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
“ 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:
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
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.
“ 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.
“ 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:
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(i)
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pursuant to Section 4.11 of the Holdings
Charter;
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(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;
(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;
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(vii)
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to a Malone Related Party;
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(viii)
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that is a Permitted Pledge or Permitted
Constructive Disposition;
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(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).
“ 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
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
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;
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(ii)
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any Qualified Trust;
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(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.
“ 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:
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Bona Fide Offer
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20
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Malone Representatives
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12
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Closing
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23
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Offered Shares
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20
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Closing Date
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23
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Prospective Purchaser
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20
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Commencement Date
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22
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ROFR
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20
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Distributed Company
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27
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ROFR Notice
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20
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Election Notice
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21
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ROFR Price
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20
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Free to Sell Date
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21
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Third Appraiser
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22
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group
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16
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Transferor
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20
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Liens
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25
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2.
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AGREEMENT TO VOTE MALONE LIBERTY SHARES AND
RELATED MATTERS .
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(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).
(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-
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
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