continuing on the last day of each of the following 14 consecutive tax years. 
  
 (c) Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, no distribution shall be made to Herald pursuant to Section 3.11(b) either prior to
the day after the second anniversary of the Closing Date or subsequent to the exercise of the Herald Put. 
  

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 SECTION 3.12 Permanent Company Debt. 
  
 The Company shall refinance the Company Debt (or Permanent Company Debt) from time to time with non-amortizing indebtedness
that remains outstanding for an aggregate term (taking into account the initial refinancing and any subsequent refinancings) expiring on or after the 15th anniversary of the Closing Date. The principal amount of any Permanent Company Debt shall be
not less than the Company Debt and not more than the sum of (i) the principal amount of the Company Debt, plus (ii) the aggregate amount of expenses incurred in obtaining any Permanent Company Debt. After deducting such expenses, the net proceeds of
any Permanent Company Debt shall be used solely to repay in full the principal amount of the Company Debt (or, in the case of refinancings of Permanent Company Debt, such refinanced Permanent Company Debt). The terms of any Company Debt and
Permanent Company Debt shall not restrict any distribution by the Company under Section 3.11(b) or the payment by the Company of the Put Price. 
  
 SECTION 3.13 Allocations Upon Liquidation of the Company. 
  
 In connection with the liquidation of the Company pursuant to Section 8.2, any income or gain realized upon liquidation shall be allocated among the
Members based on their respective Percentage Interests pursuant to Section 3.5; provided, however, that Herald’s share of any such income or gain shall be reduced, but not below 1% of all such income and gain, to the extent that the allocations
of income and gain to Herald in connection with the liquidation of the Company would cause the Deemed Value of Herald’s Interest to exceed $325 million as of the Closing Date. 
  
 SECTION 3.14 Reimbursement of Certain Expenses. 
  
 The Company will be responsible for and shall pay or reimburse any Member or any Affiliate of a Member for any expenses
(including reasonable attorney fees) incurred by such Person in contesting or litigating any matter arising out of (x) the actions or activities of the Company or (y) the transactions contemplated by the Joint Venture Agreement (including the costs
of any tax contests, but not the tax, interest or penalties related thereto); provided, that in the case of any Member other than the Managing Member, such Member shall give the Company prompt written notice of any matter which may give rise to any
claim that the Company is responsible for any payment or reimbursement under this Section 3.14. 
  
 ARTICLE IV 
  
 MANAGEMENT

  
 SECTION 4.1 General. 
  
 The Managing Member shall have the sole right to manage the business of the
Company and shall have all powers and rights necessary, appropriate or advisable to effectuate and carry out the purposes and business of the Company, including the appointment of officers of the Company and the delegation thereto of such duties as
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the rights of a “manager” of the Company as such term is defined in Section 18-101 of the Delaware Act. No other Member, by reason of its status as
such, shall have any authority to act for or bind the Company or otherwise take part in the management of the Company, but shall have only the right to vote on or approve the matters specifically provided herein or required in the Delaware Act to be
voted on or approved or determined by the Members. 
  
 SECTION 4.2
Standard of Care; Indemnification. 
  
 (a) In
carrying out their duties, each Member (including the Managing Member) and its respective directors, officers and agents and the officers or agents of the Company (each, an “Indemnitee”) shall not be liable to the Company or to any Member
for any actions taken in good faith and reasonably believed by the Indemnitee to be in, or not opposed to, the best interests of the Company, or for errors of judgment, neglect or omission, including any losses sustained, liabilities incurred, or
benefits not derived by Members in connection with any action or inaction of the Indemnitee, provided, however, that the Indemnitee shall be liable for his willful misconduct or fraud. 
  
 (b) Each Indemnitee shall be indemnified and held harmless by the Company from and against any and all
losses, claims, damages, liabilities, expenses (including legal fees and disbursements), judgments, fines, settlements and all other amounts arising from any and all claims, demands, actions, suits or proceedings, civil, criminal, administrative or
investigative, in which the Indemnitee may be involved, or threatened to be involved, as a party or otherwise by reason of the Indemnitee’s status as the Managing Member or his status as a director, officer or agent of the Managing Member or of
the Company and his management of the affairs of the Company, or which relate to the Company, its property, business or affairs, whether or not the Indemnitee continues to be the Managing Member or a director, officer or agent of the Managing Member
or of Company at the time any such liability or expense is paid or incurred, if the Indemnitee acted in good faith and in a manner it or he reasonably believed to be in, or not opposed to, the best interests of the Company. 
  
 (c) Expenses (including legal fees and disbursements)
incurred in defending any proceeding shall be paid by the Company in advance of the final disposition of such proceeding upon receipt of an undertaking by or on behalf of the Indemnitee to repay such amount if it is ultimately determined by a court
of competent jurisdiction that the Indemnitee is not entitled to be indemnified by the Company as authorized hereunder. 
  
 SECTION 4.3 Capital Expenditures. 
  
 The Managing Member may cause the Company to incur capital expenditures, and may fund any such capital expenditures out of the assets of the Company or
out of funds provided by Member Loans; provided, that the Company may not fund a capital expenditure out of the assets of the Company unless, after the expenditure, the Reserve Asset Value is at least equal to the Minimum Reserve Amount. 

 

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 SECTION 4.4 Reserves. 
  
 The Managing Member may establish and maintain reserves for actual, anticipated or contingent liabilities and obligations of
the Company. The Company may pledge its cash and U.S. Treasury obligations and other obligations backed by the full faith and credit of the United States, but only to the extent the value of such cash, U.S. Treasury obligations and other obligations
backed by the full faith and credit of the United States exceed the Minimum Reserve Amount at such time. The Company may not incur any obligations which are reasonably expected to cause the Reserve Asset Value to be less than the Minimum Reserve
Amount. 
  
 ARTICLE V 
  
 ACCOUNTING, BOOKS AND RECORDS 
  
 SECTION 5.1 Fiscal Year. 
  
 The Fiscal Year and fiscal periods of the Company shall be the same as the
fiscal year and fiscal periods of Pulitzer, as the same may be changed or modified from time to time. 
  
 SECTION 5.2 Books and Records. 
  
 The Company shall keep the books and records of the Company at its principal executive offices. Such books and records shall be kept in conformity with
accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. Each of the Members and its authorized representatives shall have the right, at all reasonable times and upon reasonable advance written notice to the Company, at such
Member’s expense, to inspect, audit and copy the books and records of the Company for any purpose reasonably related to the Member’s Interest. A Member requesting access to the Company’s books and records shall reimburse the Company
for any costs reasonably incurred by the Company in connection therewith. 
  
 SECTION 5.3 Auditors. 
  
 The CPA
Firm of the Company shall be designated by the Managing Member and such CPA Firm may be changed from time to time so long as it is an auditing firm of international standing. 
  
 SECTION 5.4 Reporting. 
  
 The Company shall use reasonable commercial efforts to deliver to each Member (i) within 30 days after the close of each fiscal month, an unaudited
balance sheet and statement of income for the Company for such fiscal month and (ii) within one-hundred twenty (120) days after the close of each Fiscal Year, an audited balance sheet, statement of income and statement of cash flows for the Company
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 SECTION 5.5 Banking. 
  
 All funds of the Company received from any and all sources shall be deposited in such checking or other such accounts as
shall be determined by the Managing Member. In connection with the maintenance of such bank accounts, the Managing Member shall designate those individuals who will have authority to write checks or otherwise disburse funds from such bank accounts
on behalf of the Company in connection with its activities. 
  
 SECTION 5.6 Tax Return Information. 
  
 The Managing
Member shall cause the Company to prepare all federal, foreign, state and local income tax returns that it is required to file. The Managing Member shall use reasonable commercial efforts to deliver to each Member within 120 days following the close
of each Fiscal Year such tax information as shall reasonably be required for the preparation by such Person of its federal, foreign, state and local income and other income tax returns. For each taxable year of the Company with respect to which
Herald owns an Interest, the Managing Member shall provide Herald with a copy of the draft federal income tax return of the Company for such year at least twenty (20) days prior to the filing of such return for comment and consultation, provided
that Herald’s approval shall not be required for the filing of any tax return of the Company. 
  
 SECTION 5.7 Six Year Projections. 
  
 Within thirty (30) days following the ninth anniversary of the Closing Date, the Managing Member shall cause the Company to deliver to Herald projected
balance sheets, statements of income and statements of cash flow of the Company for the six annual periods beginning on the ninth anniversary of the Closing Date. The projections shall set forth all underlying material assumptions in respect
thereof, and the Company shall make available representatives of the Company and the Managing Member to review the projections with representatives of Herald. 
  

ARTICLE VI 
  
 CONFIDENTIALITY; NONCOMPETITION 
  
 SECTION 6.1 Confidentiality Obligation. 
  
 Herald shall not, directly or indirectly, disclose or use at any time any confidential or proprietary business, financial or other information pertaining to the Company, Pulitzer or any of its respective Affiliates. 
  
 SECTION 6.2 Noncompetition. 
  
 Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, the parties hereto agree
that neither Herald nor any of its Affiliates shall, directly or indirectly, during the term of this Agreement (a) own, operate, publish, sell or distribute any daily, general interest newspaper that is principally sold or distributed within the
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weekly newspapers (regardless of their frequency of publication within any week) consisting of five or more weeklies with aggregate weekly circulation of
more than 175,000 copies that are principally sold or distributed within the greater St. Louis metropolitan area. 
  
 ARTICLE VII 
  
 TRANSFER OF INTERESTS; PUT RIGHT 
  
 SECTION 7.1
General. 
  
 (a) Any Member may sell, assign or
transfer (collectively, “Transfer”) all or any portion of its Interest to any of its Affiliates that would be treated as a “related person” to such Member within the meaning of Regulations Section 1.752 (any such Affiliates of
such Member, a “Related Person”) without the consent of any other Member, but may not Transfer, pledge or otherwise encumber all or any portion of its Interest to any Person who is not a Related Person to such Member (or take or allow to
be taken any action as a result of which the Related Person is no longer an Affiliate of such Member) without the prior written consent of the other Members, which consent may be granted or withheld in the other Members’ sole discretion.

  
 (b) Notwithstanding Section 7.1(a), Pulitzer
may, without the consent of any other Member, Transfer all, but not less than all, of its and its Affiliates’ Interests, together with all of their obligations, to any Person and designate that Person to be the Managing Member of the Company;
provided, that such Transferee (i) is, or is an Affiliate of, a nationally recognized daily newspaper publisher which, together with its Affiliates, has an aggregate paid daily circulation equal to at least 3,000,000 copies, (ii) has a net worth at
least equal to Pulitzer’s net worth at such time, (iii) assumes Pulitzer’s obligations under this Agreement and the Transaction Agreements and (iv) assumes Pulitzer’s obligations under the Pulitzer Guaranty (as defined in the Joint
Venture Agreement). 
  
 (c) Notwithstanding
Section 7.1(a), Pulitzer may, without the consent of any other Member, Transfer all, but not less than all, of its and its Affiliates Interests, together with all of their obligations, to any Person and designate that Person to be the Managing
Member of the Company; provided, that (i) such Transferee is, or is an Affiliate of, a nationally recognized daily newspaper publisher which, together with its Affiliates, has an aggregate paid daily circulation of at least 500,000 copies, (ii) such
Transferee or its ultimate parent has “investment grade” rated debt, as determined by either Standard & Poor’s or Moody’s, or, if such Transferee’s or its ultimate parent’s debt is not so rated, such Transferee or
its ultimate parent (calculated on a consolidated basis) has a debt to EBITDA ratio of not more than 3.5 to 1, (iii) such Transferee assumes Pulitzer’s obligations under this Agreement and the Transaction Agreements, (iv) such Transferee
assumes Pulitzer’s obligations under the Pulitzer Guaranty and (v) if such Transferee satisfies either condition under the foregoing subsection (ii) only because its ultimate parent satisfies such condition, the ultimate parent of such
Transferee shall guarantee its performance of Pulitzer’s obligations under this Agreement and the Transaction Agreements and also Pulitzer’s obligations under the Pulitzer Guaranty. 
  

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 (d) PTI must Transfer all of its Interest to the Person (or to an Affiliate of the
Person) to whom Pulitzer may Transfer its Interest under Section 7.1(b) or Section 7.1(c) 
  
 (e) Any purported Transfer by a Member which does not comply with the provisions of this Section 7.1 shall be null and void and of no
force and effect. Any Transferee under this Section 7.1 shall become a substitute member in the Company, and shall take the place of the Transferor under this Agreement as fully and completely as if such Transferee had been a party hereto, provided
that such Transferee executes and delivers to the Company such documents and instruments of conveyance as may be reasonably necessary to effect such Transfer and to confirm the agreement of the Transferee to be bound by the provisions of this
Agreement and the Transaction Agreements. 
  
 SECTION 7.2 Put
Right. 
  
 (a) Upon not less than six months
prior written notice and, provided that Herald and its Affiliates are not in breach of any of the Put-Related Covenants, Herald shall have a one-time right to require the Company to redeem all (but not less than all) of its Interest, effective on
the tenth anniversary of the Closing Date (the “Herald Put”). The redemption price (the “Put Price”) for Herald’s Interest will be the amount necessary to result in the Deemed Value of the Herald Interest after receipt of
such payment being equal to $275 million as of the Closing Date; provided, however, that if, at the time the Herald Put is exercised, a contest with a governmental authority exists as to the tax treatment of any item of income taken into account in
computing Deemed Value, the Put Price will be adjusted after the closing of the exercise of the Herald Put to reflect the ultimate tax treatment as well as any additional unreimbursed contest costs and penalties of Herald and its Affiliates and the
corrected interest calculation. The Company may, in the Managing Member’s sole and absolute discretion, assign its obligations under the Herald Put to Pulitzer. The closing of the exercise of the Herald Put shall take place at a time and place
to be designated by mutual agreement of the Company and Herald, but not later than thirty (30) days after the tenth anniversary of the Closing. At the closing, Herald shall execute and deliver such documents as reasonably requested by the Company or
Pulitzer to fully transfer title to its Interest, including documents representing and warranting good and marketable title to its Interest and that its Interest is owned free and clear of all liens, charges and encumbrances. 
  
 SECTION 7.3 Termination of a Member’s Interest. 
  
 Any Member that Transfers its entire Interest pursuant to the terms hereof
shall be deemed to have retired and to have ceased to be a Member as of the effective date of such Transfer. 
  
 ARTICLE VIII 
  
 DISSOLUTION AND WINDING UP 
  
 SECTION 8.1
Dissolution. 
  
 The Company shall be dissolved and its affairs
wound up and terminated upon the first to occur of the following: 
  
 (a) the expiration of its term as set forth in Section 2.5; and 
  

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 (b) the unanimous written consent of the Members to dissolve the Company. 
  
 SECTION 8.2 Winding Up. 
  
 If the Company is dissolved pursuant to Section 8.1, this Agreement shall
remain in full force and effect and shall continue to govern the rights and obligations of the Members and the Managing Member and the conduct of the Company during the period of winding up the Company’s affairs. Except as provided in Section
8.3 below, the Managing Member shall cause Company Property to be distributed in-kind or to be sold for cash and the proceeds distributed as provided herein. The Managing Member shall apply and distribute Company Property in the following order of
priority (subject to Section 8.3), unless otherwise required by mandatory provisions of applicable Law: 
  
 (a) to repayment of the Company Debt or the Permanent Company Debt; 
  
 (b) to repayment of other creditors (other than Members who are creditors), to the extent otherwise
permitted by Law, in satisfaction of the liability of the Company to such creditors (whether by payment, by the establishment of reserves of cash or other Company Property for contingent liabilities in amounts, if any, determined by the Managing
Member to be appropriate for such purposes or by other reasonable provision for payment); 
  
 (c) to repayment of Member Loans (whether by payment, by the establishment of reserves of cash or other Company Property for contingent
liabilities in amounts, if any, determined by the Managing Member to be appropriate for such purposes or by other reasonable provision for payment); and 
  
 (d) thereafter to the Members in proportion to the positive balances of their respective Capital Accounts. Such Capital Account balances
shall be determined after allocating all income, gain, deduction, loss and other like items arising in connection with the liquidation of Company Property (or if Company Property is not sold, after adjusting the Capital Accounts in the same manner
as such accounts would have been adjusted if all Company Property had been sold for its Fair Market Value) and otherwise making all Capital Account adjustments required hereunder. No Member shall have any obligation to restore any deficit in its
Capital Account. 
  
 SECTION 8.3 Pulitzer Purchase. 
  
 In connection with the liquidation of the Company, Pulitzer
will pay to Herald, in lieu of any amount that otherwise would be distributed to Herald pursuant to Section 8.2(d), cash in the same amount. 
  

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 ARTICLE IX 
  

MISCELLANEOUS 
  
 SECTION 9.1 Notices. 
  
 All notices and other communications required or permitted by this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be delivered by personal delivery, by
nationally recognized overnight courier service, by facsimile, by first class mail or by certified or registered mail, return receipt requested, addressed to any Member at its address as set forth on Schedule 1 (as the same may be updated from time
to time at the direction of such Member) or to the Company at 900 North Tucker Boulevard, St. Louis, Missouri 63101 (or to such other address as the Company shall have designated to each of the Members by written notice given in the manner
hereinabove set forth). Notices shall be deemed given one day after sent, if sent by overnight courier; when delivered and receipted for, if hand delivered; when received, if sent by facsimile or other electronic means or by first class mail; or
when receipted for (or upon the date of attempted delivery where delivery is refused or unclaimed), if sent by certified or registered mail, return receipt requested. 
  
 SECTION 9.2 Amendment; Waiver. 
  
 Any provision of this Agreement may (i) be amended if, and only if, such amendment is in writing and signed by each Member, or (ii) be waived if such
waiver is contained in a writing, and signed by the party against whom the waiver is to be effective. No failure or delay by any party in exercising any right, power or privilege hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof nor shall any single
exercise thereof preclude any other or further exercise thereof or of any other right, power or privilege. Except as otherwise provided, rights and remedies herein provided shall be cumulative and not exclusive of any rights or remedies provided by
Law. 
  
 SECTION 9.3 Assignment. 
  
 Except as otherwise expressly provided herein, no party to this Agreement may
assign any of its rights or obligations under this Agreement without the prior written consent of the other parties hereto. 
  
 SECTION 9.4 Entire Agreement. 
  
 This Agreement, the Joint Venture Agreement and the Transaction Agreements (including the schedules and exhibits hereto and thereto) contain the entire
agreement among the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof and supersede all prior agreements and understandings, oral or written, with respect to such matters. 
  
 SECTION 9.5 Parties in Interest. 
  
 This Agreement shall inure to the benefit of and be binding upon the parties hereto and their respective successors and permitted assigns or Transferees.
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Agreement, express or implied, is intended to confer upon any Person other than the Company, Herald, Pulitzer, PTI or their respective successors or
permitted assigns or Transferees, any rights or remedies under or by reason of this Agreement. The Company is executing this Agreement as a party, and this Agreement shall constitute a contract among the Members and between the Company and each of
the Members. 
  
 SECTION 9.6 Governing Law; Submission to
Jurisdiction; Selection of Forum. 
  
 This Agreement shall be
governed by, and construed and enforced in accordance with, the Laws of the State of Delaware without giving effect to any choice of law provision or rule (whether of the State of Delaware or any other jurisdiction) that would cause the application
of the Laws of any jurisdiction other than the internal Laws of the State of Delaware. Each of the parties agrees that any legal action between the parties, or any of them, relating to this Agreement, the interpretation of the terms hereof or the
performance hereof or the consummation of the transactions contemplated hereby, whether in tort or contract or at law or in equity, shall exclusively be brought in a Federal or State Court located in New Castle County, Delaware, having jurisdiction
of the subject matter thereof, and each party irrevocably (i) consents to personal jurisdiction in any such Federal or State Court, (ii) waives any objection to laying venue in any such action or proceeding in any such Court, (iii) waives any
immunity from suit and any objection that any such Court is an inconvenient forum or does not have jurisdiction over any party hereto and (iv) agrees that service of complaint or other process may be made by certified or registered mail addressed to
such party at its address determined in accordance with Section 9.1 of this Agreement. 
  
 SECTION 9.7 Counterparts. 
  
 This
Agreement may be executed in one or more counterparts, each of which shall be deemed an original, and all of which shall constitute one and the same Agreement. 
  

SECTION 9.8 Severability. 
  
 The provisions of this Agreement shall be deemed severable and the invalidity or unenforceability of any provision shall not affect the validity or
enforceability of the other provisions hereof. If any provision of this Agreement, or the application thereof to any Person or any circumstance, is invalid or unenforceable (i) a suitable and equitable provision shall be substituted therefor in
order to carry out, so far as may be valid and enforceable, the intent and purpose of such invalid or unenforceable provision, and (ii) the remainder of this Agreement and the application of such provision to other Persons or circumstances shall not
be affected by such invalidity or unenforceability, nor shall such invalidity or unenforceability affect the validity or enforceability of such provision, or the application thereof, in any other jurisdiction. If Herald and Pulitzer are unable to
agree on the substitution of a provision pursuant to clause (i) above, such dispute shall be submitted to binding arbitration in accordance with the rules of the American Arbitration Association. 
  
 SECTION 9.9 No Agency. 
  
 This Agreement shall not constitute an appointment of any party as the agent
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manner any obligation or other liability of any kind, express or implied, against, or in the name or on behalf of, any other party. 
  
 SECTION 9.10 Limitation of Liability. 
  
 The debts, obligations and liabilities of the Company, whether arising in
contract, tort or otherwise, shall be solely the debts, obligations and liabilities of the Company, and, except as otherwise expressly provided herein, no Member (including the Managing Member) or officer of the Company shall be obligated personally
for any such debt, obligation or liability of the Company solely by reason of being a Member, Managing Member and/or officer. 
  
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 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have duly executed this Agreement as of the date first written above.

  

					
	 PULITZER INC.

		
	By:	 	/S/    RONALD H.
RIDGWAY        
	 	 	 Name:
	 	Ronald H. Ridgway
	 	 	 Title:
	 	Senior Vice President - Finance
	
	 PULITZER TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

		
	By:	 	/S/    JON H.
HOLT        
	 	 	 Name:
	 	Jon H. Holt
	 	 	 Title:
	 	Treasurer
	
	 THE HERALD COMPANY, INC.

		
	By:	 	/S/    S.I. NEWHOUSE,
JR.        
	 	 	 Name:
	 	S.I. Newhouse, Jr.
	 	 	 Title:
	 	Vice President

  

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 AMENDMENT NO. 1 
  
 TO 
  
 OPERATING AGREEMENT 
  
 OF 
  
 ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH LLC 
  
 THIS AMENDMENT NO. 1, made and entered into as of June 1, 2001 among The Herald Company, Inc., a New York corporation (“Herald”), Pulitzer Inc., a Delaware corporation (“Pulitzer” or the
“Managing Member”), and Pulitzer Technologies, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“PTI”), to the Operating Agreement made and entered into as of May 1, 2000 among Herald, Pulitzer and PTI (the “Operating Agreement”).

  
 RECITALS 
  
 WHEREAS, Herald, Pulitzer and PTI constitute all the members of St. Louis
Post-Dispatch LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (the “Company”); 
  
 WHEREAS, STL Distribution Services LLC, a Delaware limited liability company (“Distribution Services”), has been organized for the purpose of engaging in the business of the delivery of publications and
products in the greater St. Louis metropolitan area; 
  
 WHEREAS,
it is contemplated that Arch Distribution LLC, a Delaware limited liability company of which the Company is the sole member (“Arch”), and Gateway Consumer Services LLC, a Delaware limited liability company of which the Company is the sole
member (“Gateway”), will merge with and into Distribution Services (collectively the “Mergers”), and the Company will distribute to the 
  
 Members, in accordance with Section 3.10(b) of the Operating Agreement, the membership interests in Distribution Services which the Company will receive as a result of
the Mergers; and 
  
 WHEREAS, the Members desire to enter into
this Amendment No. 1 for the purpose of setting forth the agreements of the Members as to certain matters relating to the Company and Distribution Services; 

 NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and of the mutual covenants and undertakings herein,
the Members agree as follows: 
  
 1. Unless the context requires
otherwise, capitalized terms used herein shall have the meanings set forth or as referenced in the Operating Agreement, and Section 1.2 of the Operating Agreement shall apply equally to this Amendment No. 1. 
  
 2. Each of Herald, Pulitzer and PTI hereby authorize and approve the mergers
of Arch and Gateway with and into Distribution Services, with Distribution Services being the surviving entity. 
  
 3. In the event that Herald shall be a member of Distribution Services at the time Herald exercises the Herald Put, Herald shall be deemed to have
transferred its entire membership interest in Distribution Services to Pulitzer simultaneously and effective as of the effectiveness of the closing of the exercise of the Herald Put. If Herald exercises the Herald Put, the Put Price shall be
allocated between Herald’s Interest and Herald’s membership interest in Distribution Services in proportion to the ratio of Herald’s Capital Account balance to its capital account balance in Distribution Services, each determined
immediately prior to the exercise of the Herald Put and without regard to paragraph 4 of this Amendment No. 1. 
  
 4. The provisions of Sections 3.10, 3.11, 3.13, 5.4, 5.7, 7.2, 8.2. 8.3 and Appendix A (including Exhibit A attached thereto) of the Operating Agreement,
including the definitions of “Deemed Tax Benefit” and “Deemed Value,” shall be applied and determined as if the Company and Distribution 

  

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Services were a single entity with respect to which each such provision and definition applied. Each of the Members shall be treated for this purpose as if
it owned a single interest consisting of both its Interest and its Capital Account and its membership interest and its capital account in Distribution Services. For purposes of illustration, but without limiting the foregoing, for purposes of
applying Sections 3.10, 3.11, 3.13, 5.4, 5.7, 7.2, 8.2, 8.3 and Appendix A (including Exhibit A attached thereto) of the Operating Agreement, the term “Company” shall be deemed to refer to the Company and Distribution Services as a single,
combined entity; the term “Company Property” shall include all of the assets of Distribution Services; the terms “Profits” and “Losses” shall include all corresponding items realized by Distribution Services; all
distributions and payments received by Herald shall include all distributions and payments received by Herald from Distribution Services; and any income or gain recognized by Herald in respect of its Interest shall include any income or gain
recognized by Herald in respect of its membership interest in Distribution Services. 
  
 5. Simultaneously with the payment by Pulitzer to Herald of the amount provided in Section 8.3 of the Operating Agreement (calculated in accordance with the provisions of the foregoing paragraph 4 of this Amendment
No. 1), Herald shall be deemed to have transferred all its membership interest in Distribution Services, as well as its Interest, to Pulitzer. That portion of the aforementioned payment by Pulitzer to Herald which relates to the capital account of
Herald in Distribution Service shall be deemed to satisfy in full the rights of Herald under Sections 8.2(c) and 8.3 of the Operating Agreement of Distribution Services made and entered into as of May 31, 2001 among Herald, Pulitzer and PTI, as
amended from time to time. 
  
 6. During the existence of
Distribution Services, the Members shall be the same Persons or Affiliates thereof as the holders of membership interests in Distribution Services. 
  
 7. This Amendment No. 1 shall not be considered as a precedent in any respect in connection with the interpretation or construction of the Operating
Agreement. 
  

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 8. Except as provided herein, the Operating Agreement shall continue in full force and effect.

  
 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned have duly executed this
Amendment No. 1 to the Operating Agreement as of the date first above written. 
  

					
	 PULITZER INC.

		
	By:	 	/S/    RONALD H.
RIDGWAY        
	 	 	 Name:
	 	Ronald H. Ridgway
	 	 	 Title:
	 	Senior Vice President-Finance
	
	 PULITZER TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

		
	By:	 	/S/    JON H.
HOLT        
	 	 	 Name:
	 	Jon H. Holt
	 	 	 Title:
	 	Treasurer
	
	 THE HERALD COMPANY, INC.

		
	By:	 	/S/    DONALD E.
NEWHOUSE        
	 	 	 Name:
	 	Donald E. Newhouse
	 	 	 Title:
	 	Vice President

  

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