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VOTING AND RIGHT OF FIRST REFUSAL AGREEMENT

Private Equity Right of First Refusal Agreement

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Title: VOTING AND RIGHT OF FIRST REFUSAL AGREEMENT
Governing Law: Delaware     Date: 5/4/2009
Industry: Broadcasting and Cable TV     Law Firm: Simpson Thacher;Weil Gotshal;Baker Botts     Sector: Services

VOTING AND RIGHT OF FIRST REFUSAL AGREEMENT, Parties: directv group inc , dtvg two  inc , englewood  co , liberty entertainment  inc , liberty media corporation , splitco  directv  holdings  dtvg one  inc
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Exhibit 10.3

 

VOTING AND RIGHT OF FIRST REFUSAL AGREEMENT

 

May 3, 2009

This Voting and Right of First Refusal Agreement, dated as of May 3, 2009 (this “ Agreement ”), is by and among Liberty Entertainment, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“ Splitco ”), The DIRECTV Group, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“ DIRECTV ”), DIRECTV, a Delaware corporation formed as a direct, wholly-owned Subsidiary of DIRECTV (“ Holdings ”), Dr. John C. Malone (“ Dr. Malone ”), Mrs. Leslie Malone, The Tracy L. Neal Trust A (the “ Tracy Trust ”) and The Evan D. Malone Trust A (the “ Evan Trust ,” and together with Dr. Malone, Mrs. Malone and the Tracy Trust, collectively, the “ Malones ” and each a “ Malone ”).

For purposes of this Agreement, capitalized terms used and not defined herein shall have the respective meanings ascribed to them in the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of May 3, 2009 (the “ Merger Agreement ”), by and among Liberty Media Corporation, a Delaware corporation (“ Liberty ”), Splitco, DIRECTV, Holdings, DTVG One, Inc., a Delaware corporation and a direct, wholly-owned Subsidiary of Holdings (“ Merger Sub One ”), and DTVG Two, Inc., a Delaware corporation and a direct, wholly-owned Subsidiary of Holdings (“ Merger Sub Two ”).

WHEREAS, subject to the receipt of the Liberty Stockholder Approval and the satisfaction or, where applicable, waiver of certain other conditions, Liberty will (i) pursuant to the Reorganization Agreement, complete the Restructuring (as defined in the Reorganization Agreement) and (ii) redeem, in accordance with the terms of the Reorganization Agreement, 90% of the outstanding shares of Liberty Entertainment Common Stock in exchange for all of the outstanding common stock of Splitco (the “ Split-Off ”);

WHEREAS, as of March 31, 2009, Dr. Malone (in his individual capacity and in a Representative Capacity with respect to the Malone Family Charitable Reminder Uni Trust) (i) Beneficially Owns 2,722,127 shares of Liberty Entertainment Series A Common Stock and 20,757,120 shares of Liberty Entertainment Series B Common Stock (collectively, the “ Dr. Malone Liberty Shares ”), (ii) upon completion of the Split-Off, is expected to Beneficially Own 2,449,914 shares of Splitco Series A Common Stock and 18,681,408 shares of Splitco Series B Common Stock (collectively, the “ Dr. Malone Splitco Shares ”), and (iii) upon completion of the Splitco Merger, is expected to Beneficially Own 2,722,123 shares of Holdings Class A Common Stock (“ Dr. Malone Holdings Class A Shares ,”) and upon completion of the Exchange is expected to Beneficially Own 20,757,099 shares of Holdings Class B Common Stock (the “ Dr. Malone Holdings Class B Shares ,” collectively with the Dr. Malone Holdings Class A Shares, the “ Dr. Malone Holdings Shares ”);

WHEREAS, as of March 31, 2009, Mrs. Malone (i) Beneficially Owns 301,008 shares of Liberty Entertainment Series A Common Stock and 681,884 shares of Liberty Entertainment Series B Common Stock (the “ Mrs. Malone Liberty Shares ”), (ii) upon completion of the Split-Off, is expected to Beneficially Own 270,907 shares of Splitco Series A Common Stock and 613,695 shares of Splitco Series B Common Stock (collectively, the “ Mrs. Malone Splitco Shares ”) and (iii) upon completion of the Splitco Merger, is expected to Beneficially Own 301,007 shares of Holdings Class A Common Stock (“ Mrs. Malone Holdings Class A Shares ”)

 


and upon completion of the Exchange is expected to Beneficially Own 681,882 shares of Holdings Class B Common Stock (the “ Mrs. Malone Holdings Class B Shares ,” collectively with the Mrs. Malone Holdings Class A Shares, the “ Mrs. Malone Holdings Shares ”);

WHEREAS, as of March 31, 2009, the Tracy Trust (i) Beneficially Owns 22,800 shares of Liberty Entertainment Series A Common Stock and 155,292 shares of Liberty Entertainment Series B Common Stock (collectively, the “ Tracy Trust Liberty Shares ”), (ii) upon completion of the Split-Off, is expected to Beneficially Own 20,520 shares of Splitco Series A Common Stock and 139,762 shares of Splitco Series B Common Stock (collectively, the “ Tracy Trust Splitco Shares ”), and (iii) upon completion of the Splitco Merger, is expected to Beneficially Own 22,799 shares of Holdings Class A Common Stock (the “ Tracy Trust Holdings Class A Shares ”) and upon completion of the Exchange is expected to Beneficially Own 155,290 shares of Holdings Class B Common Stock (the “ Tracy Trust Holdings Class B Shares ,” together with the Tracy Trust Holdings Class A Shares, collectively, the “ Tracy Trust Holdings Shares ”);

WHEREAS, as of March 31, 2009, the Evan Trust (i) Beneficially Owns 80,000 shares of Liberty Entertainment Series A Common Stock and 211,864 shares of Liberty Entertainment Series B Common Stock (collectively, the “ Evan Trust Liberty Shares ” and, together with the Dr. Malone Liberty Shares, the Mrs. Malone Liberty Shares and the Tracy Trust Liberty Shares, collectively, the “ Malone Liberty Shares ”), (ii) upon completion of the Split-Off, is expected to Beneficially Own 72,000 shares of Splitco Series A Common Stock and 190,677 shares of Splitco Series B Common Stock (collectively, the “ Evan Trust Splitco Shares ” and, together with the Dr. Malone Splitco Shares, the Mrs. Malone Splitco Shares and the Tracy Trust Splitco Shares, collectively, the “ Malone Splitco Shares ”), and (iii) upon completion of the Splitco Merger, is expected to Beneficially Own 79,999 shares of Holdings Class A Common Stock (the “ Evan Trust Holdings Class A Shares ” and, together with the Dr. Malone Holdings Class A Shares, the Mrs. Malone Holdings Class A Shares and the Tracy Trust Holdings Class A Shares, collectively, the “ Malone Holdings Class A Shares ” ) and upon completion of the Exchange is expected to Beneficially Own 211,863 shares of Holdings Class B Common Stock (“ Evan Trust Holdings Class B Shares ,” together with the Dr. Malone Holdings Class B Shares, the Mrs. Malone Holdings Class B Shares and the Tracy Trust Holdings Class B Shares, collectively, the “ Malone Holdings Class B Shares ” and, the Evan Trust Holdings Class B Shares, together with the Evan Trust Holdings Class A Shares, the “ Evan Trust Holdings Shares ”);

WHEREAS, Holdings desires to have the right to acquire, under the circumstances described herein, all of the shares of Holdings Class B Common Stock that are Beneficially Owned by the Malones; and

WHEREAS, as a condition to its willingness to enter into the Merger Agreement, DIRECTV has required that the Malones enter into this Agreement and, in order to induce DIRECTV to enter into the Merger Agreement, the Malones are entering into this Agreement;

WHEREAS, the Exchange, the Splitco Merger and the DIRECTV Merger are being undertaken pursuant to a single, integrated plan and for federal income tax purposes it is intended that the exchange of Splitco Common Stock and DIRECTV Common Stock for Holdings Common Stock pursuant to the Mergers and this Agreement, taken together, shall qualify as exchanges described in Section 351 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the

 

 

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Code ”), and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, and that the Exchange and the Splitco Merger, taken together, shall qualify as a reorganization within the meaning of Section 368(a) of the Code and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder;

NOW, THEREFORE, in consideration of the foregoing and the covenants and agreements contained herein, and for other good and valuable consideration, the receipt of which are hereby acknowledged, each of the parties hereby agree as follows:

1.

CERTAIN DEFINITIONS .

As used in this Agreement and the schedules hereto, the following terms have the respective meanings set forth below.

Acquire ” means to purchase or otherwise acquire, or enter into any agreement with respect to the purchase or acquisition of any security, including any Constructive Acquisition that is treated as an acquisition of Beneficial Ownership for federal income tax purposes.

Acquisition ” means a purchase or other acquisition, or entering into any agreement with respect to the purchase or acquisition of any security, including any Constructive Acquisition that is treated as an acquisition of Beneficial Ownership for federal income tax purposes.

Affiliate ” means, as to any Person, any other Person that, directly or indirectly, Controls, or is Controlled by, or is under common Control with, such Person. For this purpose, “ Control ” (including, with its correlative meanings, “ Controlled by ” and “ under common Control with ”) means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of management or policies of a Person, whether through the ownership of securities or partnership or other ownership interests, by contract or otherwise, and with respect to a natural Person, such Person’s immediate family members and any trust, partnership, limited liability company or similar vehicle established and maintained for the benefit of such Person. For purposes of this Agreement, (i) each Malone shall be deemed an Affiliate of each other Malone, and each of the Malone Children shall be deemed an Affiliate of each Malone, (ii) none of Liberty, Splitco, DIRECTV, Holdings, Liberty Global, Inc. (a Delaware corporation), Ascent Media Corporation (a Delaware corporation), or Discovery Communications, Inc. (a Delaware corporation), shall be considered an Affiliate of any Malone and (iii) none of DIRECTV or any of its Subsidiaries shall be deemed to be an Affiliate of Liberty or (after giving effect to the Restructuring and Split-Off but prior to the Merger Effective Time) Splitco.

Basket Shares ” means (i) prior to the Split-Off Effective Time, an aggregate of 750,000 shares of Liberty Entertainment Series A Common Stock, (ii) following the Split-Off Effective Time, an aggregate of 675,000 shares of Splitco Series A Common Stock, and (iii) following the Merger Effective Time, an aggregate of 750,000 shares of Holdings Class A Common Stock, in each case Beneficially Owned by Dr. Malone.

Beneficial Owner ” and “ Beneficial Ownership ” and words of similar import have the meaning assigned to such terms in Rule 13d-3 and Rule 13d-5 promulgated under the Exchange Act, and a Person’s Beneficial Ownership of securities shall be calculated in accordance with the provisions of such Rules. For purposes of this Agreement, (i) shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of any Convertible Security will not be deemed Beneficially Owned until such

 

 

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shares are issued and outstanding following the exercise, conversion or exchange of such Convertible Security, including any Malone Award (other than for purposes of Section 4), (ii) no Member will be deemed to have Beneficial Ownership of any Equity Security (x) Beneficially Owned by any other Member or (y) held in any 401(k) or other retirement account, and (iii) except as specified herein, no Member who is a natural person will be deemed to have Beneficial Ownership of any Equity Security owned of record by any trust (x) in which such Member retains a pecuniary interest solely by virtue of such interest, (y) of which such Member acts as a trustee or (z) with respect to which such Member retains any rights as to substitution over the assets of such trust, provided, that in the case of clauses (x), (y) and (z), such trust is or becomes a Member.

Board of Directors ” means the Board of Directors of Holdings.

Call Agreement ” means the Call Agreement, dated as of February 9, 1998, between Liberty (as successor to Liberty Media LLC which was the assignee of Tele-Communications, Inc.) and the Malone Group (as defined therein).

A “ Change of Control ” shall have occurred with respect to Holdings if:

(i)        a merger or consolidation occurs between Holdings and any other Person in which the voting power of all voting securities of Holdings outstanding immediately prior thereto represent (either by remaining outstanding or being converted into voting securities of the surviving entity) less than 50% of the voting power of Holdings or the surviving entity outstanding immediately after such merger or consolidation (or if Holdings or the surviving entity after giving effect to such transaction is a subsidiary of the issuer of securities in such transaction, then the voting power of all voting securities of Holdings outstanding immediately prior to such transaction represent (by being converted into voting securities of such issuer) less than 50% of the voting power of the issuer outstanding immediately after such merger or consolidation); or

(ii)       in any share exchange, extraordinary dividend, acquisition, disposition or recapitalization (or series of related transactions of such nature) (other than a merger or consolidation) the holders of voting securities of Holdings immediately prior thereto continue to Beneficially Own voting securities representing less than 50% of the voting power of Holdings (or any successor entity) immediately thereafter (or if Holdings or the successor entity after giving effect to such transaction is a subsidiary of the issuer of securities in such transaction, then the voting power of all voting securities of Holdings outstanding immediately prior to such transaction represent (by being converted into voting securities of such issuer) less than 50% of the voting power of the issuer outstanding immediately after such transaction).

Charitable Transferee ” means, with respect to any Member, any private charitable foundation or donor advised fund established by one or more Members that, in either case, (i) is Controlled, directly or indirectly, solely by one or more Members, and (ii) meets the requirements under the Code for such Member(s) or Related Parties of such Members to deduct donations to such foundation or donor advised fund.

 

 

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Close of Business ” means 5:00 p.m. local time in Los Angeles, California.

Common Stock ” means the Holdings Class A Common Stock and the Holdings Class B Common Stock, in each case as it will be constituted immediately following the Merger Effective Time, and any capital stock into which such Holdings Common Stock may thereafter be changed (whether as a result of a recapitalization, reorganization, merger, consolidation, share exchange or other transaction or event).

Constructive Acquisition ” means entering into or acquiring a derivative contract with respect to a security, entering into or acquiring a futures or forward contract to acquire a security or entering into any other hedging or other derivative transaction that has the effect of assuming the material economic benefits and risks of ownership.

Constructive Disposition ” means entering into or acquiring an offsetting derivative contract with respect to a security, entering into or acquiring a futures or forward contract to deliver a security or entering into any other hedging or other derivative transaction that has the effect of materially changing the economic benefits and risks of ownership.

Convertible Securities ” means (x) any securities of a Person (other than any class or series of common stock) or any Subsidiary thereof that are convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for any shares of any class or series of common stock, whether upon conversion, exercise, exchange, pursuant to antidilution provisions of such securities or otherwise, (y) any securities of any other Person that are convertible into or exercisable or exchangeable for, securities of such Person or any other Person, whether upon conversion, exercise, exchange, pursuant to antidilution provisions of such securities or otherwise, and (z) any subscriptions, options, rights, warrants, calls, convertible or exchangeable securities (or any similar securities) or agreements or arrangements of any character to acquire common stock, preferred stock or other capital stock.

Current Market Price ” of any security on any day means (i) the last reported sale price (or, if no sale is reported, the average of the high and low bid prices) on The Nasdaq Stock Market on such day, or (ii) if the primary trading market for such security is not The Nasdaq Stock Market, then the closing sale price regular way on such day (or, in case no such sale takes place on such day, the reported closing bid price regular way on such day) in each case on the New York Stock Exchange, or, if such security is not listed or admitted to trading on such exchange, then on the principal exchange on which such security is traded, or (iii) if the Current Market Price of such security on such day is not available pursuant to one of the methods specified above, then the average of the bid and asked prices for such security on such day as furnished by any New York Stock Exchange member firm selected from time to time by the Board of Directors for that purpose.

Equity Security ” means (i) any common stock, preferred stock or other capital stock, (ii) any securities convertible into or exchangeable for common stock, preferred stock or other capital stock or (iii) any subscriptions, options, rights, warrants, calls, convertible or exchangeable securities (or any similar securities) or agreements of any character to acquire common stock, preferred stock or other capital stock.

 

 

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Estate ” means, upon the death of Dr. Malone, the estate of Dr. Malone, through its personal representative(s).

Exchange Time ” means the time following the Split-Off Effective Time and immediately preceding the Merger Effective Time provided that all conditions set forth in Article VII of the Merger Agreement have been satisfied or waived (other than those conditions that by their nature may only be satisfied at the Closing), and the parties to the Merger Agreement are obligated to complete the Closing.

Excess Holdings Class B Common Shares ” means the number of shares of Holdings Class B Common Stock, which, at any reference time, shall be equal to (i) the Excess Voting Power Percentage at such time, multiplied by (ii) the total number of votes which the holders of all issued and outstanding Holdings Voting Securities as of such date are entitled to vote, divided by (iii) fifteen.

Excess Holder ” means each Malone and any direct or indirect Permitted Transferee of such Malone to the extent such Person Beneficially Owns any Excess Holdings Class B Common Shares.

Excess Voting Power Percentage ” (as calculated, from time to time, pursuant to this Agreement) means, on the record date for the determination of stockholders entitled to receive notice of, and to vote at, any meeting of the stockholders of Holdings, or in any other circumstances upon which a vote, consent or other approval (including by written consent) is required, on the date of such vote, consent or approval, the percentage equal to (i) the total number of votes to which the Member Shares held by each Malone (together with any Member Shares held by any direct or indirect Permitted Transferee of such Malone) collectively as of such date entitle such Persons to vote, divided by (ii) the total number of votes which all issued and outstanding Holdings Voting Securities as of such date allow their respective Beneficial Owners to vote, which quotient is then multiplied by (iii) 100, and from such product is subtracted (iv) the Maximum Percentage. In the event that the foregoing calculation yields a negative percentage, then the Excess Voting Power Percentage shall be zero.

Exempt Transfer ” means, with respect to any Member Shares, any Transfer:

 

(i)

pursuant to Section 4.11 of the Holdings Charter;

 

 

(ii)

to another Member;

(iii)      that is an exchange or conversion of Member Shares that occurs by operation of law in connection with a merger or consolidation of Holdings with or into another corporation or a reclassification or similar event, that has been duly authorized and approved by the required vote of the Board of Directors and the stockholders of Holdings pursuant to its Certificate of Incorporation and Delaware law; provided , however , that any shares of capital stock issued in exchange for or in reclassification of such Member Shares or into which such Member Shares are converted in any such transaction shall continue to be Member Shares for purposes of this Agreement unless (x) such transaction resulted in a Change of Control of Holdings or (y) such shares of capital stock so issued do not entitle the holder thereof to more than one vote per share;

 

 

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(iv)      to a Prospective Purchaser in compliance with and subject to subsections (A) through (F), inclusive, of Section 7(b)(i) hereof;

(v)       that is a gift or assignment for no consideration by such Member (if a natural person) during his life to any one or more of his Related Parties;

(vi)      that is a transfer to the legal representatives of such Member (if a natural person) upon his death or adjudication of incompetency or by any such legal representatives to any Person to whom the transferor could have transferred such security pursuant to any clause of this definition;

 

(vii)

to a Malone Related Party;

 

 

(viii)

that is a Permitted Pledge or Permitted Constructive Disposition;

(ix)      to Liberty pursuant to the Call Agreement (solely with respect to a Transfer of Malone Liberty Shares); or

(x)       that results in the transferee receiving Holdings Class A Common Stock pursuant to Section 4.5 of the Holdings Charter;

provided , however , that no Transfer pursuant to clause (ii), (v), (vi) or (vii) shall be an Exempt Transfer unless each Person to whom any such Transfer is made (unless such Person is already a party and so bound) simultaneously therewith becomes a party to this Agreement and agrees to be bound hereby with respect to such Member Shares to the same extent as such Member.

High Vote Stock ” means any series of Liberty Entertainment Common Stock (prior to the Split-Off), any series of Splitco Common Stock (prior to the Splitco Merger) or any series or class of Holdings Common Stock, in each case, that has voting rights greater than one vote per share. The High Vote Stock is currently comprised of the Liberty Entertainment Series B Common Stock, the Splitco Series B Common Stock and the Holdings Class B Common Stock.

Holder ” has the meaning ascribed to such term in the Holdings Charter.

Holdings Charter ” means the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Holdings, as in effect upon the Merger Effective Time (as the same may be amended and restated from time to time).

Holdings Voting Securities ” means the Holdings Class A Common Stock, the Holdings Class B Common Stock and any series of Holdings Preferred Stock which by its terms under the Holdings Charter is designated as a voting security, provided that each such series of Preferred Stock will be entitled to vote together with the other Voting Securities only as and to the extent expressly provided for in the applicable terms of the Holdings Charter.

Independent Committee ” means a committee of the Board of Directors consisting exclusively of directors other than a Member (including any Permitted Transferee).

 

 

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Liberty Entertainment Common Stock ” means the Liberty Entertainment Series A Common Stock and the Liberty Entertainment Series B Common Stock.

Liberty Entertainment Series A Common Stock ” means the Series A Liberty Entertainment common stock, par value $.01 per share, of Liberty.

Liberty Entertainment Series B Common Stock ” means the Series B Liberty Entertainment common stock, par value $.01 per share, of Liberty.

Low Vote Stock ” means common stock of any series or class of Holdings that has voting rights no greater than one vote per share. The Low Vote Stock is currently comprised of Holdings Class A Common Stock and Holdings Class C Common Stock.

Malone Awards ” means (i) any stock options for, and stock appreciation rights that may be settled in, (x) shares of Liberty Entertainment Common Stock granted to Dr. Malone pursuant to an equity incentive plan of Liberty or otherwise for compensation purposes or (y) shares of Splitco Common Stock granted to Dr. Malone pursuant to an equity incentive plan of Splitco or otherwise for compensation purposes, or (ii) any stock options for, and stock appreciation rights that may be settled in, shares of Holdings Common Stock as a result of the application of any adjustment to any stock option or stock appreciation right referenced in clause (i) of this definition in connection with the consummation of the Mergers.

Malone Child Attribution Person " means any Person who, with respect to a Malone Child, (i) is related to the Malone Child, as described in Section 355(a)(7)(A) of the Code, (ii) is a member of a "coordinating group" (within the meaning of Treasury Regulations Section 1.355-7(h)(4)) that includes the Malone Child, or (iii) otherwise is treated as one Person with the Malone Child for purposes of Section 355(e) of the Code.

 

Malone Children ” means Tracy Malone Neal and Evan D. Malone.

Malone Holdings Shares ” means, that number of shares of outstanding Holdings Class B Common Stock equal to the aggregate number of shares of Splitco Class B Common Stock owned of record by the Malones at the Exchange Time multiplied by the Splitco Exchange Ratio.

Malone Related Person ” means any Person who (i) is related to a Malone, as described in Section 355(d)(7)(A) of the Code, (ii) is a member of a "coordinating group" (within the meaning of Treasury Regulations Section 1.355-7(h)(4)) that includes a Malone, or (iii) otherwise is treated as one Person with a Malone for purposes of Section 355(e) of the Code.

Maximum Percentage ” means 24%.

Member ” means (i) each Malone and (ii) each other Person (including any Permitted Transferee) who is required to become or becomes a party to this Agreement, in each case, for so long as such Person is the Beneficial Owner of any Member Shares.

Member Shares ” means, with respect to any Member (including any Permitted Transferee), any and all shares of High Vote Stock Beneficially Owned by such Member as of

 

 

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the relevant determination date (including any shares of High Vote Stock, the Beneficial Ownership of which was acquired by such Member following the date hereof).

Per Share Value ” means the average of the Current Market Prices of the Low Vote Stock for the period of 30 consecutive trading days ending on the last trading day prior to the relevant determination date, appropriately adjusted to take into account any stock dividends on the Low Vote Stock, or any stock splits, reclassifications or combinations of the Low Vote Stock, during the period following the first of such 30 trading days and ending on the last full trading day immediately preceding the ROFR Closing Date.

Permitted Constructive Disposition ” means, with respect to a security, a Constructive Disposition that does not, and will not at any subsequent time, result in a transfer of ownership of such security for federal income tax purposes, so long as, in the case of an Equity Security, the Person effecting such Constructive Disposition retains the sole right to vote such Equity Security in accordance with this Agreement and otherwise complies with his, her or its obligations hereunder, including the obligation to effect the Exchange, in all material respects.

Permitted Pledge ” means any pledge of Malone Liberty Shares in effect on the date hereof and as set forth on Schedule 10(b) hereto, and any pledge of any Equity Securities or any Convertible Securities of Liberty (in respect of Liberty Entertainment Common Stock), Splitco or Holdings Beneficially Owned by any Member after the date hereof by any Member to a bank or other financial institution to secure indebtedness, which pledge and related indebtedness is on customary terms and conditions and which (prior to any default or foreclosure thereunder) does not (i) interfere with or limit such Person’s rights or obligations hereunder to vote such Equity Securities or Convertible Securities, (ii) constitute a proxy in favor of a third party in respect of rights to vote such Equity Securities or Convertible Securities, and (iii) interfere with or limit such Person’s or any Member’s ability to otherwise comply with his, her or its obligations hereunder, including the obligation to effect the Exchange, in any material respect.

Permitted Transferee ” means, with respect to any Member, any Person to whom any of such Member’s Member Shares are Transferred, directly or indirectly, in an Exempt Transfer, in each case where such Person becomes a party to this Agreement and a Member pursuant to any provision of this Agreement, in each case, so long as such Person is the Beneficial Owner of any Member Shares.

Qualified Appraiser ” means a Person who is nationally recognized as being qualified and experienced in the appraisal of assets comparable to the noncash consideration proposed to be given pursuant to the Bona Fide Offer and shall not be an Affiliate of any party to this Agreement.

Qualified Trust ” means, with respect to any Member, any trust that is directly or indirectly Controlled solely by one or more Members and the sole beneficiaries of which are one or more Related Parties or Charitable Transferees of one or more of such Members, including any such trust that is so Controlled and (i) qualifies under the Code as a so-called “ charitable remainder trust,provided that the income beneficiaries consist solely of one or more Related Parties of such Member(s) and the remainder interest reverts to one or more Charitable Transferees or (ii) qualifies under the Code as a so-called “ charitable lead trust,provided that

 

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the income beneficiaries consist solely of one or more Charitable Transferees and the remainder interest reverts to either such member(s) or one or more Related Parties of such Member(s); provided , that for purposes of the foregoing, the phrase “directly or indirectly Controlled solely by one or more Members” will include any trust that has as its initial trustee a person appointed by a Member and the beneficiaries of which are one or more Related Parties of one or more Members.

Redemption Period ” has the meaning ascribed to such term in the Holdings Charter.

Redemption Right ” has the meaning ascribed to such term in the Holdings Charter.

Related Party ” means, with respect to any Member (including any Permitted Transferee):

(i)        the spouse, siblings and lineal descendants (which shall include a Person adopted before the age of 18) of such Person or any spouse of any such sibling or lineal descendant;

 

(ii)

any Qualified Trust;

(iii)      a custodian under the Uniform Gifts to Minors Act or similar fiduciary for the exclusive benefit of such Person’s children during their lives or a Charitable Transferee; or

(iv)      a corporation, limited liability company, private foundation or other entity organized under the laws of any state in the United States which is Controlled by, and all equity, participation, beneficial or similar interests (and rights to acquire any thereof, contingently or otherwise) of which are Beneficially Owned solely by, such Person or such Person and one or more Related Parties of such Person referred to in clause (i), (ii) or (iii) of this definition.

Representatives ” means, as to any Person, that Person’s investment bankers, financial advisors, attorneys, accountants, agents and other representatives. Representatives of Liberty shall be deemed to not be Representatives of any Malone, unless also acting for or representing a Malone.

Representative Capacity ” shall mean as a proxy, an executor or administrator of any estate, a trustee of any trust or in any other fiduciary or representative capacity.

Splitco Common Stock ” means the Splitco Series A Common Stock and the Splitco Series B Common Stock.

Splitco Series A Common Stock ” means the Series A common stock, par value $.01 per share, of Splitco.

Splitco Series B Common Stock ” means the Series B common stock, par value $.01 per share, of Splitco.

 

 

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Transfer ” means to sell, transfer (including by operation of law), give, pledge, encumber, assign or otherwise dispose of, or enter into any agreement with respect to the sale, transfer, gift, pledge, encumbrance, assignment or other disposition of, any security.

The following terms are defined on the page of this Agreement set forth after such term below:

Bona Fide Offer

 

20

 

Malone Representatives

 

12

Closing

 

23

 

Offered Shares

 

20

Closing Date

 

23

 

Prospective Purchaser

 

20

Commencement Date

 

22

 

ROFR

 

20

Distributed Company

 

27

 

ROFR Notice

 

20

Election Notice

 

21

 

ROFR Price

 

20

Free to Sell Date

 

21

 

Third Appraiser

 

22

group

 

16

 

Transferor

 

20

Liens

 

25

 

 

 

 

 

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AGREEMENT TO VOTE MALONE LIBERTY SHARES AND RELATED MATTERS .

(a)        Voting . From the date hereof until the earlier of termination of this Agreement in accordance with its terms or the Split-Off Effective Time, at any meeting of the stockholders of Liberty however called (or any action by written consent in lieu of a meeting) or any adjournment or postponement thereof, each Member shall appear at such meeting of stockholders or otherwise cause his, her or its Malone Liberty Shares to be counted as present thereat for the purpose of establishing a quorum, and vote all of his, her or its Malone Liberty Shares (or cause them to be voted) or (as appropriate) execute written consents in respect thereof, (A) in favor of the approval of the Split-Off and any other proposals related to the Transactions contemplated by the Split-Off or the Mergers submitted with the recommendation of the Board of Directors of Liberty, (B) against any action or agreement (including any amendment of any agreement) that, to such Member’s knowledge, would result in a breach by Liberty of its obligations under Section 6.4 of the Merger Agreement, (C) against any Splitco Takeover Proposal and (D) against any agreement (including any amendment of any agreement), amendment of the Certificate of Incorporation or By-Laws of Splitco, or other action that would reasonably be expected to prevent, prohibit or materially delay the consummation of the Restructuring, the Split-Off or the Mergers. Any such vote shall be cast (or consent shall be given) by the Members in accordance with such procedures relating thereto so as to ensure that it is duly counted, including for purposes of determining that a quorum is present and for purposes of recording the results of such vote (or consent).

 

(b)

Proxy .

(i)        In furtherance of the Members’ agreement in Section 2(a) above, but subject to clause (ii) below, each Member hereby irrevocably constitutes and appoints DIRECTV and any officer(s) or directors of DIRECTV designated as proxy or proxies by DIRECTV as its attorney-in-fact and proxy in accordance with the DGCL (with full power of substitution and re-

 

 

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substitution), for and in the name, place and stead of such Member, to vote all his, her or its Malone Liberty Shares (at any meeting of stockholders of Liberty however called or at any adjournment or postponement thereof), or to execute one or more written consents in respect of such Malone Liberty Shares, (A) in favor of the approval of the Split-Off and any other proposals related to the Transactions contemplated by the Split-Off or the Mergers submitted with the recommendation of the Board of Directors of Liberty, (B) against any action or agreement (including any amendment of any agreement) that would reasonably be expected to result in a breach by Liberty of its obligations under Section 6.4 of the Merger Agreement, (C) against any Splitco Takeover Proposal and (D) against any agreement (including any amendment of any agreement), amendment of the Certificate of Incorporation or By-Laws of Splitco, or other action that would reasonably be expected to prevent, prohibit or materially delay the consummation of the Restructuring, the Split-Off or the Mergers.

(ii)       The proxy granted pursuant to Sections 2(b)(i) shall (A) be valid and irrevocable until the earlier of the termination of this Agreement in accordance with its terms (even if such period is longer than three years from the date hereof) or the Split-Off Effective Date, (B) automatically terminate upon the earlier of the termination of this Agreement in accordance with its terms or the Split-Off Effective Date, and (C) not apply to (x) any Malone Splitco Shares, or (y) any Malone Holdings Shares. Each Member represents that any and all other proxies heretofore given in respect of his, her or its Malone Liberty Shares are revocable, and that such other proxies either have been revoked or are hereby revoked. Each Member affirms that the foregoing proxy is: (x) given (I) in connection with the Exchange and the execution and adoption of the Merger Agreement and (II) to secure the performance of such Member’s duties under this Agreement, (y) coupled with an interest and may not be revoked except as otherwise provided in this Agreement and (z) intended to be irrevocable in accordance with the provisions of Section 212(e) of the DGCL prior to termination of such proxy in accordance with this Agreement. The foregoing proxy shall survive the death or incapacity of each Member and shall be binding upon his, her or its heirs, estate, administrators, personal representatives, successors and assigns.

(c)        No Solicitation. From the date hereof until the earlier of any termination of this Agreement in accordance with its terms or the Merger Effective Time, each Member shall, and shall cause his, her or its Affiliates and Representatives (collectively, “ Member Representatives ”) to, immediately cease and cause to be terminated any discussions or negotiations with any Person conducted heretofore with respect to a Splitco Takeover Proposal, and use reasonable best efforts to obtain the return from all such Persons or cause the destruction of all copies of confidential information previously provided to such Persons by such Member or his, her or its Member Representatives and not previously returned or destroyed. No Member shall, and each Member shall cause his, her or its Representatives not to, directly or indirectly, (i) solicit, initiate, cause, facilitate or encourage (including by way of furnishing non-public information) any inquiries or proposals that constitute, or could reasonably be expected to lead to, any Splitco Takeover Proposal, (ii) participate in any discussions or negotiations with any third party regarding any Splitco Takeover Proposal or (iii) enter into any letter of intent or agreement related to any Splitco Takeover Proposal. If Liberty has not otherwise notified Splitco and DIRECTV of such events, in addition to the Members’ other obligations as set forth in this Section 2(c), the Members shall promptly advise Splitco and DIRECTV, orally and in writing, and in no event later than 24 hours after receipt, if any proposal, offer, inquiry or other

 

 

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contact is received by, any information is requested from, or any discussions or negotiations are sought to be initiated or continued with, any Member (for the avoidance of doubt, solely in his, her or its capacity as a stockholder) in respect of any Splitco Takeover Proposal, and shall, in any such notice to Splitco and DIRECTV, indicate (i) the identity of the Person making such proposal, offer, inquiry or other contact and (ii) the terms and conditions of any proposals or offers or the nature of any inquiries or contacts (and shall include with such notice copies of any written materials received from or on behalf of such Person relating to such proposal, offer, inquiry or request), and thereafter shall promptly keep Splitco and DIRECTV fully informed of all material developments affecting the status and terms of any such proposals, offers, inquiries or requests (and each Member shall provide Splitco and DIRECTV with copies of any additional written materials received that relate to such proposals, offers, inquiries or requests) and the status of any such discussions or negotiations.

(d)        Publication . Each of the Members hereby consents to Liberty, Splitco, DIRECTV and Holdings publishing and disclosing in, respectively, the Liberty SEC Documents, the Splitco Form S-4, the DIRECTV SEC Documents and the Holdings Form S-4 and in applications seeking Requisite FCC Approvals and HSR approvals, if any, and rulings from the IRS related to the Transactions the Members’ identity and ownership of Malone Liberty Shares and Malone Splitco Shares and, subject to receipt of the consent of Dr. Malone or the Estate (which will not be unreasonably withheld or delayed), the nature of the Members’ obligations under this Agreement. Subject to the foregoing sentence, none of the Members shall issue any press release or make any other public statement with respect to this Agreement without the prior written consent of Splitco, Holdings and DIRECTV, and Splitco, Holdings and DIRECTV shall not issue any press release or make any other public statement with respect to this Agreement without the prior written consent of Dr. Malone or the Estate, in each case except as may be required by applicable law or the requirements of any securities exchange. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Members, Splitco, Holdings and DIRECTV may


 
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